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GAO-01-621R 1 (2001-04-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadweo0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-287546 April 19, 2001 The Honorable John McCain Chairman The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable W. J. Billy Tauzin Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 2003 Pursuant to section 801(a) (2) (A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), entitled Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standard, Model Year 2003 (RIN: 2127-AI35). We received the rule on April 5, 2001. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 2, 2001. 66 Fed. Reg. 17513. Section 32902(a) of title 49, United States Code, requires the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe by regulation, at least 18 months in advance of each model year, average fuel economy standards (known as Corporation Average Fuel Economy or CAFE standards) for non-passenger automobiles manufactured in that model year. Under subsections 32902(a) and (f), the standard is to be the maximum feasible average fuel economy level that the Secretary decides manufacturers can achieve in that model year taking into consideration technological feasibility, economic practicability, the effect of other government motor vehicle standards on fuel economy, and the need of the United States to conserve energy. The light truck CAFE standard for model year 2002 was established at 20.7 miles per gallon (mpg). On October 23, 2000, the Department of Transportation and Related GAO-01-62IR

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