98-8953. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Public Workshop on Manufacturer Impacts Analysis Methodology for the Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Program

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8953]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM-97-500]
RIN [1904-AA75]


Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Public 
Workshop on Manufacturer Impacts Analysis Methodology for the 
Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Program

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice of Availability and Public Workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (the Department or DOE) today gives 
notice that copies of the ``Summary of the Final Inputs for the Draft 
Report on Potential Impact of Possible Energy Efficiency Levels for 
Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts'' and the ``Manufacturer Impact Analysis 
Methodology'' documents will be available for review and comment on 
April 7, 1998. In addition, the Department will hold a public workshop 
to discuss the Final Inputs to the Draft Report and the Manufacturer 
Impact Analysis methodology for the fluorescent lamp ballast standards 
program.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 1998, 
from 9 am to 5 pm. Written comments (5 copies) must be received on or 
before May 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 
Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585. Comments should be addressed to Anthony T. 
Balducci at the address indicated below under Further Information.
    Copies of the transcript of the public workshop, public comments 
received, and this notice may be read or purchased at the DOE Freedom 
of Information Reading Room, U.S. DOE, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-190, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, [phone], 
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Anthony T. Balducci, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-43, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, Phone: [phone], Fax: 
[phone], E-mail: [e-mail]
Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-43, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, Phone: [phone], Fax: 
[phone], E-mail: [e-mail]
Mr. Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General 
Counsel, Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585-0103, [phone], E-mail: 
[e-mail]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The Department of Energy is implementing enhanced procedures for 
the development and revision of appliance efficiency standards, 
including the fluorescent lamp ballast standards. See 61 FR 36973 (July 
15, 1996). One of the themes of these process improvements is the 
Department's commitment to share analyses with the public and provide 
meaningful opportunity for public comment.
    As part of our effort to review fluorescent lamp ballast standards, 
the Department is making the following documents available: ``Summary 
of the Final Inputs for the Draft Report on Potential Impact of 
Possible Energy Efficiency Levels for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts'' and 
``Manufacturer Impact Analysis Methodology.''
    The Department is taking steps consistent with the new process for 
its rulemaking concerning energy conservation standards for fluorescent 
lamp ballasts. DOE will hold a workshop on Tuesday, April 28, 1998, to 
obtain information from stakeholders and interested parties relative to 
the manufacturer impact analysis methodology for fluorescent lamp 
ballast manufacturers. The workshop will be held at the U.S. Department 
of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121 in 
Room 1E-245 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition the Department invites 
the submission of written comments on the Summary of the Final Inputs 
for the Draft Report on Potential Impact of Possible Energy Efficiency 
Levels for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts and the Manufacturer Impact 
Analysis Methodology.
    The list of major topics for discussion at the workshop is as 
follows:
    A. The Final Inputs for the Draft Report on Potential Impact of 
Possible Energy Efficiency Levels for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
    B. The Procedure for conducting the Manufacturer Impact Analysis
    C. The Manufacturer Impact Analysis Methodology Document
    D. The Schedule for conducting the Manufacturer Impact Analysis
    E. The Ballast Standards Rulemaking Schedule
    The Department will use the information gathered at the workshop to 
guide its approach to development of revised energy conservation 
standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts.
    Copies of the above mentioned reports and this notice, will be 
available on April 7, 1998, on the Office of Codes and Standards web 
site which is as follows: http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/codes__ 
standards/index.htm. If you have any questions, plan to attend the 
workshop, or if you are unable to access the web site and wish to 
obtain material for the workshop, please contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-
Jones at [phone] or Mr. Anthony T. Balducci at [phone], 
or [phone] by fax.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 1, 1998.
Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-8953 Filed 4-3-98; 8:45 am]
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