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. 76, No. 139 

Wednesday, July 20, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–STD–0031] 

RIN 1904–AC54 

Commercial and Industrial Pumps 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On June 13, 2011, DOE 

published a request for information 

(RFI) in the Federal Register requesting 

information from interested parties 

regarding product markets, energy use, 

test procedures, and energy efficient 

product designs for commercial and 

industrial pumps. The comment period 

closed on July 13, 2011. This document 

announces an extension of the time 

period for submitting comments on the 

RFI for commercial and industrial 

pumps. The comment period is 

extended to September 16, 2011. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule published June 13, 2011 

(76 FR 34192), is reopened. The 

Department of Energy (DOE) will accept 

comments, data, and information 

regarding the RFI for commercial and 

industrial pumps received no later than 

5 p.m. on September 16, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the RFI for commercial 

and industrial pumps and provide 

docket number EERE–2011–BT–STD– 

0031 and/or RIN number 1904–AC54. 

Comments may be submitted using any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: Pumps-RFI–2011–STD– 

0031@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2011–BT–STD–0031 

and/or RIN 1904–AC54 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 Program, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2192. E-mail: 

Charles.Llenza@ee.doe.gov. In the Office 

of General Counsel, contact Ms. 

Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 586–7796. E-mail: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

13, 2011, DOE published a request for 

information (RFI) in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 34192) requesting 

information from interested parties 

regarding product markets, energy use, 

test procedures, and energy efficient 

product designs for commercial and 

industrial pumps as prescribed by Title 

III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975, as amended 

(EPCA, 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.). The RFI 

provided for the submission of 

comments by July 13, 2011. The 

Hydraulic Institute, which represents 

the pump manufacturing industry in 

North America, requested an extension 

of time to provide comments, stating 

that it is not possible to gather the 

requisite information and provide 

quality comments to DOE by July 13. 

DOE has determined that an extension 

of the public comment period is 

appropriate based on the foregoing 

reasons and is hereby extending the 

comment period. DOE will consider any 

comments received by 5 p.m. on 

September 16, 2011 and deems any 

comments received between July 13, 

2011 and 5 p.m. on September 16, 2011 

to be timely submitted. 

Further Information on Submitting 

Comments 

Under 10 CFR Part 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 12, 

2011. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Office of Technology 

Development, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

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