Pursuant to Executive Order No. 66 and consistent with the Department’s thrust of empowering and balancing the various interest of the energy related policies particularly in the emerging Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) Industry and in order to accelerate, integrate and coordinate various efforts towards the demonstration of the NGV technology, implementation of an effective Information, Education and Communication program and development of the necessary safety practices relative to the operation of NGVs, the following directive is hereby issued: