[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 41103-41104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17214]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015]
RIN 1904-AB86
Energy Conservation Program: Re-Opening of the Public Comment
Period for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-in Freezers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Proposed Rule: re-opening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On April 5, 2010, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) in the Federal Register to
announce the availability of the technical support document for walk-in
coolers and freezers and a public meeting on May 14, 2010. On April 14,
2010, DOE published a correction notice to change the date of the
public meeting to May 19, 2010 and extend the deadline for the
submission of comments to May 28, 2010. This document announces that
the period for submitting comments on the preliminary technical support
document for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers is to be re-opened
from July 15, 2010 to July 30, 2010.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the
preliminary technical support document for walk-in coolers and walk-in
freezers received between July 15, 2010 and July 30, 2010
ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the preliminary
analysis for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, and provide docket
number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015 and/or RIN number 1904-AB86. Comments may
be submitted using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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E-mail: [email protected]. Include docket
number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0015 and/or RIN 1904-AB86 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, visit the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th
Floor, Washington, DC, 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room. Please note: DOE's Freedom of
Information Reading Room (Room 1E-190 at the Forrestal Building) no
longer houses rulemaking materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121, (202) 586-2192. E-mail: [email protected].
Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121, (202) 586-8145, [email protected]; or Ms. Elizabeth Kohl,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-71, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-7796,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 5, 2010, DOE published a NOPM in
the Federal Register to announce the availability of the technical
support document for walk-in coolers and freezers and a public meeting
on May 14, 2010. 75 FR 17080. On April 14, 2010, DOE published a
correction notice to change the date of the public meeting to May 19,
2010 and extend the deadline for the submission of comments to May 28,
2010. 75 FR 19297. Comments were accepted through May 28, 2010 and were
also accepted at the public meeting held on May 19, 2010. At the public
meeting, DOE received a request to further extend the comment period to
allow for the consideration of issues discussed at the public meeting.
DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period is
appropriate as a result of this request and is hereby re-opening the
comment period. DOE will consider any comments received between July
15, 2010 and July 30, 2010 and deems any comments received between
publication of the NOPM on April 5, 2010 and July 30, 2010 to be timely
submitted.
Further Information on Submitting Comments
Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 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 July 8, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-17214 Filed 7-14-10; 8:45 am]
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