81_FR_54118 81 FR 53961 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Portable Air Conditioners

81 FR 53961 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Portable Air Conditioners

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)

Page Range53961-53961
FR Document2016-19356

On June 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for portable air conditioners. 81 FR 38398. The notice provided opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information by August 12, 2016. DOE received a request from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), dated July 21, 2016, to extend the comment period until December 1, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 429 and 431

[Docket Number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0033]
RIN 1904-AD02


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Portable Air Conditioners

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

ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NOPR) for portable air conditioners. 81 FR 38398. The notice provided 
opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information by 
August 12, 2016. DOE received a request from the Association of Home 
Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), dated July 21, 2016, to extend the 
comment period until December 1, 2016.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on June 13, 
2016 (81 FR 38398), is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and 
information regarding this rulemaking received no later than September 
26, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Instructions: Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR 
for Energy Conservation Standards for Portable Air Conditioners, and 
provide docket number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0033 and/or regulatory 
information number (RIN) number 1904-AD02. Comments may be submitted 
using any of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected]. Include the docket 
number and/or RIN in the subject line of the message. Submit electronic 
comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file format, and 
avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption.
    3. Postal Mail: Mr. Bryan Berringer, 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 compact disc (CD), in which case it is not necessary to include 
printed copies.
    4. Hand Delivery/Courier: The Appliance and Equipment Standards 
Program Staff U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 
950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 
(202) 586-6636. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which 
case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
    Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov, 
including Federal Register notices, framework documents, public meeting 
attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting 
documents/materials. 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.
    A link to the docket Web page can be found at: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2013-BT-STD-0033. This Web page 
contains a link to the docket for this document on the 
www.regulations.gov site. The www.regulations.gov Web page contains 
simple instructions on how to access all documents, including public 
comments, in the docket.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Mr. Bryan Berringer, 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) 
586-0371. Email: [email protected].
    Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, Mailstop GC-33, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: 202-586-1777; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On June 13, 2016, DOE published in the Federal Register a notice of 
proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for portable air conditioners. 81 FR 38398. 
The NOPR provided opportunity for submitting written comments, data, 
and information by August 12, 2016. DOE received a request from AHAM, 
dated July 21, 2016, to extend the comment period to December 1, 2016. 
AHAM and its members stated that they need more time to test a 
sufficient number of products using the recently published portable AC 
test procedure in order to provide substantive comments to this 
rulemaking. A reopening of the comment period would allow additional 
time that DOE believes is sufficient for AHAM and its members and other 
interested parties to test existing models to the test procedure, 
examine the data, information, and analysis presented in the portable 
air conditioner Technical Support Document, gather any additional data 
and information to address the proposed standards, and submit comments 
to DOE.
    AHAM's request can be found at: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2013-BT-STD-0033-0024. In view of the request DOE has 
determined that a 45-day extension of the public comment period is 
appropriate. The comment period is reopened until September 26, 2016. 
DOE further notes that any submissions of comments or other information 
submitted between the original comment end date and the reopening of 
the comment period will be deemed timely filed.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 8, 2016.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-19356 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF,                     On June 13, 2016, DOE published in
                                                  contains notices to the public of the proposed          or ASCII file format, and avoid the use               the Federal Register a notice of
                                                  issuance of rules and regulations. The                  of special characters or any form of                  proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for
                                                  purpose of these notices is to give interested          encryption.                                           portable air conditioners. 81 FR 38398.
                                                  persons an opportunity to participate in the
                                                  rule making prior to the adoption of the final
                                                                                                             3. Postal Mail: Mr. Bryan Berringer,               The NOPR provided opportunity for
                                                  rules.                                                  U.S. Department of Energy, Building                   submitting written comments, data, and
                                                                                                          Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B,                  information by August 12, 2016. DOE
                                                                                                          1000 Independence Avenue SW.,                         received a request from AHAM, dated
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    Washington, DC 20585–0121. If                         July 21, 2016, to extend the comment
                                                                                                          possible, please submit all items on a                period to December 1, 2016. AHAM and
                                                  10 CFR Parts 429 and 431                                compact disc (CD), in which case it is                its members stated that they need more
                                                                                                          not necessary to include printed copies.              time to test a sufficient number of
                                                  [Docket Number EERE–2013–BT–STD–
                                                  0033]                                                      4. Hand Delivery/Courier: The                      products using the recently published
                                                                                                          Appliance and Equipment Standards                     portable AC test procedure in order to
                                                  RIN 1904–AD02                                           Program Staff U.S. Department of                      provide substantive comments to this
                                                                                                          Energy, Building Technologies Office,                 rulemaking. A reopening of the
                                                  Energy Conservation Program: Energy                     950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 6th Floor,
                                                  Conservation Standards for Portable                                                                           comment period would allow additional
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
                                                  Air Conditioners                                                                                              time that DOE believes is sufficient for
                                                                                                          (202) 586–6636. If possible, please
                                                                                                          submit all items on a CD, in which case               AHAM and its members and other
                                                  AGENCY:  Office of Energy Efficiency and                                                                      interested parties to test existing models
                                                  Renewable Energy, Department of                         it is not necessary to include printed
                                                                                                          copies.                                               to the test procedure, examine the data,
                                                  Energy.                                                                                                       information, and analysis presented in
                                                  ACTION: Reopening of public comment
                                                                                                             Docket: The docket is available for
                                                                                                          review at www.regulations.gov,                        the portable air conditioner Technical
                                                  period.                                                                                                       Support Document, gather any
                                                                                                          including Federal Register notices,
                                                  SUMMARY:   On June 13, 2016, the U.S.                   framework documents, public meeting                   additional data and information to
                                                  Department of Energy (DOE) published                    attendee lists and transcripts,                       address the proposed standards, and
                                                  in the Federal Register a notice of                     comments, and other supporting                        submit comments to DOE.
                                                  proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for                          documents/materials. All documents in                    AHAM’s request can be found at:
                                                  portable air conditioners. 81 FR 38398.                 the docket are listed in the                          https://www.regulations.gov/
                                                  The notice provided opportunity for                     www.regulations.gov index. However,                   document?D=EERE-2013-BT-STD-0033-
                                                  submitting written comments, data, and                  not all documents listed in the index                 0024. In view of the request DOE has
                                                  information by August 12, 2016. DOE                     may be publicly available, such as                    determined that a 45-day extension of
                                                  received a request from the Association                 information that is exempt from public                the public comment period is
                                                  of Home Appliance Manufacturers                         disclosure.                                           appropriate. The comment period is
                                                  (AHAM), dated July 21, 2016, to extend                     A link to the docket Web page can be               reopened until September 26, 2016.
                                                  the comment period until December 1,                    found at: https://www.regulations.gov/                DOE further notes that any submissions
                                                  2016.                                                   docket?D=EERE-2013-BT-STD-0033.                       of comments or other information
                                                  DATES: The comment period for the                       This Web page contains a link to the
                                                                                                                                                                submitted between the original
                                                  proposed rule published on June 13,                     docket for this document on the
                                                                                                                                                                comment end date and the reopening of
                                                  2016 (81 FR 38398), is reopened. DOE                    www.regulations.gov site. The
                                                                                                                                                                the comment period will be deemed
                                                  will accept comments, data, and                         www.regulations.gov Web page contains
                                                                                                          simple instructions on how to access all              timely filed.
                                                  information regarding this rulemaking
                                                  received no later than September 26,                    documents, including public comments,                   Issued in Washington, DC, on August 8,
                                                  2016.                                                   in the docket.                                        2016.
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Kathleen B. Hogan,
                                                  ADDRESSES:   Instructions: Any comments
                                                  submitted must identify the NOPR for                       Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department               Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
                                                                                                          of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency                Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
                                                  Energy Conservation Standards for
                                                                                                          and Renewable Energy, Building                        Energy.
                                                  Portable Air Conditioners, and provide
                                                  docket number EERE–2013–BT–STD–                         Technologies, EE–5B, 1000                             [FR Doc. 2016–19356 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am]

                                                  0033 and/or regulatory information                      Independence Avenue SW.,                              BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

                                                  number (RIN) number 1904–AD02.                          Washington, DC 20585–0121.
                                                  Comments may be submitted using any                     Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email:
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                                                  of the following methods:                               portable_ACs@ee.doe.gov.
                                                    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:                           Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of
                                                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
                                                  instructions for submitting comments.                   Mailstop GC–33, 1000 Independence
                                                    2. Email: PortableAC2013STD0033@                      Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121.
                                                  ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number                   Telephone: 202–586–1777; Email:
                                                  and/or RIN in the subject line of the                   Sarah.Butler@hq.doe.gov.
                                                  message. Submit electronic comments                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionReopening of public comment period.
DatesThe comment period for the proposed rule published on June 13, 2016 (81 FR 38398), is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this rulemaking received no later than September 26, 2016.
ContactMr. Bryan Berringer, 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) 586-0371. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 53961 
RIN Number1904-AD02
CFR Citation10 CFR 429
10 CFR 431

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