10 CFR § 490.801 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s490.801"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "10 CFR § 490.801 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "490.801"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION"
part_number: "490"
part_name: "ALTERNATIVE FUEL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 7191  42 U.S.C. 13201, 13211, 13220, 13251  28 U.S.C. 2461 note."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 10653, Mar. 14, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "490"
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# 490.801 Purpose and scope.

This subpart implements section 514 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 13263a) which permits States and alternative fuel providers to petition for alternative compliance waivers from the alternative fueled vehicle acquisition requirements in subparts C and D of this part, respectively.