[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06265]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[EERE-2018-BT-STD-0010]
RIN 1904-AE26


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
General Service Lamps

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

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is extending the public 
comment period for its notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to withdraw 
the revised definitions of General Service Lamp (GSL), General Service 
Incandescent Lamp (GSIL) and related terms established in two 
definition final rules issued on January 19, 2017. DOE published the 
NOPR in the Federal Register on February 11, 2019 establishing a 60-day 
public comment period ending April 12, 2019. DOE is extending the 
public comment period for submitting comments and data on the NOPR by 
21 days to May 3, 2019.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on February 
11, 2019 (84 FR 3120), is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and 
information regarding this rulemaking received no later than May 3, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments, 
identified by ``1904-AE26,'' by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number and/or 
RIN 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: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 
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, Suite 600, 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.
    No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be accepted.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, or 
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2018-BT-STD-0010.
    The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, public meeting 
attendee lists and transcripts, 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 may not be publicly available, such as those containing 
information that is exempt from public disclosure.
    The docket web page can be found at: http://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2018-BT-STD-0010. The docket web page contains 
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, 
in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6122. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 11, 2019, DOE published a notice 
in the Federal Register soliciting public comment on its NOPR to 
withdraw the definitions of GSL, GSIL, and other supplemental 
definitions established in the final rules published on January 19, 
2017. 84 FR 3120. The NOPR provided for the written submission of 
comments by April 12, 2019. A public meeting for the NOPR was held on 
February 28, 2019. At the meeting, DOE noted that it would post to the 
docket additional supporting background data for the lamp data analysis 
presented.\1\ In light of the additional information to be supplied by 
DOE, the Appliance Standards Awareness Project requested an extension 
of the public comment period. DOE has reviewed the request and 
considered the benefit to stakeholders in providing additional time to 
review the supporting data and provide comments to DOE on its proposed 
rulemaking. Accordingly, DOE has determined that an extension of the 
comment period is appropriate, and is hereby extending the comment 
period by 21 days, until May 3, 2019.
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    \1\ DOE posted this supporting data to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2018-BT-STD-0010-0049.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2019.
Daniel R. Simmons,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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