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

41102 

Vol. 75, No. 135 

Thursday, July 15, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket Number: EE–2010–BT–STD–0011] 

RIN 1904–AC22 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Furnace 

Fans: Reopening of Public Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document announces a 

reopening of the time period for 

submitting comments on the framework 

document to establish energy 

conservation standards for the use of 

electricity for purposes of circulating air 

through duct work of residential heating 

and cooling systems (‘‘furnace fans’’). 

The comment period closed on July 6, 

2010. The comment period is reopened 

from July 15, 2010 until July 27, 2010. 

DATES: Comments, data, and 

information relevant to the furnace fan 

rulemaking will be accepted until July 

27, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 

and/or Regulation Identifier Number 

(RIN) 1904–AC22, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: FurnFans-2010-STD0011@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 

and/or RIN 1904–AC22 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 Furnace Fans, 

Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 

and/or RIN 1904–AC22, 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, Sixth 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, a copy of 

the transcript of the public meeting, or 

comments received, go to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

Sixth Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first at 

the above telephone number for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mohammed Khan, 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) 586–7892. E-mail: 

Mohammed.Khan@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9507. E-mail: 

Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) initiated a 

rulemaking to consider establishing new 

energy conservation standards or energy 

use standards for furnace fans on June 

3, 2010 by publishing a notice in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 31323). The 

notice informed interested parties of the 

availability of a framework document 

that detailed the expected analytical 

approach and scope of coverage for the 

rulemaking, and identified several 

issues on which DOE is particularly 

interested in receiving comment. DOE 

held a public meeting on June 18, 2010 

to discuss and receive comments on its 

analytical approach and associated 

issues. (A transcript of the public 

meeting is currently available on the 

DOE Web page at the following URL: 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/ 

furnace_fans_framework.html) DOE 

announced in the Federal Register 

notice and at the public meeting that it 

would accept written comments through 

July 6, 2010. 

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and 

Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) requested 

an extension of the time to submit 

comments. In its request, AHRI stated 

that because many AHRI members will 

be attending the ASHRAE meetings, and 

considering the 4th of July holiday, 

industry would not have adequate time 

to appropriately respond to all the 

questions and issues raised by DOE in 

the framework document. 

Based on the number and scope of 

questions and issues raised in the DOE 

framework document (and during the 

public meeting), DOE believes that 

reopening the comment period to allow 

additional time for interested parties to 

submit comments is appropriate. 

Therefore, DOE is reopening the 

comment period until July 27, 2010 to 

provide interested parties additional 

time to prepare and submit comments. 

DOE will accept comments received no 

later than July 27, 2010 and will 

consider any comments received 

between July 6, 2010 and July 27, 2010 

to be timely filed. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–17212 Filed 7–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0003] 

RIN 1904–AC19 

Energy Conservation Program: ReOpening of the Public Comment Period 

for Commercial Refrigeration 

Equipment 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed rule: Re-opening of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On May 6, 2010, the U. S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) in 

the Federal Register to announce the 

availability of the framework document 

for commercial refrigeration equipment 

and provide notice of a public meeting. 

The NOPM provided for the submission 


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