HERBERT KOHL

WISCONSIN

WASHINGTON OFFICE:

330 PART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING

WASHINGTON. DC 20510

(202)224-5653

T.D.D. (202 ) 224-4464

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WASHINGTON, DC 20510-4903

June 12, 1996

The Honorable Hazel Rollins O'Leary

Secretary

Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20585-0000

Dear Secretary O'Leary:

Enclosed please find a copy of a correspondence from a

constituent of mine, Vern Hellenbrand, regarding appliance

standards.

COMMITTEES:

APPROPRIATIONS

JUDICIARY

SPECIAL COMMITTEE

ON AGING

Any assistance you could provide in responding to these

concerns would be greatly appreciated. Please respond directly to

my constituent and send a copy to the attention of Peter VanVranken

of my staff.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Herb Kohl

U.S. Senator

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310 WEST WISCONSIN AVENUE 14 WEST MIFFLIN STREET 402 GRAHAM AVENUE 4321 WEST COLLEGE AVENUE

SUITE 950 SUITE 312 SUITE 206 SUITE 235

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HERgERT KOHL 

WISCONSIN 

WASHINGTON OFFICE: 

330 ~ART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING 

WASHINGTON. DC 20510 

(202) 224-5653 

T.D.D. (202) 224-4464 canitcd ~tatcs ~cnatc WASHINGTON, DC 20510-4903 

June 12, 1996 

The Honorable Hazel Rollins O'Leary 

Secretary 

Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue S.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20585-0000 

Dear Secretary O'Leary: 

Enclosed please find a copy of a correspondence from a 

constituent of mine, Vern Hellenbrand, regarding appliance 

standards. 

COMMITTEES: 

APPROPRIATIONS 

JUDICIARY 

SPECIAL COMMITTEE 

ONAGING 

Any assistance you could provide in responding to these 

concerns would be greatly appreciated. Please respond directly to 

my constituent and send a copy to the attention of Peter VanVranken 

of my staff. 

Thank you for your attention to this matter. 

HK:pvv 

MILWAUKEE OFFiCE. 

310 WEST WISCONSIN AVENUE 

SUITE 950 

MILWAUKEE. WI 53:02 

(414) 297-4451 

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Herb KOhl~~ U.S. Senator 

MADISON OFFICE: EAU CLAIRE OFFICE: 

14 WEST MIFFLIN STREET 402 GRAHAM AVENUE 

SUITE 312 SUITE 206 

MADISON. WI 53703 EAU CLAIRE. WI 54701 

(608) 264-5338 (715) 832--8424 

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APPLETON OFFICE: 

4321 WEST COLLEGE AVENUE 

SUITE 235 

APPLETON, WI 64914 

(414) 736--1640 
Please Reply to P.O. Box 1467 • MADISON. WI 53701-1467

PHONE 608/257-8801

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Sen. Herb Kohl

Democrat

Suite 330

Hart Senate Office Building

Washington , DC 20510

May 7, 1996

Dear Congressman Kohl:

On behalf of our company, we are writing to urge your consideration of various issues as Congress

reviews the manner in which the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sets appliance standards.

My company, located in Madison, Wisconsin, employs 318 persons in the manufacture of humidifiers, air

cleaners, air filters, zone controls, air exchangers, and paint overspray filters.

Last year, both the House of Representatives and the Senate adopted language as part of the FYI 996

Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bills restricting DOE's ability to propose, issue, or prescribe

new or amended efficiency standards during FY 1996. We supported the moratorium as a way of

providing an incentive for DOE to review its standards-setting process. Thus far in FY1996, DOE has

invited stakeholders representing appliance manufacturers, energy efficiency advocates, states, utilities,

and others to work in an open forum to identify ways in which to improve the existing standards program.

We have participated actively in the DOE forum, both as an individual company and through the AirConditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), our industry's trade association, and DOE's final report

was published recently on this consultative process. As Congress considers whether to extend the

moratorium to FYI 99 7, we believe that Congress should pay special attention to the following areas:

• whether increased standards are in fact the least-cost national solution to achieving energy savings;

• the appropriate level of involvement of DOE contractors;

• the use of realistic assumptions regarding impacts on consumers and their purchasing habits;

• the extent to which current law's "max tech" criterion requires DOE to consider technology-forcing

standards:

• the assumptions used to undertake life cycle cost analyses and a sensitivity study of the impacts of

those assumptions:

• the cumulative (inter-agency) regulatory burden on manufacturers, including the impacts of

potential job losses; and

• establishment of quantifiable goals of DOE's appliance standards program.

We believe that DOE's appliance standards program will be greatly enhanced for all stakeholders -

manufacturers, consumers, government officials, and the environment -once these issues are

incorporated into the existing regulatory structure.

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Vern Hellenbrand

Chairman of the Board - CEO

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PRODUCTS 

(ORPORnTlon 

Sen. Herb Kohl 

Democrat 

Suite 330 

Hart Senate Office Building 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Congressman Kohl: 

May 7,1996 

Please Reply to P.O. Box 1467· MADISON. WI 53701-1 .. 67 

PHONE 608/257-3801 

On behalf of our company, we are writing to urge your consideration of various issues as Congress 

reviews the manner in which the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sets appliance standards. 

My company, located in .Madison, Wisconsin, employs 318 persons in the manufacture of humidifiers, air 

cleaners, air filters, zone controls, air exchangers, and paint overspray filters. . 

Last year, both the House of Representatives and the Senate adopted language as part of the FY1996 

Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bills restricting DOE's ability to propose, issue, or prescribe 

new or amended efficiency standards during FY 1996. We supported the moratorium as a way of 

providing an incentive for DOE to review its standards-setting process. Thus far in FY 1996, DOE has 

invited stakeholders representing appliance manufacturers, energy efficiency advocates, states, utilities, 

and others to work in an open forum to identify ways in which to improve the existing standards program. 

We have participated actively in the DOE forum, both as an individual company and through the AirConditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), our industry's trade association, and DOE's final report 

was published recently on this consultative process. As Congress considers whether to extend the 

moratorium to IT 1997, we believe that Congress should pay special attention to the following areas: 

• whether increased standards are in fact the least-cost national solution to achieving energy savings; 

• the appropriate level of involvement of DOE contractors; 

the use of realistic assumptions regarding impacts on consumers and their purchasing habits; 

the extent to which current law's "max tech" criterion requires DOE to consider technology-forcing 

stand:lrds: 

• the assumptions used to undertake life cycle cost analyses and a sensitivity study of the impacts of 

those assumptions: 

• the cumulative (inter-agency) regulatory burden on manufacturers, including the impacts of 

potential job losses; and 

• establishment of quantifiable goals of DOE's appliance standards program. 

We believe that DOE's appliance standards program will be greatly enhanced for all stakeholdersmanufacturers, consumers, government officials, and the environment - once these issues are 

incorporated into the existing regulatory structure. 

Irh