F2002-00520

(E-mailed)

August 23, 2001

The National Energy Policy Development Group recently reported a National Energy

Policy to the President. One of the recommendations called for the President to direct the

Secretary of Energy to take steps to improve the energy efficiency of appliances. The

recommendation included supporting the existing appliance standards program, setting higher

standards where technologically feasible and economically justified, and expanding the scope of

the program to include additional products.

I would like to invite you to attend an informal meeting with me in Washington to discuss

the priorities of the existing program and any possible expansion of the scope of the program to

include additional products. The authorizing statute provides criteria for adding residential

products to the program, but does not provide similar criteria for commercial or industrial

products. These products could be included through voluntary programs, consumer education or

legislation and regulation. Indeed, there are bills being drafted and introduced in the Congress

which address these issues. Thus, the timing of this meeting would allow us to do some early

planning in anticipation of a number of new activities.

The meeting will be held on September 11, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in

Room 1E-245 in the Forrestal Building and will include a wide spectrum of invited stakeholders

who have participated in past rulemakings and activities of the appliance standards program. We

are in the process of developing background information on the existing products and on

products currently being proposed for inclusion in the appliance standards program. When these

are completed, we will be sending them to you for the workshop discussion. I look forward to

working with you on developing a rulemaking agenda for the appliance standards program.

Please call Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945 if you will be able to join me.

Sincerely,

David K. Garman

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy

EE-RM-STD-01-375 COMMENT 01AA

F2002-00520 

(E-mailed) 

August 23, 2001 

The National Energy Policy Development Group recently reported a National Energy 

Policy to the President. One of the recommendations called for the President to direct the 

Secretary of Energy to take steps to improve the energy efficiency of appliances. The 

recommendation included supporting the existing appliance standards program, setting higher 

standards where technologically feasible and economically justified, and expanding the scope of 

the program to include additional products. 

I would like to invite you to attend an informal meeting with me in Washington to discuss 

the priorities of the existing program and any possible expansion of the scope of the program to 

include additional products. The authorizing statute provides criteria for adding residential 

products to the program, but does not provide similar criteria for commercial or industrial 

products. These products could be included through voluntary programs, consumer education or 

legislation and regulation. Indeed, there are bills being drafted and introduced in the Congress 

which address these issues. Thus, the timing of this meeting would allow us to do some early 

planning in anticipation of a number of new activities. 

The meeting will be held on September 11,2001, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in 

Room 1 E-245 in the Forrestal Building and will include a wide spectrum of invited stakeholders 

who have participated in past rulemakings and activities of the appliance standards program. We 

are in the process of developing background information on the existing products and on 

products currently being proposed for inclusion in the appliance standards program. When these 

are completed, we will be sending them to you for the workshop discussion. I look forward to 

working with you on developing a rulemaking agenda for the appliance standards program. 

Please call Brenda Edwards-lones at (202) 586-2945 if you will be able to join me. 

Sincerely, 

David K. Garman 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy