80 FR 51482 - Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers: Availability of Provisional Analysis Tools and Notice of Data Availability

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 164 (August 25, 2015)

The comment period for the Availability of Provisional Analysis Tools and Notice of Data Availability pertaining to the development of energy conservation standards for commercial and industrial fan and blower equipment published on May 1, 2015, closes on September 8, 2015.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51482]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20963]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006]
RIN 1904-AC55


Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial Fans 
and Blowers: Availability of Provisional Analysis Tools and Notice of 
Data Availability

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

ACTION: Close of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The comment period for the Availability of Provisional 
Analysis Tools and Notice of Data Availability pertaining to the 
development of energy conservation standards for commercial and 
industrial fan and blower equipment published on May 1, 2015, closes on 
September 8, 2015.

DATES: The comment period for the Availability of Provisional Analysis 
Tools and Notice of Data Availability closes on September 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the framework document 
for commercial and industrial fans and blowers and provide docket 
number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006 and/or RIN number 1904-AC55. Comments may 
be submitted using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include EERE-2013-BT-
STD-0006 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-5B, Framework Document for 
Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers, EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Phone: (202) 586-
2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza 
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one 
signed paper original.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents, or 
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-6590. Email: [email protected].
    Mr. Peter Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9496. Email: [email protected].
    For further information on how to submit a comment and review other 
public comments and the docket, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 
586-2945 or by email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a proposed determination that commercial and industrial fans 
and blowers (fans) meet the definition of covered equipment under the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (76 FR 37628, 
June 28, 2011). As part of its further consideration of this 
determination, DOE has initiated a rulemaking to establish energy 
conservation standards for commercial and industrial fans and blowers. 
To date, DOE has published a notice of public meeting and availability 
of the framework document to consider such standards (78 FR 7306 (Feb. 
1, 2013)), and two Availabilities of Provisional Analysis Tools and 
Notices of Data Availability (NODAs) (79 FR 73246 (Dec. 10, 2014), and 
80 FR 24841 (May 1, 2015)). The second NODA provided for the submission 
of public comments through Fans and Blowers Working Group meetings 
established by the Appliance Standards Regulatory Advisory Committee 
(ASRAC), which concludes on September 8, 2015.
    In addition to issuing these publications, DOE has participated in 
and provided support to the Fans and Blowers Working Group. In 
particular, the second NODA was published to inform the proceedings of 
the Working Group and serve as a starting point for its work. The 
proceedings of the Working Group, including revised analysis largely 
supersede the content of the May 2015 NODA. DOE encouraged stakeholders 
to provide any additional data or information and to submit comments on 
the content and analysis developed during the ASRAC Working Group 
process. Supporting material presented during the Working Group 
meetings and transcripts, as well as supporting documents including 
industry publications are available in the Fans and Blowers rulemaking 
docket at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2013-BT-
STD-0006.
    Given that the Fans and Blowers Working Group meetings will 
conclude by September 8, 2015, DOE believes that closing the comment 
period on September 8, 2015 will allow sufficient time for interested 
parties to submit comments. Accordingly, DOE will consider any comments 
received by September 8, 2015 to be timely submitted.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-20963 Filed 8-24-15; 8:45 am]
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