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. 108 

Monday, June 6, 2022 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[EERE–2022–BT–TP–0019] 

RIN 1904–AF08 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedure for Compressors; 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 May 6, 2022, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) 

published a request for information 

(‘‘RFI’’) regarding test procedures for 

compressors. The RFI provided an 

opportunity for submitting written 

comments, data, and information by 

June 6, 2022. DOE received a request 

from the Compressed Air and Gas 

Institute on May 23, 2022 requesting an 

extension of the public comment period 

for an additional 60 days. DOE has 

reviewed the request and is granting a 

14-day 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 May 6, 2022 (87 FR 27025) 

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, under docket 

number EERE–2022–BT–TP–0019. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. Alternatively, interested 

persons may submit comments by email 

to Compressors2022TP0019@ee.doe.gov. 

Include docket number EERE–2022–BT– 

TP–0019 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 coronavirus 2019 (‘‘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-TP-0019. 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. 

Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–6122. Email: 

celia.sher@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 May 6, 

2022, DOE published an RFI initiating a 

review to consider whether to amend 

DOE’s test procedure for compressors. 

In the RFI, DOE identified certain issues 

associated with the currently applicable 

test procedure on which DOE is 

interested in receiving comment. These 

issues include the scope of coverage, 

updated industry test procedures and 

the accuracy, representativeness and 

cost of existing test requirements. 87 FR 

27025. The RFI set a comment period 

deadline of June 6, 2022. 

The Compressed Air and Gas Institute 

(CAGI) requested a 60-day extension of 

the public comment period to help 

investigate the request and respond 

appropriately with considered 

comments. (CAGA, EERE–2022–BT–TP– 

0019, No. 3 at p. 1). 

DOE has determined that an extension 

of the public comment period is 

appropriate to allow interested parties 

additional time to submit comments for 

DOE’s consideration. Thus, DOE is 

extending the comment period by 14 

days, until June 20, 2022. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on May 31, 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 June 1, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12096 Filed 6–3–22; 8:45 am] 

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