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Summary

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is continuing to develop methods to increase the Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) percentage in its qualifying fleet and enhance its qualifying fleet’s alternative fuel usage.

This represents the CIA’s report covering fiscal year (FY) 2008. This report covers the CIA’s alternative fuel use and vehicle acquisition compliance pursuant to the requirements of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 (Public Law 102-486), as amended by the Energy Conservation Reauthorization Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-388) and Executive Order (E.O.) 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy and Transportation Management, signed on 24 January 2007.

Table 1.CIA’s Performance in Meeting EPAct and E.O. 13423 Requirements

*First year of CIA's E85 fueling station being operational
**CIA's GGE consumption figure is extrapolated from verifiable consumption quantities.

EPAct Compliance

CIA first reported under the EPAct in 1997. This constitutes CIA’s seventh report, and it covers FY 2008. During the period covered by this report, 76 percent of CIA’s FY 2008 qualifying fleet acquisitions under the EPAct were AFVs.

Credits: Federal fleets earn one credit for every AFV acquired and one credit for every 450 gallons of neat bio-diesel (B100) or 2,250 gallons of B20 (20 percent bio-diesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel) used. Additional credits are earned for:

1. AFVs that operate exclusively on alternative fuels.
2. Zero Emission Vehicles of any size.
3. Dedicated medium-duty or heavy-duty AFVs.

During FY 2008, CIA earned 42 credits for its AFV acquisitions and additional 6 credits for acquisition of AFV’s with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 8,500 pounds for a total of 48 credits.

Exemptions: Under the EPAct, exemptions were granted for fleet size, geographic location or use outside of a qualifying Metropolitan Statistical Area/Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA/CMSA), law enforcement vehicles and emergency vehicles. Exemptions claimed against CIA’s fleet acquisitions for FY 2008 are as follows:

1. Law Enforcement (6 vehicles – 1.1 percent of total)
2. Emergency (0 vehicles – 0 percent of total)
3. Non MSA/CMSA (0 vehicles – 0 percent of total)
4. Geographic (0 vehicles – 0 percent of total)

E.O. 13423 Compliance

E.O. 13423 section 2.(g), using a baseline of 2005, requires agencies that operate a fleet of at least 20 motor vehicles to:

1. Reduce the fleet’s total consumption of petroleum products by 2 percent annually through the end of FY 2015.
2. Increase the total fuel consumption that is non-petroleum-based by 10 percent annually.
3. Use plug-in hybrid (PIH) vehicles when PIH vehicles are commercially available at a cost reasonably comparable, on the basis of life-cycle cost, to non-PIH vehicles.

Use of Alternative Fuels in AFVs: CIA expanded its infrastructure in FY 2007 by installing an E85 Fueling Station (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline). The E85 fueling station is now operational.

Petroleum Consumption: CIA exceeded the E.O. 13423 requirement to reduce the consumption of petroleum products by 2 percent annually through the end of FY 2015, relative to FY 2005 baseline. Fuel consumption for FY 2008 was 255,996 GGEs while fuel consumption for FY 2005 was 326,457 GGEs. This represents a 21 per cent reduction.

 Appendix A

 Appendix B

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