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U.S. Department ofEnergy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy OPENING REMARKS Notice ofProposed Rulemaking and Public Hearing Regarding Test Procedure forWater Heaters;' Kitchen Ranges, Ovens, and Microwave ovens; and Clothes Washers. Docket Number EE -RM-94-230 July 12, 1995 Washington, DC Good morning and welcome. I'm Ingrid Watson, program manager for kitchen products andtoday's presiding official. Onbehalf ofthe Department ofEnergy, I would like to thank you fortaking.the time to participate in this public hearing concerning the.Department's energy conservation program for consumer products.
The purpose oftoday's public hearing is to receive oral testimony on the notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the Department's testprocedures for Water Heaters; Kitchen Ranges, Ovens, and Microwave ovens; andClothes Washers as discussed in the proposed rule published inthe Federal Register on March 23, 1995. The comments received today and those submitted during the written comment period will assist us in developing the Final Rule. The comment period for this rulemaking ends August 31, 1995. All comments submitted on thisproposed rulemaking will be considered before DOE establishes the Final Rule. Comments received afterthe comment period willbe considered to the fullest extent possible.HEARING GUIDELINES
As DOE presiding official for this hearing, I will setforth the guidelines for conducting the hearing and provide other pertinent information. Acomplete transcript ofthis hearing will be available atthe Department of Energy's Freedom ofInformation Reading Room as described in the notice. Anyone wishing topurchase acopy ofthe transcript may make arrangements with the courtreporter.
This will notbe an evidentiary or,judicial type ofhearing. It will be conducted in accordance with Section 553 Title 5,United States Codes and Section 336 ofthe Act.
To provide the Department ofEnergy with as much pertinent information and as many views ascan reasonably be obtained, and to enable interested persons to express their views, the hearing will be conducted in accordance with the following procedures:
* speakers will be called to testify based on a schedule ofthose people who responded to the notice ofthis hearing;

* speakers have been allotted 10
- 30 minutes for their oral statements;
* anyone may make an unscheduled oral statement after all schedule speakers have delivered their statements; andatthe conclusion of allpresentations, each speaker.will be given the opportunity to make a rebuttal statement, subject totime limitations, and willbe called in the order in which the initial statements were made. Questions may be asked only by the panelmembers conducting the hearing. However, the presiding official will allow any interested person an.opportunity to question speakers who have made oral presentations. This opportunity willbe allowed after any rebuttal statements, tothe extent that the presiding official determines that such question islikely toresult in a more timely and effective resolution ofthe issue. Persons interested in making use ofthis opportunity must submit their request shortly afterthe completion ofany rebuttal statements tothe registration desk. The questions submitted should be identified asto who the author of the questions is and to whom the question is being directed to. The presiding official will determine whether the question is relevant. Ifthe question is allowed, it will be asked by the presiding official.
As mentioned earlier, the close ofthe comment period is August 31, 1995. All comments received will be available forpublic inspection at theDOE Freedom ofInformation Reading Room. Such comments should be addressed to the Department ofEnergy as noted in the proposed rule fortoday's hearing. Ten copies ofthe written,comments are requested. In addition, the Department would appreciate an electronic copy in Wordperfect 5.1 ofthe comments. No faxed comments willbe accepted. Any person submitting information which he or shebelieves to be confidential andexemptby law from public disclosure should submit tothat same address, one complete copy and nine copies from which information claimed to be confidential has been deleted.
In accordance with the procedures established at 10CFR 1004.11, the Department of Energy shall make its own determination asto whether or not the information shall be exempt from public disclosure.
We appreciate the time and effort you have taken in preparing your statements and are pleased to receive your comments and opinions. I would now like tointroduce the members ofthe panel. Joining me this morning are: etc. ,etc.....................
At this time, I will call the first speaker. For the record, please state your name and whom you represent.