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. 77, No. 167 

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

[Docket Number EERE–2012–BT–STD– 

0027] 

RIN 1904–AC81 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Residential Dehumidifiers: Public 

Meeting and Availability of the 

Framework Document 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that the period for submitting comments 

on the dehumidifier framework 

document is extended to October 17, 

2012. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information on the dehumidifier 

framework received no later than 

October 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the dehumidifier 

framework document and provide 

docket number EERE–2012–BT–STD– 

0027. Comments may be submitted 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: ResDehumidifier2012

STD0027@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2011–BT–STD–0027 

and/or RIN 1904–AC81 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, please call Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at the above telephone 

number for additional information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information may 

be sent to Mr. Stephen L. Witkowski, 

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: 202–586–7463. Email: 

Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov. 

In the office of the General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Room 6A–179, Washington, 

DC 20585. Telephone: 202–586–7796; 

Email: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

17, 2012, DOE published a notice of 

availability of a framework document to 

consider energy conservation standards 

for dehumidifiers. (77 FR 49739) The 

notice provided for the submission of 

comments by September 17, 2012. 

Commenters stated that the public 

meeting was scheduled for September 

24, 2012, and that the comment period 

should extend past the public meeting 

date. DOE has determined that an 

extension of the public comment period 

is appropriate for this reason and is 

hereby extending the comment period. 

DOE will consider any comments 

received by October 17, 2012. 

Further Information on Submitting 

Comments 

Under 10 CFR 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 August 22, 

2012. 

Steven Chalk, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21171 Filed 8–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

10 CFR Part 1708 

Procedures for Safety Investigations 

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board is extending the 

time for comments on its proposed rule, 

Procedures for Safety Investigations, 

which published July 27, 2012 in the 

Federal Register, 77 FR 44174. The 

comment period expires August 27, 

2012. 

DATES: Comments are due by 5 p.m. 

September 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John 

G. Batherson, Associate General 

Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004. Send 

comments by facsimile to (202) 208– 

6518. Send comments by email to John 

G. Batherson at JohnB@dnfsb.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

G. Batherson, Associate General 

Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2901, 

(202) 694–7018 


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