[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58299-58300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19566]


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 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 429

[EERE-2019-BT-STD-0008]
RIN 1904-AD29


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Small Electric Motors

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

ACTION: Notification of webinar public meeting and reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On April 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') 
published in the Federal Register a Notification of Proposed 
Determination (``NOPD'') and request for comment regarding energy 
conservation standards for small electric motors. DOE is announcing 
that a webinar will be held regarding this proposed determination and 
that the comment period is re-opened to accept additional written 
comments.

DATES: Meeting: DOE will hold a webinar on October 6, 2020, from 1:00 
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The comment period for the NOPD, published on April 
30, 2020 (85 FR 24146), which closed on June 29, 2020, is hereby 
reopened and extended. DOE will accept written comments, data, and 
information in response to the notification of proposed determination 
no later than October 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: See the ``Public Participation'' section of this document 
for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and 
information about the capabilities available to webinar participants.
    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 and https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=7. The docket 
web page contains simple instructions on how to access all documents, 
including public comments, in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 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].
    Mr. 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, review other 
public comments and the docket, or participate in the webinar, contact 
the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202) 287-1445 
or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 
1975, as amended (``EPCA''), prescribes energy conservation standards 
for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial 
equipment, including small electric motors. EPCA also requires the 
Secretary of Energy to periodically determine whether more-stringent, 
amended standards would be technologically feasible and cost effective, 
and would result in significant conservation of energy. In a 
Notification of Proposed Determination (``NOPD'') published on April 
30, 2020, DOE tentatively determined that more stringent small electric 
motors standards would not be cost effective, and, thus, did not 
propose to amend its energy conservation standards for this equipment. 
85 FR 24146. DOE requested submission of written comment, data, and 
information pertaining to these standards by June 29, 2020.
    This document announces that DOE will hold a webinar to discuss the 
proposed determination on October 6, 2020. Additionally, DOE will 
reopen the comment period for written comments until October 20, 2020 
to provide interested parties an additional 14 days following the 
webinar to prepare and submit comments. DOE will consider any comments 
received by this date, to be timely submitted.

Public Participation

    See section IV, ``Public Participation,'' of the NOPD for 
additional information on submitting written comments. Id. at 85 FR 
24171.

A. Participation in the Webinar

    The time and date of the webinar are listed in the DATES section at 
the beginning of this document. Webinar registration information, 
participant instructions, and information about the capabilities 
available to webinar participants will be published on DOE's website: 
https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=7. If you plan to attend the webinar, please 
notify the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202) 
287-1445 or by email: [email protected]. 
Participants are responsible for ensuring their systems are compatible 
with the webinar software.
    Additionally, you may request an in-person meeting to be held prior 
to the close of the request period provided in the DATES section of 
this document. Requests for an in-person meeting may be made by 
contacting Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202) 
287-1445 or by email: [email protected].
    Please note that foreign nationals participating in the public 
meeting are subject to advance security screening procedures which 
require advance notice prior to attendance at the public meeting. If a 
foreign national wishes to participate in the public meeting, please 
inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Regina 
Washington at (202) 586-1214 or by email: [email protected] 
so that the necessary procedures can be completed.

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B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared General Statements for 
Distribution

    Any person who has plans to present a prepared general statement 
may request that copies of his or her statement be made available at 
the public meeting. Such persons may submit requests, along with an 
advance electronic copy of their statement in PDF (preferred), 
Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file format, by 
email to: [email protected]. The request 
and advance copy of statements must be received at least one week 
before the public meeting via email. Please include a telephone number 
to enable DOE staff to make a follow-up contact, if needed.
    A transcript of the public meeting will be included in the docket, 
which can be viewed as described in the Docket section at the beginning 
of this document. In addition, any person may buy a copy of the 
transcript from the transcribing reporter.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 31, 
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 31, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-19566 Filed 9-17-20; 8:45 am]
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