Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers, Webinar and Availability of the Preliminary Technical Support Document, 59889-59890 [2021-23251]
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Accordingly, DOE withdraws the June
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41377.
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and Renewable Energy, pursuant to
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Signed in Washington, DC, on October 26,
2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021–23595 Filed 10–28–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE–2017–BT–STD–0014]
RIN 1904–AD98
Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for
Residential Clothes Washers, Webinar
and Availability of the Preliminary
Technical Support Document
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Extension of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (‘‘DOE’’) is extending the public
comment period for the preliminary
analysis regarding proposals to amend
the energy conservation standards for
residential clothes washers. DOE
published the notification of a webinar
and availability of preliminary technical
support document in the Federal
Register on September 29, 2021,
establishing a 75-day public comment
period ending December 13, 2021. On
October 11, 2021, DOE received a
comment requesting extension of the
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comment period by an additional 64
days to February 15, 2022. DOE is
extending the public comment period
for submitting comments and data on
the preliminary analysis documents by
an additional 45 days, to January 27,
2022, for a total of a 120-day comment
period.
DATES: The comment period for the
preliminary analysis published on
September 29, 2021 (86 FR 53886), is
extended. DOE will accept comments,
data, and information regarding this
preliminary analysis no later than
January 27, 2022.
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: ConsumerClothes
Washer2017STD0014@ee.doe.gov.
Include the docket number EERE–2017–
BT–STD–0014 and/or RIN number
1904–AD98 in the subject line of the
message. Submit electronic comments
in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF,
or ASCII file format, and avoid the use
of special characters or any form of
encryption.
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 corona virus (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.
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
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/EERE2017-BT-STD-0014. The docket web
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page contains instructions on how to
access all documents, including public
comments in the docket.
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: ApplianceStandards
Questions@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Kathryn McIntosh, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC–33, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–
2002. Email: KathrynMcIntosh@
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: ApplianceStandards
Questions@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 29, 2021, DOE published the
notification of a webinar and
availability of preliminary technical
support document in the Federal
Register soliciting public comment on
its proposed amendments to the energy
conservation standards for residential
clothes washers. 86 FR 53886.
Comments were originally due on
December 13, 2021. On October 11,
2021, DOE received a comment from the
Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers to extend the comment
period by an additional 64 days to
February 15, 2022.1
DOE has reviewed the request and
considered the benefit to stakeholders in
providing additional time to review the
preliminary analysis and gather
information/data that DOE is seeking.
Accordingly, DOE has determined that
an extension of the comment period is
appropriate and is hereby extending the
comment period by an additional 45
days to January 27, 2022 for a total of
a 120 day comment period.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on October 19, 2021,
by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting
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
1 DOE has posted this comment to the docket at
www.regulations.gov/comment/EERE-2016-BT-TP0011-0020.
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 207 / Friday, October 29, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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 October 20,
2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021–23251 Filed 10–28–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0948; Project
Identifier MCAI–2020–00394–R]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo
S.p.a. (Type Certificate Previously Held
by Agusta S.p.A.) Helicopters
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
The FAA proposes to adopt a
new airworthiness directive (AD) for
certain Leonardo S.p.a. Model (type
certificate previously held by Agusta
S.p.A.) A109A and A109A II
helicopters. This proposed AD was
prompted by a report of internal
corrosion on a main rotor (M/R) blade.
This proposed AD would require
repetitively inspecting affected M/R
blades and accomplishing film analysis
and repair in accordance with certain
approved methods. 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 December 13,
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,
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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 Leonardo S.p.A.
Helicopters, Emanuele Bufano, Head of
Airworthiness, Viale G.Agusta 520,
21017 C.Costa di Samarate (Va) Italy;
telephone +39–0331–225074; fax +39–
0331–229046; or at https://customer
portal.leonardocompany.com/en-US/.
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–2021–0948; 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 European Union Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA) AD, any
comments received, and other
information. The street address for
Docket Operations is listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristi Bradley, Program Manager, COS
Program Management Section,
Operational Safety Branch, Compliance
& Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101
Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177;
telephone (817) 222–5110; email
kristin.bradley@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–2021–0948; Project Identifier
MCAI–2020–00394–R’’ 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://
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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 Kristi Bradley,
Program Manager, COS Program
Management Section, Operational
Safety Branch, Compliance &
Airworthiness Division, FAA, 10101
Hillwood Pkwy., Fort Worth, TX 76177;
telephone (817) 222–5110; email
kristin.bradley@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
EASA, which is the Technical Agent
for the Member States of the European
Union, has issued EASA AD 2020–0065,
dated March 20, 2020 (EASA AD 2020–
0065), to correct an unsafe condition for
all Leonardo S.p.A., Agusta S.p.A.,
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni
Agusta Model A109A and A109AII
helicopters. EASA advises of a report of
internal corrosion on an M/R blade.
Leonardo Helicopters advises that the
corrosion was on the spar near the
inertia weights between STA1250 and
STA1630. Leonardo Helicopters further
advises that the issue is related to
design and production processes of the
M/R blades. This condition, if not
addressed, could result in failure of an
M/R blade and subsequent loss of
control of the helicopter.
Accordingly, EASA AD 2020–0065
requires inspecting M/R blades with
part number (P/N) 109–0103–01–115
and depending on the results, corrective
action. EASA AD 2020–0065 also
prohibits installation of an affected M/
R blade unless it passed the required
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE-2017-BT-STD-0014]
RIN 1904-AD98
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Residential Clothes Washers, Webinar and Availability of the
Preliminary Technical Support Document
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is extending the
public comment period for the preliminary analysis regarding proposals
to amend the energy conservation standards for residential clothes
washers. DOE published the notification of a webinar and availability
of preliminary technical support document in the Federal Register on
September 29, 2021, establishing a 75-day public comment period ending
December 13, 2021. On October 11, 2021, DOE received a comment
requesting extension of the comment period by an additional 64 days to
February 15, 2022. DOE is extending the public comment period for
submitting comments and data on the preliminary analysis documents by
an additional 45 days, to January 27, 2022, for a total of a 120-day
comment period.
DATES: The comment period for the preliminary analysis published on
September 29, 2021 (86 FR 53886), is extended. DOE will accept
comments, data, and information regarding this preliminary analysis no
later than January 27, 2022.
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:
[email protected]. Include the docket number
EERE-2017-BT-STD-0014 and/or RIN number 1904-AD98 in the subject line
of the message. Submit electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft
Word, PDF, or ASCII file format, and avoid the use of special
characters or any form of encryption.
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 corona virus (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.
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 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-2017-BT-STD-0014. The docket web page contains instructions on how
to access all documents, including public comments in the docket.
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. Kathryn McIntosh, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2002. 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 September 29, 2021, DOE published the
notification of a webinar and availability of preliminary technical
support document in the Federal Register soliciting public comment on
its proposed amendments to the energy conservation standards for
residential clothes washers. 86 FR 53886. Comments were originally due
on December 13, 2021. On October 11, 2021, DOE received a comment from
the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers to extend the comment
period by an additional 64 days to February 15, 2022.\1\
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DOE has reviewed the request and considered the benefit to
stakeholders in providing additional time to review the preliminary
analysis and gather information/data that DOE is seeking. Accordingly,
DOE has determined that an extension of the comment period is
appropriate and is hereby extending the comment period by an additional
45 days to January 27, 2022 for a total of a 120 day comment period.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 19,
2021, by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
and Acting 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
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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 October 20, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-23251 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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