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. 83, No. 172 

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of 

Public Meetings for the Variable 

Refrigerant Flow Multi-Split Air 

Conditioners and Heat Pumps Working 

Group To Negotiate a Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking for Test 

Procedures and Energy Conservation 

Standards 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notification of public meetings 

and webinar. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or the Department) 

announces public meetings for the 

variable refrigerant flow multi-split air 

conditioners and heat pumps (VRF 

multi-split systems) working group. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) requires that agencies publish 

notice of an advisory committee meeting 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for meeting dates. 

ADDRESSES: The next several rounds of 

public meetings will be held at multiple 

locations. Please see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section to find the address 

for each date. Please see the Public 

Participation section of this notice for 

additional information on attending the 

public meeting, including webinar 

registration information, participant 

instructions, and information about the 

capabilities available to webinar 

participants. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Building Technologies (EE– 

5B), 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: 202– 

287–1692. Email: ASRAC@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 10, 2018, the Appliance 

Standards and Rulemaking Federal 

Advisory Committee (ASRAC) met and 

passed the recommendation to form a 

VRF multi-split systems working group 

to meet and discuss and, if possible, 

reach a consensus on proposed federal 

test procedures and standards for VRF 

multi-split systems. On Wednesday, 

April 11, 2018, DOE published a 

notification of intent to establish a 

working group for VRF multi-split 

systems to negotiate a notice of 

proposed rulemaking for test procedures 

and energy conservations standards. 

The notice also solicited nominations 

for membership to the working group. 

83 FR 15514. This notice announces the 

next series of meetings for this working 

group. 

DOE will host a public meeting and 

webinar on the below dates. 

• Monday, September 10, 2018 from 11 

a.m. to 5 p.m. at National Renewable 

Energy Laboratory, 901 D St. SW, 

Suite 930, Washington, DC 20024. 

• Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. at National Renewable 

Energy Laboratory, 901 D St. SW, 

Suite 930, Washington, DC 20024. 

• Monday, October 15, 2018 from 11 

a.m. to 5 p.m. at U.S. Department of 

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6E– 

069, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

• Tuesday, October 16, 2018 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. at National Renewable 

Energy Laboratory, 901 D St. SW, 

Suite 930, Washington, DC 20024. 

• Thursday, November 1, 2018 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. at National Renewable 

Energy Laboratory, 901 D St. SW, 

Suite 930, Washington, DC 20024. 

• Friday, November 2, 2018 from 9 a.m. 

to 1 p.m. at Federal Mediation & 

Conciliation Services, 250 E St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20427. 

• Thursday, November 15, 2018 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. at Federal Mediation & 

Conciliation Services, Room 7008, 

250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20427. 

• Friday, November 16, 2018 from 9 

a.m. to 1 p.m. at Federal Mediation & 

Conciliation Services, Room 7008, 

250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20427. 

• Wednesday, December 5, 2018 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. at Federal Mediation & 

Conciliation Services, Room 7008, 

250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20427. 

• Thursday, December 6, 2018 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. at Federal Mediation & 

Conciliation Services, Room 7008, 

250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 20427. 

The purpose of these meetings will be 

to negotiate in an attempt to reach 

consensus on proposed federal test 

procedures and standards for VRF 

multi-split systems. 

Public Participation 

Attendance at Public Meeting 

The time, date and location of the 

public meeting are listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. If you plan to attend the 

public meeting, please notify the 

ASRAC staff at asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

Please note that foreign nationals 

participating in the public meeting are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures which require advance 

notice prior to attendance at the public 

meeting. If a foreign national wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, please 

inform DOE as soon as possible by 

contacting Ms. Regina Washington at 

(202) 586–1214 or by email: 

Regina.Washington@ee.doe.gov so that 

the necessary procedures can be 

completed. 

DOE requires visitors to have laptops 

and other devices, such as tablets, 

checked upon entry into the building. 

Any person wishing to bring these 

devices into the Forrestal Building will 

be required to obtain a property pass. 

Visitors should avoid bringing these 

devices, or allow an extra 45 minutes to 

check in. Please report to the visitor’s 

desk to have devices checked before 

proceeding through security. 

Due to the REAL ID Act implemented 

by the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), there have been recent 

changes regarding ID requirements for 

individuals wishing to enter Federal 

buildings from specific States and U.S. 

territories. DHS maintains an updated 

website identifying the State and 

territory driver’s licenses that currently 

are acceptable for entry into DOE 

facilities at https://www.dhs.gov/real-idenforcement-brief. A driver’s license 

from a State or territory identified as not 

compliant by DHS will not be accepted 

for building entry and one of the 

alternate forms of ID listed below will 

be required. Acceptable alternate forms 

of Photo-ID include U.S. Passport or 

Passport Card; an Enhanced Driver’s 

License or Enhanced ID-Card issued by 

States and territories as identified on the 

DHS website (Enhanced licenses issued 

by these States and territories are clearly 

marked Enhanced or Enhanced Driver’s 

License); a military ID or other Federal 

government-issued Photo-ID card. 


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In addition, you can attend the public 

meeting via webinar. Webinar 

registration information, participant 

instructions, and information about the 

capabilities available to webinar 

participants will be published on DOE’s 

website: https://energy.gov/eere/ 

buildings/appliance-standards-andrulemaking-federal-advisory-committee. 

Participants are responsible for ensuring 

their systems are compatible with the 

webinar software. 

Procedure for Submitting Prepared 

General Statements for Distribution 

Any person who has plans to present 

a prepared general statement may 

request that copies of his or her 

statement be made available at the 

public meeting. Such persons may 

submit requests, along with an advance 

electronic copy of their statement in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format, to the appropriate address 

shown in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. The 

request and advance copy of statements 

must be received at least one week 

before the public meeting and may be 

emailed, hand-delivered, or sent by 

mail. DOE prefers to receive requests 

and advance copies via email. Please 

include a telephone number to enable 

DOE staff to make a follow-up contact, 

if needed. 

Conduct of Public Meeting 

ASRAC’s Designated Federal Officer 

will preside at the public meeting and 

may also use a professional facilitator to 

aid discussion. The meeting will not be 

a judicial or evidentiary-type public 

hearing, but DOE will conduct it in 

accordance with section 336 of EPCA 

(42 U.S.C. 6306). A court reporter will 

be present to record the proceedings and 

prepare a transcript. A transcript of the 

public meeting will be included on 

DOE’s website: https://energy.gov/eere/ 

buildings/appliance-standards-andrulemaking-federal-advisory-committee. 

In addition, any person may buy a copy 

of the transcript from the transcribing 

reporter. Public comment and 

statements will be allowed prior to the 

close of the meeting. 

Docket 

The docket is available for review at 

https://www.regulations.gov/ 

docket?D=EERE-2018-BT-STD-0003, 

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 regulations.gov index. However, not 

all documents listed in the index may 

be publically available, such as 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 29, 

2018. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19212 Filed 9–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

12 CFR Parts 25 and 195 

[Docket ID OCC–2018–0008] 

RIN 1557–AE34 

Reforming the Community 

Reinvestment Act Regulatory 

Framework 

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency. 

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller 

of the Currency (OCC or agency) invites 

comments on this advance notice of 

proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit 

ideas for building a new framework to 

transform or modernize the regulations 

that implement the Community 

Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA). A new 

CRA regulatory framework would help 

regulated financial institutions more 

effectively serve the convenience and 

needs of their communities by 

encouraging more lending, investment, 

and activity where it is needed most; 

evaluating CRA activities more 

consistently; and providing greater 

clarity regarding CRA-qualifying 

activities. A transformed or modernized 

framework also would facilitate more 

timely evaluations of bank CRA 

performance, offer greater transparency 

regarding ratings, promote a consistent 

interpretation of the CRA, and 

encourage increased community and 

economic development in low- and 

moderate-income (LMI) areas. Revisions 

of this nature are consistent with the 

original intent of the CRA: To help meet 

the credit needs of the communities that 

banks serve. In addition, these types of 

revisions would align with the 

transformation of the banking industry 

and reduce the complexity, ambiguity, 

and burden associated with the 

regulations. 

DATES: Comments on this ANPR must be 

received on or before November 19, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

directed to: 

Commenters are encouraged to submit 

comments through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal or email, if possible. 

Please use the title ‘‘Reforming the 

Community Reinvestment Act 

Regulatory Framework’’ to facilitate the 

organization and distribution of the 

comments. You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal— 

‘‘Regulations.gov’’: Go to 

www.regulations.gov. Enter ‘‘Docket ID 

OCC–2018–0008’’ in the Search box and 

click ‘‘Search.’’ Click on ‘‘Comment 

Now’’ to submit public comments. Click 

on the ‘‘Help’’ tab on the 

Regulations.gov home page to get 

information on using Regulations.gov, 

including instructions for submitting 

public comments. 

• Email: regs.comments@

occ.treas.gov. 

• Mail: Legislative and Regulatory 

Activities Division, Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th 

Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, 

DC 20219. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th 

Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, 

DC 20219. 

• Fax: (571) 465–4326. 

Instructions: You must include 

‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘Docket 

ID OCC–2018–0008’’ in your comment. 

In general, the OCC will enter all 

relevant comments received into the 

docket and publish your comment on 

the Regulations.gov website without 

change, including any business or 

personal information that you provide, 

such as name and address information, 

email addresses, or phone numbers. 

Comments received, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials, are part of the public record 

and subject to public disclosure. Do not 

include any information in your 

comment or supporting materials that 

you consider confidential or 

inappropriate for public disclosure. 

You may review comments and other 

related materials that pertain to this 

rulemaking action by any of the 

following methods: 

• Viewing Comments Electronically: 

Go to www.regulations.gov. Enter 

‘‘Docket ID OCC–2018–0008’’ in the 

Search box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click on 

‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ on the right side 

of the screen. Comments and supporting 

materials can be viewed and filtered by 

clicking on ‘‘View all documents and 

comments in this docket’’ and then 


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