Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Clothes Washer Energy Conservation Standards

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM-94-403]

RIN 1904-AA67

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Clothes Washer

Energy Conservation Standards

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 19, 1998 (63 FR 64344), the Department of Energy

published a Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to

revise energy conservation standards for clothes washers under the

Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The notice announced that February

2, 1999, would be the closing date for receiving public comments. At

the December 15, 1998, workshop on clothes washers, Amana requested

that the comment period be extended for two months, to allow additional

time for understanding the financial model and to give better responses

to concerns raised in the notice. The Department is committed to

issuing the final rule on schedule. In light of the fact that much of

the information discussed in the notice was presented at the March 11,

1998, Clothes Washer Workshop, the Department agrees to a more limited

extension of the comment period.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments are welcome. Please submit 10 copies (no

faxes) to: Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Clothes Washers, Docket No. EE-RM-94-403, RIN 1904-

AA67, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE-43, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-0371, E-

mail: Bryan [email protected] or Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-72, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507, E-mail:

[email protected].

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 5, 1999.

Dan W. Reicher,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 99-540 Filed 1-8-99; 8:45 am]

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