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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 persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430
{Docket No

. CE-RM-87-102]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products; Energy Conservation Standards for Three Types of Consumer Products; Public Hearing

AGENCY: Conservation and Renewable Energy Office, DOE. ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of December 7,1987 (52 FR 46367), DOE issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANOPR) on energy conservation standards for three types of consumer products, as authorized by the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987. The purpose of today's notice is to announce a public hearing concerning the matters of the December 7,1987, ANOPR. - DOE believes that such .a public forum is warranted in view of the possible conflict between these appliance energy conservation standards and those regulations recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the restriction of chl oro fluorocarbon production.
DATES: Public Hearing. A public hearing will be held in Washington, DC. on January 28,1988, at 9:30 a.m.; requests to speak must be received by the Department no later,than 4 p.m., January 26, 1988; ten copies of each speaker's statement are requested.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Michael J. McCabe, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Conservation andRenewable Energy, Mail Station CE132, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9127 Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy. Office of General Counsel, Mail Station GC-12, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hearing will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy
, Forrestal Building

. Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. 1, Procedure for Submitting Requests to Speak. Requests to speak should be made to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy, Hearings and Dockets, CE-43,1, Room 6B-025, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.20585 (Telephone (202) 586-9320). Any person who has an interest in this proceeding, or who is a representative of a group or class of persons having an interest, may submit a written or telephone request for an opportunity to make an oral presentation at the public hearing. Such requests should be labeled, both on the letter and the envelope, "Appliances: 3Product Rulemaking (Docket No. CERM-87-102)," should be sent to the proper address and must be received by the time specified above. The person making the request should briefly describe the interest concerned and give a telephone number where he or she may be contacted. - 2. Selection of Speakers. DOE reserves the right to select the persons to be heard at this hearing, and to schedule the respective presentations. DOE will endeavor to afford all persons who request to speak an opportunity to be heard. The length of each presentation will be limited to 20 minutes. Scheduled speakers will be so notified by DOE. 3. Conduct of Hearing. A DOE official will be designated to preside at the hearing. The hearing will not be a judicial or evidentiary-type hearing, but will be conducted in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553. The official conducting the hearing will accept additional comments or questions from those attending, as time permits. Any further procedural rules regarding proper conduct of the hearing will be' announced by the presiding official. Federal Register

Vol. 53. No. 1
Monday. J anuary 4. 1988

Issued in Washington, DC. December 23. 1987. Donna R. Fitzpatrick, Assistant Secretary. Conservation and Renewable Energy.

fFR Doc. 87-30162 Filed 12-31-87: 8:45 aml
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Customs Service
19 CFR Parts 141 and 178

Entry of Consolidated Shipments; Extension of Time for Comments

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury. ACTION: Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY : This notice extends the period of time within which interested members of the public may submit comments concerning a proposal to arhend the Customs Regulations relating to the entry procedures for consolidated shipments of imported merchandise. On November 4,1987, Customs published a notice in the Federal Register (52 FR 42310), proposing to amend § 141.11, Customs Regulations (19 CFR 141.11), by adding a new paragraph covering consolidated shipments. According to the proposal, in the case of consolidated shipments by common carrier, entry may not be made by a broker appointed by the consignee named in the master bill of lading or master airway bill if a consignee on any one of the individual bills of lading or individual waybills which make up the master bill of lading or master airway bill has designated another broker to make entry, or any one of the individual bills of lading or individual air waybills indicates that entry will be made by the actual owner or purchaser. Comments on this proposal were to have been received on or before January 4, 1988. Customs has received a request to extend the comment period an additional 45 days. In view of the complexity of the issues involved, the request is being granted to provide additional time so that responsive comments may be prepared. DATE: Comments are requested on or before February 18, 1988. ADDRESS: Comments may be-submitted to and inspected at the Regulations and Disclosure Law Branch, U.S. Customs 

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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public 01 the proposed issuance of rules and

. regulations. The purpose of these notices is 10 give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430
(Docket No. CE-RM-87-102)
Energy Conservation Programfor Consumer Products; 

### t:nergy Conservation Standards·for 1l\ree Types of ConsumerProductsj Public Hearing

AGENCY: Conservation and Renewable Energy Office. DOE.
ACTION: Notice ofpublic hearing.

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of December 7. 1987 [52 FR 46367). DOE issued an advance notice ofproposed rulemaking [ANOPR) on energy conservation standards for three types ofconsumerproducts. as authorized by the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of1987. The purpose oftoday's notice is to announce a public hearing concerning the matters ofthe December 7. 1987. ANOPR.

- DOE believes that Bucha public forum is warranted inview ofthe possible conflict between these appliance energy conservation standards and those regulations recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the restriction of chlorofluorocarbon production.

DATES: PublicHearing. A public hearing will be held in Washington. DC. on January 28. 1988. at 9:30 a.m.: requests to speak must be received by the Department nojater'than 4 p.m

.. January 26. 1988; ten copies ofeach speaker's statement are requested.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael

## J. McCabe, U.S. Department of

Energy. Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy. Mail Station CE132. Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue. SW.• Washington. DC 20585. (202) 586-9127 Eugene Margolis. Esq

.. U.S. Department ofEnergy. Office of General Counsel. 

### Mail Station GC-12. Forrestal Building. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW.• Washington. DC 20585. (202) 586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The hearing 

### will be held at the U.S. Department ofEnergy. Forrestal Building. Room lE-245.1000 Independence Avenue. SW

.. Washington. DC 20585.

1, Procedure for Submitting Requests to Speak. Requests to speak should be made to: U.S. Department ofEnergy. Office ofConservation and Renewable Energy. Hearings and Dockets. CE-43.1. Room 68-025. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW

.. Washington. DG20585 (Telephone (202) 586-9320). Any person who has aninterest in this proceeding.

or who is a representative of a group or class ofpersons having an interest. may submit a written ortelephone request for an opportunity to make an oral presentation at the public hearing. Such requests should be labeled. both on the letter and the envelope. "Appliances: 3 Product Rulemaking [Docket No. CERM-87-102)." shouldbe sent to the proper address and must be received by the time specified above.

The person making the request should briefly describe theinterest concerned and give a telephone number where he

or she may be contacted.

-2. Selection ofSpeakers. DOE

reserves the right to select the persons to be heard at this hearing. and to schedule the respective presentations. DOE will endeavor to afford all persons who request to speak an opportunity to be heard. The length ofeach presentation will be limited to 20 minutes. Scheduled speakers will be so notified by DOE.

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3. Conduct ofHearing. A DOE official will be designated to preside at the hearing. The hearing wilt notbe a judicial orevidentiary-type hearing. but will be conducted in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553. The official conducting the hearing will accept additional comments

or questions from those attending. as time permits.

Any further proced'lll'al rules regarding proper conduct ofthe.hearing will be' announced by the presiding official. IsRued in Washington. DC. Decnmbcr 23. 1987. Donna R. Fitzpatrick. AssistantSecretary. Cormerl'a/ion and R('newabJe Energy. (FR Doc. 87-30162 Flied 12-31-87: 8:45 amI

BILLING CODE 6450-01-M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

19 CFR Parts 141 and 178
Entry of Consolidated Shipments; Extension of Time for Comments

AGENCY: Customs Service. Treasury.
ACTION: Extension of{)Omment period.

SUMMARY:This notice extends the period oftime within which interested members of the public may submit comments concerning a proposal to amend the Customs Regulations relating to' the entry procedures for consolidated shipments ofimported merchandise. On November 4.1987. Customs published a notice in the Federal Register [52 FR 42310). proposing to amend § 141.11. Customs Regulations [19 CFR 141.11). by adding a new paragraph covering consolidated shipments. According to the proposal. in the case ofconsolidated shipme!)ts by common carrier. entry may not be made by a broker appointed by the consignee named in the master bill oflading or master airway bill ifa consignee on anyone ofthe individual bills oflading orindividual waybills which make up the masterbill oflading

or master airway bill has designated anotherbroker to make entry. or any
one ofthe individual bills oflading or individual air waybills indicates that entry will be made by the actual owner
or purchaser.

Comments on this proposal were to have been received on or before January 4. 1988. Customs has received a request to extend the commentperiod an additional 45 days. In view ofthe complexity ofthe issues involved. the request is being granted to provide additional time so that responsive comments may be prepared.
DATE: Comments are requested on or before February 18. 1988.
ADDRESS: Commentsmay be'submitted

. to andinspected at the Regulations and Disclosure Law Branch. U.S. Customs