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between 15 and 25 percent. While many 

of the entities that may be affected by 

the final rule, such as importers of 

orchids for the potted plant market, are 

small by Small Business Administration 

standards, we expect any impact to be 

minimal, given Oncidium spp.’s small 

share of the U.S. orchid market and 

their small share of total orchid imports 

from Taiwan. Allowing importation of 

Oncidium spp. from Taiwan in growing 

media could also lead to an expanded 

market for this genus, but any increase 

is likely to be limited given the flower’s 

unusual appearance. 

Under these circumstances, the 

Administrator of the Animal and Plant 

Health Inspection Service has 

determined that this action would not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Executive Order 12988 

This proposed rule has been reviewed 

under Executive Order 12988, Civil 

Justice Reform. If this proposed rule is 

adopted: (1) All State and local laws and 

regulations that are inconsistent with 

this rule will be preempted; (2) no 

retroactive effect will be given to this 

rule; and (3) administrative proceedings 

will not be required before parties may 

file suit in court challenging this rule. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

To provide the public with 

documentation of APHIS’ review and 

analysis of any potential environmental 

impacts associated with the proposed 

importation of Oncidium spp. from 

Taiwan, we have prepared an 

environmental assessment. The 

environmental assessment was prepared 

in accordance with: (1) The National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), (2) regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality for 

implementing the procedural provisions 

of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), (3) 

USDA regulations implementing NEPA 

(7 CFR part 1b), and (4) APHIS’ NEPA 

Implementing Procedures (7 CFR part 

372). 

The environmental assessment may 

be viewed on the Regulations.gov Web 

site or in our reading room. (A link to 

Regulations.gov and information on the 

location and hours of the reading room 

are provided under the heading 

ADDRESSES at the beginning of this 

proposed rule.) In addition, copies may 

be obtained by calling or writing to the 

individual listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This proposed rule contains no new 

information collection or recordkeeping 

requirements under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 319 

Coffee, Cotton, Fruits, Imports, Logs, 

Nursery stock, Plant diseases and pests, 

Quarantine, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Rice, 

Vegetables. 

Accordingly, we propose to amend 7 

CFR part 319 as follows: 

PART 319—FOREIGN QUARANTINE 

NOTICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 319 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 450, 7701–7772, and 

7781–7786; 21 U.S.C. 136 and 136a; 7 CFR 

2.22, 2.80, and 371.3. 

■ 2. Section 319.37–8 (e) introductory 

text is amended as follows: 

■ a. By adding a new entry in 

alphabetical order. 

■ b. In footnotes 9 and 10, by removing 

the words ‘‘footnote 9’’ and adding the 

words ‘‘footnote 8’’ in their place. 

The addition reads as follows: 

§ 319.37–8 Growing media. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

Oncidium spp. from Taiwan 

* * * * * 

Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of 

December 2014. 

Kevin Shea, 

Administrator, Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28487 Filed 12–2–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–STD–0043] 

RIN 1904–AC51 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products: 

Public Meeting and Availability of the 

Preliminary Technical Support 

Document 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of preliminary technical 

support document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting 

to discuss and receive comments on the 

preliminary analysis it has conducted 

for purposes of establishing energy 

conservation standards for 

miscellaneous refrigeration products. 

The meeting will cover the analytical 

framework, models, and tools that DOE 

is using to evaluate whether to set 

standards for these products; the results 

of preliminary analyses performed by 

DOE for the products; the potential 

energy conservation standard levels 

derived from these analyses that DOE 

could consider for these products; and 

any other issues relevant to the 

development of energy conservation 

standards for miscellaneous 

refrigeration products. In addition, DOE 

encourages written comments on these 

subjects. To inform interested parties 

and to facilitate this process, DOE has 

prepared an agenda, a preliminary 

technical support document (TSD), and 

briefing materials, which are available 

on the DOE Web site at: http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/71. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Friday January 9, 2015, from 9 a.m. 

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

Additionally, DOE plans to allow for 

participation in the public meeting via 

Webinar. DOE will accept comments, 

data, and other information regarding 

this rulemaking before or after the 

public meeting, but no later than 

February 2, 2015. See section IV, 

‘‘Public Participation,’’ of this notice for 

details. 

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. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

EERE–2011–BT–STD–0043 and/or 

Regulation Identification Number (RIN) 

1904–AC51, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: WineChillers-2011–STD– 

0043@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket 

number EERE–2011–BT–STD–0043 

and/or RIN 1904–AC51 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–5B, 

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 and CDs sent 

by mail are often delayed and may be 

damaged by mail screening processes. 


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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A. 

2All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the American 

Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act 

(AEMTCA), Pub. L. 112–210 (Dec. 18, 2012). 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone (202) 

586–2945. If possible, please submit all 

items on CD, in which case it is not 

necessary to include printed copies. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov, 

including Federal Register notices, 

framework documents, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials. 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. 

The rulemaking Web page can be 

found at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/

buildings/appliance_standards/

rulemaking.aspx/ruleid/71. This Web 

page contains a link to the docket for 

this notice on the regulation.gov site. 

The regulations.gov Web page contains 

instructions on how to access all 

documents in the docket, including 

public comments. 

For detailed instructions on attending 

the meeting and submitting comments, 

and for additional information on the 

rulemaking process, see section IV, 

‘‘Public Participation,’’ of this 

document. For further 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: Ms. 

Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–6590. Email: 

Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of the General Counsel, 

contact Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Authority 

II. History of Energy Conservation Standards 

Rulemaking for Miscellaneous 

Refrigeration Products 

A. Background 

B. Current Rulemaking Process 

III. Summary of the Analyses Performed by 

DOE 

A. Engineering Analysis 

B. Markups To Determine Prices 

C. Energy Use Analysis 

D. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period 

Analyses 

E. National Impact Analysis 

IV. Public Participation 

A. Attendance at Public Meeting 

B. Procedure for Submitting Requests To 

Speak 

C. Conduct of Public Meeting 

D. Submission of Comments 

V. Approval of the Office of the Secretary 

I. Authority 

Title III, Part B1 of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975, as 

amended, (EPCA or the Act), Pub. L. 94– 

163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309, as codified) 

sets forth a variety of provisions 

designed to improve energy efficiency 

and established the Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles, a program covering 

most major household appliances.2 As 

part of these statutory provisions, EPCA 

permits DOE to establish energy 

conservation standards for those 

consumer products that are not already 

explicitly addressed by EPCA provided 

they meet certain threshold criteria for 

coverage and specific additional 

standards-related criteria. See 42 U.S.C. 

6292(b) (laying out predicate 

requirements prior to treating a product 

as a newly covered product). See also 42 

U.S.C. 6295(l)(1) (detailing the criteria 

that a newly covered product must meet 

in order to permit DOE to establish 

energy conservation standards for that 

product). This notice addresses a variety 

of consumer refrigeration products that 

DOE is evaluating whether to regulate. 

The consumer products addressed by 

this notice are hybrid (or combination) 

refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and 

freezers (i.e., products that include 

warm compartments such as wine 

storage compartments in products that 

otherwise perform the functions of 

refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, or 

freezers), cooled cabinets (including 

wine chillers), refrigeration products 

that do not use vapor-compression 

refrigeration systems (i.e., products that 

do not include a compressor and 

condenser unit as an integral part of the 

cabinet assembly), and ice makers. 

Although cooled cabinets (including 

wine chillers) that use a conventional 

compressor/condenser system already 

fall into the covered products category 

described in 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(1), they 

are not covered by energy conservation 

standards for refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, and freezers, largely because 

they are not designed to be capable of 

achieving compartment temperatures 

colder than the 39 degrees Fahrenheit 

(°F) limit specified in DOE’s current 

regulatory definition for ‘‘refrigerator.’’ 

(10 CFR 430.2) 

The other remaining products listed 

in the previous paragraph, however, do 

not fall into the category described in 42 

U.S.C. 6292(a)(1) for coverage of 

consumer refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, and freezers. In cases such as 

these, where a given product is not 

explicitly covered by EPCA, DOE may 

classify that product as a covered 

product if doing so would satisfy the 

requirements of 42 U.S.C. 6292(b)(1). 

That provision states that the Secretary 

of Energy may classify a type of 

consumer product as a covered product 

if: (1) Coverage of the product is 

necessary or appropriate for carrying out 

the purposes of EPCA and (2) the 

average annual per-household energy 

use by products of such type is likely to 

exceed 100 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per 

year. DOE preliminarily determined in 

an October 31, 2013 notice (hereafter 

referred to as the October 2013 Coverage 

Proposal) that, in aggregate, the 

products listed above satisfy the 

coverage prerequisites of 42 U.S.C. 

6292(b)(1). Consequently, DOE 

proposed to treat these products as a 

single new product coverage category 

under EPCA. 78 FR 65223. Should DOE 

issue a final determination that such 

products are covered and meet the 

EPCA requirements in 42 U.S.C. 

6295(l)(A), DOE would have the 

authority to develop energy 

conservation standards for these 

products. 

In a NOPR for a parallel rulemaking 

(hereafter referred to as the Test 

Procedure NOPR), DOE has proposed 

new test procedures for all the products 

in this new coverage category. The Test 

Procedure NOPR proposes that all the 

products covered in this rulemaking 

would be collectively defined as 

‘‘miscellaneous refrigeration products,’’ 

which is the term that will be used to 

refer to these products in this document. 

DOE is required to consider standards 

that: (1) Achieve the maximum 

improvement in energy efficiency that is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified; and (2) result in 

significant conservation of energy. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(A) and (o)(3)(B)) To 

determine whether a proposed standard 

is economically justified, DOE will, after 

receiving comments on the proposed 

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benefits of the standard exceed its 

burdens to the greatest extent 

practicable, using the following seven 

factors: 

1. The economic impact of the 

standard on manufacturers and 

consumers of products subject to the 

standard; 

2. The savings in operating costs 

throughout the estimated average life of 

the covered products in the type (or 

class) compared to any increase in the 

price, initial charges, or maintenance 

expenses for the covered products 

which are likely to result from the 

standard; 

3. The total projected amount of 

energy savings likely to result directly 

from the standard; 

4. Any lessening of the utility or the 

performance of the covered products 

likely to result from the standard; 

5. The impact of any lessening of 

competition, as determined in writing 

by the Attorney General, that is likely to 

result from the standard; 

6. The need for national energy 

conservation; and 

7. Other factors the Secretary of 

Energy considers relevant. 

(42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(i)) 

Before proposing a standard, DOE 

typically seeks public input on the 

analytical framework, models, and tools 

that DOE will use to evaluate standards 

for the product at issue and the results 

of preliminary analyses DOE performed 

for the product. This notice announces 

the availability of the preliminary TSD, 

which details the preliminary analyses, 

discusses the comments DOE received 

from interested parties on the 

Framework Document, and summarizes 

the preliminary results of DOE’s 

analyses. In addition, DOE is 

announcing a public meeting to solicit 

feedback from interested parties on its 

analytical framework, models, and 

preliminary results. 

II. History of Energy Conservation 

Standards Rulemaking for 

Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products 

A. Background 

DOE does not have energy 

conservation standards for 

miscellaneous refrigeration products but 

recognizes the increasing popularity of 

these particular products. Given the 

projections of continued sales growth of 

these products, DOE is examining 

whether regulating their energy 

efficiency would satisfy the necessary 

statutory prerequisities as newly 

covered products and would help 

reduce the risk of creating any 

regulatory gaps that might result in 

manufacturer or consumer confusion 

regarding the energy usage of these 

products. 

B. Current Rulemaking Process 

In initiating this rulemaking, DOE 

prepared a Framework Document, 

‘‘Energy Conservation Standards 

Rulemaking Framework Document for 

Wine Chillers and Miscellaneous 

Refrigeration Products,’’ which 

describes the procedural and analytical 

approaches DOE anticipates using to 

evaluate energy conservation standards 

for miscellaneous refrigeration products. 

This document is available at: http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/71. 

DOE held a public meeting on 

February 20, 2012, at which it described 

the various analyses DOE would 

conduct as part of the rulemaking, such 

as the engineering analysis, the lifecycle cost (LCC) and payback period 

(PBP) analyses, and the national impact 

analysis (NIA). Representatives for 

manufacturers, trade associations, 

environmental and energy efficiency 

advocates, and other interested parties 

attended the meeting. 

Comments received since publication 

of the Framework Document have 

helped DOE identify and resolve issues 

related to the preliminary analyses. 

Chapter 2 of the preliminary TSD 

summarizes and addresses the 

comments received. 

III. Summary of the Analyses 

Performed by DOE 

For the products covered in this 

rulemaking, DOE conducted in-depth 

technical analyses in the following 

areas: (1) Engineering; (2) markups to 

determine product price; (3) energy use; 

(4) life-cycle cost and payback period; 

and (5) national impacts. The 

preliminary TSD that presents the 

methodology and results of each of 

these analyses is available at: http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/71. 

DOE also conducted, and has 

included in the preliminary TSD, 

several other analyses that support the 

major analyses that DOE anticipates will 

likely be expanded upon for a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NOPR) if DOE 

determines that new energy 

conservation standards are 

technologically feasible, economically 

justified, and would save a significant 

amount of energy, based on the 

information presented to or obtained by 

the Department. These analyses include: 

(1) The market and technology 

assessment; (2) the screening analysis, 

which contributes to the engineering 

analysis; and (3) the shipments analysis, 

which contributes to the LCC and PBP 

analysis and NIA. In addition to these 

analyses, DOE has begun preliminary 

work on the manufacturer impact 

analysis and has identified the methods 

to be used for the consumer subgroup 

analysis, the emissions analysis, the 

employment impact analysis, the 

regulatory impact analysis, and the 

utility impact analysis. DOE will 

expand on these analyses if it decides to 

issue a NOPR to propose energy 

conservation standards for the products 

at this time. 

A. Engineering Analysis 

The engineering analysis establishes 

the relationship between the cost and 

efficiency levels of the product that DOE 

is considering regulating by evaluating 

the impacts flowing from potential 

energy conservation standards for that 

product. This relationship serves as the 

basis for cost-benefit calculations for 

individual consumers, manufacturers, 

and the Nation. The engineering 

analysis identifies representative 

baseline products, which is the starting 

point for analyzing technologies that 

provide energy efficiency 

improvements. ‘‘Baseline products’’ 

refers to a model or models having 

features and technologies typically 

found in minimally-efficient products 

currently available on the market and, 

for products already subject to energy 

conservation standards, a model that 

just meets the current standard. After 

identifying the baseline models, DOE 

estimated manufacturer selling prices by 

using a consistent methodology and 

pricing scheme that includes material 

costs and manufacturer markups. 

Chapter 5 of the preliminary TSD 

discusses the engineering analysis. 

B. Markups To Determine Prices 

DOE derives customer prices based on 

manufacturer markups, retailer 

markups, distributor markups, 

contractor markups (where appropriate), 

and sales taxes. In deriving these 

markups, DOE determines the major 

distribution channels for product sales, 

the markup associated with each party 

in each distribution channel, and the 

existence and magnitude of differences 

between markups for baseline products 

(baseline markups) and higherefficiency products (incremental 

markups). DOE calculates both overall 

baseline and overall incremental 

markups based on the markups at each 

step in each distribution channel. 

Chapter 6 of the preliminary TSD 

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C. Energy Use Analysis 

The energy use analysis provides 

estimates of the annual energy 

consumption of miscellaneous 

refrigeration products. The energy use 

analysis estimates the range of energy 

consumption of the products that meet 

each of the efficiency levels considered 

in a given rulemaking as they are used 

in the field. DOE uses these values in 

the LCC and PBP analyses and in the 

NIA. Chapter 7 of the preliminary TSD 

addresses the energy use analysis. 

D. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period 

Analyses 

The LCC and PBP analyses determine 

the economic impact of potential 

standards on individual consumers. The 

LCC is the total cost of purchasing, 

installing and operating a considered 

product over the course of its lifetime. 

The LCC analysis compares the LCCs of 

products designed to meet possible 

energy conservation standards with the 

LCC of the product likely to be installed 

in the absence of standards. DOE 

determines LCCs by considering: (1) 

Total installed cost to the purchaser 

(which consists of manufacturer selling 

price, distribution chain markups, sales 

taxes, and installation cost); (2) the 

operating cost of the product (energy 

cost, water and wastewater cost in some 

cases, and maintenance and repair cost); 

(3) product lifetime; and (4) a discount 

rate that reflects the real consumer cost 

of capital and puts the LCC in presentvalue terms. The PBP represents the 

number of years needed to recover the 

increase in purchase price (including 

installation cost) of higher-efficiency 

products through savings in the 

operating cost of the product. PBP is 

calculated by dividing the incremental 

increase in installed cost of the higher 

efficiency product, compared to the 

baseline product, by the annual savings 

in operating costs. Chapter 8 of the 

preliminary TSD addresses the LCC and 

PBP analyses. 

E. National Impact Analysis 

The NIA estimates the national energy 

savings (NES) and the net present value 

(NPV) of total consumer costs and 

savings expected to result from new 

standards at specific efficiency levels 

(referred to as candidate standard 

levels). DOE calculated NES and NPV 

for each candidate standard level for 

miscellaneous refrigeration products as 

the difference between a base-case 

forecast (without new standards) and 

the standards-case forecast (with 

standards). Cumulative energy savings 

are the sum of the annual NES 

determined for the lifetime of the 

products shipped from 2021 to 2050. 

The NPV is the sum over time of the 

discounted net savings each year, which 

consists of the difference between total 

operating cost savings and increases in 

total installed costs. Critical inputs to 

this analysis include shipments 

projections, estimated product lifetimes, 

product installed costs and operating 

costs, product annual energy 

consumption, the base case efficiency 

projection, and discount rates. Chapter 

10 of the preliminary TSD addresses the 

NIA. 

IV. Public Participation 

DOE invites input from the public on 

all the topics described above. The 

preliminary analytical results are 

subject to revision following further 

review and input from the public. A 

complete and revised TSD will be made 

available upon issuance of a NOPR. Any 

final rule that DOE may issue 

establishing new energy conservation 

standards will contain the final 

analytical results and will be 

accompanied by a final rule TSD. 

DOE encourages those who wish to 

participate in the public meeting to 

obtain the preliminary TSD from DOE’s 

Web site and to be prepared to discuss 

its contents. Once again, a copy of the 

preliminary TSD is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/71. However, public meeting 

participants need not limit their 

comments to the topics identified in the 

preliminary TSD; DOE is also interested 

in receiving views concerning other 

relevant issues that participants believe 

would affect energy conservation 

standards for these products or that DOE 

should address in the NOPR. 

Furthermore, DOE welcomes all 

interested parties, regardless of whether 

they participate in the public meeting, 

to submit in writing by February 2, 2015 

comments, data, and information on 

matters addressed in the preliminary 

TSD and on other matters relevant to 

consideration of energy conservation 

standards for miscellaneous 

refrigeration products. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal conference style. A court 

reporter will be present to record the 

minutes of the meeting. There shall be 

no discussion of proprietary 

information, costs or prices, market 

shares, or other commercial matters 

regulated by United States antitrust 

laws. 

After the public meeting and the 

closing of the comment period, DOE 

will consider all timely-submitted 

comments and additional information 

obtained from interested parties, as well 

as information obtained through further 

analyses. Afterwards, the Department 

will publish either a determination that 

it is declining to set standards for 

miscellaneous refrigeration products or 

a NOPR proposing to establish 

standards for them. The NOPR will 

include proposed energy conservation 

standards for the products covered by 

the rulemaking, and members of the 

public will be given an opportunity to 

submit written and oral comments on 

the proposed standards. 

A. Attendance at Public Meeting 

The time and date of the public 

meeting are listed in the DATES and 

ADDRESSES sections at the beginning of 

this notice. 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. To attend 

the public meeting, please notify Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945. 

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 of this fact 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 with laptop 

computers and other devices, such as 

tablets, to be 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. Driver’s licenses from the 

following states or territory will not be 

accepted for building entry and one of 

the alternate forms of ID listed below 

will be required. DHS has determined 

that regular driver’s licenses (and ID 

cards) from the following jurisdictions 

are not acceptable for entry into DOE 

facilities: Alaska, American Samoa, 

Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, 

Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, 

Oklahoma, and Washington. Acceptable 

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Passport or Passport Card; an Enhanced 

Driver’s License or Enhanced ID-Card 

issued by the states of Minnesota, New 

York or Washington (Enhanced licenses 

issued by these states are clearly marked 

Enhanced or Enhanced Driver’s 

License); a military ID or other Federal 

government issued Photo-ID card. 

You can attend the public meeting via 

webinar, and registration information, 

participant instructions, and 

information about the capabilities 

available to webinar participants will be 

published on the following Web site: 

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

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/71. Participants are responsible 

for ensuring their computer systems are 

compatible with the webinar software. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

receive comments and to help DOE 

understand potential issues associated 

with this rulemaking. DOE must receive 

requests to speak at the meeting before 

5 p.m. on Friday, December 26, 2014. 

DOE must receive a signed original and 

an electronic copy of statements to be 

given at the public meeting before 5 

p.m. on Friday, December 26, 2014. 

B. Procedure for Submitting Requests To 

Speak 

Any person who has an interest in 

this notice or who is a representative of 

a group or class of persons that has an 

interest in these issues may request an 

opportunity to make an oral 

presentation. Such persons may handdeliver requests to speak, along with a 

computer diskette or CD in WordPerfect, 

Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file 

format to Ms. Brenda Edwards at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES section 

at the beginning of this notice between 

9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Requests may also be sent by mail to the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES section 

or email to Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Persons requesting to speak should 

briefly describe the nature of their 

interest in this rulemaking and provide 

a telephone number for contact. DOE 

requests persons selected to be heard to 

submit an advance copy of their 

statements at least two weeks before the 

public meeting. At its discretion, DOE 

may permit any person who cannot 

supply an advance copy of their 

statement to participate, if that person 

has made advance alternative 

arrangements with the Building 

Technologies Program. The request to 

give an oral presentation should ask for 

such alternative arrangements. 

C. Conduct of Public Meeting 

DOE will designate a DOE official to 

preside at the public meeting and may 

also employ 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 

record the proceedings and prepare a 

transcript. DOE reserves the right to 

schedule the order of presentations and 

to establish the procedures governing 

the conduct of the public meeting. After 

the public meeting, interested parties 

may submit further comments on the 

proceedings as well as on any aspect of 

the rulemaking until the end of the 

comment period. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal conference style. DOE 

will present summaries of comments 

received before the public meeting, 

allow time for presentations by 

participants, and encourage all 

interested parties to share their views on 

issues affecting this rulemaking. Each 

participant will be allowed to make a 

prepared general statement (within 

DOE-determined time limits) prior to 

the discussion of specific topics. DOE 

will permit other participants to 

comment briefly on any general 

statements. 

At the end of all prepared statements 

on a topic, DOE will permit participants 

to clarify their statements briefly and 

comment on statements made by others. 

Participants should be prepared to 

answer questions from DOE and other 

participants concerning these issues. 

DOE representatives may also ask 

questions of participants concerning 

other matters relevant to this 

rulemaking. The official conducting the 

public meeting will accept additional 

comments or questions from those 

attending, as time permits. The 

presiding official will announce any 

further procedural rules or modification 

of the above procedures that may be 

needed for the proper conduct of the 

public meeting. 

A transcript of the public meeting will 

be posted on the DOE Web site and will 

also be included in the docket, which 

can be viewed as described in the 

Docket section at the beginning of this 

notice. In addition, any person may buy 

a copy of the transcript from the 

transcribing reporter. 

D. Submission of Comments 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

other information regarding this 

rulemaking submitted before or after the 

public meeting, but by no later than the 

submission date provided at the 

beginning of this notice. Please submit 

comments, data, and other information 

as provided in the ADDRESSES section. 

Submit electronic comments in 

WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or 

text (ASCII) file format and avoid the 

use of special characters or any form of 

encryption. Comments in electronic 

format should be identified by the 

Docket Number EERE–2011–BT–STD– 

0043 and/or RIN 1904–AC51 and, 

wherever possible, carry the electronic 

signature of the author. No 

telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any 

person submitting information that he 

or she believes to be confidential and 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

should submit two copies: one copy of 

the document including all the 

information believed to be confidential 

and one copy of the document with the 

information believed to be confidential 

deleted. DOE will make its own 

determination as to the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) a date 

upon which such information might 

lose its confidential nature due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

V. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this notice of public 

meeting and availability of preliminary 

technical support document. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

25, 2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28460 Filed 12–2–14; 8:45 am] 

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