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        <RIN>1904-AA40</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>199604</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1904</CODE>
            <NAME>Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EE</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1900</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Energy</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOE</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Equivalent Petroleum-Based Fuel Economy Calculation for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The final rule on the inclusion of electric vehicles in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program was issued by DOE on April 15, 1981. It established a methodology for determining the equivalent petroleum-based fuel economy (PEF) for electric vehicles so that they could be included in a manufacturer's overall CAFE program. This methodology was based on several factors including the energy efficiency of the vehicle, the efficiency of electric generation and transmission, the fuels used to generate electricity, and the driving patterns of electric vehicles. It established a method for determining the PEF of electric vehicles that are recharged from stationary sources only. Hybrid electric vehicles, a type of electric vehicle, are electrically recharged by an on-board mobile generator. This rulemaking would establish a methodology that is necessary for calculating the CAFE credits for electric vehicles that are recharged by mobile sources, and would update the methodology for calculating the CAFE credits for electric vehicles that are recharged by stationary sources. Rulemaking authority for establishing PEF values for electric and hybrid electric vehicles is provided under Public Law 103-272 (49 USC 32904).]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>10 CFR 474</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 96-185, sec 18</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 94-413, sec 13(c)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 94-163, sec 503(a)(3)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 103-272</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/04/1994</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>59 FR 5336</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/00/1996</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Report comparing Alternative Motor Fuels Act with existing rule completed April 1992. Second report recommending new Petroleum Equivalency Factor for NPRM completed May 1992. Final rule incorporates industry standards that are still under development. Completion of industry standards will determine date of final action.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>David</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Hamilton</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Program Manager, Electric and Hybrid Propulsion Division</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1904</CODE>
                    <NAME>Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>EE</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 586-2314</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>EE-321, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20585</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>Revising Text to Reduce Burden or Duplication, or Streamline Requirements</REINVENT_GOVT>
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