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Proposed Rules

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM-97-500]

RIN 1904-AA75

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Public Workshop

on, Revised Life Cycle Cost and

Engineering Analysis of Fluorescent

Lamp Ballasts

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy (DOE)

ACTION: Notice of availability and public

workshop.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(the Department or DOE) today gives

notice that copies of the "Revised Draft

Report on Potential Impact of Possible

Energy Efficiency Levels for Fluorescent

Lamp Ballasts," and "Summary Report

of Interviews" are available for review

and comment. In addition, the

Department will hold a public

workshop to discuss the reports and

other relevant topics pertaining to

possible revised energy efficiency levels

for fluorescent lamp ballasts.

DATES : Written comments in response to

this notice must be received by April 1,

1997. The public workshop will be held

on Tuesday, March 18, 1997, from 9:30

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the reports

entitled "Revised Draft Report on

Potential Impact of Possible Energy

Efficiency Levels for Fluorescent Lamp

Ballasts," and "Summary Report of

Interviews" may be obtained from

Sandy Beall at: U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, EE-43, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-

7574. These documents may be read at

the DOE Freedom of Information

Reading Room, U.S. DOE, Room 1E190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3142,

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

Written comments are welcomed.

Please submit 10 copies to: U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy,

"Ballast Docket No. EE-RM-97-500,

EE-43, Room 1J-018, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585:

The workshop will be held at the U.S.

Department of Energy, Forrestal

Building, Room 1E-245, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Anthony T. Balducci, U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of

Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, Mail Station EE-43, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-012 1, Phone:

(202) 586-8459', Fax: (202) 586-4617,

E-mail: anthony.balducci@hq.doe.gov

Ms. Sandy Beall, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE-43, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121,

(202) 586-7574

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Energy has initiated an

extensive standards rulemaking process

improvement effort to expedite and

improve the procedures for developing

appliance efficiency standards. This

effort includes priority setting for

various products, and the Department

has determined that the fluorescent

lamp ballast standards rulemaking be

assigned a "High Priority." The new

process is described in the July 15,

1996, Federal Register, and includes a

planning and prioritization process,

data collection and analysis, and

decision making criteria. (61 FR 36973).

The Department is making available

the following documents: "Revised

Draft Report on Potential Impact of

Possible Energy Efficiency Levels for

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts," and

"Summary Report of Interviews." The

revised analysis of energy efficiency

levels identifies product categories and

includes life cycle cost (LCC) and

engineering analyses of the options

being considered as potential standards

levels for ballasts. The report is a

revision of a February 1996 report and

Federal Register

Vol. 62, No. 26

Friday, February 7. 1997

incorporates comments from the June

1996 workshop and stakeholder

interviews. The interview summary

report contains summaries of

discussions that DOE held with

manufacturers and other interested

parties regarding technical, economic

and ballast industry issues.

In order to determine how to proceed

with a rulemaking concerning standards

for fluorescent lamp ballasts, the

Department is taking steps consistent

with the new process for developing

efficiency standards. To obtain

information from stakeholders and

interested parties relative to the revised

LCC and engineering analyses, the

interview summaries, and other relevant

topics pertaining to the energy

efficiency levels for fluorescent lamp

ballasts, a workshop will be held on

Tuesday, March 18, 1997. The

workshop will be held at the U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-0121 in Room

lE-245 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In

addition, the Department invites the

submission of written comments on the

Draft Report and on the Report of

Interviews.

The tentative list of major topics for

discussion at the workshop is as

follows:

A. The Life Cycle Cost (LCC) discussion

will focus on the comparison of the

LCC for:

1. Energy Efficient Magnetic (EEM)

Ballasts v. Cathode Cutout Ballasts

2. EEM Ballasts v. Electronic Rapid

Start Ballasts

B. The Engineering Analysis discussion

will focus on:

1. Ballast Life

2. Ballast Prices

3. Energy Prices

C. The Interviews discussion will focus

on how DOE will use the qualitative

data it has gathered.

The Department will use the

information in the revised draft report,

the stakeholder interviews, comments

from the workshop, and written

comments to.guide its approach to

development of new efficiency

standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts.

Copies of the two above mentioned

reports and this notice are available in

the DOE Freedom of Information

Reading Room. A copy of the workshop

transcript and comments received will

be available in the DOE public reading

room.

EE-RM-97-500 COMMENT 0B
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 26 / Friday, February 7, 1997 / Proposed Rules

Please notify Sandy Beall at the above

address of your intention to attend the

workshop or if you have written

comments.

Issued in Washington. DC on January 31.

1997.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, EnergyEEciency and

Renewable Energy.

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