[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 5911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2707]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Availability of the Alternative Fueled Vehicle (AFV) 
Reports for Fiscal Year 1996 through Fiscal Year 2001

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Alternative Fueled Vehicle (AFV) 
Reports for Fiscal Year 1996 through Fiscal Year 2001.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, 
is issuing this notice in order to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 
1992, 42 U.S.C. 13201 et seq. and the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of California's order, in case number C 02-0027 
WHA, Center for Biological Diversity, Bluewater Network and the Sierra 
Club v. Spencer Abraham, et al., that Federal agencies must place all 
alternative fueled vehicle data for Fiscal Years 1996-2001 on a 
publicly accessible Web site. The purpose of this notice is to announce 
the public availability of the Department of the Interior's AFV reports 
for Fiscal Year 1996 through Fiscal Year 2001 at the following Web 
site: http://www.doi.gov/pam

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the reports of the 
AFV report Web site should be addressed to the Office of Acquisition 
and Property Management [Attn: Willie Davis] 1849 C Street NW., Mail 
Stop 5512, Washington, DC 20240, phone: 202-208-6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Earthjustice Environmental Law Clinic 
filed suit in federal court in California on January 2, 2002 on behalf 
of the Center for Biological Diversity, Bluewater Network and the 
Sierra Club against the Department of the Interior and 16 other Federal 
agencies for failing to comply with the alternative fueled vehicle 
(AFV) acquisition and reporting requirements for federal fleets imposed 
by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct). The lawsuit requested the 
Court to order Interior and the other federal agencies to comply with 
EPAct requirements and offset future vehicle purchases with the number 
of AFVs necessary to bring them into compliance with the requirements 
of the EPAct.

    Dated: January 27, 2003.
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 03-2707 Filed 2-4-03; 8:45 am]
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