42 U.S.C. § 13256 : US Code - Section 13256: Technical and policy analysis

Search 42 U.S.C. § 13256 : US Code - Section 13256: Technical and policy analysis

(a) Requirement
Not later than March 1, 1995, and March 1, 1997, the Secretary
shall prepare and transmit to the President and the Congress a
technical and policy analysis under this section. The Secretary
shall utilize the analytical capability and authorities of the
Energy Information Administration and such other offices of the
Department of Energy as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(b) Purposes
The technical and policy analysis prepared under this section
shall be based on the best available data and information
obtainable by the Secretary under section 13253 of this title, or
otherwise, and on experience under this subchapter and other
provisions of law in the development and use of replacement fuels
and alternative fueled vehicles, and shall evaluate -
(1) progress made in achieving the goals described in section
13252(b)(2) of this title, as modified under section 13254 of
this title;
(2) the actual and potential role of replacement fuels and
alternative fueled vehicles in significantly reducing United
States reliance on imported oil to the extent of the goals
referred to in paragraph (1); and
(3) the actual and potential availability of various domestic
replacement fuels and dedicated vehicles and dual fueled
vehicles.
(c) Publication
The Secretary shall publish a proposed version of each analysis
under this section in the Federal Register for public comment
before transmittal to the President and the Congress. Public
comment received in response to such publication shall be preserved
for use in rulemaking proceedings under section 13257 of this
title.