# Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products (Energy Conservation Standards for Eight Types of Consumers Products) > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-9284 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Uncategorized Document - **Published:** April 19, 1994 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 10 CFR Part 430 [Docket No. EE-RM-90-201] Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products (Energy Conservation Standards for Eight Types of Consumers Products) AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extending comment period and scheduling of second public hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Due to requests by the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association, the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, the Edison Electric Institute, the Electronic Industries Association, and the Carolina Power & Light Company, and the large volume of information contained in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) and in the Technical Support Document, the Department of Energy (the Department or DOE) has decided to extend the comment period by 60 days and schedule a second public hearing. This notice announces that the comment period which was to be closed on May 18, 1994, will be extended to July 18, 1994, and a second public hearing is scheduled for June 7 and 8, 1994. DATES: Written comments in response to this document must be received by July 18, 1994. Oral views, data, and arguments may be presented at a second public hearing to be held in Washington, DC, on June 7 and 8, 1994. Requests to speak at the hearing must be received by the Department no later than 4 p.m., Friday, May 27, 1994, for the second public hearing. Ten (10) copies of statements to be given at the public hearing must be received by the Department no later than 4 p.m., Tuesday, June 1, 1994, for the second public hearing. ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to speak at the public hearing are to be submitted to: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Hearings and Dockets, ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products (Energy Conservation Standards for Eight Types of Consumer Products)'' (Docket No. EE-RM-90- 201), Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-0561. Both hearings will begin at 9:30 a.m., and will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC. Requests may be hand delivered to such address between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Requests should be labeled ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumers Products (Energy Conservation Standards for Eight Types of Consumers Products),'' (Docket No. EE-RM-90-201), both on the document and on the envelope. Copies of the transcript of the public hearing and public comments received may be read and/or photocopied at the DOE Freedom of Information Reading Room, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, room 1E-190, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6020, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl E. Adams, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-431, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9127. Eugene Margolis, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on March 4, 1994, entitled ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products (Energy Conservation Standards for Eight Types of Consumer Products)'' (59 FR 10464). In its letter of March 14, 1994, to DOE, the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers requested postponement of the public hearing, or scheduling of a second hearing and extension of the deadline for written comments, based on ``the short time allowed to prepare for the hearing, and the lack of publication by DOE of information on test procedures.'' In its letter of March 16, 1994, to DOE, the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association requested postponement of the public hearing, or scheduling of a second public hearing and extension of the deadline for written comments, stating that given ``the unexpected severity of DOE's proposed rule, a short interval between publication of the proposed rule and a public hearing on the proposed rule does not give GAMA or manufacturers enough time to prepare adequately for the public hearing.'' In its letter of March 25, 1994, to DOE, the Edison Electric Institute requested postponement, and a second public hearing and extension of the deadline for written comments, based on ``the significance and far-reaching implications of the proposed rule.'' In its letter of March 25, 1994, to DOE, the Electronic Industries Association requested postponement of the public hearing and extension of the deadline for written documents. The EIA gave as reasons: ``the voluminous amount of the Technical Support Document, and the need for its member companies to obtain input from their regionally-based engineers.'' In its letter of March 25, 1994, to DOE, the Carolina Power & Light Company stated as its reason for requesting postponement, a second hearing and extension of the deadline for written documents that ``the proposed rule could have significant implications for its company and the entire electric industry.'' Based on these representations, the Department is extending the comment period to July 18, 1994, and scheduling a second public hearing for June 7 and 8, 1994. Frank M. Stewart, Jr., Acting Chief of Staff, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 94-9284 Filed 4-18-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A94-9284. Public record. Not legal advice.