[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 126 (Thursday, June 30, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 42576-42577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15328]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 460


Draft Environmental Assessment for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
``Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing'' With Request 
for Information on Impacts to Indoor Air Quality

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

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for public comment, and request 
for information.

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SUMMARY: Section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (EISA) directs the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish 
energy conservation standards for manufactured housing. Section 413 
further directs DOE to base its energy conservation standards on the 
most recent version of the International Energy Conservation Code 
(IECC) and any supplements to that document, except where DOE finds 
that the IECC is not cost effective or where a more stringent standard 
would be more cost effective, based on the impact of the IECC on the 
purchase price of manufactured housing and on total lifecycle 
construction and operating costs. On June 17, 2016, DOE published a 
notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register pertaining to 
energy efficiency for manufactured housing.
    Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, 
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has 
prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) to evaluate the 
environmental impacts of this proposed action. DOE is seeking public 
comment on the environmental issues addressed in the EA. In conjunction 
with issuance of this draft EA for public review and comment, DOE is 
issuing a request for information that will help it analyze potential 
impacts on indoor air quality (IAQ) from the proposed energy 
conservation standards, in particular sealing manufactured homes 
tighter.

DATES: Comments regarding this draft EA and/or information on IAQ must 
be received on or before August 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Roak Parker at U.S. 
Department of Energy, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401, or 
by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the draft environmental assessment should be directed to Roak

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Parker at [email protected] or by telephone at (240) 562-1645. 
The draft environmental assessment also is available for viewing in the 
Golden Public Reading Room at: www.energy.gov/node/1840021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking in the Federal Register pertaining to energy efficiency for 
manufactured housing. 81 FR 39756 (June 17, 2016). Pursuant to the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), DOE EERE has prepared a draft environmental assessment (EA) to 
evaluate the environmental impacts of this proposed action. DOE is 
seeking public comment on the environmental issues addressed in the EA. 
In conjunction with issuance of this draft EA for public review and 
comment, DOE is issuing a request for information that will help it 
analyze potential impacts on indoor air quality (IAQ) from the proposed 
energy conservation standards, in particular sealing manufactured homes 
tighter.
    Statutory Authority: National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

    Issued in Golden, CO, on June 21, 2016.
Robin L. Sweeney,
Director, Environment, Safety and Health Office, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-15328 Filed 6-29-16; 8:45 am]
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