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. 79, No. 24 

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–STD–0040] 

RIN 1904–AC83 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Consumer Products: Energy 

Conservation Standards for 

Commercial and Industrial Air 

Compressors 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of the Framework 

Document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is considering 

establishing energy conservation 

standards for commercial and industrial 

air compressors. As part of this effort, 

DOE is soliciting comment and data 

from the public on a variety of issues 

related to the setting of standards for 

this equipment. To inform interested 

parties and to facilitate this process, 

DOE has prepared a Framework 

Document that details the analytical 

approach and scope of coverage DOE is 

considering for this effort. The 

Framework Document describes the 

analytical approach that DOE plans to 

use and identifies a number of issues on 

which DOE seeks comment. DOE will 

hold a public meeting to discuss and 

receive comments on its planned 

analytical approach and the issues it 

plans to address. DOE seeks written 

comments and relevant data from the 

public on any subject within the scope 

of this rulemaking effort. A copy of the 

Framework Document is available at: 

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/58. 

DATES: Meeting: DOE will hold a public 

meeting on Monday, March 3, 2014, 

from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in 

Washington, DC. In addition, DOE plans 

to broadcast the public meeting via 

webinar. You may attend the public 

meeting either in person or via webinar. 

Registration information, participant 

instructions, and also information about 

the capabilities available to webinar 

participants will be published in 

advance on DOE’s Web site at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/58. Webinar participants are 

responsible for ensuring their systems 

are compatible with the webinar 

software. 

Any person requesting to present an 

oral statement for the record must (1) 

notify DOE prior to 4:00 p.m., Monday, 

February 17, 2014; and (2) provide to 

DOE an electronic copy of the statement 

with the presenter’s name and, if 

appropriate, the organization the 

presenter represents, prior to 4:00 p.m., 

Monday, February 24, 2014. 

Comments: DOE will accept written 

comments, data, and other related 

information about the Framework 

Document before and after the public 

meeting, but not later than March 24, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting: The public 

meeting will be held at the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Please note that any foreign national 

planning to participate in the public 

meeting is subject to advance security 

screening procedures, and should so 

inform DOE of this fact as soon as 

possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945. Please note 

further that any visitor with a personal 

computer who enters the Forrestal 

Building is required to be screened and 

to obtain a property pass upon entry. 

Such visitors should allow 45 minutes 

for the screening process. As noted 

above, persons may also attend the 

public meeting via webinar. See ‘‘Public 

Participation’’ in SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below for additional 

meeting details. 

Comments: Interested parties are 

encouraged to submit comments 

electronically. However, comments may 

be submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: 

Compressors2013STD0040@ee.doe.gov. 

Include docket number EERE–2013–BT– 

STD–0040 and/or regulation identifier 

number (RIN) 1904–AC83 in the subject 

line of the message. All comments 

should clearly identify the name, 

address, and, if appropriate, 

organization of the commenter. Submit 

electronic comments either in 

WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, portable 

document format (PDF), or American 

Standard Code for Information 

Interchange (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 Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

Framework Document for Commercial 

and Industrial Air Compressors, Docket 

No. EERE–2013–BT–STD–0040 and/or 

RIN 1904–AC83, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. If possible, please submit all items 

on a compact disc (CD), in which case 

it is not necessary to include printed 

copies. [Please note that comments sent 

by mail are often delayed and may be 

damaged by mail screening processes.] 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Office, Sixth 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 

(202) 586–2945. If possible, please 

submit all items on a CD, in which case 

it is not necessary to include printed 

copies. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number and/or RIN for this 

rulemaking. No telefacsimilies (faxes) 

will be accepted. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include Federal Register 

notices, framework document, public 

meeting attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials throughout the 

rulemaking process. The regulations.gov 

Web page contains simple instructions 

on how to access all documents, 

including public comments, in the 

docket. The docket can be accessed by 

searching for docket number EERE– 

2013–BT–STD–0040 on the 

regulations.gov Web site. All documents 

in the docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. However, 

not all documents listed in the index 

may be publicly available, such as 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure. 


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6840 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 2014 / Proposed Rules 

1http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2013-BT-STD-0040. 

For information on how to submit a 

comment, review other public 

comments and the docket, or participate 

in the public meeting, contact Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 or by 

email: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Raba, 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) 586–8654. Email: 

compressors@ee.doe.gov. 

Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

michael.kido@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, 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) 586–2945. Email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 

42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq., (EPCA) sets forth 

a variety of provisions designed to 

improve the energy efficiency of 

products and commercial equipment. 

(All references to EPCA refer to the 

statute as amended through the 

American Energy Manufacturing 

Technical Corrections Act (AEMTCA 

2012), Pub. L. 112–210 (December 18, 

2012)). Part C of Title III (42 U.S.C. 

6311–6317), which was subsequently 

redesignated as Part A–1 for editorial 

reasons, establishes an energy 

conservation program for certain 

industrial equipment, which includes 

compressors, the subject of today’s 

notice. (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)(i)) 

Section 341 of EPCA, 42 U.S.C. 6312, 

provides a general statement of purpose 

to improve the efficiency of electric 

motors and pumps and certain other 

industrial equipment to conserve the 

energy resources of the Nation. 

Accordingly, section 341 further 

provides that the Secretary of Energy 

may, by rule, classify certain equipment 

as covered equipment if he determines 

that to do so is necessary to carry out 

the purposes of Part A–1 of EPCA. In 

considering whether to establish energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

air compressors, DOE issued a Proposed 

Determination of Coverage and has 

proposed to determine that commercial 

and industrial air compressors are 

covered equipment (77 FR 76972 

(December 31, 2012)). DOE received 

comments from interested parties, 

which are available in docket number 

EERE–2013–BT–STD–0040, and have 

been considered in developing this 

Framework Document.1 Also see http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/58. 

DOE has prepared the Framework 

Document to explain the relevant issues, 

analyses, and processes it anticipates 

using when considering new energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

and industrial air compressors. The 

focus of the public meeting noted above 

will be to discuss the information 

presented and issues identified in the 

Framework Document. At the public 

meeting, DOE will make presentations 

and invite discussion on the process as 

it applies to commercial and industrial 

air compressors. DOE will also solicit 

comments, data, and information from 

participants and other interested parties. 

DOE is planning to conduct in-depth 

technical analyses in the following 

areas: (1) Engineering; (2) energy use; (3) 

equipment price; (4) life-cycle cost and 

payback period; (5) national impacts; (6) 

manufacturer impacts; (7) emission 

impacts; (8) utility impacts; (9) 

employment impacts; and (10) 

regulatory impacts. DOE will also 

conduct several other analyses that 

support those previously listed, 

including the market and technology 

assessment, the screening analysis 

(which contributes to the engineering 

analysis), and the shipments analysis 

(which contributes to the national 

impact analysis). 

Public Partiticaption: DOE encourages 

those who wish to participate in the 

public meeting to obtain the Framework 

Document and to be prepared to discuss 

its contents. A copy of the Framework 

Document is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/58. 

Public meeting participants need not 

limit their comments to the issues 

identified in the Framework Document. 

DOE is also interested in comments on 

other relevant issues that participants 

believe would affect energy 

conservation standards for these 

products, applicable test procedures, or 

the preliminary determination on the 

scope of coverage. DOE invites all 

interested parties, whether or not they 

participate in the public meeting, to 

submit in writing by March 24, 2014, 

comments and information on matters 

addressed in the Framework Document 

and on other matters relevant to DOE’s 

consideration of coverage of and 

standards for commercial and industrial 

air compressors. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, facilitated, conference 

style. There shall be no discussion of 

proprietary information, costs or prices, 

market shares, or other commercial 

matters regulated by U.S. antitrust laws. 

A court reporter will record the 

proceedings of the public meeting, after 

which a transcript will be available for 

purchase from the court reporter and 

placed on the DOE Web site at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/58. 

After the public meeting and the close 

of the comment period on the 

Framework Document, DOE will collect 

data, conduct the analyses as discussed 

in the Framework Document and at the 

public meeting, and review the public 

comments it receives. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for determining whether to establish 

energy conservation standards and, if 

so, in setting those new standards. DOE 

actively encourages the participation 

and interaction of the public during the 

comment period at each stage of its 

process. Beginning with the Framework 

Document, and during each subsequent 

public meeting and comment period, 

interactions with and among members 

of the public provide a balanced 

discussion of the issues to assist DOE in 

its efforts to ascertain whether to set 

standards for commercial and industrial 

air compressors. Accordingly, anyone 

who wishes to participate in the public 

meeting, receive meeting materials, or 

be added to the DOE mailing list to 

receive future notices and information 

about this effort should contact Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945, or 

via email at 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 24, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–02403 Filed 2–4–14; 8:45 am] 

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