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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 429
[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0023]
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking
Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of
Open Teleconference/Webinar
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
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Webinar.
AGENCY:
This document announces a
meeting of the Appliance Standards and
Rulemaking Federal Advisory
Committee (ASRAC). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act, PublicLaw
92–463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that
agencies publish notice of an advisory
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Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 3:00
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265936657. Upon registering you will
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information as well.
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Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated Federal
Officer, Supervisory Operations
Research Analyst, U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE), Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 950
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC
20024. Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov.
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Energy Department on the development
of standards and test procedures for
residential appliances and commercial
equipment, certification and
enforcement of standards, and product
labeling.
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final agenda will be posted at
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• Update on Commercial HVAC,
Water Heating, and Refrigeration
Certification Working Group efforts.
Æ Openly review and deliberate on
working group’s formed
recommendations on Alternate
Efficiency Determination Methods.
• Open deliberation on possibly
establishing a working group to explore
negotiated rulemaking for commercial/
industrial pumps.
• Set date for next in person meeting.
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prerequisite for submission of written
comments. ASRAC invites written
comments from all interested parties.
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the ASRAC, and provide docket number
EERE–2013–BT–NOC–0005. Comments
may be submitted using any of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: ASRAC@ee.doe.gov. Include
docket number EERE–2013–BT–NOC–
0005 in the subject line of the message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–2J,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121. If
possible, please submit all items on a
compact disc (CD), in which case it is
not necessary to include printed copies.
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4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Office, 950
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
(202) 586–2945. If possible, please
submit all items on a CD, in which case
it is not necessary to include printed
copies.
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However, not all documents listed in
the index may be publicly available,
such as information that is exempt from
public disclosure.
The Secretary of Energy has approved
publication of today’s notice of
proposed rulemaking.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 19,
2013.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 460
[Docket No. EERE–2009–BT–BC–0021]
RIN 1904–AC11
Energy Efficiency Standards for
Manufactured Housing
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) has initiated the process
to develop and publish energy standards
for manufactured housing, as directed
by the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (EISA). To
facilitate this process, enhance the
quality of the standards and supporting
documentation, and to allow interested
parties to provide suggestions,
comments, and information, DOE is
publishing this request for information.
SUMMARY:
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DOE is interested in receiving
information that relates to the
relationship between energy efficiency
and indoor air quality in manufactured
housing, financing measures that may
be available for manufactured homes
with higher energy efficiencies, and
possible enforcement models for the
DOE standards. This notice identifies
several areas on which DOE is
particularly interested in receiving
information; however, any input and
suggestions considered relevant to
DOE’s effort are welcome.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested on or before
July 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
encouraged to submit comments
electronically. However, interested
persons may submit comments,
identified by docket number EERE–
2009–BT–BC–0021 or by RIN 1904–
AC11, by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email:
Manufactured.Housing@ee.doe.gov.
Include docket number EERE–2009–BT–
BC–0021 in the subject line of the
message. Please include the full body of
your comments in the text of the
message or as an attachment.
3. Mail: Address written comments to
Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Office,
Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–
0121. If possible, please submit all items
on a compact disc (CD), in which case
it is not necessary to include printed
copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Office, 6th Floor,
950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington,
DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586–2945.
If possible, please submit all items on a
CD, in which case it is not necessary to
include printed copies.
Due to potential delays in DOE’s
receipt and processing of mail sent
through the U.S. Postal Service, we
encourage respondents to submit
comments electronically to ensure
timely receipt.
This RFI and any comments that DOE
receives will be made available on the
DOE Building Technologies Office
Manufactured Housing Web site at
https://www.energycodes.gov/
regulations/manufactured-housingstandards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mohammed Khan, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
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Technologies Office, EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121; (202) 586–
7892; mailto:
Manufactured_Housing@ee.doe.gov.
Questions on DOE’s legal authority
should be directed to Michael Jensen,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel (GC–71), 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585;
Michael.Jensen@hq.doe.gov.
Authority and Background
Section 413 of EISA requires that DOE
establish by regulation standards for
energy efficiency in manufactured
housing. See 42 U.S.C. 17071(a)(1). DOE
is directed to base the energy efficiency
standards on the most recent version of
the International Energy Conservation
Code (IECC), except where DOE finds
that the IECC is not cost effective, or a
more stringent standard would be more
cost effective, based on the impact of the
IECC on the purchase price of
manufactured housing and on total lifecycle construction and operating costs.
See 42 U.S.C. 17071(b)(1). In
establishing the energy efficiency
standards, DOE is directed to consider:
• The design and factory construction
techniques of manufactured housing,
• The climate zones established in
the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development’s Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety
Standards (the HUD Code) rather than
the climate zones in the IECC, and
• Alternative practices that result in
net estimated energy consumption equal
to or less than the specific IECC
standards. See 42 U.S.C. 17071(b)(2).
In addition, DOE is to provide a
system for enforcement in which ‘‘[a]ny
manufacturer of manufactured housing
that violates a provision of the
regulations under subsection (a) is liable
to the United States for a civil penalty
in an amount not exceeding 1 percent of
the manufacturer’s retail list price of the
manufactured housing.’’ See 42 U.S.C.
17071(c).
On February 22, 2010, DOE published
an advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANOPR) to initiate the
process of developing energy efficiency
standards for manufactured housing and
to solicit information and data from
industry and stakeholders (75 FR 7556).
The ANOPR identified thirteen specific
issue areas on which DOE sought
additional information. DOE received a
total of twelve written comments in
response to the ANOPR, all of which are
available for public viewing at the
regulations.gov Web page.
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Public Participation
A. Submission of Information
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DOE now believes it is important to
allow interested parties an additional
opportunity to provide information they
feel will assist DOE in developing the
proposed standards. This initial request
for input will be followed by a notice of
proposed rulemaking, based on the
information received as a result of this
notice and other data and information
gathered by DOE.
DOE will accept comments in
response to this notice under the
timeline provided in the DATES section
above. Comments submitted to DOE by
email should be provided in
WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or
text file format. Those responding
should avoid the use of special
characters or any form of encryption,
and wherever possible, comments
should include the electronic signature
of the author. Comments submitted to
DOE by mail or hand delivery/courier
should include one signed original
paper copy. No telefacsimiles will be
accepted.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will become a matter of
public record and will be made publicly
available.
B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks
Information
DOE is particularly interested in
receiving information on the following
issues:
(1) Indoor Air Quality. DOE is
interested in data, studies, and other
such materials that address the
relationship between potential
reductions in levels of natural air
infiltration and both indoor air quality
and occupant health for a manufactured
home. DOE is particularly interested in
information on the potential interplay
between air exchange rates comparable
to those specified under the 2012 IECC
and emission control requirements
under the HUD Code. DOE also is
interested in information on typical
baseline levels of air infiltration through
recently-built manufactured homes and
information on the role of total air flow
through a manufactured home in the
protection of occupant health and
safety.
(2) Financing and related incentives.
DOE received comments in response to
the ANOPR that noted generally that the
increased cost of financing energy
efficient manufactured homes often can
be an obstacle to purchase. DOE is
interested in receiving additional
information on the types of financing
available for manufactured homes, the
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availability of this financing, the extent
to which manufactured housing
currently is incentivized, and the
availability of energy efficiency
incentive programs available to
manufactured home purchasers. DOE
also is interested in information on the
existence of financing structures offered
by utilities, manufacturers, lenders, and
federal, state, and local governments,
and the estimated payback associated
with each method of financing.
(3) Model systems of enforcement.
DOE received comments in response to
the ANOPR that included urging DOE to
rely on HUD’s existing enforcement
system rather than develop a separate
DOE system of enforcement,
encouraging DOE develop a separate
compliance certification system that
would be independent of the existing
HUD certification system, and
recommending that DOE rely on the
EPA ENERGY STAR verification and
labeling program to ensure compliance
with the DOE energy efficiency
standards. DOE is interested in
receiving additional information that
commenters believe would be useful to
DOE regarding suggested characteristics
in developing a model system of
enforcement for DOE’s energy efficiency
standards.
(4) Suggested sources, studies, and
research results of other information
considered relevant to DOE’s effort to
establish energy standards for
manufactured housing.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 18,
2013.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
Proposed Amendment of Class D
Airspace; Santa Monica, CA
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Supplemental notice of
proposed rulemaking (SNPRM).
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AGENCY:
This SNPRM would further
modify the Class D airspace area at
Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Santa
Monica, CA. In a NPRM published in
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the Federal Register of October, 27,
2011, the FAA proposed to create
additional Class D airspace at Santa
Monica Municipal Airport. The FAA
has reassessed the proposal and finds
that further enlargement of the airspace
area is necessary for the safety and
management of Instrument Flight Rules
(IFR) operations in the Santa Monica,
CA, area. The geographic coordinates of
the airport also would be adjusted.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 9, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send comments on this
proposal to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)
366–9826. You must identify FAA
Docket No. FAA–2011–0611; Airspace
Docket No. 11–AWP–11, at the
beginning of your comments. You may
also submit comments through the
Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Roberts, Federal Aviation
Administration, Operations Support
Group, Western Service Center, 1601
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057;
telephone (425) 203–4517.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Communications should identify both
docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA
2011–0611 and Airspace Docket No. 11–
AWP–11) and be submitted in triplicate
to the Docket Management System (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–2011–0611 and
Airspace Docket No. 11–AWP–11’’. The
postcard will be date/time stamped and
returned to the commenter.
All communications received on or
before the specified closing date for
comments 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
closing date for comments. A report
summarizing each substantive public
contact with FAA personnel concerned
with this rulemaking will be filed in the
docket.
History
Availability of NPRM’s
On October 27, 2011, the FAA
published a NPRM to modify Class D
airspace, at Santa Monica Municipal
Airport, Santa Monica, CA (76 FR
66662). The comment period closed
December 12, 2011. No comments were
received. Subsequent to publication, the
Los Angeles Visual Flight Rules (VFR)
Airspace Task Force identified airspace
in the areas adjacent to Los Angeles
International Airport as highly
congested with participating and nonparticipating VFR aircraft. This action
would increase the level of safety for
aircraft in the Santa Monica, CA,
airspace area. The FAA seeks comments
on this SNPRM.
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/airports_airtraffic/
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 the
ADDRESSES section for the 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 Northwest
Mountain Regional Office of the Federal
Aviation Administration, Air Traffic
Organization, Western Service Center,
Operations Support Group, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057.
Persons interested in being placed on
a mailing list for future NPRM’s should
contact the FAA’s Office of Rulemaking,
(202) 267–9677, for a copy of Advisory
Circular No. 11–2A, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking Distribution System, which
describes the application procedure.
Comments Invited
[Docket No. FAA–2011–0611; Airspace
Docket No. 11–AWP–11]
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 460
[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021]
RIN 1904-AC11
Energy Efficiency Standards for Manufactured Housing
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated the process
to develop and publish energy standards for manufactured housing, as
directed by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). To
facilitate this process, enhance the quality of the standards and
supporting documentation, and to allow interested parties to provide
suggestions, comments, and information, DOE is publishing this request
for information.
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DOE is interested in receiving information that relates to the
relationship between energy efficiency and indoor air quality in
manufactured housing, financing measures that may be available for
manufactured homes with higher energy efficiencies, and possible
enforcement models for the DOE standards. This notice identifies
several areas on which DOE is particularly interested in receiving
information; however, any input and suggestions considered relevant to
DOE's effort are welcome.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before July
25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments
electronically. However, interested persons may submit comments,
identified by docket number EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021 or by RIN 1904-AC11,
by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: Manufactured.Housing@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021 in the subject line of the message. Please include
the full body of your comments in the text of the message or as an
attachment.
3. Mail: Address written comments to Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible,
please submit all items on a compact disc (CD), in which case it is not
necessary to include printed copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Office, 6th Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza
SW., Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. If possible,
please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not necessary to
include printed copies.
Due to potential delays in DOE's receipt and processing of mail
sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we encourage respondents to
submit comments electronically to ensure timely receipt.
This RFI and any comments that DOE receives will be made available
on the DOE Building Technologies Office Manufactured Housing Web site
at https://www.energycodes.gov/regulations/manufactured-housing-standards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mohammed Khan, 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; (202) 586-7892; mailto: Manufactured_Housing@ee.doe.gov. Questions on DOE's legal authority should be
directed to Michael Jensen, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel (GC-71), 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585; Michael.Jensen@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority and Background
Section 413 of EISA requires that DOE establish by regulation
standards for energy efficiency in manufactured housing. See 42 U.S.C.
17071(a)(1). DOE is directed to base the energy efficiency standards on
the most recent version of the International Energy Conservation Code
(IECC), except where DOE finds that the IECC is not cost effective, or
a more stringent standard would be more cost effective, based on the
impact of the IECC on the purchase price of manufactured housing and on
total life-cycle construction and operating costs. See 42 U.S.C.
17071(b)(1). In establishing the energy efficiency standards, DOE is
directed to consider:
The design and factory construction techniques of
manufactured housing,
The climate zones established in the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development's Manufactured Home Construction and
Safety Standards (the HUD Code) rather than the climate zones in the
IECC, and
Alternative practices that result in net estimated energy
consumption equal to or less than the specific IECC standards. See 42
U.S.C. 17071(b)(2).
In addition, DOE is to provide a system for enforcement in which
``[a]ny manufacturer of manufactured housing that violates a provision
of the regulations under subsection (a) is liable to the United States
for a civil penalty in an amount not exceeding 1 percent of the
manufacturer's retail list price of the manufactured housing.'' See 42
U.S.C. 17071(c).
On February 22, 2010, DOE published an advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANOPR) to initiate the process of developing energy
efficiency standards for manufactured housing and to solicit
information and data from industry and stakeholders (75 FR 7556). The
ANOPR identified thirteen specific issue areas on which DOE sought
additional information. DOE received a total of twelve written comments
in response to the ANOPR, all of which are available for public viewing
at the regulations.gov Web page.
DOE now believes it is important to allow interested parties an
additional opportunity to provide information they feel will assist DOE
in developing the proposed standards. This initial request for input
will be followed by a notice of proposed rulemaking, based on the
information received as a result of this notice and other data and
information gathered by DOE.
Public Participation
A. Submission of Information
DOE will accept comments in response to this notice under the
timeline provided in the DATES section above. Comments submitted to DOE
by email should be provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or
text file format. Those responding should avoid the use of special
characters or any form of encryption, and wherever possible, comments
should include the electronic signature of the author. Comments
submitted to DOE by mail or hand delivery/courier should include one
signed original paper copy. No telefacsimiles will be accepted.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will become a matter
of public record and will be made publicly available.
B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks Information
DOE is particularly interested in receiving information on the
following issues:
(1) Indoor Air Quality. DOE is interested in data, studies, and
other such materials that address the relationship between potential
reductions in levels of natural air infiltration and both indoor air
quality and occupant health for a manufactured home. DOE is
particularly interested in information on the potential interplay
between air exchange rates comparable to those specified under the 2012
IECC and emission control requirements under the HUD Code. DOE also is
interested in information on typical baseline levels of air
infiltration through recently-built manufactured homes and information
on the role of total air flow through a manufactured home in the
protection of occupant health and safety.
(2) Financing and related incentives. DOE received comments in
response to the ANOPR that noted generally that the increased cost of
financing energy efficient manufactured homes often can be an obstacle
to purchase. DOE is interested in receiving additional information on
the types of financing available for manufactured homes, the
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availability of this financing, the extent to which manufactured
housing currently is incentivized, and the availability of energy
efficiency incentive programs available to manufactured home
purchasers. DOE also is interested in information on the existence of
financing structures offered by utilities, manufacturers, lenders, and
federal, state, and local governments, and the estimated payback
associated with each method of financing.
(3) Model systems of enforcement. DOE received comments in response
to the ANOPR that included urging DOE to rely on HUD's existing
enforcement system rather than develop a separate DOE system of
enforcement, encouraging DOE develop a separate compliance
certification system that would be independent of the existing HUD
certification system, and recommending that DOE rely on the EPA ENERGY
STAR verification and labeling program to ensure compliance with the
DOE energy efficiency standards. DOE is interested in receiving
additional information that commenters believe would be useful to DOE
regarding suggested characteristics in developing a model system of
enforcement for DOE's energy efficiency standards.
(4) Suggested sources, studies, and research results of other
information considered relevant to DOE's effort to establish energy
standards for manufactured housing.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2013.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-15055 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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