THE FUEL ECONOMY LABEL--A CASE STUDY IN GOVERNMENT RULEMAKING

On April 6, 1984, EPA announced a final rule (40 CFR Part 600, Vol. 49, No. 68) which amended the Federal Fuel Economy Information Program by prescribing adjustment factors for the Federal fuel economy numbers and by establishing a new format for the Federal fuel economy label displayed on new vehicles. This rule, one of over 5,000 documents printed in the 1984 Federal Register rule section, presents some interesting lessons about development of government regulations. The contents of this rule amended an existing rule, did not have a "major" impact on the economy, and was not considered to be controversial. Nonetheless, this rule represents at least nine years of work, negotiations, and deliberations by Federal and private sector organizations. The history of this rule can provide insight into the Federal rulemaking process, and the forces affecting that process.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at SAE Government/Industry Meeting and Exposition Washington, D.C., May 20-23, 1985.
• Corporate Authors:

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• Authors:
  • Pirkey, D B
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 7 p.
• Serial:
  • SAE Technical Paper
  • Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
  • ISSN: 0148-7191
  • EISSN: 2688-3627
  • Serial URL: http://papers.sae.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Federal government; Fuel conservation; Labeling; Regulations
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Subject Areas: Energy; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00451312
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 851214, HS-039 118
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 31 1985 12:00AM