[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5374-5375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02440]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE-2017-BT-STD-0062]
Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and
Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation
Standards for Consumer Products
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of comment period extension.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) published, on December 18,
2017, a Request for Information (RFI) seeking comments from interested
parties to assist DOE in identifying potential modifications to its
``Process Rule'' for the development of appliance standards. The
comment period for the RFI ends on February 16, 2018. Through this
notice, DOE extends the comment period until March 2, 2018.
DATES: The comment period for the RFI published in the Federal Register
on December 18, 2017 (82 FR 59992) is extended to March 2, 2018.
Written comments and information are requested on or before March 2,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments by any
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include ``Process
Rule RFI'' in the subject line of the message.
Postal Mail: U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6A245, Washington, DC 20585
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-2017-BT-STD-0062. The docket web page will contain simple
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments,
in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caitlin Davis, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. Email:
[email protected]. Telephone: 202-586-6803.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its implementation of, ``Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' (January 30, 2017) and,
``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' (February 24, 2017), the
Department of Energy (DOE) published a Request for Information (RFI),
on December 18, 2017 (82 FR 59992), seeking comments from interested
parties to assist DOE in identifying potential modifications to its
``Process Rule'' for the development of appliance standards, in an
effort to achieve meaningful burden reduction while continuing to
achieve the Department's statutory obligations in the development
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of appliance standards. DOE also held a public meeting to receive input
from interested parties on potential improvements to the ``Process
Rule''. The comment period for the RFI was previously February 16,
2018. At the public meeting, DOE received several requests to extend
the comment period to give interested parties sufficient opportunity to
provide comments and information on this topic. In addition, in a joint
letter dated January 29, 2018, the Air Conditioning, Heating &
Refrigeration Institute, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers,
and National Electrical Manufacturers Association together offered DOE
support in its efforts to improve the Process Rule and requested that
the comment period for the RFI be extended. (EERE-2017-STD-0062-0017)
The Department intends to move forward expeditiously with further
actions to improve the ``Process Rule''. Given the importance to DOE of
receiving public input on means to make such improvements, however, DOE
grants those requests and extends the comment period for an additional
two weeks, until March 2, 2018.
Approval of the Office of the Secretary
The Secretary of Energy has approved the publication of this
document.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2018.
Daniel R Simmons,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2018-02440 Filed 2-6-18; 8:45 am]
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