[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 39509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16649]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Secretary

[Docket Number: 030624160-3160-01]


Posting of the FY 2002 Alternative Fuel Vehicle Report on the 
Department of Commerce Website

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Department of 
Commerce's (DoC) alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) report for FY 2002 as 
required by the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct).

ADDRESSES: Interested persons can obtain copies of the AFV reports from 
Mauryce Johnson at U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 or on the internet at http://www.osec.doc.gov/oas/fleet.htm.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct) 
requires that AFV reports for FY 1999 and beyond be made public, 
placing them on a publicly available Web site and publishing notice of 
their availability, including the Web site address, in the Federal 
Register. The purpose of this notice is to comply with the EPAct 
requirements.
    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 acquisitions for FY 
1999, FY 2000, and FY 2001.
    The court ordered each of the eighteen Federal agencies to post 
their reports on their website and individually publish the 
availability of their reports in the Federal Register no later than 
January 31, 2003. DoC complied with the court order (67 FR 77743.)
    On April 24, 2003, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a 
motion for contempt alleging that the named agencies including DoC had 
not complied with all EPAct requirements. Negotiations between the 
plaintiffs and defendants resulted in a joint stipulation withdrawing 
their motion for contempt if the named Federal agencies post their AFV 
Compliance Reports for Fiscal Year 2002 on their respective websites 
and publish the availability of the report in the Federal Register no 
later than June 30, 2003. The AFV reports must contain a section on 
compliance with EPAct.

    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. 03-16649 Filed 7-1-03; 8:45 am]
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