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1AHAM submitted the request to DOE via email. 

Age of separated employee at birthday before death 

Multiplier by separated employee’s year of birth 

After 1966 From 1950 

through 1966 

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BILLING CODE 6325–38–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[EERE–2019–BT–STD–0043] 

RIN 1904–AE61 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for 

Dehumidifiers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On June 4, 2021, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) 

published a request for information 

(‘‘RFI’’) pertaining to the energy 

conservation standards for 

dehumidifiers. The notice provided an 

opportunity for submitting written 

comments, data, and information by 

July 6, 2021. On June 18, 2021, DOE 

received a request from the Association 

of Home Appliance Manufacturers 

(‘‘AHAM’’) to extend the public 

comment period by 30 days. DOE has 

reviewed this request and is granting a 

15-day extension of the public comment 

period to allow public comments to be 

submitted until July 21, 2021. 

DATES: The comment period for the RFI 

published on June 4, 2021 (86 FR 

29964), is extended. DOE will accept 

comments, data, and information 

regarding this RFI on or before July 21, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Alternatively, interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2019–BT–STD–0043 by 

any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: To 

Dehumidifiers2019STD0043@

ee.doe.gov. Include docket number 

EERE–2019–BT–STD–0043 in the 

subject line of the message. 

No telefacsimilies (‘‘faxes’’) will be 

accepted. 

Although DOE has routinely accepted 

public comment submissions through a 

variety of mechanisms, including postal 

mail and hand delivery/courier, the 

Department has found it necessary to 

make temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic. DOE 

is currently suspending receipt of public 

comments via postal mail and hand 

delivery/courier. If a commenter finds 

that this change poses an undue 

hardship, please contact Appliance 

Standards Program staff at (202) 586– 

1445 to discuss the need for alternative 

arrangements. Once the COVID–19 

pandemic health emergency is resolved, 

DOE anticipates resuming all of its 

regular options for public comment 

submission, including postal mail and 

hand delivery/courier. 

Docket: The docket for this activity, 

which includes Federal Register 

notices, comments, and other 

supporting documents/materials, is 

available for review at 

www.regulations.gov. 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 docket web page can be found at: 

www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE2019-BT-STD-0043. The docket web 

page contains instructions on how to 

access all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

0371. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email: 

Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment or review other 

public comments and the docket contact 

the Appliance and Equipment 

Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 

1445 or by email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 

2021, DOE published an RFI seeking 

data and information that could enable 

the agency to determine whether DOE 

should propose a ‘‘no-new-standard’’ 

determination because a more stringent 

standard: Would not result in a 

significant savings of energy; is not 

technologically feasible; is not 

economically justified; or any 

combination of the foregoing. 86 FR 

29964. On June 18, 2021, an interested 

party in the matter, AHAM, requested a 

30-day extension of the public comment 

period for the RFI.1 AHAM asked for 

this additional time given that 

comments on DOE’s preliminary 

technical support document for clothes 

dryers are also due on July 6, 2021. In 

addition, AHAM commented that the 

industry is spending a considerable 

amount of time responding to proposals 

from Natural Resources Canada related 

to five categories of home appliances, as 

well as DOE’s proposed test procedure 

for direct heating equipment. AHAM 

stated that it understands and 

appreciates that DOE is working to 

move quickly on a number of 

rulemakings to satisfy the President’s 

climate objectives as well as advance 

rulemakings that have missed statutory 

deadlines. AHAM noted that the 

statutory deadline for dehumidifiers is a 

year away and, thus, asserted that a brief 

delay in the comment period should not 

negatively impact DOE’s ability to meet 

this deadline, nor should it detract from 

DOE’s ability to catch up on other 

rulemakings, but it would significantly 

assist AHAM and its members in 

providing quality input on DOE’s RFI. 

DOE has reviewed the request and is 

extending the comment period to allow 

additional time for interested parties to 

submit comments. As noted, the RFI 

was issued as part of the preliminary 

stage of a rulemaking to consider 

amendments to the energy conservation 

standards for dehumidifiers. If DOE 

determines that amended energy 

conservation standards may be 

appropriate, additional notices will be 


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1All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through jthe Energy Act 

of 2020, Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020). 

published (e.g., a notice of proposed 

rulemaking), providing interested 

parties additional opportunity to submit 

comments. As such, DOE has 

determined that a 15-day extension is 

sufficient for this preliminary stage. 

Therefore, DOE is extending the 

comment period to July 21, 2021. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on June 25, 2021, by 

Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC on June 25, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[EERE–2019–BT–TP–0026] 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedures for Consumer Products; 

Early Assessment Review: 

Dehumidifiers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is undertaking an early 

assessment review to determine whether 

to proceed with a rulemaking to amend 

the test procedure for dehumidifiers. 

Through this request for information 

(‘‘RFI’’), DOE seeks data and 

information regarding issues pertinent 

to whether an amended test procedure 

would more accurately or fully comply 

with the requirement that the test 

procedure produces results that measure 

energy use during a representative 

average use cycle for the product 

without being unduly burdensome to 

conduct. DOE welcomes written 

comments from the public on any 

subject within the scope of this 

document (including topics not raised 

in this RFI), as well as the submission 

of data and other relevant information. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested and will be 

accepted on or before July 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Alternatively, interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2019–BT–TP–0026, by 

any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: to 

Dehumidifier2019TP0026@ee.doe.gov. 

Include docket number EERE–2019–BT– 

TP–0026 in the subject line of the 

message. 

No telefacsimilies (‘‘faxes’’) will be 

accepted. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on this process, see section 

III of this document. 

Although DOE has routinely accepted 

public comment submissions through a 

variety of mechanisms, including the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal, email, 

postal mail, or hand delivery/courier, 

the Department has found it necessary 

to make temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. DOE is 

currently suspending receipt of public 

comments via postal mail and hand 

delivery/courier. If a commenter finds 

that this change poses an undue 

hardship, please contact Appliance 

Standards Program staff at (202) 586– 

1445 to discuss the need for alternative 

arrangements. Once the Covid-19 

pandemic health emergency is resolved, 

DOE anticipates resuming all of its 

regular options for public comment 

submission, including postal mail and 

hand delivery/courier. 

Docket: The docket for this activity, 

which includes Federal Register 

notices, comments, and other 

supporting documents/materials, is 

available for review at 

www.regulations.gov. All documents in 

the docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. However, 

some documents listed in the index, 

such as those containing information 

that is exempt from public disclosure, 

may not be publicly available. 

The docket web page can be found at 

www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE2019–BT–TP–0026. The docket web 

page contains instructions on how to 

access all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. See section III 

for information on how to submit 

comments through 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC, 20585- 0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

0371. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email: 

Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment or review other 

public comments and the docket, 

contact the Appliance and Equipment 

Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 

1445 or by email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

A. Authority and Background 

B. Rulemaking History 

II. Request for Information 

A. Scope and Definitions 

B. Test Procedure 

1. Updates to Industry Standards 

2. Variable-Speed Dehumidifiers 

3. Psychrometer Setup 

4. Smart Technology 

5. Ventilation Air 

C. Other Test Procedure Topics 

III. Submission of Comments 

I. Introduction 

DOE established an early assessment 

review process to conduct a more 

focused analysis that would allow DOE 

to determine, based on statutory criteria, 

whether an amended test procedure is 

warranted. The purpose of this review is 

to limit the resources, from both DOE 

and stakeholders, committed to 

rulemakings that will not satisfy the 

requirements in the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended 

(‘‘EPCA’’),1 that an amended test 

procedure more accurately or fully 

comply with the requirement that the 

test procedure produces results that 

measure energy use during a 

representative average use cycle or 


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