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Ladies and Gentlemen,

This e-mail is to inform you that the U.S. Department of Energy has published today in the Federal Register a Notice of Public Meeting and

Availability of the Framework Document for the Commercial Refrigeration Equipment standards rulemaking.

A copy of the Federal Register notice is attached.

The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, on Tuesday, May 16.

For further information, please see http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings!appliance standards!

You may download a copy of the Framework Document at

http://www.eere.energy.gov!buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/refrigerationequipment.html

If you have any questions or comments, please submit them to: commercialrefrigeration.rulemakingee.doe.gov

Sincerely,

Jim Raba

Project Manager

Building Technologies

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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EE-2006-STD-0126 COMMENT 01.2
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

23876 

Vol. 71, No. 79 

Tuesday, April 25, 2006 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EE–2006–STD–0126] 

RIN: 1904–AB59 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Commercial Ice-Cream Freezers; SelfContained Commercial Refrigerators, 

Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers 

Without Doors; and Remote 

Condensing Commercial Refrigerators, 

Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers: 

Public Meeting and Availability of the 

Framework Document 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of the Framework 

Document. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE or Department) will hold an 

informal public meeting to present its 

proposed methodologies for conducting 

this rulemaking, discuss issues relevant 

to this rulemaking proceeding, and 

initiate stakeholder interaction in this 

rulemaking proceeding. The Department 

is also interested in information that 

will assist it in establishing energy 

conservation standards for ice cream 

freezers; self-contained commercial 

refrigerators, freezers, and refrigeratorfreezers without doors; and remotecondensing commercial refrigerators, 

freezers, and refrigerator-freezers. 

(These types of equipment are referred 

to collectively hereafter as ‘‘commercial 

refrigeration equipment.’’) The 

Department encourages written 

comments on these subjects. This effort 

is the result of the directive in the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 to DOE to 

establish energy conservation standards 

for such equipment by January 1, 2009. 

To inform stakeholders and facilitate 

this process, DOE has prepared a 

Framework Document, a draft of which 

is available at http:// 

www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards. 

DATES: The Department will hold a 

public meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 

2006, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT in 

Washington, DC. Any person requesting 

to speak at the public meeting should 

submit a request to speak before 4 p.m., 

Tuesday, May 2, 2006. The Department 

must receive a signed original and an 

electronic copy of statements to be given 

at the public meeting before 4 p.m., 

Tuesday, May 2, 2006. Written 

comments on the Framework Document 

are welcome and encouraged following 

the public meeting and should be 

submitted by Tuesday, May 30, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 1E–245, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. (Please 

note that foreign nationals participating 

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 as 

possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards-Jones at (202) 586–2945 so that 

the necessary procedures can be 

completed.) 

Stakeholders may submit comments, 

identified by docket number EE–2006– 

STD–0126 and/or RIN number 1904– 

AB59, by any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: commercialrefrigeration.

rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include EE– 

2006–STD–0126 and/or RIN 1904–AB59 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for Commercial 

Refrigeration Equipment, EE–2006– 

STD–0126 and/or RIN 1904–AB59, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

Room 1J–018, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or Regulatory 

Information Number (RIN) for this 

rulemaking. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 1J–018 (Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program), 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, (202) 586–9127, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at 

the above telephone number for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Resource Room. Please note 

that the Department’s Freedom of 

Information Reading Room (formerly 

Room 1E–190 at the Forrestal Building) 

is no longer housing rulemaking 

materials. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– 

8654. E-mail: Jim.Raba@ee.doe.gov. 

Francine Pinto, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC– 

72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– 

9507. E-mail: 

Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part B of 

Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA), 42 U.S.C. 

6291 et seq., established an energy 

conservation program for major 

household appliances. The National 

Energy Conservation Policy Act 

(NECPA), 42 U.S.C. 6311 et seq., 

amended EPCA to add Part C of Title III, 

which established an energy 

conservation program for certain 

industrial equipment. The Energy Policy 

Act of 1992 (EPACT 1992), Public Law 

102–486, included amendments to 

EPCA that expanded Title III to include 

certain commercial equipment. The 

recent Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPACT 2005), Public Law 109–58, 

updated several existing standards and 

test procedures, prescribed definitions, 

standards, and test procedures for 

certain new consumer products and 

commercial equipment, and mandated 

that the Secretary of Energy (the 

Secretary) commence rulemakings to 

develop test procedures and standards 


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for certain other new consumer 

products and commercial equipment. 

In particular, section 136(c) of EPACT 

2005 amends section 342 of EPCA by 

adding new subsection 342(c)(4)(A), 42 

U.S.C. 6313(c)(4)(A), which directs the 

Secretary to issue by rule, no later than 

January 1, 2009, energy conservation 

standards for the following equipment 

manufactured on or after January 1, 

2012: ice-cream freezers; self-contained 

commercial refrigerators, freezers, and 

refrigerator-freezers without doors; and 

remote-condensing commercial 

refrigerators, freezers, and refrigeratorfreezers. These are the types of 

equipment covered under today’s 

notice. In addition, section 136(f) of 

EPACT 2005 directs the Secretary to 

issue test procedures and appropriate 

rating temperatures for the above 

commercial refrigeration equipment. (42 

U.S.C. 6314(a)(6)(A)–(D)) The 

Department intends to propose such 

rating temperatures and test procedures 

under a separate rulemaking. 

To begin this rulemaking, the 

Department prepared a Framework 

Document to explain the issues, 

analyses, and process it is considering 

for the development of energy 

conservation standards for the above 

commercial refrigeration equipment. 

The main focus of the public meeting 

will be to discuss the analyses and 

issues contained in various sections of 

the Framework Document. For each 

item listed, the Department will make a 

presentation with discussion to follow. 

In addition, the Department will also 

make a brief presentation on the 

rulemaking process for commercial 

refrigeration equipment. The 

Department encourages those who wish 

to participate in the public meeting to 

obtain the Framework Document and be 

prepared to discuss its contents. A copy 

of the draft Framework Document is 

available at http://www.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards. 

However, public meeting participants 

need not limit their discussion to the 

topics in the Framework Document. The 

Department is also interested in 

receiving comments concerning other 

relevant issues that participants believe 

would affect energy conservation 

standards for commercial refrigeration 

equipment. The Department also 

welcomes all interested parties, whether 

or not they participate in the public 

meeting, to submit in writing by 

Tuesday, May 30, 2006, comments and 

information on the matters addressed in 

the Framework Document and on other 

matters relevant to consideration of 

standards for commercial refrigeration 

equipment. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, conference style. During 

the public meeting, there shall be no 

discussion of proprietary information, 

costs or prices, market shares, or other 

commercial matters regulated by the 

U.S. antitrust laws. 

After the public meeting and the 

expiration of the period for submitting 

written statements, the Department will 

begin collecting data, conducting the 

analyses as discussed in the Framework 

Document and reviewing the comments 

received. 

Anyone who would like to participate 

in the public meeting, receive meeting 

materials, or be added to the DOE 

mailing list to receive future notices and 

information regarding commercial 

refrigeration equipment, should contact 

Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586–

2945. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 

2006. 

Douglas L. Faulkner, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. E6–6206 Filed 4–24–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

23 CFR Part 655 

[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2005–23182] 

RIN 2125–AF16 

Traffic Control Devices on Federal-Aid 

and Other Streets and Highways; 

Standards 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA proposes to revise 

its regulation that prescribes procedures 

for obtaining basic uniformity of traffic 

control devices on Federal-aid and other 

streets and highways. This notice of 

proposed rulemaking makes some 

nomenclature changes, provides 

clarification on the meaning of 

‘‘substantial conformance’’ and ‘‘roads 

open to public travel,’’ and removes 

certain outdated references. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 26, 2006. Late-filed 

comments will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver 

comments to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Dockets Management 

Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, or 

submit electronically at http:// 

dmses.dot.gov/submit or fax comments 

to (202) 493–2251. All comments should 

include the docket number that appears 

in the heading of this document. All 

comments received will be available for 

examination at the above address from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. Those 

desiring notification of receipt of 

comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or print 

the acknowledgement page that appears 

after submitting comments 

electronically. Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments in 

any one of our dockets by the name of 

the individual submitting the comment 

(or signing the comment, if submitted 

on behalf of an association, business, or 

labor union). You may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, Pages 

19477–78) or you may visit http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Linda Brown, Office of Transportation 

Operations, (202) 366–2192; or Mr. 

Raymond W. Cuprill, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–0791, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Highway Administration, 400 Seventh 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. 

Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access and Filing 

You may submit or retrieve comments 

online through the Document 

Management System (DMS) at: http:// 

dmses.dot.gov/submit. Electronic 

submission and retrieval help and 

guidelines are available under the help 

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internet users may access all comments 

received by the DOT Docket Facility by 

using the universal resource locator 

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Please follow the instructions. An 

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Background 

The Manual on Uniform Traffic 

Control Devices (MUTCD), also referred 

to as the Manual, is developed and 

approved by the Federal Highway 

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