[Federal Register: November 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 225)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 490
Alternative Fuel Transportation Program; Emergency Exemption
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of ``Documentation Guidelines for
Emergency Repair and Restoration Vehicle Exclusions.''
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a Department of
Energy (DOE) document that provides guidelines to fleets covered under
10 CFR part 490 for submission of documentation for exclusion of
vehicles directly used in the emergency repair or restoration of
electricity service following power outages.
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.
The entire document with complete instructions for interested
parties, ``Documentation Guidelines for Emergency Repair and
Restoration Vehicle Exclusions,'' may be found at the Web site address
http://www.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/state/state_resources.shtml
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Bluestein on (202) 586-6116 or
linda.bluestein@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 707 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005
(Pub. L. 109-58) amended the list of excluded vehicles in section
301(9) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-486, 42 U.S.C.
13211(9)) to add a new category of vehicles. Excluded vehicles are not
counted when determining if an entity is covered and also are not
counted when determining a covered entity's annual alternative fueled
vehicle acquisition requirements. The vehicles excluded by this
amendment are ``* * * vehicles directly used in the emergency repair of
transmission lines and in the restoration of electricity service
following power outages * * *.''
Written requests for exclusion will be evaluated by DOE and
considered on a case-by-case basis. Under this process, the requesting
entity must justify that its vehicles are used directly in repair/
restoration activities. DOE's review is expected to take no more than
45 days from the time sufficient information is provided to make a
decision. Based upon DOE's decision, the requesting party will know how
many vehicles it can then exclude (subtract) from its covered light-
duty vehicle count, which is used to calculate its annual requirements.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 17, 2005.
Douglas L. Faulkner,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 05-23175 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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