[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77743-77744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31924]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[Docket No. 021211304-2304-01]


Office of the Secretary; Posting of Alternative Fuel Vehicle 
Reports on the Department of Commerce Web Site

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce's (DoC) alternative fuel vehicle 
(AFV) reports for FY 1999, FY 2000, and FY 2001 are posted on the 
Internet at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oas/fleet.htm. The purpose of this 
notice is to provide information on DoC's compliance with the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) (Pub. L. 102-486), which requires that AFV 
reports for FY 1999 and beyond be made public including placing them on 
a publicly available Web site and publishing the availability of the 
reports, including the Web site address, in the Federal Register.

DATES: Pursuant to court order, this notice will be published in the 
Federal Register prior to January 31, 2003, and posted on the DoC Web 
site prior to January 31, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons without internet access can obtain copies 
of the AFV reports from Mauryce Johnson at U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mauryce Johnson, (202) 482-8246.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) (Pub. 
L. 102-486) requires that seventy-five percent of all covered light-
duty vehicles acquired for Federal fleets in FY 1999 and beyond be 
AFVs.
    Earthjustice, on behalf of the Center for Biological Diversity, the 
Bluewater Network, and the Sierra Club, brought suit against eighteen 
Federal agencies, including DoC, in the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of California, alleging noncompliance with 
EPACT's provisions regarding Federal fleets. On July 26, 2002, the 
court ordered that the named Federal agencies prepare and submit 
overdue reports to Congress outlining their AFV and acquisitions for FY 
1999, FY 2000, and FY 2001.
    Pursuant to court order, each of the eighteen Federal agencies must 
individually publish the availability of their reports in the Federal 
Register no later than January 31, 2003. Additionally, the agencies 
must post their reports on their Web sites, again no later than January 
31, 2003.
    Doc's AFV reports for FY 1999, FY 2000, and FY 2001, are currently 
available at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oas/fleet.htm.


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    Authority: Pub. L. 102-486, Title III, Sec. 310, Oct. 24, 1992, 
106 Stat. 2874.

Denise L. Wells,
Acting Director for Administrative Services.
[FR Doc. 02-31924 Filed 12-18-02; 8:45 am]
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