[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR313.2]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)
 
PART 313--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 313.2  Policy.

    (a) General. It is the policy of DOT to view the conservation of 
energy and the energy efficiency improvement goals of Chapter 77 of 
Title 42 as part of DOT's overall mandate, to be considered along with 
the several public interest and public convenience and necessity factors 
enumerated in section 40101 of the Statute. To the extent practicable 
and consistent with DOT's authority under the Statute and other law, 
energy conservation and efficiency are to be weighed in the 
decisionmaking process just as are DOT's traditional policies and 
missions.
    (b) Implementation. Implementation of this policy is through the 
integration of energy findings and conclusions into

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decisions, opinions, or orders in proceedings involving a major 
regulatory action, as defined in this part.
    (c) Proceedings in progress. The provisions of this part are 
intended primarily for prospective application. Proceedings in progress 
on the effective date of this part, in which an application has been 
docketed but no final decision made public, shall adhere to 
Sec. 313.6(a) of this part, provided that the fair, efficient, and 
timely administration of DOT's regulatory activities is not compromised 
thereby. Nothing herein shall imply a requirement for new or additional 
hearings, a reopening of the record, or any other procedures which would 
tend to delay a timely decision in proceedings in progress.
    (d) Hearings. Public hearings will not normally be held for the 
purpose of implementing 42 U.S.C. 6362, particularly in connection with 
proposed actions which do not require notice and hearing as a 
prerequisite to decision under the Statute. Hearings may be ordered in 
exceptional circumstances where the proposed action is of great 
magnitude or widespread public interest and, in addition, presents 
complex issues peculiarly subject to resolution through evidentiary 
hearings and the process of cross-examination.

[Docket No. 82, 50 FR 2425, Jan. 16, 1985, as amended at 60 FR 43528, 
43529, Aug. 22, 1995]