Docket for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Alternative Fuel Transportation; Private and Local Government Fleet Determination (RIN 1904-AB69)
In March 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) January 2004 decision not to implement an alternative fuel vehicle mandate for private and local government fleets. The Court directed DOE to issue a draft rule on the Replacement Fuel Goal and complete draft and final determinations on the Private and Local Government Fleet Rule in compliance with the Court order.
In compliance with the Court's order, DOE issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) regarding DOE's proposed decision regarding implementation of an alternative fuel vehicle acquisition mandate for private and local government fleets. The proposed rule reflects the new Replacement Fuel Goal DOE issued in March 2007, as noted above.
On March 6, 2008, DOE signed the final rule (PDF 177 KB) on the Private and Local Government Fleet determination.
This publicly available docket provides the documentation related to DOE's rulemaking. It includes the NOPR, public comments, supporting documents, and the final rule. The documents included in this docket (RIN 1904-AB69) are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
A. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
- Federal Register Notice: Alternative Fuel Transportation Program; Private and Local Government Fleet Determination, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, September 2007 (PDF 150 KB)
B. Hearing Information
- October 17, 2007
9 a.m. — 4 p.m.
DOE Headquarters
C. Hearing Testimony
- C1. American Automotive Leasing Association (PDF 68 KB)
- C2. Donlen Corporation (PDF 89 KB)
- C3. National Association of Fleet Administrators (PDF 44 KB)
- C4. PHH/Arval (PDF 39 KB)
D. Written Comments Submitted
- D1. American Automotive Leasing Association (PDF 116 KB)
- D2. Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (PDF 42 KB)
- D3. Automotive Fleet and Leasing Association (PDF 79 KB)
- D4. Automotive Resources International (PDF 15 KB)
- D5. General Electric (PDF 347 KB)
- D6. LeasePlan USA (PDF 485 KB)
- D7. Mohawk Industries, Inc. (PDF 16 KB)
- D8. Natural Gas Vehicle America (PDF 252 KB)
- D9. PHH Arval (PDF 520 KB)
- D10. ServiceMaster (PDF 324 KB)
- D11. Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (PDF 49 KB)
- D12. Wheels Inc. (PDF 572 KB)
E. Final Rule
- Alternative Fuel Transportation Program; Private and Local Government Fleet Determination (PDF 177 KB)
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