44086 Federal Register / Vol. 45, No. 127 / Monday. June 30, 1980 / Proposed Rules 

10CFR Part 430 room air conditioners, home hetliing impact of setting energy efficiency 

Energy Conmation Program tor equipment, not including furnaces. standards for the ninefypes of 

Consumer Products kitchen ranges and ovens, central air consumer products covered by the 

conditioners (cooling only), and notice. Subsequent to publication of this 

AOECRDeportment of Energy. furnaces. Stundards for dishwashers, odvance not;,e, advunce notices were 

A~N: Notice of availability of television sets, clothes washers. and published indicating that POE is 

environmental assessment and finding humidifiera and dehumidifiers are considering energy efficiency staodilrds 

of no significant impact. required to be publiehed in the Federal - fur dishwashers, television sets. clothes 

Register no later than November 9.1981. washers, humidifiers ond dehumidifiers. 

sriuurm: The Department of Energy Standards for central air conditioners and heat pumps. In order to prodr~cea 

@OE] announces the availability of its (heat pumps) are required to be full environmental review of gcncrict~lly environmental assessment (U)of ita published in the Federal Register no similar actions, thereby averling Energy Conservation Program for later than January 23.1982. program segmentation, the 

Consumer Products (DOE/EA413]. DOE'S first in prescribing energy Environmental Aasessment being mede 

DOE has determined, baaed on the EA. efficiency standards for the thirteen available at thir time oddr-lses the 

that this Program does not constitute a product types was to publish three potential environmental impacts of all 

mojor Federal ilctiotl significantly udvance notices of proposed rulemaking thirteen types of consumer products. 

affecting the quality of the human in the Federal Regisbr. The first. The analyses in the Environmenkiil 

environment, within the meaning of . covering nine types, was Assessment indicated that air pollution 

aection 102(2](C]of the National published on January 2.1979 (44 FR 49). and commitments of land and energy Environmental Policy Act of 1969 The secon'd, covering diahwaaherg. resources decreased aa a result of 

(NEPA]. 42 U.S.C. 4321 el seq. Therefore. television aeta, clothes washere, and. decreeing future energy demand. Indoor 

a finding of no significant inipact. humidifiers and dehumidifiers, was ~ir quality was found to be at worst 

pursuant to 40 CFR 1SM.4[el. ia hereby publiahod on December 13.1979 (44 FR unaffected by implementation of 

isaued to notify the public that on 72276). The third. covering heat pompa, 

' standarda anQat best somewhot 

environmental impoct statement Is no: wan published on January 23,1980 (45 improved: the exact effect could not be 

rcquired for this action. FR 5802). meaaured because the design optiona 

AWWSIS: For copies of the EA: The notice of proposod rulomoking for that will be selected by manufacturers 

Department of Energy. Office of energy efficiency standards for nine for improving the efficien~yof gaaHcaringa and Dockets. Forrestal types of conaumer~productsproaenta a burning appliances could not bo 

Building. Room 1F485. Mail Station discussion of DOE's basis for the aacertained. The program was found to 

6Bd25.1OOO Independence Avenue, proposed standards and the process for hove no signtficonl effect on water 

S.W., Washington, D.C. N585, Phone: implementing the regulation. Ensuing quality, noise levels or solld wnste 

202-252-9319. dections deal with the legislatlvc Icvcla. 

Department of Energy. Freedom of bockground. the standords A moximum ("worst case") increase , 

Information Reading Room. Forrestal implementation process. the phone-in of about 4 Percent (29 million pounds) in 

Building. Room 5B180.1OOO period for standards. a discussion of the the ~mduction/conaum~lionof 

Independence Avenue, S.W.. , comments received as a result of the chlorofluorocarbons in the United Stntes 

Waahinglon. D.C. 20585.Phone: 202- advance notice, a discussion of the is projected t6 occur by the year 19QOas 

252-u). product types and claases ,to which the a resutt of implementing the ~ro~oscd 

Mr. lames A. Smith. Department of proposed standards wilt apply, the standards, when compared tb 1977 

Energy. Officfif Con$ervation and cerlification and enforcement , conaumption levels, Thia increase la no1 

Solar Energy, Forrealol Building. procedures proposed, a aummary of the conaidend to be significant for the 

Room GH-085. Mail Station GH+ basis foramiving at maximum following reaaona: 

1OOO Independence Avenue. S.W.. technologicatly feaaible efficiency levels The "worst case" projection uses 1977 

Wa6hington. D.C. 20585,Phone: u)2- for each class of product, a aummary of chlorofluorgcarbonconsumption in Ihe 

252-91 27. the basis for amiving at the minimum appliances covered by the proposed 

stmuyultam t~rocru~mow: energy efficiency slandards rtandardr ar a baseline reference and 

(intermediate and finql] for each class of I. Background ~ ~ : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ product. a discussion of state preh In the use of chlorofluorocarbonsin thosc The Energy Policy and Conservation emption petitions, small buaineaa appllancee. However. given the present Act (EPCA) (Pub. L 94-1831, as amended exemptions. and a requcst for commenta trends ih improving the energy efficiencyof 

by the National Energy Conaervation on various standards-rekted iasues. In a number of these products, soma inc.rrr~se 

Policy Act (NECPA] (Pub. L 95-819). aupport of thin proposed rule, the in chlorofluorucarbon usnge is likcly to 

requires that the Department of Energy Department had developed six occur even without implcmentntion of tho 

(DOE) prescribe energy efficiency proposed standards. Support The 4 percent projected incrcnse in United standards for lhirtcen types of conaumer documents provide detailed information Statescodsumption only al,out , producta. These consumer producta are on important aspecta of the proposed pcment of world consumption of 

aometimes referred to as "covered rule. chlorofluorocarbons. 

products." Standarda for nine of these In accordance with its obligoliona . The projected increase is emnll whon 

product types are required to be uqider the Nationol Environmentul Policy compared to the approximr~tcly477) milliop 

published in the Federal Reglaler no Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321. el seg.}and pound decrease In chlorofluorocarbon 

later than December 24.1980. The nine the CounciJ of Environmental Quality coneomption that has occurred in the 

product types given priority by EPCA an regulati~naimplementing the procedural ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ amended. by NEPCA, and for which a provisions of NEPA (40U)'CFR 150(n5081. of the use o~c~~om~uo~car~,on8 in aerosol rule is thereby propoaed today, are DOE atated in the advance notice of sprays. As a reeuit of this decrcssc. :s!.~l 

refrigeratom and refrigerator-freezere. Jenuary 2.1978 that it would prepare an United States consumption of 

fregzers, dothes dryers, water heatera. Environmental Assessment on the chlorofluor~cnrbonshea droppcd by ovrr 
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Federal Register I Val. 45. No! 127 1 Monday. June 30. 1960 I Proposed Rules 44087 

150 million pound8 per year since the peak public review in the DOE reedo om of 

year of 1873. Information Reading Room at the The Agency In address llsted above, between the hours currently developing rttategier for the of 8 a.m., and 4 p.m., Monday through contml orthe release of ,' 

chlorofluorocarbonrinto the atmorphere. except Federal 

and her been informed of the projected Interested parties should be aware 

inusase inconrumptlon due to the that a public meeting will be held on the 

implementatton of thlr proposed program Notice of Proposed Rulemaklng on July The Mency ha8 id or mall^ wed that they 0,1980 and that public hearings are 

that lhlr potentialhueaM can be scheduled to be held in Washington, mitigaedthrough implementallon of one or D.C. over the eriod July.Pl-August 1, more of the control rtrateglsr presently under development. mere rtrategier am and In RicasO*f1linoirOver the 

dlrcurred in the proIpam environmental period Augu~t-9 1980.Mr.Jamen A. 

arrerrment Smith. whore address is lirted above,

Projected increaree In the use of can provide any additional ihformation 

copper, eteel, irqn. aluminum, plastic derired. 

and fibeglaeb were not considered to be lrrued In Washington. D.C June 15,1980. 

significant when compared to total U.S. Ruth C C~IIWII, 

production. In addition, it was found Asdistant Secretary for Envimnmcnl 

that money raved from lower operating 

pDW IID-I~VI "led M- DU am,J 

cortr would be likely to be epend on YLU)#--~Y . goods and eervices in the general 

economy and might therefore stimulate e 

additional pollution which would not 

have occurred without the program. Thie b 

emount war estimated to be minimal 

and to have no nipincant impact od 

future environmental quality. The Envifonmental Arrerrmont alw 

summarized the rocioewnomlc impact8 

of the propm In a number of arear. 

Change in the life cycle corh for 

conrumem; The differential Impact of 

the program on variour income groupr: 

Change in the profitability of 

manufacturers of conrumer productr: 

The valuo of the program to he Nation 

ar a whole and to various reglonr of the , . . country; Elfectr of he program op the 

health and safety of workers In the \ 

conrumer product manufactpring . industry: and Secondary offectr of the 8 

program on the national economy. 

includlng effectr on employment, 

inflation per national product, and' 

balance of trade. 

a Altemativer to the energy efficiency 

rtandardr a8 propored were arrereed 

from the perrrpective of envlronmental 

impact. None of the altematlver 

analyzed was found to.vary rignlfictlntly 

from the program with respect to itr 

impact on the environment. 

Bared on the results of the 

Environmental Arressrnent, DQE her 

determined that the Energy 

Conservation, Program for Consumer 

Products does not represent a major 

Federal action rignlflcantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment \ 

within the meaning of Sectlon 120(2)(C).. 

of NEPA. 

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obtained from the Qffrceof Hearings 

and Dockets at the addresr lirted above. t Copier of the EA are alw available for 

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