[Federal Register: March 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 60)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Energy's Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the Department of Energy's annual
report on its Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisitions for fiscal year
2001.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and Executive
Order 13149, this notice announces the availability of the 2001 report
which summarizes the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) compliance with
the annual alternative fuel vehicle acquisition requirement for its
vehicle fleet. Additionally, this report includes data concerning DOE's
efforts to reduce petroleum consumption.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Office of FreedomCAR and Vehicle Technologies, EE-2G,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shabnam Fardanesh on (202) 586-7011 or
shabnam.fardanesh@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.
13211-13219) as amended by the Energy Conservation and Reauthorization
Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-388, section 310(b)(3)(b)) and Executive Order
13149 (April 2000) were intended to decrease the country's dependence
on petroleum for transportation purposes. The Energy Policy Act of 1992
requires Federal fleets to make 75 percent of their new covered
vehicles acquisitions alternative fueled vehicles. In fiscal year 2001,
DOE acquired 109 percent of its new covered vehicles as alternative
fueled vehicles, exceeding the 75 percent requirement by 34 percent.
DOE also exceeded its alternative fueled vehicle acquisition
requirements in fiscal years 1999 and 2000, and expects a similarly
high level of compliance for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
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Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 13218, DOE and other covered agencies are
required annually to submit to Congress reports on their alternative
fueled vehicle acquisitions. These reports must also be placed on a
publicly available Web site and their availability, including the Web
site address, must be published in the Federal Register.
The DOE report for 2001 may be accessed on the Vehicle Technology's
Federal Fleet Web site at http://www.ott.doe.gov/epact/fed_fleet_prog.shtml
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Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, 2003.
David K. Garman,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 03-7478 Filed 3-27-03; 8:45 am]
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