Proposed Rules Federal Register 

Vol 63, No. 64 

Friday. April 3, 1998 

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 Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket Numbers EE-RM-90-201 and EERM-S-97-7001 

RIN 1904-AA84 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Cooking 

Products (Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) 

Energy Conservation Standards 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of limited reopening of 

the record and opportunity for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is providing a limited reopening 

of the record and opportunity for public 

comment on its rulemaking to revise 

energy conservation standards for 

cooking products under the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act, as 

amended, for the following classes: gas 

cooktops, gas ovens, and electric nonself-cleaning ovens. On February 27, 

1998, (63 FR 9975) DOE published a 

notice reopening the comment period 

for 30 days. DOE received a letter from 

the American Gas Association (AGA) 

requesting the Department to change the 

comment period from 30 days to 60 

days. AGA stated it needed additional 

time to respond to the prescriptive 

elimination of pilot lights, which is of 

significant interest to its members. 

Therefore, the Department is providing 

a limited reopening of the comment 

period to allow additional time to 

provide any new factual information, 

comment on the supplemental analyses, 

the potential impact of standards, and 

the principal policy options now under 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the 1996 Draft 

Report on the Potential Impact of 

Alternative Energy Efficiency Levels for 

Residential Cooking Products (Draft 

Report), supplemental analysis, and 

other post comment period 

correspondence are available for public 

inspection and copying at the Freedom 

of Information Reading Room, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 1E- 190, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3142, 

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Please submit 10 copies of written 

comments (no faxes) and a computer 

diskette (Wordperfect 6.1) to: Brenda 

Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, "Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products: Cooking Products, Docket No. 

EE-RM-S-97-700", EE-43, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585-01 2 1. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathi Epping, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, EE-43, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585-012 1, (202) 586- 

7425, or Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of General 

Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585- 

0103, (202) 586-9507. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 30, 

1998. 

Dan W. Reicher, 

Assistant Secretary, 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 98-8669 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE W30-01-P 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 28, 1998. 

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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 Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket Numbers EE-RM-90-201 and EERM-S-97-700] 

RIN 1904-AA84 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Cooking 

Products (Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) 

Energy Conservation Standards 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of limited reopening of 

the record and opportunity for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is providing a limited reopening 

of the record and opportunity for public 

comment on its rulemaking to revise 

energy conservation standards for 

cooking products under the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act, as 

amended, for the following classes: gas 

cooktops, gas ovens, and electric nonself-cleaning ovens. On February 27, 

1998, (63 FR 9975) DOE published a 

notice reopening the comment period 

for 30 days. DOE received a letter from 

the American Gas Association (AGA) 

requesting the Department to change the 

comment period from 30 days to 60 

days. AGA stated it needed additional 

time to respond to the prescriptive 

elimination of pilot lights, which is of 

significant interest to its members. 

Therefore, the Department is providing 

a limited reopening of the comment 

period to allow additional time to 

provide any new factual information, 

comment on the supplemental analyses, 

the potential impact of standards, and 

the principal policy options now under 

consideration. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 28. 1998. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the 1996 Draft 

Report on the Potential Impact of 

Alternative Energy EffiCiency Levels for 

Residential Cooking Products (Draft 

Report), supplemental analysis, and 

other post comment period 

correspondence are available for public 

inspection and copying at the Freedom 

of Information Reading Room, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room lE-190, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3142, 

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Please submit 10 copies of written 

comments (no faxes) and a computer 

diskette (WordPerfect 6.1) to: Brenda 

Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, "Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products: Cooking Products, Docket No. 

EE-RM-S-97-700", EE-43, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585-0121. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathi Epping, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, EE-43, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW. 

Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-

7425, or Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of General 

Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-

0103, (202) 586-9507. 

Issued in Washington, DC. on March 30, 

1998. 

Dan W. Reicher, 

Assistant Secretary. 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 98-8669 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 645CH)l-P 

Federal Register 

Vol. 63. No. 64 

Friday. April 3. 1998