Rulemaking for Commercial and Industrial Compressors Determination

DOE published a Proposed Coverage Determination concerning commercial and industrial compressors. 77 FR 76972 (Dec. 31, 2012).

No public meeting is scheduled at this time.

Comments may be submitted through regulations.gov, email, postal mail, or by hand delivery/courier. All comments must be received by February 28, 2013. Please follow the directions below. Also please see the Public Participation section of the notice for additional directions regarding submission format, campaign form letters, and confidential business information.

Any comments submitted must identify the commercial and industrial compressors proposed determination of coverage rulemaking by name and provide its docket number EERE–2012–BT–DET–0033 and/or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904–AC83. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: The rulemaking docket at http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: CompressorsDetermination2012DET0033@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number and/or RIN in the subject line of the message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please submit one signed original paper copy.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy.

The commercial and industrial compressors proposed determination of coverage rulemaking docket EERE–2012–BT–DET–0033 contains all notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents. For the latest information on the planned timing of future DOE regulatory milestones, see the current Office of Management and Budget Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. All planned dates are preliminary and subject to change.

Part A-1 of Title III of EPCA, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6291-6317 establishes the "Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment." The purpose of Part A-1 is to improve the efficiency of various types of industrial equipment to conserve the energy resources of the Nation, which includes compressors. (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)(i)). Commercial or industrial compressors are listed as a type of covered equipment for which DOE may establish energy conservation standards consistent with 42 U.S.C. 6311 and 6312.