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GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy

Issue 22 September 2002

http://www.gsa.gov/vehiclepolicy Vehicle

Views

Record success and

record attendance at

FedFleet 2002! 

The Third National Federal

Fleet Manager Workshop and

Information Fair was

definitely the most successful one

yet.

We had 1,370 total registrants from

all over the world, 136 exhibit

companies / organizations, and 322

exhibit booth spaces. 

We had 50 breakout workshop

training sessions, four general

sessions, and over 75 speakers.

Our two pre-conference sessions on

Monday, July 22nd (FAST / Fleet

Report and Response to Terrorism)

were very well received and attracted

“standing room only” attendance.

The Exhibitor Information Fair was

the largest in FedFleet history with

its comprehensive display of

products, services, supplies,

vehicles, buses, and trucks. The

exhibit hall was designed to be

convenient and comfortable with its

wide aisles, Cyber Café and Lounge,

clearly marked aisles, and distinctive

“road” carpet.

Red, White, and Blue décor was used

throughout the event – from the

colors of the exhibit hall, registration

desk, and signs to the awesome

balloon displays that added a flash of

color and pizzazz. 

The Welcome Reception dazzled

attendees with the variety and

quality of the food, the vintage car

ice sculpture, ample room to network,

and the Skip Hawkins Jazz Band and

dance floor.

Our keynote presenter, Joe Malarkey,

entertained and inspired all

attendees with his unique style and

held up his reputation as the worst

motivational speaker in America. He

made us all laugh while teaching us a

valuable lesson about believing in

yourself and overcoming the fear of

failure. After hearing Mr. Malarkey,

we found ourselves flashing two

thumbs up while advising each other

to “Choose to Lose!”.

In light of the Office of Management

and Budget’s new initiative on fleet

reduction and improvements,

FedFleet 2002 offered workshops that

addressed critical decision-making

processes essential to improving

fleet operations.

The Fleet Management Desk

In This Issue

Third Time is the Charm!!!

FedFleet 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

vehicle.policy@gsa.gov. . . . . . . . 3

Fleet Management Review:

Letter from OMB to Heads of

Agencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Fleet Management Review . . . . . 5

Public Sector Budgets 

in Trouble Everywhere; 

Retrads Can Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

CDL Final Rule Toughens

Penalties Against Unsatisfactory

Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Put the Brakes on 

Fatalities Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Click It or Ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Air Force Alternate Fuels

Program Takes Off at Tinker. . . 10

E85 Scores Big in 

DOE Grants Program . . . . . . . . . 11

Federal Vehicle Policy Division

(MTV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Third Time Sure is the Charm!!! 

By Laurie S. Feld

FedFleet 2002 Project Manager

Continued on page 2
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FEDFLEET from page 1

Reference display outside the

workshop rooms gave attendees a

one-on-one view of this Internet

based knowledge management and

training tool for fleet training,

reference material, and regulatory /

legislative issuances.

Six agencies held on-site meetings:

• Immigration and Naturalization

Service, 

• National Aeronautics and

Space Administration,

• U.S. Department of

Agriculture, 

• U.S. Department of Energy, 

• U.S. Marine Corps,

• U.S. Navy.

We certainly do appreciate you

taking advantage of the opportunity

to bring together your associates

from headquarters, regional, and

field offices to discuss fleet issues

relevant to your respective agency. 

The USO Troupe of Metropolitan

New York presented a “Salute to

America”. These three talented

performers brought the spirit of

America to the audience, made us

feel proud to be American, and even

brought a tear to some of our eyes.

Their performance was presented

courtesy of General Motors Fleet

Commercial Operations.

We were very pleased to have the

following associates from the U.S.

General Services Administration

(GSA) join us and provide very

pertinent and significant remarks:

• Stephen A. Perry,

Administrator, 

• Thurman Davis, Deputy

Administrator, 

• Barney Brasseux , Assistant

Commissioner, Office of

Vehicle Acquisition and

Leasing, Federal Supply

Service.

Sincere thanks to:

• All attendees, 

• All speakers,

• All exhibitors,

• The interagency planning

committee,

• The sponsors – Federal Fleet

Policy Council, the U.S.

Department of Energy, the

GSA Office of

Governmentwide Policy, Visa

USA, and MasterCard

International,

• A-S-K Associates Conference

Management Group,

• Balloons by Tammy,

• CMI Communications

(audiovisual contractor),

• Eddys’ Catering,

• Geo E. Fern (exposition service

contractor),

• Kansas City Convention

Center,

• Kansas City Convention &

Visitors Bureau,

VehicleViews

Continued on page 3
• USO Troupe of Metropolitan

New York.

Everyone’s participation and support

really did make a difference and

contributed significantly to make

FedFleet 2002 a success.

Please visit www.fedfleet.org to view

a digital photo slideshow and

speaker presentations. Where else

can you imagine seeing Bill Rivers

dressed as a “biker-dude” with

leather and chains one day and as

good ‘ole Uncle Sam on another day?

Our journey sure does continue...

with IMEAC 2003 (June 2003 in

Portland, OR) and FedFleet 2004

(dates and location to be determined

soon). See you there! ■

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VehicleViews

vehicle.policy@gsa.gov

E-mail the Experts in the Federal Vehicle Policy Division

Question:

Am I required to have a valid state

driver’s license to operate a

government owned vehicle? What

regulation applies to this issue?

Answer:

Yes, you are required to have a valid

state driver’s license to drive a

government owned vehicle. You are

required to obey all state and local

102-34.250 Am I bound by State

and local traffic laws? 

Yes. You must obey all motor vehicle

traffic laws of the State and local

jurisdiction, except when the duties of

your position require otherwise. You

are personally responsible if you

violate State or local traffic laws. If

you are fined or otherwise penalized

for an offense you commit while

performing your official duties, but

which was not required as part of your

official duties, payment is your

personal responsibility. ■

traffic laws when operating a

government owned vehicle. Here is an

excerpt from the Federal Management

Regulation that applies to this issue:

Chapter 102—Federal

Management Regulation

Subchapter B—Personal

Property

Part 102–34—Motor Vehicle

Management

GSA has a better way!

FEDFLEET from page 2
4

VehicleViews

Honorable Stephen A. Perry

Administrator

General Services Administration

18th and F streets, NW

Washington, DC 20405

Dear Administrator Perry:

As part of OMB’s pursuit of the President’s Management Agenda, we have taken an initial inventory of the federal

vehicle fleet, and found it merits a closer look. I am writing to request your assistance in gathering additional information

and ideas to tighten control in this area.

OMB’s preliminary research has turned up some arresting findings. We were intrigued to discover that one Cabinet

Department reports more vehicles than employees, and to learn that five agencies appear to have at least one vehicle for

every three FTEs. Only two agencies have more than 100 employees per vehicle. The available figures, however, only reflect

the status at the end of fiscal 2000, just before this Administration took office.

By the time of your department’s budget submission, please report any fleet reductions or other changes that may

have occurred since you took office last year. OMB also seeks your ideas on cheaper and different fleet management or

leasing arrangements.

Understandably, some departments may require more vehicles than others due to the nature of their work. Contractors’

use of federal vehicles may be an important factor. One’s first impression from these data, however, is that the numbers

seem excessive in many cases and that significant reductions may be in order.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.

Attachment

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503

THE DIRECTOR April 10, 2002

Fleet Management Review

Letter from OMB to Heads of Agencies

 ...the numbers seem excessive in

many cases and that significant

reductions may be in order.
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VehicleViews

Fleet Management Review 

What is it all about?

I

n April 2002, the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

requested all Executive Branch

agencies to take a closer look at their

fleet management operations

particularly the size of their fleets. To

help agencies review their fleet

operations, the Federal Fleet Policy

Council (FEDFLEET) and the

General Services Administration’s

Office of Governmentwide Policy

(OGP) are developing a template for

fleet management reviews. With this

template, an agency can do an

internal review, request an

interagency review through

FEDFLEET, or hire a private

consultant to perform the review.

Agencies may also utilize the tools

available on

www.manageyourfleet.gov to review

their fleet operations. A complete

fleet management review will allow

agencies to have a more effective

and efficient fleet management

program. This will help agencies

"right size" their fleets to ensure

they have the number and types of

vehicles they need to successfully

complete their missions.

How to review a fleet management

operation is a difficult question for

federal agencies. Fleet management

operations are composed of many

diverse tasks and responsibilities. In

the past, the “motorpool” consisted

of a few administrative employees

and mechanics. Today, managing and

operating a fleet of motor vehicles

has become both challenging and

rewarding. Fleet personnel must

understand the vehicle acquisition

market, maintenance and repairs,

vehicle disposal and all the

regulations and policies affecting

use including environmental laws.

This requires extensive training for

fleet managers and significant skill

levels for workers. 

A draft fleet management review

template was written to help you in

your review process. A

comprehensive fleet management

review can result in significant cost

savings for your agency by

rightsizing your fleet and ensuring

proper vehicle utilization. The draft

template was presented at FedFleet

2002 in Kansas City, Missouri at the

end of July. The draft template was

well received by the participants who

gave us many suggestions for the

final template. We are in the process

of completing these changes and

hope to publish the template on our

website in the very near future.

Please stay tuned to

www.gsa.gov/vehiclepolicy for more

information. 

What are my options for

reviewing my agency’s

fleet management

program?

Internal Review

Your agency may choose to review

their fleet management program

internally. After OMB’s letter to the

Department of Energy (DOE) about

their fleet size, DOE immediately

began an internal review of their fleet

management program. DOE is in the

process of evaluating data collected

during the review to determine if

motor vehicle reductions are

appropriate and necessary. Longterm action plans will be developed

for more efficient motor vehicle

management. The General Services

Administration (GSA) is also

conducting an internal review of their

fleet operations. 

Interagency Team Review

FEDFLEET has formed an

interagency team that is available to

review your agency’s fleet

operations. The team is comprised

of fleet personnel from various

federal agencies with years of

experience in fleet management. It is

a unique opportunity to have your

fleet operations reviewed by your

peers and a forum for sharing best

practices in federal fleet

management.

Private Consultant

There are many private consultants

who can review your fleet

management program. In the past,

the U.S Customs Service and the

Immigration and Naturalization

Service have used private

consultants to make

recommendations for more efficient

vehicle utilization. The agencies

were able to “right size” their fleets

based upon the consultant’s

recommendations. 

Best Practices in

Federal Fleet

Management

• Effective funding - revolving

fund

Continued on page 6
6

VehicleViews • GSA Fleet

• Forest Service

• Formula for allocation of

vehicles

• United States Marshals Service

• Air Force

• Management Information

System

• GSA Fleet

• United States Marshal Service

• Department of Energy

• Periodic review of fleet -

annual or other

• Air Force

• United States Marshals Service

• Use of commercial auctions

• Treasury

• GSA Fleet

• Pre-trip checklist

• Navy

• Centralized Accident

Management 

• GSA Fleet

Submit your Agency’s Best Practices

in Federal Fleet Management online

at www.manageyourfleet.gov! 

The Fleet Management Desk

Reference Guide (FMDR) is a

great resource for learning

more about Fleet Management

principles and best practices!

You can find all of this

information at:

www.manageyourfleet.gov.

Overview of Fleet

Management

The Life Cycle

• Determination of Need

• The Federal Budget Process

• Forecasting Vehicle Needs

• Federal Standards

• Alternative Fuel Vehicles

• Acquisition of Need

• Fleet Size, Mix, and Systems

and Accessories

• Costs and Sources

• Accountability and Maintainability

• New Vehicle Warranties

• Vehicles in Use

• Maintenance

• Procurements for Operations

• Record keeping

• Cost Control and Safety

Programs

• Utilization and Disposal

• Optimum Utilization ofVehicles

• Replacement Criteria and

Priorities

• Vehicle Reconditioning

• Disposal and Sale

Checklists

• Acquisition- Best Value

Considerations

• Credit Card- Fleet Card Reporting

Information

• Fuel- Alternative Fueling Tips

• Principles of Fleet Management

• Organizational Performance

• Key Performance Indicators

• Most Efficient Organization

(MEO)

• Federal Fleet Management

Reporting

• Vehicle Care

• Reconditioning

• Safety Inspections

Advice- Extensive Compilation

of Frequently Asked Questions

Decision Trees- Key Federal

Fleet Management Functions and

Steps

Documents, Policies, and

Reports- References for Daily

Use

Glossary- Fleet Management

Definitions and Terms

Tools- Tools of the Trade for

Federal Fleet Managers

For more information, please contact

Connie Aaron on 202-208-7634 or email connie.aaron@gsa.gov. ■

FLEET MANAGEMENT from page 5
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on the GREENfront

Public Sector Budgets in Trouble Everywhere;

Retreads Can Help

The information and opinions expressed in this article are strictly the author's and do not

reflect any endorsement on behalf of the Federal Vehicle Policy Division or GSA.

Cities, counties, provinces and

states all over North America

are facing serious budget

shortfalls, causing all kinds of

programs to be cut or eliminated.

One major budget item in any public

sector budget is tires.

That's where retreads can help.

Retreaded tires now enjoy a safety

and performance record equal to the

best new tires, but at a far lower

price. Thanks to advances in retread

plant technology, especially in the

area of non-destructive testing

before a tire is retreaded, retreads

often have a LOWER adjustment

rate than comparable new tires.

Hundreds of cities, counties,

provinces, school districts and other

municipalities throughout North

America already enjoy the savings

afforded by retreads. They not only

save money, but they also help

reduce the scrap tire problem and

help to save oil. Retreads are not

only economical; they are also very

environmentally friendly. Since tires

contain a large percentage of

synthetic oil, which is petroleum

based, every time a tire is retreaded

less oil is used. This translates

to a saving of approximately

400 million gallons of oil every

year in North America, thanks

to retreaded tires. 

The Tire Retread Information

Bureau urges any public sector

fleet not yet using retreads to

take another look at their tire

program. The savings that

retreads offer add up to serious

dollars, all without sacrificing safety,

performance or handling.

"We are well aware of the resistance

some fleets have to retreads. But on

closer examination they will find that

their concerns have long since been

dealt with," said Harvey Brodsky,

Managing Director of the Tire

Retread Information Bureau/TRIB.

"All we ask is that any fleet manager

who is still skeptical about retreads

allow us to arrange a visit to a

retread plant in their area. He or she

will come away with a greater

appreciation for the advances in

retreading in recent years, and we

can practically guarantee they will be

convinced that retreads will make

sense for their fleets, regardless of

the types of vehicles they operate."

For more information about arranging

for a retread plant tour, or for a list of

contact names of public sector fleet

managers who successfully use

retreads, or for a free Retread Tire

Information Packet and a series of

videos about retreading and proper

tire maintenance, contact the Tire

Retread Information Bureau/TRIB,

toll free from anywhere in North

America at 888-473-8732, or by e-mail:

info@retread.org.

Contact:

Harvey Brodsky

831-372-1917 

www.retread.org ■
the SAFETYzone

8

CDL Final Rule Toughens

Penalties Against Unsatisfactory

Drivers

Continuing its efforts to improve

the safety of trucks and buses,

the U.S. Department of

Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier

Safety Administration (FMCSA)

issued a final rule that significantly

strengthens the licensing and

sanctioning requirements of the

commercial driver’s license (CDL)

program for truck and bus drivers

required to hold a CDL. The rule is

effective Sept. 30, 2002. 

This final rule, which implements

provisions of the Motor Carrier Safety

Improvement Act of 1999, combines

two CDL rulemakings proposed in

2001.

“These comprehensive requirements

for those who want to drive trucks and

buses will help ensure that our

highways are safer,” U.S.

Transportation Secretary Norman Y.

Mineta said. “Only safe drivers should

operate trucks and buses, and this rule

will help make that happen.” 

With this final rule, FMCSA intends to

make the CDL program more effective

in preventing dangerous truck and bus

drivers from continuing to drive. It

strives to improve safety by improving

the performance of drivers and

removing unsafe drivers from the road.

Within three years after the rule’s

effective date, FMCSA will penalize

states not in substantial compliance

with licensing and sanctioning

requirements of the CDL program by

withholding Motor Carrier Safety

Assistance Program (MCSAP)

money. MCSAP funds provide

financial assistance to states through

federal grants. 

The new rule allows FMCSA to

prohibit states that do not comply with

this rule from issuing, renewing,

transferring, or upgrading CDLs and

from issuing hardship licenses to truck

and bus drivers who lose their driving

privileges. States that comply with

FMCSA CDL requirements will be

permitted to issue non-resident CDLs

to drivers living in states that have lost

that privilege.

As a result of this final rule, FMCSA

may now disqualify commercial motor

vehicle (CMV) drivers who have been

convicted of traffic violations while

operating a passenger vehicle that

result in their license being canceled,

revoked or suspended, or of

committing drug and alcohol-related

offenses while driving a passenger

vehicle. It also adds the following two

new disqualifying offenses: driving a

CMV after a CDL was revoked,

suspended or canceled for operating a

CMV; and causing a fatality through

the negligent or criminal operation of a

CMV.

The regulation expands the list of

serious traffic violations to include

drivers who fail to obtain a CDL,

driving a CMV without a CDL in the

driver’s possession, and operating a

CMV without proper class of CMV

being driven or type of cargo being

transported. The regulation authorizes

FMCSA’s Chief Safety Officer to

disqualify, on an emergency basis,

CDL drivers who pose an imminent

hazard, a condition that presents a

likelihood of death, serious personal

injury or substantial danger to the

public.

The final rule requires that applicants

obtaining, transferring, or renewing a

CDL tell their state driver-licensing

agency where they previously held

motor vehicle licenses. This enables

the issuing agency to obtain a

candidate’s complete driving record.

A new requirement in the rule creates

a new endorsement. Applicants

wanting to operate a school bus must

pass knowledge and skills tests before

receiving a CDL for that purpose.

States with school bus licensing

programs that currently meet or

exceed FMCSA requirements may

continue to test and license school bus

drivers.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Act

(CMVSA) of 1986 established the CDL

program and the Commercial Driver’s

License Information System (CDLIS)

to serve as a clearinghouse and

repository of CDL information and

traffic-conviction data. The CMVSA

also requires state personnel to

ensure that drivers convicted of

certain serious traffic violations are

prohibited from operating a CMV.

The final rule is on the Internet and

can be viewed by searching for docket

numbers FMCSA-2001-9709 and

FMCSA-00-7382 at http://dms.dot.gov/.

Contact : 

Suzy Bohnert

202-493-0189 ■
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Put the Brakes On Fatalities Day

VehicleViews

Click It or Ticket

On a single day in the U.S., vehicle crashes are an

even greater threat to life and health than crime.

In 2000, there was one murder every 34 minutes,

while one person died from traffic crash every 13 minutes.

There was one violent crime every 22 seconds, but one

crash-related injury every 10 seconds. We are not

helpless, however, to help ‘put the brakes on fatalities.’

Changing driving behavior can work to reduce vehicle

crashes. Just a few of the measures that individuals can

do:

• Drive courteously and defensively

• Wear seat belts and use child safety restraints properly

• Never drive while impaired

• Don’t speed or drive aggressively

• Be alert while driving

On October 10th, the Second Annual Put the Brakes on

Fatalities Day will strive to reduce the approximately 115

fatalities that occur each day. Last year’s campaign

resulted in a 29% reduction in fatalities on October 10,

2001, but that’s only a starting point. Find out what you can

do to get involve and support the goal of zero fatalities at

www.brakesonfatalities.org. ■

I

f you noticed more law

enforcement on the roads than

usual around Memorial Day

weekend, then you saw Click It or

Ticket in action. This seat belt

enforcement campaign was

conducted in all fifty states and the

District of Columbia. Some states

used an unprecedented combination

of paid advertising and heightened

seat belt enforcement in order to get

the message across. 

The message is simple: If you don’t

wear a seat belt, you may get a ticket.

Some states have primary seat belt

laws that allow a law enforcement

officer to write a citation whenever

an unbelted driver or passenger is

observed. In states with secondary

seat belt laws, an officer must stop a

violator for another infraction

before being able to issue a

citation. In either case, you

could get a ticket for not

buckling up.

Wearing your seat belt will not

only help you avoid a ticket,

but it may save your life.

Someone is killed in a crash

every 13 minutes. However,

seat belts save over 11,000

lives each year, and they can help you

maintain control of your car in a

crash. Be smart and safe, and buckle

up. 

For more information on Click It or

Ticket, see the National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration’s

website, www.nhtsa.gov. ■
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AFVsuccess stories

Air Force Alternate Fuels Program 

Takes Off at Tinker

*Reprinted from Air Force News Archive

by Tech. Sgt. Scott Elliott

Air Force Print News

fuels movement, and more bases are

coming on line.

“The beauty of biodiesel is that it

requires no vehicle modification,”

Keller said. “You can take the same

dump truck that’s burned diesel for

10 years and put biodiesel in it

without changing a thing, and we’re

getting alternate fuel vehicle credit

(from the Energy Policy Act of 1992).”

Another benefit is lower

maintenance, thanks to biodiesel

cleaning carbon out of engines and

allowing them to run more efficiently,

said Senior Master Sgt. Rex Curry,

chief of the vehicle maintenance

policy and procedures team.

“Biodiesel also has more lubricity

than basic diesel, so things don’t

wear out as quickly,” Curry said. “At

some point (in the future), industrywide, it is extremely likely that you

won’t be able to buy diesel without it

being blended with (at least 2

percent of) some bio-mass type fuel.

“It’s kind of like ethanol,” he said. “In

some places, like Colorado, you get

10 percent ethanol (blended into

gasoline) all the time.”

Reducing the amount of diesel fuel

consumption is just as much an

Logisticians at Tinker Air Force

Base, Okla., are the latest to

embrace the future with

renewable fuels by mixing a bit of

soybean oil into their diesel tanks.

Congress, through the Energy Policy

Act of 1992, tasked the Air Force,

along with all other federal agencies,

to take the lead in finding ways to

reduce the nation’s dependence on

petroleum and improve air quality. 

“Tinker’s delivery of ‘biodiesel’ is the

(latest) piece of the Air Force’s

alternative fuels program,” said Col.

Thomas Keller, chief of the

infrastructure and vehicles division

within the Air Force’s installations

and logistics directorate. 

Biodiesel is a product made through

a chemical reaction of alcohol with

vegetable oils, fats, or greases. The

Air Force currently uses B-20, a

blend of 80 percent diesel and 20

percent soybean-derived biodiesel.

Although a vehicle may burn as

much B-20 as it did standard diesel,

actual petroleum consumption is

reduced.

Tinker joins Peterson AFB, Colo.,

Vandenberg AFB, Calif., Patrick AFB,

Fla., and Scott AFB, Ill., as the

service’s leaders in the alternative

ethical issue as it is a Congressional

mandate, Keller said. 

“It’s been proven that diesel

(exhaust) is a carcinogen,” he said.

“We have school buses full of

children (driving) around, and we’re

(exposing them) to cancer.”

“There’s a study that offers proof

that buses burning (standard) diesel

fuel (are) 46 times higher in

carcinogens than a bus burning

biodiesel,” Curry said. “We can,

literally, save children’s lives by

using biodiesel.” 

Besides eliminating carcinogens

from exhaust, the fumes have a

pleasant side effect. 

“It smells like whatever the 20

percent (additive) was,” Curry said.

“If it’s soy, it smells like soy; if it’s

chicken fat, it smells like Kentucky

Fried Chicken going down the road.

(According to) one article, the

biodiesel smelled like popcorn.”

By joining the biodiesel revolution,

Tinker is helping ensure the Air

Force will meet one of the act’s

tougher mandates: that 75 percent of

new vehicle acquisitions be

alternative fuel-capable by 1999. The

Energy Policy Act of 1992 was

amended in 1998 to give agencies

one alternative fuel vehicle

acquisition credit for every 2,250

gallons of B-20 used.

“We’re going to get very close (to

meeting our goal) this year,” said Lt.

Col.William Fisher, chief of the

vehicle policy team. “With increased

use of these biodiesel fuels, I predict,

we’ll exceed them next year.” ■
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GSA plays it safe!

E85 Scores Big in DOE Grants Program

Secretary of the U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE)

Spencer Abraham recently

announced that the DOE had issued

grants to assist in the establishment

of an additional twenty public and

private E85 fueling stations across

the nation. 

A total of $807,403 has been awarded

to specifically support the

establishment of E85 fueling sites.

Phil Lampert, Executive Director of

the National Ethanol Vehicle

Coalition (NEVC) stated, “This is

the largest single award that has ever

been made by a federal agency to

advance the establishment of E85

fueling sites. These funds are part of

the monies that the Congress

appropriated for use by E85

advocates during fiscal year 2002.”

NEVC spokesperson Michelle Saab

also noted that almost 50% of the E85

funds would be used “outside the

generalized farm belt” of the

Midwest. “We are seeing a

nationwide interest in the use of E85

as a form of alternative fuel, and

while the majority of the fueling sites

are certainly located in the Midwest,

we expect the major advances in

infrastructure development will take

place on the east and west coasts.”

Projects receiving funding include:

• Dover, Delaware: 1 new E85

fueling station;

• Twin Cities of Minnesota: 8 new

E85 fueling stations;

• Buffalo, NY: 3 new E85 fueling

stations;

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• Southeast Wisconsin: 3 new E85

fueling stations;

• Titusville/Kennedy Space Center:

3 new E85 fueling stations;

• Cleveland, Ohio: 1 new E85

fueling station;

• Fargo, North Dakota: 1 new E85

fueling station.

For additional information regarding

NEVC, visit their web site at

www.E85Fuel.com.

Contact: 

Michelle Saab

573-635-8445. ■
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