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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). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–STD–0033] 

RIN 1904–AD02 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Portable Air Conditioners: 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 portable air 

conditioners (ACs). 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 portable ACs. 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=76. 

DATES: Meeting: DOE will hold a public 

meeting on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, 

from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., in Washington, 

DC. The meeting will also be broadcast 

as a webinar. See section IV, ‘‘Public 

Participation,’’ of this notice of public 

meeting (NOPM) for webinar 

registration information, participant 

instructions, and information about the 

capabilities available to webinar 

participants. 

Comments: DOE will accept 

comments, data, and information 

regarding this preliminary analysis 

before and after the public meeting, but 

no later than April 28, 2015. See section 

IV, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ 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. 

Any comments submitted must 

identify docket number EERE–2013– 

BT–STD–0033 and/or regulatory 

information number (RIN) number 

1904–AD02. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: PortableAC2013STD0033@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE–2013–BT–STD–0033 and/or RIN 

1904–AD02 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 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, 

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. 

A link to the docket Web page can be 

found at: http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2013-BT-STD0033. The regulations.gov Web page 

contains instructions on how to access 

all documents in the docket, including 

public comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ronald Majette, 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) 586–7935. Email: 

ronald.majette@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–1777. Email: 

Sarah.Butler@hq.doe.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment or review other 

public comments and the docket, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 

586–2945 or by email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Authority 

II. History of Energy Conservation Standards 

Rulemaking for Portable Air 

Conditioners 

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), 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 authorizes DOE to 

establish technologically feasible, 

economically justified energy 

conservation standards for covered 

products or equipment that would be 

likely to result in significant national 

energy savings. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(o)(2)(B)(i)(I)–(VII)) In addition to 

specifying a list of covered products, 

EPCA contains provisions that enable 

the Secretary of Energy to classify 

additional types of consumer products 

as covered products. For a given 

product to be classified as a covered 

product, the Secretary must determine 

that: 

(1) Classifying the product as a 

covered product is necessary for the 

purposes of EPCA; and 

(2) The average annual per-household 

energy use by products of each type is 


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likely to exceed 100 kilowatt-hours 

(kWh) per year. (42 U.S.C. 6292(b)(1)) 

To prescribe an energy conservation 

standard pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6295(o) 

and (p) for covered products added 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6292(b)(1), the 

Secretary must also determine that: 

(1) The average household energy use 

of the products has exceeded 150 kWh 

per household for a 12-month period; 

(2) The aggregate 12-month energy use 

of the products has exceeded 4.2 

terawatt-hours (TWh); 

(3) Substantial improvement in energy 

efficiency is technologically feasible; 

and 

(4) Application of a labeling rule 

under 42 U.S.C. 6294 is unlikely to be 

sufficient to induce manufacturers to 

produce, and consumers and other 

persons to purchase, covered products 

of such type (or class) that achieve the 

maximum energy efficiency that is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(l)(1)) 

Under EPCA, the energy conservation 

program consists essentially of four 

parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) 

Federal energy conservation standards, 

and (4) certification and enforcement 

procedures. The testing requirements 

consist of test procedures that 

manufacturers of covered products must 

use as the basis for: (1) Certifying to 

DOE that their products comply with 

the applicable energy conservation 

standards adopted under EPCA, and (2) 

making representations about the 

efficiency of those products. Similarly, 

DOE must use these test procedures to 

determine whether the products comply 

with any relevant standards 

promulgated under EPCA. 

In prescribing a new or amended 

energy conservation standard, 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 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 that are relevant 

to the rulemaking, 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 Portable Air 

Conditioners 

A. Background 

Under the authority established in 

EPCA, DOE published a notice of 

proposed determination that tentatively 

determined that portable ACs qualify as 

a covered product. 78 FR 40403 (July 5, 

2013). DOE tentatively determined that 

(1) classifying portable ACs as a covered 

product is necessary or appropriate to 

carry out the purposes of EPCA, and (2) 

the average U.S. household energy use 

for portable ACs is likely to exceed 100 

kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year. (42 

U.S.C. 6292(b)(1)) 

DOE published a Notice of Data 

Availability (NODA) on May 9, 2014 

(the May 2014 NODA), reviewing 

various industry test procedures for 

portable ACs and presenting results 

from its investigative testing. DOE 

requested comment and additional 

information regarding the results and 

potential methodologies. 79 FR 26639. 

Comments received in response to the 

May 2014 NODA have helped DOE 

identify issues related to the 

preliminary analyses, as well as 

informed the analysis for the test 

procedure rulemaking. On February 12, 

2015, DOE issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) for a portable AC 

test procedure which is available at: 

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

appliance_standards/product.aspx/

productid/79. 

B. Current Rulemaking Process 

DOE typically first develops a 

framework document that describes the 

approaches and methods DOE will use 

in evaluating the need for new or 

amended standards. For this 

rulemaking, DOE began the rulemaking 

process by publishing a notice of 

proposed determination (NOPD) on July 

5, 2013 (hereinafter the ‘‘July 2013 

NOPD’’). 78 FR 40403. After the 

framework stage, or in this case the 

NOPD, DOE then presents the initial 

analytical results in a preliminary TSD 

such as this one. 

Comments received since publication 

of the July 2013 NOPD 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 analysis (NIA). 

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=76. 

DOE also conducted, and has 

included in the preliminary TSD, 

several other analyses that support the 

major analyses listed above or are 

preliminary analyses that will be 

expanded upon for a NOPR if DOE 

determines to proceed with an energy 

conservation standards rulemaking for 

portable ACs. 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 Life-Cycle 

Costs (LCC) and Payback Period (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 

subsequent NOPR. 


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A. Engineering Analysis 

The engineering analysis establishes 

the relationship between the cost and 

efficiency levels of portable ACs. This 

relationship serves as the basis for the 

cost-benefit calculations performed for 

individual consumers and the nation. 

As a first step in the engineering 

analysis, DOE established one product 

class, based on a characterization of the 

relevant portable AC products and 

markets. For this product class, DOE 

identified existing technology options 

that could improve the energy efficiency 

of portable ACs. DOE then reviewed 

each technology option to decide 

whether it (1) is technologically feasible; 

(2) is practicable to manufacture, install, 

and service; (3) would adversely affect 

product utility or product availability; 

or (4) would have adverse impacts on 

health and safety. The engineering 

analysis identifies representative 

baseline products, which is the starting 

point for analyzing technologies that 

provide energy efficiency 

improvements. ‘‘Baseline product’’ 

refers to a model or models having 

features and technologies typically 

found in minimally efficient products 

currently available on the market. DOE 

then identified design options to 

improve the efficiency of portable ACs 

and considered these options in the 

analysis as candidate standard levels 

(CSLs). DOE estimated the manufacturer 

production costs for the baseline and 

each of the four CSLs. The manufacturer 

production costs were derived from 

product teardowns, using more efficient 

components and modeling efficiency 

savings from alternative product 

configurations. The main outputs of the 

engineering analysis are the 

manufacturer production costs 

(including material, labor, and 

overhead) and efficiencies at the 

baseline and each of 4 CSLs as a 

function of cooling capacity for the 

single product class. 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 portable ACs. 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 life-cycle cost (LCC) and payback 

period (PBP) analyses determine the 

economic impact of potential standards 

on individual consumers. The LCC is 

the total cost of purchasing, installing, 

and operating a portable AC over the 

course of its lifetime. The LCC analysis 

compares the LCC of a portable AC 

designed to meet possible energy 

conservation standards with the LCC of 

a portable AC likely to be installed in 

the absence of standards. DOE 

determines LCCs by considering: (1) 

Total installed cost to the consumer 

(which consists of manufacturer selling 

price, distribution chain markups, and 

sales taxes); (2) the range of annual 

energy consumption of portable ACs 

that meet each of the efficiency levels 

considered as they are used in the field; 

(3) the operating cost of portable ACs 

(e.g., energy cost); (4) portable AC 

lifetime; and (5) a discount rate that 

reflects the real consumer cost of capital 

and puts the LCC in present-value 

terms. The PBP represents the number 

of years needed to recover the increase 

in purchase price of higher efficiency 

portable ACs through savings in the 

operating cost. 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. 

For portable ACs, DOE determined 

the range in annual energy consumption 

using outputs from the engineering 

analysis (power consumption at each 

efficiency level) and from publically 

available information on portable ACs. 

Total installed costs at each CSL are 

based on the engineering and markups 

analysis. Recognizing that several inputs 

to the determination of consumer LCC 

and PBP are either variable or uncertain 

(e.g., annual energy consumption, 

product lifetime, electricity price, 

discount rate), DOE conducts the LCC 

and PBP analysis by modeling both the 

uncertainty and variability in the inputs 

using Monte Carlo simulation and 

probability distributions. 

The average annual energy 

consumption derived in the LCC 

analysis is used as an input in the NIA. 

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 potential 

new standards at each CSL. DOE 

calculated NES and NPV for each CSL 

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 portable 

ACs shipped during the analysis period. 

Energy savings include the full-fuel 

cycle energy savings (i.e., the energy 

needed to extract, process, and deliver 

primary fuel sources such as coal and 

natural gas, and the conversion and 

distribution losses of generating 

electricity from those fuel sources). 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. NPV results are 

reported for discount rates of 3 percent 

and 7 percent. 

To calculate the NES and NPV, DOE 

projected future shipments and 

efficiency distributions (for each CSL) 

for the single portable AC product class. 

DOE recognizes the uncertainty in 

projecting shipments and efficiency 

distributions, and as a result the NIA 

includes several different scenarios for 

each. Other inputs to the NIA include 

the estimated portable AC lifetime, 

consumer product costs, and average 

annual energy savings. 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 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 


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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=76. 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 April 28, 2015 

comments, data, and information on 

matters addressed in the preliminary 

TSD and on other matters relevant to 

consideration of energy conservation 

standards for portable ACs. 

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 

standards for portable ACs are not 

appropriate or a NOPR proposing to 

establish 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. 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 

alternate forms of Photo-ID include: U.S. 

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. 

In addition, you can attend the public 

meeting via webinar. Webinar 

registration information, participant 

instructions, and information about the 

capabilities available to webinar 

participants will be published on DOE’s 

Web site at: http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/

rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=76. Participants 

are responsible for ensuring their 

systems are compatible with the 

webinar software. 

B. Procedure for Submitting Requests To 

Speak 

Any person who has an interest in 

today’s document 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 hand-deliver 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 document between 9 a.m. and 4 

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. 

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. 


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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–20XX–BT– 

STD–0033 and/or RIN 1904–AD02 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 February 13, 

2015. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–04110 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No.FAA–2015–0426; Notice No. 25– 

15–03–SC] 

Special Conditions: Bombardier 

Aerospace Incorporated, Models BD– 

500–1A10 and BD–500–1A11 Series 

Airplanes; Electronic Flight Control 

System: Pitch and Roll Limiting 

Functions 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Bombardier 

Aerospace Models BD–500–1A10 and 

BD–500–1A11 Series Airplanes. These 

airplanes will have a novel or unusual 

design feature associated with the flyby-wire electronic flight control system 

(EFCS) that limits pitch- and rollattitude functions to prevent the 

airplane from attaining certain pitch 

attitudes and roll angles. This system 

generates the actual surface commands 

that provide for stability augmentation 

and flight control for all three-airplane 

axes (longitudinal, lateral, and 

directional). The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for this design feature. These proposed 

special conditions contain the 

additional safety standards that the 

Administrator considers necessary to 

establish a level of safety equivalent to 

that established by the existing 

airworthiness standards. 

DATES: Send your comments on or 

before April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2015–0426 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://www.regulations.gov/, 

including any personal information the 

commenter provides. Using the search 

function of the docket Web site, anyone 

can find and read the electronic form of 

all comments received into any FAA 

docket, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement can be 

found in the Federal Register published 

on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), 

as well as at 

http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov/. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe 

Jacobsen, FAA, Standardization Branch, 

ANM–113 Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–2011; facsimile 

425–227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite interested people to take 

part in this rulemaking by sending 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the special 

conditions, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive by the closing date for 

comments. We may change these special 

conditions based on the comments we 

receive. 

Background 

On December 10, 2009, Bombardier 

Aerospace applied for a type certificate 

for their new Models BD–500–1A10 and 

BD–500–1A11 series airplanes (hereafter 

collectively referred to as ‘‘CSeries’’). 

The CSeries airplanes are swept-wing 

monoplanes with an aluminum alloy 

fuselage, sized for 5-abreast seating. 

Passenger capacity is designated as 110 

for the Model BD–500–1A10 and 125 for 

the Model BD–500–1A11. Maximum 

takeoff weight is 131,000 pounds for the 

Model BD–500–1A10 and 144,000 

pounds for the Model BD–500–1A11. 

The CSeries airplanes will have a fly-bywire EFCS. 


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