We’ve won a battle to save gas logs, but the war rages on.  Late November 9, 2011, the US Department of Energy (DOE) gave notice that they will publish a Final Rule to their July 22, 2011 Notice of Proposed Rule in the Federal Register in the near future.  Whereas the DOE desired in July to [...]

The deadline for you to submit your comments to the DOE on the July 22, 2011 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is Friday, October 14. If you derive any of your income from the manufacture, sale, installation or service of vented gas logs or decorative gas fireplaces, you need to let the DOE know the magnitude [...]

URGENT!  CONTACT YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS HPBA NEEDS YOUR HELP – NOW! TO:        Manufacturers, Retailers, Affiliates and Others FROM:  Allan Cagnoli, Director of Government Affairs DATE:   October 4, 2011 RE:       Contacting Members of Congress about DOE’s Effort to Ban Decorative Vented Gas Fireplaces and Gas Log Sets Attachment: Chu Letter               ...

On September 29, 2011, the National Propane Gas Association hosted a roundtable discussion to help inform a representative from the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy on the threat posed to small business.  Participating were representatives from several gas log and gas fireplace manufacturers, a propane dealer, and HPBA.  The Hearth Industry was described as [...]

DOE, through its consultant, Navigant Consulting, has most recently contacted gas log manufacturers to interview them for the purpose of collecting data on what gas logs do, how they are manufactured and on the economic impact of banning them.  This request comes after the proposed rule has been filed and with only two weeks left before the [...]