[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 9, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7396-7397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02713]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. [EERE-2020-BT-STD-0039]
RIN 1904-AF00


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards 
Preliminary Analysis for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products

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

ACTION: Notification of rescheduled public meeting.

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SUMMARY: On January 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') 
published a notification of a webinar and availability of a preliminary 
technical support document for miscellaneous refrigeration products 
(``MREFs''). The notification announced that a public meeting webinar 
would be held on February 17, 2022. On January 28, 2022, DOE received a 
request from the Association of Home Appliance Manufactures (``AHAM'') 
to move the webinar date due to significant scheduling constraints. To 
accommodate these scheduling issues, DOE is moving the public meeting 
webinar for MREFs to Monday, March 7, 2022.

DATES: The public meeting webinar regarding the MREF preliminary 
analysis will now be held on March 7, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 
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 MREF preliminary analysis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephanie Johnson, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 287-1943. 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 January 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of 
Energy (``DOE'') published a notification of a webinar and availability 
of preliminary technical support document for miscellaneous 
refrigeration products (``MREFs''). (87 FR 3229) The notification also 
announced a public meeting webinar would be held on February 17, 2022. 
Subsequent to the publication of that notification, on January 28, 
2022, DOE received a request from the Association of Home Appliance 
Manufactures (``AHAM'') to move the webinar date due to significant 
scheduling constraints (www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2020-BT-STD-0039/document). Particularly, AHAM referenced several DOE webinars that 
are scheduled to take place in close succession to the scheduled MREF 
meeting. To accommodate AHAM's request in addressing these scheduling 
issues, DOE is moving the public meeting webinar for MREFs to Monday, 
March 7, 2022.

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 website: www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=39&action=viewlive. 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 
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

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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 February 3, 
2022, 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 February 4, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-02713 Filed 2-8-22; 8:45 am]
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