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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

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AGENCY: Conservation and Renewable Energy Office. Energy.
ACTION: Cancellalion ofPublic Hearings in California and Oregon.

SUMMARY: The Department ofEnergy 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 exemptionfrom 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 eitherhearing. 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 ofConservation and Renewable Energy. Mail Station 

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.. 113. Room GH-'068. Forrestal Building. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW

.. Washington. D.C. 20585, (202) 252- 9127; Eugene Margolis. Esq

.. U.S. Department ofEnergy. Office ofGeneral Counsel. Mail Station GC-33. Forrestal Building. 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.• Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 252-9513; U.S. Department ofEnergy.

Conservation and Renewable Energy. Office ofHearings andDockets. 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 ofproposed rulemakings and hearings on granting California's and Oregon'spetitions for exemption from Federalpreemption ofeach 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 Statelaws for clothes dryers and/or kitchen ranges and ovens. A public hearing was scheduled to be held in each State and inWashiilgton, D.C. to provide interested persons an

_ opportunityto comment on the proposed rules. In the Notice ofProposed Rulemakings DOE stated that itmight consolidate any or all ofthe hearings if the Department did notreceive sufficient interest concerning 

### a particular hearing. DOE is cancelling the California and Oregon hearings for this
reason. DOEhas contacted each speaker and has provided each person the opportunity to present testimony at the hearing to be held in Washington. D.C.

Issued inWashington, D.C.• September 19. 1963.• Howan:l S. Coleman, PrincipalDeputyAssistantSecretary, Conservation andRenewableEnergy.-
[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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