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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM-90-201]

 

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products (Energy 
Conservation Standards for Eight Types of Consumers Products)

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extending comment period and 
scheduling of second public hearing.

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SUMMARY: Due to requests by the Gas Appliance Manufacturers 
Association, the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, the 
Edison Electric Institute, the Electronic Industries Association, and 
the Carolina Power & Light Company, and the large volume of information 
contained in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) and in the 
Technical Support Document, the Department of Energy (the Department or 
DOE) has decided to extend the comment period by 60 days and schedule a 
second public hearing. This notice announces that the comment period 
which was to be closed on May 18, 1994, will be extended to July 18, 
1994, and a second public hearing is scheduled for June 7 and 8, 1994.

DATES: Written comments in response to this document must be received 
by July 18, 1994.
    Oral views, data, and arguments may be presented at a second public 
hearing to be held in Washington, DC, on June 7 and 8, 1994. Requests 
to speak at the hearing must be received by the Department no later 
than 4 p.m., Friday, May 27, 1994, for the second public hearing. Ten 
(10) copies of statements to be given at the public hearing must be 
received by the Department no later than 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 1, 1994, 
for the second public hearing.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to speak at the public hearing 
are to be submitted to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Hearings and Dockets, ``Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products (Energy Conservation 
Standards for Eight Types of Consumer Products)'' (Docket No. EE-RM-90-
201), Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585, (202) 586-0561.
    Both hearings will begin at 9:30 a.m., and will be held at the U.S. 
Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, room 1E-245, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC.
    Requests may be hand delivered to such address between the hours of 
8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. 
Requests should be labeled ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumers 
Products (Energy Conservation Standards for Eight Types of Consumers 
Products),'' (Docket No. EE-RM-90-201), both on the document and on the 
envelope.
    Copies of the transcript of the public hearing and public comments 
received may be read and/or photocopied at the DOE Freedom of 
Information Reading Room, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 
Building, room 1E-190, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585, (202) 586-6020, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carl E. Adams, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-431, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9127.

Eugene Margolis, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, 
Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department published a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking on March 4, 1994, entitled ``Energy Conservation 
Program for Consumer Products (Energy Conservation Standards for Eight 
Types of Consumer Products)'' (59 FR 10464).
    In its letter of March 14, 1994, to DOE, the Association of Home 
Appliance Manufacturers requested postponement of the public hearing, 
or scheduling of a second hearing and extension of the deadline for 
written comments, based on ``the short time allowed to prepare for the 
hearing, and the lack of publication by DOE of information on test 
procedures.''
    In its letter of March 16, 1994, to DOE, the Gas Appliance 
Manufacturers Association requested postponement of the public hearing, 
or scheduling of a second public hearing and extension of the deadline 
for written comments, stating that given ``the unexpected severity of 
DOE's proposed rule, a short interval between publication of the 
proposed rule and a public hearing on the proposed rule does not give 
GAMA or manufacturers enough time to prepare adequately for the public 
hearing.''
    In its letter of March 25, 1994, to DOE, the Edison Electric 
Institute requested postponement, and a second public hearing and 
extension of the deadline for written comments, based on ``the 
significance and far-reaching implications of the proposed rule.''
    In its letter of March 25, 1994, to DOE, the Electronic Industries 
Association requested postponement of the public hearing and extension 
of the deadline for written documents. The EIA gave as reasons: ``the 
voluminous amount of the Technical Support Document, and the need for 
its member companies to obtain input from their regionally-based 
engineers.''
    In its letter of March 25, 1994, to DOE, the Carolina Power & Light 
Company stated as its reason for requesting postponement, a second 
hearing and extension of the deadline for written documents that ``the 
proposed rule could have significant implications for its company and 
the entire electric industry.''
    Based on these representations, the Department is extending the 
comment period to July 18, 1994, and scheduling a second public hearing 
for June 7 and 8, 1994.
Frank M. Stewart, Jr.,
Acting Chief of Staff, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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