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Ms. Jill Sigal 

CHARLES E. GRASSLEY 

WASHINGTON, DC 20510-1501 

December 15, 2011 

Asst. Sec. for Congressional & Intergov. Affairs 

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Enclosed please find a communication from Wally Rowcliffe regarding gas fireplace regulations. 

I would appreciate any assistance you could provide pertaining to this matter. Please mark your 

return correspondence to the attention of Caleb Shoenhard when responding to my office. 

Thank you for your attention to my request. 

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Sincerely, 

~~ ...... Charles E. Grassley 

United States Senator 

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Address To: General 

Name: Mr. Wally 

Address: 415 West Mission Street 

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Email: wally.cft-ia@hotmail.com 

Home Phone: (563) 608-5786 

Work Phone: (563) 933-2081 

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I own and operate Lit' Bit of Country Stoves & Fireplaces in Strawberry Point. Our store serves a 50 mi. radius around Strawberry 

Point. Gas fireplaces are a large percentage of our business. We are a small business with only 2 employees but we provide work 

for approximately 6 people indirectly. 

The DOE has enacted and proposed regulations that will ruin my small business by banning decorative gas fireplaces and log sets. 

The DOE is claiming they are space heaters but they are not. They are decorative products, not heaters. 

The DOE's regulation will greatly increase my costs of doing business far more than even the most generous estimate of energy 

savings gained by banning these decorative products. These products have an aesthetic purpose and are used for special 

occasions, not for heatin'g. Without these produsts, it will difficult for me to stay in business, which is already difficult in this 

economy. 

I am asking Senator Grassley to hope by contacting DOE Secretary Steven Chu about this terrible rule. I would like Senator 

Grassley to urge Mr. Chus NOT to proceed with or implement any regulations related to the manufacturing, distribution and sale of 

decorative vented gas fireplaces and fireplace gas log sets until the U.S. Congress enacts legislation that provides the Department 

with statutory definitions for decorative vented gas hearth products as NOT being heaters. 

I would appreciate a written response indicating what Senator Grassley will be doing to stop this DOE action that threatens whole 

industries and the thousands of people they employ. 

Thank you for listening. J will be happy to provide you with any more information you might need. 

Sincerely, 

Wally Rowcliffe 
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