[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 19714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9568]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM-94-403]
RIN 1940-AB67


Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Clothes Washer Energy 
Conservation Standards

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Final rule; denial of reconsideration and completion of 
regulatory review.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2001, from 
the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled 
``Regulatory Review Plan,'' published in the Federal Register on 
January 24, 2001, (66 FR 7702) DOE temporarily delayed for 60 days (66 
FR 8744, February 2, 2001) the effective date of appendix J to subpart 
B of 10 CFR part 430 in the final rule entitled ``Energy Conservation 
Program for Consumer Products: Clothes Washer Energy Conservation 
Standards'' published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2001 (66 
FR 3314). By petition dated March 13, 2001, the Mercatus Center at 
George Mason University and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, on 
behalf of a variety of organizations purporting to represent consumer 
interests, petitioned for reconsideration of the final rule. DOE has 
considered the legal and policy arguments in the petition for 
reconsideration and has completed its review of the final rule. Having 
concluded that no further rulemaking action is warranted, DOE hereby 
denies the petition for reconsideration.

DATES: The April 13, 2001 effective date of the rule amending appendix 
J to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430 (66 FR 8744, February 2, 2001) is 
confirmed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Holtzman, Office of General 
Counsel, (202) 586-3410, [email protected]. or Bryan Berringer, 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, (202) 586-0371, 
[email protected]. or Eugene Margolis, Office of General 
Counsel, (202) 586-9526, [email protected].

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2001.
Spencer Abraham,
Secretary of Energy.
[FR Doc. 01-9568 Filed 4-13-01; 1:00 pm]
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