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, May 6, 2010 

1These two parts were titled Parts B and C in 

EPCA, but were codified as Parts A and A–1 in the 

United States Code for editorial reasons. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0003] 

RIN 1904–AC19 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Consumer Products: Public Meeting 

and Availability of the Framework 

Document for Commercial 

Refrigeration Equipment 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of the framework document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is initiating the 

rulemaking and data collection process 

to consider amended energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

refrigeration equipment (CRE). DOE will 

hold a public meeting to discuss and 

receive comments on its planned 

analytical approach and issues it will 

address in this rulemaking proceeding. 

DOE welcomes written comments and 

relevant data from the public on any 

subject within the scope of this 

rulemaking. To inform interested parties 

and to facilitate this process, DOE has 

prepared a framework document that 

details the analytical approach and 

identifies several issues on which DOE 

is particularly interested in receiving 

comment. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Tuesday, May 18, 2010, from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. in Washington, DC. DOE must 

receive requests to speak at the public 

meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, 

2010. DOE must receive an electronic 

copy of the statement with the name 

and, if appropriate, the organization of 

the presenter to be given at the public 

meeting before 4 p.m., Tuesday, May 11, 

2010. DOE will accept written 

comments, data, and information 

regarding the framework document 

before and after the public meeting, but 

no later than June 7, 2010. DOE 

encourages all written comments, data 

and information to be submitted in 

electronic form. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

note that foreign nationals planning to 

participate in the public meeting are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures. If a foreign national wishes 

to participate in the public meeting, 

please inform DOE of this fact as soon 

a possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945 so that the 

necessary procedures can be completed. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

submit comments electronically by the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail to the following address: 

CRE–2010–STD–0003@ee.doe.gov. 

Include docket number EERE–2010–BT– 

STD–0003 and/or RIN 1904–AC19 in 

the subject line of the message. All 

comments should clearly identify the 

name, address and, if appropriate, 

organization of the commenter. 

Alternatively, interested parties may 

submit comments by the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for Commercial 

Refrigeration Equipment, Docket No. 

EERE–2010–BT–STD–0003 and/or RIN 

1904–AC19, 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 

regulations.gov. Alternatively, interested 

parties may 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. 

A copy of the framework document 

and a link to the Docket Web page is 

available at: http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

refrigeration_equipment.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2192. E-mail: 

Charles_Llenza@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Michael Kido or 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. E-mail: 

Michael.Kido@

hq.doe.gov,Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, 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) 586–2945. E-mail: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part A of 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

of 1975 (EPCA), Public Law 94–163, (42 

U.S.C. 6291–6309) established the 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles, a program covering most 

major household appliances. Part A–1 of 

Title III (42 U.S.C. 6311–6317) 

establishes a similar program for 

‘‘Certain Industrial Equipment,’’ which 

includes the commercial refrigeration 

equipment that is the focus of this 

notice.1

Amendments to EPCA in the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005), 

Public Law 109–58, prescribed energy 

conservation standards for some 

commercial refrigeration equipment. (42 

U.S.C. 6313(c)(2)–(3)) A summary of 


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these standards can also be found in 

section 1.4 of the framework document. 

In addition, Section 136(c)(4)(A) of 

EPACT 2005 amended EPCA to mandate 

that DOE set standards for the following 

additional categories of commercial 

refrigeration equipment: Ice-cream 

freezers; self-contained commercial 

refrigerators, freezers, and refrigeratorfreezers without doors; and remote 

condensing commercial refrigerators, 

freezers, and refrigerator-freezers 

(42 U.S.C. 6313(c)(4)(A)). DOE 

undertook a rulemaking process 

beginning in April 2006, when it 

published a Rulemaking Framework for 

Commercial Refrigeration Equipment 

Including Ice-Cream Freezers; SelfContained Commercial Refrigerators, 

Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers 

without doors; and Remote Condensing 

Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and 

Refrigerator-Freezers. The final rule was 

published on January 9, 2009. (74 FR 

1091). 

The EPACT 2005 amendments to 

EPCA also require DOE to conduct two 

cycles of rulemakings to determine 

whether to amend the standards for 

commercial refrigeration, both those 

prescribed by EPACT 2005 and those 

prescribed by DOE. (42 U.S.C. 

6313(c)(5)(A)–(B)). In the first cycle, the 

subject of this rulemaking, DOE must 

publish a final rule establishing such 

amended standards by January 1, 2013 

if DOE determines to amend the 

standards. (42 U.S.C. 6313(c)(5)(A)). 

Any amended standards adopted by 

DOE would apply to products 

manufactured three years or more after 

the date of publication, except that if 

DOE decides that a three-year period is 

inadequate, it shall provide a longer 

period not to exceed five years. (42 

U.S.C. 6313(c)(5)(C)). This framework 

document is being published as a first 

step in meeting these statutory 

requirements. 

DOE also considered standby and off 

mode for commercial refrigeration 

equipment and does not currently 

believe that these modes of operation 

are applicable to this equipment. As 

described in more detail in the 

framework document, commercial 

refrigeration equipment generally 

operates continuously. DOE plans, 

however, to examine the issue and 

address standby and off mode energy 

use in the analyses conducted over the 

course of the energy conservation 

standards rulemaking. 

To initiate this rulemaking cycle for 

the consideration of amended energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

refrigeration equipment, DOE has 

prepared a framework document to 

explain the relevant issues, analyses, 

and processes it anticipates using to 

determine whether to amend the 

standards, and, if so, for the 

development of such amended 

standards. The focus of the public 

meeting noted above will be to discuss 

the analyses presented and issues 

identified in the framework document. 

At the public meeting, DOE will make 

a number of presentations, invite 

discussion on the rulemaking process as 

it applies to commercial refrigeration 

equipment, and solicit comments, data, 

and information from participants and 

other interested parties. 

DOE is planning to conduct in-depth 

technical analyses in the following 

areas: (1) Engineering; (2) energy-use 

characterization; (3) product price; (4) 

life-cycle cost (LCC) and payback period 

(PBP); (5) national impacts analysis 

(NIA); (6) manufacturer impact analysis; 

(7) utility impact analysis; (8) 

employment impact analysis; (9) 

environmental assessment; and (10) 

regulatory impact analysis. DOE will 

also conduct several other analyses that 

support those previously listed, 

including the market and technology 

assessment, the screening analysis 

(which contributes to the engineering 

analysis), and the shipments analysis 

(which contributes to the national 

impact analysis). 

DOE encourages those who wish to 

participate in the public meeting to 

obtain the framework document and to 

be prepared to discuss its contents. A 

copy of the draft framework document 

is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

refrigeration_equipment.html. 

Public meeting participants need not 

limit their comments to the issues 

identified in the framework document. 

DOE is also interested in comments on 

other relevant issues that participants 

believe would affect energy 

conservation standards for this 

equipment, applicable test procedures, 

or the preliminary determination on the 

scope of coverage. DOE invites all 

interested parties, whether or not they 

participate in the public meeting, to 

submit in writing by June 7, 2010, 

comments and information on matters 

addressed in the framework document 

and on other matters relevant to DOE’s 

consideration of amended standards for 

commercial refrigeration equipment. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, facilitated, conference 

style. There shall be no discussion of 

proprietary information, costs or prices, 

market shares, or other commercial 

matters regulated by U.S. antitrust laws. 

A court reporter will record the 

proceedings of the public meeting, after 

which a transcript will be available for 

purchase from the court reporter and 

placed on the DOE Web site at: http:// 

www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

refrigeration_equipment.html. 

After the public meeting and the close 

of the comment period on the 

framework document, DOE will begin 

collecting data, conducting the analyses 

as discussed in the framework 

document and at the public meeting, 

and reviewing the public comments it 

receives. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for determining whether to amend 

energy conservation standards, and if 

so, in setting those amended standards. 

DOE actively encourages the 

participation and interaction of the 

public during the comment period in 

each stage of the rulemaking process. 

Beginning with the framework 

document, and during each subsequent 

public meeting and comment period, 

interactions with and between members 

of the public provide a balanced 

discussion of the issues to assist DOE in 

the standards rulemaking process. 

Accordingly, anyone who wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, 

receive meeting materials, or be added 

to the DOE mailing list to receive future 

notices and information about this 

rulemaking should contact Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945, or via email at Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 30, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–10655 Filed 5–5–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2007–0037; Directorate 

Identifier 2007–NE–41–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce 

Deutschland Ltd. & Co. KG (RRD) 

Models Tay 650–15 and Tay 651–54 

Turbofan Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to supersede an 

existing airworthiness directive (AD) for 


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