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Done in Washington, DC, this 25th day of

January 1995.

Terry L. Medley,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 95–2315 Filed 1–30–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE–RM–94–403]

RIN 1904–AA67

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Energy

Conservation Standards for Three

Cleaning Products

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed

rulemaking; extending comment period

for dishwashers.

SUMMARY: The purpose of today’s notice

is to extend the comment period for

dishwashers from January 30, 1995 to

April 17, 1995, for persons to comment

on the Department’s Advance Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking concerning

energy conservation standards for three

cleaning products.

DATES: Written comments in response to

this document must be received by

April 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments are to be

submitted to: U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, ‘‘Energy Efficiency

Standards for Consumer Products,’’

(Docket No. EE–RM–94–403), Room 5E–

066, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–7574.

Copies of the public comments

received may be read at the

Department’s Freedom of Information

Reading Room, U.S. Department of

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E–

190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–6020

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

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

P. Marc LaFrance, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Forrestal

Building, Mail Station EE–431, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585,(202) 586–

8423

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC–

72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585,(202) 586–

9507

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department published an Advance

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for

Energy Conservation Standards for

Three Cleaning Products. (59 FR 56423,

November 14, 1994).

In its letter of December 2, 1994, to

the Department, the Association of

Home Appliance Manufacturers

(AHAM), on behalf of its members and

the American Council for Energy

Efficient Economy, the Natural

Resources Defense Council, and the

New York State Energy Office, requested

an extension of the deadline for written

comments for dishwashers from January

30, 1995 to April 17, 1995. AHAM

stated it and other interested persons

need additional time to respond

adequately to the issues raised in the

advance notice.

In addition, AHAM stated it and a

group of environmental organizations,

public utilities, and state and local

energy and water conservation offices

are engaged in discussions to develop a

joint recommendation to the

Department regarding standard levels

for dishwashers. AHAM and the other

organizations need the additional time

to collect engineering, energy, and cost

data. These data will be used in

developing dishwasher standard levels

to be recommended to the Department

for adoption as part of this rulemaking.

The substance and possible results of

these discussions may significantly

affect the nature of the comments on the

advance notice.

The Department encourages these

discussions between AHAM, its

members and non-industry persons.

Based on these representations, the

Department is extending the written

comment period to April 17, 1995.

Issued in Washington, D.C., January 26,

1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–2333 Filed 1–26–95; 2:25 pm]

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10 CFR Part 430

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products; Energy Efficiency

Standards for Fluorescent Lamp

Ballasts, Television Sets, and Electric

Water Heaters

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Rulemaking determination.

SUMMARY: On March 4, 1994, the

Department proposed standards for

room air conditioners, water heaters,

direct heating equipment, mobile home

furnaces, kitchen ranges and ovens, pool

heaters, fluorescent lamp ballasts and

television sets. This notification

discusses the Department of Energy’s

decision to proceed with separate

rulemakings for fluorescent lamp

ballasts, televisions, and heat pump

water heaters. For all three products, the

Department will publish revised notices

of proposed rulemaking.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Logee, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building,

Mail Station EE–431, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585. (202) 586–

1689

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC–

72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

9507

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

As directed by the National Energy

Conservation Policy Act, P.L. 95–619,

the Department published an advance

notice of proposed rulemaking for the

eight products. 55 FR 39624, September

28, 1990. On March 4, 1994, the

Department published a notice of

proposed rulemaking. 59 FR 10464,

March 4, 1994.

2. Discussion

The Department received over 8,000

comments on the proposed rule,

including comments from

manufacturers, consumers, members of

Congress, retailers, broadcasters,

national trade associations, national

energy advocates, utilities and other

Federal agencies. The Department is

presently reviewing and evaluating the

comments. DOE believes the record is

sufficient for room air conditioners, gas

and oil-fired water heaters, direct

heating equipment, mobile home

furnaces, kitchen ranges and ovens and