Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment
| Published date | 23 October 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 67464 |
| Record Number | 2020-23321 |
| Section | Proposed rules |
| Court | Energy Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67464-67465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23321]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 429 and 431
[EERE-2019-BT-CE-0015]
RIN 1904-AE34
Enforcement for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial
Equipment
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Extension of public comment period; notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is extending the
public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (``NOPR'')
by which DOE proposes to revise its existing enforcement regulations
for certain consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment
covered under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as
amended. DOE published the NOPR in the Federal Register on August 31,
2020, establishing a public comment period that ends on October 30,
2020. In this document, DOE is extending the comment period to December
30, 2020 and announcing a public hearing on December 8, 2020.
DATES:
Comments: The comment period for the NOPR published on August 31,
2020 (85 FR 53691), is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and
information regarding the NOPR received no later than December 30,
2020.
Meeting: DOE will hold a webinar on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 from
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. See ``Public Participation,'' for webinar
registration information, participant instructions, and information
about the capabilities available to webinar participants. If no
participants register for the webinar, then it will be cancelled.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2019-BT-
CE-0015, by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number
EERE-2019-BT-CE-0015 in the subject line of the message.
3. Postal Mail: Office of the Assistant General Counsel for
Enforcement, U.S. Department of Energy, Mailstop GC-32, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
287-5997. 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: Hand Delivery/Courier: Office of the
Assistant General Counsel for Enforcement, U.S. Department of Energy,
Mailstop GC-32, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Telephone: (202) 287-5997. If possible, please submit all items on a
CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
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 http://www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed in the http://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 page can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2019-BT-CE-0015. The docket web page contains
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments
in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Smitha Vemuri, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-32, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-3421. Email:
[email protected].
For further information on how to submit a comment or review other
public comments and the docket contact the Appliance and Equipment
Standards Program staff at (202) 287-1445 or by email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 31, 2020, the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) published a document in the Federal Register soliciting
public comment on a NOPR, which proposes revisions to existing
enforcement regulations for certain consumer products and commercial
and industrial equipment covered under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975, as amended. 85 FR 53691. Comments were
originally due by October 30, 2020. On September 24, 2020, DOE received
a joint request from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, & Refrigeration
Institute, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, National
Electric Manufacturers Association, and AMCA International requesting a
public hearing (see https://beta.regulations.gov/comment/EERE-2019-BT-CE-0015-0002). DOE has reviewed the request and considered the benefit
to all stakeholders in providing an opportunity to engage in a public
hearing with DOE. DOE also considered the benefit of providing
additional time to review the NOPR and gather information/data that DOE
is seeking. Accordingly, DOE extends the comment period until December
30, 2020. In addition, DOE will be holding a webinar on December 8,
2020.
Public Participation
DOE invites public participation in this process through
participation in the webinar and submission of written comments and
information. After the webinar and the closing of the comment period,
DOE will consider all timely-submitted comments and additional
information obtained from interested parties, as well as information
obtained through further analyses.
Participation in the Webinar
The time and date of the webinar are listed in the DATES section at
the beginning of this document. If no participants register for the
webinar, then it will be cancelled.
Webinar registration information, participant instructions, and
information about the capabilities available to webinar participants
will be published on DOE's website: https://
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Participants are responsible for ensuring their systems are compatible
with the webinar software.
DOE encourages those who wish to participate in the webinar to
obtain the NOPR from DOE's website and to be prepared to discuss its
contents. Once again, a copy of the NOPR is available at: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2019-BT-CE-0015.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 15,
2020, by Joseph J. DeSanctis, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation,
Regulation, and Enforcement, 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 October 16, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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