{"abstract":"Today's interim final rule establishes the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program authorized by section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, as amended. Section 136 provides for grants and loans to eligible automobile manufacturers and component suppliers for projects that reequip, expand, and establish manufacturing facilities in the United States to produce light-duty vehicles and components for such vehicles, which provide meaningful improvements in fuel economy performance beyond certain specified levels. Section 136 also provides that grants and loans may cover engineering integration costs associated with such projects. This interim final rule establishes applicant eligibility and project eligibility requirements for both the grant and the loan program. Today's interim final rule also establishes the application requirements and the general terms for the loan program. At present, Congress has appropriated funds through the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, for only the loan program. As such, DOE will be implementing the loan program only at this time, though issuing rules for both the grant and loan programs.","action":"Interim final rule; request for comment.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2008/11/12/E8-26832.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":611,"title":10}],"citation":"73 FR 66721","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2008-12-12","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This interim final rule is effective November 12, 2008. Applications for a direct loan will be reviewed by DOE in tranches. To be eligible for the first tranche, applications may be submitted or hand delivered to the Postal Mail address listed in ADDRESSES until December 31, 2008. The deadline for loan applications for subsequent tranches of loans will be the end of every calendar quarter thereafter as funds and available loan authority permit. Comments must be received by DOE no later than December 12, 2008. If you submit information that you believe to be exempt by law from public disclosure, you should submit one complete copy, as well as one copy from which the information claimed to be exempt by law from public disclosure has been deleted. DOE is responsible for the final determination with regard to disclosure or nondisclosure of the information and for treating it accordingly under the DOE Freedom of Information regulations at 10 CFR 1004.11.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E8-26832","effective_on":"2008-11-12","end_page":66737,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2008/11/12/E8-26832.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/11/12/E8-26832/advanced-technology-vehicles-manufacturing-incentive-program","images":{"ER12NO08.008":{"large":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12NO08.008/ER12NO08.008_large.png","medium":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12NO08.008/ER12NO08.008_medium.png","original_size":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12NO08.008/ER12NO08.008_original_size.png"}},"images_metadata":{"ER12NO08.008":{"large":{"identifier":"ER12NO08.008","content_type":"image/png","size":10253,"width":518,"sha":"be18b237601e0d6c4fb5896cd1146d54","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12NO08.008/ER12NO08.008_large.png","height":190},"medium":{"identifier":"ER12NO08.008","content_type":"image/png","size":3590,"width":243,"sha":"3aee0984409fae327d5374da508bd98b","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12NO08.008/ER12NO08.008_medium.png","height":89},"original_size":{"identifier":"ER12NO08.008","content_type":"image/png","size":2635,"width":221,"sha":"127f23f906544816c691df9087587564","url":"https://img.federalregister.gov/ER12NO08.008/ER12NO08.008_original_size.png","height":81}}},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E8-26832?publication_date=2008-11-12","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2008-11-12/E8-26832/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":17,"page_views":{"count":453,"last_updated":"2026-07-27 00:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-12/pdf/E8-26832.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2008-11-12","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2008/11/12/E8-26832.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1901-AB25":{"issue":"201604","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1901-AB25/advanced-technology-vehicles-manufacturing-incentive-program","title":"Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201604&RIN=1901-AB25&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Economically Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1901-AB25"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-15T02:27:59Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":66721,"subtype":null,"title":"Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program","toc_doc":"Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Energy","Loan programs","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":73}