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 Ind 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.

Public Comment Procedure

Interested persons are invited to

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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 the

documents, "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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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 of Energ)' {DOE}. 

ACTION: Notice of listing of types (and 

classes) of cover1'ld products, other than 

those specifically enumerated by law, 

which may be subject to energy 

efficiency standards under section 

325(a)(2) of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA) (Pub. L. 94-

163). as ameI\ded by section 422 of the 

National Energy Conservation Policy 

Act (NECPA) (Pu~. L. 95-619). 

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended by the 

National Energy Conservation Policy 

Act, requires, no later than two years 

after enactment of NECPA, that 

Department of Energy publish in the 

Federal Register a list of covered 

products which may be subject to 

energy efficiency standards. The 

purposes of this notice are to inform the 

public of DOE's determination that, at 

this time. no additional consumer 

products other than the thirteen 

specified in the law are listed as 

covered products. and to provide an 

opportunity for interested persons to 

comment thereon .. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments are -to be 

submitted to: Carol A. Snipes. U.S. 

Department of Energy, 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, Consumer Products 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 of energy 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 authorized by law. 

Section 322(b) of the Act provides that 

I the 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 of the Act, and where the 

average annual per household energy 

use by products of such type is likely to 

exceed :ioo kilowatt-hours (or its Btu 

equivalent) per year. Of the products in 

the latter category, those, which may be 

subject to energy efficiency standards 

(authorized to be prescribed under 

Section 325(a)(2) of the Act), must be 

listed and published in the Federal 

Register no later than 2 years after the 

date of enactment of the Act. 

The purpose of this notice is to inform 

all interested persons that. to date, no 

new consumer products have been 

classified as "covered products" 

pursuant to section 322(b) of the Act. 

Accordingly, at this time, there is no . 

listing of covered products which may 

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. 

Public Comment Procedure 

Interested persons are invited to 

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 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 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. 

Consen·alion and Solar Energy. 

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