[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 71710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28451]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007]
RIN 1904-AC95


Energy Efficiency Program for Commercial and Industrial 
Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Small, Large, and Very 
Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating 
Equipment

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

ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking for small, large, and very 
large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating 
equipment in the Federal Register. This document announces the 
reopening of the public comment period for submitting comments and data 
on the proposed rulemaking, associated technical support document 
(TSD), or any other aspect of the rulemaking for small, large, and very 
large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating 
equipment. The reopened comment period ends December 22, 2014.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on September 
30, 2014 (79 FR 58947), is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, 
and information regarding this rulemaking received no later than 
December 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket 
number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007 and/or Regulation Identification Number 
(RIN) 1904-AC95, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the 
docket number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007 and/or RIN 1904-AC95 in the subject 
line of the message.
     Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible, please submit all items on 
a compact disc (CD), in which case it is not necessary to include 
printed copies. [Please note that comments and CDs sent by mail are 
often delayed and may be damaged by mail screening processes.]
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 
600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone (202) 586-2945. If possible, 
please submit all items on CD, in which case it is not necessary to 
include printed copies.
    Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov, 
including Federal Register notices, framework documents, 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 rulemaking Web page can be found at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=59. This Web page contains a link to the docket 
for this notice on the regulation.gov site. The www.regulations.gov Web 
page contains instructions on how to access all documents in the 
docket, including public comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-6590. Email: 
[email protected].
    In the Office of the General Counsel, contact Mr. Michael Kido, 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 
586-9507. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 30, 2014, the U.S. Department 
of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking and the 
announcement of a public meeting in the Federal Register to make 
available and invite comments on its proposed rulemaking regarding 
energy conservation standards for small, large, and very large air-
cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment. 79 FR 
58947 (Sept. 30, 2014). The notice provided for the written submission 
of comments by December 1, 2014, and oral comments were also accepted 
at a public meeting held on November 6, 2014. Various stakeholders have 
requested an extension of the comment period to consider the proposed 
standards, the associated technical support document and analytical 
tools, the public meeting presentation, and to prepare and submit 
comments and data accordingly.
    DOE has determined that reopening of the public comment period is 
appropriate based on the foregoing reason. DOE will consider any 
comments received by midnight of December 22, 2014, and deems any 
comments received by that time to be timely submitted.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 25, 2014.
Reuben Sarkar,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-28451 Filed 12-2-14; 8:45 am]
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