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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

26638 

Vol. 79, No. 90 

Friday, May 9, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Parts 1005 and 1007 

[Docket No. AO–388–A17 and AO–366–A46; 

DA–05–06–B] 

Milk in the Appalachian and Southeast 

Marketing Areas; Termination of 

Proceeding 

Correction 

In proposed rule document 2014– 

10033, appearing on pages 25032 

through 25033 in the issue of Friday, 

May 2, 2014, make the following 

correction: 

On page 25032, in the first column, in 

the DATES section, ‘‘May 5, 2013’’ 

should read ‘‘May 5, 2014’’. 

[FR Doc. C1–2014–10033 Filed 5–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 429 

[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0005] 

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking 

Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of 

Open Teleconference/Webinar 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting and 

teleconference/webinar. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Appliance Standards and 

Rulemaking Federal Advisory 

Committee (ASRAC). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that 

agencies publish notice of an advisory 

committee meeting in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Friday, June 6, 2014 from 1:00 

p.m.–5:00 p.m. (EST). 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

For individuals that wish to attend by 

webinar, please register at—https:// 

www1.gotomeeting.com/register/ 

938465121. After registering you will 

receive an email with the appropriate 

link to join the meeting on June 6 and 

the necessary call-in information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 950 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW., Washington, DC 20024. Email: 

asrac@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Energy Department on the development 

of standards and test procedures for 

residential appliances and commercial 

equipment, certification and 

enforcement of standards, and product 

labeling. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; 

final agenda will be posted at http:// 

www.appliancestandards.energy.gov): 

• Update on Commercial and Industrial 

Pumps Working Group’s efforts 

• Discussion regarding commercial 

labeling. 

• Discussion of other topics where 

ASRAC can assist the Appliance and 

Equipment Standards Program 

Public Participation: Members of the 

public are welcome to observe the 

business of the meeting and, if time 

allows, may make oral statements 

during the specified period for public 

comment. To attend the meeting and/or 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, email 

asrac@ee.doe.gov. In the email, please 

indicate your name, organization (if 

appropriate), citizenship, and contact 

information. Please note that foreign 

nationals visiting DOE Headquarters are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures. Any foreign national 

wishing to participate in the meeting 

should advise ASRAC staff as soon as 

possible by emailing asrac@ee.doe.gov 

to initiate the necessary procedures. 

Anyone attending the meeting will be 

required to present a government photo 

identification, such as a passport, 

driver’s license, or government 

identification. Due to the required 

security screening upon entry, 

individuals attending should arrive 

early to allow for the extra time needed. 

Members of the public will be heard 

in the order in which they sign up for 

the Public Comment Period. Time 

allotted per speaker will depend on the 

number of individuals who wish to 

speak but will not exceed five minutes. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The co-chairs of the 

Committee will make every effort to 

hear the views of all interested parties 

and to facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. 

Participation in the meeting is not a 

prerequisite for submission of written 

comments. ASRAC invites written 

comments from all interested parties. 

Any comments submitted must identify 

the ASRAC, and provide docket number 

EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0005. Comments 

may be submitted using any of the 

following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: ASRAC@ee.doe.gov. Include 

docket number EERE–2013–BT–NOC– 

0005 in the subject line of the message. 

3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

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. 

4. 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 a CD, in which case 

it is not necessary to include printed 

copies. 

No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be 

accepted. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov, 

including Federal Register notices, 

public meeting attendee lists, webinar 

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. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 90 / Friday, May 9, 2014 / Proposed Rules 26639 

1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

2All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the American 

Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act 

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

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of today’s notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10689 Filed 5–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2014–BT–TP–0014] 

RIN 1904–AD22 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Test Procedure 

for Portable Air Conditioners 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of data availability; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In a notice of proposed 

determination (NOPD) published on 

July 5, 2013, the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) tentatively determined 

that portable air conditioners (ACs) 

qualify as a covered product under Part 

B of Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. 

To assist in a final determination and to 

consider approaches for a future DOE 

test procedure for these products, 

should DOE determine that portable 

ACs are covered products, DOE 

conducted investigative testing to 

evaluate industry test procedures that 

could be used to measure cooling 

capacity and energy use for portable 

ACs. In today’s notice, DOE discusses 

various industry test procedures and 

presents results from its investigative 

testing that evaluated existing 

methodologies and alternate approaches 

adapted from these methodologies for 

portable ACs. DOE requests comment 

and additional information regarding 

the testing and results presented in this 

NODA. DOE also encourages interested 

parties to provide comment on any 

alternate approaches for testing portable 

ACs and information that may improve 

the analysis. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding this notice of 

data availability (NODA) submitted no 

later than June 9, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the Notice of Data 

Availability for Portable Air 

Conditioners, and provide docket 

number EERE–2014–BT–TP–0014 and/

or RIN 1904–AD22. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: PortableAC2014TP0014@

ee.doe.gov. Include docket EERE–2014– 

BT–TP–0014 and/or RIN 1904–AD22 in 

the subject line of the message. 

3. 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. 

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 

(202) 586–2945. If possible, please 

submit all items on a CD, in which case 

it is not necessary to include printed 

copies. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov, 

including Federal Register notices, 

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. 

A link to the docket Web page can be 

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

#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-TP0014. This Web page contains a link to 

the docket for this notice on the 

www.regulations.gov site. The 

www.regulations.gov Web page contains 

simple instructions on how to access all 

documents, including public comments, 

in the docket. 

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 email: Brenda.Edwards@

ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Building Technology 

Office, EE–5B, 950 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW., Room 603, Washington, DC 

20585–0121. Telephone: 202–586– 

0371. Email: Bryan.Berringer@

ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Sarah Butler, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mailstop GC–71, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Telephone: 202–586–2902; 

Email: Sarah.Butler@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Authority and Background 

II. Discussion 

A. Test Units 

B. Baseline Testing 

C. Investigative Testing 

1. Calorimeter Approach 

2. Duct Heat Loss and Leakage 

3. Infiltration Air 

a. Infiltration Air Flowrate 

b. Effect of Infiltration Air Temperature 

4. Mixing Between the Condenser Inlet and 

Exhaust for Dual-Duct Portable Air 

Conditioners 

D. Alternate Testing Approach 

E. Additional Issues on Which DOE Seeks 

Comment 

III. Public Participation 

I. Authority and Background 

Title III, Part B1 of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

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 (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘covered products’’).2 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 such type is 

likely to exceed 100 kilowatt-hours 

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

In order 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 any 12-month period 

ending before such determination; 

(2) The aggregate household energy 

use of the products has exceeded 4.2 

terawatt-hours (TWh) for any such 12- 

month period; 

(3) Substantial improvement in energy 

efficiency is technologically feasible; 

and 

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