42 U.S.C. § 13253 : US Code - Section 13253: Replacement fuel demand estimates and supply information

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13253 : US Code - Section 13253: Replacement fuel demand estimates and supply information

(a) Estimates
Not later than October 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, the Secretary of
Transportation, and other appropriate State and Federal officials,
shall estimate for the following calendar year -
(1) the number of each type of alternative fueled vehicle
likely to be in use in the United States;
(2) the probable geographic distribution of such vehicles;
(3) the amount and distribution of each type of replacement
fuel; and
(4) the greenhouse gas emissions likely to result from
replacement fuel use.
(b) Information
Beginning on October 1, 1994, the Secretary shall annually
require -
(1) fuel suppliers to report to the Secretary on the amount of
each type of replacement fuel that such supplier -
(A) has supplied in the previous calendar year; and
(B) plans to supply for the following calendar year;
(2) suppliers of alternative fueled vehicles to report to the
Secretary on the number of each type of alternative fueled
vehicle that such supplier -
(A) has made available in the previous calendar year; and
(B) plans to make available for the following calendar year;
and
(3) such fuel suppliers to provide the Secretary information
necessary to determine the greenhouse gas emissions from the
replacement fuels used, taking into account the entire fuel
cycle.
(c) Protection of information
Information provided to the Secretary under subsection (b) of
this section shall be subject to applicable provisions of law
protecting the confidentiality of trade secrets and business and
financial information, including section 1905 of title 18.