The EPC state set-aside program allows a percentage of fuel available to each state to be distributed to critical facility users by state energy offices and major cities. This set-aside fuel is then distributed on a priority basis to critical providers and users.

The state set-aside program is designed to interfere minimally with the market, using set-aside volumes that are sufficient only.

Question?? What if the Internet is down and we can't access the web-based program?

EPC consultants include an operating manual with instructions on how to operate using telephones and Fax machines. We include paper forms to be distributed to local and state emergency managers prior to an incident. Here are a few sample forms in PDF that we will use.

Form-1 - State Management of Program

Form-2 - Critical Providers Request for Fuel

Form-3 - On-Line APPROVAL of Fuel Delivery

EPC will prepare the set-aside manual, incorporate your management program, existing forms and documents into a web-based program for your agency. We identify and interview your local fuel suppliers and associations. We prepare 24/7 contact sheets of suppliers, officials, and city/county leaders. In most cases the entire process takes less than 2-weeks on-site with your staff (contact us today).

There are four elements in the fuels set-aside program: basic set-aside; community hardship; assignment of prime supplier and adjustment of supply volume; and certification for emergency services. To achieve maximum flexibility in the set-aside program, the individual elements within the program are implemented only as directed by the Fuel Contingency manager (FCM) or a Multi-Agency Task Force Committee member; they will not automatically become effective when the set-aside program is implemented.

The Basic Set-Aside Element  - redistributes fuel supplies to bulk consumers who are considered priority users and who are experiencing difficulty obtaining sufficient fuel supplies at any price.

The Community Hardship Element - allows for distribution of fuels to qualified fuel-short areas. A community may request fuel supplies from the state set-aside when it is experiencing an emergency or hardship caused by a shortage of fuel, or is receiving less than 80 percent of the allocation fraction. A community is defined as either a city or county, or a geographic area of five square miles but containing ten service stations, or a military base exchange. Community hardship is the only element of the program whereby retail service stations may be eligible for a set-aside allocation.

The Assignment and Adjustment Element -  is primarily intended for use only after the federal government institutes a price and allocation control program. Those bulk purchasing end users who have not established a record of fuel deliveries for the base period may request that they be assigned a prime supplier. Those end users who have substantially increased their fuel use since the time of the base period may apply for an adjustment of supply volume to increase the amount of their supplies. The fuels allocation officer may extend assignments and adjustments on a month-to-month basis, or for a maximum of a 90-day period. This assignment automatically expires at the end of the designated period, at which time the applicant may request an extension.