[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 71 (Thursday, April 13, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 18782-18783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-9170]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM-94-403]
RIN 1904-AA67


Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Three Cleaning Products

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

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extending comment period 
for dishwashers.

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SUMMARY: Today's notice is to extend the comment period for dishwashers 
for persons to comment on the Department's Advance Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking concerning energy conservation standards for three cleaning 
products.

DATES: Written comments in response to this document must be received 
by September 30, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments are to be submitted to: U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, ``Energy 
Efficiency Standards for Consumer Products,'' (Docket No. EE-RM-94-
403), Room 1J-018, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7574.
    Copies of the public comments received may be read at the 
Department's 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 9:00 a.m. and 
4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony T. Balducci, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE-
431, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
8459
Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General 
Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-72, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department published an Advance Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking for Energy Conservation Standards for Three 
Cleaning Products. (59 FR 56423, November 14, 1994). The Department 
published a notice extending the comment period for dishwashers until 
April 17, 1995. (60 FR 5880, January 31, 1995).
    In its letter of March 24, 1995, to the Department, the Association 
of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), on behalf of its members, and 
the American Council for Energy Efficient Economy, the Natural 
Resources Defense Council, California Energy Commission, Pacific Gas 
and Electric, Seattle Water Department and American Water Works 
Association, and Southern California Edison, requested an extension of 
the deadline for written comments for dishwashers from April 17, 1995, 
to September 30, 1995. AHAM stated it and other interested persons need 
additional time for further data collection and analysis to respond 
adequately to the issues raised in the advance notice.
    In addition, the above parties are engaged in discussions to 
develop a joint recommendation to the Department regarding standard 
levels for dishwashers. AHAM and the other organizations need the 
additional time to collect engineering, energy, and cost data. These 
data will be used in developing dishwasher standard levels to be 
recommended to the Department for adoption as part of this rulemaking. 
The substance and possible results of these discussions may 
significantly affect the nature of the comments on the advance notice. 
The extension of time for the comment period should not impair or slow 
the Department's ability to promulgate standards.
    The Department encourages these discussions between AHAM, its 
members and non-industry persons. Based on these representations, the 
Department is extending the written comment period to September 30, 
1995.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, April 7, 1995.
Christine A. Ervin,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 95-9170 Filed 4-12-95; 8:45 am]
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