Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation at Federal Facilities

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation at Federal Facilities

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Today's notice announces the members of the Federal

Interagency Energy Policy Committee (656 Committee) as designated by

each agency. Section 310 of Executive Order 12902, Energy Efficiency

and Water Conservation at Federal Facilities, requires each agency head

to designate a senior official, at the Assistant Secretary level or

above, to be responsible for achieving the requirements of the Order

and appoint such official to the 656 Committee. This notice is being

published in the interest of open communication within the Federal

Government.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Ginsberg, EE-90, U.S. Department

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, 202-

586-5772.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 201 of Executive Order No. 12902, 59

FR 11463 (1994), state that the Federal Interagency Energy Policy

Committee (``656 Committee'') serves as a forum to coordinate issues

involved in implementing energy efficiency, water conservation, and

solar and other renewable energy in the Federal sector.

The ``656'' Committee originated from the legislative requirements

of Section 656 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C.

7266. This Section required the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce,

Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, Agriculture, and

the Interior; the Postmaster General of the United States Postal

Service; and the Administrator of the General Services Administration

each to designate one Assistant Secretary or Assistant Administrator as

the principal energy conservation officer of the respective Department

or Administration.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Veterans

Administration (currently the Department of Veterans Affairs), and the

Environmental Protection Agency were asked by the Department of Energy

to designate an individual of similar status to participate as a

member. These 12 agencies consume approximately 98 percent of all

Federal energy. The Departments of Education, Health and Human

Services, Labor, State, and Treasury were invited to join in October,

1993.

The ``656'' Committee is chaired by the Assistant Secretary for

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. It meets

periodically to provide policy guidance and to review agency progress

on Federal energy conservation plans and associated investments. The

purpose of the Committee is to strengthen energy conservation programs

which emphasize productivity through the efficient use of energy, and

concurrently encourage interagency cooperation in energy conservation.

It permits top management of the Federal Government to focus attention

on the tasks and missions related to National objectives rather than on

the tasks of a particular agency.

The following is a list of the members of the ``656 Committee'':

Federal Interagency Energy Policy Committee

Chair

Ms. Christine Ervin, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, EE-1, Forrestal Building,

Room 6C-016, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone:

(202) 586-9220, Fax: (202) 586-9260

Agriculture

Mr. Wardell C. Townsend, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Administration,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Administration Building, Room 248W,

14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250, Phone: 202-720-

3590, Fax: 202-720-2191

Commerce

Mr. Thomas R. Bloom, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary

for Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Main Commerce, Room

5830, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230, Phone:

202-482-4951, Fax: 202-482-3592

Defense

Mr. Joshua Gotbaum, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Economic

Security, U.S. Department of Defense, The Pentagon, Room 3E808,

Washington, DC 20301-3300, Phone: 703-695-6639, Fax: 703-693-7011

Education

Mr. Rodney A. McCowan, Assistant Secretary Human Resources and

Administration, U.S. Department of Education, Room 3181, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20207, Phone: 202-401-0470, Fax: 202-401-

0485

Environmental Protection Agency

Mr. Jonathan Z. Cannon, Assistant Administrator and Chief Financial

Officer, Office of Administration and Resources Management,

Environmental Protection Agency, 1111 West Tower, Mail Code 3101, 401 M

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, Phone: 202-260-4600, Fax: 202-260-

0835

General Service Administration

Mr. Kenneth R. Kimbrough, Commissioner of Public Buildings Service,

General Services Administration, Room 6344, 18th and F Streets, NW,

Washington, DC 20405, Phone: 202-501-1100, Fax: 202-219-2310

Health and Human Services

Mr. Kenneth S. Apfel, Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget,

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey

Building, Room 508-G, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC

20201, Phone: 202-690-6396, Fax: 202-690-5405

Housing and Urban Development

Ms. Marilynn A. Davis, Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 10110, 451 7th

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20410, Phone: 202-708-0940, Fax: 202-619-

8129

Interior

Ms. Bonnie Cohen, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and

Budget, U.S. Department of the Interior, Mail Stop 6214, Room 6117,

1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240, Phone: 202-208-6182, Fax: 202-

208-5048 [[Page 16127]]

Justice

Mr. Stephen R. Colgate, Assistant Attorney General for Administration,

U.S. Department of Justice, Room 1111, 10th and Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20530, Phone: 202-514-3101, Fax: 202-514-1778

Labor

Ms. Cecilia J. Bankins, Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration

and Management, U.S. Department of Labor, Room S-2514, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210, Phone: 202-219-9086, Fax: 202-219-

8822

NASA

Ms. Benita A. Cooper,

Associate Administrator for Management

Systems and Facilities,

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration,

Code J, Room 3Y04,

300 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20024-3210,

Phone: 202-358-2800,

Fax: 202-358-3068

U.S. Postal Service

Mr. William Dowling,

Vice President Engineering,

U.S. Postal Service,

8403 Lee Highway,

4th Floor,

Merrifield, VA 22082-8101,

Phone: 703-280-7001,

Fax: 703-280-5669

State

Mr. Patrick S. Kennedy,

Assistant Secretary for Administration,

U.S. Department of State,

Room 6330,

22nd & C Streets, NW,

Washington, DC 20520,

Phone: 202-647-1492,

Fax: 202-647-1558

Transportation

Mr. Jon H. Seymour,

Assistant Secretary for Administration,

U.S. Department of Transportation,

Room 10314,

400 7th Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20590,

Phone: 202-366-2332,

Fax: 202-366-9634

Treasury

Mr. George Munoz,

Assistant Secretary for Management/ Chief Financial Officer,

U.S. Department of the Treasury,

Room 2423, Main Treasury Building,

15th & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20220,

Phone: 202-622-1280,

Fax: 202-622-2795

Veterans Affairs

Mr. C. Wayne Hawkins,

Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Administration and Operations

(10B),

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,

810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20420,

Phone: 202-535-7606,

Fax: 202-535-7630

Non-Member Participant

OMB

Dr. Kathleen Peroff,

Deputy Associate Director,

Energy and Science Division,

Office of Management and Budget,

New Executive Office Building,

Room 8001,

725 17th Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20503,

Phone: 202-395-3404,

Fax: 202-395-4817

Issued in Washington, DC on March 23, 1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 95-7733 Filed 3-28-95; 8:45 am]

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