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Electronic copies of the California
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Department of Energy’s Web site at the
following URL address: https://
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appliance_standards/state_
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of
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Renewable Energy, Building
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I. Authority
II. Background
I. Authority
Part B of Title III of EPCA established
the Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products Other Than
Automobiles. (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309)
Products covered under the program,
including residential clothes washers,
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and the authority to regulate them, are
listed in section 322. (42 U.S.C. 6292)
Section 325(g) (42 U.S.C. 6295(g))
establishes standards for certain types of
residential clothes washers and requires
the Department to issue two
rulemakings to consider further
amendments.
Federal energy efficiency
requirements for residential products
generally preempt State laws or
regulations concerning energy
conservation testing, labeling, and
standards. (42 U.S.C. 6297(a)–(c))
However, the Department can grant
waivers of Federal preemption
(hereafter ‘‘waiver’’ or ‘‘exemption’’) for
particular State laws or regulations, in
accordance with the procedures and
other provisions of section 327(d) of
EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6297(d)) In particular,
section 327(d)(1)(A) of EPCA provides
that any State or river basin commission
with a State regulation regarding energy
use, energy efficiency, or water use
requirements for products regulated by
the Energy Conservation Program, may
petition for an exemption from Federal
preemption and seek to apply its own
State regulation. (42 U.S.C.
6297(d)(1)(A))
Section 327(d)(2) of EPCA requires
that the Department afford interested
persons a reasonable opportunity to
make written comments, including
rebuttal comments, related to the
petition. (42 U.S.C. 6297(d)(2)) In
addition, section 327(d)(2) of EPCA
provides the Department with the
authority to extend its decision date to
within one year after the date on which
the Department accepted the petition.
However, the Department must publish
notice of this extension in the Federal
Register and note its reasons for delay.
(42 U.S.C. 6297(d)(2)) In addition,
should the Department decide to grant
a petition, section 336(a)(1) of EPCA
requires that DOE afford interested
persons the opportunity to present
written and oral data, views, and
arguments with respect to any proposed
rules prescribed under section 327. (42
U.S.C. 6306(a)(1))
December 5, 2005, and provided the
required information. By letter dated
December 23, 2005, the Department
notified the CEC that it had accepted the
California Petition as supplemented.
In accordance with section 327(d)(2)
of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6297(d)(2)) and 10
CFR 430.43, the Department published
notice of the California Petition in the
Federal Register on February 6, 2006
(hereafter ‘‘February 2006 notice’’). (71
FR 6022) The February 2006 notice
provides a summary of the Department’s
authority regarding petitions for
exemption, the California Petition, and
criteria for evaluating petitions for
exemption. In the February 2006 notice,
to help the Department evaluate the
California Petition’s request, the
Department also invited the public to
submit comments, data, and information
regarding the California Petition by
April 7, 2006.
In order to afford the CEC a
reasonable opportunity to review public
comments and provide rebuttal, the
Department notified the CEC by letter
dated April 14, 2006, of its opportunity
to provide rebuttal comments. CEC
rebuttal comments were received by the
Department on May 15, 2006.
In this notice, the Department extends
the period for evaluation of the
California Petition to December 23,
2006, in order to provide the
Department adequate time to evaluate
the petition in light of public comments
and CEC rebuttal comments received.
The Department will consider the
information and views submitted and
make a determination on the California
Petition. At such point, the Department
will either provide notice of a proposed
rule on which it will seek written and
oral comment, or provide a notice of,
and the reasons for, denial of the
California Petition.
II. Background
On September 16, 2005, the
Department received a petition from the
CEC, dated September 13, 2005,
pursuant to the requirements of section
327(d) of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6297(d)) and
Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) part 430, subpart D, and sections
430.41(a)(1) and 430.42 of the CFR.
However, by letter dated November 18,
2005, the Department notified the CEC
that its petition had failed to comply
with certain requirements set out in 10
CFR 430.42(c). The CEC responded on
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2006.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA
gives notice of a public teleconference
of the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology
(NACEPT). NACEPT provides advice to
the EPA Administrator on a broad range
of environmental policy, technology,
and management issues. The Council is
a panel of experts who represent diverse
interests from academia, industry, nongovernmental organizations, and local,
state, and tribal governments. The
purpose of this teleconference is to
discuss and approve comments on
EPA’s Draft 2006–2011 Strategic Plan
from a subset of the Council. A copy of
the agenda for the meeting will be
posted at https://www.epa.gov/ocem/
nacept/cal-nacept.htm.
DATES: NACEPT will hold a public
teleconference on Friday, July 7, 2006 at
2 p.m.—3:30 p.m. eastern daylight time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the U.S. EPA Office of Cooperative
Environmental Management at 655 15th
Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC
20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sonia Altieri, Designated Federal
Officer, altieri.sonia@epa.gov, (202)
233–0061, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental
Management (1601E), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests
to make oral comments or to provide
written comments to the Council should
be sent to Sonia Altieri, Designated
Federal Officer, at the contact
information above by July 3, 2006. The
public is welcome to attend all portions
of the meeting, but seating is limited
and is allocated on a first-come, firstserve basis. Members of the public
wishing to gain access to the conference
room on the day of the meeting must
contact Sonia Altieri at (202) 233–0061
or altieri.sonia@epa.gov by Thursday,
July 6, 2006.
Meeting Access: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Sonia Altieri
at 202–233–0061 or
altieri.sonia@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Sonia Altieri, preferably at least
10 days prior to the meeting, to give
EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: June 12, 2006.
Sonia Altieri,
Designated Federal Officer.
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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff
Office; Notification of an Upcoming
Teleconference of the SAB Ecological
Processes and Effects Committee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a
public teleconference of the SAB
Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee.
The public teleconference will
be held on July 12, 2006, from 10 a.m.
to 12 p.m. (eastern daylight time).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public who wish to
obtain the call-in number and access
code for the teleconference may contact
Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at EPA
SAB Staff Office (1400F), U.S. EPA,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at
(202) 343–9995; or by e-mail at
armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General
information about the SAB may be
found on the SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
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DATES:
Background
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,
notice is hereby given that the SAB
Ecological Processes and Effects
Committee will hold a public
teleconference to discuss a draft
ecological risk assessment workshop
summary document. On February 7–8,
2006, the Committee held a public
workshop on the state-of-the-practice of
ecological risk assessment. Background
information on the workshop was
provided in a Federal Register notice
published on September 8, 2005 (70 FR
53360). The Committee is holding the
teleconference to discuss a draft
workshop summary document and
development of a report to EPA. The
Committee’s draft workshop summary
document and teleconference agenda
will be posted on the SAB Web site
provided above prior to the
teleconference. The Panel will comply
with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and all
appropriate SAB procedural policies.
Procedures for Providing Public Input
Members of the public may submit
relevant written or oral information for
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the SAB Committee to consider during
the advisory process. Oral Statements:
In general, individuals or groups
requesting an oral presentation at a
public teleconference will be limited to
three minutes per speaker with no more
than a total of fifteen minutes for all
speakers. Interested parties should
contact the DFO, contact information
provided above, in writing via e-mail
seven days before the teleconference in
order to be placed on the public speaker
list. Written Statements: Written
statements should be received in the
SAB Staff Office at least seven days
before the meeting so that the
information may be made available to
the Panel for their consideration.
Written statements should be supplied
to the DFO in the following formats: one
hard copy with original signature, and
one electronic copy via e-mail
(acceptable file format: Adobe Acrobat,
WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files
(in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format).
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for people with disabilities, please
contact the DFO, contact information
provided above. To request
accommodation of a disability please
contact the DFO, preferably at least ten
business days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
Dated: June 15, 2006.
Anthony F. Maciorowski,
Associate Director for Science, EPA Science
Advisory Board Staff Office.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463,
EPA gives notice of a public teleconference of the National Advisory
Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT
provides advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of
environmental policy, technology, and management issues. The Council is
a panel of experts who represent diverse interests from academia,
industry, non-governmental organizations, and local, state, and tribal
governments. The purpose of this teleconference is to discuss and
approve comments on EPA's Draft 2006-2011 Strategic Plan from a subset
of the Council. A copy of the agenda for the meeting will be posted at
https://www.epa.gov/ocem/nacept/cal-nacept.htm.
DATES: NACEPT will hold a public teleconference on Friday, July 7, 2006
at 2 p.m.--3:30 p.m. eastern daylight time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the U.S. EPA Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management at 655 15th Street, NW., Suite
800, Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sonia Altieri, Designated Federal
Officer, altieri.sonia@epa.gov, (202) 233-0061, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601E), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral comments or to provide
written comments to the Council should be sent to Sonia Altieri,
Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above by July 3,
2006. The public is welcome to attend all portions of the meeting, but
seating is limited and is allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Members of the public wishing to gain access to the conference room on
the day of the meeting must contact Sonia Altieri at (202) 233-0061 or
altieri.sonia@epa.gov by Thursday, July 6, 2006.
Meeting Access: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Sonia Altieri at 202-233-
0061 or altieri.sonia@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Sonia Altieri, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: June 12, 2006.
Sonia Altieri,
Designated Federal Officer.
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