9975 

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Vol. 63, No. 39 

Friday, February 27, 1998 

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

contains notices to the public of the proposed 

issuance of rules and regulations. The Office of Energy Efficiency and 

purpose of these notices is to give interested Renewable Energy 

persons an opportunity to participate in the 

rule making prior to the adoption of the final 10 CFR Part 430 ~II~AS 

[Docket Numbers EE-RM-93-201 and EERM-S-97-7001 

RIN 1904-AA84 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Cooking 

Products (Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) 

Energy Conservation Standards 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of limited reopening of 

the record and opportunityfor public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

reopens the record of its rulemaking to 

revise energy conservation standards for 

cooking products under the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act for the 

following classes: Gas cooktops, gas 

ovens, and electric non-self-cleaning 

ovens. This notice provides an 

opportunity for public comment 

regarding supplemental analyses on the 

potential impact of alternative efficiency 

levels, written comments on these 

analyses, new factual information, and 

the principal policy options now under 

consideration. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 30. 1998. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the 1996 Draft 

Report on the Potential Impact of 

Alternative Energy Efficiency Levels for 

Residential Cooking Products (Draft 

Report), supplemental analysis, and 

other post comment period 

correspondence is available for public 

inspection and copying at the Freedom 

of Information Reading Room, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 1E-190, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7574, 

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Written comments are welcome. 

Please submit 10 copies (no faxes) to: 

Kathi Epping, U. S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, "Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products: Cooking Products, Docket No. 

EE-RM-S-97-700", EE-43, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585-012 1. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathi Epping. U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, EE-43, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585-012 1, (202) 586- 

7425, or Eugene Margolis. Esq., U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of General 

Counsel, GC-72,1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586-9507. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: P~I'suant 

to section 325 of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA) , 42 U.S.C. 

6295, the Department of Energy (DOE) 

proposed to revise the energy 

conservation standards applicable to 

cooking products, as well as a variety of 

other consumer products. 59 FR 10464 

(March 4, 1994). Cooking products 

include conventional ranges, cooktops, 

and ovens and microwave ovens. 

Section 325(0)(2) requires that any 

amended standard be designed to 

achieve the maximum improvement in 

energy efficiency that is technologically 

feasible and economically justified. 42 

U.S.C. 6295(0)(2). DOE proposed 

performance standards for all 

conventional ovens and cooktops and 

microwave ovens. 

DOE held public hearings and 

received 59 comments on its proposed 

revisions to the cooking products energy 

conservation standards. After reviewing 

the comments, DOE concluded that a 

number of significant issues had been 

raised that required additional analysis. 

DOE also decided to separate the 

rulemaking on cooking products from 

the rulemakings for the other consumer 

products covered by the notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

The Department, in response to 

comments on the proposed rule, 

prepared a Draft Report containing 

DOE'S revised analysis examining five 

alternative efficiency levels. The Draft 

Report indicated that standards based 

on the described venting and insulating 

improvements to non-self-cleaning 

conventional electric ovens and 

eliminating standing pilot lights for 

non-self-cleaning conventional gas 

ovens and conventional gas cooktops 

could be determined to be 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified and to save 

significant energy. The analysis did not 

support any new or more stringent 

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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 Numbers EE-RM-93-201 and EERM-S-97-7001 

RIN 1904-AA84 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Cooking 

Products (Kitchen Ranges and Ovens) 

Energy Conservation Standards 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of limited reopening of 

the record and opportunity for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

reopens the record of its rulemaking to 

revise energy conservation standards for 

cooking products under the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act for the 

following classes: Gas cooktops, gas 

ovens, and electric non-self-cleaning 

ovens. This notice provides an 

opportunity for public comment 

regarding supplemental analyses on the 

potential impact of alternative efficiency 

levels, written comments on these 

analyses, new factual information, and 

the principal policy options now under 

consideration. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 30, 1998. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the 1996 Draft 

Report on the Potential Impact of 

Alternative Energy Efficiency Levels for 

Residential Cooking Products (Draft 

Report), supplemental analYSiS, and 

other post comment period 

correspondence is available for public 

inspection and copying at the Freedom 

ofInformation Reading Room, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 1E-190, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7574, 

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Written comments are welcome. 

Please submit 10 copies (no faxes) to: 

Kathi Epping, U. S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, "Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products: Cooking Products, Docket No. 

EE-RM-S-97-700", EE-43, 1000 

Federal Register 

Vol. 63, No. 39 

Friday, February 27, 1998 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585-0121. 

9975 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathi Epping, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, EE-43, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

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

7425, or Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of General 

Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 

(202) 586-9507. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 325 of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA), 42 U.S.c. 

6295, the Department of Energy (DOE) 

proposed to revise the energy 

conservation standards applicable to 

cooking products, as well as a variety of 

other consumer products. 59 FR 10464 

(March 4, 1994). Cooking products 

include conventional ranges, cooktops, 

and ovens and microwave ovens. 

Section 325(0)(2) reqUires that any 

amended standard be designed to 

achieve the maximum improvement in 

energy efficiency that is technologically 

feasible and economically justified. 42 

USc. 6295(0)(2). DOE proposed 

performance standards for all 

conventional ovens and cooktops and 

microwave ovens. DOE held public hearings and 

received 59 comments on its proposed 

revisions to the cooking products energy 

conservation standards. After reviewing 

the comments, DOE concluded that a 

number of significant issues had been 

raised that required additional analysis. 

DOE also decided to separate the 

rulemaking on cooking products from 

the rulemakings for the other consumer 

products covered by the notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

The Department, in response to 

comments on the proposed rule, 

prepared a Draft Report containing 

DOE's revised analysis examining five 

alternative efficiency levels. The Draft 

Report indicated that standards based 

on the described venting and insulating 

improvements to non-self-cleaning 

conventional electric ovens and 

eliminating standing pilot lights for 

non-self-cleaning conventional gas 

ovens and conventional gas cooktops 

could be determined to be 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified and to save 

significant energy. The analysis did not 

support any new or more stringent 
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efficiency standard for any other 

cooking products. 

On May 5, 1996, DOE distributed a copy of the Draft Report to interested 

parties including all of the commenters 

on the proposed rule on cooking 

products. (EE-RM-S-97-700, No. 1 and 

No. 2.) The Department invited 

comment on the Draft Report by no later 

than July 1, 1996. A copy of the cover letter and the Draft Report has been 

added to the record on file for 

inspection in the DOE Freedom of 

Information Reading Room. 

In commenting on the 1994 proposed 

rule, AHAM argued that standards are not warranted for any product, though 

AHAM proposed that, if a standard is 

set, DOE should adopt a prescriptive 

design standard prohibiting standing 

pilot lights on conventional gas ranges 

in lieu of all performance standards 

proposed for cooking products. 

Significant energy savings, consistency 

with current standards, minimal design 

change, and no compliance program were cited as benefits. AHAM also 

commented that eliminating standing 

pilot lights could disproportionately 

affect low-income and rural consumers. (EE-RM-93-20 1, NO. 1 .) 

On April 23, 1996, the American 

Council for an Energy Efficient 

Economy (ACEEE) and the Natural 

Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sent a letter to the Association of Home 

Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) 

stating their support for a prescriptive 

design standard banning pilot lights 

from all conventional gas ranges. (EERM-S-97-700, NO. 3.) 

DOE received three comments on the 

Draft Report. NRDC recommended 

banning all standing pilot lights. In 

addition to cost effective energy savings, 

NRDC emphasized the health and safety 

benefits which would result from 

banning pilot lights. (EE-RM-S-97-700, 

No. 4.) 

Betty Crocker expressed concern over 

the im~act of standards for consumers. Betty drocker expressed concern about 

the maintenance required for electric 

coil cooktop reflective pans and 

commented that an oven separator 

would have low consumer acceptance. 

(EE-RM-S-97-700, No. 5.) The results 

of the Draft Report indicated that 

neither of these design options were 

economically justified. 

Whirlpool stated that none of the 

proposed design options are 

economically justified, several of the 

design options lessen consumer utility, 

and the energy use by ranges and ovens 

has declined significantly over the past 

two years. In addition, Whirlpool stated 

that the cost of compliance testing for 

any performance standard would offset 

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the potential energy savings. Whirlpool Department believes that this percentage 

did not discuss prescriptive design would be small. In those homes where 

standards such as the elimination of an electrical outlet is available, the 

pilot lights for gas products. (EE-RM-S- estimated first-cost increase to 

97-700, No. 6.) consumers for conventional gas ranges 

Based on the analysis in the Draft is $37, with life-cycle cost savings of 

Report and the comments received, the $91-$104 and paybacks of 2.9-3.2 years. 

Department is inclined to believe the In those homes where an outlet needs to 

record is complete with respect to be added, the additional $90 cost of 

microwave ovens, electric self-cleaning installing a new outlet 1 almost negates 

ovens, and electric cooktops. The the savings. In homes where an electric 

analysis in the Draft Report indicates outlet is not available, the total cost 

that establishing new or revised increase of $127, for conventional gas 

standards for these types of cooking ranges, would result in life-cycle cost 

products is not economically justified. savings of $1-$14 with paybacks of 10- 

For example, the analysis for microwave I I years. ovens indicated paybacks exceeding the The impacts are more substantial for 

10-year product life, increased life-cycle separate conventional gas cooktops and 

costs, and a negative net present value. ovens. For separate conventional gas 

Based on the consideration of this cooktops, the cost increase is $116, 

analysis, the Department does not resulting in a life-cycle cost increase of 

expect to establish new or revised $4 1-48 and paybacks of 17- 19 years. 

standards for these products in this For separate conventional gas ovens, the 

rulemaking. cost increase of $11 3 results in a lifeIn addition, the analysis in the Draft cycle cost increase of $68-$75 and 

Report and the comments received paybacks of 27-32 years. Thus, the 

prompted further examination of gas Department believes extending the ban 

cooktops, gas ovens, and electric non- to these separate products is not 

self-cleaning ovens. DOE prepared an economically justified. Based on AHAM 

analysis to supplement the Draft Report shipment data, the Department 

that focuses exclusively on the possible estimates the percent of separate 

elimination of standing pilot lights for conventional gas cooktops and separate 

gas products and improving non-self- conventional gas ovens with standing 

cleaning conventional electric ovens by pilot lights to be approximately 3 and 0 

venting and insulating them like self- percent, respectively, by the year 2000. 

cleaning electric ovens. The Therefore, a standard extending the 

supplemental analysis uses the latest prohibition of standing pilot lights to 

available data from AHAM regarding the include separate gas cooktops and ovens trends over time of shares of sales of in addition to ranges results in very 

non-self-cleaning conventional ovens little incremental energy savings. 

and gas products with pilot lights. It Permitting separate conventional gas 

also uses the latest utility price forecasts cooktops and ovens to use pilot lights 

from the Annual Energy Outlook of the could also accommodate special 

Energy Information Administration, circumstances where electrical service 

AEO 97, and the Gas Research Institute, is not practically available. Based on 

GRI 97. A copy of the supplemental AHAM's comments regarding the 

analysis has been added to the record on elimination of pilot lights and the fact 

file for inspection in the DOE Freedom that no testing program would be 

of Information Reading Room, and DOE required to implement such a 

is sending a copy to all cornenters on prescriptive design standard, the 

the proposed rule for cooking products. Department believes that there would 

(EE-RM-S-97-700, No. 7.) not be any significant adverse impacts 

The Department's supplemental on manufacturers. Given the analysis analysis indicates that extending the and public comments to date, the 

statutory prescriptive design standard Department expects to extend the 

banning standing pilot lights to cover all prescriptive design standard prohibiting 

conventional gas ranges would be standing pilot lights to all conventional 

technically feasible and economically gas ranges but not to include the 

justified and would result in significant extension to separate conventional gas 

energy savings. The current statutory cooktops and ovens without an 

standard bans pilot lights for gas kitchen electrical cord. 

ranges and ovens equipped with an The Department's supplemental 

electric cord. Some consumers would analysis indicates that establishing 

need to add an electrical outlet to 

accommodate electrical service to a 1 The $90 estimate for adding an electrical outlet 

conventional gas range. While it is comes from a GRI report subGtted by AHAM as a 

unknown what percent of homes do not comment. It was derived from an informal survey 

of electricians to install an outlet accessible to a gas have electrical outlets available, based water heater and is comprised of $50 parts and 

on the limited data available, the labor and $40 for a service call 

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efficiency standard for any other 

cooking products. 

On May 5, 1996, DOE distributed a 

copy of the Draft Report to interested 

parties including all of the commenters 

on the proposed rule on cooking 

products. (EE-RM-S-97-700, No.1 and 

No.2.) The Department invited 

comment on the Draft Report by no later 

than July 1, 1996. A copy of the cover 

letter and the Draft Report has been 

added to the record on file for 

inspection in the DOE Freedom of 

Information Reading Room. 

In commenting on the 1994 proposed 

rule, AHAM argued that standards are 

not warranted for any product, though 

AHAM proposed that, if a standard is 

set, DOE should adopt a prescriptive 

design standard prohibiting standing 

pilot lights on conventional gas ranges 

in lieu of all performance standards 

proposed for cooking products. 

Significant energy savings, consistency 

with current standards, minimal design 

change, and no compliance program 

were cited as benefits. AHAM also 

commented that eliminating standing 

pilot lights could disproportionately 

affect low-income and rural consumers. 

(EE-RM-93-201, No.!.) 

On April 23, 1996, the American 

Council for an Energy Efficient 

Economy (ACEEE) and the Natural 

Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sent 

a letter to the Association of Home 

Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) 

stating their support for a prescriptive 

design standard banning pilot lights 

from all conventional gas ranges. (EERM-S-97-700, No.3.) 

DOE received three comments on the 

Draft Report. NRDC recommended 

banning all standing pilot lights. In 

addition to cost effective energy savings, 

NRDC emphasized the health and safety 

benefits which would result from 

banning pilot lights. (EE-RM-S-97-700, 

No.4.) 

Betty Crocker expressed concern over 

the impact of standards for consumers. 

Betty Crocker expressed concern about 

the maintenance reqUired for electric 

coil cooktop reflective pans and 

commented that an oven separator 

would have low consumer acceptance. 

(EE-RM-S-97-700, No.5.) The results 

of the Draft Report indicated that 

neither of these design options were 

economically justified. 

Whirlpool stated that none of the 

proposed design options are 

economically justified, several of the 

design options lessen consumer utility, 

and the energy use by ranges and ovens 

has declined significantly over the past 

two years. In addition, Whirlpool stated 

that the cost of compliance testing for 

any performance standard would offset 

the potential energy savings. Whirlpool 

did not discuss prescriptive design 

standards such as the elimination of 

pilot lights for gas products. (EE-RM-S97-700, No.6.) 

Based on the analysis in the Draft 

Report and the comments received, the 

Department is inclined to believe the 

record is complete with respect to 

microwave ovens, electric self-cleaning 

ovens, and electric cooktops. The 

analysis in the Draft Report indicates 

that establishing new or revised 

standards for these types of cooking 

products is not economically justified. 

For example, the analysis for microwave 

ovens indicated paybacks exceeding the 

lO-year product life, increased life-cycle 

costs, and a negative net present value. 

Based on the consideration of this 

analysis, the Department does not 

expect to establish new or revised 

standards for these products in this 

rulemaking. 

In addition, the analysis in the Draft 

Report and the comments received 

prompted further examination of gas 

cooktops, gas ovens, and electric nonself-cleaning ovens. DOE prepared an 

analysis to supplement the Draft Report 

that focuses exclusively on the pOSSible 

elimination of standing pilot lights for 

gas products and improving non-selfcleaning conventional electric ovens by 

venting and insulating them like selfcleaning electric ovens. The 

supplemental analysis uses the latest 

available data from AHAM regarding the 

trends over time of shares of sales of 

non-self-cleaning conventional ovens 

and gas products with pilot lights. It 

also uses the latest utility price forecasts 

from the Annual Energy Outlook of the 

Energy Information Administration, 

AEO 97, and the Gas Research Institute, 

GRI 97. A copy of the supplemental 

analysis has been added to the record on 

file for inspection in the DOE Freedom 

of Information Reading Room, and DOE 

is sending a copy to all commenters on 

the proposed rule for cooking products. 

(EE-RM-S-97-700, No.7.) 

The Department's supplemental 

analysis indicates that extending the 

statutory prescriptive design standard 

banning standing pilot lights to cover all 

conventional gas ranges would be 

technically feasible and economically 

justified and would result in significant 

energy saVings. The current statutory 

standard bans pilot lights for gas kitchen 

ranges and ovens equipped with an 

electric cord. Some consumers would 

need to add an electrical outlet to 

accommodate electrical service to a 

conventional gas range. While it is 

unknown what percent of homes do not 

have electrical outlets available, based 

on the limited data available, the 

Department believes that this percentage 

would be small. In those homes where 

an electrical outlet is available, the 

estimated first-cost increase to 

consumers for conventional gas ranges 

is $37, with life-cycle cost savings of 

$91-$104 and paybacks of 2.9-3.2 years. 

In those homes where an outlet needs to 

be added, the additional $90 cost of 

installing a new outlet 1 almost negates 

the savings. In homes where an electric 

outlet is not available, the total cost 

increase of $127, for conventional gas 

ranges, would result in life-cycle cost 

savings of $1-$14 with paybacks of lOII years. 

The impacts are more substantial for 

separate conventional gas cooktops and 

ovens. For separate conventional gas 

cooktops, the cost increase is $116, 

resulting in a life-cycle cost increase of 

$41-48 and paybacks of 17-19 years. 

For separate conventional gas ovens, the 

cost increase of $113 results in a lifecycle cost increase of $68-$75 and 

paybacks of 27-32 years. Thus, the 

Department believes extending the ban 

to these separate products is not 

economically justified. Based on AHAM 

shipment data, the Department 

estimates the percent of separate 

conventional gas cooktops and separate 

conventional gas ovens with standing 

pilot lights to be approximately 3 and ° 

percent, respectively, by the year 2000. 

Therefore, a standard extending the 

prohibition of standing pilot lights to 

include separate gas cooktops and ovens 

in addition to ranges results in very 

little incremental energy saVings. 

Permitting separate conventional gas 

cooktops and ovens to use pilot lights 

could also accommodate special 

circumstances where electrical service 

is not practically available. Based on 

AHAM's comments regarding the 

elimination of pilot lights and the fact 

that no testing program would be 

reqUired to implement such a 

prescriptive design standard, the 

Department believes that there would 

not be any significant adverse impacts 

on manufacturers. Given the analysis 

and public comments to date, the 

Department expects to extend the 

prescriptive design standard prohibiting 

standing pilot lights to all conventional 

gas ranges but not to include the 

extension to separate conventional gas 

cooktops and ovens without an 

electrical cord. 

The Department's supplemental 

analysis indicates that establishing 

1 The $90 estimate for adding an electrical outlet 

comes from a GRI report submitted by AHAM as a 

comment. It was derived from an informal survey 

of electricians to install an outlet accessible to a gas 

water heater and is comprised of $50 parts and 

labor and $40 for a service call. 
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standards for electric non-self-cleaning 

ovens could be technically feasible and 

could save significant energy. However, 

because ovens are not tested currently 

and therefore performance data on 

specific ovens does not exist, it is 

unknown whether all non-self-cleaning 

electric ovens, if insulated and vented 

as their self-cleaning counterparts, 

would meet a specific performance 

standard. Consequently, there is a risk 

that in order to bring some electric non- self-cleaning ovens into compliance 

with a performance standard, 

manufacturers would need to use 

additional design options. The analysis 

found no other design options for either 

gas or electric ovens to be cost effective. 

Thus, the Department does not expect to 

establish performance standards for any 

cooking products including non-selfcleaning electric ovens. 

The Department is changing the name 

for this rulemaking from "kitchen 

ranges and ovens" to "cooking 

products." This change is made because 

the term "kitchen ranges and ovens" 

does not accurately describe the 

products considered which include 

conventional ranges, cooktops and ovens and microwave ovens. To be 

consistent with this change, the 

Department expects to add a regulatory 

definition of "cooking products" that is 

the same as the existing definition of 

"kitchen ranges and ovens." 

The Department solicits public 

comment on the supplemental analysis 

and its implications for this rulemaking, 

specifically with regard to the extension 

of the prohibition on standing pilot 

lights. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 26, 

1998. 

Dan W. Reicher, 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 98-5084 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am] 

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standards for electric non-self-cleaning 

ovens could be technically feasible and 

could save significant energy. However, 

because ovens are not tested currently 

and therefore performance data on 

specific ovens does not exist, it is 

unknown whether all non-self-cleaning 

electric ovens, if insulated and vented 

as their self-cleaning counterparts, 

would meet a specific performance 

standard. Consequently, there is a risk 

that in order to bring some electric nonself-cleaning ovens into compliance 

with a performance standard, 

manufacturers would need to use 

additional design options. The analysis 

found no other design options for either 

gas or electric ovens to be cost effective. 

Thus, the Department does not expect to 

establish performance standards for any 

cooking products including non-selfcleaning electric ovens. The Department is changing the name 

for this rulemaking from "kitchen 

ranges and ovens" to "cooking 

products." This change is made because 

the term "kitchen ranges and ovens" 

does not accurately describe the 

products considered which include 

conventional ranges, cooktops and 

ovens and microwave ovens. To be 

consistent with this change, the 

Department expects to add a regulatory 

definition of "cooking products" that is 

the same as the existing definition of 

"kitchen ranges and ovens." 

The Department solicits public 

comment on the supplemental analysis 

and its implications for this rulemaking, 

specifically with regard to the extension 

of the prohibition on standing pilot 

lights. 

Issued in Washington. DC. on January 26. 

1998. 

Dan W. Reicher, 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 98-5084 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am] 

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