DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

CLOTHES WASHER WORKSHOP

November 15, 1996

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 1E-245

Purpose of Workshop: * Stakeholder consideration of design options.

* Stakeholder feedback on preliminary engineering analysis.

Outcomes of Workshop: Inputs on how to conduct and complete the engineering analysis.

Based on this work and additional stakeholder input, the

Department plans to issue a Supplemental Advance Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) for clothes washers in April 1997.

Draft Agenda

9:00 - 9:30 am Opening Remarks, Introductions, Agenda Review

9:30- 9:40 am Overview of Clothes Washer Rulemaking Schedule

9:40 - 10:00 am Summary of DOE Reports

10:00 - 10:30 am Summary of Peer Reviewer Findings

10:30 - 10:45 am Break

10:45 - Noon Open Discussion on Design Options

- Design Options Analyzed

- Preliminary Results of Screening

- Criteria for Establishing Product Classes

Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch (On your own)

1:00 - 2:15 pm Open Discussion on Preliminary Engineering Analysis

- Alternative Options for Improving Data Validity

- Stakeholder Feedback on Assumptions, Approaches,

Methodologies and Necessary Expertise

2:15 - 2:30 pm Break

2:30- 3:00 pm Issues to be Resolved

3:00 - 3:30 pm Next Steps

3:30 - 3:45 pm Open Discussion on How to Improve Future Workshops

3:45 - 4:00 pm Closing Remarks - Adjournment

·' ... EE-RM-94-403 COMMENT 55D

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

CLOTHES WASHER WORKSHOP 

November 15, 1996 

U.S. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence A venue, S. W'., Room lE-245 

SSD 

Purpose of Workshop: * Stakeholder consideration of design options. 

* Stakeholder feedback on preliminary engineering analysis. 

Outcomes of Workshop: Inputs on how to conduct and complete the engineering analysis. 

9:00 - 9:30 am 

9:30- 9:40 am 

9:40 - 10:00 am 

10:00 - 10:30 am 

10:30 - 10:45 am 

10:45 - Noon 

Noon - 1:00 pm 

1:00 - 2:15 pm 

2: 15 - 2:30 pm 

2:30,- 3:00 pm 

3:00 - 3:30 pm 

3:30 - 3:45 pm 

3:45 - 4:00 pm 

Based on this work and additional stakeholder input, the 

Departmentplans to issue a Supplemental Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) for clothes washers in April 1997, 

Draft Agenda 

Opening Remarks, Introductions, Agenda Review 

Overview of Clothes Washer Rule:making Schedule 

Summary of DOE Reports 

Summary of Peer Reviewer Findings 

Break 

Open Discussion on Design Options 

- Design Options Analyzed, 

- Preliminary Results of Screening 

- Criteria for Establishing Product Classes 

Lunch (On your own) 

Open Discussion on Preliminary Engineering Analysis 

Break 

. - Alternative Options for ][mproving Data Validity 

- Stakeholder Feedback on Assumptions, Approaches, 

Methodologies and Necessary Expertise 

Issues to be Resolved , 

Next Steps 

Open Discussion on How to Improve Future Workshops 

Closing Remarks - Adjournment 
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Screening Workshop ....... 11l: i .

Engineering Analysis

Completion lll,,,

Consumer Analysis .............

Approach Workshop : .: . ' 

. - ~Stakeholder Review of |

Enlineering Analysis

Draft Consumlcr Analysis' i!ii 9 ; .

Supplemental ANOPR .Aipiiii; r.. 7 .i 

Approach W orkshop i......-.- ... ...

(e.g. Mtg.) ...... .:::::.:::: 

Perlormnig Analyses iTBI.

Peer & Slakeholder

Revicw : - .

Notice of Proposcl ,,ed

Rulemakinlg -,i

Finlal Rule . .. f f f f.

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Rulemaking Schedule 

Screening Workshop 

Engineering Analyst" 

Co Illp Ie t io n 

Coilsumer Analyst" 

Approach Workshop 

Stakeholder Review of 

Engineering Analyst" 

Draft Consumer Analyst" 

Supplemental ANOPR 

Approach Workshop 

(e.g. Mfg.) 

Performing Analyses 

Peer & Stakeholder 

Review 

Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking 

Final Rule 

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