[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45188-45189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21667]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 430
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial
and Industrial Equipment
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) will hold an
informal public meeting to discuss the priorities of the existing
program and any possible expansion of the scope of the program to
include additional consumer products and commercial and industrial
equipment. The Department is interested in receiving suggestions on the
criteria it should use to reach decisions on these issues and on the
factors, data and analysis methods that might be used by DOE in its
decision making process.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 11, 2001,
from 9 a.m. to noon. Written comments should be submitted by October
11, 2001.
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20585. (Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures. If
you are a foreign national and wish to participate in the meeting,
please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible by contacting Ms.
Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945 so that the necessary procedures
can be completed.)
A list identifying the proposed priority for standards rulemakings
that are currently mandated by statute and a list of possible new
products that have been identified by various stakeholders were placed
on the DOE website at: http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/codes_standards/index.htm.
Written comments are welcome, especially following the meeting.
Please submit written comments to: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products, EE-41, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-2945; Telefax: (202) 586-4617. You should label comments both on
the envelope and on the documents and submit them for DOE receipt by
October 11, 2001. Please submit one signed copy and a computer diskette
(WordPerfect 8) or 10 copies (no telefacsimiles). The Department will
also accept electronically-mailed comments, e-mailed to [email protected], but you must supplement such comments with a signed
hard copy.
Copies of the agenda and attendees of the public meeting, the
public comments received, the list of current rulemakings and possible
new products, and this notice may be read at the Freedom of Information
Reading Room, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-
190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
3142, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Raymond, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE-41, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9611,
email: [email protected] pertaining to priority setting for
current rulemakings, and Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE-41, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-0371,
email: [email protected] pertaining to possible new products,
or Francine Pinto, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-
0103, (202) 586-7432, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 2001, the National Energy Policy
Development Group (NEPD Group) reported a National Energy Policy to the
President. One of the recommendations called for the President to
direct the Secretary of Energy to take steps to improve the energy
efficiency of appliances. The recommendation included supporting the
existing appliance standards program, setting higher standards where
technologically feasible and economically justified, and expanding the
scope of the program to include additional consumer products and
commercial and industrial equipment.
The main focus of the meeting will be to discuss the process that
DOE should use in setting priorities for the existing program and any
possible expansion of the scope of the program to include additional
products and equipment. The Department is interested in receiving
comments on its proposed priorities for current standards rulemakings
and suggestions on the criteria it should use to reach decisions on the
possible expansion of the program. The Department is also interested in
receiving comments on the factors, data and analysis methods that might
be used by DOE in its decision making process. Additional products and
equipment could be addressed through voluntary programs, consumer
education, legislation and/or regulation. Indeed, there are bills being
drafted and introduced in the Congress which would direct DOE to
address additional products and equipment. Thus, the timing of this
meeting would allow DOE to do some early planning in anticipation of a
number of possible new activities.
Today's notice, the subject lists of current rulemakings and
possible new products and equipment, and the planned meeting mark the
next steps in seeking stakeholder input into the rulemaking process.
The lists can be found on the following web-site: http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/codes_standards/index.htm.
The meeting will be conducted in an informal, conference style.
There shall be no discussion of proprietary information, costs or
prices, market shares, or other commercial matters regulated by the
U.S. antitrust laws.
After the meeting and expiration of the period for submitting
written statements, the Department will begin consideration of the
comments received.
If you would like to participate in the meeting, receive meeting
materials, or be added to the DOE mailing list to receive future
notices and information regarding the energy conservation program for
consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, please
contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 22, 2001.
David K. Garman,
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 01-21667 Filed 8-27-01; 8:45 am]
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