[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 10, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 10CFR490.3]

[Page 516]
 
                            TITLE 10--ENERGY
 
                    CHAPTER II--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
 
PART 490_ALTERNATIVE FUEL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 490.3  Excluded vehicles.

    When counting light duty motor vehicles to determine under this part 
whether a person has a fleet or to calculate alternative fueled vehicle 
acquisition requirements, the following vehicles are excluded--
    (a) Motor vehicles held for lease or rental to the general public, 
including vehicles that are owned or controlled primarily for the 
purpose of short-term rental or extended-term leasing, without a driver, 
pursuant to a contract;
    (b) Motor vehicles held for sale by motor vehicle dealers, including 
demonstration motor vehicles;
    (c) Motor vehicles used for motor vehicle manufacturer product 
evaluations or tests, including but not limited to, light duty motor 
vehicles owned or held by a university research department, independent 
testing laboratory, or other such evaluation facility, solely for the 
purpose of evaluating the performance of such vehicle for engineering, 
research and development or quality control reasons;
    (d) Law enforcement vehicles;
    (e) Emergency motor vehicles;
    (f) Motor vehicles acquired and used for purposes that the Secretary 
of Defense has certified to DOE must be exempt for national security 
reasons;
    (g) Nonroad vehicles; and
    (h) Motor vehicles which, when not in use, are normally parked at 
the personal residences of the individuals that usually operate them, 
rather than at a central refueling, maintenance, or business location.