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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[EERE–2018–BT–STD–0003]
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking
Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of
Public Meetings for the Variable
Refrigerant Flow Multi-Split Air
Conditioners and Heat Pumps Working
Group To Negotiate a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking for Test
Procedures and Energy Conservation
Standards
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
webinar.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE or the Department)
announces a public meeting for the
variable refrigerant flow multi-split air
conditioners and heat pumps (VRF
multi-split systems) working group. The
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) requires that agencies publish
notice of an advisory committee meeting
in the Federal Register.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting
on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday,
April 18, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. in Washington, DC. The meeting
will also be broadcast as a webinar.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585. On the first day,
the meeting will be held in Room 8E–
089, and on the second day, the meeting
will be held in Room 1E–245. Please see
the Public Participation section of this
notice for additional information on
attending the public meeting, including
webinar registration information,
participant instructions, and
information about the capabilities
available to webinar participants.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Building Technologies
(EE–5B), 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW,
Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
(202) 287–1692. Email: ASRAC@
ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 10, 2018, the Appliance
Standards and Rulemaking Federal
Advisory Committee (ASRAC) met and
passed the recommendation to form a
VRF multi-split systems working group
to meet and discuss and, if possible,
reach a consensus on proposed Federal
test procedures and standards for VRF
multi-split systems. On April 11, 2018,
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DOE published a notice of intent to
establish a working group for VRF
multi-split systems to negotiate a notice
of proposed rulemaking for test
procedures and energy conservation
standards. The notice also solicited
nominations for membership to the
working group. 83 FR 15514. This
notice announces the next round of
meetings for this working group.
DOE will host a public meeting and
webinar on the following dates:
• Wednesday, Apri1 17, 2019 from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the U.S.
Department of Energy, Room 8E–089,
1000 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20585.
• Thursday, April 18, 2019 from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the U.S. Department
of Energy Room, Room 1E–245, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20585.
The purpose of the meeting will be to
negotiate in an attempt to reach
consensus on proposed Federal test
procedures and energy conservation
standards for VRF multi-split systems.
Public Participation
Attendance at Public Meeting
The times, dates, and locations of the
public meeting are listed in the DATES
and ADDRESSES sections of this
document. If you plan to attend the
public meeting, please notify the
ASRAC staff at asrac@ee.doe.gov.
Please note that foreign nationals
participating in the public meeting are
subject to advance security screening
procedures which require advance
notice prior to attendance at the public
meeting. If a foreign national wishes to
participate in the public meeting or
webinar, please inform DOE as soon as
possible by contacting Ms. Regina
Washington at (202) 586–1214 or by
email: Regina.Washington@ee.doe.gov
so that the necessary procedures can be
completed.
DOE requires visitors to have laptops
and other devices, such as tablets,
checked upon entry into the building.
Any person wishing to bring these
devices into the Forrestal Building will
be required to obtain a property pass.
Visitors should avoid bringing these
devices, or allow an extra 45 minutes to
check in. Please report to the visitor’s
desk to have devices checked before
proceeding through security.
Due to the REAL ID Act implemented
by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), there have been recent
changes regarding ID requirements for
individuals wishing to enter Federal
buildings from specific States and U.S.
territories. DHS maintains an updated
website identifying the State and
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territory driver’s licenses that currently
are acceptable for entry into DOE
facilities at https://www.dhs.gov/real-idenforcement-brief. A driver’s license
from a State or territory identified as not
compliant by DHS will not be accepted
for building entry and one of the
alternate forms of ID listed below will
be required. Acceptable alternate forms
of Photo-ID include U.S. Passport or
Passport Card; an Enhanced Driver’s
License or Enhanced ID-Card issued by
States and territories as identified on the
DHS website (Enhanced licenses issued
by these States and territories are clearly
marked Enhanced or Enhanced Driver’s
License); a military ID or other Federal
government-issued Photo-ID card.
In addition, you can attend the public
meeting via webinar. Webinar
registration information, participant
instructions, and information about the
capabilities available to webinar
participants will be published on DOE’s
website: https://energy.gov/eere/
buildings/appliance-standards-andrulemaking-federal-advisory-committee.
Participants are responsible for ensuring
their systems are compatible with the
webinar software.
Procedure for Submitting Prepared
General Statements for Distribution
Any person who has plans to present
a prepared general statement may
request that copies of his or her
statement be made available at the
public meeting. Such persons may
submit requests, along with an advance
electronic copy of their statement in
PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or
Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file
format, to the appropriate address
shown in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this notice. The
request and advance copy of statements
must be received at least one week
before the public meeting and may be
emailed, hand-delivered, or sent by
postal mail. DOE prefers to receive
requests and advance copies via email.
Please include a telephone number to
enable DOE staff to make a follow-up
contact, if needed.
Conduct of Public Meeting
ASRAC’s Designated Federal Officer
will preside at the public meeting and
may also use a professional facilitator to
aid discussion. The meeting will not be
a judicial or evidentiary-type public
hearing, but DOE will conduct it in
accordance with section 336 of EPCA
(42 U.S.C. 6306). A court reporter will
be present to record the proceedings and
prepare a transcript. A transcript of the
public meeting will be included on
DOE’s website: https://energy.gov/eere/
buildings/appliance-standards-and-
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In addition, any person may buy a copy
of the transcript from the transcribing
reporter. Public comment and
statements will be allowed prior to the
close of the meeting.
Docket
The docket is available for review at
https://www.regulations.gov/docket
?D=EERE-2018-BT-STD-0003, including
Federal Register notices, public meeting
attendee lists and transcripts,
comments, and other supporting
documents/materials. All documents in
the docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. However,
not all documents listed in the index
may be publically available, such as
information that is exempt from public
disclosure.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 26,
2019.
Valri Lightner,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 21
[Docket No. FAA–2019–0197]
Airworthiness Criteria: Glider Design
Criteria for Alexander Schleicher
GmbH & Co. Segelflugzeugbau Model
ASK 21 B Glider
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed design
criteria.
AGENCY:
This notice announces the
availability of and requests comments
on the proposed design criteria for the
Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co.
Segelflugzeugbau Model ASK 21 B
glider. The administrator finds the
proposed design criteria for the Model
ASK 21 B acceptable.These final design
criteria will be published in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 2, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2019–0197
using any of the following methods:
b Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
b Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of
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Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington,
DC, 20590–0001.
b Hand Delivery of Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
b Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: The FAA will post all
comments it receives, without change,
to https://regulations.gov, including any
personal information the commenter
provides. Using the search function of
the docket website, anyone can find and
read the electronic form of all comments
received into any FAA docket,
including the name of the individual
sending the comment (or signing the
comment for an association, business,
labor union, etc.). DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement can be found in
the Federal Register published on April
11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), as well
as at https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Mr.
Jim Rutherford, AIR–692, Federal
Aviation Administration, Policy &
Innovation Division, Small Airplane
Standards Branch, 901 Locust, Room
301, Kansas City, MO 64106, telephone
(816) 329–4165, FAX (816) 329–4090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments Invited
We invite interested people to take
part in this rulemaking by sending
written comments, data, or views. The
most helpful comments reference a
specific portion of the design criteria,
explain the reason for any
recommended change, and include
supporting data. We ask that you send
us two copies of written comments.
We will consider all comments
received on or before the closing date
for comments. We will consider
comments filed late if it is possible to
do so without incurring expense or
delay. We may change these
airworthiness design criteria based on
received comments.
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Background
On August 16, 2018, Alexander
Schleicher GmbH & Co.
Segelflugzeugbau (Alexander
Schleicher) applied for validation of a
type certificate change to add the Model
ASK 21 B glider in accordance with the
‘‘Technical Implementation Procedures
for Airworthiness and Environmental
Certification Between the FAA and the
European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA),’’ Revision 6, dated September
22, 2017. This model is a modified
version of the Model ASK 21 glider and
will be documented on existing Type
Certificate Number (No.) G47EU. The
Model ASK 21 B is a two-seat, mid-wing
glider constructed from glass-fiber
reinforced plastic and features a 55.8
foot (17 meters) wingspan with
airbrakes on the upper wing surface.
The glider has a non-retractable landing
gear with a nose wheel and shockabsorbed, braked main wheel and a Ttype tailplane. The glider has a
maximum weight of 1,323 pounds (600
kilograms).
EASA type certificated the Model
ASK 21 B glider in the utility and
aerobatic categories and issued Type
Certificate No. EASA.A.221, dated
August 9, 2018. The associated EASA
Type Certificate Data Sheet (TCDS) No.
EASA.A.221 defined the certification
basis, which Alexander Schleicher
submitted to the FAA for review and
acceptance.
Gliders are type certificated by the
FAA as special class aircraft for which
airworthiness standards have not yet
been established by regulation. Under
the provisions of 14 CFR 21.17(b), the
airworthiness standards for special class
aircraft are those found by the FAA to
be appropriate and applicable to the
specific type design. FAA Advisory
Circular (AC) 21.17–2A 1 provides
guidance on acceptable design criteria
for the type certification of gliders and
powered gliders in the United States.
AC 21.17–2A allows applicants to
utilize the Joint Aviation Requirements
(JAR)-22 2, other airworthiness criteria
comparable to 14 CFR part 23, or a
combination of both as the means for
showing compliance for glider
certification.
Type Certification Basis
The certification basis for the Model
ASK 21 B will be the same as the
certification basis for the Model ASK 21
as shown on TCDS No. G47EU, Revision
1 Ref AC 21.17–2A, ‘‘Type Certification—FixedWing Gliders (Sailplanes), Including Powered
Gliders,’’ dated February 10, 1993.
2 Ref JAR–22, ‘‘Sailplanes and Powered
Sailplanes.’’
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[EERE-2018-BT-STD-0003]
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee:
Notice of Public Meetings for the Variable Refrigerant Flow Multi-Split
Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Working Group To Negotiate a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking for Test Procedures and Energy Conservation
Standards
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and webinar.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department)
announces a public meeting for the variable refrigerant flow multi-
split air conditioners and heat pumps (VRF multi-split systems) working
group. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that agencies
publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register.
DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Thursday, April 18, 2019 from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a
webinar.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585. On the first
day, the meeting will be held in Room 8E-089, and on the second day,
the meeting will be held in Room 1E-245. Please see the Public
Participation section of this notice for additional information on
attending the public meeting, including webinar registration
information, participant instructions, and information about the
capabilities available to webinar participants.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Building Technologies (EE-5B), 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW,
Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 287-1692. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 10, 2018, the Appliance Standards
and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) met and passed the
recommendation to form a VRF multi-split systems working group to meet
and discuss and, if possible, reach a consensus on proposed Federal
test procedures and standards for VRF multi-split systems. On April 11,
2018, DOE published a notice of intent to establish a working group for
VRF multi-split systems to negotiate a notice of proposed rulemaking
for test procedures and energy conservation standards. The notice also
solicited nominations for membership to the working group. 83 FR 15514.
This notice announces the next round of meetings for this working
group.
DOE will host a public meeting and webinar on the following dates:
Wednesday, Apri1 17, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
the U.S. Department of Energy, Room 8E-089, 1000 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20585.
Thursday, April 18, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
the U.S. Department of Energy Room, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Ave.
SW, Washington, DC 20585.
The purpose of the meeting will be to negotiate in an attempt to
reach consensus on proposed Federal test procedures and energy
conservation standards for VRF multi-split systems.
Public Participation
Attendance at Public Meeting
The times, dates, and locations of the public meeting are listed in
the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this document. If you plan to
attend the public meeting, please notify the ASRAC staff at
[email protected]
Please note that foreign nationals participating in the public
meeting are subject to advance security screening procedures which
require advance notice prior to attendance at the public meeting. If a
foreign national wishes to participate in the public meeting or
webinar, please inform DOE as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Regina
Washington at (202) 586-1214 or by email: [email protected]
so that the necessary procedures can be completed.
DOE requires visitors to have laptops and other devices, such as
tablets, checked upon entry into the building. Any person wishing to
bring these devices into the Forrestal Building will be required to
obtain a property pass. Visitors should avoid bringing these devices,
or allow an extra 45 minutes to check in. Please report to the
visitor's desk to have devices checked before proceeding through
security.
Due to the REAL ID Act implemented by the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), there have been recent changes regarding ID
requirements for individuals wishing to enter Federal buildings from
specific States and U.S. territories. DHS maintains an updated website
identifying the State and territory driver's licenses that currently
are acceptable for entry into DOE facilities at https://www.dhs.gov/real-id-enforcement-brief. A driver's license from a State or territory
identified as not compliant by DHS will not be accepted for building
entry and one of the alternate forms of ID listed below will be
required. Acceptable alternate forms of Photo-ID include U.S. Passport
or Passport Card; an Enhanced Driver's License or Enhanced ID-Card
issued by States and territories as identified on the DHS website
(Enhanced licenses issued by these States and territories are clearly
marked Enhanced or Enhanced Driver's License); a military ID or other
Federal government-issued Photo-ID card.
In addition, you can attend the public meeting via webinar. Webinar
registration information, participant instructions, and information
about the capabilities available to webinar participants will be
published on DOE's website: https://energy.gov/eere/buildings/appliance-standards-and-rulemaking-federal-advisory-committee.
Participants are responsible for ensuring their systems are compatible
with the webinar software.
Procedure for Submitting Prepared General Statements for Distribution
Any person who has plans to present a prepared general statement
may request that copies of his or her statement be made available at
the public meeting. Such persons may submit requests, along with an
advance electronic copy of their statement in PDF (preferred),
Microsoft Word or Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file format, to
the appropriate address shown in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this notice. The request and advance copy of statements must
be received at least one week before the public meeting and may be
emailed, hand-delivered, or sent by postal mail. DOE prefers to receive
requests and advance copies via email. Please include a telephone
number to enable DOE staff to make a follow-up contact, if needed.
Conduct of Public Meeting
ASRAC's Designated Federal Officer will preside at the public
meeting and may also use a professional facilitator to aid discussion.
The meeting will not be a judicial or evidentiary-type public hearing,
but DOE will conduct it in accordance with section 336 of EPCA (42
U.S.C. 6306). A court reporter will be present to record the
proceedings and prepare a transcript. A transcript of the public
meeting will be included on DOE's website: https://energy.gov/eere/
buildings/appliance-standards-and-
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rulemaking-federal-advisory-committee. In addition, any person may buy
a copy of the transcript from the transcribing reporter. Public comment
and statements will be allowed prior to the close of the meeting.
Docket
The docket is available for review at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2018-BT-STD-0003, including Federal Register notices,
public meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other
supporting documents/materials. All documents in the docket are listed
in the https://www.regulations.gov index. However, not all documents
listed in the index may be publically available, such as information
that is exempt from public disclosure.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 26, 2019.
Valri Lightner,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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