[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR436.101]

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                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 436--FEDERAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart F--Guidelines for General Operations Plans
 
Sec. 436.101  Definitions.

    As used in this subpart--
    Automotive gasoline means all grades of gasoline for use in internal 
combustion engines except aviation gasoline. Does not include diesel 
fuel.
    Aviation gasoline (AVGAS) means all special grades of gasoline for 
use in aviation reciprocating engines.
    Btu means British thermal unit; the quantity of heat required to 
raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.
    Cogeneration means the utilization of surplus energy, e.g., steam, 
heat or hot water produced as a by-product of the manufacture of some 
other form of energy, such as electricity. Thus, diesel generators are 
converted to cogeneration sets when they are equipped with boilers that 
make steam and hot water (usable as energy) from the heat of the exhaust 
and the water that cools the generator.
    Diesel and petroleum distillate fuels means the lighter fuel oils 
distilled-off during the refining process. Included are heating oils, 
fuels, and fuel oil. The major uses of distillate fuel oils include 
heating, fuel for on- and off-highway diesel engines, marine diesel 
engines and railroad diesel fuel.
    DOE means the Department of Energy.
    Emergency conservation plan means a set of instructions designed to 
specify actions to be taken in response to a serious interruption of 
energy supply.
    Energy efficiency goal means the ratio of production achieved to 
energy used.
    Energy use avoidance means the amount of energy resources, e.g., 
gasoline, not used because of initiatives related to conservation. It is 
the difference between the baseline without a plan and actual 
consumption.
    Facility means any structure or group of closely located structures, 
comprising a manufacturing plant, laboratory, office or service center, 
plus equipment.
    Federal agency means any Executive agency under 5 U.S.C. 105 and the 
United States Postal Service, each entity specified in 5 U.S.C. 5721(1) 
(B) through (H) and, except that for purposes of this subpart, the 
Department of Defense shall be separated into four reporting 
organizations: the Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force and the 
collective DOD agencies, with each responsible for complying with the 
requirements of this subpart.
    Fiscal year or FY means, for a given year, October 1 of the prior 
year through September 30 of the given year.
    Fuel types means purchased electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, 
liquefied petroleum gas, coal, purchased steam, automotive gasoline, 
diesel and petroleum distillate fuels, aviation gasoline, jet fuel, Navy 
special, and other identified fuels.
    General operations means world-wide Federal agency operations, other 
than building operations, and includes services; production and 
industrial activities; operation of aircraft, ships, and

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land vehicles; and operation of Government-owned, contractor-operated 
plants.
    General transportation means the use of vehicles for over-the-road 
driving as opposed to vehicles designed for off-road conditions, and the 
use of aircraft and vessels. This category does not include special 
purpose vehicles such as combat aircraft, construction equipment or mail 
delivery vehicles.
    Goal means a specific statement of an intended energy conservation 
result which will occur within a prescribed time period. The intended 
result must be time-phased and must reflect expected energy use assuming 
planned conservation programs are implemented.
    Guidelines means a set of instructions designed to prescribe, direct 
and regulate a course of action.
    Industrial or production means the operation of facilities including 
buildings and plants which normally use large amounts of capital 
equipment, e.g., GOCO plants, to produce goods (hardware).
    Jet fuel means fuels for use, generally in aircraft turbine engines.
    Life cycle cost means the total cost of acquiring, operating and 
maintaining equipment over its economic life, including its fuel costs, 
determined on the basis of a systematic evaluation and comparison of 
alternative investments in programs, as defined in subpart A of this 
part.
    Liquefied petroleum gas means propane, propylene-butanes, butylene, 
propane-butane mixtures, and isobutane that are produced at a refinery, 
a natural gas processing plant, or a field facility.
    Maintenance means activities undertaken to assure that equipment and 
energy-using systems operate effectively and efficiently.
    Measures means actions, procedures, devices or other means for 
effecting energy efficient changes in general operations which can be 
applied by Federal agencies.
    Measure of performance means a scale against which the fulfillment 
of a requirement can be measured.
    Navy special means a heavy fuel oil that is similar to ASTM grade 
No. 6 oil or Bunker C oil. It is used to power U.S. Navy ships.
    Non-renewable energy source means fuel oil, natural gas, liquefied 
petroleum gas, synthetic fuels, and purchased steam or electricity, or 
other such energy sources.
    Operational training and readiness means those activities which are 
necessary to establish or maintain an agency's capability to perform its 
primary mission. Included are major activities to provide essential 
personnel strengths, skills, equipment/supply inventory and equipment 
condition. General administrative and housekeeping activities are not 
included.
    Overall plan means the comprehensive agency plan for conserving fuel 
and energy in all operations, to include both the Buildings Plan 
developed pursuant to subpart C of this part and the General Operations 
Plan.
    Plan means those actions which an agency envisions it must undertake 
to assure attainment of energy consumption and efficiency goals without 
an unacceptably adverse impact on primary missions.
    Program means the organized set of activities and allocation of 
resources directed toward a common purpose, objective, or goal 
undertaken or proposed by an agency in order to carry out the 
responsibilities assigned to it.
    Renewable energy sources means sunlight, wind, geothermal, biomass, 
solid wastes, or other such sources of energy.
    Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of Energy.
    Services means the provision of administrative assistance or 
something of benefit to the public.
    Specific Functional Category means those Federal agency activities 
which consume energy, or which are directly linked to energy consuming 
activities and which fall into one of the following groups: Services, 
General Transportation, Industrial or Production, Operational Training 
and Readiness, and Others.
    Standard means an energy conservation measure determined by DOE to 
be applicable to a particular agency or agencies. Once established as a 
standard, any variance or decision not to adopt the measure requires a 
waiver.

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    Under Secretary means the Under Secretary of the Department of 
Energy.
    Variance means the difference between actual consumption and goal.
    656 Committee means the Interagency Federal Energy Policy Committee, 
the group designated in section 656 of the DOE Organization Act to 
provide general oversight for interdepartmental FEMP matters. It is 
chaired by the Under Secretary of DOE and includes the designated 
Assistant Secretaries or Assistant Administrator of the Department of 
Defense, Commerce, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, 
Agriculture, Interior and the U.S. Postal Service and General Services 
Administration, along with similar level representatives of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Veterans Administration.