95-1756. Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency and Water Standards: Recommendations for Establishing State and Local Incentive Programs for Voluntary Replacement of Plumbing Products by Consumers

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4614-4615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1756]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency and Water Standards: 
Recommendations for Establishing State and Local Incentive Programs for 
Voluntary Replacement of Plumbing Products by Consumers

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 requires the Department of 
Energy (DOE or Department) to issue recommendations to the States for 
establishing State and local incentive programs designed to encourage 
the acceleration of voluntary replacement, by consumers, of existing 
showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals with those products 
that meet the standards established in the legislation.
    In order to consult with State and local government and industry 
representatives about the development of such recommendations, the 
Department will hold a public meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to 
discuss programs that promote water conservation. All persons are 
hereby given notice of the opportunity to attend the public meeting.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Friday, January 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will begin at 4:00 p.m. and will be held in the 
Santa Fe Room at the La Fonda Hotel, 100 E. Santa Fe Street, Santa Fe, 
New Mexico, in conjunction with the mid-winter meeting of the American 
Water Works Association's Water Conservation Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Twigg,U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE-431, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, [phone]
Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General 
Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-72, 1000 Independence 
Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585, [phone] [[Page 4615]] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Authority

    Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 
Public Law 94-163, created the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer 
Products other than Automobiles (Program). The most recent amendment, 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT), Public Law 102-486, identified 
several new categories of products and equipment for inclusion in 
various required and voluntary testing and information programs to 
promote energy efficiency and water conservation. Section 123 of EPACT 
established maximum water use standards for showerheads, faucets, water 
closets and urinals for equipment manufactured after January 1, 1994. 
In addition, Section 123 requires the Secretary of Energy to issue 
recommendations to the States for establishing State and local 
incentive programs designed to encourage the acceleration of voluntary 
replacement, by consumers, of existing showerheads, faucets, water 
closets, and urinals with those products that meet the new statutory 
standards. In developing the recommendations, the Secretary is required 
to consult with the heads of other Federal agencies, including the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; State officials; 
manufacturers, suppliers, and installers of plumbing products; and 
other interested parties.

2. Background

    On June 20, 1994, the Department of Energy held a meeting in New 
York City as part of the American Water Works Association's annual 
conference to receive suggestions on how it should proceed to elicit 
broad participation in the process for developing recommendations, with 
input on all pertinent issues regarding State and local incentive 
programs. Approximately 30 people attended, of whom 6 submitted written 
proposals suggesting various courses of action for the Department. 
Discussions continued at a meeting of the National Association of 
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors in Las Vegas on September 29, 
1994. Ideas and suggestions have been consolidated into an outline 
which will form the basis for a resource guide being developed by the 
Department and its contractor, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

3. Public Meeting Procedure

    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the outline and resource 
document developed thus far by the Department of Energy. Informal 
discussion will follow an introductory presentation by the Department.

    Issued in Washington, DC, January 19, 1995.
Marvin E. Gunn, Jr.,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 95-1756 Filed 1-23-95; 8:45 am]
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