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Proposed Rules
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 186
Wednesday, September 29, 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 430
EERE2017BTSTD0014
RIN 1904AD98

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: Notification of a webinar and availability of preliminary technical support document.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of Energy DOE will hold a webinar to discuss and receive comments on the preliminary analysis it has conducted for purposes of evaluating energy conservation standards for consumer residential clothes washers RCWs.
The meeting will cover the analytical framework, models, and tools that DOE
is using to evaluate potential standards for this product; the results of preliminary analyses performed by DOE
for this product; the potential energy conservation standard levels derived from these analyses that DOE could consider for this product should it determine that proposed amendments are necessary; and any other issues relevant to the evaluation of energy conservation standards for RCWs. In addition, DOE encourages written comments on these subjects. To inform interested parties and to facilitate this process, DOE has prepared an agenda, a preliminary technical support document, and briefing materials, which are available on the DOE website at:
www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE2017-BT-STD-0014.
DATES:
Meeting: DOE will hold a webinar on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. See section IV, Public Participation, for webinar registration information, participant
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instructions and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants.
Comments: Written comments and information will be accepted on or before December 13, 2021.
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 EERE2017BTSTD0014, by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: To ConsumerClothes Washer2017STD0014@ee.doe.gov.
Include docket number EERE2017BT
STD0014 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 IV 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 corona virus 2019
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, public meeting transcripts, 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
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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 page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments in the docket. See section IV
for information on how to submit comments through www.regulations.gov.
Mr.
Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Kathryn McIntosh, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC33, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Telephone: 202 586
2002. Email: Kathryn.McIntosh@
hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to submit a comment, review other public comments and the docket, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at 202 2871445 or by email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents I. Introduction A. Authority B. Rulemaking Process II. Background A. Current Standards B. Current Process C. Test Procedure III. Summary of the Analyses Performed by DOE
A. Market and Technology Assessment B. Screening Analysis C. Engineering Analysis D. Markups Analysis E. Energy and Water Use Analysis F. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analyses G. National Impact Analysis IV. Public Participation A. Participation in the Webinar B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared General Statements for Distribution C. Conduct of the Webinar D. Submission of Comments V. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
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