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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 87, No. 100 

Tuesday, May 24, 2022 

1 DOE understands AHRI’s reference to the 

‘‘Process Rule’’ to mean the regulatory provisions 

entitled ‘‘Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies 

for Consideration of New or Revised Energy 

Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for 

Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/ 

Industrial Equipment,’’ found at appendix A to 

subpart C of 10 CFR part 430. 

2All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the Energy Act 

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

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[EERE–2021–BT–TP–0030] 

RIN 1904–AF29 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedure for Central Air Conditioners 

and Heat Pumps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

reopening of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On March 24, 2022, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking 

(‘‘NOPR’’) to amend test procedure for 

central air conditioners and heat pumps, 

with a deadline for submitting 

comments of May 23, 2022. Since 

publication of the proposed rule, DOE 

has received two requests to extend the 

comment period. DOE has reviewed 

these requests and is reopening the 

comment period until June 6, 2022. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NOPR published in the Federal Register 

on March 24, 2022 (87 FR 16830) is 

reopened until June 6, 2022. Written 

comments, data, and information are 

requested and will be accepted on and 

before June 6, 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– 2021–BT–TP–0030, by 

any of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Email: 

CentralACHeatPumps2021TP0030@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE– 2021–BT–TP–0030 regulatory 

information number (‘‘RIN’’) 1904–AF29 

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/EERE2021-BT-TP-0030. The docket web page 

will contain simple instructions on how 

to access all documents, including 

public comments, in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Lucas Adin, 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. 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE 

published a NOPR in the Federal 

Register on March 24, 2022, proposing 

amendments to the DOE test procedures 

for central air conditioners and heat 

pumps at Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (‘‘CFR’’), part 430, subpart 

B, appendices M (‘‘appendix M’’) and 

M1 (‘‘appendix M1’’). In that NOPR, 

DOE stated it would receive written 

comments, data, and information on the 

proposal by May 23, 2022. 87 FR 16830. 

On May 6, 2022, DOE received 

separate written comments from 

National Comfort Products (NCP) and 

The American Heating, Refrigeration, 

and Air Conditioning Institute (AHRI) 

requesting an extension of the comment 

period. In their comment, NCP 

requested a 45-day extension of the 

comment period, citing their need for 

additional time to address specific 

impacts of the proposed rule on their 

company. AHRI stated its support for 

NCP’s extension request, also indicating 

that the originally provided comment 

period ‘‘deviates from the Process Rule’s 

75-day comment period’’ and that the 

original comment deadline conflicts 

with several other rulemakings affecting 

AHRI members.1

DOE has reviewed these requests, and 

is reopening the comment period to 

allow additional time for interested 

parties to submit comments. In light of 

the potentially more significant impacts 

of certain provisions of the proposal on 

NCP, and the coincidental rulemaking 

activity cited by AHRI, DOE believes 

that additional time is warranted, and 

that reopening the comment period 

until June 6, 2022, is sufficient. In 

determining the appropriate extension, 

DOE notes that the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended 

(‘‘EPCA’’),2 specifically requires that the 

comment period for a proposed test 

procedure shall be not less than 60-day, 

and may be extended for good cause to 

be not more than 270 days (42 U.S.C. 

6293(b)(2)). DOE also clarifies that, 

contrary to AHRI’s assertion, the Process 

Rule (10 CFR part 430, subpart C, 

appendix A) does not provide a 

minimum comment period for test 

procedure proposed rules. Therefore, 


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31436 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 24, 2022 / Proposed Rules 

DOE is reopening the comment period 

until June 6, 2022. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on May 18, 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 18, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11056 Filed 5–23–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0617; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–ASW–4] 

RIN 2120–AA66 

Proposed Amendment of VOR Federal 

Airway V–573 and Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Route T–398 in the Vicinity of 

Sulphur Springs, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend VHF Omnidirectional Range 

(VOR) Federal airway V–573 and Area 

Navigation (RNAV) route T–398. The 

FAA is proposing this action due to the 

planned decommissioning of the VOR 

portion of the Sulphur Springs, TX 

(SLR), VOR/Distance Measuring 

Equipment (VOR/DME) navigational aid 

(NAVAID). The Sulphur Springs VOR is 

being decommissioned in support of the 

FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational 

Network (MON) program. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 8, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 

1(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. 

You must identify FAA Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0617; Airspace Docket No. 

22–ASW–4 at the beginning of your 

comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, and 

subsequent amendments can be viewed 

online at https://www.faa.gov/air_

traffic/publications/. For further 

information, you can contact the Rules 

and Regulations Group, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Abbott, Rules and Regulations 

Group, Office of Policy, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules 

regarding aviation safety is found in 

Title 49 of the United States Code. 

Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the 

authority of the FAA Administrator. 

Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs, 

describes in more detail the scope of the 

agency’s authority. This rulemaking is 

promulgated under the authority 

described in Subtitle VII, Part A, 

Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that 

section, the FAA is charged with 

prescribing regulations to assign the use 

of the airspace necessary to ensure the 

safety of aircraft and the efficient use of 

airspace. This regulation is within the 

scope of that authority as it would 

modify the National Airspace System 

(NAS) as necessary to preserve the safe 

and efficient flow of air traffic. 

Comments Invited 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in this proposed rulemaking 

by submitting such written data, views, 

or arguments as they may desire. 

Comments that provide the factual basis 

supporting the views and suggestions 

presented are particularly helpful in 

developing reasoned regulatory 

decisions on the proposal. Comments 

are specifically invited on the overall 

regulatory, aeronautical, economic, 

environmental, and energy-related 

aspects of the proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2022–0617; Airspace Docket No. 22– 

ASW–4) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed, stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to FAA 

Docket No. FAA–2022–0617; Airspace 

Docket No. 22–ASW–4.’’ The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received on or 

before the specified comment closing 

date will be considered before taking 

action on the proposed rule. The 

proposal contained in this action may 

be changed in light of comments 

received. All comments submitted will 

be available for examination in the 

public docket both before and after the 

comment closing date. A report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerned 

with this rulemaking will be filed in the 

docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded through the 

internet at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Recently published rulemaking 

documents can also be accessed through 

the FAA’s web page at https://

www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ 

airspace_amendments/. 

You may review the public docket 

containing the proposal, any comments 

received and any final disposition in 

person in the Dockets Office (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number) between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. An informal 

docket may also be examined during 

normal business hours at the office of 

the Operations Support Group, Central 

Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 10101 Hillwood 

Parkway, Fort Worth, TX 76177. 

Availability and Summary of 

Documents for Incorporation by 

Reference 

This document proposes to amend 

FAA Order JO 7400.11F, Airspace 

Designations and Reporting Points, 

dated August 10, 2021, and effective 

September 15, 2021. FAA Order JO 

7400.11F is publicly available as listed 

in the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. FAA Order JO 7400.11F lists 

Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas, 


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