Department of Labor's Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition

Bryan Slater
Department of Labor
6 March 2019

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8118-8119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04056]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Department of Labor's Fleet Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Department of Labor's annual 
report on its alternative fuel vehicle acquisitions for fiscal year 
2018.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and 
subsequent amendments, this notice announces the availability of fiscal 
year 2018 report that summarizes the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) 
compliance with the annual alternative fuel vehicle acquisition 
requirement for its vehicle fleet. The website also contains the 
Department's annual reports for fiscal years 1999-2017. Additionally, 
the reports include data relative to the agency's effort in reducing 
petroleum consumption. The report issued next year in 2020 shall be 
DOL's final report submitted under the Energy Policy Act.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Administration and Management, Business Operations Center, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW, Room S1520, Washington, DC 20210.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Gilbert-Miller, Sustainability 
and Fleet Manager, at (202) 693-6662 or email Gilbert.Susan.J@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 
13211-13219), as amended by the Energy Conservation and Reauthorization 
Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-388, section 310(b)(3), and the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58, section 705), were intended to decrease 
the country's dependence on petroleum for transportation purposes. The 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 requires

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Federal fleets to acquire 75 percent of their new covered vehicle 
acquisitions as alternative fuel vehicles. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 13218 
of the Energy Policy Act, DOL and other covered agencies are required 
annually to submit to Congress reports on their Energy Policy Act 
alternative fuel vehicle acquisition requirements. These reports must 
also be placed on an available website and their availability, 
including the website address, must be published in the Federal 
Register. The 2019 penultimate report is required to include an 
announcement that the report for the next year shall be the final 
report. DOL annual reports for fiscal years 1999 through 2018 may be 
accessed at the DOL Fleet Information and Regulations website at 
https://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/boc/EPAct.htm.

    Dated: February 15, 2019.
Bryan Slater,
Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-04056 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
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