[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 64370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27001]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 429 and 431

[Docket No. EERE-2013-BT-STD-0022]
RIN 1904-AD00


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines

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

ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On August 19, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in the Federal 
Register regarding energy conservation standards for refrigerated 
beverage vending machines (BVM ECS NOPR). DOE also held a public 
meeting on September 29, 2015. The comment period was scheduled to end 
October 19, 2015. After receiving a request for additional time to 
prepare and submit comments, DOE has decided to reopen the comment 
period for submitting comments regarding the BVM ECS NOPR. The comment 
period is reopened through November 23, 2015.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information in response to 
the NOPR received no later than November 23, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy 
Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Beverage Vending Machines, and 
provide docket number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0022 and/or regulatory 
information number (RIN) number 1904-AD00. Comments may be submitted 
using any of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number 
EERE-2013-BT-STD-0022 and/or RIN 1904-AD00 in the subject line of the 
message.
    3. 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 
CD. It is not necessary to include printed copies.
    4. 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 a CD. It is not necessary to include printed 
copies.
    Docket: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, public 
meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting 
documents/materials, 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 that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly 
available.
    A link to the docket Web page can be found at: 
[www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2013-BT-STD-0022]. This Web 
page contains a link to the docket for this notice on the 
regulations.gov site. The regulations.gov Web page contains 
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, 
in the docket.
    For further information on how to submit a comment or review other 
public comments and the docket, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 
586-2945 or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies Program, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-1692. Email 
[email protected]:.
    For legal issues, please contact Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-1777. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 19, 2015, DOE published a notice 
of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in the Federal Register regarding energy 
conservation standards for refrigerated beverage vending machines (BVM 
ECS NOPR). 80 FR 50462. The notice provided for the submission of 
written comments by October 19, 2015, and oral comments were also 
accepted at a public meeting held on September 29, 2015.
    DOE received a request from several stakeholders requesting 
additional time to prepare and submit comments (Docket No. EERE-2013-
BT-STD-0022, Royal Vendors, No. 46 at p. 1, NAMA, No. 44 at p. 1, and 
AMS, No. 43 at p. 1). In response to these requests, DOE is reopening 
the public comment period to allow interested parties to provide DOE 
with written comments and data in response to the BVM ECS NOPR.
    DOE will consider any comments in response to the BVM ECS NOPR 
received by midnight of November 23, 2015, and deems any comments 
received by that time to be timely submitted.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 15. 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
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