# Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation at Federal Facilities > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A95-7733 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** March 29, 1995 - **Citation:** 60 FR 16126 ## Text 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A95-7733. Public record. Not legal advice.