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Proposed Rules 

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER 

contains notices to the public of the 

proposed issuance of rules and 

regulations. The purpose of these notices 

is to give interested perspns an 

opportunity to participate in the rule 

making prior to the adoption of the final 

rules. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Conservation and 

Henewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket Nos.: CE-CP-CA003 and CE-CPOROO5] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products; Cancellation of 

Public Hearing . 

AGENCY: Conservation and Renewable 

Energy Office. Energy. 

ACTION: Cancella lion of Public Hearings 

in California and Oregon. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy is 

cancelling the public hearings scheduled 

for September 20. 1983. at 333 Market 

Street. Internal Revenue Service. San 

Francisco. California. and for September 

23.1983. at the Edith Green Wendell 

Wyatt Federal Building. 1220 Southwest -

Third Avenue. Portland. Oregon. These 

hearings had been scheduled in 

connection with DOE's proposal to grant 

California's and Oregon's petitions for 

exemption from Federal preemption of 

each State's regulation pertaining to 

energy use or energy efficiency for _ 

clothes dryers and/ or kitchen ranges 

and ovens (48 FR 34858. August 1. 1983). 

Although DOE did not receive sufficient 

interest to hold either hearing. the 

respondents wishing to testifY hav-e 

been notified anCl provided the ~:.: 

opportunity to appear at the . 

Washington. D.C .• hearing on September 

30. 1983. 9:00 a.m .• at the Forresta! 

Building. Room 1E-245. 1000 

Independence Avenue. SW .• 

Washington. D.C. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael J. McCabe. U.S. Department of 

Energy. Office of Conservation and 

Renewable Energy. Mail Station eE- .. 113. Room GH-'068. Forrestal Building. 

1000 Independence Avenue. SW .. 

Washington. D.C. 20585, (202) 252-

9127; 

Eugene Margolis. Esq .. U.S. Department 

of Energy. Office of General Counsel. 

Mail Station GC-33. Forrestal 

Building. 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW .• Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 

252-9513; 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

Conservation and Renewable Energy. 

Office of Hearings and Dockets. Room 

GB-'025. Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue.SW., 

Washington. D.C. 20585. (202) 252-

9319. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

August 1. 1983 (48 FR 34858), DOE 

issued a notice of proposed rule makings 

and hearings on granting California's 

and Oregon's petitions for exemption 

from Federal preemption of each State's 

regulation pertaining to clothes dryers 

and! or kitchen ranges and ovens. In the 

August 1983 proposal. the Department. 

also proposed granting the petitions 

from Federal preemption from New 

York. Wisconsin and Minnesota 

concerning State laws for clothes dryers 

and/ or kitchen ranges and ovens. A 

public hearing was scheduled to be held 

in each State and in Washiilgton, D.C. to 

provide interested persons an _ 

opportunity to comment on the proposed 

rules. In the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemakings DOE stated that it might 

consolidate any or all of the hearings if 

the Department did not receive 

sufficient interest concerning a 

particular hearing. DOE is cancelling the 

California and Oregon hearings for this 

reason. DOE has contacted each 

speaker and has provided each person 

the opportunity to present testimony at 

the hearing to be held in Washington. 

D.C. 

Issued in Washington, D.C .• September 19. 

1963 .• 

Howan:l S. Coleman, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 

Conservation and Renewable Energy.-

[FR Doc. 83-26106 Filed &-21-83: 10:45 am] 

BILUNG CODE 6450-01-11 

Federal Register 

VoL !IS. No. 185 

Thursday. September 22. 1983 

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