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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 150 / Monday, August 9, 2021 / Proposed Rules
time for interested parties to submit comments.
Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on August 2, 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 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 3, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment;
Early Assessment Review; Commercial and Industrial Pumps Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of Energy DOE is undertaking an early assessment review for amended energy conservation standards for commercial and industrial pumps pumps to determine whether to amend applicable energy conservation standards for this equipment. Specifically, through this request for information RFI, DOE
seeks data and information to evaluate whether amended energy conservation standards would result in a significant savings of energy; be technologically feasible; and be economically justified.
DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject within the scope of this document including those
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topics not specifically raised in this RFI, as well as the submission of data and other relevant information concerning this early assessment review.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before September 8, 2021.
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 EERE2021BTSTD0018, by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: to Pumps2021STD0018@
ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE2021BTSTD0018 in the subject line of the message.
No telefacsimiles faxes will be accepted. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on this process, see section III of this document.
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 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:
http www.regulations.gov/docket/
EERE-2021-BT-STD-0018. The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including
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public comments, in the docket. See section III for information on how to submit comments through https
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Telephone: 202 586
9870. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
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 public comments and the docket, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at 202 287
1445 or by email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents I. Introduction A. Authority B. Rulemaking History II. Request for Information A. Scope and Equipment Classes B. Significant Savings of Energy 1. Base Case Efficiency Distribution 2. Energy Use 3. National Energy Savings C. Technological Feasibility 1. Technology Options 2. Representative Units 3. Efficiency Levels D. Economic Justification 1. Distribution Channels 2. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis III. Submission of Comments
I. Introduction DOE has established an early assessment review process to conduct a more focused analysis to evaluate, based on statutory criteria, whether a new or amended energy conservation standard is warranted. Based on the information received in response to the RFI and DOEs own analysis, DOE will determine whether to proceed with a rulemaking for a new or amended energy conservation standard. If DOE
makes an initial determination that a new or amended energy conservation standard would satisfy the applicable statutory criteria or DOEs analysis is inconclusive, DOE would undertake the preliminary stages of a rulemaking to issue a new or amended energy conservation standard. If DOE makes an
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