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ee.doe.gov. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on August 27, 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 August 27, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18882 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[EERE–2021–BT–STD–0018] 

RIN 1904–AE54 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Certain 

Commercial and Industrial Equipment; 

Early Assessment Review; Commercial 

and Industrial Pumps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On August 9, 2021, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) 

published a request for information 

(‘‘RFI’’) undertaking an early assessment 

review for amended energy conservation 

standards for commercial and industrial 

pumps (‘‘pumps’’). The RFI provided an 

opportunity for submitting written 

comments, data, and information by 

September 8, 2021. DOE received 

requests from Grundfos and Pentair on 

August 10, 2021 and August 12, 2021, 

respectively, asking DOE to extend the 

public comment period for 60 days until 

November 8, 2021. Additionally, DOE 

received requests from the Hydraulic 

Institute (‘‘HI’’), and a group of 

California Investor-Owned Utilities 

(‘‘CA IOUs’’), comprised of Pacific Gas 

and Electric Company, San Diego Gas 

and Electric and Southern California 

Edison, on August 12, 2021 and August 

13, 2021, respectively, asking DOE to 

extend the public comment period for 

30 days until October 8, 2021. DOE has 

reviewed these requests and is granting 

an extension of the public comment 

period to allow public comments to be 

submitted until October 8, 2021. 

DATES: The comment period for the RFI 

published on August 9, 2021 (86 FR 

43430) is extended. DOE will accept 

comments, data, and information 

regarding this RFI received no later than 

October 8, 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–2021–BT–STD–0018, by 

email to Pumps2021STD0018@

ee.doe.gov. 

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 accepting only electronic 

submissions at this time. 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. 


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1The parenthetical reference provides a reference 

for information located in DOE’s rulemaking 

docket. (Docket No. EERE–2021–BT–STD–0018, 

which is maintained at www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2021-BT-STD-0018). The 

references are arranged as follows: (commenter 

name, comment docket ID number, page of that 

document). 

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/EERE2021-BT-STD-0018. The docket web 

page contains instructions on how to 

access all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

9870. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Amelia Whiting, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2588. Email: 

Amelia.Whiting@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 August 

9, 2021, DOE published a RFI 

undertaking an early assessment review 

for amended energy conservation 

standards for pumps to determine 

whether to amend applicable energy 

conservation standards. Specifically, 

DOE is seeking data and information to 

evaluate whether amended energy 

conservation standards would result in 

a significant savings of energy; be 

technologically feasible; and be 

economically justified. 86 FR 43430. 

Interested parties in the matter, 

Grundfos (on August 10, 2021), HI (on 

August 12, 2021), Pentair (on August 12, 

2021), and CA IOUs (on August 13, 

2021), requested an extension of the 

public comment period for the RFI. 

(Grundfos, No. 2 at p. 1; HI, No. 3 at p. 

1; Pentair., No. 4 at p. 1; CA IOUs, No. 

5, at p. 1).1 Grundos, HI, and Pentair 

commented that the extension is 

necessary to allow ample time to 

provide adequate comments on the 

issues identified. (Grundfos, No. 2 at p. 

1; HI, No. 3 at p. 1; Pentair., No. 4 at 

p. 1) The CA IOUs noted that a data set 

of pump performance data was being 

complied by the Northwest Energy 

Efficiency Alliance (‘‘NEEA’’) and 

additional time was necessary to 

analyze and review the NEEA dataset. 

(CA IOUs, No. 5, at p. 1) 

DOE has reviewed the requests 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 an early 

assessment review to determine whether 

to amend energy conservation standards 

for pumps. Based on the information 

received in response to this RFI, DOE 

will determine whether to proceed with 

a rulemaking for a new or amended 

energy conservation standard. If DOE 

makes an initial determination that a 

new or amended energy conservation 

standard would satisfy the applicable 

statutory criteria or DOE’s analysis is 

inconclusive, DOE would undertake the 

preliminary stages of a rulemaking to 

issue a new or amended energy 

conservation standard. If DOE makes an 

initial determination based upon 

available evidence that a new or 

amended energy conservation standard 

would not meet the applicable statutory 

criteria, DOE will engage in notice and 

comment rulemaking before issuing a 

final determination that new or 

amended energy conservation standards 

are not warranted. As such, DOE has 

determined that an extension of 30 days 

is sufficient for this preliminary stage. 

Therefore, DOE is extending the 

comment period until October 8, 2021. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on August 27, 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 August 27, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18885 Filed 9–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

21 CFR Part 1308 

[Docket No. DEA–737] 

Schedules of Controlled Substances: 

Placement of Methiopropamine in 

Schedule I 

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement 

Administration, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement 

Administration proposes placing Nmethyl-1-(thiophen-2-yl)propan-2- 

amine (methiopropamine), including its 

salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in 

schedule I of the Controlled Substances 

Act. This action is being taken to enable 

the United States to meet its obligations 

under the 1971 Convention on 

Psychotropic Substances. If finalized, 

this action would impose the regulatory 

controls and administrative, civil, and 

criminal sanctions applicable to 

schedule I controlled substances on 

persons who handle (manufacture, 

distribute, reverse distribute, import, 

export, engage in research, conduct 

instructional activities or chemical 

analysis, or possess) or propose to 

handle methiopropamine. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

electronically or postmarked on or 

before October 4, 2021. 

Interested persons may file written 

comments on this proposal in 

accordance with 21 CFR 1308.43(g). 

Commenters should be aware that the 

electronic Federal Docket Management 

System will not accept comments after 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day 

of the comment period. 

Interested persons may file a request 

for a hearing or waiver of hearing 

pursuant to 21 CFR 1308.44 and in 

accordance with 21 CFR 1316.45 and/or 

1316.47, as applicable. Requests for a 

hearing and waivers of an opportunity 

for a hearing or to participate in a 

hearing, together with a written 

statement of position on the matters of 


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