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.

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Monday, September 29, 2014 

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 

Fans: 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 ceiling fans. 

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 fans. 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/65. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 from 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 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 

November 28, 2014. See section IV, 

‘‘Public Participation,’’ of this notice of 

public meeting (NOPM) 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. 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. Brenda Edwards at (202) 

586–2945 so that the necessary 

procedures can be completed. 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. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

EERE–2011–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: CeilingFan2012STD0045@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE–2011–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/65. This Web 

page contains a link to the docket for 

this notice on the regulation.gov site. 

The 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_fans@ee.doe.gov . 

In the Office of the General Counsel, 

contact 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. Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@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. 


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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 

Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act 

(AEMTCA), Pub. L. 112–210 (Dec. 18, 2012). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Statutory Authority 

II. Rulemaking for Ceiling Fans 

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) 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 (collectively referred to as 

‘‘covered products’’).2 These include 

ceiling fans, which are the subject of 

this rulemaking. (42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)) 

This program authorizes DOE to 

establish technologically feasible, 

economically justified energy efficiency 

regulations for certain products and 

equipment 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 standards 

for ceiling fans 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, 

considering, to the greatest extent 

practicable, 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. Rulemaking for Ceiling Fans 

A. Background 

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPACT 2005), Public Law 109–58, 

amended EPCA and provided that DOE 

may establish energy conservation 

standards for ceiling fans, as well as 

requirements for determining whether 

these standards should be amended. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(ff)) 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)) In addition to giving 

DOE the discretion to issue electrical 

energy conservation standards for 

ceiling fans, EPCA also includes certain 

statutorily-prescribed design standards 

(including a requirement for (i) fan 

speed controls separate from any 

lighting controls; (ii) adjustable speed 

controls (either more than one speed or 

variable speed); and (iii) the capability 

for reverse action (other than fans sold 

for industrial or outdoor application or 

where safety would be an issue)). (42 

U.S.C. 6295(ff)(1)(A) and (6)) 

Under this statutory structure, DOE 

codified energy conservation standards 

and promulgated test procedures for 

ceiling fans, which are set forth in the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In a 

final rule technical amendment 

published in the Federal Register (FR) 

on October 18, 2005, DOE codified the 

statutorily prescribed design standards 

for ceiling fans at 10 CFR 430.32(s). 70 

FR 60407, 60413. In a final rule 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 8, 2006, DOE adopted test 

procedures for ceiling fans at 10 CFR 

part 430, subpart B, appendix U. 71 FR 

71340, 71366–71367. 

This preliminary analysis is part of 

DOE’s review to determine whether the 

standards in effect for ceiling fans 

should be amended, as directed by 

EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6295(ff)(6)) It also 

addresses 42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(3), in 

which DOE is directed to incorporate 

standby mode and off mode energy use 

in any amended (or new) standard 

adopted after July 1, 2010, if justified 

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

statutory design standards for ceiling 

fans will remain in place and are not 

subject to review as part of this 

rulemaking process. 

B. Current Rulemaking Process 

In initiating this rulemaking, DOE 

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 fans. 

This document is available at: http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/65. 

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 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. 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/65. 

DOE also conducted, and has 

included in the preliminary TSD, 


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3For purposes of analysis, DOE assumes that 

2019 would be the first year of compliance with 

amended standards. 

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 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 fans. 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 fans as the difference between a 

base-case forecast (without amended 

standards) and the standards-case 

forecast (with 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 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/65. 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 November 28, 

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 fans. 

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 

the standards for ceiling fans 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 


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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. 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. Any 

foreign national wishing to participate 

in the meeting should advise DOE of 

this fact as soon as possible by 

contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards to 

initiate the necessary procedures. 

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/65. 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 

today’s notice 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 handdeliver 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 

9:00 a.m. and 4:00 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 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–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 

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 September 

16, 2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

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