97-29744. Advisory Committee on Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60695-60696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29744]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Advisory Committee on Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given of a meeting 
of the Advisory Committee on Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards. The 
Department will consider the information and comments received at this 
meeting in the conduct of its appliance standards program.

DATES: December 12, 1997, 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Embassy Row Hilton, 2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Beall, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Mail Station EE-43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
DC 20585-0121, [phone], or Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Mail Station EE-43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, 
DC 20585-0121, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Purpose of the Committee: The Advisory Committee on Appliance 
Energy Efficiency Standards was established to provide input on the 
appliance standards rulemaking process. The Committee serves as the 
focal point for discussion on the implementation of the procedures, 
interpretations, and policies set forth in the rule on Procedures for 
Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards for 
Consumer Products (61 FR 36973 (July 15, 1996)) and on cross-cutting 
analytical issues affecting all product standard rulemakings.

Tentative Agenda

9:00 am  Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Agenda Review
9:30 am  Public Comments on Agenda
9:35 am  Recent Successes (Standards Issued, Test Procedures Issued, 
Workshops)
10:00 am  Break
10:15 am  Priority Setting Process
10:30 am  Begin Subcommittee Reports to the Committee

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11:45 am  Public Comments on Morning Session
12:00 n  Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm  Continue Subcommittee Reports and Discussion
2:00 pm  Break
2:15 pm  Public Comments
2:30 pm  New Business
3:00 pm  Action Items and Deliverables for Next Meeting
3:15 pm  Chairman's Closing Remarks
3:30 pm  Adjourn

    Please note that this draft agenda is preliminary. The times and 
agenda items listed are guidelines and are subject to change. A final 
agenda will be available at the meeting on Friday, December 12, 1997.
    Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Please 
notify either Brenda Edwards-Jones, [phone], or Sandy Beall, 
[phone], if you plan to attend the Advisory Committee meeting. 
Written statements may be filed either before or after the meeting. In 
order to have your written comments distributed at the Advisory 
Committee meeting, please provide 10 copies to the contacts listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section at least 7 days prior to 
the meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements 
should contact the Office of Codes and Standards at the address or 
telephone numbers listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section. Requests must be received 7 days prior to the meeting, and a 
reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the 
agenda. Such presentations may be limited to five minutes. The 
Designated Federal Official is empowered to conduct the meeting in a 
fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
    Minutes: Copies of the Committee's charter, minutes of the 
Committee meetings held on January 8, 1997, and June 23, 1997, this 
notice, and other correspondence regarding the Committee may be viewed 
at the U.S. Department of Energy, Freedom of Information Public Reading 
Room, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, [phone], between the hours of 9:00 a.m. 
and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. A copy 
of the Committee's meeting transcript will be available in the DOE 
public reading room approximately 10 days after the meeting. Minutes 
will also be available 60 days after the meeting by writing to Brenda 
Edwards-Jones or Sandy Beall at the address listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 5, 1997.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-29744 Filed 11-10-97; 8:45 am]
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