[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 28, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21171]
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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
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 167 / Tuesday, August 28, 2012 /
Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 429 and 430
[Docket Number EERE-2012-BT-STD-0027]
RIN 1904-AC81
Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Dehumidifiers:
Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This document announces that the period for submitting
comments on the dehumidifier framework document is extended to October
17, 2012.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information on the
dehumidifier framework received no later than October 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the dehumidifier
framework document and provide docket number EERE-2012-BT-STD-0027.
Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: ResDehumidifier2012STD0027@ee.doe.gov. Include
docket number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0027 and/or RIN 1904-AC81 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.
Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above
telephone number for additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
may be sent to Mr. Stephen L. Witkowski, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: 202-586-7463. Email: Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
In the office of the General Counsel, contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Room 6A-179, Washington, DC 20585. Telephone:
202-586-7796; Email: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 17, 2012, DOE published a notice
of availability of a framework document to consider energy conservation
standards for dehumidifiers. (77 FR 49739) The notice provided for the
submission of comments by September 17, 2012. Commenters stated that
the public meeting was scheduled for September 24, 2012, and that the
comment period should extend past the public meeting date. DOE has
determined that an extension of the public comment period is
appropriate for this reason and is hereby extending the comment period.
DOE will consider any comments received by October 17, 2012.
Further Information on Submitting Comments
Under 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or
she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public
disclosure should submit two copies: One copy of the document including
all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the
document with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE
will make its own determination about the confidential status of the
information and treat it according to its determination.
Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat
submitted information as confidential include (1) A description of the
items, (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as
confidential within the industry, (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from other sources, (4) whether the
information has previously been made available to others without
obligation concerning its confidentiality, (5) an explanation of the
competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from
public disclosure, (6) when such information might lose its
confidential character due to the passage of time, and (7) why
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 22, 2012.
Steven Chalk,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2012-21171 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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