[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55797-55798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23416]
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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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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 180 / Thursday, September 17, 2015 /
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EERE-2015-BT-TP-0015]
RIN 1904-AD54
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Small, Large,
and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and
Heating Equipment
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On August 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in the Federal
Register regarding proposed amendments to the test procedures for
small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air
conditioning and heating equipment. DOE also held a related public
meeting on September 4, 2015. The comment period for the NOPR was
scheduled to end September 8, 2015. After receiving a request for an
additional two weeks to comment, DOE has decided to reopen the comment
period for submitting comments and data in response to the NOPR
regarding test procedures for small, large, and very large air-cooled
commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment. The comment
period is extended.
DATES: The comment period for the NOPR regarding test procedures for
small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air
conditioning and heating equipment published on August 6, 2015 (80 FR
46870) is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and information in
response to the NOPR received no later than October 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Test
Procedures for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial
Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment, and provide docket
number EERE-2015-BT-TP-0015 and/or regulatory information number (RIN)
number 1904-AD54. Interested persons may submit comments using any of
the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: [email protected]. Include the docket
number EERE-2015-BT-TP-0015 and/or RIN 1904-AD54 in the subject line of
the message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, 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: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. 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. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the
rulemaking process, see section V (Public Participation) of the August
6, 2015 NOPR for test procedures for small, large, and very large air-
cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment.
Docket: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, public
meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting
documents/materials, is available for review at www.regulations.gov.
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 those containing information that is exempt from
public disclosure.
A link to the docket Web page can be found at:
[www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2015-BT-TP-0015]. This Web
page contains a link to the docket for this NOPR 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: Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington,
DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-6590. Email:
[email protected].
Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-8145. Email: [email protected].
For further information on how to submit a comment or review other
public comments and the docket, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202)
586-2945 or by email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of
1975 (EPCA), as amended, requires DOE to conduct an evaluation of its
test procedures at least once every seven years for each class of
covered equipment (including the equipment that is the subject of this
rulemaking) to determine if an amended test procedure would more
accurately or fully comply with the requirement to be reasonably
designed to produce test results that reflect the energy efficiency,
energy use, and operating costs during a representative average use
cycle. DOE must either prescribe amended test procedures or publish a
notice in the Federal Register regarding its determination not to amend
test procedures. (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(1)-(2))
On August 6, 2015, DOE published a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NOPR) in the Federal Register regarding potential amendments to the
test procedures for small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial
package air conditioning and heating equipment (80 FR 46870). The
notice provided for the submission of written comments by September 8,
2015, and oral comments were also accepted at a public meeting held on
September 4, 2015.
On September 4, 2015, DOE received a request from Goodman
Manufacturing Co., seeking an additional two weeks to prepare and
submit comments. On September 8, 2015, DOE received a request from
Lennox International seeking an additional 30 days to review the
technical aspects of the proposed test procedure. After careful
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consideration of this request, DOE has determined that extending the
public comment period by reopening to allow additional time for
interested parties to submit comments is appropriate based on the
foregoing reasons. Accordingly, DOE has decided to grant the request
and reopen the public comment period on the NOPR for test procedures
for small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air
conditioning and heating equipment for 15 days to allow for additional
data and comments to be submitted, especially in light of the public
meeting discussion on specific topics. Consequently, DOE will consider
any comments in response to the NOPR received by midnight of October 2,
2015, and deems any comments received by that time to be timely
submitted.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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