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.

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Thursday, August 15, 2013 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 429 

[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0023] 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of 

Open Meetings for the Commercial 

HVAC, WH, and Refrigeration 

Certification Working Group and 

Announcement of Working Group 

Members to Negotiate Commercial 

Certification Requirements for 

Commercial HVAC, WH, and 

Refrigeration Equipment 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

open meetings of the Commercial 

Heating, Ventilation, and Airconditioning (HVAC), Water Heating 

(WH), and Refrigeration Certification 

Working Group (Commercial 

Certification Group). The purpose of the 

Commercial Certification Group is to 

undertake a negotiated rulemaking to 

discuss and, if possible, reach 

consensus on proposed certification 

requirements for commercial HVAC, 

WH, and refrigeration equipment, as 

authorized by the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975, as amended. 

DATES: For dates of meetings, see Public 

Participation in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

ADDRESSES: The location for the 

Wednesday, August 28, meeting is the 

Building Technologies Office at 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, 6th floor, rooms 6099– 

6097, SW. Washington, DC 20024. The 

Wednesday, September 11, and 

Thursday September 12 meetings will 

be held at the Department of Energy’s 

main building, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, room GH–019, SW. 

Washington, DC 20585. Individuals will 

also have the opportunity to participate 

by webinar. To register for the webinar 

and receive call-in information, please 

register at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards/ 

asrac.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated Federal 

Officer, Supervisory Operations 

Research Analyst, U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 

20024. Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Membership: The members of the 

Certification Working Group were 

chosen from nominations submitted in 

response to the DOE’s call for 

nominations published in the Federal 

Register on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. 

78 FR 15653. The selections are 

designed to ensure a broad and balanced 

array of stakeholder interests and 

expertise on the negotiating working 

group for the purpose of developing a 

rule that is legally and economically 

justified, technically sound, fair to all 

parties, and in the public interest. All 

meetings are open to all stakeholders 

and the public, and participation by all 

is welcome within boundaries as 

required by the orderly conduct of 

business. The members of the 

Certification Group are as follows: 

DOE and ASRAC Representatives 

• Laura Barhydt (U.S. Department of 

Energy) 

• John Mandyck (UTC Climate, Controls 

& Security) 

• Kent Peterson (P2S Engineering, Inc.) 

Other Selected Members 

• Karim Amrane (Air-Conditioning, 

Heating and Refrigeration Institute) 

• Timothy Ballo (EarthJustice) 

• Jeff Bauman (National Refrigeration & 

Air-Conditioning) 

• Brice Bowley (GE Appliances) 

• Mary Dane (Traulsen) 

• Paul Doppel (Mitsubishi Electric US, 

Inc.) 

• Geoffrey Halley (SJI Consultants, Inc.) 

• Pantelis Hatzikazakis (Lennox 

International, Inc.) 

• Charles Hon (True Manufacturing) 

• Jill Hootman (Trane) 

• Marshall Hunt (Pacific Gas and 

Electric Company) 

• Michael Kojak (Underwriters 

Laboratories LLC) 

• Karen Meyers (Rheem Manufacturing 

Co.) 

• Peter Molvie (Cleaver-Brooks Product 

Development) 

• Neil Rolph (Lochinvar, LLC) 

• Harvey Sachs (American Council for 

an Energy-Efficient Economy) 

• Ronald Shebik (Hussmann 

Corporation) 

• Judd Smith (CSA) 

• Louis Starr (Northwest Energy 

Efficiency Alliance) 

• Phillip Stephens (Heat Transfer 

Products) 

• Russell Tharp (Goodman 

Manufacturing) 

• Eric Truskoski (Bradford White Corp.) 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the U.S. 

Department of Energy on certification 

requirements of commercial HVAC, 

WH, and refrigeration equipment under 

the authority of the Negotiated 

Rulemaking Act (5 U.S.C. 561–570, Pub. 

L. 104–320). 

Public Participation: Open meetings 

will be held on: Wednesday, August 28, 

Wednesday, September 11, and 

Thursday September 12 from 8:30 am to 

6:00 pm EDT. 

Members of the public are welcome to 

observe the business of the meetings 

and, if time allows, may make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. To attend the 

meetings and/or to make oral statements 

regarding any of the items on the 

agenda, email asrac@ee.doe.gov. In the 

email, please indicate your name, 

organization (if appropriate), 

citizenship, and contact information. 

Please note that foreign nationals 

visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to 

advance security screening procedures. 

Any foreign national wishing to 

participate in the meetings should 

advise ASRAC staff as soon as possible 

by emailing asrac@ee.doe.gov to initiate 

the necessary procedures, no later than 

two weeks before each meeting. Anyone 

attending the meetings will be required 

to present a government photo 

identification, such as a passport, 

driver’s license, or government 

identification. Due to the required 

security screening upon entry, 

individuals attending should arrive 

early to allow for the extra time needed. 

Members of the public will be heard 

in the order in which they sign up for 

the Public Comment Period. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number of individuals who wish to 

speak but will not exceed five minutes. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 


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on the agenda. A third-party neutral 

facilitator will make every effort to 

allow the presentations of views of all 

interested parties and to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. 

Participation in the meetings is not a 

prerequisite for submission of written 

comments. Written comments are 

welcome from all interested parties. 

Any comments submitted must identify 

the Commercial HVAC, WH, and 

Refrigeration Certification Working 

Group, and provide docket number 

EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0023. 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: ASRACworkgroup2013

NOC0023@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0023 in 

the subject line of the message. 

3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

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 Program, 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. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov, 

including Federal Register notices, 

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. 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of today’s notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19778 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

15 CFR Part 922 

[Docket No. 130403324–3376–01] 

RIN 0648–BC94 

Boundary Expansion of Thunder Bay 

National Marine Sanctuary 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Reopening of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On June 14, 2013, NOAA 

published a proposed rule in the 

Federal Register to revise the 

regulations for the boundary of the 

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary 

(78 FR 35776). This notice reopens the 

public comment period stated in that 

proposed rule until October 18, 2013. 

DATES: NOAA will accept public 

comments on the proposed rule 

published at 78 FR 35776 (June 14, 

2013) through October 18, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this document, identified by NOAA– 

NOS–2012–0077, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Electronic Submission: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to 

www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;

D=NOAA-NOS-2012-0077, click the 

‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the 

required fields, and enter or attach your 

comments. 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

Thunder Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary, 500 W. Fletcher, Alpena, 

Michigan 49707, Attn: Jeff Gray, 

Superintendent. 

Instructions: Comments sent by any 

other method, to any other address or 

individual, or received after the end of 

the comment period, may not be 

considered by NOAA. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted for public 

viewing on www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NOAA will 

accept anonymous comments (enter ‘‘N/ 

A’’ in the required fields if you wish to 

remain anonymous). Attachments to 

electronic comments will be accepted in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF 

file formats only 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Gray, Superintendent, Thunder Bay 

National Marine Sanctuary at 989–356– 

8805 ext. 12 or jeff.gray@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

14, 2013, NOAA published a proposed 

rule in the Federal Register to revise the 

regulations for the boundary of the 

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary 

(78 FR 35776). An accompanying draft 

environmental impact statement (DEIS) 

was also published (78 FR 35928). 

Public comments on the proposed rule 

and DEIS were solicited. Three public 

meetings on the proposed action were 

held on July 15–17, 2013 in Michigan. 

While the proposed action has received 

considerable support, several 

commenters have raised concerns 

regarding the applicability of U.S. Coast 

Guard and U.S. EPA regulations 

governing discharge of ballast water to 

the proposed expanded area. 

While the public is free to comment 

on any issue related to the proposed 

action, NOAA is particularly interested 

in receiving input on the following 

topics: 

1. Please explain current ballast 

management practices. Identify, with 

specificity, all areas where ballast 

management occurs and under what 

circumstances. 

2. Please explain how the proposed 

boundary expansion is expected to 

impact existing ballast management 

practices. 

Dated: August 12, 2013. 

Daniel J. Basta, 

Director, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19940 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–NK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

26 CFR Part 53 

[REG–115300–13] 

RIN 1545–BL57 

Requirement of a Section 4959 Excise 

Tax Return and Time for Filing the 

Return 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

by cross-reference to temporary 

regulations. 

SUMMARY: In the Rules and Regulations 

section of this issue of the Federal 

Register, the IRS is issuing regulations 

requiring hospital organizations liable 


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