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-ir ., r' A DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY // 7

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Energy

Conservation Program for Fluorescent

Lamp Ballasts, Clothes Washers, and

Water Heaters

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public workshops.

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and

Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA or

Act), requires the Department of Energy

(DOE or Department) to consider

amending the energy conservation

standards for certain major household

appliances. This notice announces three

public workshops as steps in the

appliance standards rulemaking

procedures. These public workshops

will be conducted for the rulemakings

on revised energy efficiency standards

for fluorescent lamp ballasts, clothes

washers, and water heaters.

DATES: The following table lists the

respective analyses release dates,

workshop dates, and comment period

dates.

lasts Fluorescent'amp b a

y- Clothes washers Water heaters

Release Analyses .................................................................................... April 27,1999 ............ June 14, 1999 ........... June 14, 1999.

Com m ent Due ........................................................................................ M ay 18, 1999 ............ July 6, 1999 .............. July 6, 1999.

W orkshops ............................................................................................ June 1, 1999 ............. July 22, 1999 ............. July 23, 1999.

Comments Due ........ June J................................ 15, 1999 . ......... August 3,1999 .......... August 3, 1999.

ADDRESSIES: The Department will hold you must supplement such comments Copies of the completed analyses may

the public workshops between the hours with a signed hard copy. also be obtained from: U.S. Department

of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the U.S. You should identify all comments on of Energy, Office of Codes and

Department of Energy, Forrestal both the envelope and document with Standards. 1000 Independence Avenue.

Building. 1000 Independence Avenue, the name of the product and the SW, Room 1J-018, Washington, DC

SW, Room 1E-245. Washington, DC appropriate docket number: Fluorescent 20585.

20585. Written comments are welcome, Lamp Ballasts, EE-RM-97-500; Clothes Public information: The public may

especially following the workshops. Washers. EE-RM-94-403: or Water access the Freedom of Information

Please submit one signed copy and a Heaters, EE-RM-97-900. Reading room. located at the U.S.

computer diskette (WordPerfect 6.1) or If you submit Information or data that Department of Energy. Forrestal

10 copies (no telefacsimiles) to: U.S. you believe is confidential, and should Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

Department of Energy, Attn: Brenda not be publicly disclosed, you should SW, Room IE-190, Washington, DC

Edwards-Jones, Office of Energy submit one complete copy of your 20585, between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE- document and ten (10) copies or one and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

y ad Renewable Ener, electronic copy from which the (except Federal holidays). Call (202) 43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, information believed to be confidential 586-3142 for information.

Washington, DC 20585. (202) 586-2945. has been deleted. We will make our own FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

e-mail: Brenda.Edwards- determination regarding the Edward Pollock, U.S. Department of

jones@ee.doe.gov. confidentiality of the information or Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

The Department will also accept data according to our regulations at 10 Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building,

electronically-mailed comments, but CFR 1004.11. Mall Station EE-43, 1000 Independence
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Federal Register/Vol. 64, No. 88/Friday. May 7. 1999/Notices 24635

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585- impacts, manufacturer Impact analyses,

0121, (202) 586-5778, e-mail: and environmental effects. The

Edward.Pollock@ee.doe.gov. or Michael complete set of analyses will be

J. McCabe, U.S. Department of Energy, available according to the schedule in

Office of Energy Efficiency and the DATES section of this Notice.

Renewable Energy. Forrestal Building, Once the analytical results are

Mall Station EE-40. 1000 Independence publicly available for each product, the

Avenue. SW, Washington. DC 20585- Department will provide periods during

0121, (202) 586-9155, e-mail: 1which It will receive comments on both

Mlchael.McCabe@ee.doe.gov: Eugene the analyses as well as on the policy

Margolls, Esq. U.S. Department of implications drawn from the analyses. Energy. Office of General Counsel, The Department will review and

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-72.analyze the comments It receives on the A .... Indpendence.venue,.SW & analyze the comments It receives on the 1000 Independence Avenue, SW. 1000 In^-dT^^^ ^^^ SW, 586-ue, policy recommendations and analyses. Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586- policy recommendations and analyses.

9507. e-mail: Following receipt and review of

Eugene.Margolis@hq.doe.gov. comments for each product, the

SUPPLOEIINTARrY INFORMATmO: In Its Department will conduct a workshop.

administration of the Appliance The workshops will all have similar

Standards Program. DOE has published formats, wherein there will be a

procedures to make the rulemaking summary of the analytical results that

process more accessible to the public. will have been publicly available prior

(Procedures for Consideration of New or to each respective workshop, followed

Revised Energy Conservation Standards by a summary discussion of the

for Consumer Products, 61 FR 36974 comments received prior to the

July 15, 1996). As part of the revised workshop. Lastly, a senior DOE official

procedures, the Department pledged to will facilitate a discussion on which

provide "early opportunities for public standard levels participants at the

input to and comment on the analyses." workshop believe can be supported by

(61 FR 36976). the analyses.

This notice announces three public The Department will conduct these

workshops by which the Department workshops prior to our selection of

plans to obtain public comment on the proposed revisions to the energy

analyses being prepared for Notices of efficiency standards for fluorescent

Proposed Rulemakings on revised lamp ballasts, clothes washers, and

energy efficiency standards for water heaters, and the Department will

fluorescent lamp ballasts, clothes consider output from the workshops In

washers. and water heaters. In addition the development of those proposals.

to providing Interested parties theFollowing the respective workshops,

opportunity to comment on thethe Department will provide an

analyses. the workshops will also the Depatment ill period dri

rovid nterested parities witho the additional comment period, during

availablhe analytical results that It

preseny s to ue p I I which interested parties will have an opportunity to comment on whata levels comment pro the

pfresented will be thebasers proeedings the workshops, at ts determination aIn of the ofTechnical Support ec-efficiency Documents standards revised for the energy appropriate 

proposals they could support from the proceedings at the workshops, as well as

Notices of Proposed Rulemakngs.on any a spect of the rulemaking staff and contractors will prepare the Ifyproceedings, including what policy Prior to the public workshops, thes cmatial

Department will make publicly draw from the Dna miing is

available the analytical results that iture noes

presently plans to use In Its formal The Department will also consider all

decision process. The material to be comments provided after the respective

presented will be the bases for the workshops in its determination of the

Technical Support Documents for the appropriate revised energy-efficiency

Notices of Proposed Rulemakings. DOE standards to propose.

staff and contractors will prepare the If you would like to participate in the

material. workshops, receive workshop material,

These analytical results will be or be added to the DOE mailing list to

available from the Office of Codes and receive future notices and Information

Standards (OCS) Internet site regarding these workshops, please

(http:www.eren.doe.gov/bulldings/ contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones

codes standards/index.htm), and the (202) 586-2945.

DOE Freedom of Information Reading Issued in Washington. DC, on May 4, 1999, Room. The analyses that the Department

plans to provide for review for each Dan W. Releher,

product are the results of the Assistant Secretary, Enetgy Efficlency and

engineering cost-efficiency curves, life- Renewable Enerlgy.

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