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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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[EERE–2021–BT–STD–0011] 

RIN 1904–AE99 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Ceiling 

Fans 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On May 7, 2021, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) 

published an early assessment request 

for information (‘‘RFI’’) undertaking an 

early assessment review for amended 

energy conservation standards for 

ceiling fans to determine whether to 

amend applicable energy conservation 

standards for this product. The notice 

provided an opportunity for submitting 

written comments, data, and 

information by June 7, 2021. DOE 

received a request from the Air 

Movement and Control Association 

(AMCA) and the American Light 

Association (ALA) for a comment period 

extension of 45 additional days. AMCA 

and ALA stated that an extension would 

improve the quality of the information 

industry submits to the department and 

increase the likelihood of presenting the 

department with consensus 

recommendations on many of the 

questions it is asking. DOE has reviewed 

these requests and is granting an 

extension of the public comment period 

for 21 days to allow public comments to 

be submitted until June 28, 2021. 

DATES: The comment period for the RFI 

published on May 7, 2021 (86 FR 24538) 

is extended. DOE will accept comments, 

data, and information regarding this RFI 

received no later than June 28, 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 by email to the 

following address: 

CeilingFans2021STD0011@ee.doe.gov. 

Include ‘‘Ceiling Fans Early Assessment 

Energy Conservation Standard RFI’’ and 

docket number EERE–2021–BT–STD– 

0011 and/or RIN number 1904–AE99 in 

the subject line of the message. Submit 

electronic comments in WordPerfect, 

Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file 

format, and the use of special characters 

or any form of encryption. 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. 

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/EERE– 

2021–BT–STD–0011. 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 May 7, 

2021, DOE published a notice that it is 

undertaking an early assessment review 

for amended energy conservation 

standards for ceiling fans to determine 

whether to amend applicable energy 

conservation standards for this product. 

Specifically, through the RFI, DOE 

requested data and information to 

evaluate whether amended energy 

conservation standards would result in 

significant savings of energy; be 

technologically feasible; and be 

economically justified. 86 FR 24538. On 

May 19, 2021, interested parties in the 

matter the Air Movement and Control 

Association (AMCA) and the American 

Light Association (ALA) jointly 

requested an extension of the comment 

period extension for an 45 additional 

days. (AMCA and ALA, No. 2 at p. 1). 

DOE has reviewed the request 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 the early 

assessment stages of rulemaking to 

consider amendments to the energy 

conservation standards for ceiling fans. 

If DOE determines that amended energy 

conservation standards may be 

appropriate, additional notices will be 

published (e.g., a notice of proposed 

rulemaking) providing interested parties 

with an additional opportunity to 

submit comment. As such, DOE has 

determined that providing an additional 

21 days is sufficient for this preliminary 

stage. Therefore, DOE is extending the 

comment period to June 28, 2021. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on May 26, 2021, by 

Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting 


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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 27, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11561 Filed 6–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0449; Project 

Identifier 2018–SW–001–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters 

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 Helicopters Model 

AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, 

AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D; and 

Model AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, 

AS355F2, AS355N, AS355NP 

helicopters. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports that the lanyards 

(bead chain tethers), which hold the 

quick release pins to the forward bracket 

assembly of certain litter kits, can loop 

around the directional control pedal 

stubs, limiting the movement of the 

pedals. This proposed AD would 

require modification of the lanyard 

attachment location for certain litter kit 

installations. 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 19, 2021. 

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

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this NPRM, contact Airbus Helicopters, 

2701 North Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, 

TX 75052; telephone (972) 641–0000 or 

(800) 232–0323; fax (972) 641–3775; or 

at https://www.airbus.com/helicopters/ 

services/technical-support.html. You 

may view this service information at the 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel, 

Southwest Region, 10101 Hillwood 

Pkwy., Room 6N–321, Fort Worth, TX 

76177. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (817) 222–5110. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket at 

https://www.regulations.gov by 

searching for and locating Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0449; 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 Transport Canada AD, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Jimenez, Aerospace Engineer, 

COS Program Management Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, Compliance 

& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Mail Stop: Room 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone (516) 

228–7330; email andrea.jimenez@

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–2021–0449; Project Identifier 

2018–SW–001–AD’’ 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 Andrea Jimenez, 

Aerospace Engineer, COS Program 

Management Section, Operational 

Safety Branch, Compliance & 

Airworthiness Division, FAA, 1600 

Stewart Ave., Mail Stop: Room 410, 

Westbury, NY 11590; telephone (516) 

228–7330; email andrea.jimenez@

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 

Transport Canada, which is the 

aviation authority for Canada, has 

issued Canadian AD CF–2017–37, dated 

December 19, 2017 (Canadian AD CF– 

2017–37), to correct an unsafe condition 

for Airbus Helicopters Model AS 350 B, 

AS 350 BA, AS 350 B1, AS 350 B2, AS 

350 B3, AS 350 D, AS 355 E, AS 355 F, 

AS 355 F1, AS 355 F2, AS 355 N, and 

AS 355 NP helicopters. Transport 

Canada advises that there have been 

reports that the lanyards, which hold 

the quick release pins to the forward 

bracket assembly of certain litter kits, 

can loop around the directional control 

pedal stubs, limiting the movement of 

the pedals, which affects the control of 

the flight. If this condition exists and is 

not corrected during installation, this 

limitation may not be apparent until the 

pedal input is required in flight. This 


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