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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 85, No. 236 

Tuesday, December 8, 2020 

1All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through America’s Water 

Infrastructure Act of 2018, Public Law 115–270 

(Oct. 23, 2018). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[EERE–2020–BT–STD–0039] 

RIN 1904–AF00 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Consumer 

Products; Early Assessment Review; 

Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is undertaking an early 

assessment review for amended energy 

conservation standards for 

miscellaneous refrigeration products to 

determine whether to amend the 

applicable energy conservation 

standards for this product. Specifically, 

through this request for information 

(‘‘RFI’’), DOE seeks data and 

information that could enable the 

agency to determine whether DOE 

should propose a ‘‘no-new-standard’’ 

determination because a more-stringent 

standard: Would not result in a 

significant savings of energy; is not 

technologically feasible; is not 

economically justified; or any 

combination of the foregoing. DOE 

welcomes written comments from the 

public on any subject within the scope 

of this document (including those topics 

not specifically raised in this RFI), as 

well as the submission of data and other 

relevant information concerning this 

early assessment review. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested and will be 

accepted on or before February 22, 2021. 

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–2020–BT–STD–0039, by 

any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: to MRP2020STD0039@

ee.doe.gov. Include docket number 

EERE–2020–BT–STD–0039 in the 

subject line of the message. 

3. Postal Mail: Appliance and 

Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1445. 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: Appliance 

and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1445. 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 this process, see section 

III of this document. 

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: 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

docket?D=EERE-2020-BT-STD-0039 The 

docket web page contains instructions 

on how to access all documents, 

including public comments, in the 

docket. See section III for information 

on how to submit comments through 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Stephanie Johnson, 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) 287– 

1943. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

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: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment or review other 

public comments and the docket, 

contact the Appliance and Equipment 

Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 

1445 or by email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

A. Authority 

B. Rulemaking History 

II. Request for Information 

III. Submission of Comments 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Department of Energy 

(‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the Department’’) 

established an early assessment review 

process to conduct a more focused 

analysis of a specific set of facts or 

circumstances that would allow DOE to 

determine that, based on one or more 

statutory criteria, a new or amended 

energy conservation standard is not 

warranted. The purpose of this review is 

to limit the resources, from both DOE 

and stakeholders, committed to 

rulemakings that will not satisfy the 

requirements in the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended 

(‘‘EPCA’’),1 that a new or amended 

energy conservation standard save a 

significant amount of energy, and be 

economically justified and 

technologically feasible. See 85 FR 

8626, 8653–8654 (Feb. 14, 2020). 

As part of the early assessment, DOE 

publishes an RFI in the Federal 

Register, announcing that DOE is 

considering initiating a rulemaking 

proceeding and soliciting comments, 

data, and information on whether a new 

or amended energy conservation 

standard would save a significant 

amount of energy and be technologically 

feasible and economically justified. 

Based on the information received in 

response to the RFI and DOE’s own 

analysis, DOE will determine whether to 


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2For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A. 

proceed with a rulemaking for a new or 

amended energy conservation standard. 

If DOE makes an initial determination 

based upon available evidence that a 

new or amended energy conservation 

standard would not meet the applicable 

statutory criteria, DOE would engage in 

notice and comment rulemaking before 

issuing a final determination that new 

or amended energy conservation 

standards are not warranted. 

Conversely, if DOE makes an initial 

determination that a new or amended 

energy conservation standard would 

satisfy the applicable statutory criteria 

or DOE’s analysis is inconclusive, DOE 

would undertake the preliminary stages 

of a rulemaking to issue a new or 

amended energy conservation standard. 

Beginning such a rulemaking, however, 

would not preclude DOE from later 

making a determination that a new or 

amended energy conservation standard 

cannot satisfy the requirements under 

EPCA based upon the full suite of DOE’s 

analyses. See 85 FR 8626, 8654 (Feb. 14, 

2020). 

A. Authority 

EPCA, among other things, authorizes 

DOE to regulate the energy efficiency of 

a number of consumer products and 

certain industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 

6291–6317) Title III, Part B2 of EPCA 

established the Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles, which, in addition 

to identifying particular consumer 

products and commercial equipment as 

covered under the statute, permits the 

Secretary of Energy to classify 

additional types of consumer products 

as covered products. (42 U.S.C. 

6292(a)(20)) DOE added miscellaneous 

refrigeration products (‘‘MREFs’’) as 

covered products through a final 

determination of coverage published in 

the Federal Register on July 18, 2016 

(the ‘‘July 2016 Final Coverage 

Determination’’). 81 FR 46768. MREFs 

are consumer refrigeration products 

other than refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, or freezers, which include 

coolers and combination cooler 

refrigeration products. 10 CFR 430.2. 

MREFs include refrigeration products 

such as coolers (e.g., wine chillers) and 

combination cooler refrigeration 

products (e.g., wine chillers combined 

with a refrigerator, freezer, or 

refrigerator-freezer). 

Under EPCA, DOE’s energy 

conservation program consists 

essentially of four parts: (1) Testing, (2) 

labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation 

standards, and (4) certification and 

enforcement procedures. Relevant 

provisions of EPCA include definitions 

(42 U.S.C. 6291), test procedures (42 

U.S.C. 6293), labeling provisions (42 

U.S.C. 6294), energy conservation 

standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C. 

6296). 

Federal energy efficiency 

requirements for covered products 

established under EPCA generally 

supersede State laws and regulations 

concerning energy conservation testing, 

labeling, and standards. (42 U.S.C. 

6297(a)–(c)) DOE may, however, grant 

waivers of Federal preemption in 

limited instances for particular State 

laws or regulations, in accordance with 

the procedures and other provisions set 

forth under 42 U.S.C. 6297(d). 

EPCA also requires that, not later than 

6 years after the issuance of any final 

rule establishing or amending a 

standard, DOE evaluate the energy 

conservation standards for each type of 

covered product, including those at 

issue here, and publish either a notice 

of determination that the standards do 

not need to be amended, or a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (‘‘NOPR’’) 

including new proposed energy 

conservation standards (proceeding to a 

final rule, as appropriate). (42 U.S.C. 

6295(m)(1)) EPCA further provides that, 

not later than 3 years after the issuance 

of a final determination not to amend 

standards, DOE must publish either a 

notice of determination that standards 

for the product do not need to be 

amended, or a NOPR including new 

proposed energy conservation standards 

(proceeding to a final rule, as 

appropriate). (42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(3)(B)) 

DOE must make the analysis on which 

the determination is based publicly 

available and provide an opportunity for 

written comment. (42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(2)) 

In making a determination, DOE must 

evaluate whether more stringent 

standards would: (1) Yield a significant 

savings in energy use and (2) be both 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(m)(1)) 

B. Rulemaking History 

As noted, DOE added MREFs as 

covered products through its July 2016 

Final Coverage Determination. 81 FR 

46768. In that determination, DOE noted 

that MREFs, on average, consume more 

than 150 kilowatt hours per year (‘‘kWh/ 

yr’’) and that the aggregate annual 

national energy use of these products 

exceeds 4.2 terawatt hours (‘‘TWh’’). 81 

FR 46768, 46775. In addition to 

establishing coverage, the July 2016 

Final Coverage Determination 

established definitions for 

‘‘miscellaneous refrigeration product,’’ 

‘‘cooler,’’ and ‘‘combination cooler 

refrigeration product’’ in 10 CFR 430.2. 

81 FR 46768, 46791–46792. The July 

2016 Final Coverage Determination also 

amended the existing definitions for 

‘‘refrigerator,’’ ‘‘refrigerator-freezer,’’ 

and ‘‘freezer’’ for consistency with the 

newly established MREF definitions. Id. 

On October 28, 2016, DOE published 

a direct final rule (the ‘‘October 2016 

Direct Final Rule’’) in which it adopted 

energy conservation standards for 

MREFs consistent with the 

recommendations from a negotiated 

rulemaking working group established 

under the Appliance Standards and 

Rulemaking Federal Advisory 

Committee. 81 FR 75194. Concurrent 

with the October 2016 Direct Final Rule, 

DOE published a NOPR in which it 

proposed and requested comments on 

the standards set forth in the direct final 

rule. 81 FR 74950. On May 26, 2017, 

DOE published a notice in the Federal 

Register in which it determined that the 

comments received in response to the 

October 2016 Direct Final Rule did not 

provide a reasonable basis for 

withdrawing the rule and, therefore, 

confirmed the adoption of the energy 

conservation standards established in 

that direct final rule. 82 FR 24214. 

II. Request for Information 

DOE is publishing this RFI to collect 

data and information during the early 

assessment review to inform its 

decision, consistent with its obligations 

under EPCA, as to whether the 

Department should proceed with an 

energy conservation standards 

rulemaking. Accordingly, in the 

following sections, DOE has identified 

specific issues on which it seeks input 

to aid in its analysis of whether an 

amended standard for MREFs would not 

save a significant amount of energy or 

be technologically feasible or 

economically justified. In particular, 

DOE is interested in any information 

indicating that there has not been 

sufficient technological or market 

changes since DOE last conducted an 

energy conservation standards 

rulemaking analysis for MREFs to 

suggest a more-stringent standard could 

satisfy these criteria. DOE also 

welcomes comments on other issues 

relevant to its early assessment that may 

not specifically be identified in this 

document. 

A. Technological Feasibility 

During the October 2016 Direct Final 

Rule, DOE considered a number of 

technology options that manufacturers 

could use to reduce energy consumption 


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3This estimate of 0.54 quads reflects site energy 

savings. The October 2016 Direct Final Rule 

presented the 30-year energy savings estimate as 1.5 

quads, reflecting full-fuel-cycle (‘‘FFC’’) energy 

savings. The FFC measure includes point-of-use 

(site) energy; the energy losses associated with 

generation, transmission, and distribution of 

electricity; and the energy consumed in extracting, 

processing, and transporting or distributing primary 

fuels. 

4The October 2016 Direct Final Rule TSD is 

available at https://www.regulations.gov/ 

document?D=EERE-2011-BT-STD-0043-0118. 

in MREFs. See Chapters 3 and 4 of the 

October 2016 Direct Final Rule TSD. 

DOE seeks comment on any changes to 

these technology options that could 

affect whether DOE could propose a 

‘‘no-new-standards’’ determination, 

such as an insignificant increase in the 

range of efficiencies and performance 

characteristics of these technology 

options. DOE also seeks comment on 

whether there are any other technology 

options that DOE should consider in its 

analysis. 

While DOE’s request for information 

is not limited to the following issues, 

DOE is particularly interested in 

comment, information, and data on the 

following. 

Issue 1: DOE requests feedback on 

whether the use of any technology 

options considered in the October 2016 

Direct Final Rule could impact the 

availability of MREF features or 

consumer utility. DOE additionally 

requests information on whether any 

additional technologies not considered 

in the October 2016 Direct Final Rule 

are now available that may further 

improve efficiencies of MREFs, and on 

whether such technologies may impact 

the availability of MREF features or 

consumer utility. 

Issue 2: DOE also requests comment 

on whether the range of efficiencies 

analyzed in the October 2016 Direct 

Final Rule is applicable to the current 

MREF market. Specifically, DOE seeks 

feedback on whether the max-tech 

efficiency levels remain valid. If any 

technology options should no longer be 

considered for MREFs, or if additional 

technologies are now available, DOE 

requests information on what max-tech 

efficiencies would now be appropriate 

in light of those changes in available 

technological options. 

B. Significant Savings of Energy 

On October 28, 2016, DOE established 

an energy conservation standard for 

MREFs that is expected to result in 0.54 

quadrillion British thermal units 

(‘‘quads’’) of site energy savings over a 

30-year period,3 which amounts to 

energy savings of 58 percent relative to 

the energy use of MREFs without the 

established standards. See 81 FR 75194, 

75197 and Chapter 10 of the October 

2016 Direct Final Rule Technical 

Support Document (‘‘TSD’’).4

Additionally, in the 2016 Direct Final 

Rule, DOE estimated that an energy 

conservation standard established at an 

energy use level equivalent to that 

achieved using the maximum available 

technology (‘‘max-tech’’) would have 

resulted in 0.20 additional quads of site 

energy savings. 81 FR 75194, 75244. 

This level represents a 50-percent 

reduction in energy use compared to the 

estimated national energy use at the 

currently established energy 

conservation standard level. If DOE 

determines that a more-stringent energy 

conservation standard would not result 

in an additional 0.3 quad of site energy 

savings or an additional 10-percent 

reduction in site energy use over a 30- 

year period, DOE would propose to 

make a no-new-standards 

determination. DOE seeks comment on 

energy savings that could be expected 

from more-stringent standards for 

MREFs. 

While DOE’s request for information 

is not limited to the following issues, 

DOE is particularly interested in 

comment, information, and data on the 

following. 

Issue 3: DOE requests comment on 

whether the max-tech level analysis 

from the October 2016 Direct Final Rule 

is applicable to the current MREF 

market and on whether the previous 

estimates of energy savings at the maxtech level represent the savings that 

would be realized were DOE to establish 

future amended energy conservation 

standards at the max-tech level. If not, 

what level of energy savings are likely 

if more-stringent standards (consistent 

with EPCA’s requirements) were 

considered or adopted. 

C. Economic Justification 

In determining whether a proposed 

energy conservation standard is 

economically justified, DOE analyzes, 

among other things, the potential 

economic impact on consumers, 

manufacturers, and the Nation. DOE 

seeks comment on whether there are 

economic barriers to the adoption of 

more-stringent energy conservation 

standards. DOE also seeks comment and 

data on any other aspects of its 

economic justification analysis from the 

October 2016 Direct Final Rule that may 

indicate whether a more-stringent 

energy conservation standard would not 

be economically justified or cost 

effective. 

Issue 4: DOE seeks information on the 

October 2016 Direct Final Rule analysis 

resulting in the energy savings 

estimates. Specifically, DOE requests 

comment and data on updates to the 

relevant analysis inputs, including stock 

of MREFs, shipments, efficiency 

distributions, and market share by 

product class. 

III. Submission of Comments 

DOE invites all interested parties to 

submit in writing by February 22, 2021, 

comments and information on matters 

addressed in this document and on 

other matters relevant to DOE’s early 

assessment of whether more-stringent 

energy conservation standards are not 

warranted for MREFs. 

Submitting comments via http://

www.regulations.gov. The http://

www.regulations.gov web page requires 

you to provide your name and contact 

information. Your contact information 

will be viewable to DOE Building 

Technologies staff only. Your contact 

information will not be publicly 

viewable except for your first and last 

names, organization name (if any), and 

submitter representative name (if any). 

If your comment is not processed 

properly because of technical 

difficulties, DOE will use this 

information to contact you. If DOE 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, DOE may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

However, your contact information 

will be publicly viewable if you include 

it in the comment or in any documents 

attached to your comment. Any 

information that you do not want to be 

publicly viewable should not be 

included in your comment, nor in any 

document attached to your comment. If 

this instruction is followed, persons 

viewing comments will see only first 

and last names, organization names, 

correspondence containing comments, 

and any documents submitted with the 

comments. 

Do not submit to http://

www.regulations.gov information for 

which disclosure is restricted by statute, 

such as trade secrets and commercial or 

financial information (hereinafter 

referred to as Confidential Business 

Information (‘‘CBI’’)). Comments 

submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov cannot be claimed 

as CBI. Comments received through the 

website will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section. 

DOE processes submissions made 

through http://www.regulations.gov 

before posting. Normally, comments 

will be posted within a few days of 


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being submitted. However, if large 

volumes of comments are being 

processed simultaneously, your 

comment may not be viewable for up to 

several weeks. Please keep the comment 

tracking number that http://

www.regulations.gov provides after you 

have successfully uploaded your 

comment. 

Submitting comments via email, hand 

delivery/courier, or postal mail. 

Comments and documents submitted 

via email, hand delivery/courier, or 

postal mail also will be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. If you do not want 

your personal contact information to be 

publicly viewable, do not include it in 

your comment or any accompanying 

documents. Instead, provide your 

contact information in a cover letter. 

Include your first and last names, email 

address, telephone number, and 

optional mailing address. The cover 

letter will not be publicly viewable as 

long as it does not include any 

comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. If you 

submit via postal mail or hand delivery/ 

courier, please provide all items on a 

CD, if feasible, in which case it is not 

necessary to submit printed copies. No 

telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

Comments, data, and other 

information submitted to DOE 

electronically should be provided in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English, and free of 

any defects or viruses. Documents 

should not contain special characters or 

any form of encryption and, if possible, 

they should carry the electronic 

signature of the author. 

Campaign form letters. Please submit 

campaign form letters by the originating 

organization in batches of between 50 to 

500 form letters per PDF or as one form 

letter with a list of supporters’ names 

compiled into one or more PDFs. This 

reduces comment processing and 

posting time. 

Confidential Business Information. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person 

submitting information that he or she 

believes to be confidential and exempt 

by law from public disclosure should 

submit via email, postal mail, or hand 

delivery/courier two well-marked 

copies: One copy of the document 

marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in the public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for developing test procedures and 

energy conservation standards. DOE 

actively encourages the participation 

and interaction of the public during the 

comment period in each stage of this 

process. Interactions with and between 

members of the public provide a 

balanced discussion of the issues and 

assist DOE in the process. Anyone who 

wishes to be added to the DOE mailing 

list to receive future notices and 

information about this process should 

contact Appliance and Equipment 

Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 

1445 or via email at 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on December 3, 2020, 

by Daniel R Simmons, Assistant 

Secretary for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on December 3, 

2020. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26969 Filed 12–7–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[EERE–2019–BT–TP–0027] 

RIN 1904–AE80 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedures for Commercial 

Equipment; Early Assessment Review: 

Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners 

and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is undertaking an early 

assessment review to determine whether 

to proceed with a rulemaking to amend 

DOE’s test procedures for packaged 

terminal air conditioners (‘‘PTACs’’) and 

packaged terminal heat pumps 

(‘‘PTHPs’’) to adopt the most recent 

procedures referenced in the American 

Society of Heating, Refrigerating and 

Air-Conditioning Engineers 

(‘‘ASHRAE’’) Standard 90.1, ‘‘Energy 

Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise 

Residential Buildings,’’ which are 

consistent with DOE’s current test 

procedures, unless there exists clear and 

convincing evidence supporting the 

adoption of alternate procedures. DOE 

welcomes written comments from the 

public on any subject within the scope 

of this document (including topics not 

raised in this RFI), as well as the 

submission of data and other relevant 

information concerning this early 

assessment review. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information will be accepted on or 

before February 22, 2021. 

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–2019–BT–TP–0027 and/ 

or RIN 1904–AE80, by any of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: to PTACHP2019TP0027@

ee.doe.gov. Include docket number 

EERE–2019–BT–TP–0027 in the subject 

line of the message. 

3. Postal Mail: Appliance and 

Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 


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