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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 January 25, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02171 Filed 1–31–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–STD–0006] 

RIN 1904–AC55 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Commercial and Industrial Equipment: 

Public Meeting and Availability of the 

Framework Document for Commercial 

and Industrial Fans and Blowers 

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 considering energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

and industrial fans and blowers. To 

inform interested parties and to 

facilitate this process, DOE has prepared 

a Framework Document that details the 

analytical approach and scope for this 

rulemaking and identifies several issues 

on which DOE is particularly interested 

in receiving comments. 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. A copy of the Framework 

Document is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/25 

DATES: Comments: DOE will accept 

written comments, data, and 

information regarding the Framework 

Document before and after the public 

meeting, but no later than March 18, 

2013. 

Meeting: DOE will hold a public 

meeting on February 21, 2013, from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. 

Additionally, DOE plans to conduct the 

public meeting via webinar. Registration 

information, participant instructions, 

and information about the capabilities 

available to webinar participants will be 

published on DOE’s Web site at: 

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/25. Participants are responsible 

for ensuring their systems are 

compatible with the webinar software. 

DOE must receive requests to speak at 

the public meeting before 4:00 p.m., 

February 13, 2013. 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 4:00 p.m., 

February 15, 2013. 

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 

as possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945 so that the 

necessary procedures can be completed. 

Please note that any person wishing to 

bring a laptop computer into the 

Forrestal Building will be required to 

obtain a property pass. Visitors should 

avoid bringing laptops, or allow an extra 

45 minutes. As noted above, persons 

may also attend the public meeting via 

webinar. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

submit comments electronically by the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email to the following address: 

CIFB2013STD0006@ee.doe.gov. Include 

docket number EERE–2013–BT–STD– 

0006 and/or RIN 1904–AC55 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. 

• Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for Commercial 

and Industrial Fans and Blowers, Docket 

No. EERE–2013–BT–STD–0006 and/or 

RIN 1904–AC55, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. 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 Program, Sixth 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 

(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 and/or RIN for this 

rulemaking. No telefacsimilies (faxes) 

will be accepted. 

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 generated 

throughout the rulemaking process. The 

regulations.gov Web page contains 

instructions on how to access all 

documents, including public comments, 

in the docket. The docket can be 

accessed by searching for docket 

number EERE–2013–BT–STD–0006 on 

the regulations.gov Web site. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the 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 information on how to submit a 

comment, review other public 

comments and the docket, or participate 

in the public meeting, contact Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 or by 

email: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

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. Email: 

CIFansBlowers@ee.doe.gov. 

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) 586–7796. Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

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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. Email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

of 1975 (EPCA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 

6291 et seq.), sets forth various 

provisions designed to improve energy 

efficiency. Part C of Title III of EPCA (42 

U.S.C. 6311–6317), which was 

redesignated for editorial reasons as Part 

A–1 upon codification in the U.S. Code, 

establishes the ‘‘Energy Conservation 

Program for Certain Industrial 

Equipment,’’ which covers certain 

commercial and industrial equipment 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘covered 

equipment’’). 

EPCA specifies a list of equipment 

that constitutes covered commercial and 

industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 

6311(1)(A)–(L). The list includes 11 

types of equipment and a catch-all 

provision for certain other types of 

industrial equipment classified as 

covered the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary). EPCA also specifies the 

types of equipment that can be 

classified as covered in addition to the 

equipment enumerated in 42 U.S.C. 

6311(1). This equipment includes fans 

and blowers. (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)) 

Industrial equipment must also be of a 

type that: 

(1) Consumes, or is designed to 

consume, energy in operation; 

(2) To any significant extent, is 

distributed in commerce for industrial 

or commercial use; 

(3) Is not a covered product as defined 

in 42 U.S.C. 6291(a)(2) of EPCA, other 

than a component of a covered product 

with respect to which there is in effect 

a determination under 42 U.S.C. 

6312(c). 

(42 U.S.C. 6311 (2)(A)). 

To classify equipment as covered 

commercial or industrial equipment, the 

Secretary must determine that 

classifying the equipment as covered 

equipment is necessary for the purposes 

of Part A–1 of EPCA. The purpose of 

Part A–1 is to improve the efficiency of 

electric motors, pumps and certain other 

industrial equipment to conserve the 

energy resources of the nation. (42 

U.S.C. 6312 (b)) 

DOE has proposed to determine that 

the commercial and industrial fans and 

blowers (which DOE considers to be a 

type of fan with a specific ratio between 

1.11 and 1.20) are covered equipment 

(76 FR 37678 (June 28, 2011)). DOE has 

developed a Framework Document in 

further consideration of that 

determination and any associated 

energy conservation standards for fans. 

DOE may consider standby and off 

mode energy use for commercial and 

industrial fans as part of this rulemaking 

because many commercial and 

industrial fans do not operate 

continuously. 

DOE has prepared the Framework 

Document to explain the relevant issues, 

analyses, and processes it anticipates 

using to determine whether to establish 

energy conservation standards, and, if 

so, for the development of such 

standards. The focus of the public 

meeting noted above will be to discuss 

the information presented and issues 

identified in the Framework Document. 

At the public meeting, DOE will make 

presentations and invite discussion on 

the rulemaking process as it applies to 

commercial and industrial fans. DOE 

will also 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) equipment price, 

(4) life-cycle cost and payback period, 

(5) national impacts, (6) manufacturer 

impacts, (7) utility impacts, (8) 

employment impacts, (9) emission 

impacts, and (10) regulatory impacts. 

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 Framework Document is 

available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/25. 

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 March 18, 2013, 

comments and information on matters 

addressed in the Framework Document 

and on other matters relevant to DOE’s 

consideration of coverage and standards 

for commercial and industrial fans. 

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 placed on the 

DOE Web site at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/25 and available for purchase 

from the court reporter. 

After the public meeting and the close 

of the comment period on the 

Framework Document, DOE will collect 

additional data, conduct the analyses as 

discussed in the Framework Document 

and at the public meeting and review 

the public comments received. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for determining whether to establish 

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 among 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 January 28, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02217 Filed 1–31–13; 8:45 am] 

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