[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 31548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13054]
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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
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 103 / Tuesday, May 29, 2012 /
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
5 CFR Chapter XXII
10 CFR Chapters II, III, X
Reducing Regulatory Burden
AGENCY: Office of the General Counsel, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the period for submitting comments
on the Department of Energy's (DOE) request for information (RFI)
issued as part of its implementation of Executive Order 13563,
``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,'' is extended to June 19,
2012.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the
RFI received no later than June 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments,
identified by ``Regulatory Burden RFI,'' by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Email: Regulatory.Review@hq.doe.gov. Include ``Regulatory Burden
RFI'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Room 6A245, Washington, DC 20585.
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: Daniel Cohen, Assistant General
Counsel for Legislation, Regulation, and Energy Efficiency, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Email: Regulatory.Review@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 18, 2011, the President issued
Executive Order 13563, ``Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,''
to ensure that Federal regulations seek more affordable, less intrusive
means to achieve policy goals, and that agencies give careful
consideration to the benefits and costs of those regulations.
Additionally, the Executive Order directs agencies to consider how best
to promote retrospective analyses of existing rules. To implement the
Executive Order, DOE published a plan to periodically review existing
regulations to determine which should be maintained, modified,
strengthened, or repealed to increase the effectiveness and decrease
the burdens of DOE's regulatory program. DOE's plan is available at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/21stcenturygov/actions/21st-century-regulatory-system.
Pursuant to its plan to implement the Executive Order, DOE
published an RFI on May 15, 2012 seeking additional public comment on
how best to review its existing regulations and to identify whether any
of its existing regulations should be modified, streamlined, expanded,
or repealed. (77 FR 28518) DOE sought comment on the RFI until May 29,
2012. DOE received a request from a member of the public to extend the
comment period given the importance of many of the questions and issues
raised in the RFI to the commenter. As a result, in this notice, DOE
extends the reply comment period until June 19, 2012. DOE will consider
any comments received by June 19, 2012.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2012.
Gregory H. Woods,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2012-13054 Filed 5-25-12; 8:45 am]
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