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. 78, No. 35 

Thursday, February 21, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–STD–0031] 

RIN 1904–AC54 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Commercial and Industrial Equipment: 

Commercial and Industrial Pumps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The comment period for the 

notice of public meeting and availability 

of the Framework Document pertaining 

to the development of energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

and industrial pumps published on 

February 1, 2013, is extended to May 2, 

2013. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice of public meeting and availability 

of the Framework Document relating to 

commercial and industrial pumps is 

extended to May 2, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the Framework Document 

for commercial and industrial pumps 

and provide docket number EERE– 

2011–BT–STD–0031 and/or RIN number 

1904–AC54. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: to 

Pumps2011STD0031@ee.doe.gov. 

Include EERE–2011–BT–STD–0031 in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for commercial 

and industrial pumps, EERE–2011–BT– 

STD–0031, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585– 0121. 

Phone: (202) 586–2945. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

586–2945. Please submit one signed 

paper original. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, or 

comments received, go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Charles Llenza, 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) 586–2192. Email: 

pumps@ee.doe.gov. 

In the office of the General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–71, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9507. Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a request for information to solicit 

comments, data and information on, 

among other things, the energy use and 

potential means to improve the energy 

efficiency of commercial and industrial 

pumps. (76 FR 34192, June 13, 2011). 

DOE subsequently published a notice of 

public meeting and availability of the 

Framework Document in the Federal 

Register (78 FR 7304, Feb. 1, 2013) to 

solicit public input and facilitate the 

process of considering energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

and industrial pumps. The notice 

requested public comment from 

interested parties regarding specific as 

well as general questions and provided 

for the submission of comments by 

March 18, 2013. Thereafter, the 

Hydraulic Institute (HI) requested, on 

behalf of itself and its members, a 30- 

day extension of the public meeting and 

an additional 30-day extension of the 

comment period following the public 

meeting. HI stated that the additional 

time is necessary in order to review the 

126 page document, gather the requisite 

information, and respond to the 110 

questions DOE presented in the 

framework document. HI noted that the 

framework document addresses 

‘‘innumerable issues and complexities’’ 

and that ‘‘DOE is requesting wellinformed and technical responses.’’ HI 

asserts that there is insufficient time 

before the February 20, 2013 hearing 

date to gather information and respond. 

DOE declines to delay the public 

meeting. DOE notes that a public 

meeting on commercial and industrial 

fans is scheduled for February 21, 2013, 

the day after the meeting scheduled for 

pumps. Given the similarities in DOE’s 

approach to and the issues presented by 

these equipment types, and in 

consideration of the travel schedules of 

participants who wish to attend the 

public meetings in person, DOE is 

retaining the scheduled February 20, 

2013 public meeting date for pumps. 

However, based on HI’s request, DOE 

believes that extending the comment 

period to allow additional time for 

interested parties to submit comments is 

appropriate. Therefore, DOE is 

extending the comment period until 

May 2, 2013 to provide interested 

parties additional time to prepare and 

submit comments. Accordingly, DOE 

will consider any comments received by 

May 2, 2013 to be timely submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03996 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0371; Airspace 

Docket No. 12–ANM–11] 

Proposed Modification of Class D and 

Class E Airspace; Pueblo, CO 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

modify Class D airspace and the Class 

E airspace areas at Pueblo Memorial 

Airport, Pueblo, CO. Controlled airspace 

is necessary to accommodate aircraft 

using VHF Omni-Directional Radio 


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