41 C.F.R. Subpart A—Obtaining Fuel Efficient Motor Vehicles
Title 41 - Public Contracts and Property Management
Executive agencies located in any State, Commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and the District of Columbia which operate motor vehicles owned or leased by the Government in the conduct of official business. This subpart does not apply to motor vehicles exempted by law or other regulations, such as law enforcement and motor vehicles in foreign areas. Other Federal agencies are encouraged to comply so that maximum energy conservation benefits may be realized in obtaining, operating, and managing motor vehicles owned or leased by the Government. Procedures for purchasing and leasing motor vehicles can be found in subpart 101–26.5 of this title. Passenger automobiles are classified in the following table: (a) You must select motor vehicles to achieve maximum fuel efficiency. (b) Limit motor vehicle body size, engine size and optional equipment to what is essential to meet your agency's mission. (c) With the exception of motor vehicles used by the President and Vice President and motor vehicles for security and highly essential needs, you must purchase and lease midsize (class III) or smaller sedans. (d) Purchase and lease large (class IV) sedans only when such motor vehicles are essential to your agency's mission. (a) The minimum miles per gallon that a fleet of motor vehicles purchased or leased by an executive agency must obtain. The need to meet these standards is set forth in 49 U.S.C. 32917, Standards for Executive Agency Automobiles, and Executive Order 12375, Motor Vehicles. These standards have two categories: (1) Average fuel economy standard for all passenger automobiles. (2) Average fuel economy standard for light trucks. (b) These standards do not apply to passenger automobiles and light trucks designed to perform combat-related missions for the U.S. Armed Forces or motor vehicles designed for use in law enforcement or emergency rescue work. The minimum fleet average fuel economy standards appear in the following table: [71 FR 27638, May 12, 2006] (a) Due to the variety of motor vehicle configurations, you must take an average of all motor vehicles, by category (passenger automobiles or light truck) purchased and leased by your agency during the fiscal year. This calculation is the sum of passenger automobiles or light trucks that your executive agency purchases or leases from commercial sources divided by the sum of the fractions representing the number of motor vehicles of each category by model divided by the unadjusted city/highway mile-per-gallon ratings for that model, developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for each fiscal year. The EPA mile-per-gallon rating for each motor vehicle make, model, and model year may be obtained from the: General Services Administration, Attn: FFA, Washington, DC 20406. (b) An example follows:
Light trucks: i. 600 light trucks acquired in a specific year. These are broken down into: A. 200 Six cylinder automatic transmission pick-up trucks, EPA rating: 24.3 mpg, plus B. 150 Six cylinder automatic transmission mini-vans, EPA rating 24.8 mpg, plus C. 150 Eight cylinder automatic transmission pick-up trucks, EPA rating: 20.4 mpg, plus D. 100 Eight cylinder automatic transmission cargo vans, EPA rating: 22.2 mpg. ii. Fleet average fuel economy for light trucks in this case is 23.0 mpg. (a) You must submit your reasons for the exemption in a written request to the: Administrator of General Services, ATTN: MTV, Washington, DC 20405. (b) GSA will review the request and advise you of the determination within 30 days of receipt. Passenger automobiles and light trucks exempted under the provisions of this section must not be included in calculating your fleet average fuel economy. (a) Executive agencies report to GSA their leases and purchases of passenger automobiles and light trucks. GSA keeps a master record of the miles per gallon for passenger automobiles and light trucks acquired by each agency during the fiscal year. GSA verifies that each agency's passenger automobile and light truck leases and purchases achieve the fleet average fuel economy for the applicable fiscal year, as required by Executive Order 12375. (b) The GSA Federal Vehicle Policy Division (MTV) issues information about the EPA miles-per-gallon ratings to executive agencies at the beginning of each fiscal year to help agencies with their acquisition plans. (a) You must send copies or synopses of motor vehicle leases and purchases to GSA. Use the unadjusted combined city/highway mile-per-gallon ratings for passenger automobiles and light trucks developed each fiscal year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). All submissions for a fiscal year must reach GSA by December 1 of the next fiscal year. Submit the information as soon as possible after the purchase or effective date of each lease to the: General Services Administration, ATTN: MTV, Washington, DC 20405. Email: [email protected]. (b) Include in your submission to GSA motor vehicles purchased or leased by your agency for use in any State, Commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and the District of Columbia. (c) Your submission to GSA must include: (1) Number of passenger automobiles and light trucks, by category. (2) Year. (3) Make. (4) Model. (5) Transmission type (if manual, number of forward speeds). (6) Cubic inch displacement of engine. (7) Fuel type (i.e., gasoline, diesel, or type of alternative fuel). (8) Monthly lease cost, if applicable. Note to §102–34.75: Do not include passenger automobile and light truck lease renewal options as new acquisition motor vehicle leases. Do not report passenger automobiles and light trucks exempted from fleet average fuel economy standards (see §102–34.50(b) and §102–34.65). No. The GSA Automotive Division provides information for passenger automobiles and light trucks it purchases for agencies. Yes, you must submit a negative report if you don't purchase or lease any motor vehicles in a fiscal year. Yes. You do not need to report passenger automobiles and light trucks that are: (a) Purchased or leased for use outside any State, Commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, or the District of Columbia. (b) Designed to perform combat-related missions for the U.S. Armed Forces. (c) Designed for use in law enforcement or emergency rescue work. It may. If previous motor vehicle purchases and leases have caused your fleet to fail to meet the required fuel economy by the end of the fiscal year, GSA may encourage you to adjust future requests to meet fuel economy requirements. For help with your motor vehicle acquisition plan, contact the: General Services Administration, Attn: MTV, Washington, DC 20405. Email: [email protected].
Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management
PART 102–34—MOTOR VEHICLE MANAGEMENT
Subpart A—Obtaining Fuel Efficient Motor Vehicles
§ 102-34.30 Who must comply with motor vehicle fuel efficiency requirements?
§ 102-34.35 What are the procedures for purchasing and leasing motor vehicles?
§ 102-34.40 How are passenger automobiles classified?
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Station wagon Sedan class class Descriptive name------------------------------------------------------------------------I................................. I Subcompact.II................................ II Compact.III............................... III MidsizeIV................................ IV Large.V................................. .............. Limousine.------------------------------------------------------------------------
§ 102-34.45 What size motor vehicles may we purchase and lease?
§ 102-34.50 What are fleet average fuel economy standards?
§ 102-34.55 What are the minimum fleet average fuel economy standards?
Fleet Average Fuel Economy Standards \1\------------------------------------------------------------------------ Passenger automobile Fiscal year \2\ Light truck \3,4\------------------------------------------------------------------------2005................... 27.5 21.02006................... 27.5 21.62007................... 27.5 22.2------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ These figures represent miles/gallon.\2\ Established by section 49 U.S.C. 32902 and the Secretary of Transportation.\3\ Fleet average fuel economy standard set by the Secretary of Transportation and mandated by Executive Order 12375 beginning in fiscal year 1982.\4\ Fleet average fuel economy for light trucks is the combined fleet average fuel economy for all 4 x 2 and 4 x 4 light trucks.
§ 102-34.60 How do we calculate the average fuel economy for our fleet?
§ 102-34.65 How may we request an exemption from the fuel economy standards?
§ 102-34.70 How does GSA monitor the fuel economy of purchased and leased motor vehicles?
§ 102-34.75 How must we report fuel economy data for passenger automobiles and light trucks we purchase or commercially lease?
§ 102-34.80 Do we report fuel economy data for passenger automobiles and light trucks purchased for our agency by the GSA Automotive Division?
§ 102-34.85 Do we have to submit a negative report if we don't purchase or lease any motor vehicles in a fiscal year?
§ 102-34.90 Are any motor vehicles exempted from these reporting requirements?
§ 102-34.95 Does fleet average fuel economy reporting affect our acquisition plan?
§ 102-34.100 Where may we obtain help with our motor vehicle acquisition plans?
