[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3849]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Administration

[Public Notice 4278]


Notice of Availability of Alternative Fueled Vehicle (AFV) 
Reports for Fiscal Years 1998 Through 2002

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Administration, is 
issuing this notice in order to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 
1992, 42 U.S.C. 13201 <http://web2.westlaw.com/Find/Default.wl?DB=1000546&DocNa me=42USCAS13201 &FindType=L&AP=&RS=WLW2.81& 
VR=2.0&SV=Split& MT=Westlaw&FN=--top 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 through 2001 on a publicly accessible Web site. The 
purpose of this notice is to announce the public availability of the 
Department of State's reports for Fiscal Years 1998 (no earlier report 
extant) through 2002 at the following Web site: http://www.state.gov/m/a/c8503.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the reports of the 
AFV report Web site should be addressed to the Domestic Fleet 
Management and Operations Division (A/OPR/GSM/FMO) [Attn: Chappell 
Garner], 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520, phone: (202) 647-
3159.

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: February 12, 2003.
Vincent J. Chaverini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Operations, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 03-3849 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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