[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37344-37345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-16012]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

[Docket Number EERE-2011-BT-NOA-0039]


Technology Evaluation Process

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

ACTION: Notice of request for information (RFI) comment period 
extension.

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SUMMARY: This is an extension of a prior RFI seeking comment on a 
proposed commercial buildings technology evaluation process. The 
stakeholder comment period is being extended an additional 30 days to 
give potential participants additional time to provide responses and 
comments on the information contained within the RFI.
    DOE seeks comments and information related to a commercial 
buildings technology evaluation process. DOE is seeking to create a 
process for evaluating emerging and underutilized energy efficient 
technologies for commercial buildings based on the voluntary submittal 
of product test data. The program would be centered on a publicly 
accessible listing of products that meet minimum energy efficiency 
criteria specified for the applicable technology type. Evaluation under 
the criteria would be based on product test data submitted by 
manufacturers, then analyzed by DOE to generate information related to 
the energy savings of the products. For those products that met the 
specified minimum energy efficiency criteria, the results of such 
analyses would be made publicly available. The program would provide 
centralized information on the analysis factors in a manner that would 
make results directly comparable between products within the same 
technology type or area.

DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before July 
27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket 
number EERE-2011-BT-NOA-0039, by any of the following methods. Your 
response should be limited to 3 pages. Questions relative to responding 
to this RFI may be sent to the same mailbox in advance of your 
response, and will be answered via e-mail.
     E-mail: to [email protected]. Include 
EERE-2011-BT- NOA-0039 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-2011-BT- NOA-0039, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional 
information may be sent to Mr. Alan Schroeder, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: 202-586-0158. E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comment

    On May 26, 2011, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an RFI 
regarding a process for evaluating emerging and underutilized energy 
efficient technologies for commercial buildings based on the voluntary 
submittal of product test data. 76 FR 30696. As explained in the RFI, 
the program would be centered on a publicly accessible listing of 
products that meet minimum energy efficiency criteria specified for the 
applicable technology type. Evaluation under the criteria would be 
based on product test data submitted by manufacturers, then analyzed by 
DOE to generate information related to the energy savings of the 
products. For those products that met the specified minimum energy 
efficiency criteria, the results of such analyses would be made 
publicly available. The program would provide centralized information 
on the analysis factors in a manner that would make results directly 
comparable between products within the same technology type or area.
    The RFI originally provided June 27, 2011, as the date by which 
comments were to be submitted. DOE is extending the comment period 
until July 27, 2011. The May 26, 2011 RFI provides additional detail on 
the program under consideration as well as the specific questions on 
which DOE is seeking comment.

Disclaimer and Important Notes

    The RFI has been issued solely for information and program planning 
purposes; the RFI does not constitute a formal solicitation for 
proposals or abstracts. Responses to the RFI will be treated as 
information only. DOE will not provide reimbursement for costs incurred 
in responding to the RFI. Respondents are advised that DOE is under no 
obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or 
provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information 
submitted under the RFI. Responses to the RFI do not bind DOE to any 
further actions related to this topic.

Confidential Business Information

    According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information he 
or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public 
disclosure should submit via e-mail, postal mail, or hand delivery/
courier two well-marked copies: One copy of the document marked 
confidential including all the information believed to be confidential, 
and one copy of the document marked non-confidential with the 
information believed to be confidential deleted. Submit these documents 
via e-mail or on a CD, if feasible. 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.
    It is DOE's policy that all comments may be included in the public 
docket, without change and as received, including any personal 
information provided in the comments (except information deemed to be 
exempt from public disclosure).


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office of Technology 
Development, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-16012 Filed 6-24-11; 8:45 am]
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