[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28456-28457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13622]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Advisory Committee on Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) notice is hereby given of the 
following advisory committee meeting: Advisory Committee on Appliance 
Energy Efficiency Standards. The Department will consider the 
information and comments received at this meeting in preparation of its 
rulemakings.

DATES: Monday, June 23, 1997, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC 20036, (202) 265-1600.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathi Epping, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Mail Station EE-43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-7425 OR Sandy Beall, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Mail Station EE-43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-7574.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee

    The Advisory Committee on Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards was 
established to provide input on the appliance standards rulemaking 
process. The Committee serves as the focal point for discussion on the 
implementation of the procedures, interpretations, and policies set 
forth in the rule on Procedures for Consideration of New or Revised 
Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products (61 FR 36973 (July 
15, 1996)) and on cross cutting analytical issues affecting all product 
standards.

Tentative Agenda

9:00 am  Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Agenda Review
9:30 am  Public Comments on agenda
9:35 am  Recent Successes (standards, test procedures, workshops)
10:15 am  Break
10:30 am  Priority Setting Process
11:00 am  Subcommittee Reports to the Committee
11:45 am  Public Comments on Morning Session
12:00 pm  Lunch
1:00 pm  Continue Subcommittee Reports
2:45 pm  Break
3:00 pm  Public Comments
3:30 pm  New Business
3:50 pm  Action Items and Deliverables for next meeting
4:30 pm  Adjourn

    Please note this draft agenda is preliminary. The times and agenda 
items listed are guidelines and are subject to change. A final agenda 
will be available at the meeting, Monday, June 23, 1997.

Public Participation

    The meeting is open to the public. Please notify either Sandy 
Beall, (202) 586-7574, or Kathi Epping, (202) 586-7425, if you plan to 
attend the advisory committee meeting. Written statements may be filed 
either before or after the meeting. In order to have your written 
comments distributed at the advisory committee meeting, please provide 
10 copies to the information contacts previously listed, at least 7 
days prior to the meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral 
statements should contact the Office of Codes and Standards at the 
address or telephone numbers listed under contact information. Requests 
must be received 7 days prior to the meeting, and a reasonable 
provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. Such 
presentations may be limited to five minutes. The Designated Federal 
Official is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business.

Minutes

    Copies of the Committee's charter, minutes of the first Committee 
meeting held on January 8, 1997, this notice, and other correspondence 
regarding the Committee may be viewed at the DOE Freedom of Information 
Reading Room, 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. A copy of the Committee meeting transcript will be available 
in the DOE public reading room approximately 10 days after the meeting. 
Minutes will also be available 60 days after the meeting by writing to 
Sandy Beall or Kathi Epping at the address previously listed.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 19, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-13622 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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