[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24226]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number: EE-RM/STD-01-375]
RIN 1904-AB06


Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners and Heat 
Pumps

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

ACTION: Notice of rescheduling of public workshop and extension of time 
to submit comments.

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SUMMARY: This document: (1) Announces a new date of Monday, October 1, 
2001, for the informal public workshop on commercial unitary air 
conditioner and heat pump efficiency standards originally scheduled for 
Wednesday, September 12, 2001; and (2) extends the time period to 
November 1, 2001, for submitting comments regarding the Framework 
Document, as described in a previous announcement on Friday, August 17, 
2001 in the Federal Register. (66 FR 43123).

DATES: The public workshop originally scheduled for Wednesday, 
September 12, 2001 in Washington, DC, has been rescheduled for Monday, 
October 1, 2001 in Washington, DC at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Written comments 
must be received on or before Thursday, November 1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 
Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585. (Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE 
Headquarters are subject to advance security screening procedures. If 
you are a foreign national and wish to participate in the workshop, 
please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible by contacting Ms. 
Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945 so that the necessary procedures 
can be completed.)
    A limited number of call-in phone lines will be provided for the 
October 1, 2001, workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for those unable to 
travel. Please contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945 to 
obtain the call-in phone number.
    On June 18, 2001, the draft Framework Document was placed on the 
DOE website at: http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/codes_standards/index.htm.
    Written comments are welcome, especially following the workshop. 
Please submit written comments to: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation 
Standards for Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, 
Docket Number: EE-RM/STD-01-375, EE-41, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945; Telefax: (202) 
586-4617. You should label comments both on the envelope and on the 
documents and submit them for DOE receipt by November 1, 2001. Please 
submit one signed copy and a computer diskette (WordPerfect 8) or 10 
copies (no telefacsimiles). The Department will also accept 
electronically-mailed comments, e-mailed to [email protected], but you must supplement such comments with a signed 
hard copy.
    Copies of the transcript of the public workshop, the public 
comments received, the Framework Document, and this notice may be read 
at the Freedom of Information Reading Room, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Forrestal Building, Room 1E-190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3142, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE-41, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-0371, 
email: [email protected], or Francine Pinto, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-7432, email: 
[email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2001.
David K. Garman,
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 01-24226 Filed 9-26-01; 8:45 am]
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