[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 5544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2295]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018]
RIN 1904-AC00


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures: Public Meeting and Availability of the 
Framework Document

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: In the December 30, 2009, issue of the Federal Register, the 
U.S. Department of Energy initiated the rulemaking and data collection 
process to establish amended energy conservation standards for certain 
metal halide lamp fixtures. This document announces that the period for 
submitting comments on the Framework Document is extended to February 
5, 2010.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the 
Framework Document received by February 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the Framework Document 
for energy conservation standards for metal halide lamp fixtures and 
provide docket number EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or RIN number 1904-
AC00. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket 
number EERE-2009-BT-STD-0018 and/or RIN 1904-AC00 in the subject line 
of the message. Submit electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft 
Word, PDF, or ASCII file format and avoid the use of special characters 
or any form of encryption.
     Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 
586-2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed original paper 
copy.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room 
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda 
Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information 
regarding visiting the Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Linda Graves, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-1851. E-mail: [email protected].
    Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General 
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Phone: (202) 586-5827. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 30, 2009, DOE published a notice 
of public meeting and availability of the Framework Document in the 
Federal Register (74 FR 69036) for energy conservation standards for 
metal halide lamp fixtures. The notice provided for the submission of 
comments by January 29, 2010, and comments were also accepted at a 
public meeting held on January 26, 2010. DOE received a request for a 
brief extension of the comment period from a number of commenters who 
felt that the comment period, which occurred over the New Years holiday 
in late December 2009-January 2010, was too short for them to 
adequately review the document and submit comments. DOE has determined 
that a brief extension is appropriate to allow all interested parties 
sufficient time to comment. DOE will consider any comments received by 
February 5, 2010, and deems any comments received between publication 
of the notice of public meeting and availability of the framework 
document and February 5, 2010, to be timely submitted.

Further Information on Submitting Comments

    Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 
1004.11, any person submitting information that he or she believes to 
be confidential and exempt by law from public disclosure should submit 
two copies: One copy of the document including all the information 
believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document with the 
information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE will make its own 
determination about the confidential status of the information and 
treat it according to its determination.
    Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat 
submitted information as confidential include (1) A description of the 
items, (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as 
confidential within the industry, (3) whether the information is 
generally known by or available from other sources, (4) whether the 
information has previously been made available to others without 
obligation concerning its confidentiality, (5) an explanation of the 
competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from 
public disclosure, (6) when such information might lose its 
confidential character due to the passage of time, and (7) why 
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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