### Federal Register / Vol. 46,.No. 2 / Monday, January 5, 1981 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Act, as amended by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (hereinafter, Office of Conservation and Solar the "Act"), established the framework Energy for a coordinated national effort to reduce the amount of energy consumed Energy Conservation Program for by certain consumer products. Products Consumer Products; Listing of specifically covered by the Act include Consumer Products To Be Classified such household appliances as room airas Covered Products for the Purposes conditioners, central air-conditioners, 

### of Developing Energy Efficiency refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, Standards freezers, kitchen ranges and ovens,
AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). water heaters, and furnaces. These

ACTION: Notice of listing of types (and products, thirteen in total, are

classes) of covered products, other than considered "covered products" under those specifically enumerated by law, the Act and, as such, are subject to which may be subject to energy energy efficiency standards prescribed efficiency standards under section as authorized by law. 325(a)(2) of the Energy Policy and Section 322(b) of the Act provides that Conservation Act (EPCA) (Pub. L. 94- the number of "covered products" may 163), as amended by section 422 of the be expanded to include consumer National Energy Conservation Policy products not specified in the Act, where Act (NECPA) (Pub. L. 95-619). necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the Act, and where the SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and average annual per household energy Conservation Act, as amended by the use by products of such type is likely to National Energy Conservation Policy exceed 100 kilowatt-hours (or its Btu Act, requires, no later than two years equivalent) per year. Of the products in after enactment of NECPA, that the latter category, those, which may be Department of Energy publish in the subject to energy efficiency standards Federal Register a list of covered (authorized to be prescribed under products which may be subject to Section 325(a)(2) of the Act), must be energy efficiency standards. The listed and published in the Federal purposes of this notice are to inform the Register no later than 2 years after the public of DOE's determination that, at date of enactment of the Act. this time, no additional consumer The purpose of this notice is to inform products other than the thirteen all interested persons that, to date, no specified in the law are listed as new consumer products have been covered products, and to provide an classified as "covered products" opportunity for interested persons to pursuant to section 322(b) of the Act. comment thereon.. Accordingly, at this time, there is no
ADDRESSES : Written comments are to be listing of covered products which may submitted to: Carol A. Snipes, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Hearings and Dockets, Consumer Products-Category 14, Docket No. CAS-RM-80-126. viail Station 6B-025, 1 In d dependence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Smith, U.S. Department of Energy, Consumer Products Efficiency Branch, Mail Station GH-068, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585 (202) 252-9127.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Policy and Conservation be subject to energy efficiency standards authorized to be prescribed under section 325(a)(2) of the Act. .Should it be found necessary or appropriate for carrying out the purposes of the Act to classify additional consumer products as "covered" pursuant to section 322(b), a listing of such of those products as may be subject to standards authorized by section 325(a)(2) will be made in the Federal Register.

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participate in this proceeding by submitting, to the address indicated at the beginning of this notice, data or views with respect to the subject matter of this notice. Comments should be labeled both on the envelope and on thedocuments, "Consumer ProductsCategory 14 (Docket No. CAS-RM-80- 126)." Fifteen copies are requested to be submitted, but this is not a requirement ,for submitting comments. Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 1004.11, any person, submitting information or data which is believed to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure, should submit one complete copy, and fifteen copies from which the information believed to be confidential has been deleted. Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat as confidential information that has been submitted include: (1) a description of the item; (2) an indication as to whether and why such items of information have been treated by the submitting party as confidential, and whether any such items are customarily treated as confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is generally known or avilable from other sources; (4) whether the information has previously been made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting persons which would result from public disclosure; and (6) an indication as to when such information might lose its confidential character due to the passage of time. In accordance with the procedures established at 10 CFR 1004.11, DOE shall make its own determination with regard to any claim that information submitted be exempt from public disclosure.

All written comments received will be included in the docket.
Issued in Washington, D.C., December 23, 1980. Maxine Savitz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Conservation. Conservation and Solar Energy.

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### Federal Register 

## I Vol. 46,.No. 2 

## I Monday, January 5,1981 

## I Notices 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Conservation and Solar Energy
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products; Listing of Consumer Products To Be Classified

as Covered Products for the Purposes of Developing Energy Efficiency Standards

AGENCY: Department ofEnerg)' {DOE}.

ACTION: Notice oflisting oftypes (and classes) ofcover1'ld products, other than those specifically enumerated by law, which may be subject to energy efficiency standards under section 325(a)(2) ofthe Energy Policy and ConservationAct (EPCA) (Pub. 

### L. 94- 163). as ameI\dedby section 422 ofthe National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA)**(Pu~.** L. 95-619).

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by the National Energy ConservationPolicy Act, requires, no later than two years after enactment ofNECPA, that Department ofEnergy publish in the Federal Register a list ofcovered products which may be subject to energy efficiency standards. The
purposes ofthis notice are to inform the public ofDOE's determination that, at this time. no additional consumer products other than the thirteen specified in the law are listed as coveredproducts. and to provide an opportunity for interested persons to comment thereon

.. ADDRESSES: Written comments are -to be submitted to: CarolA. Snipes. U.S. Department ofEnergy, Office of Hearings and Dockets. Consumer Products-Category 14. Docket No. CAS-RM-S0--126, Mail Station 6B-025, 

## 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.• Washington, D.C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James A. Smith. U.S. Oepartment of Energy, ConsumerProducts Efficiency Branch, Mail Station GH-068, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585 (202) 252-9127.

SUPP..LEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (hereinafter, the "Act"), established the framework for a coordinated national effort to reduce the amount ofenergy consumed by certain consumer products. Products specifically covered by the Act include such household appliances as !;oom airconditioners, central air-conditioners, refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers, freezers, kitchen ranges and ovens, water heaters, and furnaces. These products, thirteen in total, are considered "covered products" under the Act and, as such, are subject to energy efficiency standards prescribed

as authorizedby law.

Section 322(b) ofthe Act providesthat

Ithe number of "covered products" may be expanded to include consumer products not specified in the Act, where
necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes ofthe Act, and where the
average annual perhousehold energy

use byproducts ofsuch type is likely to exceed 

### :ioo kilowatt-hours (or its Btu equivalent) per year. Ofthe products in the latter category, those, which maybe subject to energy efficiency standards (authorized to be prescribed under Section 325(a)(2) ofthe Act), must be listed and published in the Federal Registerno laterthan 2 years after the date ofenactment ofthe Act.

The purpose ofthis notice is to inform all interestedpersons that. to date, no

new consumerproducts have been classified as "covered products" pursuant to section 322(b) ofthe Act. Accordingly, at this time, there is no

. listing ofcovered products which may be subject to energy effiCiency standards authorized to be prescribed under section 325(a)(2) ofthe Act.

.Should itbe found necessary or appropriate for carrying outthe
purposes ofthe Actto classify additional consumer products as "covered" pursuant to section 322(b), a listing of such ofthose products as may be subject to standards authorizedby section 325(a)(2) will be made in the Federal Register.

Public Comment Procedure

Interested persons are invited to participate in this proceeding by submitting, to the address indicated at the beginning ofthis notice, data or views with respect to the subject matter ofthis notice. Comments should be labeledboth on the envelope and on the documents, "Consumer ProductsCategory 14 (Docket No. CAS-RM-SO-- 126)." Fifteen copies are requested to be submitted, but this is not a requirement .for submitting comments.

Pursuant to the proVisions onO CFR 1004.11, any person. submitting information or data which is believed to be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure, should submit one complete copy, and fifteen copies from which the information believed to be confidential has been deleted. Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat as confidential information thathas been submitted include: (1) a description ofthe item; (2)

an indication as to whether and why such items ofinformation have been treatedby the submitting party as confidential, and whether any such items are customarily treated as confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is generally known or avilable from other sources; (4) whether the information has previouslybeen made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting
persons which wouldresult from public disclosure; and (6) an indication as to when such information might lose its confidential character due to the • passage oftime. In accordance with the procedures·established at 10 CFR 1004.11, DOE shall make its own determination with regard to any claim thatinformation submitted be exempt from public disclosure.

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All written comments received will be included in the docket.

Issued inWashington, D.C., December 23, 1980. Maxine Savitz, DeputyAssistantSecretaryfor Conservation. Consen·alion andSolarEnergy.

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