DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM: PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF DETERMINATION OF PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONERS AS A COVERED CONSUMER PRODUCT

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Department Of Energy has issued a proposed rule called: Energy Conservation Program: Proposed Withdrawal of Determination of Portable Air Conditioners as a Covered Consumer Product.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 16 by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Summary: DOE is proposing to withdraw its prior determination that portable air conditioners ("portable ACs") qualify as covered products under Part A of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA").

For more information, contact David Taggart, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-1, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. T...