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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2012–BT–STD–0045] 

RIN 1904–AC87 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Consumer Products: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Ceiling 

Fan Light Kits 

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 analyses it has conducted 

for purposes of establishing energy 

conservation standards for ceiling fan 

light kits. 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 

ceiling fan light kits. 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/66. 

DATES: DOE will hold a two-day public 

meeting on November 18–19, 2014, from 

9 a.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 

December 30, 2014. DOE must receive 

requests to speak at the meeting before 

5 p.m. on November 4, 2014. DOE must 

receive a signed original and an 

electronic copy of statements to be given 

at the public meeting before 5 p.m. on 

November 4, 2014. See section IV, 

‘‘Public Participation,’’ of this notice of 

public meeting (NOPM) for details. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting on 

November 18, 2014 will be held at the 

U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. The 

public meeting on November 19, 2014 

will be held at the U.S. Department of 

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 6E– 

069, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

EERE–2012–BT–STD–0045 and/or 

Regulation Identification Number (RIN) 

1904–AC87, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: 

CeilingFanLightKits2012STD0045@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE–2012–BT–STD–0045 and/or RIN 

1904–AC87 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, 

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/66. This Web 

page contains a link to the docket for 

this notice on the regulation.gov site. 

The www.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. 

Lucy deButts, 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)–287–1604. Email: 

ceiling_fan_light_kits@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of the General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–71, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202)–287–6111. Email: 

Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone (202) 586–2945. Email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Statutory Authority 

II. History of Rulemaking for Ceiling Fan 

Light Kits 

A. Background 

B. Current Rulemaking Process 

III. Summary of the Analyses Performed by 

DOE 

A. Engineering Analysis 

B. Energy Use Analysis 

C. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period 

Analyses 

D. 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. Statutory 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) established the Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products Other Than Automobiles, 

which includes the ceiling fan light kits 

(CFLKs) that are the subject of this 


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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). 

rulemaking.2 (42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)) This 

program authorizes DOE to establish 

technologically feasible, economically 

justified energy efficiency regulations 

for certain products that would be likely 

to result in substantial national energy 

savings. (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(i)(I)– 

(VII)) 

DOE is required to consider energy 

conservation standards for ceiling fan 

light kits 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)) 

DOE also adheres to additional 

statutory requirements of general 

applicability for prescribing new or 

amended standards set forth in other 

relevant sections of EPCA. 

II. History of Rulemaking for Ceiling 

Fan Light Kits 

A. Background 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPACT 2005), Public Law 109–58, 

amended EPCA and established energy 

conservation standards for ceiling fan 

light kits, as well as requirements for 

determining whether these standards 

should be amended. (42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)) 

Specifically, EPACT 2005 set energy 

conservation standards for ceiling fan 

light kits with medium screw base 

sockets, as well as pin-based sockets. 

(42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)(2)–(3)) The statute 

also directed DOE to consider and issue 

requirements for other types of ceiling 

fan light kits (including candelabra 

screw base sockets) by January 1, 2007, 

and if DOE failed to issue such 

standards by the specified date, the 

statute provided for an alternative set of 

requirements for ceiling fan light kits 

manufactured after January 1, 2010. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(ff)) After January 1, 2010, 

DOE may again consider amended 

energy efficiency standards for ceiling 

fan light kits, standards that would 

apply to products manufactured not 

earlier than two years after the date of 

publication of the final rule establishing 

the amended standard. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(ff)(5)) 

EPCA defines a ‘‘ceiling fan’’ as ‘‘a 

nonportable device that is suspended 

from a ceiling for circulating air via the 

rotation of fan blades’’ (42 U.S.C. 

6291(49)) and defines a ‘‘ceiling fan 

light kit’’ as ‘‘equipment designed to 

provide light from a ceiling fan’’ that 

can be (1) integral, such that the 

equipment is attached to the ceiling fan 

prior to the time of retail sale; or (2) 

attachable, such that at the time of retail 

sale the equipment is not physically 

attached to the ceiling fan, but may be 

included inside the ceiling fan at the 

time of sale or sold separately for 

subsequent attachment to the fan. (42 

U.S.C. 6291(50)) 

Under this statutory structure, DOE 

promulgated design standards for 

ceiling fans, performance standards for 

ceiling fan light kits and test procedures 

for both ceiling fans and ceiling fan light 

kits. In a final rule technical amendment 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 18, 2005, DOE codified the 

statutory design standards for ceiling 

fans and the performance standards for 

ceiling fan light kits in the CFR at 10 

CFR 430.32(s). 70 FR 60407, 60413. 

Because DOE did not issue a final rule 

on standards for CFLKs by January 1, 

2007, DOE published a final rule 

technical amendment in the Federal 

Register on January 11, 2007, codifying 

statutory standards for light kits with 

sockets other than medium-screw base 

or pin-based fluorescent lamps in the 

CFR. 72 FR 1270. In a final rule 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 8, 2006, DOE adopted test 

procedures for ceiling fan light kits at 10 

CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix U 

and appendix V, respectively. 71 FR 

71340, 71366–71367. Another technical 

amendment issued on March 3, 2009, 

(74 FR 12058), codified a provision that 

CFLKs with sockets for pin-based 

fluorescent lamps must be packaged 

with lamps to fill all sockets. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(ff)(4)(C)(ii)) 

DOE is initiating this rulemaking 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)(5)–(6), 

which allows DOE to consider 

establishing or amending energy 

conservation standards for ceiling fan 

light kits, and 42 U.S.C. 6295(r), which 

requires DOE to prescribe test 

procedures for new or amended energy 

conservation standards. In addition to 

considering the energy consumption of 

these products in active mode, 42 U.S.C. 

6295(gg) requires DOE to consider the 

standby mode and off mode energy 

consumption of ceiling fan light kits in 

amending both its test procedures and 

energy conservation standards. 

B. Current Rulemaking Process 

In initiating this rulemaking, DOE has 

prepared a Framework Document, 

‘‘Energy Conservation Standards 

Rulemaking Framework Document for 

Ceiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light 

Kits,’’ which describes the procedural 

and analytical approaches DOE 

anticipates using to evaluate energy 

conservation standards for ceiling fan 

light kits. This document is available at: 

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

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/66. 

DOE held a public meeting on March 

22, 2013, 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 CFLKs 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 


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3For purposes of analysis, DOE assumes that 

2019 would be the first year of compliance with 

amended standards. 

these analyses is available at http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/66. 

The tools used in preparing several of 

the above analyses (life-cycle cost and 

national impacts) are available at the 

above Web site. Each individual 

spreadsheet includes an introduction 

describing the various inputs and 

outputs of the analysis, as well as 

operation instructions. 

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 determines that amended energy 

conservation standards are 

technologically feasible, economically 

justified, and would save a significant 

amount of energy, based on the 

information presented to the 

Department. 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 

the 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 

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. Energy Use Analysis 

The energy use analysis provides 

estimates of the annual energy 

consumption of ceiling fan light kits. 

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. 

C. 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. 

D. 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 

ceiling fan light kits as the difference 

between a base-case forecast (without 

amended standards) and the standardscase forecast (with amended standards). 

Cumulative energy savings are the sum 

of the annual NES determined for the 

lifetime of the products shipped from 

2019 to 2048.3 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 of 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. Once again, a copy of the 

preliminary TSD is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/66. 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 December 30, 

2014 comments, data, and information 

on matters addressed in the preliminary 

TSD and on other matters relevant to 

consideration of energy conservation 

standards for ceiling fan light kits. 

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. 


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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 ceiling fan light kits 

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. 

Please also visit DOE’s ceiling fan 

light kits Web page at http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/66. for information about existing 

standards and test procedures, and the 

history and impacts of previous DOE 

regulatory actions, for this category of 

products. 

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. 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. 

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. 

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/66. Participants are responsible 

for ensuring their computer systems are 

compatible with the webinar software. 

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 

5 p.m. on November 4, 2014. DOE must 

receive a signed original and an 

electronic copy of statements to be given 

at the public meeting before 5 p.m. on 

November 4, 2014. 

B. Procedure for Submitting Requests to 

Speak 

Any person who has an interest in 

this rulemaking 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 notice 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. 

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 

document. 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–2011–BT–STD–0045 and/or RIN 

1904–AC87 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 


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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 October 27, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25933 Filed 10–30–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter II 

[ED–2014–OESE–0134; CFDA Number: 

84.415A] 

Proposed Priorities, Requirements, 

Definitions, and Selection Criteria— 

State Tribal Education Partnership 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Proposed priorities, 

requirements, definitions, and selection 

criteria. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

proposes priorities, requirements, 

definitions, and selection criteria for the 

State Tribal Education Partnership 

(STEP) program. The Assistant Secretary 

may use one or more of these priorities, 

requirements, definitions, and selection 

criteria for competitions in fiscal year 

(FY) 2015 and later years. We propose 

this action to enable tribal educational 

agencies (TEAs) to administer formula 

grant programs under the Elementary 

and Secondary Education Act of 1965 

(ESEA), and to improve the partnership 

between TEAs and the State educational 

agencies (SEAs) and local educational 

agencies (LEAs) that educate students 

from the affected tribe. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before December 1, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. We will not accept 

comments submitted by fax or by email 

or those submitted after the comment 

period. To ensure that we do not receive 

duplicate copies, please submit your 

comments only once. In addition, please 

include the Docket ID at the top of your 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under ‘‘Are you new to the site?’’ 

• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, 

or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver 

your comments about these proposed 

regulations, address them to the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Privacy Note: The Department’s policy is 

to make all comments received from 

members of the public available for public 

viewing in their entirety on the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. 

Therefore, commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only information 

that they wish to make publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shahla Ortega, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

room 3E211, Washington, DC 20202– 

6450. Telephone: (202) 453–5602 or by 

email: shahla.ortega@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation To Comment: We invite 

you to submit comments regarding this 

notice. To ensure that your comments 

have maximum effect in developing the 

notice of final priorities, requirements, 

definitions, and selection criteria, we 

urge you to identify clearly the specific 

proposed priority, requirement, 

definition, or selection criterion that 

each comment addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Orders 12866 

and 13563 and their overall requirement 

of reducing regulatory burden that 

might result from these proposed 

priorities, requirements, definitions, and 

selection criteria. Please let us know of 

any further ways we could reduce 

potential costs or increase potential 

benefits while preserving the effective 

and efficient administration of the 

program. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about the proposed regulations by 

accessing Regulations.gov. You may also 

inspect the comments in person in room 

3E211, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, Monday through Friday of 

each week except Federal holidays. If 

you want to schedule time to inspect 

comments, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record: On request, we will 

provide an appropriate accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Purposes of Program: The purposes of 

this program are to: (1) Promote 

increased collaboration between TEAs 

and the SEAs and LEAs that serve 

students from the relevant tribes, in the 

administration of certain ESEA formula 

grant programs; and (2) build the 

capacity of TEAs to conduct certain 

administrative functions under those 

programs for eligible schools, as 

determined by the TEA, SEA, and LEA. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7451(a)(4). 

Background 

The FY 2012 appropriation for the 

Department of Education (the 

Department) included funding for a 

pilot program under the Indian 

Education (ESEA title VII) National 

Activities authority. Under the pilot, the 

Department awarded competitive grants 

to four TEAs to increase collaboration 

between TEAs and SEAs in the 

administration of certain ESEA Stateadministered formula grant programs, 

build TEA capacity to conduct State 

administrative functions under those 

programs for eligible schools located on 

reservations, increase the role of TEAs 

in the education of their children, and 

improve the academic achievement of 


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