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 Range		53961-53961
FR Document		2016-19356

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: PortableAC2013STD0033@ee.doe.gov. 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: portable_ACs@ee.doe.gov.
    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: Sarah.Butler@hq.doe.gov.

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
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not necessary to include printed copies. time to test a sufficient number of
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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
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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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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Reopening of public comment period.
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.
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]
FR Citation		81 FR 53961
RIN Number		1904-AD02
CFR Citation		10 CFR 429 10 CFR 431