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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


Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Semi-annual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making 
available its portion of the semi-annual 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 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 Spring 2017 Agenda can be accessed online by going to 
www.reginfo.gov.
    DOE's regulatory flexibility agenda is made up of rulemakings 
setting energy efficiency standards and requirements applicable to DOE 
sites.

 John T. Lucas,
Acting General Counsel.

          Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Prerule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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76........................  Modifying the Energy               1904-AE11
                             Conservation Program to
                             Implement a Market-Based
                             Approach.
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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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77........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD01
                             Standards for Commercial
                             Packaged Boilers.
78........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD09
                             Standards and Definition
                             for General Service Lamps.
79........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD15
                             Standards for Residential
                             Conventional Cooking
                             Products.
80........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD20
                             Standards for Residential
                             Non-Weatherized Gas
                             Furnaces and Mobile Home
                             Gas Furnaces.
81........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD34
                             Standards for Commercial
                             Water Heating Equipment.
82........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD59
                             Standards for Walk-In
                             Coolers and Walk-In
                             Freezers.
83........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD71
                             Program: Test Procedures
                             for Central Air
                             Conditioners and Heat
                             Pumps.
84........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD72
                             Program: Test Procedures
                             for Walk-In Cooler and
                             Freezer Refrigeration
                             Systems.
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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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85........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD28
                             Standards for Ceiling
                             Fans.
86........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD35
                             Standards for Hearth
                             Products.
87........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD37
                             Standards for Central Air
                             Conditioners and Heat
                             Pumps.
88........................  Energy Conservation                1904-AD52
                             Standards for Dedicated-
                             Purpose Pool Pumps.
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            Defense and Security Affairs--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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89........................  Workplace Substance Abuse          1992-AA53
                             Programs at DOE Sites.
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              Departmental and Others--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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90........................  Small-Scale Natural Gas            1901-AB43
                             Exports (Section 610
                             Review).
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               Office of General Counsel--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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91........................  Energy Conservation                1990-AA44
                             Program: Certification
                             and Enforcement--Import
                             Data Collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Prerule Stage

76.  Modifying the Energy Conservation Program To Implement a 
Market-Based Approach

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291
    Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is evaluating the 
potential use of some form of a market-based approach such as an 
averaging, trading, fee-base or other type of market-based policy 
mechanism for the U.S. Appliance and Equipment Energy Conservation 
Standards (ECS) program.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Request for Information.............   08/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Building Technologies Office, 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-AE11

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Final Rule Stage

77. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C); 42 U.S.C. 6311(11)(B)
    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 and would save a significant amount of energy. 
If justified, the Secretary will issue amended energy conservation 
standards for such equipment. DOE last updated the standards for 
commercial packaged boilers on July 22, 2009. DOE issued a NOPR 
pursuant to the 6-year-look-back requirement on March 24, 2016. Under 
EPCA, DOE has two years to issue a final rule after publication of the 
NOPR.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice of Proposed Determination       08/13/13  78 FR 49202
 (NOPD).
NOPD Comment Period End.............   09/12/13  .......................
Notice of Public Meeting and           09/03/13  78 FR 54197
 Framework Document Availability.
Framework Document Comment Period      10/18/13  .......................
 End.
Notice of Public Meeting and           11/20/14  79 FR 69066
 Preliminary Analysis.
Preliminary Analysis Comment Period    01/20/15  .......................
 End.
Withdrawal of NOPD..................   08/25/15  80 FR 51487
NPRM................................   03/24/16  81 FR 15836
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/23/16  .......................
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   05/04/16  81 FR 26747
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   06/22/16  .......................
Final Action........................   09/00/17  .......................
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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

78. Energy Conservation Standards and Definition for General Service 
Lamps

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A)
    Abstract: Amendments to Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) 
in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 direct DOE to 
conduct two rulemaking cycles to evaluate energy conservation standards 
for GSLs, the first of which must be initiated no later than January 1, 
2014 (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A)-(B)). EPCA specifically states that the 
scope of the rulemaking is not limited to incandescent lamp 
technologies. EPCA also states that DOE must consider in the first 
rulemaking cycle the minimum backstop requirement of 45 lumens per watt 
for general service lamps (GSLs) effective January 1, 2020.
    This RIN encompasses both the first rulemaking cycle to evaluate 
energy conservation standards for GSL's and also adopts a Definition 
Rule for GSLs. A regulatory flexibility analysis is required only in a 
GSL standards rule, and not in the Final Definition Rule.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Framework Document Availability;       12/09/13  78 FR 73737
 Notice of Public Meeting.
Framework Document Comment Period      01/23/14  .......................
 End.
Framework Document Comment Period      01/23/14  79 FR 3742
 Extended.
Framework Document Comment Period      02/07/14  .......................
 Extended End.
Preliminary Analysis; Notice of        12/11/14  79 FR 73503
 Public Meeting.
Preliminary Analysis Comment Period    02/09/15  .......................
 End.
Preliminary Analysis Comment Period    01/30/15  80 FR 5052
 Extended.
Preliminary Analysis Comment Period    02/23/15  .......................
 Extended End.
Notice of Public Meeting; Webinar...   03/15/16  81 FR 13763
NPRM................................   03/17/16  81 FR 14528
NPRM Comment Period End.............   05/16/16  .......................
Notice of Public Meeting; Webinar...   10/05/16  81 FR 69009
Proposed Definition and Data           10/18/16  81 FR 71794
 Availability.
Proposed Definition and Data           11/08/16  .......................
 Availability Comment Period End.
Final Rule Adopting a Definition for   01/19/17  82 FR 7276
 GSL.
Final Rule Adopting a Definition for   01/01/20  .......................
 GSL Effective.
Final Rule Adopting a Definition for   01/19/17  82 FR 7322
 GSL Including IRL.
Final Rule Adopting a Definition for   01/01/20  .......................
 GSL Including IRL Effective.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Lucy DeButts, Buildings Technologies Office, EE-5B, 
Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency

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and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585, Phone: 202 287-1604, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD09

79. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking 
Products

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1); 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(10)
    Abstract: EPCA, as amended by EISA 2007, requires the Secretary to 
determine whether updating the statutory energy conservation standards 
for residential conventional cooking products would yield a significant 
savings in energy use and is technically feasible and economically 
justified. DOE is reviewing to make such determination.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI).......   02/12/14  79 FR 8337
RFI Comment Period End..............   03/14/14
RFI Comment Period Extended.........   03/03/14  79 FR 11714
RFI Comment Period Extended End.....   04/14/14
NPRM and Public Meeting.............   06/10/15  80 FR 33030
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   07/30/15  80 FR 45452
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   09/09/15
Supplemental NPRM...................   09/02/16  81 FR 60784
SNPRM Comment Period End............   10/03/16
SNPRM Comment Period Extended.......   09/30/16  81 FR 67219
SNPRM Comment Period Extended End...   11/02/16
Final Action........................   09/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Stephanie Johnson, General Engineer, Department of 
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., Building Technologies Office, EE5B, Washington, DC 20002, 
Phone: 202 287-1943, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD15

80. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Non-Weatherized Gas 
Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(C); 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1); 42 
U.S.C. 6295(gg)(3)
    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 furnaces. EPCA also requires the DOE to periodically 
determine every six years whether more-stringent amended standards 
would be technologically feasible and economically justified and would 
save a significant amount of energy. DOE is considering amendments to 
its energy conservation standards for residential non-weatherized gas 
furnaces and mobile home gas furnaces in partial fulfillment of a 
court-ordered remand of DOE's 2011 rulemaking for these products. DOE 
published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking on September 23, 
2016.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice of Public Meeting............   10/30/14  79 FR 64517
NPRM and Notice of Public Meeting...   03/12/15  80 FR 13120
NPRM Comment Period Extended........   05/20/15  80 FR 28851
NPRM Comment Period Extended End....   07/10/15
Notice of Data Availability (NODA)..   09/14/15  80 FR 55038
NODA Comment Period End.............   10/14/15
NODA Comment Period Reopened........   10/23/15  80 FR 64370
NODA Comment Period Reopened End....   11/23/15
Supplemental NPRM and Notice of        09/23/16  81 FR 65720
 Public Meeting.
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End   11/22/16
SNPRM Comment Period Reopened.......   12/05/16  81 FR 87493
SNPRM Comment Period End............   01/06/17
Final Action........................   11/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Building Technologies Office, 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-AD20

81. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating 
Equipment

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)(i) and (vi)
    Abstract: Once completed, this rulemaking will fulfill DOE's 
statutory obligation under EPCA to either propose amended energy 
conservation standards for commercial water heaters and hot water 
supply boilers, or determine that the existing standards do not need to 
be amended. (Unfired hot water storage tanks and commercial heat pump 
water heaters are being considered in a separate rulemaking.) DOE must 
determine whether national standards more stringent than those that are 
currently in place would result in a significant additional amount of 
energy savings and whether such amended national standards would be 
technologically feasible and economically justified.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI).......   10/21/14  79 FR 62899
RFI Comment Period End..............   11/20/14
NPRM................................   05/31/16  81 FR 34440
NPRM Comment Period End.............   08/01/16
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........   08/05/16  81 FR 51812
Comment Period End..................   08/30/16
Notice of Data Availability (NODA)..   12/23/16  81 FR 94234
Comment Period End..................   01/09/17
Final Action........................   04/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Catherine Rivest, General Engineer, Department of 
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., Buildings Technologies Office, EE5B, Washington, DC 20585, 
Phone: 202 586-7335, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD34

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

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6311; 42 U.S.C. 6313(f)
    Abstract: In 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a rule 
setting performance-based energy conservation standards for a variety 
of walk-in cooler and freezer (walk-in) components. See 79 FR 32050 
(June 3, 2014). That rule was challenged by a group of walk-in 
refrigeration system manufacturers and walk-in installers, which led to 
a settlement agreement regarding certain refrigeration equipment 
classes addressed in that 2014 rule and certain aspects related to that 
rule's analysis. See Lennox Int'l v. DOE, Case No. 14-60535 (5th Cir. 
2014). Consistent with the settlement agreement, and in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, a working group was established 
under the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ASRAC) 
to engage in a negotiated rulemaking to develop energy conservation 
standards to replace those that had been vacated by the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. As a result of those negotiations, a 
Term Sheet was produced containing a series of recommendations to ASRAC 
for its approval and submission to DOE for the agency's further 
consideration. Using the Term Sheet's recommendations, DOE is 
establishing energy conservation standards for the six equipment 
classes of walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers that were vacated by 
the Fifth Circuit and remanded to DOE for further action. Those 
standards at issue involve: (1) The two standards applicable to 
multiplex condensing refrigeration systems operating at medium and low 
temperatures; and (2) the four standards applicable to dedicated 
condensing refrigeration systems operating at low temperatures. Also 
consistent with the settlement agreement, DOE explicitly considered the 
potential impacts of these six standards on installers. DOE also 
considered and addressed the potential impacts of these six standards 
on installers in its Manufacturer Impact Analysis, consistent with its 
regulatory definition of ``manufacturer,'' and, as appropriate, in its 
analysis of impacts on small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act. As part of this rulemaking (and consistent with its obligations 
under the settlement agreement), DOE provided an opportunity for all 
interested parties to submit comments concerning any proposed 
standards.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM and Notice of Public Meeting...   09/13/16  81 FR 62980
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/14/16
Final Action........................   09/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Building Technologies Office, 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-AD59

83. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Central Air 
Conditioners and Heat Pumps

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.
    Abstract: This rulemaking pertaining to test procedures for Central 
Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps includes revisions to the test methods 
to improve test repeatability and reduce the test burden of the test 
procedure. These revisions will be required for demonstration of 
compliance with the current energy conservation standards starting 180 
days after publication of the final rule. These amendments include: (1) 
Establishing a delay time prior to off mode power measurements for some 
systems and limiting the internal volume of refrigerant pressure 
measurement lines; (2) requiring bin-by-bin EER and COP interpolations 
for all variable speed units; (3) requiring that the official test for 
a unit using the outdoor enthalpy method as a secondary check of 
capacity be the test without the outdoor enthalpy apparatus connected.
    DOE is also amending the test procedure to improve field 
representativeness. These amendments will take effect coincident with 
updated energy conservation standards and would be part of a new 
Appendix M1. The new Appendix M1 includes: (1) New higher external 
static pressure requirements for all units, including unique minimum 
external static pressure requirements for certain kinds of products; 
(2) new default fan power values for rating coil-only units; revisions 
to the heating load line in the calculation of HSPF; and (3) amendments 
to the test procedures for variable speed heat pumps to allow better 
representation of their low-ambient-temperature performance, including 
an optional 5[emsp14][deg]F heating mode test.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Supplemental NPRM...................   08/24/16  81 FR 58164
SNPRM Comment Period End............   09/23/16
Final Rule..........................   01/05/17  82 FR 1426
Final Rule Effective................   07/08/17
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date.   02/02/17  82 FR 8985
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date    03/21/17
 Effective.
Final Rule; Further Delay of           03/21/17  82 FR 14425
 Effective Date.
Final Rule; Further Delay of           07/03/17
 Effective Date Effective.
Final Rule; Technical Correction....   03/29/17  82 FR 15457
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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, Building 
Technologies Office, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585, Phone: 202 586-6590, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD71

84. Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Walk-In Cooler and 
Freezer Refrigeration Systems

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.
    Abstract: DOE established a Working Group to negotiate amended 
energy conservation standards for six classes of walk-in cooler and 
freezer (walk-in) refrigeration systems. After holding a series of 
meetings as part of a negotiated rulemaking, the Working Group 
developed a Term Sheet containing a series of recommendations regarding 
potential energy conservation standards for these refrigeration systems 
and the current test procedure for evaluating the energy efficiency of 
a walk-in refrigeration system. This rulemaking proposed several test 
procedure amendments to implement these recommendations. These 
amendments include certain changes to improve test procedure clarity, 
updating related certification and enforcement provisions to address 
the performance-based energy conservation standards for walk-in cooler 
and freezer equipment, and establishing labeling requirements that will 
aid manufacturers in determining which components would be considered 
for compliance purposes as intended for walk-in cooler and freezer 
applications. The rule also adds certain equipment-

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specific definitions, removes the test method for refrigeration systems 
with hot gas defrost, and includes a method to accommodate 
refrigeration equipment that use adaptive defrost and on-cycle 
variable-speed evaporator fan control.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   08/17/16  81 FR 54926
NPRM Comment Period End.............   10/17/16
Final Rule..........................   12/28/16  81 FR 95758
Final Rule Effective................   01/27/17
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date.   01/31/17  82 FR 8805
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date    03/21/17
 Effective.
Final Rule; Further Delay of           03/21/17  82 FR 14426
 Effective Date.
Final Rule; Further Delay of           06/26/17
 Effective Date Effective.
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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, Building 
Technologies Office, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585, Phone: 202 586-6590, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD72

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)

Completed Actions

85. Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fans

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(ff); 42 U.S.C. 6291(49)
    Abstract: EPCA authorizes the Secretary to determine whether 
updating the statutory energy conservation standards for ceiling fans 
is technologically feasible and economically justified and would result 
in significant energy savings. If these criteria are met, the Secretary 
may issue amended energy conservation standards for ceiling fans.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   01/19/17  82 FR 6826
Final Rule Effective................   03/20/17
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date.   01/31/17  82 FR 8806
Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date    03/21/17
 Effective.
Final Rule; Further Delay of           03/21/17  82 FR 14427
 Effective Date.
Final Rule; Further Delay of           09/30/17
 Effective Date Effective.
Final Rule; Completion of Review;      05/24/17  82 FR 23723
 Confirmation of Rulemaking.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Lucy DeButts, Phone: 202 287-1604, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD28

86. Energy Conservation Standards for Hearth Products

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(20) and (b); 42 U.S.C. 
6295(l)(1)
    Abstract: DOE is conducting a rulemaking to analyze potential 
energy conservation standards for hearth products. DOE is developing 
this rulemaking concurrent with its coverage determination for these 
products.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Withdrawn...........................   03/31/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Phone: 202 287-1692, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD35

87. Energy Conservation Standards for Central Air Conditioners and Heat 
Pumps

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1); 42 U.S.C. 6292 (a)(3)
    Abstract: Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act's six-year 
review requirement, 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1), DOE must publish a notice of 
proposed rulemaking to propose new standards for residential central 
air conditioner and heat pump products, or a notice of determination 
that the existing standards do not need to be amended, by June 6, 2017. 
This rulemaking is to determine whether amended standards for 
residential central air conditioner and heat pump products would result 
in a significant amount of energy savings, and whether those standards 
would be technologically feasible and economically justified. On July 
14, 2015, DOE announced its intention to establish a negotiated 
rulemaking working group to negotiate proposed federal standards for 
the energy efficiency requirements of central air conditioners and heat 
pumps. On January 19, 2016, the working group delivered a final term 
sheet to the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Committee (ASRAC). DOE 
published a direct final rule and an accompanying notice of proposed 
rulemaking on January 6, 2017.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice of Data Availability (NODA)..   10/27/16  81 FR 74727
NODA Comment Period End.............   11/14/16
NPRM................................   01/06/17  82 FR 1608
Direct Final Rule...................   01/06/17  82 FR 1786
Direct Final Rule Effective.........   05/08/17
Final Action; Confirmation of          05/26/17  82 FR 24211
 Effective Date and Compliance Date
 for Direct Final Rule.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Ashley Armstrong, Phone: 202 586-6590, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD37

88. Energy Conservation Standards for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pumps

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6311(1)(A)
    Abstract: Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, DOE may set 
energy conservation standards for types of pumps, including dedicated-
purpose pool pumps (42 U.S.C. 3211(1)(A)). On August 8, 2015, DOE 
announced its intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking working 
group to negotiate proposed federal standards for dedicated-purpose 
pool pumps. The working group presented a final term sheet to the 
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ASRAC) on 
December 8, 2015. DOE published a direct final rule and an accompanying 
notice of proposed rulemaking on January 18, 2017.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/18/17  82 FR 5446
Direct Final Rule...................   01/18/17  82 FR 5650
Direct Final Rule Effective.........   05/18/17

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Final Action; Confirmation of          05/26/17  82 FR 24218
 Effective Date and Compliance Date
 for Direct Final Rule.
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Phone: 202 287-1692, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1904-AD52

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Defense and Security Affairs (DSA)

Proposed Rule Stage

89. Workplace Substance Abuse Programs at DOE Sites

    Legal Authority: 41 U.S.C. 701 et seq.; 41 U.S.C. 2012, 2013, 2051, 
2061, 2165, 2201b, 2201i and 2201(p); 42 U.S.C. 5814 and 5815; 42 
U.S.C. 7151, 7251 and 7256; 42 U.S.C. 7254; 50 U.S.C. 2410 et seq.
    Abstract: The Department of Energy is amending its workplace 
substance abuse programs at DOE sites regulation. The proposed 
amendments would address drug and alcohol abuse, testing workers in 
certain sensitive positions, development and approval of a workplace 
substance abuse program, employee assistance programs and training. The 
proposed amendments would improve and strengthen the substance abuse 
programs and enhance consistency with advances in similar rules and 
other Federal drug and alcohol programs that place similar requirements 
on the private sector.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   12/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dr. Bill McArthur, Director, Office of Worker 
Safely and Health Policy, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 301 903-6061, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 1992-AA53

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Departmental and Others (ENDEP)

Proposed Rule Stage

90.  Small-Scale Natural Gas Exports (Section 610 Review)

    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717b(a); 15 U.S.C. 717b(c)
    Abstract: This rule would revise DOE regulations implementing 
section 3(a) of the Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. 717b(a), for 
``qualifying small-scale'' exports of natural gas, including liquefied 
natural gas. Under this rule, DOE would issue an order upon receipt of 
any application that seeks to export natural gas to non-FTA countries, 
provided the application meets the criteria for small-scale exports. In 
promulgating this rule, DOE would clarify its interpretation of 
``public interest'' under NGA section 3(a). The intent of the rule is 
to improve DOE's application procedures related to natural gas exports, 
reduce the administrative burdens associated with the small-scale 
natural gas export market, and result in more efficient processing of 
applications for small-scale natural gas exports.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   12/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined.
    Agency Contact: Betsy Kohl, Attorney Advisor, Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Room 6A-179, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 
202 586-7796, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1901-AB43

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

Office of General Counsel (OGC)

Final Rule Stage

91. Energy Conservation Program: Certification and Enforcement--Import 
Data Collection

    Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291 to 6317
    Abstract: This rulemaking will provide DOE an automated mechanism 
to advise U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of imports that do 
not comply with energy conservation standards and/or to advise CBP of 
DOE's recommendation for conditional release of goods.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   12/29/15  80 FR 81199
NPRM Comment Period End.............   02/12/16
Notice of Public Meeting and NPRM      02/17/16  81 FR 8022
 Comment Period Reopened.
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End....   02/29/16
2nd NPRM Comment Period Reopened....   03/07/16  81 FR 11686
2nd NPRM Comment Period Reopened End   03/14/16
3rd NPRM Comment Period Reopened....   05/16/16  81 FR 30217
3rd NPRM Comment Period Reopened End   06/15/16
Final Action........................   11/00/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Laura Barhydt, Assistant General Counsel for 
Enforcement, GC-32, Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 287-
5772, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1990-AA44

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