[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 231 (Wednesday, December 2, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32120]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number EE-RM-97-500]
RIN:1904-AA75


Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Fluorescent 
Lamp Ballasts Energy Conservation Standards

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 30, 1998, the Department of Energy published a 
notice providing limited reopening of the record of its rulemaking to 
revise energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts 
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (63 FR 58330). The notice 
announced that November 30, 1998, would be the closing date for 
receiving public comments regarding the Department's consideration of 
consumers who choose electronic ballast T-8 systems over electronic 
ballast T-12 systems and consumers who choose electronic ballasts over 
cathode cutout ballasts. On November 20, 1998, the National Electrical 
Manufacturers Association requested that the comment period be extended 
until December 15, 1998, to allow additional time for data collection 
and to avoid having the closing date immediately follow the 
Thanksgiving holiday. The Department agrees to extend the comment 
period closing date until December 15, 1998.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments are welcome. Please submit 10 copies (no 
faxes) to: Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation Program for 
Consumer Products: Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts, Docket No. EE-RM-97-500, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Adams, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE-43, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9127, or 
Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General 
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, 
(202) 586-9507.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 25, 1998.
Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-32120 Filed 12-1-98; 8:45 am]
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