[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1154-1157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29631]



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Vol. 79

Tuesday,

No. 4

January 7, 2014

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), including its Regulatory 
Plan (Plan), 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 fall 2013 Agenda can be accessed online by going 
to: www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect the status of activities as 
of approximately October 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:

Energy Conservation Standard for Battery Chargers and External Power 
Supplies
Energy Conservation Standard for Commercial Packaged Boilers
Energy Conservation Standard for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Test Procedure for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-freezers, 
and Freezers
Energy Conservation Standard for Walk-in Coolers and Freezers

    The Plan appears in both the online Agenda and the Federal Register 
and includes the most important of DOE's significant regulatory actions 
and a Statement of Regulatory and Deregulatory Priorities.

Eric J. Fygi,
Acting General Counsel.

       Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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269.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AB86
                             Standards for Walk-In
                             Coolers and Walk-In
                             Freezers (Reg Plan Seq
                             No. 41).
270.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AC19
                             Standards for Commercial
                             Refrigeration Equipment
                             (Reg Plan Seq No. 44).
271.......................  Test Procedures for                1904-AC76
                             Residential
                             Refrigerators,
                             Refrigerator-Freezers,
                             and Freezers.
272.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD01
                             Standards for Commercial
                             Packaged Boilers.
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
  issue of the Federal Register.


        Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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273.......................  Energy Efficiency                  1904-AB57
                             Standards for Battery
                             Chargers and External
                             Power Supplies (Reg Plan
                             Seq No. 47).
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
  issue of the Federal Register.


DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Proposed Rule Stage

269. Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In 
Freezers

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 41 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 1904-AB86

270. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigeration 
Equipment

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 44 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 1904-AC19

271. 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................................   07/10/13  78 FR 41610
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   08/29/13  78 FR 53374
NPRM Comment Period End.............   01/31/14  .......................
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

272.  Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged 
Boilers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(i)(l)-(Vll); 42 U.S.C. 
6313(a)
    Abstract: DOE is initiating this rulemaking pursuant to EPCA 42 
U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C), as amended by the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) and the American Energy Manufacturing 
Technical Corrections Act (AEMTCA), which requires that every six years 
DOE must publish either a notice of the determination that standards 
for the product do not need to be amended, or a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking including new proposed

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energy conservation standards. DOE's last final rule for commercial 
packaged boilers was issued on July 22, 2009, so as a result, DOE must 
act by July 22, 2015. This rulemaking will satisfy this statutory 
provision.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Public Meeting; Framework Document     09/03/13  78 FR 54197
 Availability.
Comment Period End..................   10/18/13  .......................
NPRM................................   06/00/14  .......................
Final Action........................   12/00/16  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: James Raba, Office of Building Technologies 
Program, EE-2J, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 
586-8654, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD01

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Final Rule Stage

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

    Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 47 in part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.
    RIN: 1904-AB57

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