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 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 106 STAT. 2881 of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Secretary of Transportation, shall, within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule to establish uniform labeling requirements, to the greatest extent practicable, for alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles, including requirements for appropriate information with respect to costs and benefits, so as to reasonably enable the consumer to make choices and comparisons. Required labeling under the rule shall be simple and, where appropriate, consolidated with other labels providing information to the consumer. In formulating the rule, the Federal Trade Commission shall give consideration to the problems associated with developing and publishing useful and timely cost and benefit information, taking into account lead time, costs, the frequency of changes in costs and benefits that may occur, and other relevant factors. The Commission shall obtain the views of affected industries, consumer organizations. Federal and State agencies, and others in formulating the rule. A final rule shall Regulations. be issued within 1 year after the notice of proposed rulemaking is issued. Such rule shall be updated periodically to reflect the most recent available information. (b) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COORDINATION.— The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to the Federal Trade Commission in developing labeling requirements under subsection (a). The Secretary shall coordinate activities under this section with activities under section 405. SEC. 407. DATA ACQUISITION PROGRAM. 42 USC 13233. (a) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, through the Energy Information Administration, and in cooperation with appropriate State, regional, and local authorities, shall establish a data collection program to be conducted in at least 5 geographically and climatically diverse regions of the United States for the purpose of collecting data which would be useful to persons seeking to manufacture, convert, sell, own, or operate alternative fueled vehicles or alternative fueling facilities. Such data shall include— (1) identification of the number and types of motor vehicle trips made daily and miles driven per trip, including commuting, business, and recreational trips; (2) the projections of the Secretary as to the most likely combination of alternative fueled vehicle use and other forms of transit, including rail and other forms of mass transit; (3) cost, performance, environmental, energy, and safety data on alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles; and (4) other appropriate demographic information and consimier preferences. (b) The Secretary shall consult with interested parties, including other appropriate Federal agencies, manufacturers, public utilities, owners and operators of fleets of light duty motor vehicles, and State or local governmental entities, to determine the types of data to be collected and analyzed under subsection (a). SEC. 408. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AUTHORITY 42 USC 13234. TO APPROVE: RECOVERY OF CERTAIN EXPENSES IN ADVANCE. (a) NATURAL GAS MOTOR VEHICLES. —The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may, under section 4 of the Natural Gas Act, allow recovery of expenses in advance by natural-gas companies

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