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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Vol. 87, No. 91 

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[EERE–2022–BT–STD–0014] 

RIN 1904–AF39 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Small 

Electric Motors; Extension of 

Comment Period 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information; 

extension of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On April 20, 2022, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) 

published a request for information 

(‘‘RFI’’) regarding energy conservation 

standards for small electric motors. The 

RFI provided an opportunity for 

submitting written comments, data, and 

information by May 20, 2022. DOE 

received requests from the European 

Committee of Manufacturers of 

Electrical Machines and Power 

Electronics on April 29, 2022, the 

National Electrical Manufacturers 

Association on May 3, 2022, the 

Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers also on May 3, 2022, and 

the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and 

Refrigeration Institute on May 4, 2022, 

each asking DOE to extend the public 

comment period for an additional 30 

days. DOE has reviewed these requests 

and is granting an extension of the 

public comment period to allow 

comments to be submitted until June 20, 

2022. 

DATES: The comment period for the RFI 

published on April 20, 2022 (87 FR 

23471), is extended. DOE will accept 

comments, data, and information 

regarding the RFI received no later than 

June 20, 2022. 

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–2022–BT–STD–0014 by 

any of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Email: 

SmallElecMotors2022STD0014@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE–2022–BT–STD–0014 or regulatory 

information number (‘‘RIN’’) 1904–AF39 

in the subject line of the message. 

No telefacsimiles (‘‘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, 

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/EERE2022-BT-STD-0014. 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–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

9870. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@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 April 

20, 2022, DOE published an RFI 

undertaking a review to determine 

whether to amend the current energy 

conservation standards for small electric 

motors. Specifically, the request for 

information (‘‘RFI’’) sought data and 

information to help DOE evaluate 

whether amended energy conservation 

standards would result in significant 

savings of energy; be technologically 

feasible; and be economically justified. 

87 FR 23471. The RFI set a comment 

period deadline of May 20, 2022. 

Interested parties in the matter, the 

European Committee of Manufacturers 

of Electrical Machines and Power 

Electronics (‘‘CEMEP’’) requested a 30- 

day extension of the public comment 

period to review and comment on the 

RFI given the global impact of a highly 

interconnected motor industry (CEMEP, 

EERE–2022–BT–STD–0014, No. 2 at p. 

1). The National Electrical 

Manufacturers Association (‘‘NEMA’’) 

also requested a 30-day extension of the 

public comment period because NEMA 

staff and members of the Motor and 

Generator product section are whollyoccupied with developing responses to, 

and follow-on items for, the preliminary 

Technical Support Document for 

Electric Motor energy conservation 

standards (NEMA, EERE–2022–BT– 

STD–0003, No. 3 at p. 1). Additionally, 

the Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (‘‘AHAM’’) requested a 

30-day extension because of the overlap 

with several other rulemakings that 

AHAM has been involved in reviewing 

and commenting on (AHAM, EERE– 

2022–BT–STD–0014, No. 4 at p. 1). 

Finally, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, 

and Refrigeration Institute (‘‘AHRI’’) 

requested a 30-day extension of the 

comment period due to conflicts with 


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1EPA approved phasing out the enhanced test on 

December 19, 2011. (See 76 FR 78571). 

several other rulemakings affecting 

AHRI members (AHRI, EERE–2022–BT– 

STD–0014, 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. In light of the 

submitted requests, DOE believes that 

additional time is warranted, and is 

extending the comment period for 30 

additional days, as requested. Therefore, 

comments on this RFI will be accepted 

until June 20, 2022. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on May 5, 2022, by 

Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy 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 May 6, 2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2021–0393; FRL–9756–01– 

R10] 

Air Plan Approval; OR; Vehicle 

Inspection Program and MedfordAshland PM10 Maintenance Plan 

Technical Correction 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve 

revisions to the Oregon state 

implementation plan (SIP) submitted by 

the State of Oregon (Oregon) on 

December 9, 2020 and December 22, 

2021. The revisions update the SIPapproved vehicle inspection program 

for the Portland and Medford areas. The 

EPA is proposing to approve the SIP 

submittal as consistent with Clean Air 

Act (Act or CAA) requirements. 

Additionally, EPA is proposing to make 

a technical correction to the MedfordAshland particulate matter (PM10) 

maintenance plan that incorrectly 

identified a street-sweeping 

commitment as a transportation control 

measure (TCM). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 10, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R10– 

OAR–2021–0393, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from https://

www.regulations.gov. EPA may publish 

any comment received to its public 

docket. Do not electronically submit any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information the disclosure of 

which is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

comment. The written comment is 

considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

you wish to make. EPA will generally 

not consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claudia Vaupel, (206) 553–6121, 

vauepl.claudia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, it is 

intended to refer to EPA. 

I. Background for This Action 

Section 110 of the CAA requires states 

to develop and submit to the EPA SIPs 

to ensure that state air quality meets 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS). Each federally approved SIP 

protects air quality primarily by 

addressing air pollution at its point of 

origin through air pollution regulations 

and control strategies. The EPAapproved SIP provisions and control 

strategies are federally enforceable. 

States revise the SIP as needed and 

submit revisions to the EPA for review 

and approval. 

II. The State’s Submittal 

On December 9, 2020 and December 

22, 2021, Oregon submitted a SIP 

revision for the vehicle inspection 

program (VIP) in the Portland and 

Medford areas. Table 1 of this document 

lists the rule revisions included in the 

scope of the state’s submissions. The 

SIP revision updates the rules to 

improve clarity, add requirements for 

the onboard diagnostics system, and 

remove references to the enhanced 

dynamometer test that is no longer 

required as of January 1, 2007.1

TABLE 1—RULE REVISIONS INCLUDED IN OREGON’S VIP SIP SUBMISSION

[Effective November 19, 2020] 

Rule No. OAR 340– Rule title 

256–0010 ....................... Definitions. 

256–0130 ....................... Visible Emissions: Motor Vehicle Fleet Operation. 

256–0200 ....................... Certification of Pollution Control Systems: County Designations. 

256–0300 ....................... Emission Control System Inspection: Scope. 

256–0310 ....................... Emission Control System Inspection: Government-Owned Vehicle, Permanent Fleet Vehicle and United States Government Vehicle Testing Requirements. 


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