97-7314. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures and Certification Requirements for Plumbing Products; and Certification Requirements for Residential Appliances

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 13842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7314]


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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 56 / Monday, March 24, 1997 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM/TP-97-600]
RIN 1904-AA71


Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test 
Procedures and Certification Requirements for Plumbing Products; and 
Certification Requirements for Residential Appliances

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; change of date for public hearing.

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SUMMARY: On February 20, 1997 (62 FR 7834), the Department of Energy 
(DOE or Department) proposed regulations to codify water conservation 
standards and test procedures for plumbing products established in the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, incorporate by 
reference the revised American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American 
National Standards Institute water conservation standard and test 
procedures for faucets and test procedures for showerheads, and provide 
for certification of compliance with plumbing product standards. In the 
same notice of proposed rulemaking, the Department also proposed to 
clarify the certification requirements applicable to all residential 
appliances.
    The public hearing to provide comments and/or additional 
information on issues being considered by DOE, in its development of 
the Final Rule, was originally scheduled for March 31, 1997. To 
accommodate travel schedules and ensure the public has ample 
opportunity to attend, today's notice changes the date of the public 
hearing from March 31 to April 1, 1997. The location and time of the 
hearing remain unchanged (U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Room No. 1E-245, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.).

DATES: The public hearing will be held on April 1, 1997 in Washington, 
DC. Requests to speak at the hearing must be received by the Department 
no later than 4:00 p.m., March 21, 1997. Ten (10) copies of statements 
to be given at the public hearing must be received by the Department no 
later than 4:00 p.m., March 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests to speak at the public hearing 
should be labeled Test Procedures and Certification Requirements for 
Plumbing Products; and Certification Requirements for Residential 
Appliances, Docket No. EE-RM/TP-97-600'' and submitted or hand-
delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy, Office of Codes and Standards, Mail Stop EE-43, 
Room 1J-018, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: [phone], Fax: (202) 586-
4617.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Mr. Bill Hui, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Codes and Standards, Mail 
Stop EE-43, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: [phone], Fax: (202) 586-
4617, E-Mail: [email protected] or;
    Mr. Eugene Margolis, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General 
Counsel, Mail Stop GC-72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103. Telephone: [phone], Fax: (202) 
586-4116, E-Mail: [email protected]

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 17, 1997.
Christine A. Ervin,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 97-7314 Filed 3-21-97; 8:45 am]
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