[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 31964-31965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11323]
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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. 102 / Thursday, May 26, 2022 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[EERE-2017-BT-STD-0022]
RIN 1904-AE47
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Automatic Commercial Ice Makers; Reopening of Public Comment Period
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notification of availability of preliminary technical support
document; reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On March 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'')
published in the Federal Register a notification of a webinar and
availability of preliminary technical support document for automatic
commercial ice makers (``ACIMs''), with a deadline for submitting
comments of May 24, 2022. Since publication of the proposed rule, DOE
has received four requests to extend the comment period. DOE has
reviewed these requests and is reopening the comment period until June
7, 2022.
DATES: The comment period for the notification of a preliminary
analysis regarding energy conservation standards for ACIMs published in
the Federal Register on March 25, 2022 (87 FR 17025) is reopened to
June 7, 2022. Written comments, data, and information are requested and
will be accepted on and before June 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov under docket
number EERE-2017-BT-STD-0022. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments. Alternatively, comments may be submitted by email to:
[email protected]. Include docket number EERE-2017-BT-STD-0022
in the subject line of the message.
No telefacsimiles (``faxes'') will be accepted. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments and additional information on this
process, see section IV of this document.
Although DOE has routinely accepted public comment submissions
through a variety of mechanisms, including the Federal eRulemaking
Portal, email, postal mail and hand delivery/courier, the Department
has found it necessary to make temporary modifications to the comment
submission process in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. DOE is
currently suspending receipt of public comments via postal mail and
hand delivery/courier. If a commenter finds that this change poses an
undue hardship, please contact Appliance Standards Program staff at
(202) 586-1445 to discuss the need for alternative arrangements. Once
the COVID-19 pandemic health emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates
resuming all of its regular options for public comment submission,
including postal mail and hand delivery/courier.
To inform interested parties and to facilitate this rulemaking
process, DOE has prepared an agenda, a preliminary TSD, and briefing
materials, which are available on the DOE website at:
www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2020-BT-STD-0014.
Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal
Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials,
is available for review at www.regulations.gov. All documents in the
docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. However, not all
documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as those
containing information that is exempt from public disclosure.
The docket web page can be found at www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2017-BT-STD-0022. 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 www.regulations.gov.
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].
Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Telephone: (202) 586-1777. Email: [email protected].
For further information on how to submit a comment, 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 March 25, 2022, DOE published a
notification of a webinar and availability of preliminary technical
support document for ACIMs. This document announced a public meeting
webinar would be held on April 25, 2022, and a comment period deadline
of May 24, 2022. Additionally, on March 24, 2022, DOE received a
request from the Hoshizaki America, Inc. to move the webinar date due
to a conflict with an industry-wide Conference. To accommodate these
scheduling issues, DOE moved the public meeting webinar for ACIMs to
Thursday, May 5, 2022. On May 16, 2022, DOE received a comment from the
American Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute (AHRI)
seeking a 60-day extension of the public comment period for ACIMs. AHRI
justified their request citing a need for more time to gather data and
to avoid other meeting conflicts. On May 17, 2022, DOE received a
comment from the North American Association of Food Equipment
Manufacturers (NAFEM) seeking a 60-day extension of the public comment
period for ACIMs. NAFEM justified their request citing a need for more
time to gather data and to avoid other meeting conflicts. On May 18,
2022, DOE received a comment from the Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM) seeking a 60-day extension of the public comment
period for ACIMs. AHAM justified their request citing that this comment
period overlaps with other DOE comment periods and a need for a
response from DOE on a question regarding the shipments analysis that
came up during the May 5, 2022, ACIM webinar. The response to question
about the shipments analysis that was raised by AHAM on the May 5,
2022, webinar is
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in the docket EERE-2017-BT-STD-0022-0010.
Through this notification, DOE will reopen the comment period and
accept submissions of comments, data, information until June 7, 2022.
Accordingly, DOE will now accept written comments and information on
the notification of a preliminary analysis regarding energy
conservation standards for ACIMs submitted on and before June 7, 2022.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 23,
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 May 23, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-11323 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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