[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14752]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 433 and 435

[Docket No. EE-RM/STD-02-112]
RIN 1904-AC13


Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Design Standards for New 
Federal Buildings

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

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a document in 
the Federal Register on May 28, 2010, concerning a public meeting and 
availability of the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) regarding the 
application of sustainable design principals with respect to the 
siting, design, and construction of new Federal buildings. This notice 
extends the comment period to August 12, 2010.

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, 
July 28, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m. DOE must receive requests to speak 
at the meeting before 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, 2010. DOE must 
receive a signed original and an electronic copy of statements to be 
given at the public meeting before 4 p.m., Wednesday, July 21, 2010. 
Written comments on the NOPR are welcome, especially following the 
public meeting, and should be submitted by Thursday, August 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. To attend the public meeting, please notify 
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945. Please note that foreign 
nationals participating in the public meeting are subject to advance 
security screening procedures, requiring a 30-day advance notice. If 
you are a foreign national and wish to participate in the public 
meeting, please inform DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 
Edwards at (202) 586-2945 so that the necessary procedures can be 
completed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus Nasseri, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal 
Energy Management Program, EE-2L, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9138, e-mail: 
[email protected], or Ami Grace-Tardy, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC-71, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-5709, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published a document in the Federal 
Register on May 28, 2010 (75 FR 29933), concerning a public meeting and 
availability of the NOPR regarding the application of sustainable 
design principals with respect to the siting, design, and construction 
of new Federal buildings. This document extends the comment period by 
15 days to August 12, 2010.
    The purpose of the July 28, 2010, public meeting is to discuss the 
NOPR regarding the application of sustainable design principals with 
respect to the siting, design, and construction of new Federal 
buildings. For additional information regarding the NOPR and the public 
meeting, including detailed instructions for the submission of comments 
and access to the docket to read background documents or comments 
received, please refer to the May 28, 2010 notice (75 FR 29933). The 
Department welcomes all interested parties, regardless of whether they 
participate in the public meeting, to submit written comments regarding 
matters addressed in the NOPR, as well as any other related issues, by 
August 12, 2010.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 11, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-14752 Filed 6-17-10; 8:45 am]
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