[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67881-67882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25977]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[EERE-2019-BT-TP-0012 and EERE-2020-TP-0012]
RIN 1904-AD86 and 1904-AE49


Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for External Power 
Supplies and Battery Chargers

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

ACTION: Notice of rescheduled public meeting.

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SUMMARY: On November 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') 
published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (``SNOPR''), and 
request for comment for the test procedure for external power supplies. 
The SNOPR announced a public meeting webinar would be held on December 
15, 2021. Additionally, on November 23, 2021, DOE published a notice of 
proposed rulemaking (``NOPR''), and request for comment for the test 
procedure for battery chargers. This NOPR announced that the public 
meeting webinar scheduled for December 15, 2021, would also cover the 
battery charger test procedure proposal. To avoid a scheduling conflict 
with another public meeting webinar scheduled for that same date and 
time regarding the test procedure for cooking products, DOE is moving 
the public meeting webinar for the external power supply and battery 
charger test procedures to Monday, December 13, 2021.

DATES: The public meeting webinar regarding the SNOPR on the test 
procedure for external power supplies and the NOPR on the test 
procedure for battery chargers will now be held on December 13, 2021, 
from 12:30 p.m. until 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: See the ``Public Participation'' section of this document 
for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and 
information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. 
Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments via email or by 
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Further 
information on how to submit written comments is provided in the 
Federal Register notices for the SNOPR on the test procedure for 
external power supplies and the NOPR on the test procedure for battery 
chargers.

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].
    Ms. Kristin Koernig, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the 
General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-3593. 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 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 November 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of 
Energy (``DOE'') published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking 
and request for comment for the test procedure for external power 
supplies. 86 FR 60376. The SNOPR announced a public meeting webinar 
would be held on December 15, 2021. Additionally, on November 23, 2021, 
DOE published a notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment 
for the test procedure for battery chargers. 86 FR 66878. This NOPR 
announced that the public meeting webinar scheduled for December 15, 
2021 would also cover the battery charger test procedure proposal.
    On November 4, 2021, DOE published a notice of proposed rulemaking 
for the test procedure cooking products. This NOPR announced that a 
public meeting would be held on December 15, 2021. 86 FR 60974. Given 
that interested stakeholders may wish to attend both public meetings, 
DOE is rescheduling the public meeting that will cover the SNOPR on the 
test procedure for external power supplies and the NOPR on the test 
procedure for battery chargers.

Public Participation

    The time and date of the webinar meeting 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 websites: www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=1 and www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=26. Participants are 
responsible for ensuring their systems are compatible with the webinar 
software.
    Any person who has an interest in the topics addressed in either 
document, or who is representative of a group or class of persons that 
has an interest in these issues, may request an opportunity to make an 
oral presentation at the webinar. Requests should be sent by email to: 
[email protected]. Persons who wish to speak 
should include with their request a computer file in WordPerfect, 
Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file format that briefly describes 
the nature of their interest in this rulemaking and the topics they 
wish to discuss. Such persons should also provide a daytime telephone 
number where they can be reached.
    Persons requesting to speak should briefly describe the nature of 
their interest in these rulemakings and provide a telephone number for 
contact. DOE requests persons selected to make an oral presentation to 
submit an advance copy of their statements at least two weeks before 
the webinar. At its discretion, DOE may permit persons who cannot 
supply an advance copy of their statement to participate, if those

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persons have made advance alternative arrangements with the Building 
Technologies Office. As necessary, requests to give an oral 
presentation should ask for such alternative arrangements.
    DOE will designate a DOE official to preside at the webinar and may 
also use a professional facilitator to aid discussion. The meeting will 
not be a judicial or evidentiary-type public hearing, but DOE will 
conduct it in accordance with section 336 of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6306). A 
court reporter will be present to record the proceedings and prepare a 
transcript. DOE reserves the right to schedule the order of 
presentations and to establish the procedures governing the conduct of 
the webinar. There shall not be discussion of proprietary information, 
costs or prices, market share, or other commercial matters regulated by 
U.S. anti-trust laws. After the webinar, and until the end of the 
comment period, interested parties may submit further comments on the 
proceedings and any aspect of the rulemaking.
    The webinar will be conducted in an informal, conference style. DOE 
will allow time for prepared general statements by participants and 
encourage all interested parties to share their views on issues 
affecting this rulemaking. Each participant will be allowed to make a 
general statement (within time limits determined by DOE), before the 
discussion of specific topics. DOE will permit, as time permits, other 
participants to comment briefly on any general statements.
    At the end of all prepared statements on a topic, DOE will permit 
participants to clarify their statements briefly. Participants should 
be prepared to answer questions by DOE and by other participants 
concerning these issues. DOE representatives may also ask questions of 
participants concerning other matters relevant to this rulemaking. The 
official conducting the webinar will accept additional comments or 
questions from those attending, as time permits. The presiding official 
will announce any further procedural rules or modification of the above 
procedures that may be needed for the proper conduct of the webinar.
    A transcript of the webinar 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 November 
23, 2021, by Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for 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 November 23, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-25977 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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