Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers; Extension of Public Comment Period, 10856-10857 [2023-03547]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE–2019–BT–STD–0018]
RIN 1904–AE12
Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for
Distribution Transformers; Extension
of Public Comment Period
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
extension of public comment period.
AGENCY:
On January 11, 2023, the U.S.
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’)
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking and announcement of
public meeting (‘‘NOPR’’) proposing
amended energy conservation standards
for distribution transformers, and also to
announce a public meeting to receive
comment on the proposed standards
and associated analyses and results. The
notice provided an opportunity for
submitting written comments, data, and
information by March 13, 2023. DOE
received a request from Cleveland-Cliffs,
Inc.; a joint request from the American
Public Power Association (APPA),
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the
National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association (NRECA); and a request
from the International Union, United
Automobile, Aerospace, and
Agricultural Implement Workers of
America (UAW) to extend the written
comment period. DOE has reviewed
these requests and is granting an
extension of the comment period for 14
days to allow public comments to be
submitted until March 27, 2023.
DATES: The comment period for the
NOPR published on January 11, 2023
(88 FR 1722) is extended. DOE will
accept comments, data, and information
regarding this NOPR received no later
than March 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
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www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Alternatively, interested persons may
submit comments, identified by docket
number EERE–2019–BT–STD–0018, by
any of the following methods:
Email: DistributionTransformers
2019STD0018@ee.doe.gov. Include the
docket number EERE–2019–BT–STD–
0018 in the subject line of the message.
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.
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
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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/EERE2019-BT-STD-0018. The docket web
page contains instructions on how to
access all documents, including public
comments, in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jeremy Dommu, 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. Telephone: (202) 586–
9870. Email: ApplianceStandards
Questions@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Matthew Ring, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
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Telephone: (202) 586–2555. Email:
matthew.ring@hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to
submit a comment, review other public
comments and the docket, or participate
in the public meeting, contact the
Appliance and Equipment Standards
Program staff at (202) 287–1445 or by
email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 11, 2023, DOE published a
notice of proposed rulemaking
(‘‘NOPR’’) proposing amended energy
conservation standards for distribution
transformers, and also announced a
public meeting to receive comment on
these proposed standards and associated
analyses and results. The notice
provided an opportunity for submitting
written comments, data, and
information by March 13, 2023. 88 FR
1722. On January 12, 2023, ClevelandCliffs Inc. (‘‘Cleveland Cliffs’’),
requested that DOE extend the deadline
for the comment period on the NOPR by
a minimum of 30 days. Cleveland Cliffs
stated the proposal requires detailed
technical and economic analysis by
every facet of the transformer supply
chain. (Cleveland Cliffs, No. 66 at p. 1).
On January 30, 2023, the American
Public Power Association (APPA),
Edison Electric Institute (EEI), and the
National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association (NRECA) jointly requested
an extension of the comment period
extension for 60 additional days stating
that an extension will provide valuable
time for all parties to contemplate,
consider, research, and meaningfully
respond to the important issues
implicated by the proposed rule. (APPA,
EEI, and NRECA, No. 67 at p. 2). On
February 12, 2023, the International
Union, United Automobile, Aerospace,
and Agricultural Implement Workers of
America (UAW) requested an extension
of the comment period for at least
another 30 days. UAW stated that they
are working to understand the full
extent of the impact of the proposed
standards on both their members and
the communities that rely on electric
power. (UAW, No. 68 at p. 1).
DOE has reviewed these requests and
is extending the comment period by 14
days to allow additional time for
interested parties to submit comments.
DOE notes the complexities of the
current distribution transformer market,
including the intersection with steel
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manufacturing and diversification as
well as labor concerns. DOE believes
these complexities provide unique
grounds that warrant additional time,
which will allow for meaningful input
on DOE’s proposed energy conservation
standards for distribution transformers
from all stakeholders. DOE believes 14
days is sufficient for these purposes.
Therefore, DOE is extending the
comment period until March 27, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on February 14,
2023, by Francisco Alejandro Moreno,
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
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 February 15,
2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE-2019-BT-STD-0018]
RIN 1904-AE12
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Distribution Transformers; Extension of Public Comment Period
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment
period.
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SUMMARY: On January 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'')
published a notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public
meeting (``NOPR'') proposing amended energy conservation standards for
distribution transformers, and also to announce a public meeting to
receive comment on the proposed standards and associated analyses and
results. The notice provided an opportunity for submitting written
comments, data, and information by March 13, 2023. DOE received a
request from Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.; a joint request from the American
Public Power Association (APPA), Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and
the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA); and a
request from the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and
Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) to extend the written
comment period. DOE has reviewed these requests and is granting an
extension of the comment period for 14 days to allow public comments to
be submitted until March 27, 2023.
DATES: The comment period for the NOPR published on January 11, 2023
(88 FR 1722) is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and
information regarding this NOPR received no later than March 27, 2023.
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, identified by docket number EERE-2019-BT-STD-0018,
by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected]. Include the
docket number EERE-2019-BT-STD-0018 in the subject line of the message.
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.
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 telefacsimiles (``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, 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/EERE-2019-BT-STD-0018. The docket web page contains instructions on how
to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jeremy Dommu, 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. Telephone:
(202) 586-9870. Email: [email protected].
Mr. Matthew Ring, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Telephone: (202) 586-2555. Email: [email protected].
For further information on how to submit a comment, review other
public comments and the docket, or participate in the public meeting,
contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202)
287-1445 or by email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 11, 2023, DOE published a notice
of proposed rulemaking (``NOPR'') proposing amended energy conservation
standards for distribution transformers, and also announced a public
meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards and associated
analyses and results. The notice provided an opportunity for submitting
written comments, data, and information by March 13, 2023. 88 FR 1722.
On January 12, 2023, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (``Cleveland Cliffs''),
requested that DOE extend the deadline for the comment period on the
NOPR by a minimum of 30 days. Cleveland Cliffs stated the proposal
requires detailed technical and economic analysis by every facet of the
transformer supply chain. (Cleveland Cliffs, No. 66 at p. 1). On
January 30, 2023, the American Public Power Association (APPA), Edison
Electric Institute (EEI), and the National Rural Electric Cooperative
Association (NRECA) jointly requested an extension of the comment
period extension for 60 additional days stating that an extension will
provide valuable time for all parties to contemplate, consider,
research, and meaningfully respond to the important issues implicated
by the proposed rule. (APPA, EEI, and NRECA, No. 67 at p. 2). On
February 12, 2023, the International Union, United Automobile,
Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW)
requested an extension of the comment period for at least another 30
days. UAW stated that they are working to understand the full extent of
the impact of the proposed standards on both their members and the
communities that rely on electric power. (UAW, No. 68 at p. 1).
DOE has reviewed these requests and is extending the comment period
by 14 days to allow additional time for interested parties to submit
comments. DOE notes the complexities of the current distribution
transformer market, including the intersection with steel
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manufacturing and diversification as well as labor concerns. DOE
believes these complexities provide unique grounds that warrant
additional time, which will allow for meaningful input on DOE's
proposed energy conservation standards for distribution transformers
from all stakeholders. DOE believes 14 days is sufficient for these
purposes. Therefore, DOE is extending the comment period until March
27, 2023.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February
14, 2023, by Francisco Alejandro Moreno, 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 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 February 15, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-03547 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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