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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Thursday, July 15, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket Number: EE–2010–BT–STD–0011] 

RIN 1904–AC22 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Furnace 

Fans: Reopening of Public Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document announces a 

reopening of the time period for 

submitting comments on the framework 

document to establish energy 

conservation standards for the use of 

electricity for purposes of circulating air 

through duct work of residential heating 

and cooling systems (‘‘furnace fans’’). 

The comment period closed on July 6, 

2010. The comment period is reopened 

from July 15, 2010 until July 27, 2010. 

DATES: Comments, data, and 

information relevant to the furnace fan 

rulemaking will be accepted until July 

27, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 

and/or Regulation Identifier Number 

(RIN) 1904–AC22, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: FurnFans-2010-STD0011@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 

and/or RIN 1904–AC22 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for Furnace Fans, 

Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 

and/or RIN 1904–AC22, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, Sixth 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, a copy of 

the transcript of the public meeting, or 

comments received, go to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

Sixth Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first at 

the above telephone number for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mohammed Khan, 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) 586–7892. E-mail: 

Mohammed.Khan@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC, 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9507. E-mail: 

Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) initiated a 

rulemaking to consider establishing new 

energy conservation standards or energy 

use standards for furnace fans on June 

3, 2010 by publishing a notice in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 31323). The 

notice informed interested parties of the 

availability of a framework document 

that detailed the expected analytical 

approach and scope of coverage for the 

rulemaking, and identified several 

issues on which DOE is particularly 

interested in receiving comment. DOE 

held a public meeting on June 18, 2010 

to discuss and receive comments on its 

analytical approach and associated 

issues. (A transcript of the public 

meeting is currently available on the 

DOE Web page at the following URL: 

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

appliance_standards/residential/ 

furnace_fans_framework.html) DOE 

announced in the Federal Register 

notice and at the public meeting that it 

would accept written comments through 

July 6, 2010. 

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and 

Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) requested 

an extension of the time to submit 

comments. In its request, AHRI stated 

that because many AHRI members will 

be attending the ASHRAE meetings, and 

considering the 4th of July holiday, 

industry would not have adequate time 

to appropriately respond to all the 

questions and issues raised by DOE in 

the framework document. 

Based on the number and scope of 

questions and issues raised in the DOE 

framework document (and during the 

public meeting), DOE believes that 

reopening the comment period to allow 

additional time for interested parties to 

submit comments is appropriate. 

Therefore, DOE is reopening the 

comment period until July 27, 2010 to 

provide interested parties additional 

time to prepare and submit comments. 

DOE will accept comments received no 

later than July 27, 2010 and will 

consider any comments received 

between July 6, 2010 and July 27, 2010 

to be timely filed. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–17212 Filed 7–14–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0003] 

RIN 1904–AC19 

Energy Conservation Program: ReOpening of the Public Comment Period 

for Commercial Refrigeration 

Equipment 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed rule: Re-opening of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On May 6, 2010, the U. S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) in 

the Federal Register to announce the 

availability of the framework document 

for commercial refrigeration equipment 

and provide notice of a public meeting. 

The NOPM provided for the submission 


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of comments by June 7, 2010, and 

comments were also accepted at a 

public meeting held on May 18, 2010. 

This document announces that the 

period for submitting comments on the 

framework document for commercial 

refrigeration equipment is to be reopened from July 15, 2010 to July 30, 

2010. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding the 

framework document for commercial 

refrigeration equipment received 

between July 15, 2010 and July 30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the framework document 

for commercial refrigeration equipment, 

and provide docket number EERE– 

2010–BT–STD–0003 and/or RIN number 

1904–AC19. 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: CRE-2010-STD0003@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0003 

and/or RIN 1904–AC19 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. 

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 a.m. and 4 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: Mr. 

Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2192. E-mail: 

Charles_Llenza@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 

586–8145, Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov; or 

Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 

586–7796, Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 6, 

2010, DOE published a NOPM in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 24824) to 

announce the availability of the 

framework document for commercial 

refrigeration equipment and provide 

notice of a public meeting. The NOPM 

provided for the submission of 

comments by June 7, 2010, and 

comments were also accepted at a 

public meeting held on May 18, 2010. 

The People’s Republic of China 

submitted a request for DOE to extend 

the comment period to allow additional 

time for review of the documents and 

the submission of comments. DOE has 

determined that an extension of the 

public comment period is appropriate as 

a result of this comment and is hereby 

extending the comment period. DOE 

will consider any comments received 

between July 15, 2010 and July 30, 2010 

and deems any comments received 

between publication of the NOPM on 

May 6, 2010 and July 30, 2010 to be 

timely submitted. 

Further Information on Submitting 

Comments 

Under Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations 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. 

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) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time, and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–17213 Filed 7–14–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2008–BT–STD–0015] 

RIN 1904–AB86 

Energy Conservation Program: ReOpening of the Public Comment Period 

for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-in 

Freezers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed Rule: re-opening of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On April 5, 2010, the U. S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a Notice of Public Meeting (NOPM) in 

the Federal Register to announce the 

availability of the technical support 

document for walk-in coolers and 

freezers and a public meeting on May 

14, 2010. On April 14, 2010, DOE 

published a correction notice to change 

the date of the public meeting to May 

19, 2010 and extend the deadline for the 

submission of comments to May 28, 

2010. This document announces that 

the period for submitting comments on 

the preliminary technical support 

document for walk-in coolers and walkin freezers is to be re-opened from July 

15, 2010 to July 30, 2010. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding the 

preliminary technical support document 

for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers 

received between July 15, 2010 and July 

30, 2010 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the preliminary analysis 

for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, 

and provide docket number EERE– 

2008–BT–STD–0015 and/or RIN number 

1904–AB86. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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