[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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    \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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