[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46932-46933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20136]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Case No. CAC-050, EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039]


Notice of Petition for Waiver of Johnson Controls, Inc. From the 
Department of Energy Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test 
Procedure, and Notice of Grant of Interim Waiver

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

ACTION: Notice of re-opening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published, on August 13, 
2018, a notice of petition for waiver of Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) 
and grant of an interim waiver from the DOE's Central Air Conditioners 
and Heat Pumps Test Procedure seeking comments, data, and information 
concerning JCI's amended petition and its suggested alternate test 
procedure. The comment period for the JCI's notice of petition for 
waiver, grant of an interim waiver, and request for comments ends on 
September 12, 2018. Through this notice, DOE announces that the period 
for submitting comments is re-opened until September 28, 2018.

DATES: The comment period for the JCI's notice of petition for waiver, 
grant of an interim waiver, and request for comments published in the 
Federal Register on August 13, 2018 (83 FR 40011) is re-opened until 
September 28, 2018. Written comments and information are requested on 
or before September 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by case number ``CAC-
050'' and Docket number ``EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039,'' by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include the case number 
CAC-050 in the subject line of the message. Submit electronic comments 
in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file format, and avoid 
the use of special characters or any form of encryption.
     Postal Mail: U.S. Department of Energy, Building 
Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, Petition for Waiver Case No CAC-
050, 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.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance and Equipment Standards 
Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 
L'Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 
287-1445. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case 
it is not necessary to include printed copies.
    Docket: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, 
comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for 
review at http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are 
listed in the http://www.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.
    The docket web page can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039. The docket web page will contain simple 
instruction on how to access all documents, including public comments, 
in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Mail Stop GC-33, Forrestal 
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103. 
Telephone: (202) 586-9496. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 13, 2018, the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) published a notice of petition for waiver of Johnson 
Controls, Inc. (JCI) and grant of an interim waiver from the DOE's 
Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Procedure (83 FR 40011). 
The document provided for submitting written comments and information 
by September 12, 2018. DOE has received requests from Goodman 
Manufacturing Company, L.P. and UTC-Carrier Corporation, dated 
September 11, 2018, to provide an additional 2 weeks to submit comments 
pertaining to the JCI's notice of petition for waiver, grant of an 
interim waiver, and request for comments. These requests can be found 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039.
    A re-opening of the comment period would allow additional time to 
all interested parties to consider the issues presented in JCI's notice 
of petition for waiver, grant of an interim waiver and an alternative 
test procedure, gather any additional data and information, and submit 
comments to DOE. The JCI's notice of petition for waiver, grant of an 
interim waiver, and request for comments can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039-0012.
    In view of the requests from Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. 
and UTC-Carrier Corporation, DOE has determined that re-opening the 
comment period for an additional 2 weeks is appropriate. Therefore, DOE 
is re-opening the comment period until September 28, 2018 to provide 
interested parties additional time to prepare and submit comments. 
Comments received between the original September 12, 2018, closing date 
and the new September 28, 2018, closing date are considered timely 
filed. Individuals who submitted comments during the original comment 
period do not need to re-submit comments.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2018.
Annamaria Garcia,
Director of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs, Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2018-20136 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am]
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