IMPACT OF AUTOMOTIVE FUEL SHORTAGES ON THE AGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85-00988R000100100071-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: June 22, 1979
• Content Type: MF

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2 2 JUN 1979
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
FROM: James H. McDonald
Director of Logistics
SUBJECT: Impact of Automotivr2 l;uei Shortages on
the Agency
1. The Agency is beginning to encounter difficulty in
obtaining su.f fiicient automotive fuel. Althouh we are con-
C, to provide the needed motor pool and cour=ier services
our supplies are precariously low, and unless s01110 TC_11CF is
forthcoming in the next several days , we could be in trouble.
2. The present crisis is causing a significant drain
on the gasoline inventory at the Motor Pool, With the exist-
ing stocks and the current daily consumption , the Motor Pool
has only enough unleaded fuel to last until 'Monday, 2 July;
leaded or regular fuel until Tuesday, 3 July; and enough
diesel fuel until Friday, 20 July.
3. By enforcing immediate stringent measures, it would
be possible to extend the number of days .that this supply
will last. Currently in effect at the pump is a minimum of
five gallons per vehicle per day. All components operating
Government vehicles have been contacted and requested to accept
this five-gallon limitation and to further help whenever and
wherever possible by filling their tanks at service stations
along their route. Additionally, components have been aske.
to place more reliance on POV's for their official business,
since either way their drivers will have to perhaps wait in
lines. Current reserves are being held for courier ;tad shuttle
use and for use by the DCI and DDCI vehicles.
4. The Mail and Courier Branch, Logistics Services
Division, Office of Logistics (LSD/OL), is reviewing the areas
whereby courier runs can, for the duration of the cri,,;is,
either be combined and/or the frequency reduced.. The Motor
Pool Branch, LSI)/OL, is also reviewing its shuttle service
with the same goal in mind. Cle rly, a dramatic drop in
the daily gasoline issues must be achieved i f we aro to fill-
fill our mission.
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SUBJECT : Impact of lutomo tive I:uel. Shortages on the
Agern.cy
5; Illustrative of current usage is the fact that
during the months of March, April, and May of this year, an
average of 356 gallons of leaded and 330 gallons of unleaded
gasoline were used each working day, For a total monthly
average of 7,832 gallons leaded and 7,26C gallons i,nieaclecl,
respect i.vely; or, for the first 15 wort; ing days Of. June, an
average of 338 gallons of leaded and 313 gallons of unleaded
were used. On a projected basis, this would total 7,136
gallons of leaded and 7,546 gallons of unleaded, respectively.
6. Although allocat .1oil figures cnn fluctuate depending
upon product availability, suppliers have advised that our
present allocation figures for July are as follows:
Headquarters Motor Pool
Leaded Gas - 50 percent or 3,956 gallons
Unleaded Gas 75 percent or 3,923 gallons
Based. on the June projection, this is indicative of a projected
shortfall of 3,480 gallons of leaded and 3,617 gallons of
unleaded gasoline for the Headquarters Motor Pool.
7. Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 211.103,
provides one hundred (100) percent of current requirements
for agricultural production and Department of Defense (DoD)
use (except for housekeeping requirements), and shall take
effect only following the approval of the President. Other-
wise, gasoline allocation for Government use shall be 100
percent of base period (November 1977 - October 1978) as
reduced by application of an allocation fraction.*
8. If this Agency is going to improve its position,
it would appear that an exception must be granted to include
it tinder the same criteria which applies to DoD. The Agency
has been designated a subclaimant to the DOD for priority
allocation of materials under 50 USC App 2071, Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950. It appears reasonable to assume this
Agency should also be deemed a subciaimant of DoD for its
emergency fuel requirements. To this end, I have requested
the Logistics and Procurement Law Division, Office of General
Counsel (0CC), to seek an interpretation of the relevant
Department of Energy regulations which grant DoD a 100 percent
*The allocations in paragraph 6 above are based on Agency
usage during this base period.
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SUBJECT: imp~;(-t: of Automotive Fuel Shortages on the
Agency
fuel allocation. Based on the prior approval of our sub-
claimant status, we have forwarded a determination to our
fuel supplier that this Agency is entitled to a 100 percent:
fuel allocation (copy attached) . As for the immediate
shortfall, we have made application to the Office of Emer--
gency Energy Services for the immediate release of 4,000
gallons of leaded gasoline which has be n approved and will.
be delivered to the Agency `Motor Pool. on Saturday, 2:~ June
1979.
9. Discussions have also been iii tinted with the Gerz-
eral Services Administration' (GSA) to explore Moss:ibJe
methods of relieving the usage pressure on Agency supplies.
GSA has scheduled a meeting for 2 July with some of the
Federal agencies who are encountei'i_ng problems similar to
ours. A member of my staff will attend that meeting.
10. In my view, we may be able to deal with our problem
in the short term. llotwever, as you know, we place a heavy
reliance on the use of POVts to move our people around. Since
our employees are also experiencing the effects of the gasoline
shortage, perhaps even to a greater degree than we as an agency
are, we can expect our gasoline consumption to increase unless
we impose -the'stringent measures discussed above and obtain
an increase in fuel allocation.
Distribution:
Orig FT 2,- Adse w/att
0L/P1PS Official w/att
1 - OL/PEPS Chrono w/att
1 - D/L Chrono w/att
1 - OL Files w/att
0L/P&PS
(22 Jun 79)
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