Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01242]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[EERE-2010-BT-STD-0011]
RIN 1904-AC22


Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans; Correction

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Final rule; correction; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On July 3, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') 
published a final rule adopting new energy conservation standards for 
residential furnace fans (hereafter the ``July 2014 final rule''). This 
correction addresses typographical errors that appear in both the 
preamble of the July 2014 final rule and regulatory text in the Code of 
Federal Regulations (``CFR''). In certain locations (primarily table 
headings), the units for fan energy rating (``FER'') were inadvertently 
listed as ``Watts/cfm.'' This document corrects the units designation 
to ``Watts/1000 cfm.'' Neither the error nor the corrections in this 
document affect the substance of the energy conservation standards 
rulemaking or any conclusions reached in support of the final rule.

DATES: Effective February 7, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Mr. Antonio Bouza, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: 
(202) 586-4563. Email: [email protected].
    Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. 
Telephone: (202) 586-5827. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The test procedure established for furnace fans specifies that the 
applicable rating metric of FER must be expressed in terms of watts per 
1000 cubic feet per minute (``Watts/1000 cfm''). 79 FR 500, 523 (Jan. 
3, 2014); 10 CFR 430.23(cc). In the July 2014 final rule, DOE 
established energy conservation standards for furnace fans using the 
FER metric. 79 FR 38130 (July 3, 2014). Consistent with the test 
procedure, the certification requirements established in the July 2014 
final rule require reporting of FER in terms of Watts/1000 cfm. 79 FR 
38130, 38208 (July 3, 2014); 10 CFR 429.58(b)(2). Additionally, the 
preamble to the July 2014 final rule generally presents the units for 
the FER metric as Watts/1000 cfm. 79 FR 38130, 38138, 38201, 38202 
(July 3, 2014). However, in a number of places in the July 2014 final 
rule preamble and regulatory text, the units for FER are improperly 
written as ``Watts/cfm'' instead of ``Watts/1000 cfm.'' This document 
identifies and corrects these typographical errors. DOE notes that the 
energy conservation standards and related equations adopted in the July 
3, 2014 final rule are correct as published and do not require 
substantive revision.

II. Need for Correction

    As published, the adopted energy conservation standards text may 
result in confusion due to incorrect unit reference. Because this final 
rule would simply correct errors in the text without making substantive 
changes in the energy conservation standards, the changes addressed in 
this document are technical in nature. Accordingly, DOE finds that 
there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to not issue prior notice 
to solicit public comment on the changes contained in this document. 
Issuing a separate document to solicit public comment would be 
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest.

III. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review

    DOE has concluded that the determinations made pursuant to the 
various procedural requirements applicable to the July 3, 2014 final 
rule remain unchanged for this final rule technical correction. These 
determinations are set forth in the July 3, 2014 final rule. 79 FR 
38130, 38203-38208.

Corrections

    In the Federal Register of July 3, 2014, in FR Doc. 2014-15387, the 
following corrections are made:
    1. On page 38131, in Table I.1--Energy Conservation Standards for 
Covered Residential Furnace Fans, correct the second column header to 
read: FER* (Watts/1000 cfm).
    2. On page 38152, in the second column, in the first paragraph, 
replace all instances of ``watts/cfm'' with ``Watts/1000 cfm.''
    3. On page 38157, in the third column, in the first paragraph, 
replace ``watts/cfm'' with ``Watts/1000 cfm.''
    4. On page 38209, in Table 1--Energy Conservation Standards for 
Covered Residential Furnace Fans, correct the second column header to 
read: FER** (Watts/1000 cfm).

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430

    Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business 
information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Imports, 
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Small 
businesses.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2019.
Steven Chalk,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Correcting Amendment

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, DOE amends part 430 of 
chapter II, subchapter D, of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations as set forth below:

PART 430--ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS

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1. The authority citation for part 430 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291-6309; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.


Sec.  430.32   [Amended]

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2. Section 430.32(y) is amended in Table 1 by removing the column 
heading ``FER** (Watts/cfm)'' adding in its place the column heading 
``FER** (Watts/1000 cfm)''.

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