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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 123 / Wednesday, June 30, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dehumidifiers Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
AGENCY:

On June 4, 2021, the U.S.
Department of Energy DOE
published a request for information RFI pertaining to the energy conservation standards for dehumidifiers. The notice provided an opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information by July 6, 2021. On June 18, 2021, DOE
received a request from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers AHAM to extend the public comment period by 30 days. DOE has reviewed this request and is granting a 15-day extension of the public comment period to allow public comments to be submitted until July 21, 2021.
DATES: The comment period for the RFI
published on June 4, 2021 86 FR
29964, is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this RFI on or before July 21, 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 EERE2019BTSTD0043 by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: To Dehumidifiers2019STD0043@
ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE2019BTSTD0043 in the subject line of the message.

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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 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/EERE2019-BT-STD-0043. The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bryan Berringer, 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
0371. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121.
Telephone: 202 5869496. Email:
Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to submit a comment or review other public comments and the docket contact
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the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at 202 287
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ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4, 2021, DOE published an RFI seeking data and information that could enable the agency to determine whether DOE
should propose a no-new-standard determination because a more stringent standard: Would not result in a significant savings of energy; is not technologically feasible; is not economically justified; or any combination of the foregoing. 86 FR
29964. On June 18, 2021, an interested party in the matter, AHAM, requested a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the RFI.1 AHAM asked for this additional time given that comments on DOEs preliminary technical support document for clothes dryers are also due on July 6, 2021. In addition, AHAM commented that the industry is spending a considerable amount of time responding to proposals from Natural Resources Canada related to five categories of home appliances, as well as DOEs proposed test procedure for direct heating equipment. AHAM
stated that it understands and appreciates that DOE is working to move quickly on a number of rulemakings to satisfy the Presidents climate objectives as well as advance rulemakings that have missed statutory deadlines. AHAM noted that the statutory deadline for dehumidifiers is a year away and, thus, asserted that a brief delay in the comment period should not negatively impact DOEs ability to meet this deadline, nor should it detract from DOEs ability to catch up on other rulemakings, but it would significantly assist AHAM and its members in providing quality input on DOEs RFI.
DOE has reviewed the request 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 stage of a rulemaking to consider amendments to the energy conservation standards for dehumidifiers. If DOE
determines that amended energy conservation standards may be appropriate, additional notices will be 1 AHAM

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