[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 141 (Tuesday, July 23, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44248-44249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17059]



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Vol. 78

Tuesday,

No. 141

July 23, 2013

Part VII





Department of Energy





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Chs. II, III, and X

48 CFR Ch. 9


Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making 
available its portion of the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal 
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda) pursuant to Executive 
Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' and the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agenda is a government-wide compilation 
of upcoming and ongoing regulatory activity, including a brief 
description of each rulemaking and a timetable for action. The Agenda 
also includes a list of regulatory actions completed since publication 
of the last Agenda. The Department of Energy's portion of the Agenda 
includes regulatory actions called for by the Energy Policy Act of 
2005, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and 
programmatic needs of DOE offices.
    The Internet is the basic means for disseminating the Agenda and 
providing users the ability to obtain information from the Agenda 
database. DOE's entire spring 2013 Agenda can be accessed online by 
going to: www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect the status of 
activities as of approximately July 31, 2013.
    Publication in the Federal Register is mandated by the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) only for Agenda entries that require 
either a regulatory flexibility analysis or periodic review under 
section 610 of that Act. DOE's regulatory flexibility agenda is made up 
of five rulemakings setting either energy efficiency standards or test 
procedures for the following products:

Battery chargers and external power supplies (energy efficiency 
standards)
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (energy efficiency standards)
Distribution Transformers (energy efficiency standards)
Residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers (test 
procedures)
Walk-in coolers and freezers (energy efficiency standards)

    Signed in Washington, DC on June 26, 2013.
Gregory H. Woods,
General Counsel.

       Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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126.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AB86
                             Standards for Walk-In
                             Coolers and Walk-In
                             Freezers.
127.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AC19
                             Standards for Commercial
                             Refrigeration Equipment.
128.......................  Test Procedures for                1904-AC76
                             Residential
                             Refrigerators,
                             Refrigerator-Freezers,
                             and Freezers.
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        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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129.......................  Energy Efficiency                  1904-AB57
                             Standards for Battery
                             Chargers and External
                             Power Supplies.
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        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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130.......................  Energy Efficiency                  1904-AC04
                             Standards for
                             Distribution Transformers.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Proposed Rule Stage

126. Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in 
Freezers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(f)(4)
    Abstract: The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act require that DOE 
establish maximum energy consumption levels for walk-in coolers and 
walk-in freezers and directs the Department of Energy to develop energy 
conservation standards that are technologically feasible and 
economically justified.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice: Public Meeting, Framework      01/06/09  74 FR 411
 Document Availability.
Notice: Public Meeting, Data           04/05/10  75 FR 17080
 Availability.
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   04/14/10  75 FR 19297
Comment Period End..................   05/28/10  .......................
NPRM................................   08/00/13  .......................
Final Action........................   12/00/13  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Charles Llenza, Office of Building Technologies 
Program, EE-2J, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 
586-2192, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AB86

127. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigeration 
Equipment

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(c)(5)
    Abstract: DOE is reviewing and updating energy conservation 
standards, as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, to 
reflect technological advances. All amended standards must be 
technologically feasible and economically justified. As required by 
EPCA, DOE published previously a final rule establishing energy 
conservation standards for ice-cream freezers, self-contained

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commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers without 
doors, for equipment manufactured after January 1, 2012. (74 FR 1092, 
Jan. 9, 2009) DOE is required to issue a final rule for this second 
review of energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration 
equipment no later than January 1, 2013.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice: Public Meeting, Framework      05/06/10  75 FR 24824
 Document Availability.
Comment Period End..................   06/07/10  .......................
Notice: Public Meeting, Data           03/30/11  76 FR 17573
 Availability.
Comment Period End..................   05/16/11  .......................
NPRM................................   08/00/13  .......................
Final Action........................   02/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Charles Llenza, Office of Building Technologies 
Program, EE-2J, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 
586-2192, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AC19

128. Test Procedures for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-
Freezers, and Freezers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(2)
    Abstract: DOE is conducting a rulemaking to amend the existing test 
procedures for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and 
freezers in order to clarify a number of testing issues and to add a 
test for measuring ice maker energy use.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   07/00/13  .......................
Final Action........................   07/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Lucas Adin, Project Manager, EE-2J, Department of 
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 287-1317, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AC76

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Final Rule Stage

129. Energy Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers and External 
Power Supplies

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)
    Abstract: In addition to the existing general definition of 
``external power supply,'' the Energy Independence and Security Act of 
2007 (EISA) defines a ``class A external power supply'' and sets 
efficiency standards for those products. EISA directs DOE to publish a 
final rule to determine whether the standards set for class A external 
power supplies should be amended. EISA also requires DOE to issue a 
final rule prescribing energy conservation standards for battery 
chargers, if technologically feasible and economically justified or to 
determine that no energy conservation standard is technically feasible 
and economically justified.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice: Public Meeting, Framework      06/04/09  74 FR 26816
 Document Availability.
Comment Period End..................   07/20/09  .......................
Notice: Public Meeting, Data           09/15/10  75 FR 56021
 Availability.
Comment Period End..................   10/15/10  .......................
Final Rule (Technical Amendment)....   09/19/11  76 FR 57897
NPRM................................   03/27/12  77 FR 18478
Final Rule: Technical Amendment.....   04/16/12  77 FR 22472
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/29/12  .......................
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........   06/29/12  77 FR 38743
Reopened NPRM Comment Period End....   07/16/12  .......................
Request for Information.............   03/26/13  78 FR 18253
RFI Comment Period End..............   05/28/13  .......................
Final Action........................   09/00/13  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jeremy Dommu, Office of Building Technologies 
Program, EE-2J, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 
586-9870, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AB57

Department of Energy (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Completed Actions

130. Energy Efficiency Standards for Distribution Transformers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6317(a); 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)
    Abstract: The current distribution transformer efficiency standards 
for medium-voltage-transformers apply to transformers manufactured or 
imported on or after January 1, 2010, and to low-voltage, dry type 
transformers manufactured or imported on or after January 1, 2007. As a 
result of a settlement agreement, DOE agreed to conduct a review of the 
standards for liquid-immersed and medium-voltage dry-type distribution 
transformers to determine if, pursuant to EPCA, the standards for these 
products need to be amended. As a result of the review, DOE published 
in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking which included 
new proposed standards for these products as well as low-voltage, dry-
type transformers. Under the settlement agreement, DOE is obligated to 
publish in the Federal Register, no later than October 1, 2012, a final 
rule including any amendments to the standards for liquid-immersed and 
medium-voltage dry-type distribution transformers.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Action........................   04/18/13  78 FR 23335
Final Action Effective..............   06/17/13  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: James Raba, Phone: 202 586-8654, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AC04

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