Chief financial officer's task force on rationing feasibility, cost and schedule. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Mar 05 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5291669· OSTI ID:5291669

The purpose of this memorandum is to report our realistic assessment of the feasibility, cost, and time frame for bringing a rationing program to 90-day readiness. The basic aspects of the nature of the rationing plan are discussed. The plan has been changed in several respects in response to comments from the Congress, the general public and the ECC, since the previous version was rejected by the Congress in May 1979. Three changes in particular impact the preimplementation process: The range of entities accorded status as priority firms has increased to cover such groups as telecommunications firms and for-hire delivery firms; All firms (not just priority users) are alloted rights for a percentage of their historical gasoline usage; States have more influence on the division of the total state supply between state reserves and vehicle allotments. The rationing plan, is described on a chart depicting the interaction of the principal components is included. The rationing process starts when checks for coupons are sent to owners of registered vehicles. The biggest single problem area appears to be delivering these checks into the hands of the vehicle registrants who are entitled to them. (DMC)

• Research Organization: American Management Systems, Inc., Arlington, VA
• DOE Contract Number: AC01-80AD14013
• OSTI ID: 5291669
• Report Number(s): DOE/AD/14013-T2; ON: DE82011166
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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