Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Room Air Conditioners, 52280-52281 [2020-17841]

Download as PDF 52280 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 165 / Tuesday, August 25, 2020 / Proposed Rules For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 7 CFR part 984 is proposed to be amended as follows: PART 984—WALNUTS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 984 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 2. Amend § 984.472 by revising the heading and adding paragraph (c) to read as follows: ■ § 984.472 Reports of merchantable walnuts received, shipped, and committed. * * * * * (c) Reports of merchantable walnuts on which handlers have made purchase commitments with buyers during the month, but which have not yet been shipped, shall be submitted to the Board on CWB Form No. 6, not later than the 5th day of the month following the month in which the walnuts were committed. Such reports shall show the quantity of walnuts committed in either inshell or shelled pounds. If the handler made no commitments during any month, he/she shall mark ‘‘None’’ in the ‘‘Purchase Commitments’’ section of CWB Form 6. Bruce Summers, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2020–17125 Filed 8–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 430 [EERE–2014–BT–STD–0059] RIN 1904–AD97 Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Room Air Conditioners Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Reopening of public comment period. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is reopening the public comment period for the preliminary analysis it has conducted for purposes of evaluating energy conservation standards for room air conditioners (ACs). DOE published the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document in the Federal Register on June 17, 2020, establishing a 60-day public comment period ending August 17, 2020. On khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:29 Aug 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 August 3, 2020, DOE received a comment requesting extension of the comment period by 14 days. DOE is reopening the public comment period for submitting comments and data on the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document by 14 days, to September 8, 2020. DATES: The comment period for the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document published on June 17, 2020 (85 FR 36512), is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document received no later than September 8, 2020. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE–2014–BT–STD–0059, by any of the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. 2. Email: RoomAC2014STD0059@ ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number EERE–2014–BT–STD–0059 in the subject line of the message. 3. Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287–1445. 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: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies. No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be accepted. Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at https:// www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// 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 https://www.regulations.gov/ PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 docket?D=EERE-2014-BT-STD-0059. The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments in the docket. See section IV for information on how to submit comments through https:// www.regulations.gov. 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: 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On June 17, 2020, DOE published a notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document in the Federal Register soliciting public comment on its energy conservation standards for room ACs. 85 FR 36512. Comments were originally due on August 17, 2020. On August 3, 2020, DOE received a comment from Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), and Southern California Edison (SCE) to extend by 14 days the DOE comment period for the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary TSD for Room AC Energy Conservation Standards, reopening the comment submission deadline from August 17, 2020, to September 8, 2020.1 DOE has reviewed the request and considered the benefit to stakeholders in providing additional time to review the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document, and gather information/data that DOE is seeking. Accordingly, DOE has determined that an extension of the comment period is appropriate, and is hereby reopening the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1 DOE has posted this comment to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE2014-BT-STD-0059-0016. E:\FR\FM\25AUP1.SGM 25AUP1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 165 / Tuesday, August 25, 2020 / Proposed Rules comment period by 14 days, until September 8, 2020. Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 7, 2020, by Alexander N. Fitzsimmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, 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 August 11, 2020. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2020–17841 Filed 8–24–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Examining the AD Docket [Docket No. FAA–2020–0781; Product Identifier 2018–CE–045–AD] You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA–2020– 0781; 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, any comments received, and other information. The street address for Docket Operations is listed above. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Turner, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Fort Worth ACO Branch, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177; telephone: (817) 222–4508; fax: (817) 222–5245; email: johh.r.turner@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RIN 2120–AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Airplanes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). AGENCY: The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 75–16–20, which applies to all Mitsubishi Model MU–2B, MU–2B–10, MU–2B–15, MU–2B–20, MU–2B–25, MU–2B–26, MU–2B–30, MU–2B–35, and MU–2B–36 airplanes. AD 75–16–20 requires repetitive inspections of the propeller pitch control (PPC) lever for security and proper rigging. Since the FAA issued AD 75–16–20, the FAA received additional reports of the PPC lever linkage disconnecting at the engine. In addition, Mitsubishi has type certificated additional airplanes that are subject to the unsafe condition. This proposed AD would require SUMMARY: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS modification and repetitive inspections of the PPC lever linkage. 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 October 9, 2020. 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 service information identified in this NPRM, contact Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc., c/o Turbine Aircraft Services, Inc., 4550 Jimmy Doolittle Drive, Addison, Texas 75001; telephone: (972) 248–3108, ext. 209; fax: (972) 248–3321; internet: https://mu2aircraft.com. You may view this service information at the FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 901 Locust, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call (816) 329– 4148. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Aug 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 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 the ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2020–0781; Product PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 52281 Identifier 2018–CE–045–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 proposed AD based on those comments. Except for Confidential Business Information 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 FAA will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact received about this proposed AD. Confidential Business Information 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 John Turner, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Fort Worth ACO Branch, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76177; telephone: (817) 222–4508; fax: (817) 222–5245; email: johh.r.turner@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. Discussion The FAA issued AD 75–16–20, Amendment 39–2294 (40 FR 31751, July 29, 1975) (‘‘AD 75–16–20’’), for all Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Mitsubishi) Models MU–2B, MU–2B– 10, MU–2B–15, MU–2B–20, MU–2B–25, MU–2B–26, MU–2B–30, MU–2B–35, and MU–2B–36 airplanes. AD 75–16–20 requires repetitively inspecting the PPC lever for security and proper rigging. AD 75–16–20 resulted from reports of the PPC lever linkage disconnecting from the engine. The FAA issued AD 75–16– E:\FR\FM\25AUP1.SGM 25AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52280-52281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17841]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[EERE-2014-BT-STD-0059]
RIN 1904-AD97


Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Room Air Conditioners

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Reopening of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is reopening the 
public comment period for the preliminary analysis it has conducted for 
purposes of evaluating energy conservation standards for room air 
conditioners (ACs). DOE published the notice of webinar and 
availability of preliminary technical support document in the Federal 
Register on June 17, 2020, establishing a 60-day public comment period 
ending August 17, 2020. On August 3, 2020, DOE received a comment 
requesting extension of the comment period by 14 days. DOE is reopening 
the public comment period for submitting comments and data on the 
notice of webinar and availability of preliminary technical support 
document by 14 days, to September 8, 2020.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of webinar and availability of 
preliminary technical support document published on June 17, 2020 (85 
FR 36512), is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and information 
regarding the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary 
technical support document received no later than September 8, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested 
persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2014-BT-
STD-0059, by any of the following methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments.
    2. Email: [email protected]. Include the docket number 
EERE-2014-BT-STD-0059 in the subject line of the message.
    3. Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: 
(202) 287-1445. 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: Appliance and Equipment Standards 
Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 
L'Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 
287-1445. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case 
it is not necessary to include printed copies.
    No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be accepted.
    Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal 
Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, 
is available for review at https://www.regulations.gov. All documents in 
the docket are listed in the https://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 https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2014-BT-STD-0059. The docket web page contains 
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments 
in the docket. See section IV for information on how to submit comments 
through https://www.regulations.gov.

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: 
[email protected]. 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: [email protected]. 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: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 17, 2020, DOE published a notice of 
webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document in 
the Federal Register soliciting public comment on its energy 
conservation standards for room ACs. 85 FR 36512. Comments were 
originally due on August 17, 2020. On August 3, 2020, DOE received a 
comment from Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), the 
Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E), and Southern 
California Edison (SCE) to extend by 14 days the DOE comment period for 
the notice of webinar and availability of preliminary TSD for Room AC 
Energy Conservation Standards, reopening the comment submission 
deadline from August 17, 2020, to September 8, 2020.\1\ DOE has 
reviewed the request and considered the benefit to stakeholders in 
providing additional time to review the notice of webinar and 
availability of preliminary technical support document, and gather 
information/data that DOE is seeking. Accordingly, DOE has determined 
that an extension of the comment period is appropriate, and is hereby 
reopening the

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    \1\ DOE has posted this comment to the docket at https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2014-BT-STD-0059-0016.
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Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 7, 
2020, by Alexander N. Fitzsimmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Energy Efficiency, 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 August 11, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2020-17841 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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