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. 80, No. 105 

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2012–BT–TP–0024] 

RIN 1904–AC79 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Test Procedures 

for Residential Furnaces and Boilers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Reopening of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On March 11, 2015, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

in the Federal Register a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NOPR) that 

proposes to revise its test procedure for 

residential furnaces and boilers 

established under the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (80 FR 12876). DOE 

published this NOPR so stakeholders 

can review and provide input on these 

proposed revisions. The comment 

period for the NOPR pertaining to the 

subject residential furnaces and boilers 

test procedure was scheduled to end 

May 26, 2015. After receiving a request 

for additional time to comment, DOE 

has decided to reopen the comment 

period for the NOPR pertaining to the 

test procedure for residential furnaces 

and boilers until July 10, 2015. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding the notice of 

proposed rulemaking no later than July 

10, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Instructions: All comments 

submitted must identify the NOPR for 

Test Procedures for Residential 

Furnaces and Boilers, and provide 

docket number EERE–2012–BT–TP– 

0024 and/or regulatory information 

number (RIN) number 1904–AC79. 

Comments may be submitted using any 

of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: 

ResFurnBoilers2013TP0008@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 on 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. 

No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be 

accepted. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ section of 

the March 11, 2015 NOPR. 80 FR 12876. 

Docket: The docket, which includes 

Federal Register notices, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials, is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov index. 

However, not all documents listed in 

the index may be publically available, 

such as those containing information 

that is exempt from public disclosure. 

A link to the docket Web page can be 

found at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!

docketDetail;D=EERE-2012-T-TP-0024. 

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. See section V, ‘‘Public 

Participation,’’ of the March 11, 2015 

NOPR for further information on how to 

submit comments through 

www.regulations.gov. 

For further 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: 

Ms. Ashley Armstrong, 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) 586–6590. Email: 

Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9507. Email: Eric.

Stas@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and the docket, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 

586–2945 or by email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE 

published a NOPR in the Federal 

Register to make available and invite 

public comments on its proposed 

revisions to the test procedure for 

residential furnaces and boilers. 80 FR 

12876 (March 11, 2015). The document 

set a deadline for the submission of 

written comments by May 26, 2015. The 

Air-Conditioning, Heating, and 

Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) requested 

an extension of the public comment 

period, stating that additional time is 

necessary to conduct product testing 

and review supporting information in 

order to prepare and submit comments. 

After careful consideration of the 

request, DOE has determined that 

reopening the comment period to allow 

additional time for interested parties to 

submit comments is appropriate based 

on the foregoing reasons. DOE believes 

that reopening the comment period by 

45 days will provide the public with 

sufficient time to submit comments 

responding to DOE’s proposed test 

procedure revisions. Accordingly, DOE 

is reopening the comment period to 

midnight of July 10, 2015 and will deem 

any comments received (or postmarked) 

by that date to be timely submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 27, 

2015. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

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