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. 97 

Thursday, May 19, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[EERE–2017–BT–STD–0014] 

RIN 1904–AD98 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for 

Residential Clothes Washers; 

Reopening of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notification of data availability; 

reopening of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is reopening the public 

comment period for the notification of 

data availability (‘‘NODA’’) that 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 13, 2022, regarding additional 

testing conducted in furtherance of the 

development of the translations between 

the current test procedure and the 

proposed new test procedure for 

residential clothes washers. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NODA that published in the Federal 

Register on April 13, 2022 (87 FR 

21816) is reopened. DOE will accept 

comments, data, and information 

regarding this NODA no later than May 

27, 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–2017–BT–STD–0014 by 

any of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Email: ConsumerClothesWasher

2017STD0014@ee.doe.gov. Include the 

docket number EERE–2017–BT–STD– 

0014 or regulatory information number 

(‘‘RIN’’) 1904–AD98 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/EERE2017-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. 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: ApplianceStandards

Questions@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Kathryn McIntosh, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

2002. Email: KathrynMcIntosh@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: ApplianceStandards

Questions@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 1, 2021, DOE published a 

test procedure notice of proposed 

rulemaking proposing to establish a new 

test procedure for residential clothes 

washers (‘‘RCWs’’) at 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix J, which would 

establish new energy efficiency metrics: 

An ‘‘energy efficiency ratio’’ and a 

‘‘water efficiency ratio.’’ 86 FR 49140. 

On September 29, 2021, DOE 

published a preliminary analysis of 

energy conservation standards for 

RCWs, which presented preliminary 

translations between the energy and 

water efficiency metrics as measured by 

the current test procedure and the new 

energy and water efficiency metrics as 

measured by the proposed new test 

procedure. 86 FR 53886. 

On April 13, 2022, DOE published a 

NODA presenting the results of 

additional testing conducted in 

furtherance of the development of the 

translations between the current test 

procedure and the proposed new test 

procedure. 87 FR 21816. DOE requested 

comments, data, and information 

regarding the data. Comments were 

originally due on May 13, 2022. 

On May 4, 2022, DOE received a 

comment from the Association of Home 

Appliance Manufacturers (‘‘AHAM’’) 

requesting that DOE hold a public 

meeting where stakeholders may raise 

questions and seek clarity on DOE’s data 

presented in the NODA. In its comment, 

AHAM summarized its questions 

regarding the data presented in the 

NODA. AHAM additionally requested a 

comment period extension of 30 days 

from the date of the public meeting. 

DOE has reviewed the request, 

including the specific questions raised 

in the comment, and has considered the 

benefit to stakeholders in providing 

additional data and information to 

address these questions and additional 

time to review such information. DOE 

will provide additional data and 

information in a separate notification to 

be made available in the rulemaking 

docket. Accordingly, DOE has 

determined that an extension of the 

comment period is appropriate and is 

hereby reopening the comment to May 

27, 2022. DOE specifically encourages 

AHAM to submit data and results of any 

testing performed by AHAM members 

so that these may be made available to 


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interested parties in the docket for this 

rulemaking. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on May 13, 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 13, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10713 Filed 5–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0522; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2022–00340–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for 

certain Airbus SAS Model A330–200, 

A330–200 Freighter, A330–300, and 

A330–900 series airplanes; and all 

Model A340–200 and A340–300 series 

airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by recent tests that 

demonstrated that when the upper 

secondary load path (SLP) of the 

trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator 

(THSA) is engaged, the THSA might not 

stall, with consequently no indication of 

SLP engagement. This proposed AD 

would require modifying the THSA 

installation, implementing the electrical 

load sensing device (ELSD) wiring 

provisions, and installing and activating 

the ELSD, as specified in a European 

Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

AD, which is proposed for incorporation 

by reference. The FAA is proposing this 

AD to address the unsafe condition on 

these products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by July 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For material that will be incorporated 

by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may 

find this material on the EASA website 

at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may 

view this material at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0522. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0522; or in person at Docket 

Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The AD docket contains this 

NPRM, the mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI), any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, FAA, 

International Validation Branch, 2200 

South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3229; email 

Vladimir.Ulyanov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2022–0522; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2022–00340–T’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend this proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this NPRM. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Vladimir Ulyanov, 

Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft 

Section, FAA, International Validation 

Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 

206–231–3229; email 

Vladimir.Ulyanov@faa.gov. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives 

which is not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this rulemaking. 

Background 

EASA, which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Union, has issued EASA AD 2022–0039, 

dated March 8, 2022 (EASA AD 2022– 

0039) (also referred to as the MCAI), to 

correct an unsafe condition for certain 

Airbus SAS Model A330–201, A330– 

202, A330–203, A330–223, A330–223F, 

A330–243, A330–243F, A330–301, 

A330–302, A330–303, A330–321, A330– 


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