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United States General Accounting Office Office of the General Counsel
Washington, DC 20548
B-285071
April 7, 2000
The Honorable John McCain
Chairman
The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
Ranking Minority Member
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
United States Senate
The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
Chairman
The Honorable John D. Dingell
Ranking Minority Member
Committee on Commerce
House of Representatives
Subject: Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration: Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year
2002
Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), entitled "Light Truck Average Fuel Economy
Standard, Model Year 2002" (RIN: 2127-AH95). We received the rule on March 30,
2000. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 5, 2000. 65 Fed.
Reg. 17776.
Section 32902(a) of title 49, United States Code, requires the Secretary of
Transportation to prescribe by regulation, at least 18 months in advance of each
model year, average fuel economy standards (known as "Corporation Average Fuel
Economy" or "CAFE" standards) for non-passenger automobiles manufactured in
that model year. Under subsections 32902(a) and (f), the standard is to be the
maximum feasible average fuel economy level that the Secretary decides
manufacturers can achieve in that model year taking into consideration
technological feasibility, economic practicability, the effect of other government
motor vehicle standards on fuel economy, and the need of the United States to
conserve energy.
The light truck CAFE standard for model year 2001 was established at 20.7 miles per
gallon (mpg). During the development of the CAFE standard for model year 2002,
the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act forGAO/OGC-00-28
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