[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 19, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26230]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 429, 430 and 431

[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014]
RIN 1904-AC23


Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, and 
Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial 
Equipment

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

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document announces an extension of the time period for 
submitting written comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking, 
regarding the Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, 
and Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial 
Equipment. The comment period is extended to October 29, 2010.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on September 
16, 2010 (75 FR 56796) is extended to October 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested 
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2010-BT-
CE-0014, by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include EERE-2010-
BT-CE-0014 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Revisions to Energy 
Efficiency Enforcement Regulations, EERE-2010-BT-CE-0014, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-
2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant 
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit 
one signed paper original.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking. Note that all comments 
received will be posted without change, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, or 
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Armstrong, 202-586-6590, e-
mail: [email protected], or Celia Sher, Esq., 202-287-6122, 
e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
proposed revisions to its existing certification, compliance, and 
enforcement regulations for certain consumer products and commercial 
and industrial equipment covered under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (EPCA or the ``Act''), in a notice 
of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) published in the Federal Register on 
September 16, 2010. 75 FR 56796. These regulations provide for sampling 
plans used in determining compliance with existing standards, 
manufacturer submission of compliance statements and certification 
reports to DOE, maintenance of compliance records by manufacturers, and 
the availability of enforcement actions for improper certification or 
noncompliance with an applicable standard. The NOPR informed interested 
parties that DOE would accept written comments through October 18, 
2010.
    The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) 
requested an extension of the time to submit comments. In its request, 
AHRI stated that the additional time is necessary for AHRI and its 
members to properly respond to the questions and issues raised in the 
proposed rule given the potential impact of the proposed rule on the 
air conditioning, heating and refrigeration industry.
    Based on AHRI's request and the number of questions and issues 
raised during the public meeting, DOE believes that extending the 
comment period to allow additional time for interested parties to 
submit comments is appropriate. Therefore, DOE is extending the comment 
period until October 29, 2010 to provide interested parties additional 
time to prepare and submit comments. DOE will accept comments received 
no later than October 29, 2010 and will not consider any further 
extensions to the comment period.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-26230 Filed 10-18-10; 8:45 am]
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