[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52280-52281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17841]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE-2014-BT-STD-0059]
RIN 1904-AD97
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Room Air Conditioners
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is reopening the
public comment period for the preliminary analysis it has conducted for
purposes of evaluating energy conservation standards for room air
conditioners (ACs). DOE published the notice of webinar and
availability of preliminary technical support document in the Federal
Register on June 17, 2020, establishing a 60-day public comment period
ending August 17, 2020. On August 3, 2020, DOE received a comment
requesting extension of the comment period by 14 days. DOE is reopening
the public comment period for submitting comments and data on the
notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support
document by 14 days, to September 8, 2020.
DATES: The comment period for the notice of webinar and availability of
preliminary technical support document published on June 17, 2020 (85
FR 36512), is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and information
regarding the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary
technical support document received no later than September 8, 2020.
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-2014-BT-
STD-0059, 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-2014-BT-STD-0059 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-2014-BT-STD-0059. The docket web page contains
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments
in the docket. See section IV for information on how to submit comments
through http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bryan Berringer, 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) 586-0371. Email:
[email protected]. Ms. Amelia Whiting, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-33, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-2588. 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: On June 17, 2020, DOE published a notice of
webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document in
the Federal Register soliciting public comment on its energy
conservation standards for room ACs. 85 FR 36512. Comments were
originally due on August 17, 2020. On August 3, 2020, DOE received a
comment from Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), the
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), and Southern
California Edison (SCE) to extend by 14 days the DOE comment period for
the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary TSD for Room AC
Energy Conservation Standards, reopening the comment submission
deadline from August 17, 2020, to September 8, 2020.\1\ DOE has
reviewed the request and considered the benefit to stakeholders in
providing additional time to review the notice of webinar and
availability of preliminary technical support document, and gather
information/data that DOE is seeking. Accordingly, DOE has determined
that an extension of the comment period is appropriate, and is hereby
reopening the
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comment period by 14 days, until September 8, 2020.
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\1\ DOE has posted this comment to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2014-BT-STD-0059-0016.
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 7,
2020, by Alexander N. Fitzsimmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 11, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-17841 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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