Notice2023-19910
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee: Notice of Public Meeting
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Published
September 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
This notice announces a public meeting of the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC). 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 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 63095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19910]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[EERE-2013-BT-NOC-0005]
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee:
Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting and webinar.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Appliance
Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC). The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), requires that agencies publish
notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal Register.
DATES: October 17, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, 901 D Street SW, Suite 930, Washington, DC 20024.
The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. 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. Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-5904. Email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e6f5e5e42474f404d4b7d5a4f404a4f5c4a5d7f5b4b5d5a4741405d6e4b4b004a414b00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="febf8e8e92979f909d9bad8a9f909a9f8c9a8daf8b9b8d8a9791908dbe9b9bd09a919bd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Committee: The Committee provides advice and
recommendations related to the development of minimum efficiency
standards for residential appliances and commercial equipment; the
development of product test procedures; the certification and
enforcement of standards; the labeling for various residential products
and commercial equipment; and specific issues of concern to DOE as
requested by the Secretary of Energy, the Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), and the Building
Technologies Office (BTO) Director.
Tentative Agenda: 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 with the primary focus being the discussion
and prioritization of topic areas that ASRAC can assist the Appliance
and Equipment Standards Program with, particularly relating to
rulemakings that could be subject to negotiation through ASRAC. (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, date and location of the public
meeting are listed in the DATES and ADDRESSES sections at the beginning
of this document. If you plan to attend the public meeting, please
notify the ASRAC staff at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c1d0f0e1d1f3c191952181319521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5233212033311237377c363d377c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
Please note that foreign nationals participating in the public
meeting are subject to advance security screening procedures which
require advance notice prior to attendance at the public meeting. If a
foreign national wishes to participate in the public meeting, 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#1d4f787a74737c334a7c6e7574737a6972735d787833797278337a726b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b291e1c12151a552c1a081312151c0f14153b1e1e551f141e551c140d">[email protected]</span></a> so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.
In addition, you can attend the public meeting via webinar. 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>.
The webinar will held using the Webex software platform and
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#d4b5a7a6b5b794b1b1fab0bbb1fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="28495b5a494b684d4d064c474d064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
Conduct of Public Meeting: ASRAC's Designated Federal Officer will
preside at the public meeting and may also use a professional
facilitator to aid discussion. The meeting 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).
Meeting Minutes: A transcript of the webinar will be included in
the ASRAC docket: <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>.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September
8, 2023, 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 September 11, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-19910 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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