Consumer products; energy conservation program: Central air conditioners and heat pumps; workshop,

[Federal Register: November 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 219)]

[Proposed Rules]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM/STD-98-440]

RIN 1904-AA77

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a workshop on the Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR), which the Department expects to issue shortly, for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy Efficiency Standards Rulemaking.

DATES: December 9, 1999, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 1E-245, Washington, DC 20585-0121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael E. McCabe, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE-41, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-0854, e-mail: michael.e.mccabe@ee.doe.gov or Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE- 41, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586- 2945, e-mail: Brenda.Edwards-Jones@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Workshop

The Department will present its methodology and results pertaining to the analysis completed to date (Supplemental ANOPR analysis), answer questions to help participants prepare their written comments on the Supplemental ANOPR, and entertain comments on that document. The Department will also explain its plans for the remaining analysis (NOPR analysis) and seek comments and suggestions for improving its methodologies, assumptions, and data sources.

Preliminary Agenda

9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks and Introductions

ANOPR Analysis--Methodologies and Results Engineering Analysis and Issues Life Cycle Cost, National Energy Savings, Shipments Analysis and Issues NOPR Analysis--Plans Manufacturer Impact Analysis Indirect Employment Utility Impact Analysis Environmental Assessment Consumer Subgroup Summary Discussion

5:00 p.m. Adjournment

Please note that this draft agenda is preliminary. The agenda items listed are guidelines and are subject to change. A final agenda will be available at the meeting on Thursday, December 9, 1999.

Transcript

We will make the transcript of this workshop available for public review and copying within 30 days at the U.S. Department of Energy, Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, Room 1E-190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3142, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 8, 1999. Dan W. Reicher, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

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