[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65633-65634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27408]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number: EERE-2011-BT-STD-0006]


RIN 1904-AC43

Energy Conservation Program: Framework Document for General Service 
Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 14, 2011, DOE published a notice of public 
meeting and availability of the framework document on general service 
fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps energy conservation 
standards in the Federal Register. This notice announces that the 
period for submitting comments on the framework document is extended to 
November 28, 2011.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the 
framework document received no later than November 28, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the framework document 
on general service fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps 
energy conservation standards, and provide docket number EERE-2011-BT-
STD-0006 and/or RIN number 1904-AC43. Comments may be submitted using 
any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket 
number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0006 and/or RIN 1904-AC43 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:

Dr. Tina Kaarsberg, 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) 287-1393. E-mail: [email protected].
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7796. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 14, 2011, DOE published a 
notice of public meeting and availability of the framework document in 
the Federal Register 76 FR 56678 (September 14, 2011) to make available 
and invite comments on the framework document for general service 
fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps energy conservation 
standards. The notice provided for the submission of comments by 
October 31, 2011, and comments were also accepted at a public meeting 
held on October 4, 2011. At this public meeting Lutron stated it had 
conferred with other stakeholders and they were in agreement that more 
time should be allowed to provide comments on the framework document. 
Lutron suggested that the comment period for the framework document be 
extended to coincide with the comment period for the notice of proposed 
rulemaking for general service fluorescent lamps, general service 
incandescent lamps, and incandescent reflector lamps test procedures 
ending November 28, 2011. DOE has determined that an extension of the 
public comment period is appropriate based on the foregoing reasons and 
is hereby extending the comment period. DOE will consider any comments 
received by November 28, 2011/midnight and deems any comments received 
between October 31, 2011/midnight and November 28, 2011/midnight to be 
timely submitted.

Further Information on Submitting Comments

    Under 10 CFR 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

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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 October 18, 2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, Efficiency Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
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