[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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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 9, 2022 /
Proposed Rules
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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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