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Proposed Rules
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 85
Wednesday, May 5, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
EERE2020BTTP0032
RIN 1904AE53

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial & Industrial Pumps Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information;
extension of public comment period.
AGENCY:

On April 16, 2021, the U.S.
Department of Energy DOE
published a request for information RFI pertaining to the test procedure for commercial and industrial pumps pumps. The notice provided an opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information by June 1, 2021. On April 19, 2021, DOE
received a request from Price Pump Company Price Pump, and on April 20, 2021, DOE received requests from Grundfos and the Hydraulic Institute HI to extend the public comment period by 90 days. DOE has reviewed these requests and is granting a 30-day extension of the public comment period to allow public comments to be submitted until July 1, 2021.
DATES: The comment period for the RFI
published on April 16, 2021 86 FR
20075 is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this RFI received no later than July 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE2020BTTP0032 by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
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2. Email: To Pumps2020TP0032@
ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE2020BTTP0032 in the subject line of the message.
No telefacsimilies faxes will be accepted.
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 Covid19 pandemic. DOE is currently suspending receipt of public comments via postal mail and hand delivery/courier. 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 Covid19
pandemic health emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates resuming all of its regular options for public comment submission, including postal mail and hand delivery/courier.
Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at http
www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the http
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:
http www.regulations.gov/docket?
D=EERE-2020-BT-TP-0032. 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, EE2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Telephone: 202 586
9870. Email: ApplianceStandards Questions@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121.
Telephone: 202 5868145. Email:
Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to submit a comment or review other
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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.
On April 16, 2021, DOE published a RFI seeking data and information regarding whether amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with the requirement that the test procedure produces results that measure energy use during a representative average use cycle for pumps without being unduly burdensome to conduct, or that reduce testing burden. 86 FR 20075. Interested parties in the matter, Price Pump on April 19, 2021, HI on April 20, 2021, and Grundfos on April 20, 2021, requested a 90-day extension of the public comment period for the RFI.
Price Pump, No. 10 at p. 1; HI, No. 11
at p. 1; Grundfos, No. 12, at p. 1.1
Grundfos and Price Pump commented that the June 1, 2021 deadline does not provide sufficient time to collect the requested data and information requested in the RFI. Price Pump, No.
10 at p. 1; Grundfos, No. 12 at p. 1 HI
commented that it has developed a committee to review and respond to DOEs requests for comment, and requires additional time to develop and review member surveys and coordinate a response. HI, No. 11, p.1
DOE has reviewed the requests and is extending the comment period to allow additional time for interested parties to submit comments. As noted, the RFI
was issued as part of the preliminary stages of rulemaking to consider amendments to the test procedure for pumps. If DOE determines that amended test procedures may be appropriate, additional notices will be published e.g., a notice of proposed rulemaking providing interested parties with an additional opportunity to submit comment. As such, DOE has determined that a 30-day extension is sufficient for this preliminary stage.
Therefore, DOE is extending the comment period to July 1, 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1 The parenthetical reference provides a reference for information located in DOEs test procedure rulemaking docket. Docket No. EERE2020BT
TP0032, which is maintained at http
www.regulations.gov/!docketDetail;D=EERE-2020BT-TP-0032. The references are arranged as follows: Commenter name, comment docket ID
number, page of that document.

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