Notice2021-23597

Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of Open Meeting

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Published
October 29, 2021

Issuing agencies

Energy Department

Abstract

This notice announces a meeting of the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act, requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal Register.

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60020-60021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23597]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

EERE-2013-BT-NOC-0005]


Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee: 
Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Appliance Standards and 
Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC). The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory 
committee meeting in the Federal Register.

DATES: DOE will hold a webinar on December 14, 2021 from 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m. See the Public Participation section of this notice for webinar 
registration information, participant instructions, and information 
about the capabilities available to webinar participants.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies 
Program, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, 
Telephone: (202) 287-1692. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8b9abaab9bb98bdbdf6bcb7bdf6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6001131201032005054e040f054e070f16">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary focus of this meeting will be 
the discussion and prioritization of topic areas that ASRAC can assist 
the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program with. DOE plans to hold 
this meeting virtually via webinar to gather advice and recommendations 
to the Department on the development of standards and test procedures 
for residential appliances and commercial equipment. (The final agenda 
will be available for public viewing at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2013-BT-NOC-0005">https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2013-BT-NOC-0005</a>.)

Public Participation

    The time and date of the webinar are listed in the DATES section at 
the beginning of this document. Webinar registration information, 
participant instructions, and information about the capabilities 
available to webinar participants will be published on DOE's website: 
<a href="https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/appliance-standards-and-rulemaking-federal-advisory-committee">https://www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/appliance-standards-and-rulemaking-federal-advisory-committee</a>.
    Participants are responsible for ensuring their systems are 
compatible with the webinar software. If you plan to attend the 
webinar, please notify the ASRAC staff at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2d3c1c0d3d1f2d7d79cd6ddd79cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa9b89889b99ba9f9fd49e959fd49d958c">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
    Please note that foreign nationals participating in the webinar are 
subject to advance security screening procedures which require advance 
notice prior to attendance at the webinar. If a foreign national wishes 
to participate in the webinar, please inform DOE as soon as possible by 
contacting Ms. Regina Washington at (202) 586-1214 or by email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#095b6c6e606768275e687a6160676e7d6667496c6c276d666c276e667f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c694a3a1afa8a7e891a7b5aeafa8a1b2a9a886a3a3e8a2a9a3e8a1a9b0">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> so that the necessary procedures can be 
completed.

Conduct of Webinar

    ASRAC's Designated Federal Officer will preside over the webinar 
and may also use a professional facilitator to aid discussion. The 
webinar will not be a judicial or evidentiary-type public hearing, but 
DOE will conduct it in accordance with section 336 of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 
6306). A court reporter will be present to record the proceedings and 
prepare a transcript.
    A transcript of the webinar will be included on DOE's website: 
<a href="https://energy.gov/eere/buildings/appliance-standards-and-rulemaking-federal-advisory-committee">https://energy.gov/eere/buildings/appliance-standards-and-rulemaking-federal-advisory-committee</a>.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 26, 
2021, by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
and Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency

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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 October 26, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-23597 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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