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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 460
[EERE–2009–BT–BC–0021]
RIN 1904–AC11
Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for
Manufactured Housing
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notification and reopening of
public comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) has issued the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
Proposed Energy Conservation
Standards for Manufactured Housing
(DOE/EIS–0550). DOE prepared this
Draft EIS in support of a rulemaking
announced in the supplemental notice
of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR)
proposing amended energy conservation
standards for manufactured housing on
August 26, 2021 (August 2021 MH
SNOPR). DOE invites interested parties
to comment on how analysis presented
in the Draft EIS should inform the final
energy conservation standards for
manufactured housing.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,
and information regarding how the Draft
EIS should inform DOE’s final energy
conservation standards for
manufactured housing received no later
than February 28, 2022. See section III,
‘‘Public Participation,’’ for details.
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:
Manufactured_Housing@ee.doe.gov.
Any comments submitted must provide
docket number EERE–2009–BT–BC–
0021 and/or regulatory information
number (RIN) number 1904–AC11.
Submit electronic comments in
WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or
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Comments submitted in response to
this notice are separate from comments
provided as part of the public review of
the Draft EIS. See the EIS website
(https://ecs-mh.evs.anl.gov/) for
information on that public comment
process.
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 suspending receipt of public
comments via postal mail and hand
delivery/courier for this rulemaking. 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. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see section III of this document.
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which includes Federal Register
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www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed in the
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may be publicly available, such as
information that is exempt from public
disclosure.
The docket web page can be found at
www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE–
2009–BT–BC–0021. The docket web
page contains instructions on how to
access all documents, including public
comments, in the docket. See section III
for information on how to submit
comments through
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program (EE–2J), 1000
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DC 20585; 202–287–1692;
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Mr. Matthew Ring, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel
(GC–33), 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585; 202–586–
2555; matthew.ring@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Request for Comment on the Rulemaking
Proceeding
III. Public Participation
IV. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
I. Background
DOE has proposed amended energy
conservation standards for
manufactured housing and is
maintaining both a rulemaking
proceeding and an associated NEPA
proceeding. In the rulemaking
proceeding, DOE published a
supplemental notice of proposed
rulemaking (SNOPR) proposing
amended energy conservation standards
for manufactured housing on August 26,
2021 (August 2021 MH SNOPR). 86 FR
47744. In the August 2021 MH SNOPR,
DOE’s primary proposal was the
‘‘tiered’’ approach, based on the 2021
IECC, wherein a subset of the energy
conservation standards would be less
stringent for certain manufactured
homes in light of the cost-effectiveness
considerations required by statute.
Under the tiered proposal, two sets of
standards would be established in
proposed 10 CFR part 460, subpart B
(i.e., Tier 1 and Tier 2).
On October 26, 2021, DOE published
a NODA regarding updated inputs and
results of corresponding analyses and
invited interested parties to comment on
these analyses. 86 FR 59042 (October
2021 NODA). In addition, DOE
reopened the public comment period on
the SNOPR through November 26, 2021.
DOE explained that it would consider
the updated inputs and corresponding
analyses, as well as comments on the
inputs and analyses, as part of the
rulemaking. In addition, DOE stated it
may further revise the analysis
presented in this rulemaking based on
any new or updated information or data
it obtains and encouraged stakeholders
to provide any additional data or
information that may inform the
analysis.
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In the NEPA proceeding, on July 7,
2021, DOE published a notice of intent
(NOI) to prepare an environmental
impact statement for energy
conservation standards for
manufactured housing, to invite public
comments on the EIS scope, and to
conduct public scoping meetings. 86 FR
35773 (July 7, 2021). DOE conducted
online meetings July 21 and July 22,
2021, and invited oral comments on the
scope of the EIS, with written comments
invited through August 6, 2021. DOE
has announced the availability of, and is
seeking comment on, the Draft EIS.
More information is available on the EIS
website (https://ecs-mh.evs.anl.gov/).
II. Request for Comment on the
Rulemaking Proceeding
DOE is re-opening comment on the
rulemaking proceeding to consider how
the Draft EIS should inform the final
energy conservation standards for
manufactured housing The Draft EIS
analyzes price-based alternatives based
around a $63,000 threshold for
manufacturer retail list price and
different wall insulation requirements.
It also analyzes alternatives based on
size of the manufactured housing (single
sections and multiple sections with
differences in wall insultation
requirements), untiered alternatives
with only differences in wall insultation
requirements, and a no action
alternative (i.e., no DOE standard).
Stakeholders are encouraged to provide
comment on the alternatives,
assumptions, and analyses presented in
the Draft EIS through the EIS process as
described on the EIS website (https://
ecs-mh.evs.anl.gov/).
Through this document, DOE invites
comments in the docket for this
rulemaking specifically on how the
analyses and results presented in the
Draft EIS should inform DOE’s final rule
for energy conservation standards for
manufactured housing.
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III. Public Participation
DOE is interested in receiving
comments on how aspects of the data
and analysis presented in the Draft EIS
and supporting documentation should
inform DOE’s final energy conservation
standards for manufactured housing.
Submission of Comments
DOE will accept comments, data, and
information regarding this document,
but no later than the date provided in
the DATES section at the beginning of
this document. Interested parties may
submit comments, data, and other
information using any of the methods
described in the ADDRESSES section at
the beginning of this document.
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The Secretary of Energy has approved
publication of this notice and reopening of comment period.
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This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on January 10, 2022,
by Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
pursuant to delegated authority from the
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 460
[EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021]
RIN 1904-AC11
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Manufactured Housing
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notification and reopening of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Energy Conservation
Standards for Manufactured Housing (DOE/EIS-0550). DOE prepared this
Draft EIS in support of a rulemaking announced in the supplemental
notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR) proposing amended energy
conservation standards for manufactured housing on August 26, 2021
(August 2021 MH SNOPR). DOE invites interested parties to comment on
how analysis presented in the Draft EIS should inform the final energy
conservation standards for manufactured housing.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding how
the Draft EIS should inform DOE's final energy conservation standards
for manufactured housing received no later than February 28, 2022. See
section III, ``Public Participation,'' for details.
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: [email protected]. Any
comments submitted must provide docket number EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021 and/
or regulatory information number (RIN) number 1904-AC11. Submit
electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file
format, and avoid the use of special characters or any form of
encryption.
Comments submitted in response to this notice are separate from
comments provided as part of the public review of the Draft EIS. See
the EIS website (https://ecs-mh.evs.anl.gov/) for information on that
public comment process.
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 suspending receipt of
public comments via postal mail and hand delivery/courier for this
rulemaking. 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. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the
rulemaking process, see section III of this document.
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, not all
documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as
information that is exempt from public disclosure.
The docket web page can be found at www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021. The docket web page contains
instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments,
in the docket. See section III for information on how to submit
comments through www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program (EE-2J), 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585; 202-287-1692; [email protected].
Mr. Matthew Ring, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel (GC-33), 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585;
202-586-2555; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. Request for Comment on the Rulemaking Proceeding
III. Public Participation
IV. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
I. Background
DOE has proposed amended energy conservation standards for
manufactured housing and is maintaining both a rulemaking proceeding
and an associated NEPA proceeding. In the rulemaking proceeding, DOE
published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR)
proposing amended energy conservation standards for manufactured
housing on August 26, 2021 (August 2021 MH SNOPR). 86 FR 47744. In the
August 2021 MH SNOPR, DOE's primary proposal was the ``tiered''
approach, based on the 2021 IECC, wherein a subset of the energy
conservation standards would be less stringent for certain manufactured
homes in light of the cost-effectiveness considerations required by
statute. Under the tiered proposal, two sets of standards would be
established in proposed 10 CFR part 460, subpart B (i.e., Tier 1 and
Tier 2).
On October 26, 2021, DOE published a NODA regarding updated inputs
and results of corresponding analyses and invited interested parties to
comment on these analyses. 86 FR 59042 (October 2021 NODA). In
addition, DOE reopened the public comment period on the SNOPR through
November 26, 2021. DOE explained that it would consider the updated
inputs and corresponding analyses, as well as comments on the inputs
and analyses, as part of the rulemaking. In addition, DOE stated it may
further revise the analysis presented in this rulemaking based on any
new or updated information or data it obtains and encouraged
stakeholders to provide any additional data or information that may
inform the analysis.
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In the NEPA proceeding, on July 7, 2021, DOE published a notice of
intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement for energy
conservation standards for manufactured housing, to invite public
comments on the EIS scope, and to conduct public scoping meetings. 86
FR 35773 (July 7, 2021). DOE conducted online meetings July 21 and July
22, 2021, and invited oral comments on the scope of the EIS, with
written comments invited through August 6, 2021. DOE has announced the
availability of, and is seeking comment on, the Draft EIS. More
information is available on the EIS website (https://ecs-mh.evs.anl.gov/).
II. Request for Comment on the Rulemaking Proceeding
DOE is re-opening comment on the rulemaking proceeding to consider
how the Draft EIS should inform the final energy conservation standards
for manufactured housing The Draft EIS analyzes price-based
alternatives based around a $63,000 threshold for manufacturer retail
list price and different wall insulation requirements. It also analyzes
alternatives based on size of the manufactured housing (single sections
and multiple sections with differences in wall insultation
requirements), untiered alternatives with only differences in wall
insultation requirements, and a no action alternative (i.e., no DOE
standard). Stakeholders are encouraged to provide comment on the
alternatives, assumptions, and analyses presented in the Draft EIS
through the EIS process as described on the EIS website (https://ecs-mh.evs.anl.gov/).
Through this document, DOE invites comments in the docket for this
rulemaking specifically on how the analyses and results presented in
the Draft EIS should inform DOE's final rule for energy conservation
standards for manufactured housing.
III. Public Participation
DOE is interested in receiving comments on how aspects of the data
and analysis presented in the Draft EIS and supporting documentation
should inform DOE's final energy conservation standards for
manufactured housing.
Submission of Comments
DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this
document, but no later than the date provided in the DATES section at
the beginning of this document. Interested parties may submit comments,
data, and other information using any of the methods described in the
ADDRESSES section at the beginning of this document.
Submitting comments via www.regulations.gov. The
www.regulations.gov web page will require you to provide your name and
contact information. Your contact information will be viewable to DOE
Building Technologies staff only. Your contact information will not be
publicly viewable except for your first and last names, organization
name (if any), and submitter representative name (if any). If your
comment is not processed properly because of technical difficulties,
DOE will use this information to contact you. If DOE cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, DOE may not be able to consider your comment.
However, your contact information will be publicly viewable if you
include it in the comment itself or in any documents attached to your
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It is DOE's policy that all comments may be included in the public
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IV. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of this notice and
re-opening of comment period.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 10,
2022, by Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy 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 January 11, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-00679 Filed 1-13-22; 8:45 am]
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