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. 75, No. 22 

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2009–BT–STD–0018] 

RIN 1904–AC00 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Metal 

Halide Lamp Fixtures: Public Meeting 

and Availability of the Framework 

Document 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: In the December 30, 2009, 

issue of the Federal Register, the U.S. 

Department of Energy initiated the 

rulemaking and data collection process 

to establish amended energy 

conservation standards for certain metal 

halide lamp fixtures. This document 

announces that the period for 

submitting comments on the Framework 

Document is extended to February 5, 

2010. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding the 

Framework Document received by 

February 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the Framework Document 

for energy conservation standards for 

metal halide lamp fixtures and provide 

docket number EERE–2009–BT–STD– 

0018 and/or RIN number 1904–AC00. 

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: MHLF-2009-STD0018@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2009–BT–STD–0018 

and/or RIN 1904–AC00 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Linda Graves, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone: 

(202) 586–1851. E-mail: 

linda.graves@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC– 

71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone: 

(202) 586–5827. E-mail: 

eric.stas@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 30, 2009, DOE published a 

notice of public meeting and availability 

of the Framework Document in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 69036) for 

energy conservation standards for metal 

halide lamp fixtures. The notice 

provided for the submission of 

comments by January 29, 2010, and 

comments were also accepted at a 

public meeting held on January 26, 

2010. DOE received a request for a brief 

extension of the comment period from 

a number of commenters who felt that 

the comment period, which occurred 

over the New Years holiday in late 

December 2009–January 2010, was too 

short for them to adequately review the 

document and submit comments. DOE 

has determined that a brief extension is 

appropriate to allow all interested 

parties sufficient time to comment. DOE 

will consider any comments received by 

February 5, 2010, and deems any 

comments received between publication 

of the notice of public meeting and 

availability of the framework document 

and February 5, 2010, to be timely 

submitted. 

Further Information on Submitting 

Comments 

Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (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 January 29, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

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