[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06747]
[[Page 17890]]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2012-BT-STD-0029]
RIN 1904-AC82
Energy Efficiency Program for Commercial and Industrial
Equipment: Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document
for Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On February 22, 2013, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a document in the Federal Register initiating a rulemaking to
evaluate energy conservation standards for packaged terminal air
conditioners (PTACs) and packaged terminal heat pumps (PTHPs). In that
document, DOE announced the availability of a framework document. This
document announces an extension of the public comment period for
submitting comments on the framework document or any other aspect of
the rulemaking for PTACs and PTHPs. The comment period is extended to
April 25, 2013.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the
framework document received no later than April 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the framework document
for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps
and provide docket number EERE-2012-BT-STD-0029 and/or RIN number 1904-
AC82. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include
EERE-2012-BT-STD-0029 in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for
PTACs and PTHPs, Docket No. EERE-2012-BT-STD-0029 and/or RIN 1904-AC82,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585- 0121. Phone: (202)
586-2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one
signed paper original.
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: Mr. Ronald Majette, 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) 586-7935. Email: [email protected].
In the Office of the General Counsel, contact Ms. Jennifer
Tiedeman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-
71, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 287-6111. Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 22, 2013, DOE published a
document in the Federal Register announcing a public meeting and the
availability of a framework document as a first step in the rulemaking
process to consider amending energy conservation standards for packaged
terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps. 78 FR
12252. The document provided for the submission of written comments by
March 25, 2013, and oral comments were also accepted at a public
meeting held on March 18, 2013. Stakeholders have requested an
extension of the comment period to allow additional time for the
preparation of their comments and to respond to issues raised at the
public meeting.
DOE has determined that a brief extension of the public comment
period is appropriate to allow stakeholders additional time to submit
comments to DOE for consideration. DOE will consider any comments
received by April 25, 2013 to be timely submitted.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2013.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-06747 Filed 3-22-13; 8:45 am]
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