[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06364]


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 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
 the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
 notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
 the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 430 and 431

[EERE-2017-BT-STD-0062]
RIN 1904-AD38


Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Proposed 
Procedures for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and 
Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial 
Equipment

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webinar and extension of public 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking and 
request for comment regarding proposals to update and modernize the 
Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, ``Procedures, 
Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised 
Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Products'' (Process Rule). 
This notice announces a second public meeting, to be held on April 11, 
2019, and an extension of the public comment period for submitting 
comments in response to the Process Rule. The comment period is 
extended from April 15, 2019, to May 6, 2019.

DATES: Comments: The comment period for the notice of proposed 
rulemaking and request for comment published on February 13, 2019 (84 
FR 3910) is extended. Written comments and information are requested 
and will be accepted on or before May 6, 2019.
    Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 11, 
2019, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will also be broadcast as a 
webinar.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585.
    Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons 
may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2018-BT-STD-0018, 
by any of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number EERE-
2017-BT-STD-0062 and/or RIN number 1904-AD38 in the subject line of the 
message.
    3. Postal Mail: Sofie Miller, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, Room 6A-013. Telephone: (202) 287-1445. If 
possible, please submit all items on a compact disc (``CD''), in which 
case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
    4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Sofie Miller, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-5000. 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: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal 
Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, 
is available for review at https://www.regulations.gov. All documents 
in the docket are listed in the https://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-STD-0062. The docket web page contains 
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, 
in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sofie Miller, Senior Advisor, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 
586-5000. Email: [email protected].
    Francine Pinto, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. 
Telephone: (202) 586-7432. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On February 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published 
in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for 
comment regarding proposals to update and modernize the Department's 
current rulemaking methodology titled, ``Procedures, Interpretations, 
and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation 
Standards for Consumer Products'' (``Process Rule''). 84 FR 3910. That 
document announced a public meeting held on March 21, 2019, and request 
for written comments and information by April 15, 2019.
    The public meeting held on March 21, 2019, did not address all of 
the content included in the notice of proposed rulemaking. Accordingly, 
DOE has determined that a second public meeting and extension of the 
comment period is appropriate. This notice announces that DOE will hold 
a second public meeting on April 11, 2019, to continue discussion on 
the proposal and to obtain input on topics not covered at the first 
public meeting. This notice also announces an extension of the public 
comment period for submitting comments in response to the proposal. The 
comment period is extended from April 15, 2019, to May 6, 2019. See 
section V, ``Public Participation,'' of the notice published on 
February 13, 2019, for additional information on participating in the 
public meeting and submitting comments. Id.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on March 27, 2019.
Daniel R. Simmons,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-06364 Filed 4-1-19; 8:45 am]
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