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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Vol. 80, No. 143 

Monday, July 27, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE-2014-BT-STD-0059] 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Room Air 

Conditioners; Request for Information 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On June 18, 2015, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

in the Federal Register a Request for 

Information (RFI) regarding energy 

conservation standards for room air 

conditioners (room ACs). The RFI 

provided for the submission of written 

comments by August 3, 2015. This 

notice announces an extension of the 

public comment period for submitting 

comments in response to the RFI or any 

other aspect of the rulemaking for room 

ACs. The comment period is extended 

to September 2, 2015. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

Request for Information published in 

the Federal Register on June 18, 2015 

(80 FR 34843), is extended. DOE will 

accept comments, data, and information 

regarding this rulemaking received no 

later than September 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2014–BT–STD–0059, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: RoomAC2014STD0059@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE–2014–BT–STD–0059 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–5B, 

Request for Information for Energy 

Conservation Standards for Room Air 

Conditioners, Docket No. EERE–2014– 

BT–STD–0059, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Please submit one signed paper 

original. 

• 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. Please submit one signed 

paper original. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. No 

telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov, 

including Federal Register notices, 

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://www.regulations.gov/#!

docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-STD0059. This Web page contains a link to 

the docket for this notice on the 

regulation.gov site. The 

www.regulations.gov Web page contains 

instructions on how to access all 

documents in the docket, including 

public comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: 202–586–0371. Email: 

room_air_conditioners@EE.Doe.Gov. 

Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–1777. Email: 

Sarah.Butler@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

18, 2015, DOE published in the Federal 

Register a request for information 

regarding energy conservation standards 

for room ACs to solicit information from 

the public to help DOE determine 

whether amended standards for room 

ACs would result in a significant 

amount of additional energy savings and 

whether those standards would be 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. In addition, DOE 

identified several issues associated with 

the currently applicable test procedure 

for room ACs on which DOE is 

particularly interested in receiving 

comment. 80 FR 34843. The notice 

provided for the written submission of 

comments by August 3, 2015. The 

Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (AHAM) has requested a 

30 day extension of the comment period 

to allow additional time for the 

preparation of their comments. Major 

interested parties for this rulemaking 

include major room AC manufacturers, 

manufacturer association, energy 

utilities, state agencies, international 

organizations, and energy and 

environmental advocacy groups. AHAM 

represents the major room AC 

manufacturers. AHAM has requested 

this extension because the comments for 

the proposed standards rulemaking for 

residential dehumidifiers are also due 

on August 3, 2015 and comments for 

proposed oven standards rulemaking are 

due on August 10, 2015, thus making it 

difficult to give these rulemakings the 

attention necessary to provide DOE with 

meaningful and thoroughly considered 

comments. 

DOE has determined that an extension 

of the public comment period is 

appropriate based on the foregoing 

reason. DOE will consider any 

comments received by midnight of 

September 2, 2015, and deems any 

comments received by that time to be 

timely submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 17, 

2015. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

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