[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 38 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03908]


 ========================================================================
 Proposed Rules
                                                 Federal Register
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
 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.
 
 ========================================================================
 

  Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 38 / Monday, February 27, 2023 / 
Proposed Rules  

[[Page 12267]]



DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 433 and 435

[EERE-2010-BT-STD-0031]
RIN 1904-AB96


Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of 
Federal Buildings; Reopening of Comment Period

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

ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of public 
comment period.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: On December 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published in the Federal Register a supplemental notice of proposed 
rulemaking and announcement of a public webinar regarding revised 
energy performance standards for the construction of new Federal 
buildings and Federal buildings undergoing major renovations. DOE has 
received multiple requests to extend the public comment period, has 
reviewed these requests, and is reopening the public comment period to 
allow comments to be submitted until March 23, 2023.

DATES: The comment period for the supplemental notice of proposed 
rulemaking published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2022 (87 
FR 78382) is reopened until March 23, 2023. Written comments, data, and 
information are requested and will be accepted on and before March 23, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons 
may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0031, 
by any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: 
(202) 586-9138. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disc 
(``CD''), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
    Email: to [email protected]. Include docket 
number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0031 in the subject line of the message.
    No telefacsimilies (``faxes'') will be accepted.
    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, some 
documents listed in the index, such as those containing information 
that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly available.
    The docket web pages can be found at: www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2010-BT-STD-0031. The docket web page contains instructions on how 
to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeremy Williams, 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) 586-9138. Email: 
[email protected].
    Mr. Matthew Ring, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. 
Telephone: (202) 586-2555. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 21, 2022, DOE published in the 
Federal Register a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR) 
and announcement of public webinar regarding revised energy performance 
standards for the construction of new Federal buildings. DOE stated it 
would accept written comments, data, and information on the proposal 
until February 21, 2023. (87 FR 78382).
    On January 17, 2023, DOE received a joint request from the Alliance 
to Save Energy, Business Council for Sustainable Energy, and the U.S. 
Green Building Council (USGBC), requesting a 30-day extension of the 
public comment period to allow more time to review the SNOPR and 
supportive material.\1\ On January 27, 2023, DOE also received joint 
requests from the American Gas Association, American Public Gas 
Association, National Propane Gas Association, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling 
Contractors (National Association), and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 
requesting a 30-day extension to the public comment period.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ See https://www.regulations.gov/document/EERE-2010-BT-STD-0031-0073.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    DOE has reviewed these requests and determined that reopening the 
public comment period is warranted to allow interested parties 
additional time to submit comments for DOE's consideration. 
Accordingly, DOE is reopening the comment period deadline to March 23, 
2023. DOE believes this additional 30 days is sufficient.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 
21, 2023, by Mary Sotos, Director of the Federal Energy Management 
Program, 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 21, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-03908 Filed 2-24-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P