106 STAT. 2880 PUBLIC LAW 102-486—OCT. 24, 1992 in effect before January 1, 1989. This subsection shall not apply to any provision of any State law, regulation, or order to the extent that such provision has as its primary purpose the protection of public safety. 15 USC 79b note. (c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COM- PANY ACT OF 1935.—(1) A company shall not be considered to be a gas utility company under section 2(a)(4) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79b(a)(4)) solely because it owns or operates facilities used for the distribution at retail of vehicular natural gas. (2) Notwithstanding section ll(b)(l) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79k(b)(l)), a holding company registered under such Act solely by reason of the application of section 2(a)(7)(A) or (B) of such Act with respect to control of a gas utility company or subsidiary thereof, may acquire or retain, in any geographic area, any interest in a company that is not a public utility company and which, as a primary business, is involved in the sale of vehicular natural gas or the manufacture, sale, transport, installation, servicing, or financing of equipment related to the sale for consumption of vehicular natural gas. (3) The sale or transportation of vehicular natiu-al gas by a company, or any subsidiary of such company, shall not be taken into consideration in determining whether under section 3 of the Public Utihty Holding Company Act of 1935 (15 U.S.C. 79c) such company is exempt from registration. (4) For purposes of this subsection, terms that are defined under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 shall have the meaning given such terms in such Act. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'Vehicular natural gas" means natural or manufactured gas that is ultimately used as a fuel in a self-propelled vehicle. 42 USC 13231. SEC. 405. PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM. The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies and individuals and organizations with practical experience in the production and use of alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles, shall, for the purposes of promoting the use of alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles, establish a public information program on the benefits and costs of the use of alternative fuels m motor vehicles. Within 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall produce and make available an information package for consumers to assist them in choosing among alternative fuels and alternative fueled vehicles. Such information package shall provide relevant and objective information on motor vehicle characteristics and fuel characteristics as conmared to gasoline, on a life cvcle basis, including environmental performance, energy efficiency, domestic content, cost, maintenance requirements, reliability, and safety. Such information package shall also include information with respect to the conversion of conventional motor vehicles to alternative fueled vehicles. The Secretary shall include such other information as the Secretary determines is reasonable and necessary to help promote the use of alternative fiiels in motor vehicles. Such information package shall be updated annually to reflect the most recent available information. 42 USC 13232. SEC. 406. LABELING REQUIREMENTS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS. — The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Secretary, the Administrator
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