[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 194 (Friday, October 7, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 60867-60868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21695]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[EERE-2020-BT-TP-0012]
RIN 1904-AE49


Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Battery Chargers; 
Correction

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

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is correcting a final 
rule that appeared in the Federal Register on September 8, 2022. The 
document amended test procedures for battery chargers. This document 
corrects amendatory errors in that final rule.

DATES: Effective October 11, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies Office, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9870. Email: 
[email protected].
    Mr. Nolan Brickwood, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the 
General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-5709. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    DOE published a final rule in the Federal Register on September 8, 
2022 (September 2022 Final Rule), amending the test procedure for 
battery chargers. 87 FR 55090. This correction addresses numbering 
errors in the amendatory language in that final rule.
    First, DOE noted in the amendatory instructions that it was 
replacing the text ``appendix Y'' with the text ``appendices Y and Y1'' 
in paragraph (p)(3) of 10 CFR 430.3 and replacing the text ``Y, Z'' 
with the text ``Y, Y1, Z'' in paragraph (p)(6) of 10 CFR 430.3. 
However, these paragraphs have recently been redesignated to paragraphs 
(p)(4) and (p)(7), respectively. Second, the instruction amending the 
introductory text of appendix Y to subpart B instructs to revise a note 
that does not currently exist. Instead, the instruction should have 
said to ``add a note before the introductory text and revise the 
introductory paragraph''. Finally, the instruction to revise the 
definition of C-Rate in appendix Y erroneously refers to amending 
section 2.1.0 when the instruction should have stated to amend section 
2.10. of appendix Y to subpart B of part 430.

II. Need for Correction

    As published, the regulatory text in September 2022 Final Rule may 
result in confusion due to incorrect section references. Because this 
final rule would simply correct errors in the text without making 
substantive changes in the September 2022 Final Rule, the changes 
addressed in this document are technical in nature.

III. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review

    DOE has concluded that the determinations made pursuant to the 
various procedural requirements applicable to the September 2022 Final 
Rule remain unchanged for this final rule technical correction. These 
determinations are set forth in the September 2022 Final Rule. 87 FR 
55090, 55117-55122.
    Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), DOE 
finds that there is good cause to not issue a separate notice to 
solicit public comment on the changes contained in this document. 
Issuing a separate notice to solicit public comment would be 
impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. 
Neither the errors nor the corrections in this document affect the 
substance of the September 2022 Final Rule or any of the conclusions 
reached in support of the final rule. Providing prior notice and an 
opportunity for public comment on correcting objective, typographical 
errors that do not change the substance of the test procedure serves no 
useful purpose.
    Further, this rule correcting typographical errors makes non-
substantive changes to the test procedure. As such, this rule is not 
subject to the 30-day delay in effective date requirement of 5 U.S.C. 
553(d) otherwise applicable to rules that make substantive changes.
    In final rule FR Doc. 2022-18717, published in the issue of 
Thursday, September 8, 2022, (87 FR 55090), the following corrections 
are made:


Sec.  430.3  [Corrected]

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1. On page 55122, second column, amendatory instructions 4.b. and 4.c. 
are corrected to read as follows:
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b. In paragraph (p)(4) introductory text, removing the text ``appendix 
Y'', and adding in its place the text ``appendices Y and Y1''; and
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c. In paragraph (p)(7), removing the text ``Y, Z,'', and adding in its 
place the text ``Y, Y1, Z''.

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2. On page 55122, third column, amendatory instructions 6.a. and 6.b. 
are corrected to read as follows:
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a. Adding a note before the introductory text and revising the 
introductory paragraph;
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b. Revising sections 2.10., 3.1.4.(b), 3.2.5.(f), 3.3.4, 3.3.6.(c)(5), 
and 3.3.8.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September 
28, 2022, by Francisco Alejandro Moreno, Acting 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.


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    Signed in Washington, DC, on September 30, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-21695 Filed 10-6-22; 8:45 am]
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