Notice2022-26239
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of Open Meetings of the Commercial Unitary Air Conditioner and Commercial Unitary Heat Pump Working Group
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Published
December 2, 2022
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department) announces two additional open meetings of the Commercial Unitary Air Conditioner and Commercial Unitary Heat Pump (CUAC and CUHP) working group. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal Register.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74137-74138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26239]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[EERE-2022-BT-STD-0026]
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee:
Notice of Open Meetings of the Commercial Unitary Air Conditioner and
Commercial Unitary Heat Pump Working Group
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or the Department)
announces two additional open meetings of the Commercial Unitary Air
Conditioner and Commercial Unitary Heat Pump (CUAC and CUHP) working
group. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requires that agencies
publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal
Register.
DATES: December 7, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. via webinar;
December 8, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. via webinar.
ADDRESSES: Meetings will be held virtually via Webex. See the Public
Participation section of this notice for webinar registration
information, participant instructions, and information about the
capabilities available to webinar participants, or visit the
committee's website at: <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>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Lucas Aiden, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Building Technologies (EE-5B), 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW,
Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 287-5904. Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bedfcdccdfddfedbdb90dad1db90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0b6a78796a684b6e6e256f646e256c647d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 21, 2022, the Appliance Standards
and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC) met and passed the
recommendation to form a CUAC and CUHP working group to meet and
discuss and, if possible, reach a consensus on proposed Federal test
procedures and energy conservation standards for CUACs and CUHPs. On
July 29, 2022, DOE published a notice of intent to establish a working
group for CUACs and CUHPs to negotiate a notice of proposed rulemaking
for test procedures and energy conservations standards. 87 FR 45703. On
October 7, 2022, DOE published a notice announcing open meetings for
the CUAC and CUHP working group. 87 FR 60942. This notice maintains
that list of meetings and announces an additional two meetings in early
December.
Purpose of Meetings: To provide advice and recommendations to ASRAC
on test procedures and energy conservation standards for CUAC and CUHP
equipment under the authority of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act (5
U.S.C. 561-570, Pub. L. 104-320).
Public Participation: Open meetings will be held via webinar on:
Wednesday, December 7, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT; and Thursday,
December 8, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. To attend the webinars
and/or to make oral statements regarding any of the items on the
agenda, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9d8cacbd8daf9dcdc97ddd6dc97ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c9a8babba8aa89acace7ada6ace7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>. In the email, please indicate your
name, organization (if appropriate), citizenship, and contact
information. The webinar will be held using the Webex software platform
and participants are responsible for ensuring their systems are
compatible with the webinar software. 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>.
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#bae8dfddd3d4db94eddbc9d2d3d4ddced5d4fadfdf94ded5df94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="237146444a4d420d7442504b4a4d44574c4d6346460d474c460d444c55">[email protected]</span></a> so that the necessary procedures can be
completed.
Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign
up for the Public Comment Period. Time allotted per speaker will depend
on the number of individuals who wish to speak but will not exceed five
minutes. Reasonable provision will be made to include the scheduled
oral statements on the agenda. A third-party neutral facilitator will
make every effort to allow the presentations of views of all interested
parties and to facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
Participation in the meetings is not a prerequisite for submission
of written comments. Written comments are welcome from all interested
parties. Any comments submitted must identify the CUAC and CUHP Working
Group, and provide docket number EERE-2022-BT-STD-0015. Comments may be
submitted using any of the following methods:
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1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4605292b2b162d2107050e16747674741512022728221216767677730623236822292368212930"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c7ebe9e9d4efe3c5c7ccd4b6b4b6b6d7d0c0e5eae0d0d4b4b4b5b1c4e1e1aae0ebe1aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>. Include docket
number EERE-2022-BT-STD-0015 in the subject line of the message.
3. Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible,
please submit all items on a compact disc (``CD''), in which case it is
not necessary to include printed copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance and Equipment Standards
Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950
L'Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202)
287-1445. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case
it is not necessary to include printed copies.
No telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.
Docket: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, public
meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting
documents/materials is available for review at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. All
documents in the docket are listed in the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2022-BT-STD-0015">www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2022-BT-STD-0015</a>. The docket web page contains instructions on how
to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket.
Approval of the Office of the Secretary
The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of notice of open
meetings.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November
22, 2022, by Francisco Alejandro Moreno, 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 November 28, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-26239 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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