Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards; Final Decision
other · US Department of Transportation · Published 1996-02-06 · 61 FR 4369
Document
Document number
96-2331
Federal Register citation
61 FR 4369
CFR reference
49 CFR 531
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; granting an exemption from average fuel economy standard and establishing an alternative standard.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
1996-02-06
DOT docket
Docket No. 95-51
Abstract
This decision is issued in response to a petition filed by Rolls-Royce Motors, Ltd. (Rolls-Royce) requesting that it be exempted from the generally applicable average fuel economy standard of 27.5 miles per gallon (mpg) for its model year (MY) 1997 passenger automobiles, and that lower alternative standards be established for it. This decision exempts Rolls-Royce and establishes an alternative standard of 15.1 mpg for MY 1997 for Rolls-Royce.