[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 114 (Friday, June 13, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 34048-34051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13150]



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Vol. 79

Friday,

No. 114

June 13, 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: 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about any 
particular item on the regulatory agenda, please contact the individual 
listed under that item. For further information on the regulatory 
agenda in general, please contact: Diana L. Dean, GC-71, Room 6B-0159, 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 
(202) 586-7440.

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 2014 Agenda can be accessed online by 
going to: www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect the status of 
activities as of approximately April 30, 2014.
    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 seven rulemakings setting energy efficiency standards for the 
following products:

Battery Chargers
Commercial Packaged Boilers
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
External Power Supplies
Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures
Residential Furnace Fans
Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2014.
 Anne Harkavy,
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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112.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD01
                             Standards for Commercial
                             Packaged Boilers.
113.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD24
                             Standards for Residential
                             Dishwashers.
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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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114.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AC22
                             Standards for Residential
                             Furnace Fans.
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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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115.......................  Energy Efficiency                  1904-AB57
                             Standards for External
                             Power Supplies.
116.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AB86
                             Standards for Walk-In
                             Coolers and Walk-In
                             Freezers.
117.......................  Energy Efficiency                  1904-AC00
                             Standards for Metal
                             Halide Lamp Fixtures.
118.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AC19
                             Standards for Commercial
                             Refrigeration Equipment.
119.......................  Certification Requirements         1904-AD12
                             for Commercial Heating,
                             Ventilation, Water
                             Heating, and
                             Refrigeration Equipment.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Proposed Rule Stage

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

112. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)
    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 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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Notice of Proposed Determination....   08/13/13  78 FR 49202
Public Meeting; Framework Document     09/03/13  78 FR 54197
 Availability.
NOPD Comment Period End.............   09/12/13  .......................
Framework Document Comment Period      10/18/13  .......................
 End.
NPRM................................   06/00/14  .......................
Final Action........................   07/00/15  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: James Raba, Office of Building Technologies 
Program, EE-5B, 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

113.  Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Dishwashers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.
    Abstract: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as 
amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer 
products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including 
residential dishwashers. EPCA also requires the DOE undertake a review 
of existing standards on no later than a six year cycle. This 
rulemaking will fulfill that requirement for dishwashers.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/00/14  .......................
Final Action........................   06/00/15  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Office of Building Technologies 
Program, EE-5B, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 
287-1692, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD24

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Final Rule Stage

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

114. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(D)
    Abstract: DOE is initiating its first rulemaking to consider new 
energy conservation standards or energy use standards for electricity 
used for purposes of circulating air through duct work, as required 
under 42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(D). As shorthand, DOE commonly refers to 
these products as ``residential furnace fans.'' EPCA, as amended, 
requires DOE to publish a final rule establishing any final energy 
conservation or energy use standards not later than December 31, 2013.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice: Public Meeting, Framework      06/03/10  75 FR 31323
 Document Availability.
Comment Period End..................   07/06/10  .......................
Preliminary Analysis................   07/10/12  77 FR 40530
Comment Period End..................   09/10/12  .......................
NPRM................................   10/25/13  78 FR 64068
Extended NPRM Comment Period End....   01/23/14  .......................
Final Action........................   07/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Ronald B. Majette, Program Manager, Office of 
Building Technologies Program, EE-5B, Department of Energy, Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 586-7935, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AC22

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Completed Actions

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

115. Energy Efficiency Standards for 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 the Department of 
Energy (DOE) to publish a final rule to determine whether the standards 
set for class A external power supplies should be amended along with 
standards for other classes of external power supplies that DOE 
determines satisfy the necessary statutory criteria.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule for External Power          02/10/14  79 FR 7846
 Supplies.
Final Rule for External Power          04/11/14  .......................
 Supplies Effective Date.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Jeremy Dommu, Phone: 202 586-9870, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AB57

116. 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 the 
Department of Energy (DOE) establish maximum energy consumption levels 
for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers and directs the DOE to develop 
performance-based energy conservation standards that are 
technologically feasible and economically justified.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    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.
Comment Period End..................   05/28/10  .......................
NPRM................................   09/11/13  78 FR 55781
Final Action........................   05/00/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Phone: 202 287-1692, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AB86

117. Energy Efficiency Standards for Metal Halide Lamp Fixtures

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(hh)(2)
    Abstract: Section 324 of the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the 
Department of Energy issue a final rule by January 1, 2012, to 
determine if the energy conservation standards should be amended.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Action........................   02/10/14  79 FR 7746
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Lucy DeButts, Phone: 202 287-1604, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AC00

118. 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,

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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 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.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Action........................   03/28/14  79 FR 17726
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Phone: 202 287-1692, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AC19

119.  Certification Requirements for Commercial Heating, 
Ventilation, Water Heating, and Refrigeration Equipment

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291 to 6309; 42 U.S.C. 6311 to 6317
    Abstract: DOE is conducting a rulemaking to revise and expand its 
existing regulations governing certifying compliance with the 
applicable energy conservation standards and the reporting of related 
ratings for commercial heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, water 
heating, and refrigeration equipment covered by EPCA. The revisions 
being considered in this rulemaking are the direct result of a 
negotiated rulemaking effort on the certification of commercial HVAC, 
WH, and refrigeration equipment.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   02/14/14  79 FR 8886
NPRM Comment Period End.............   03/17/14  .......................
Final Action........................   05/05/14  79 FR 25486
Final Action Effective..............   06/04/14  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Ashley Armstrong, General Engineer, EE-5B, 
Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 586-6590, 
Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD12

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