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With the publication of the Advance Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (ANOPR) for Alternative Fueled Vehicle (AFV)
Acquisition Requirements for Private and Local Government
Fleets, the Department of Energy (DOE) has created an official forum
for a debate that has been brewing in the industry for years. Three
public hearings will help DOE gain knowledge of the public's perspec-
tive on the proposed fleet rules.
The need for reduction in petroleum fuel use is clear-in 1992, 41
percent of the total U.S. petroleum consumption was derived from
foreign sources. By 1996, imports had increased to 46 percent, and pro-
jections are that imports will rise to 52 percent in 2000 and to 60 percent U
in 2010. The current cost of petroleum imports is about $40 billion, 100
which is expected to double by the year 2010. This estimate of future
costs could well be low, since recent estimates predict that crude oil
production will peak around the year 2010, which will put pressure on A
the price of petroleum to rise significantly. Unlike other sectors of the
economy that use petroleum, transportation vehicles cannot use other
fuels if the price of petroleum suddenly increases dramatically. Having
the transportation sector so dependent on petroleum thus has both
energy security and economic implications for our country. This U.
dependence also has serious environmental effects. Tail-pipe emissions Office
are a major contributor to air pollution and greenhouse gases, and each
alternative fuels has advantages over petroleum fuels. Congress enact- D
ed the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) in 1992 to address these concerns 100
about energy for transportation that will become more important with
each passing year.blic Hearing Dates
May 20, 1998-9:30 a.m.
Los Angeles, CA
Royal Federal Building
225 E.Temple Street
May 28, 1998-9:30 a.m.
Minneapolis, MN
U.S. Court House
300 South 4th Street
June 4, 1998-9:30 a.m.
Washington, DC
S. Department of Energy
0 Independence Ave, SW
ddress for Written
Comments
(due by July 16,1998):
S. Department of Energy
)f Transportation Technologies
EE-34
ocket No. EE-RM-98-507
0 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
202-586-30123
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Alternative Fuel News: Official Publication of the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities Network and the Alternative Fuels Data Center; Vol. 2, No. 2, report, May 1, 1998; Golden, Colorado. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc890793/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.