This document, concerning Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans, is a 

rulemaking action issued by the Department of Energy. Though it is not intended or expected, 

should any discrepancy occur between the document posted here and the document published in 

the Federal Register, the Federal Register publication controls. This document is being made 

available through the Internet solely as a means to facilitate the public's access to this document.
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[6450-01-P]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430

[Docket Number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011]

RIN: 1904–AC22

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards 

for Residential Furnace Fans

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

SUMMARY: On October 25, 2013, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NOPR) regarding energy conservation standards for residential furnace 

fans, with a comment period that was scheduled to close December 24, 2013. This document 

announces an extension of the time period for submitting comments on the NOPR. The 

comment period is extended 30 days.

DATES: The comment period for the NOPR regarding energy conservation standards for 

residential furnace fans published on October 25, 2013 (78 FR 64067) is extended to January 23, 

2014. 

 
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ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the NOPR for Energy Conservation 

Standards for Residential Furnace Fans, and provide docket number EERE-2010-BT-STD-0011

and/or regulatory information number (RIN) 1904-AC22. Comments may be submitted using 

any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. 

2. E-mail: FurnFans-2010-STD-0011@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number and/or RIN 

in the subject line of the message. Submit electronic comments in Word Perfect, 

Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file format, and avoid the use of special characters or 

any form of encryption.

3. Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies 

Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 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.

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, 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.

Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or other aspects of the collectionof-information requirements contained in this proposed rule may be submitted to Office of 
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy through the methods listed above and by e-mail to 

Chad_S._Whiteman @omb.eop.gov.

Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov, including Federal 

Register notices, framework documents, public meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, 

and other supporting documents/materials. 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. 

A link to the docket web page can be found at: 

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ruleid/41. This

web page contains a link to the docket for this notice on the www.regulations.gov site. The 

www.regulations.gov web page contains simple instructions on how to access all documents, 

including public comments, in the docket. 

For information on how to submit a comment or review other public comments and the 

docket, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586-2945 or by email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ronald Majette, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE5B, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-

7935. E-mail: residential_furnace_fans@ee.doe.gov. 
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Ms. Kavita Vaidyanathan, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-71, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-0669. 

E-mail: Kavita.Vaidyanathan@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

On October 25, 2013, DOE published a NOPR in the Federal Register (78 FR 64067)to 

make available and invite comments on the proposed rule regarding energy conservation 

standards for residential furnace fans. That notice set a deadline for the submission of written 

comment by December 24, 2013, and comments were also accepted at a public meeting held at 

DOE Headquarters on December 3, 2013. Several stakeholders requested an extension of the 

comment period. These stakeholders stated the additional time is necessary for interested parties 

to consider and respond to the proposed rule and public meeting presentation, in order to submit 

meaningful and useful comments.
After carcful consideration of the multiple requests for more time to develop 

comments, DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period is appropriate 

and in the public interest based on the foregoing reasoning. Accordingly, DOE is hereby 

extending the comment period and will consider any comments received by January 23, 2014. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on 

December 18, 2013. 

~?? Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

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