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Washington , DC 20585

February 18, 1997

INFORMATION FOR THE MARCH 18 BALLAST WORKSHOP

The Department of Energy published a Federal Register Notice (62 FR 5782) to announce a public

workshop on fluorescent lamp ballasts and give notice that the Revised Life Cycle Cost Analysis and

Interview Summaries are available. The Department, in trying to provide greater public input and

improved analytical approaches, is making the enclosed information available for comment. The

information will be discussed at the March 18, 1997, workshop and written comments may be

submitted until April 1, 1997.

This package is provided to give stakeholders an opportunity to review the information prior to the

workshop. The information contained in this package includes:

1. The Federal Register Notice announcing the March 18, 1997 workshop.

2. Draft Agenda for the Public Workshop on Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts.

3. The revised Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts. The analysis

is a revision of the Chapter 4 LCC Analysis from the February 1996 "Draft Report on

Potential Impact of Possible Energy Efficiency Levels for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts."

Revisions to the analysis are based on comments from the June 1996 workshop and

stakeholder interviews.

4. The summary report of the Stakeholder Interviews conducted by the Department. The

summary discusses the interview method and the results of the individual stakeholder

interviews.

The Department is currently determining the National Energy Impacts using the Commend analysis

for different efficiency levels. This analysis will be available and discussed at the workshop.

If you plan on attending the workshop, please notify Sandy Beall at 202-586-7574.

Midhael J. M , Director

Office of Codes and Standards

EnergyEfficiencyand RenewableEnergy

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EE-RM-97-500 COMMENT 0A

Department of Energy 

Washington, DC 20585 

February 18, 1997 

INFORMA TION FOR THE MARCH 18 BALLAST WORKSHOP 

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The Department of Energy published a Federal Register Notice (62 FR 5782) to announce a public 

workshop on fluorescent lamp ballasts and give notice that the Revised Life Cycle Cost Analysis and 

Interview Summaries are available. The Department, in trying to provide greater public input and 

improved analytical approaches, is making the enclosed information available for comment. The 

information will be discussed at the March 18, 1997, workshop and written comments may be 

submitted until April 1, 1997. 

This package is provided to give stakeholders an opportunity to review the information prior to the 

workshop. The information contained in this package includes: 

1. The Federal Register Notice announcing the March 18, 1997 workshop. 

2. Draft Agenda for the Public Workshop on Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts. 

3. The revised Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Analysis for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts. The analysis 

is a revision of the Chapter 4 LCC Analysis from the February 1996 "Draft Report on 

Potential Impact of Possible Energy Efficiency Levels for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts." 

Revisions to the analysis are based on comments from the June 1996 workshop and 

stakeholder interviews. 

4. The summary report of the Stakeholder Interviews conducted by the Department. The 

summary discusses the interview method and the results of the individual stakeholder 

interviews. 

The Department is currently determining the National Energy Impacts using the Commend analysis 

for different efficiency levels. This analysis will be available and discussed at the workshop. 

If you plan on attending the workshop, please notifY Sandy Beall at 202-586-7574. 

Energy EfficiencyandRenewableEnergy 

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