[Federal Register: October 24, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 204)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 61395]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EE-PS-2006-001]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial
and Industrial Equipment
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE or Department) Building
Technologies Program will hold a public meeting to discuss appliance
standards scheduling issues. The Department is interested in receiving
comments on the Department's desire to bring all appliance rulemaking
activities into compliance with the applicable statutory requirements.
The Department will finalize its standards scheduling plan after
consideration of comments received during and following the public
meeting.
DATES: The Department will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, November
15, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please submit written comments by
Thursday, December 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024.
The DOE Web site at http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/2006_schedule_setting
contains background
information, including: The list of rulemaking activities; summary data
sheets for affected products; analysis spreadsheets; and other
information.
The Department welcomes your participation at the meeting as well
as written comments. Written comments, data, and information regarding
scheduling issues will be accepted no later than the date provided in
the DATES section.
You may submit comments, identified for the 2006 Appliance
Standards Schedule Setting, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: schedulesetting2006@ee.doe.gov. Include 2006
Appliance Standards Schedule Setting in the subject line of the
message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 2006 Appliance Standards
Schedule Setting, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed original.
Hand delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J,
2006 Appliance Standards Schedule Setting, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and reference the 2006 Appliance Standards Schedule Setting. Submit
electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or text
(ASCII) format file; avoid the use of special characters or any form of
encryption; and, wherever possible, include the electronic signature of
the author. If you don't include an electronic signature, you must
authenticate comments by thereafter submitting the signed original
paper document. No telefacsimiles (telefaxes) will be accepted.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal
Building, Room 1J-018 Resources Room of the Building Technologies
Program), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, (202) 586-
9127, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at the above telephone
number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Graves, Esq., U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE-2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-1851, e-
mail: Linda.Graves@ee.doe.gov, or Francine Pinto, Esq., or Thomas
DePriest, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel,
GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
9507, e-mail: Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov, or Thomas.DePriest@hq.doe.gov,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department invites your participation in
a public meeting to address how the Department will develop and
implement a full compliance scheduling plan for appliance standards
rulemaking activities. The Department particularly welcomes your
perspective and assistance with respect to scheduling activities, given
the enormous, competing demands on its resources.
The meeting will be conducted in an informal, conference style.
There will not be any discussion of proprietary information, costs or
prices, market shares, or other commercial matters regulated by the
U.S. antitrust laws.
After the meeting and expiration of the period for submitting
written statements, the Department will consider the comments received.
If you would like to participate in the meeting or be added to the
DOE mailing list to receive future notices and information regarding
the energy conservation program for consumer products and commercial
and industrial equipment, please contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at
(202) 586-2945.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2005.
Douglas L. Faulkner,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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