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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2012–BT–STD–0027] 

RIN 1904–AC81 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Residential Dehumidifiers: 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 residential 

dehumidifiers. The meeting will cover 

the analytical framework, models, and 

tools that DOE is using to evaluate 

potential standards for this product; the 

results of preliminary analyses 

performed by DOE for this product; the 

potential energy conservation standard 

levels derived from these analyses that 

DOE could consider for this product; 

and any other issues relevant to the 

development of energy conservation 

standards for this product. 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/47. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Friday, June 13, 2014 from 1 p.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 July 

21, 2014. See section IV, ‘‘Public 

Participation,’’ of this notice of public 

meeting (NOPM) 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–2012–BT–STD–0027 and/or 

Regulation Identification Number (RIN) 

1904–AC81, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: ResDehumidifier

2012STD0027@ee.doe.gov. Include the 

docket number EERE–2012–BT–STD–

0027 and/or RIN 1904–AC81 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.] 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Office, 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/47. 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 

submitting comments and 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. Email: 

dehumidifiers@ee.doe.gov. Or visit 

DOE’s dehumidifier Web page at http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/47 for information about any 

existing standards and test procedures, 

and the history and impacts of previous 

DOE regulatory actions, for this category 

of products. 

In the Office of the General Counsel, 

contact 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Authority 

II. History of Energy Conservation Standards 

Rulemaking for Residential 

Dehumidifiers 

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 

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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A. 

2All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the American 

Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act 

(AEMTCA), Public Law 112–210 (Dec. 18, 2012). 

3 Dehumidifiers are defined as self-contained, 

electrically operated, and mechanically encased 

assemblies consisting of: (1) A refrigerated surface 

(evaporator) that condenses moisture from the 

atmosphere; (2) a refrigerating system, including an 

electric motor; (3) an air-circulating fan; and (4) a 

means for collecting or disposing of the condensate. 

(42 U.S.C. 6291(34)). 

I. Authority 

Title III, Part B1 of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975, as 

amended, (EPCA or the Act), Public Law 

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

EPCA established energy conservation 

standards for dehumidifiers 3

manufactured as of October 1, 2007. 42 

U.S.C. 6295(g). EPCA also required that 

DOE issue a final rule by October 1, 

2009, to determine whether these 

standards should be amended. (Id.) 

Compliance with any amended 

standards would be required for 

dehumidifiers manufactured as of 

October 1, 2012. (Id.) In the event that 

DOE did not publish a final rule, EPCA 

specified a new set of amended 

standards with a compliance date of 

October 1, 2012. (Id.) Congress 

subsequently amended EPCA to 

prescribe new energy conservation 

standards for dehumidifiers 

manufactured on or after October 1, 

2012. DOE codified these standards at 

10 CFR 430.32(v)(2). 74 FR 12058 (Mar. 

23, 2009). 

EPCA also requires that, not later than 

6 years after the issuance of a final rule 

establishing or amending a standard, 

DOE publish a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) proposing new 

standards or a notice of determination 

that the existing standards do not need 

to be amended. (42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1)) 

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 

standard, determine whether the 

benefits of the standard exceed its 

burdens, considering, to the greatest 

extent practicable, 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. Today’s 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 the Current Energy 

Conservation Standards Rulemaking 

for Residential Dehumidifiers 

In initiating this rulemaking, DOE 

prepared a Framework Document, 

‘‘Energy Conservation Standards 

Rulemaking Framework Document for 

Residential Dehumidifiers,’’ which 

describes the procedural and analytical 

approaches DOE anticipates using to 

evaluate energy conservation standards 

for residential dehumidifiers. This 

document is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/47. 

DOE held a public meeting on 

September 24, 2012, at which it 

described the various analyses DOE 

would conduct as part of the 

rulemaking, such as the engineering 

analysis, the life-cycle 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/47. 

DOE also conducted, and has 

included in the preliminary TSD, 

several other analyses that support the 

major analyses or are preliminary 

analyses that will be expanded upon for 

a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) 

if DOE proposes that amended energy 

conservation standards are 

technologically feasible, economically 

justified, and would save a significant 

amount of energy. 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 in any notice 

of proposed rulemaking (NOPR). 

A. Engineering Analysis 

The engineering analysis establishes 

the relationship between the cost and 

efficiency levels of the product that DOE 

is evaluating as potential energy 

conservation standards. This 

relationship serves as the basis for costbenefit calculations for individual 

consumers, manufacturers, and the 

nation. The engineering analysis 

identifies representative baseline 

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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 

addresses the markups analysis. 

C. Energy Use Analysis 

The energy use analysis provides 

estimates of the annual energy 

consumption of residential 

dehumidifiers. The energy use analysis 

seeks to estimate 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 

amended standards at specific efficiency 

levels (referred to as candidate standard 

levels). DOE calculated NES and NPV 

for each candidate standard level for 

residential dehumidifiers as the 

difference between a base-case forecast 

(without amended 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 

2019 to 2048. 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. The 

final rule establishing any amended 

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. The preliminary TSD is 

available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ 

ruleid/47. 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 this product 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 July 21, 2014 

comments, data, and information on 

matters addressed in the preliminary 

TSD and on other matters relevant to 

consideration of energy conservation 

standards for residential dehumidifiers. 

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 

the standards for residential 

dehumidifiers need not be amended or 

a NOPR proposing to amend those 

standards. 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 

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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. 

DOE requires visitors to have laptops 

and other devices, such as tablets, 

checked upon entry into the building. 

Please report to the visitor’s desk to 

have devices checked before proceeding 

through security. 

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 

May 30, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. DOE must 

receive a signed original and an 

electronic copy of statements to be given 

at the public meeting before May 30, 

2014 at 4:00 p.m. 

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/47. Participants are responsible 

for ensuring their computer systems are 

compatible with the webinar software. 

B. Procedure for Submitting Requests To 

Speak 

Any person who has an interest in 

today’s 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 before or after the public 

meeting, but no later than the 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–2012–BT– 

STD–0027 and/or RIN 1904–AC81 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 NOPM. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

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