[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41103-41104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17214]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015]
RIN 1904-AB86


Energy Conservation Program: Re-Opening of the Public Comment 
Period for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-in Freezers

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

ACTION: Proposed Rule: re-opening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On April 5, 2010, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) in the Federal Register to 
announce the availability of the technical support document for walk-in 
coolers and freezers and a public meeting on May 14, 2010. On April 14, 
2010, DOE published a correction notice to change the date of the 
public meeting to May 19, 2010 and extend the deadline for the 
submission of comments to May 28, 2010. This document announces that 
the period for submitting comments on the preliminary technical support 
document for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers is to be re-opened 
from July 15, 2010 to July 30, 2010.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the 
preliminary technical support document for walk-in coolers and walk-in 
freezers received between July 15, 2010 and July 30, 2010

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the preliminary 
analysis for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, and provide docket 
number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015 and/or RIN number 1904-AB86. Comments may 
be submitted using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

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     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket 
number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015 and/or RIN 1904-AB86 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. Please note: DOE's Freedom of 
Information Reading Room (Room 1E-190 at the Forrestal Building) no 
longer houses rulemaking materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20585-0121, (202) 586-2192. E-mail: [email protected].
    Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General 
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121, (202) 586-8145, [email protected]; or Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-71, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-7796, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 5, 2010, DOE published a NOPM in 
the Federal Register to announce the availability of the technical 
support document for walk-in coolers and freezers and a public meeting 
on May 14, 2010. 75 FR 17080. On April 14, 2010, DOE published a 
correction notice to change the date of the public meeting to May 19, 
2010 and extend the deadline for the submission of comments to May 28, 
2010. 75 FR 19297. Comments were accepted through May 28, 2010 and were 
also accepted at the public meeting held on May 19, 2010. At the public 
meeting, DOE received a request to further extend the comment period to 
allow for the consideration of issues discussed at the public meeting. 
DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period is 
appropriate as a result of this request and is hereby re-opening the 
comment period. DOE will consider any comments received between July 
15, 2010 and July 30, 2010 and deems any comments received between 
publication of the NOPM on April 5, 2010 and July 30, 2010 to be timely 
submitted.

Further Information on Submitting Comments

    Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 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 July 8, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-17214 Filed 7-14-10; 8:45 am]
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