## F2002-00520 (E-mailed) August 23, 2001

The National Energy Policy Development Group recently reported a National Energy Policy to the President. One ofthe recommendations called for the President to direct the Secretary ofEnergy to take steps to improve the energy efficiency ofappliances. The recommendation included supporting the existing appliance standards program, setting higher standards where technologically feasible and economicallyjustified, and expanding the scope of theprogram to include additional products.

Iwould like to invite you to attend an informal meeting with me in Washington to discuss thepriorities ofthe existing program and any possible expansion ofthe scope oftheprogram 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 couldbe 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 ofthis meeting would allow us to do some early planning in anticipation ofa number ofnew 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 awide spectrum ofinvited stakeholders who have participated in past rulemakings and activities ofthe appliance standards program. We

are in the process ofdeveloping 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. Ilook forward to working with you ondeveloping arulemaking agenda for the appliance standards program. Please call Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945 ifyou will be able tojoin me. Sincerely,

David K. Garman Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy 

### F2002-00520 (E-mailed) August 23, 2001

The National Energy Policy Development Group recently reported a National Energy Policy to the President. One ofthe recommendations called for the President to direct the Secretary ofEnergy to take steps to improvethe energy efficiency ofappliances. The recommendation included supporting the existing appliance standards program, setting higher standards where technologically feasible and economicallyjustified, 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 ofthe existing program and any possible expansion ofthe scope ofthe program to include additional products. The authorizing statute provides criteria for adding residential products to the program, butdoes not provide similar criteria for commercial or industrial products. Theseproducts could be included through voluntary programs, consumer education or legislation and regulation. Indeed, there are bills being drafted and introduced in the Congress whichaddress these issues. Thus, the timing ofthis meeting would allow us to do some early planning in anticipation ofa number ofnew 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 ofinvited stakeholders whohave participated in pastrulemakings and activities ofthe appliance standardsprogram. We

are in the process ofdevelopingbackground information on the existingproducts and on products currently beingproposed for inclusion in the appliance standards program. Whenthese

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 standardsprogram. Please call BrendaEdwards-lones at (202) 586-2945 ifyou 

### will be able tojoinme.
Sincerely,

David 

### K. Garman Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy