[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16700]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 429

[Docket No. EERE-2011-BT-CE-0077]


Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee: 
Notice of Membership of the Regional Enforcement Working Group

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

ACTION: Notice of membership.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the members of the working group to 
negotiate regional enforcement regulations of certain energy 
conservation standards, under the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 
Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (NRA). 
The purpose of the working group will be to discuss and, if possible, 
reach consensus on a proposed rule for the enforcement of certain 
regional energy conservation standards, as authorized by the Energy 
Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended. The working group 
consists of representatives of parties having a defined stake in the 
outcome of the proposed regulations, and will consult as appropriate 
with a range of experts on technical issues.

DATES: An open meeting will be scheduled at a later date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated 
Federal Officer, Supervisory Operations Research Analyst, U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 
287-1692. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Membership: The members of the Regional 
Enforcement Working Group were chosen from nominations submitted in 
response to the Department of Energy's call for nominations published 
in the Federal Register on June 13, 2014 in 79 FR 33870. The selections 
are designed to ensure a broad and balanced array of stakeholder 
interests and expertise on the negotiating working group for the 
purpose of developing a rule that is legally and economically 
justified, technically sound, fair to all parties, and in the public 
interest. All meetings are open to all stakeholders and the public, and 
participation by all is welcome within boundaries as required by the 
orderly conduct of business. The members of the Regional Enforcement 
Group are as follows:

DOE and ASRAC Representatives

 Douglas Rawald, DOE General Counsel
 Scott Harris, ASRAC and Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP
 David Hungerford, ASRAC and California Energy Commission

Other Selected Members

 Timothy Ballo, Earthjustice
 Gary Clark, Goodman Global
 Jordan Doria, Ingersoll Rand
 Ray Ellis, Lincoln Electric Cooperative
 Gary Fernstrom, PG&E
 John Gibbons, Carrier Corporation
 Charlie Harak, National Consumer Law Center
 Glenn Hourahan, Air Conditioning Contractors of America
 Matthew Lattanzi, NORDYNE Inc.
 Karen Meyers, Rheem Manufacturing Company
 Elizabeth Noll, Natural Resources Defense Council
 Gregory Olson, Xcel Energy
 Steve Porter, Johnstone Supply
 Bryan Rocky, Johnson Controls
 Harvey Sachs, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
 Amy Shepherd, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration 
Institute
 Charles White, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors--National 
Association
 Dave Winningham, Allied Air Enterprises, LLC
    Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov, 
including Federal Register notices, public meeting attendee lists and 
transcripts, comments, and other supporting documents/materials. All 
documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. 
However, not all documents listed in the index may be publicly 
available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure.
    The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of today's notice 
of proposed rulemaking.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-16700 Filed 7-15-14; 8:45 am]
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