[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 49933-49934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20381]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2015-BT-STD-0006]
RIN: 1904-AD51


Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

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

ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 23, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a notice of public meeting (NOPM) in the Federal Register 
announcing the availability of the framework document regarding energy 
conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts. DOE also held a 
public meeting presenting the framework document on July 17, 2015. The 
comment period was scheduled to end August 7, 2015. After receiving a 
request for an additional two weeks to comment, DOE has decided to 
reopen the comment period for submitting comments and data in response 
to the framework document regarding energy conservation standards for 
fluorescent lamp ballasts. The comment period is extended to September 
2, 2015.

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DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information in response to 
the framework document received no later than September 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments 
electronically. However, comments may be submitted, identified by 
docket number EERE-2015-BT-STD-0006 and/or Regulation Identification 
Number (RIN) 1904-AD51, 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-2015-BT-STD-0006 and/or RIN 1904-AD51 in the subject 
line of the message.
     Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-5B, Framework 
Document for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts, Docket No. EERE-2015-BT-STD-
0006 and/or RIN 1904-AD51, 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, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant 
Plaza SW., 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.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number and/or RIN for this rulemaking. No telefacsimilies 
(faxes) will be accepted.
    Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov, 
including Federal Register notices, framework document, public meeting 
attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting 
documents/materials throughout the rulemaking process. The 
regulations.gov Web page contains simple instructions on how to access 
all documents, including public comments, in the docket. The docket can 
be accessed by searching for docket number EERE-2015-BT-STD-0006 on the 
regulations.gov Web site. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE-5J, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 
287-1604. Email: [email protected].
Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-1777. Email: [email protected].

    For information on how to submit or review public comments, contact 
Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone 
(202) 586-2945. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 23, 2015, DOE published a notice in 
the Federal Register announcing the availability of a framework 
document for potential energy conservation standards for fluorescent 
lamp ballasts. 80 FR 35886. This framework document details the 
analytical approach and scope of coverage for the rulemaking, and 
identifies several issues on which DOE is particularly interested in 
receiving comments.\1\ The notice also announced a public meeting to 
present the framework document, which was held on July 17, 2015. The 
notice provided for the submission of written comments by August 7, 
2015.
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    \1\ The framework document is available through DOE's Web site 
at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=110.
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    On August 6, 2015, DOE received a request from the National 
Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) requesting an additional 
two weeks to prepare comment. In this notice, DOE is reopening the 
public comment period to allow interested parties to provide DOE with 
comments and data in response to the methodologies presented in the 
framework document. DOE will consider any comments in response to the 
framework document received by midnight of September 2, 2015, and deems 
any comments received by that time to be timely submitted.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-20381 Filed 8-17-15; 8:45 am]
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