Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 194 / Monday, October 7, 2024 / Notices 81059 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in 

person for ITIAC members at U.S. 

Department of Energy headquarters in 

Washington, DC: 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20024, with 

the option of virtual attendance. 

Members of the public are encouraged 

to participate virtually, as physical 

space to attend onsite is limited to 

members. The ITIAC website will 

contain announcements about the 

meeting, including instructions for 

registering to attend: https://

www.energy.gov/eere/iedo/industrialtechnology-innovation-advisorycommittee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Zachary Pritchard, Industrial Efficiency 

and Decarbonization Office, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Washington, DC 

20585; Telephone: (202) 246–4145 or 

Email: ITIAC@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

Industrial Technology Innovation 

Advisory Committee (Committee) was 

established pursuant to the Energy 

Independence and Security Act (EISA) 

of 2007 as amended by Public Law 116– 

260, and in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 10. The Committee is established 

to advise the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary) with respect to the Industrial 

Emissions Reductions Technology 

Development Program (the program) by 

identifying and evaluating any 

technologies being developed by the 

private sector relating to the focus areas 

described in section 454(c) of the EISA; 

identifying technology gaps in the 

private sector or other Federal agencies 

in those focus areas, and making 

recommendations on how to address 

those gaps; surveying and analyzing 

factors that prevent the adoption of 

emissions reduction technologies by the 

private sector; and recommending 

technology screening criteria for 

technology developed under the 

program to encourage adoption of the 

technology by the private sector. 

Purpose of Meeting: ITIAC will hold 

this meeting to continue its work toward 

developing a strategic plan on how to 

achieve the goals of the Industrial 

Emissions Reductions Technology 

Development Program, consistent with 

the purposes of the program described 

in section 454(b)(1) of the EISA, and 

progress towards the first Committee 

report. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of the Agenda 

• DOE Presentations Requested by 

Committee 

• Subcommittee Progress Updates 

• Discussion on Next Steps 

• Public Comment Period and Closing 

Remarks 

• Adjourn 

All attendees are requested to register 

in advance. The ITIAC website will be 

updated with instructions and links to 

register for the meeting: https://

www.energy.gov/eere/iedo/industrialtechnology-innovation-advisorycommittee. 

Public Participation: The ITIAC 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at its meetings. Individuals who wish to 

offer public comments at the ITIAC 

meeting may do so, but must register in 

advance by 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on 

Friday, October 25, 2024, by sending a 

written request identified by ‘‘ITIAC 

October 2024 Meeting,’’ to Dr. Zachary 

Pritchard at ITIAC@ee.doe.gov. 

Approximately 15 minutes will be 

reserved for public comments. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number who wish to speak but is not 

expected to exceed three minutes. 

Anyone who is not able to attend the 

meeting, or for whom the allotted public 

comments time is insufficient to address 

pertinent issues with the ITIAC, is 

invited to send a written statement 

identified by ‘‘ITIAC October 2024 

Meeting—Written Statement,’’ to Dr. 

Zachary Pritchard at ITIAC@ee.doe.gov. 

Minutes: Minutes will be posted on 

the ITIAC website: https://

www.energy.gov/eere/iedo/industrialtechnology-innovation-advisorycommittee. They can also be obtained 

by contacting ITIAC@ee.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

October 1, 2024, by David Borak, 

Committee Management Officer, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC on October 2, 

2024. 

Jennifer Hartzell, 

Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, 

U.S. Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Case Number 2024–008; EERE–2024–BT– 

PET–0008] 

Energy Conservation Program: Notice 

of Application from E.L. Foust Co. for 

a Small Business Exemption From the 

Department of Energy’s Air Cleaner 

Energy Conservation Standards 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of application for a small 

business exemption and request for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

receipt of and publishes an application 

for a small business exemption 

submitted by E.L. Foust Co. (‘‘ELF’’) 

requesting an exemption from the U.S. 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) air 

cleaner energy conservation standards. 

Specifically, ELF requests a two-year 

exemption from the applicable energy 

conservation standards. DOE is 

publishing the nonconfidential portion 

of ELF’s application and is soliciting 

comments, data, and information 

concerning the application. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested and will be 

accepted on or before December 6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov under docket 

number EERE–2024–BT–PET–0008. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. Alternatively, interested 

persons may submit comments, 

identified by docket number EERE– 

2024–BT–PET–0008, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) Email: ELFoust2024PET0008@

ee.doe.gov. Include the case number 

Case No. 2024–008 in the subject line of 

the message. 

(2) Postal Mail and Hand Delivery/ 

Courier: Appliance and Equipment 

Standards Program, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Office, 

Mailstop EE–5B, Case No. 2024–003, 

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. 

No telefacsimiles (‘‘faxes’’) will be 

accepted. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on this process, see section 

V of this document. 

Docket: The docket for this activity, 

which includes Federal Register 

notices, public meeting attendee lists 

and transcripts (if a public meeting is 


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1All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the Energy Act 

of 2020, Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020), which 

reflect the last statutory amendments that impact 

Parts A and A–1 of EPCA. 

2For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

3The joint stakeholders did not include E.L. 

Foust Co. 4The date in ELF’s application is specified as 

May 26, 2024, but the application was received by 

DOE via email on May 27, 2024. 

held), comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials, is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov. 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 docket web page can be found at 

www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE2024-BT-PET-0008. The docket web 

page contains instructions on how to 

access all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Troy Watson, 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: (240) 449– 

9387. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Ani Esenyan, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–4798. Email: 

ani.esenyan@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Authority 

The Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act, Public Law 94–163, as amended 

(‘‘EPCA’’),1 authorizes DOE to regulate 

the energy efficiency of a number of 

consumer products and certain 

industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6317) Title III, Part B of EPCA 2

established the Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles, which sets forth a 

variety of provisions designed to 

improve energy efficiency. These 

products include air cleaners, the 

subject of this document. (42 U.S.C. 

6292(a)(20)) 

The energy conservation program 

under EPCA consists essentially of four 

parts: (1) testing, (2) labeling, (3) Federal 

energy conservation standards, and (4) 

certification and enforcement 

procedures. Relevant provisions of 

EPCA specifically include definitions 

(42 U.S.C. 6291), test procedures (42 

U.S.C. 6293), labeling provisions (42 

U.S.C. 6294), energy conservation 

standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C. 

6296). 

Under 42 U.S.C. 6295(t), DOE may 

grant a temporary exemption from an 

applicable energy conservation standard 

to a manufacturer if DOE finds that the 

annual gross revenues of such 

manufacturer from all its operations 

(including the manufacture and sale of 

covered products) does not exceed 

$8,000,000 for the 12-month period 

preceding the date of the application. In 

making this finding, DOE must account 

for the annual gross revenues of any 

other person who controls, is controlled 

by, or is under common control with, 

such manufacturer (42 U.S.C. 

6295(t)(1)). The Secretary may not grant 

an exemption with respect to any type 

(or class) of covered product subject to 

an energy conservation standard unless 

the Secretary finds, after obtaining the 

written views of the Attorney General, 

that a failure to allow an exemption 

would likely result in a lessening of 

competition. (42 U.S.C. 6295(t)(2)) 

Subpart E of 10 CFR part 430 specifies 

further information regarding the 

purpose and process for considering 

applications for small business 

exemptions under 42 U.S.C. 6295(t). 

Among these requirements, 10 CFR 

430.52(b) specifies that an application 

shall be in writing and shall include the 

following: 

(1) Name and mailing address of 

applicant; 

(2) Whether the applicant controls, is 

controlled by, or is under common 

control with another manufacturer, and 

if so, the nature of that control 

relationship; 

(3) The text or substance of the 

standard or portion thereof for which 

the exemption is sought and the length 

of time desired for the exemption; 

(4) Information showing the annual 

gross revenue of the applicant for the 

preceding 12-month period from all of 

its operations (including the 

manufacture and sale of covered 

products); 

(5) Information to show that failure to 

grant an exemption is likely to result in 

a lessening of competition; 

(6) Such other information, if any, 

believed to be pertinent by the 

petitioner; and 

(7) Such other information as the 

Secretary may require. 

II. Background 

In a final determination published on 

July 15, 2022 (‘‘2022 Final 

Determination’’), DOE determined that 

classifying air cleaners as a covered 

product is necessary or appropriate to 

carry out the purposes of EPCA, and 

that the average U.S. household energy 

use for air cleaners is likely to exceed 

100 kWh/yr. 87 FR 42297. In that 2022 

Final Determination, DOE defined air 

cleaners as ‘‘a product for improving 

indoor air quality, other than a central 

air conditioner, room air conditioner, 

portable air conditioner, dehumidifier, 

or furnace, that is an electricallypowered, self-contained, mechanically 

encased assembly that contains means 

to remove, destroy, or deactivate 

particulates, VOCs, and/or 

microorganisms from the air. It excludes 

products that operate solely by means of 

ultraviolet light without a fan for air 

circulation.’’ 10 CFR 430.2. 

On March 6, 2023, DOE published a 

test procedure final rule which 

established a definition and test 

procedure for conventional room air 

cleaners. 88 FR 14014. DOE defines 

conventional room air cleaner as an air 

cleaner that: (1) is a portable or wall 

mounted (fixed) unit, excluding ceiling 

mounted unit, that plugs into an 

electrical outlet; (2) operates with a fan 

for air circulation; and (3) contains 

means to remove, destroy, and/or 

deactivate particulates. 10 CFR 430.2. 

On August 23, 2022, DOE received a 

Joint Proposal from a group of joint 

stakeholders representing 

manufacturers, efficiency advocates, 

and consumer groups, regarding energy 

conservation standards and related test 

procedures for air cleaners.3 The Joint 

Proposal specified two tiers of standard 

levels, with proposed compliance dates 

of December 31, 2023 (hereafter ‘‘Tier 1 

standards’’), and December 31, 2025 

(hereafter ‘‘Tier 2 standards’’), 

respectively. On April 11, 2023, DOE 

published a direct final rule adopting 

the standards and compliance dates 

from the Joint Proposal. These standards 

apply to products manufactured in, or 

imported into, the United States starting 

on December 31, 2023, for the Tier 1 

standards and on December 31, 2025, 

for the Tier 2 standards. 88 FR 21752. 

III. E.L. Foust Co. Application for a 

Small Business Exemption 

On May 27, 2024,4 E.L. Foust Co. 

(‘‘ELF’’) submitted an application, 

pursuant to subpart E of 10 CFR part 

430, requesting a small business 

exemption from the energy conservation 

standards at 10 CFR 430.32(ee). As 

discussed previously, there are two tiers 

of standards for air cleaners. 

Compliance with the Tier 2 standards is 

not required until December 31, 2025, 

which is the date on which the 


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5See https://foustco.com/all-products/airpurifiers/. 

requested exemption from the December 

31, 2023 Tier 1 standards would expire, 

if granted. As such, DOE is not 

considering an exemption for ELF for 

the Tier 2 standards at this time. To 

request an exemption from the Tier 2 

standards, ELF will need to submit a 

separate application after this current 

application process is resolved with the 

current financial information available 

at that time and information regarding 

impacts on competition with respect to 

the Tier 2 standards. 

ELF is asking for an exemption on the 

basis of its status as a small business. 

According to ELF, failure to receive a 

small business exemption would likely 

result in a lessening of competition in 

the market for air cleaners. ELF 

requested that the exemption apply for 

two years. 

In its application, ELF referred to the 

market for air cleaners intended for 

people with multiple chemical 

sensitivity. Specifically, ELF stated that 

its air purifiers are built with zero 

plastic or glue to eliminate VOCs, and 

they offer particulate filtration. ELF 

claimed that larger companies do not 

offer these types of air cleaners, and 

estimated that five manufacturers, 

including ELF, specifically serve the 

market by not using plastics and glues 

in their air cleaners and by providing 

substantial gas phase filtration media. 

ELF stated that three of these 

manufacturers are based in the United 

States and that if DOE does not grant 

ELF an exemption, the market would be 

reduced to two U.S. manufacturers. ELF 

stated that the effects of the rule on 

those manufacturers is not known. ELF 

also stated that less competition in the 

non-plastic air cleaner market would 

accelerate the loss of non-plastic air 

cleaners and those products would 

become more expensive to consumers. 

DOE has provided ELF’s application 

for exemption, removing any 

confidential information, at the end of 

this notice and in the docket for this 

proceeding. 

IV. Consultations With Other Agencies 

The notice of ELF’s application for 

exemption will be transmitted to the 

Attorney General by the Secretary along 

with: (a) a statement of the facts and of 

the reasons for the exemption, and (b) 

copies of all documents submitted. 10 

CFR 430.54. 

V. Request for Comments 

Through this notice, DOE announces 

receipt of ELF’s application for a small 

business exemption from the air cleaner 

energy conservation standards found in 

10 CFR 430.32(ee), pursuant to subpart 

E of 10 CFR part 430. DOE is interested 

in feedback regarding whether the lack 

of an exemption would likely result in 

a lessening of competition. DOE invites 

all interested parties to submit in 

writing by December 6, 2024, comments 

and information on all aspects of the 

application. 

1. Topics on Which DOE Seeks 

Comment 

ELF has not provided information 

regarding specific basic models that 

would be exempted from DOE’s air 

cleaner energy conservation standards. 

Based on a review of ELF’s website and 

marketing materials, the company offers 

two model lines of air cleaners—the 160 

series and the 400 series.5 The 160 

series appears to be offered in three 

configurations, each with two 

particulate filter options. The 400 series 

includes steel frame HEPA filters. Both 

the 160 series and 400 series offer 

multiple carbon options for gas 

filtration. ELF has not provided 

information on the performance of these 

model lines and configurations with 

respect to DOE’s test procedure and 

energy conservation standards for air 

cleaners. 

DOE requests comment on whether a 

failure to allow an exemption to ELF 

from the Tier 1 standards would likely 

result in a lessening of competition. 

Specifically, DOE seeks information 

regarding the market for air cleaners 

serving the market for consumers with 

multiple chemical sensitivity, the 

availability of air cleaners constructed 

without plastics or glues, and the other 

manufacturers offering products serving 

this market. DOE requests information 

regarding the model lines offered by 

ELF and whether any similar models are 

available from other manufacturers that 

provide a similar function. DOE also 

requests comment on the claims made 

by ELF in their application, as 

summarized in section III of this 

document. 

2. Process for Submitting Comments 

Submitting comments via 

www.regulations.gov. The 

www.regulations.gov web page will 

require you to provide your name and 

contact information. Your contact 

information will be viewable to DOE 

Building Technologies staff only. Your 

contact information will not be publicly 

viewable except for your first and last 

names, organization name (if any), and 

submitter representative name (if any). 

If your comment is not processed 

properly because of technical 

difficulties, DOE will use this 

information to contact you. If DOE 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, DOE may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

However, your contact information 

will be publicly viewable if you include 

it in the comment or in any documents 

attached to your comment. Any 

information that you do not want to be 

publicly viewable should not be 

included in your comment, nor in any 

document attached to your comment. If 

this instruction is followed, persons 

viewing comments will see only first 

and last names, organization names, 

correspondence containing comments, 

and any documents submitted with the 

comments. 

Do not submit to www.regulations.gov 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute, such as trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information (hereinafter referred to as 

Confidential Business Information 

(‘‘CBI’’)). Comments submitted through 

www.regulations.gov cannot be claimed 

as CBI. Comments received through the 

website will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section. 

DOE processes submissions made 

through www.regulations.gov before 

posting. Normally, comments will be 

posted within a few days of being 

submitted. However, if large volumes of 

comments are being processed 

simultaneously, your comment may not 

be viewable for up to several weeks. 

Please keep the comment tracking 

number that www.regulations.gov 

provides after you have successfully 

uploaded your comment. 

Submitting comments via email, hand 

delivery/courier, or postal mail. 

Comments and documents submitted 

via email, hand delivery/courier, or 

postal mail also will be posted to 

www.regulations.gov. If you do not want 

your personal contact information to be 

publicly viewable, do not include it in 

your comment or any accompanying 

documents. Instead, provide your 

contact information on a cover letter. 

Include your first and last names, email 

address, telephone number, and 

optional mailing address. The cover 

letter will not be publicly viewable as 

long as it does not include any 

comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. If you 

submit via postal mail or hand delivery/ 

courier, please provide all items on a 

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necessary to submit printed copies. 

Faxes will not be accepted. 

Comments, data, and other 

information submitted to DOE 

electronically should be provided in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English and free of 

any defects or viruses. Documents 

should not contain special characters or 

any form of encryption and, if possible, 

they should carry the electronic 

signature of the author. 

Campaign form letters. Please submit 

campaign form letters by the originating 

organization in batches of between 50 to 

500 form letters per PDF or as one form 

letter with a list of supporters’ names 

compiled into one or more PDFs. This 

reduces comment processing and 

posting time. 

Confidential Business Information. 

According 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 via email two wellmarked copies: one copy of the 

document marked confidential 

including all the information believed to 

be confidential, and one copy of the 

document marked ‘‘non-confidential’’ 

with the information believed to be 

confidential deleted. Submit these 

documents via email. DOE will make its 

own determination about the 

confidential status of the information 

and treat it according to its 

determination. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in the public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 30, 

2024, by Jeffrey Marootian, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 2, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

ELF’s Letter (Received May 27, 2024) 

This document uses XXX to replace 

information that was CONFIDENTIAL 

information that was exempt from the 

mandatory public disclosure requirements of 

the Freedom of Information Act under 5 

U.S.C. 552(b)(4) for trade secrets and 

commercial or financial information. 

E.L. Foust Co. 

P.O. Box 172 

Mineral Point WI 53565 

May 26, 2024 

U.S. Department of Energy, Small Business 

Exemptions, Appliance Efficiency 

Standards 

Assistant Secretary for Conservation and 

Renewable Energy 

Forrestal Building 

1000 Independence Ave. SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

Sent via email to: lucas.adin@ee.doe.gov, 

troy.watson@ee.doe.gov. 

Re: Application for Small Business 

Exemption per 10 CFR 430 subpart E to the 

applicable provisions of the Energy 

Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Air Cleaners 

published on April 11, 2023, at 88 FR 

21752 and codified at 10 CFR 430.32(ee). 

Dear Secretary, 

On behalf of E.L. Foust Co (ELF), and 

pursuant to 10 CFR 430 subpart E, I write to 

apply for an exemption for two years to the 

applicable provisions of the Energy 

Conservation Program: Energy Conservation 

Standards for Air Cleaners, published on 

April 11, 2023, at 88 FR 21752 and codified 

at 10 CFR 430.32(ee). 

ELF air purifiers were initially 

manufactured for people who suffer from 

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) and 

that customer base still makes up a 

considerable portion of our customers. Our 

air purifiers are built with zero plastic or glue 

to eliminate VOCs. Within the last ten years, 

we started adding particulate filtration as an 

option. Many of our customers consider our 

air purifiers to be medical equipment. Some 

end up in the E.R. when they are exposed to 

the fumes or odors that affect them. Larger 

companies do not offer the equipment they 

need. Many cannot tolerate the plastic the 

larger companies use for their air purifier 

housings. Simply searching for discussion 

groups on MCS will reveal the daily 

challenges they face. 

There are about five manufacturers, 

including E.L. Foust, that specifically serve 

the MCS market by not using plastics and 

glues in their air purifier products as well as 

providing substantial gas phase filtration 

media to provide effective filtration for 

months. Three of those manufacturers are 

based in the USA. Failure to grant an 

exemption will prevent E.L. Foust Co. from 

serving the MCS market and competition will 

be reduced to two USA-based manufacturers 

serving that market. The effects of the rule on 

those manufacturers is not known. 

MCS customers are being marginalized by 

manufacturers who market air purifiers to 

them that are made with plastic that many 

find makes their condition worse as the 

plastic off-gases VOCs. As plastic is much 

cheaper than steel, the economic benefits to 

make plastic air purifiers will push purifiers 

that do not contain plastic and glues from the 

market. Less competition in the non-plastic 

MCS market will accelerate the loss of nonplastic air purifiers as competition will not 

need to be a qualifying factor if there is no 

competition or the non-plastic air purifier 

will become much more expensive. This will 

leave many MCS customers without a way to 

treat their symptoms. 

The total gross revenue from the latest tax 

return is XXX. See attachments. 

Please contact me with any questions, 

concerns, or requests for more information. 

Sincerely, 

Robert Oberhauser 

President 

E.L. Foust Co. 

608–987–4800 

bob@foustco.com 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

President’s Council of Advisors on 

Science and Technology (PCAST) 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of an open hybrid 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open hybrid meeting of the President’s 

Council of Advisors on Science and 

Technology (PCAST). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 

requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Friday, November 1, 2024; 10 

a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: Information for viewing the 

livestream of the meeting can be found 

on the PCAST website closer to the 

meeting date at: www.whitehouse.gov/ 

PCAST/meetings. Additionally, limited 

space is available to attend the PCAST 

meeting in person which will be held at 

the National Academy of Sciences, 2101 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC. To register to attend in-person, 

email registrar@cmpinc.net. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Melissa A. Edwards, Designated Federal 

Officer, PCAST, email: PCAST@

ostp.eop.gov; telephone: 202–881–9018. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PCAST is 

an advisory group of the nation’s 

leading scientists and engineers, 

appointed by the President to augment 

the science and technology advice 

available to them from the White House, 


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