[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5700]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430


Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Public 
Workshop on the Improvements of the Appliance Standards Rulemaking 
Process

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

action: Notice of new location of public workshop.

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summary: On February 22, 1996, the Department of Energy (the Department 
or DOE) published a notice of public workshop (61 FR 6798, February 22, 
1996) announcing a public workshop to be held on Tuesday, March 19, 
1996, and Wednesday, March 20, 1996, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in 
Arlington, Virginia. The workshop will discuss possible initiatives 
that the Department will undertake to improve the appliance standards 
program. Due to the overwhelming response to this workshop, a larger 
facility will be required.

dates: The public workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 1996, 
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, March 20, 1996, from 9:00 
a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

addresses: The new location for the workshop will be at the Washington 
National Airport Hilton Hotel (Crystal City), 2399 Jefferson Davis 
Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bryan D. Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE-
431, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 
586-0371
Douglas W. Smith, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, 
Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-70, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-3410
Deborah E. Miller, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE-1, 
1000 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585-0121, (202) 586-
8888.

supplementary information: The public workshop to discuss possible 
initiatives that the Department will undertake to improve the appliance 
standards program has been relocated. The workshop was originally 
scheduled to be held on Tuesday, March 19, 1996 and Wednesday, March 
20, 1996, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The new 
location for the workshop is the Washington National Airport Hilton 
Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. A new location was necessary to 
accommodate the large number of participants who have responded to the 
February 22, 1996, notice of public workshop published by the 
Department. 61 FR 798, February 22, 1996. The dates and times for the 
workshop have not been changed.
    Please notify Bryan Berringer at the above listed address of your 
intention to attend the workshop or if you have any additional 
questions.

    Issued in Washington, DC, March 5, 1996.
Brian T. Castelli,
Chief of Staff, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 96-5700 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am]
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