[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76714-76717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28961]



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Vol. 79

Monday,

No. 245

December 22, 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 Independence and 
Security Act of 2007, the American Energy Manufacturing Technical 
Corrections Act 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 2014 Agenda can be accessed online by going 
to: www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect the status of activities as 
of approximately November 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 three rulemakings setting energy efficiency standards for the 
following products:
 Automatic Commercial Ice Makers
 Commercial Packaged Boilers
 Residential Furnace Fans
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.

 Steven P. Croley,
General Counsel.

          Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Prerule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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272.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD01
                             Standards for Commercial
                             Packaged Boilers.
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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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273.......................  Energy Efficiency                  1904-AC39
                             Standards for Automatic
                             Commercial Ice Makers.
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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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274.......................  Energy Conservation                1904-AC22
                             Standards for Residential
                             Furnace Fans.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Prerule stage

272. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)
    Abstract: EPCA, as amended by AEMTCA, requires the Secretary to 
determine whether updating the statutory energy conservation standards 
for commercial packaged boilers is technically feasible and 
economically justified. If justified, the Secretary will issue amended 
energy conservation standards for such equipment.
    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.
Preliminary Analysis................   11/00/14  .......................
NPRM................................   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

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

273. Energy Efficiency Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(d)(2) and (3)
    Abstract: EPCA, as amended by EPACT 2005, requires the Secretary to 
determine whether updating the statutory standards for automatic 
commercial ice makers is technologically feasible and economically 
justified. If amended standards are technologically feaseible

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and economically justified, the Secretary will issue amended standards 
by January 1, 2015. DOE will also consider expanding the scope of 
coverage for this equipment.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice of Public Meeting:              01/24/12  77 FR 3404
 Availability of Preliminary
 Technical Support Document.
Comment Period Extended.............   03/05/12  77 FR 13026
Extended Comment Period End.........   04/22/12  .......................
Public Meeting date 04/14/14........   03/17/14  79 FR 14846
NPRM................................   03/17/14  79 FR 14846
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/16/14  .......................
Public Meeting Date.................   06/19/14  .......................
Notice of Data Availability.........   09/11/14  79 FR 54215
Comment Period End..................   10/14/14  .......................
Final Action........................   01/00/15  .......................
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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-AC39

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Completed Actions

274. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(D); 42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(3)
    Abstract: EPCA, as amended by EISA 2007, requires the Secretary to 
consider and prescribe energy conservation standards for ``electricity 
used for purposes of circulating air through ductwork'' (referred to in 
shorthand as ``furnace fans'').
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Action........................   07/03/14  79 FR 38130
Final Action Effective..............   09/02/14
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Ronald B. Majette, Phone: 202 586-7935, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AC22

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