[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27741]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-STD-0027]
RIN 1904-AC28


Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial 
Equipment: Framework Document for Commercial and Industrial Electric 
Motors

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an extension of the time period for 
submitting written comments on the framework document for certain 
commercial and industrial electric motors. The comment period is 
extended to November 24, 2010.

DATES: The comment period for the framework document for certain 
commercial and industrial electric motors, referenced in the notice of 
public meeting and availability published on September 28, 2010 (75 FR 
59657), is extended to November 24, 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-
STD-0027, by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include 
docket number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0027 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for 
Electric Motors, EERE-2010-STD-0027, 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: Mr. James Raba, 202-586-8654, e-mail: 
[email protected], Ms. Ami Grace-Tardy, 202-586-5709, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a document in the 
Federal Register on September 28, 2010, concerning a public meeting and 
availability of a framework document initiating the rulemaking process 
to amend the energy conservation standards for certain commercial and 
industrial electric motors. DOE seeks comment from interested parties 
on the procedural and analytical approaches it anticipates using to 
evaluate energy conservation standards for commercial and industrial 
electric motors, which are addressed in the framework document, 
available at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/electric_motors.html. The framework document is 
the starting point for potentially amending the energy conservation 
standards for electric motors prescribed in the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act of 1975, as amended, (EPCA) and codified in Title 10 
of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 431. The notice of public 
meeting and availability of the framework document published on 
September 28, 2010 (75 FR 59657) informed interested parties that DOE 
would accept written comments on the framework document no later than 
October 28, 2010.
    The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), American 
Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), and the Appliance 
Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) requested a comment deadline 
extension of two weeks after the transcript of the October 18, 2010, 
framework document public meeting is posted on-line and available for 
public review.
    Based on the joint request from NEMA, ACEEE, and ASAP, 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 November 24, 2010, to provide 
interested parties additional time to prepare and submit comments. DOE 
will accept comments received no later than November 24, 2010 and will 
not consider any further extensions to the comment period. If DOE 
receives any comments after October 28, 2010, but before the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, DOE will consider 
those comments to be timely filed.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-27741 Filed 11-2-10; 8:45 am]
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