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### 2j3(~)**ortheEmerg~Iicy** Energy**.CO~rvation** Act. of 1979 {Pub; L. 

### No.**96-102HEECAortheActJ~quired** the Department of**Ene~(DO~lto** establish. standby Federal emergency energy consen'ation plan (the Federal plan) within 90 days after the date of enactment. 

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SUMMARY: On February 7. 1980 (45FR 8462). the Department of Enet8¥ published published 8 ltandby Federal**emerg.e~yenergy** col)sel'Vation plan whichcontainedvariousemeigency conservation measureBwbich were published inputaB Interimfinal ahdin part as proposed rules. By this notice the DepartJIlent of Enllrgy ill withdrawing those measureswniCh were proposed for inc:1usion In the Federal plan and pl'Oposing that cerlalnof the Interim 

### final meaSures be removed. The proposed rules which are withdrawn include the compres8t:d workweek Standb)'FfMjeralEmergency Energy Conservation Plan AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Withdrawal ofproposed rule and notice ofpf'OP0sedrwemeiing to remove Interim final rille. . . .ignIficanl

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# ······measure:·the~~cleuselticker methodology used and many of the measure. ana one section of the results obtained in the analysis' employer-based commuter and travel lupporting the proposal. While much measure. 

### The interim fmal rules which work on the data has been. done since . this notice propose,s to revoke Include

. thai Ume. a thorough 811sessmentoflhe . the**odd-ev~lIi** day motor fuel purchase data is till not colI)plete.Consequentl,y•... measure. the 

### 'e -based furiher study is**required~** . .. . . . commuter an e speed

.. When completed. the Department'. 'llmitmeas . review is expected to lnCtudeantemperatUre assessment of the need. .if anl·. JorDATES: ProposedU471.44(f). . ttandards. taking into consideration the 477.47 of Title 10 of the 

### COde eral recently irii Ii ated program to requIre 

### Regulations (45 

### FR 8502-3, February', energy efficiency labeling ora Dumber of . 1980J are withdrawn, effective

. appliances. Moreover. further .tudy of immediately. .ii':, ,> .. , . the standards 

### is appropriate to insure . Written comnients 

### em that projected energy savings and . remove 11477.43.477. e:!(pected impacts on businesses and 477.52 ofJ'itle 100 conform to..the objectiybalanced Federal lieiJl;" ;. 45 energy program free of, rary and Februaon 

### 0 counterproductive restra ts. design

The appliances affected.are." . ..·sj>prop refrigeratonand refrigerator-freezen. .'. 'receive freezer:&.clothesdtyers. water beaters. . ·.In order room air condiUoners.lUtchen ranges ie .endovens. cenlrahir Conditioners. and .in

.. furnaces. 

### and pI Jssuedln Washington. D.C.; February 11. Heari 1981. mfo . Frw DeGeorge • publie Acting Ast;i'atanl Sec.reUlt'}· 

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### En~~(pO~Qrpepa.... .' posed**ene~emcieri~ ~t8nda**  '.' .. 8type8 of malQr bousehpld appllariceil. pursuant 

### te>**tf.1~. Ene~PoIicyand'**  Conllerva tion Act, as amended (42U.S.C. 6291 

### et seq.)**(PC.A)~Final rwes~ererequiredby** 

.January .;'1981 e.tablishing.tandards forthtise**appUe.n~** ifposslble.Tbe . EPCA provldes.however. that a rule establishing no appliance .efficiency standard shall 

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### If it is**det~nninedthat** the standard's establishment would no.t result in significalllconservaUon 

# ofenergy or would not be**technologi~nyfeasible** or economJcaUy justified. '.

The eufficienq of the analysis upon which the standardswouldbebasedparticularly with I'tlspectto their econonUcjustification-w8scaUed into question inman)' of the .1.800 comments received on the proposal, In particular. the Department ofJustice and the . ReglilatoryAnalyBiB Review Group had

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