[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20048-20049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09437]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 430 and 431

[EERE-2018-BT-TP-0020]


Energy Conservation Program: Notice of Request for Information on 
the Measurement of Average Use Cycles or Periods of Use in DOE Test 
Procedures

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

ACTION: Extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 18, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a request for information (RFI) on the measurement of average 
cycles or periods of use in DOE test procedures in the Federal 
Register. This document announces an extension of the public comment 
period for submitting comments on the RFI. The comment period is 
extended to May 31, 2019.

DATES: The comment period for the RFI published on March 18, 2019 (84 
FR 9721) is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information 
regarding this RFI received no later than May 31, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested 
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2018-BT-
TP-0020, by any of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: To [email protected]. Include docket 
number EERE-2018-BT-TP-0020 in the subject line of the message.
    3. 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. 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: 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: The docket for this activity, 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 http://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2018-BT-TP-0020. The docket web page will contain simple 
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6111. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 18, 2019, DOE published a notice in 
the Federal Register soliciting public comment on its RFI on the 
measurement of average use cycles or periods of use in DOE test 
procedures. 84 FR 9721. The RFI provided for the submission of comments 
by May 17, 2019. The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration 
Institute (AHRI) has requested a two-week extension of the public 
comment period, stating that it needs additional time to generate a 
response based on the input of its members. DOE has determined that an 
extension of the public comment period is appropriate based on the 
foregoing reason and is hereby extending the comment period. DOE will 
consider any comments received by midnight on May 31, 2019, and deems 
any comments received by that time to be timely submitted.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2019.
Steven Chalk,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-09437 Filed 5-7-19; 8:45 am]
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