[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27741]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-STD-0027]
RIN 1904-AC28
Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial
Equipment: Framework Document for Commercial and Industrial Electric
Motors
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an extension of the time period for
submitting written comments on the framework document for certain
commercial and industrial electric motors. The comment period is
extended to November 24, 2010.
DATES: The comment period for the framework document for certain
commercial and industrial electric motors, referenced in the notice of
public meeting and availability published on September 28, 2010 (75 FR
59657), is extended to November 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2010-BT-
STD-0027, by any of the following methods:
E-mail: [email protected]. Include
docket number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0027 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
Electric Motors, EERE-2010-STD-0027, 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.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change, including any personal
information provided.
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. James Raba, 202-586-8654, e-mail:
[email protected], Ms. Ami Grace-Tardy, 202-586-5709, e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a document in the
Federal Register on September 28, 2010, concerning a public meeting and
availability of a framework document initiating the rulemaking process
to amend the energy conservation standards for certain commercial and
industrial electric motors. DOE seeks comment from interested parties
on the procedural and analytical approaches it anticipates using to
evaluate energy conservation standards for commercial and industrial
electric motors, which are addressed in the framework document,
available at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/electric_motors.html. The framework document is
the starting point for potentially amending the energy conservation
standards for electric motors prescribed in the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975, as amended, (EPCA) and codified in Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 431. The notice of public
meeting and availability of the framework document published on
September 28, 2010 (75 FR 59657) informed interested parties that DOE
would accept written comments on the framework document no later than
October 28, 2010.
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), American
Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), and the Appliance
Standards Awareness Project (ASAP) requested a comment deadline
extension of two weeks after the transcript of the October 18, 2010,
framework document public meeting is posted on-line and available for
public review.
Based on the joint request from NEMA, ACEEE, and ASAP, DOE believes
that extending the comment period to allow additional time for
interested parties to submit comments is appropriate. Therefore, DOE is
extending the comment period until November 24, 2010, to provide
interested parties additional time to prepare and submit comments. DOE
will accept comments received no later than November 24, 2010 and will
not consider any further extensions to the comment period. If DOE
receives any comments after October 28, 2010, but before the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, DOE will consider
those comments to be timely filed.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-27741 Filed 11-2-10; 8:45 am]
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