[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19122-19123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06486]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005]
RIN 1904-AD15
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Consumer Conventional Cooking Products; Extension of Public Comment
Period
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public
comment period.
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SUMMARY: On February 1, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'')
published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (``SNOPR'') and
announcement of public meeting proposing amended energy conservation
standards for conventional cooking products and announcing a public
meeting to receive comment on the proposed standards and associated
analyses and results. (``February 2023 SNOPR'') The notice provided an
opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information by
April 3, 2023. DOE received a request from the Association of Home
Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) to extend the written comment period.
DOE has reviewed this request and is granting a 14-day extension of the
public comment period to allow comments to be submitted until April 17,
2023.
DATES: The comment period for the SNOPR published on February 1, 2023
(88 FR 6818) is extended. Written comments and information regarding
the SNOPR will be accepted on or before April 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov under docket
number EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005. Follow the instructions for submitting
comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments,
identified by docket number EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005, by any of the
following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include
the docket number EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005 in the subject line of the
message.
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. If possible,
please submit all items on a
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compact disc (``CD''), in which case it is not necessary to include
printed copies.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program,
U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 287-1445.
If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not
necessary to include printed copies.
No telefacsimiles (``faxes'') will be accepted.
Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal
Register notices, public meeting attendee lists and transcripts (if a
public meeting is held), 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 information that is exempt from public disclosure.
The docket web page can be found at www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2014-BT-STD-0005. The docket web page contains instructions on how to
access all documents, including public comments, in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Carl Shapiro, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop
EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Telephone: (202) 287-5649. Email:
[email protected].
Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, Mail Stop GC-33, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103. Telephone: (202) 287-6122. Email:
[email protected].
For further information on how to submit a comment, review other
public comments and the docket, or participate in the public meeting,
contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202)
287-1445 or by email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published a notice of proposed
determination (``NOPD'') on December 14, 2020, in which DOE initially
determined that current standards for consumer conventional cooking
products do not need to be amended. 85 FR 80982. DOE stated in the
December 2020 NOPD that it would reevaluate the energy savings
associated with identified technology options for the product if it
considered performance standards in a future rulemaking. Id. at 85 FR
81004. Subsequently, on August 22, 2022, DOE published a final rule
establishing a test procedure for conventional cooking tops. 87 FR
51492. As a result of this new test procedure, DOE issued the February
2023 SNOPR, in which DOE reevaluated its analysis from the December
2020 NOPD and tentatively concluded that amended energy conservation
standards for consumer conventional cooking products are
technologically feasible and economically justified. 88 FR 6818. The
February 2023 SNOPR announced a public meeting to receive comment on
the proposed standards and provided for the written submission of
comments by April 3, 2023. Id.
On March 10, 2023, DOE received a request from the Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers (``AHAM'') to extend the written comment
period on the February 2023 SNOPR by 45 days. AHAM stated that there
are a significant number of other regulatory comment periods open
simultaneously, many of which impact the same manufacturers, and all of
which impact AHAM's ability to work with their members to discuss and
analyze the proposed rule and provide meaningful comment to DOE. (AHAM,
No. 764).
Given the unique circumstances of this product, which include a
long rulemaking history, several changes in rulemaking course, and the
availability of new data, DOE determines that an extension of the
public comment period is appropriate to allow interested parties
additional time to submit comments for DOE's consideration. Thus, DOE
is extending the comment period by 14 days, until April 17, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 22,
2023, 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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-06486 Filed 3-29-23; 8:45 am]
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