U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S

OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES

NATIONAL ALTERNATIVE

FUELS HOTLINE

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

RESOURCE GUIDE

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT THE

NATIONAL ALTERNATIVE F UELS H OTLINE

U PDATED : J UNE 29, 1998

PHONE: 800-423-1DOE

LOCAL/INTERNATIONAL: 703-934-3069

F A X : 703 -934-3183

E MAIL : hotline@afdc.nrel.gov
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F UEL DESCRIPTION

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), commonly

called propane, is produced as a by-product of

natural gas processing and petroleum refining.

LPG is easy to store and transport because it

contains components that are gases at normal

temperatures and normal pressures. At

moderate pressure, their components

condense to liquids.

ASSOCIATIONS

National Propane Gas Association (IL)

1600 Eisenhower Lane

Suite 100

Lisle, IL 60532-2167

Contact: Rita Pecilunas

Phone: 630-515-0600

Fax: 630-515-8774

Website: www.propanegas.com/npga.com

Email: npga@propanegas.com

National Propane Gas Association (NPGA)

1101 17th Street, N.W.

Suite 1004

Washington, DC 20036

Contact: Lisa Bontempo

Phone: 202-466-7200

Fax: 202-466-7205

Propane Vehicle Council - California Office

2102 Business Center Drive

Suite 130

Irvine, CA 92612

Contact: Bob Myers

Consultant

Phone: 949-253-5757

Fax: 949-251-0275

Propane Vehicle Council (PVC)

1101 17th Street, N.W.

Suite 1004

Washington, DC 20036

Contact: Joe Colaneri

Executive Director

Phone: 202-530-0479

Fax: 202-466-7205

Railroad Commission of Texas

1701 North Congress

P.O. Box 12967

Austin, TX 78711-2967

Contact: Heather Ball

Assistant Marketing Director

Phone: 512-463-7110

Fax: 512-463-7292

Website: 

www.rrc.state.tx.us/divisions/alfred.html

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

400 Commonwealth Drive

Warrendale, PA 15095-0001

Contact: Alita Wilson

Standards Developer

Phone: 724-772-7159

Fax: 724-776-0243

Website: www.sae.org

Texas Propane Gas Association

P.O. Box 140735

Austin, TX 78714-0735

Contact: John B. Danks

Executive Director

Phone: 512-836-8620 or 800-325-7427

Fax: 512-834-0758

Western Propane Association

Sunrise Professional Center

7844 Madison Avenue

Suite 150, Fair Oaks, CA 95628

Contact: Mary Mulrooney-Reynolds

Executive Vice President

Phone: 916-447-9742

Fax: 916-962-2280

DATABASES

Alternative Fuels Data Center

9300 Lee Highway

Fairfax, VA 22031-1207

Phone: 800-423-1363

Local: 703-934-3069
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Email: hotline@afdc.nrel.gov

Website: www.afdc.doe.gov

Accessible via World Wide Web, the AFDC

provides information about each of the

alternative fuels. This site includes a

searchable database for documents, refueling

sites, vehicle emission data and incentives for

purchasing Alternative Fuel Vehicles.

U.S. Motor Fuels Information Center

(USMFIC)

Information Resources, Inc.

1925 North Lynn Street

Suite 1000

Arlington, VA 22209

Contact: David Holt, Director

Phone: 703-528-2500

Fax: 703-528-1603

Email: motorfuels@motorfuels.com

Website: www.motorfuels.com

Accessible via the Website, USMFIC is a

subscription-based information service and

comprehensive database on motor fuels. The

Website contains complete listings of state

and federal legislation as well as up-to-date

information on alternative fuels.

F UNDING/I NCENTIVES

FEDERAL TAX CREDITS/DEDUCTIONS

Tax deductions for qualified clean-fuel vehicle

properties under the Federal Policy Act of

1992 (EPAct) are given based on the weight

and types of vehicles, and are as follows:

Truck or van (GVW 10,000 - 26,000 lb.): $5,000

Truck or van (GVW more than 26,000 lb.): $50,000

Buses (seating capacity of 20+): $50,000

All other vehicles: $2,000 *

*(Off-road vehicles, e.g. forklifts, not included)

The tax deduction for a qualified clean-fuel

vehicle refueling property shall not exceed

$100,000 for a property placed in service by

the taxpayer in the taxable year or preceding

taxable years. This deduction is available after

6/30/93 through 12/31/04.

Internal Revenue Service

CC; DOM;PSI; 6 512

1111 Constitution Ave, N. W.

Washington, DC 20224

Contact: Winston Douglas

 Alternative Fuels Tax Provisions

Phone: 202-622-3110

Fax: 202-622-4779

IRS Toll-free Order Desk

Phone: 800-829-3676

(ask for Pub #535, Alternative Fuel Vehicle

Tax Deduction Booklet)

STATE PROGRAMS

For information on state programs, contact

your State Energy Office. Phone numbers and

contacts for these offices provided in

Alternative Fuel Information Sources, available

through the National Alternative Fuels Hotline.

UTILITY INCENTIVES

VEHICLE CREDITS AND CREDIT TRADING

Section 508 of Title V of EPACT provides

credits for fleet owners who purchase AFVs

earlier or in greater quantities than required in

the Act. One credit is obtained for each AFV

that a fleet owner purchases beyond the

requirements. The credits are transferable

and there are no restrictions on where the

credits can be traded. DOE is working with

Oak Ridge and Argonne National Laboratories

to develop a credit trading program.

GOVERNMENT CONTACTS

Clean Cities Hotline

9300 Lee Highway

Fairfax VA 22031-1207

Phone: 800-224-8437

Local: 703-934-3068

Fax: 703-934-3183
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Email: ccities@afdc.nrel.gov

Website: www.ccities.doe.gov

Clean Cities Program

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue S.W.

Washington, DC 20585-0121

Contact: Jeffrey Hardy

Phone: 202-586-1885

Fax: 202-586-1558

Email: jeffrey.hardy@hq.doe.gov

Energy Information Administration (EIA)

National Energy Information Center

EI-30 1F 048

Energy Information Administration

1000 Independence Avenue

Washington, DC 20585

Phone: 202-586-8800

Fax: 202-586-0727

Email: infoctr@eia.doe.gov

Website: www.eia.doe.gov

Offers a listing of new documents published by

EIA and its various offices such as the

National Technical Information Service (NTIS),

and the National Energy Information Center

(NEIC).

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

1617 Cole Boulevard

Golden, CO 80401-3393

Contact: Paul Norton, 

 Staff Project Engineer

Phone: 303-275-4424

Fax: 303-275-4415

Email: nortonp@tcplink.nrel.gov

Website: www.nrel.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNational Vehicle & Fuel Emissions

Laboratory

2565 Plymouth Rd.

Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Phone: 734-214-4333

Fax: 734-214-4958

Website:

www.epa.gov/omswww/01-nvfel.htm

U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Heavy-Vehicle Technology

1000 Independence Ave, SW

Washington, DC 25085

Contact: Steven Goguen

 Alternative Fuels

Phone: 202-586-8044

Fax: 202-586-9811

PERIODICALS

BPN’s Weekly Propane Newsletter

Butane-Propane News

338 East Foothill Boulevard

Arcadia, CA 91006

Subscription Fee: $185/yr

Phone: 818-357-2168

Fax: 818-303-2854

Butane-Propane News

BPN, Inc

338 East Foothill Boulevard

Arcadia, CA 91006

Subscription Fee: $26/year

Phone: 818-357-2168

Fax: 818-303-2854

Frequency: Monthly

Clean Fuel Vehicle Week

Energy West Publishers

1709 Avenue Salvador

San Clemente, CA 92672

Subscription: $445/year, $625/year faxed

Phone: 714-492-1340

Fax: 714-492-6556

Frequency: Weekly

Email: energywe@deltanet.com

Website: www.energywest.com

Available by mail or fax, Clean Fuel Vehicle

Week provides information on clean vehicles

fueled by natural gas as well as other

alternative and new fuels.

New Fuels Report

Inside Washington Publishers
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Ben Franklin Station

P.O. Box 7167

Washington, DC 20044

Subscription Rate:$685/year, mail or Email

Phone: 703-416-8500

Local: 800-424-9068

Fax: 703-416-8543

Frequency: Weekly

Reports worldwide on oxygenates, alcohols,

and other alternative fuels.

NPGA Report

National Propane Gas Association

1600 Eisenhower Lane

Lisle, IL 60532

Subscription Fee: free to members

Phone: 630-515-0600

Fax: 630-515-8774

Frequency: bi-monthly

Propane Vehicle

RP Publishing

1580 Logan Street, Suite 755

Denver, CO 80203-9784

Subscription Rate: free

Contact: Mark Hahn

Phone: 303-863-0521

Fax: 303-863-1722

Frequency: bi-monthly

Email info@Rppublishing.com

VEHICLE/E NGINE

TECHNOLOGY

Chrysler Corporation

100 Bloomfield Hills Parkway

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

Contact: Michael Clement

 Alternative Fuels Manager

Phone: 248-948-3644 or

 800-999-3533

Ford Motor Company

Fairlane Business Park III

1555 Fairlane Drive

Allen Park, MI 48101

Contact: David Gregoricka

 Service Analyst

Phone: 313-248-7629 or

 800-ALT-FUEL

General Motors Corporation

3044 West Grand Boulevard

Detroit, MI 48202

Contact: Gerald Barnes, Manager

Automotive Emission Control

Phone: 313-556-7723

Fax: 313-556-9012

TANK STANDARDS

FEDERAL STANDARDS

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

Contact: Charlie Hott,

Safety Standards Engineer

Phone: 202-366-0247

Fax: 202-493-2739

Refer to Standard 304

INDUSTRY STANDARDS

National Fire Prevention Association

1 Batterymarch Park

P.O. BOX 9101

Quincy, MA 02269-9101

Contact: Ted LeMoff,

 Senior Gases Engineer

Phone: 617-770-3000 x3434

Refer to Standard NFPA 52 & 589

PROPANE TANK STANDARDS

National Propane Gas Association

1101 17th Street, Suite 1004

Washington, DC 20036

Contact: Bill Butterbaugh, Director of 

Regulatory Affairs

Phone: 202-466-7200

Fax: 202-466-7205
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CLOSED LOOP COMPONENT

SUPPLIERS

GFI Control Systems, Inc.

100 Hollinger Cresent

Kitchener, ON Canada N2K2Z

Phone: 519-576-4270

Fax: 519-576-4010

Impco

16804 Gridley Place

Cerritos, CA 90703

Phone: 562-860-6666

Fax: 562-860-3088

OHG

10722 East Beverly 0369

Whittier CA, 90601

Phone: 562-946-7519

Fax: 562-942-9802

OPEN LOOP AND NON-ROAD

COMPONENT SUPPLIERS

NORTHEAST

Pro Energy Corporation

11 Apple Street

Tinton Falls, NJ 07724

Phone: 908-747-3795

MIDWEST

Alternate Fuel Systems

3232 South Nordic Road

Arlington Heights, IL 60005

Phone: 847-437-2345

Fax: 847-437-2350

SOUTHEAST

Carb Equipment Company

P.O. Box 29959

Dallas, TX 75229

Contact: Joe Penya

 Alternative Fuels Specialist

Phone: 800-433-2272

Fax: 972-243-2204

Georgia Gas Equipment

3715 Northside Pkwy

Bldg. 200, Suite 625

Atlanta, GA 30327

Phone: 404-364-4407

Fax: 404-364-4427

SOUTHWEST

Squibb Taylor

P.O. Box 541175

Dallas, TX 75354

Phone: 214-357-4591

Fax: 214-357-5923

WEST COAST

Teeco Products

16881 Armstrong Avenue

Irvine, CA 92606

Phone: 947-261-6295

Fax: 947-474-8663