Rule2024-12081
Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of Federal Buildings; Correction
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Published
June 6, 2024
Effective
July 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
On May 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published a final rule that adopted energy performance standards for certain new Federal buildings and Federal buildings undergoing major renovations. This document corrects errors in the regulatory text published with the final rule. These errors do not affect the substance of the rulemaking or any conclusions reached in support of the proposed rule.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 48266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12081]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 433
[EERE-2010-BT-STD-0031]
RIN 1904-AB96
Clean Energy for New Federal Buildings and Major Renovations of
Federal Buildings; Correction
AGENCY: Federal Energy Management Program, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: On May 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'')
published a final rule that adopted energy performance standards for
certain new Federal buildings and Federal buildings undergoing major
renovations. This document corrects errors in the regulatory text
published with the final rule. These errors do not affect the substance
of the rulemaking or any conclusions reached in support of the proposed
rule.
DATES: Effective July 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Rick Mears, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Under
Secretary for Infrastructure, Federal Energy Management Program, FEMP-
1, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4f2c2a3d62262129203d222e3b2620210f273e612b202a61282039"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45262037682c2b232a372824312c2a2b052d346b212a206b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.
Ms. Laura Zuber, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Telephone: (202) 586-4798. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99f5f8ecebf8b7e3ecfbfcebd9f1e8b7fdf6fcb7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="85e9e4f0f7e4abfff0e7e0f7c5edf4abe1eae0abe2eaf3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On May 1, 2024, DOE published a final rule (Final Rule) that
adopted energy performance standards for certain new Federal buildings
and Federal buildings undergoing major renovations. The Final Rule
adopted revisions to the energy performance standards at title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (``CFR'') parts 433 and 435. 89 FR
35384. Since publication of the Final Rule, DOE has identified errors
in the regulatory text adopted by the Final Rule. Specifically, DOE
incorrectly numbered subparagraphs in 10 CFR 433.200(c). DOE is issuing
this correction to provide correct subparagraph numbers for 10 CFR
433.200(c) and to revise an internal citation. The corrections are
described in the following paragraphs.
II. Need for Correction
As published, the regulatory text in the Final Rule may lead to
confusion regarding the application of certain paragraphs in 10 CFR
433.200(c) as two subsections are currently misidentified to fall under
10 CFR 433.200(c)(1)(ii), which applies to designs for new construction
or major renovations of all Scope 1 fossil fuel using systems in
certain Federal buildings that began during or after Fiscal Year 2030.
Because this document would simply clarify the adopted regulatory text
without making substantive changes to the energy performance standards
adopted in Final Rule, the changes addressed in this document are
technical in nature.
III. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review
DOE has concluded that the determinations made pursuant to the
various procedural requirements applicable to the Final Rule remain
unchanged for these technical corrections to the regulatory text. These
determinations are set forth in the Final Rule. 89 FR 35384, 35411-
35415.
Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), DOE
finds that there is good cause to not issue a separate notice to
solicit public comment on the technical corrections contained in this
document. Issuing a separate notice to solicit public comment would be
impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. As
explained previously, the corrections in this document do not affect
the substance of or any of the conclusions reached in support of the
Final Rule. Additionally, given the Final Rule is a product of an
extensive administrative record with numerous opportunities for public
comment, DOE finds additional comment on the technical corrections is
unnecessary. Therefore, providing prior notice and an opportunity for
public comment on correcting objective errors that do not change the
substance of the proposed energy performance standards serve no useful
purpose.
Correction
In the FR Doc. 2024-08196 appearing on page 35384 in the Federal
Register of Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the following corrections are made:
Sec. 433.200 [Corrected]
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1. On page 35418, in the first column between the table and the
equation, in Sec. 433.200, paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(C) is redesignated as
paragraph (c)(2);
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2. On page 35418, in the second column between the table and the
equation, in Sec. 433.200, the paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(D) heading is
redesignated as the paragraph (c)(3) heading;
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3. On page 35418, in the second column between the table and the
equation, in Sec. 433.200, paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(D)(1) is redesignated
as paragraph (c)(3)(i);
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4. On page 35418, in the second column between the table and the
equation, in Sec. 433.200, in newly redesignated paragraph (c)(3)(i),
the reference ``paragraph (c)(1)(A)'' is corrected to read as
``paragraph (c)(1)(i)''; and
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5. On page 35418, in the first column following the equation, in Sec.
433.200, paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(D)(2) is redesignated as paragraph
(c)(3)(ii).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 24,
2024, by Mary Sotos, the Director of the Federal Energy Management
Program, 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 May 29, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-12081 Filed 6-5-24; 8:45 am]
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