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<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:23:51 +0000<br>From: appliances@energystar.gov<br>To: gfx-ch@msn.com<br>Subject: ENERGY STAR Clothes Dryers Program Launch<br><br><title></title><center><font color="#000000" face="ARIAL" size="1">This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, <a href="http://links.mkt1943.com/servlet/MailView?ms=NDIxOTY2MgS2&r=MzA3NjA1MDg5NzYS1&j=MTI3OTE5OTM2S0&mt=1&rt=0%%FORWARD_INFO%%" target="_blank">click here to view</a>.</font><font color="#808080" face="ARIAL" size="2"><br></font></center><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse:collapse"></span><BR><div style=""><div style=""><div style=""><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></div> <span style="font-size:10pt"> <table class="ecxMsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse:collapse" align="left" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr style="height:76.05pt"><td style="padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:5.4pt;width:544.2pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:76.05pt;padding-top:0in" valign="top" width="726"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><font class="ecxApple-style-span" size="4"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:15px"><img alt="" src="http://contentm.mkt1943.com/ra/2012/2377/07/4219662/image0014.jpg" border="0" height="88" width="702"></span></font></p></td></tr><tr style="height:65.25pt"><td style="padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:5.4pt;width:544.2pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:65.25pt;padding-top:0in" width="726"><div align="center"><table class="ecxMsoNormalTable" style="border-bottom:medium none;border-left:medium none;width:527.05pt;border-collapse:collapse;margin-left:5.55pt;border-top:medium none;border-right:medium none" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="702"><tbody><tr style="height:26.8pt"><td style="border-bottom:#29a8ff 1pt solid;border-left:#29a8ff 1pt solid;padding-bottom:6pt;padding-left:5.4pt;width:527.05pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:26.8pt;border-top:#29a8ff 1pt solid;border-right:#29a8ff 1pt solid;padding-top:0in" valign="top" width="703"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10pt"><span style="font-size:x-small"><span style="font-family:Arial"><div style=""><div style=""><span style="color:black"><div style=""><span style="color:black"><div style=""><span style="color:black"><div style="line-height:115%"><span style="color:black"><span style="color:black"><div style=""><div style=""><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt">Dear Clothes Dryer Manufacturer and Other Interested Stakeholder:</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt">The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pleased to announce the launch of an effort to develop a new ENERGY STAR<sup>®</sup> specification for clothes dryers. </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt">The attached launch letter provides an overview of the ENERGY STAR program, explains the Program’s interest in clothes dryers, and shares EPA’s initial thoughts on this product category and the anticipated Version 1.0 timeline.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt">EPA is planning to begin specification development efforts with a Draft 1 proposal, scheduled to be shared with stakeholders in August 2012, followed by a stakeholder meeting to discuss this draft specification.</span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt">Stakeholders that have not directly received this e-mail and are interested in receiving stakeholder mailings and notifications during this specification development process should provide contact information to </span><a href="mailto:appliances@energystar.gov" name="appliances_energystar_gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">appliances@energystar.gov</font></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt">, requesting to be added to the contact list for clothes dryers. </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Please direct any questions about the specification development process to Amanda Stevens, EPA, at </span><a href="mailto:stevens.amanda@epa.gov" name="stevens_amanda_epa_gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">stevens.amanda@epa.gov</font></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> or (202) 343-9106; or Sean Southard, ICF International, at </span><a href="mailto:sean.southard@icfi.com" name="sean_southard_icfi_com"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">sean.southard@icfi.com</font></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> or (202) 862-1585. Questions on the clothes dryer test method should be directed to Ashley </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt">Armstrong, DOE, at </span><a href="mailto:Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov" name="Ashley_Armstrong_ee_doe_gov"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov</font></span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"> or (202) 586-6590.<span style="color:black"></span></span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt"> </span></p><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-size:10pt">Thank you for your continued support of ENERGY STAR.</span></p></div></div></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size:1pt"> </span></div></td></tr><tr style="height:4.55pt"><td style="padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:5.4pt;width:544.2pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:4.55pt;padding-top:0in" valign="top" width="726"><p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size:4pt"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:22.6pt"><td style="padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:5.4pt;width:544.2pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:22.6pt;padding-top:0in" valign="top" width="726"><div align="center"><table class="ecxMsoNormalTable" style="width:527.05pt;border-collapse:collapse;background:#00adef;margin-left:5.5pt" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="702"><tbody><tr style="height:22.6pt"><td style="padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:5.4pt;width:527.05pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:22.6pt;padding-top:0in" width="703"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';color:white;font-size:10pt">For more information, visit: <a title="http://www.energystar.gov/" href="http://links.mkt1943.com/ctt?kn=5&m=2882058&r=MTkzMTkxODI4MTkS1&b=0&j=ODM5MjQzNDIS1&mt=1&rt=0" name="links_mkt1943_com_ctt_kn_5_m_2" target="_blank"><span style="color:white;font-weight:normal">www.energystar.gov</span></a></span></strong><span style="color:white;font-size:11pt"></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-size:xx-small"></span></td></tr><tr style="height:19.5pt"><td style="padding-bottom:0in;padding-left:5.4pt;width:544.2pt;padding-right:5.4pt;height:19.5pt;padding-top:0in" valign="top" width="726"><p class="ecxMsoNormal" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#808080"><font class="ecxApple-style-span" face="'Arial Narrow', sans-serif" size="3"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="font-size:11px"><span class="ecxapple-style-span"><span style="font-family:'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';font-size:8.5pt">This message was sent to you on behalf of ENERGY STAR. 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