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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket Number: EERE-2011-BT-STD-0006] 

RIN: 1904-AC43 

Energy Conservation Program: Framework Document for General Service Fluorescent 

Lamps and Incandescent Reflector Lamps 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On September 14, 2011, DOE published a notice of public meeting and 

availability of the framework document on general service fluorescent lamps and incandescent 

reflector lamps energy conservation standards in the Federal Register . This notice announces 

that the period for submitting comments on the framework document is extended to November 

28, 2011. 

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DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the framework document 

received no later than November 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the framework document on general 

service fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps energy conservation standards, and 

provide docket number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0006 and/or RIN number 1904-AC43. Comments 

may be submitted using any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments. 

E-mail: GSFL-IRL_2011-STD-0006@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE-2011-

BT-STD-0006 and/or RIN 1904-AC43 in the subject line of the message. Submit 

electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file format and 

avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption. 

Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-

0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. 

Please submit one signed original paper copy. 

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Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, visit the 

U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC, 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9:00 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at 

the above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. 

Please note: DOE’s Freedom of Information Reading Room (Room 1E-190 at the Forrestal 

Building) no longer houses rulemaking materials. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tina Kaarsberg, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-

1393. E-mail: Tina.Kaarsberg@ee.doe.gov. 

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. E-mail: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 14, 2011, DOE published a notice of 

public meeting and availability of the framework document in the Federal Register 76 FR 56678 

(September 14, 2011) to make available and invite comments on the framework document for 

general service fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps energy conservation 

standards. The notice provided for the submission of comments by October 31, 2011, and 

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comments were also accepted at a public meeting held on October 4, 2011. At this public 

meeting Lutron stated it had conferred with other stakeholders and they were in agreement that 

more time should be allowed to provide comments on the framework document. Lutron 

suggested that the comment period for the framework document be extended to coincide with the 

comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking for general service fluorescent lamps, 

general service incandescent lamps, and incandescent reflector lamps test procedures ending 

November 28, 2011. DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period is 

appropriate based on the foregoing reasons and is hereby extending the comment period. DOE 

will consider any comments received by November 28, 2011/midnight and deems any comments 

received between October 31, 2011/midnight and November 28, 2011/midnight to be timely 

submitted. 

Further Information on Submitting Comments 

Under 10 CFR Part 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 about the confidential status of the information and treat it according to its 

determination. 

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