[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 12, 1996)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 9958] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-5700] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 10 CFR Part 430 Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Public Workshop on the Improvements of the Appliance Standards Rulemaking Process agency: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. action: Notice of new location of public workshop. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- summary: On February 22, 1996, the Department of Energy (the Department or DOE) published a notice of public workshop (61 FR 6798, February 22, 1996) announcing a public workshop to be held on Tuesday, March 19, 1996, and Wednesday, March 20, 1996, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The workshop will discuss possible initiatives that the Department will undertake to improve the appliance standards program. Due to the overwhelming response to this workshop, a larger facility will be required. dates: The public workshop will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, March 20, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. addresses: The new location for the workshop will be at the Washington National Airport Hilton Hotel (Crystal City), 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan D. Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE- 431, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-0371 Douglas W. Smith, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-70, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-3410 Deborah E. Miller, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE-1, 1000 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585-0121, (202) 586- 8888. supplementary information: The public workshop to discuss possible initiatives that the Department will undertake to improve the appliance standards program has been relocated. The workshop was originally scheduled to be held on Tuesday, March 19, 1996 and Wednesday, March 20, 1996, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. The new location for the workshop is the Washington National Airport Hilton Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. A new location was necessary to accommodate the large number of participants who have responded to the February 22, 1996, notice of public workshop published by the Department. 61 FR 798, February 22, 1996. The dates and times for the workshop have not been changed. Please notify Bryan Berringer at the above listed address of your intention to attend the workshop or if you have any additional questions. Issued in Washington, DC, March 5, 1996. Brian T. Castelli, Chief of Staff, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 96-5700 Filed 3-11-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-M