[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 27680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11662]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

[Docket Number EERE-2015-BT-BC-0001]


Request for Information: Updating and Improving the DOE 
Methodology for Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of Building Energy 
Codes

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

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces an extension of the time period for 
submitting comments on the request for information on the DOE 
Methodology for Assessing the Cost-effectiveness of Building Energy 
Codes, which was originally published in the Federal Register on April 
14, 2015 (80 FR 19974). The comment period is extended to June 3, 2015.

DATES: Comments on the RFI must be received no later than June 3, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Instructions: Comments must identify the docket number EERE-
2015-BT-BC-0001 and may be submitted using any of the following 
methods:
    1. Regulations.gov: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2015-BT-BC-0001. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected]. Include docket number 
EERE-2015-BT-BC-0001 in the subject line of the message.
    3. Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards; U.S. Department of Energy, 
Building Technologies Office EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed 
paper original.

Further instructions, including the use of topic identifiers, are 
provided in the Public Participation section of the original notice. 
Comments submitted in response to the notice will become a matter of 
public records and will be made publicly available.
    Public Docket: The docket, which includes notices published in the 
Federal Register and public comments received, is available for review 
at Regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the 
Regulations.gov index. However, some documents listed in the index, 
such as those containing information exempt from public disclosure, may 
not be publicly available. A link to the docket Web page can be found 
under Public Participation at: http://www.energycodes.gov/events. This 
Web page will also contain a link to the docket for this notice on 
Regulations.gov. The Regulations.gov site will contain instructions on 
how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket.
    For further information on how to submit a comment, review comments 
received, or otherwise participate in the public comment process, 
contact Ms. Brenda Edwards by phone at (202) 586-2945 or email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeremiah Williams; U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies Office EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585; Phone: (202) 287-1941, Email: [email protected].
    For legal matters, contact: Kavita Vaidyanathan; U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mailstop GC-
33, 1000 Independence Ave SW., Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (202) 586-
0669, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 14, 2015, the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE or the Department) published a request for information 
(RFI) in the Federal Register (80 FR 19974) to request information on 
how the Department may update and improve the methodology it intends to 
use for assessing cost effectiveness (which includes an energy savings 
assessment) of building energy codes. The RFI provided for the 
submission of comments by May 14, 2015. One commenter requested an 
extension of the comment period in order to sufficiently study and 
understand the proposed changes and their impacts. It was also noted 
that many interested stakeholders might also be participating in code 
development hearings held by the International Code Council (ICC) 
through April 30th. DOE has concluded that an extension of the comment 
period is warranted based on the timing of the ICC code development 
hearings, and is hereby extending the public comment period through 
June 3, 2015.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2015.
Roland Risser,
Director, Building Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-11662 Filed 5-13-15; 8:45 am]
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