U.S. FTC Proposes Rule for Changes to Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fueled Vehicles (AFVs)

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) under which the agency seeks comments on two amendments to its "Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled Vehicles." The proposed amendments would consolidate the FTC's AFV labels with the fuel economy labels required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and eliminate the FTC label requirements for pre-owned AFVs. In addition, after considering changes to non-liquid alternative fuel labeling requirements, the FTC announced in the NPRM that it was not proposing changes to these fuel labeling requirements. The FTC will accept written comments on the proposed rule through August 17, 2012. For more information, refer to the proposed rule in the Federal Register.