[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 25203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11390]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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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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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 105 / Friday, May 31, 2019 / Proposed
Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[EERE-2019-BT-STD-0008]
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Small Electric Motors
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Request for information; reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On April 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a request for information pertaining to the energy
conservation standards for small electric motors. The notice provided
an opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information
by May 24, 2019. This document reopens the comment period.
DATES: The comment period for the RFI, published on April 9, 2019 (84
FR 14027), is reopened. DOE will accept written comments, data, and
information in response to the RFI no later than June 7, 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-2019-BT-
STD-0008, by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: [email protected]. Include the docket
number EERE-2019-BT-STD-0008 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, 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.
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 https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2019-BT-STD-0008. The docket web page contains
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments,
in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 586-9870. Email: [email protected].
Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Telephone: (202) 586-8145. Email: [email protected].
For further information on how to submit a comment, or review other
public comments and the docket contact the Appliance and Equipment
Standards Program staff at (202) 287-1445 or by email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published a Request for Information
(``RFI'') pertaining to the energy conservation standards for small
electric motors on April 9, 2019. 84 FR 14027. The RFI initiated a data
collection process to consider whether to amend DOE's energy
conservation standards for small electric motors, and whether amending
the standards for small electric motors would result in significant
energy savings and be technologically feasible and economically
justified. DOE requested written comment, data, and information
pertaining to these standards by May 24, 2019.
On May 22, 2019, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association
(``NEMA''), an interested party in the matter, requested a one-week
extension of the public comment period for the RFI that DOE previously
published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2019. (NEMA, EERE-2019-
BT-STD-0008, No. 4) The comment period for the RFI closed on May 24,
2019.\1\
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DOE has determined that a reopening of the comment period to allow
additional time for interested parties to submit comments is
appropriate. Therefore, DOE is reopening the comment period and will
accept comments until June 7, 2019, to provide interested parties
additional time to prepare and submit comments. Accordingly, DOE will
consider any comments received by this date, to be timely submitted.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2019.
Steven Chalk,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-11390 Filed 5-30-19; 8:45 am]
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