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

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Vol. 79, No. 150 

Tuesday, August 5, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2014–BT–STD–0025] 

RIN 1904–AD04 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Computer 

and Battery Backup Systems 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: This document announces an 

extension of the time period for 

submitting comments, data, and 

information on the framework 

document for computer and battery 

backup systems (hereafter referred to as 

‘‘computer systems’’) published on July 

17, 2014. The comment period is 

extended. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

framework document for computer 

systems published on July 17, 2014 (79 

FR 41656) is extended to October 2, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2014–BT–STD–0025, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: 

ComputerSystems2014STD0025@

ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–2014–BT– 

STD–0025 and/or RIN 1904–AD04 in 

the subject line of the message. All 

comments should clearly identify the 

name, address, and, if appropriate, 

organization of the commenter. Submit 

electronic comments in WordPerfect, 

Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file 

format, and avoid the use of special 

characters or any form of encryption. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

Notice of Availability of Framework 

Document for Computer and Battery 

Backup Systems, EERE–2014–BT–STD– 

0025 and/or RIN 1904–AD04, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone: 

(202) 586–2945. If possible, please 

submit all items on a compact disc (CD), 

in which case it is not necessary to 

include printed copies. [Please note that 

comments sent by mail are often 

delayed and may be damaged by mail 

screening processes.] 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Office, 6th Floor, 

950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, 

DC 20024. Phone: (202) 586–2945. If 

possible, please submit all items on a 

CD, in which case it is not necessary to 

include printed copies. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or RIN for this 

rulemaking. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include Federal Register 

notices, framework document, notice of 

proposed rulemaking, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials throughout the 

rulemaking process. The regulations.gov 

Web page contains simple instructions 

on how to access all documents, 

including public comments, in the 

docket. The docket can be accessed by 

searching for docket number EERE– 

2014–BT–STD–0025 on the 

regulations.gov Web site. All documents 

in the docket are listed in the http://

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9870. Email: 

DOE_computer_standards@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–6122. Email: 

Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

17, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) published a document in the 

Federal Register initiating a rulemaking 

and data collection process to consider 

establishing energy conservation 

standards for computer systems. 79 FR 

41656. In that document, DOE 

announced the availability of a 

framework document. The document 

provided for the submission of written 

comments by September 2, 2014. 

Jointly, the Consumer Electronics 

Association and the Information 

Technology Industry Council requested 

an extension of the public comment 

period to ensure that key industry 

representatives have adequate time to 

review and provide comments on the 

framework document given vacation 

schedules over the month of August and 

a comment deadline that ends the day 

after Labor Day, also a holiday period. 

DOE has determined that an extension 

of the public comment period is 

appropriate to allow stakeholders 

additional time to submit comments to 

DOE for consideration. Thus, DOE is 

extending the comment period by 30 

days. DOE will consider any comments 

received by October 2, 2014 to be timely 

submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18349 Filed 8–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–STD–0040] 

RIN 1904–AC83 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Certain Commercial and Industrial 

Equipment: Gas Compressors; 

Request for Information 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is considering 


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