59FR15722

3722 - Fwden Re t`-1 Vol. ' .. NW-64 I •Wnday, ApariL 4. 1994

Program to Promote Energy El'lii:'aencyr in tio3uatary F ^, x

Commercial Office uipment "'

and is rcial.oMceequipment anal

Efficiency In Lun umues or Voluntary

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24.1094. The public meeting for - that when conveyed to c ous a., W o

commercia l office equipment will be enable ppurchasers of such equipz fist

hold on Thursday, fAay 28,1994. assess the energy txmsumption acrd q#

ADDRESSES; Written cornrnrnts and potential cost sv ngsof alto va!

requests to speak should be labeled- P° u '.

"V t p Q P E

program win be bold on Tuesday, May procedures will provide inlormsti

registration the day of the sleeting: The potential for significant energy savi

public meeting for the Iuminaire as a result of such program& These

2394, or tme permts, upon wiey use. anor if iidldd f WUichh th i eres

be submitted in advance before May 12, equipment and luminaires fiat

1Z, 2994. Requests to speak should also those types of commercial offhae

quadruplicate must be received by May testing and inftirmaiion programs for,

DATES: Written comments in - assistance to support vohratary ne?

meetings. provide technical and financial -' -

comments and tci attend the public and other interested organlzatiooa;

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subriiitied to Iris. Ba Twigg. O sar ffice

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, Mail Station EE-431,i7.&

" pertinent of Ener 2000 gy,

donna Avenue, SW„

gton DC 20585 Tale phcin

, , . Was ' oii, DC. achieve the objectives estairlfsh for

Co office transcripts of the public- the sale and piachastie of commercial

meetings and public comments received office equipment and luirsinabo If the ,

may tie read at the DOE Freedom of Secretary determ ses that either of dLe'

Information Readies: Room, U S.. *Gluetary is not rasss#s#csrzi

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volutttary prograrass are Posit 245 1000 indeninde ewe Avenue SW

ouergiorreiauing, f Ey Psl Bild deteraaiaatioa firs to whetberr rise room 1E-'

and will be held at the US. Department 19951, the Secretary shall make t

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Not later than throe after the date, (202158&4127; FAX: (202) 585-4617. years

The meetings will beggin at 8:3o am.; of enactment of:EPACr ( ctober x4,

pllence and Equipment Energy . Department of Energy, Forrestal

Efficiency Standards Public Meetings Building; room 113-190, 1000

To 1setras EvaluaOon Criteria for the Independence Avenue, SW.,

Voluntary Programs to Provide Energy : Washington. DC, (202) 586-662b',.

Eflali:tctcyt fnformattion ftir-i.umhtalres between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Commercial Office Equipment- Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays

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,toE>sCx: :t:7fiice UfEUST Effici and &

Renewable Ere easy '0" FURTHt R INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Barbara Twsgg, U.S. Department of

' " Fcssrgy, f}ffa of . AOTtOK: Notice of iabl ce Energy Efficiency p aieetirsgs

. - anenewae d Rbl BY. Forrestal

Sttyr The Esargy Policy Act of 1992

requires the Department ofEergy (DOE

or Department) to support . voluntarynational testing and information -

programs for those types of luminaires

and commercial office equipment that

are widely used, and show potential for

significant energy savings. Nat later

than October 24,-i9Y95, DOE must

determine whether the viiluntarf_

programs thus created by members of

those industries are consistent with the

objectives set forth in the legislation,

In order to determine what specific

criteria will be used W evaluate The

PaTtiqs

for each p ogram to offer uggerticns

c g methods of evaluation. All

persons are hereby given notice of the

opportunity to submit written

Building, Mail Station EE-431,1000

Independence Avenue, SW..

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 58&-

9127.

Eugene Margolis,'! Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC7:200W Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 58&--

9.507.

SUPPLE M ENTARY Rte ATlOH:

1. Authnritg_. - -

Tire Energy Policy Act of 1032

t ACT; Pub. L'102-4N) identified •

cal new categories of products and

equipment for i tlu ion in a range of

required and voluntary testing and

information programs to promote energy

efficiency. Under sections 125 and 126

of EPACr the Secretary of Energy, after •

consulting with industry associations

huttinaires will be iveloped by -:

separate organizations cttricp d of r.

interested parties associated with eacindustry, and the efforts to develr> > -,

these programs ion1l. be :monitorac tied'

evaluated by the Secretary of E ..

with the otsof the legislation: ihl

.Secretary sicall,ylter crisrtltatiim wviih

the National institute of Standards and

Technology, develop test procedures for :

that set of products, One year later, the

Federal Trade Commission will

prescribe labeling rules. - - -

'The Department recognizes that tlhe:

clerifts:aiion of evaluationnriteria is an

tguiding eleiri tas the tasting

mat= programs-take shape.

As .part of the Monitoring and

evaluation proms, DOE would like to

solicit comments on how the evaluation

criteria should be determined within the

context of the emerging programs. After.

oral and written comments have been

submitted, DOB will analyze the

suggestions, determine the speck

evaluation Criteria , and publish its

findings in the Federal Register.

3, Discussion .

The purpose of the public meeting is

,twofold (]) To provj de an opportunity

to inform DOE on the progress of the

voluntary programs, and (2J to request

suggestions from all interested parties

on the best means of evahaating the

potential effectiveness of the programs.

Some specific areas for comment are

identified below. however, these areas

are not intended to limit the content of

submissions.

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The type., u and standardization

of test proceth s,.

e abe extra simarket peueration

represented by the pnxh2 is selected as

''widely used" and the exit of

participation arses-the respective

industries.

• The•di-sseminationofinformation to

potential ezs.' :-

.The amount of energy saved..

• Provisions to update the program in

future years and incorporate new

products.

• Provisionsfor DOE to monitor the'

m of the'pmgrarn. .

<, DOE will make a presentation at the

.outset of each meeting to

.background and explain the goaLs,for ,

the meeting. DOE will then accept oral

.comments limited toe time which will

:te set iii Ught'of &e number of persons

•irhn requestto spa The- c ial

`conducting a meeting wi 'accept ..

comments and questions from the:. '

'pttending to afford the DOEstaff and

detested parties iii. opp ty to,

discuss and explore issues sut m;

the proposed esaicsstian critm a.

Issued In Washington. DC, on March 25,

Frank IK. Stewart. Ir

.Altiirx ?'&.3'reteciyand,

4FenewahkE's

bor. "-7M Filed 4-2-94 5:45 anx}

',eases 6tiaE Us "14

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