[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 151 (Monday, August 8, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-14602]
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Vol. 87
Monday,
No. 151
August 8, 2022
Part VII
Department of Energy
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 151 / Monday, August 8, 2022 / UA:
Reg Flex 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 Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975, as amended, 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 2022 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.
Samuel Walsh,
General Counsel.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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76........................ Energy Conservation 1904-AD15
Standards for Residential
Conventional Cooking
Products.
77........................ Energy Conservation 1904-AD20
Standards for Residential
Non-Weatherized Gas
Furnaces and Mobile Home
Gas Furnaces.
78........................ Energy Conservation 1904-AD34
Standards for Commercial
Water Heating-Equipment.
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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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79........................ Energy Conservation 1904-AD09
Standards for General
Service Lamps.
80........................ Test Procedure for Single- 1904-AD94
Package Vertical Air
Conditioners and Heat
Pumps.
81........................ Test Procedures for 1904-AE46
Dehumidifying Direct-
Expansion Dedicated
Outdoor Air Systems.
82........................ Test Procedure for Cooking 1904-AF18
Tops.
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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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83........................ Energy Conservation 1904-AC11
Standards for
Manufactured Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Proposed Rule Stage
76. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking
Products [1904-AD15]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1); 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(10); 42
U.S.C. 6295(h)
Abstract: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended
by Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), prescribes
energy conservation standards for various consumer products, including
consumer conventional cooking products. EPCA also requires the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) to periodically determine whether more
stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically
justified and would result in a significant conservation of energy. In
this rulemaking, DOE is considering whether to update energy
conservation standards for consumer conventional cooking products in
order to fulfill its statutory deadline for amending energy
conservation standards for cooking products under 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1).
In 2020, DOE tentatively determined that amended energy conservation
standards for consumer conventional cooking products would not be
economically justified and would not result in significant energy
savings. DOE re-evaluates this determination of whether amending
standards for cooking products would result in significant energy
savings.
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 Extended....... 09/30/16 81 FR 67219
SNPRM Comment Period Extended End... 11/02/16 .......................
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Notice of Proposed Determination and 12/14/20 85 FR 80982
Request for Comment.
Notice of Proposed Determination 03/01/21 .......................
Comment Period End.
Second SNPRM........................ 01/00/23 .......................
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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 20585,
Phone: 202 287-1943, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AD15
77. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Non-Weatherized Gas
Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces [1904-AD20]
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, as amended,
(EPCA) prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer
products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including
residential furnaces. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) to determine 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 pursuant to a court-ordered
remand of DOE's 2011 rulemaking for these products.
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.... 11/06/15 .......................
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 .......................
Notice of NPRM Withdrawal........... 01/15/21 86 FR 3873
NPRM................................ 06/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Julia Hegarty, Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 240 597-6737,
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 1904-AD20
78. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating-
Equipment [1904-AD34]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)(i) and (vi)
Abstract: Once completed, this rulemaking will fulfill the U.S.
Department of Energy's (DOE) statutory obligation under the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, (EPCA) to either propose
amended energy conservation standards for commercial water heaters and
hot water supply boilers (CWHs), 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. DOE proposes to amend the standards for certain
classes of CWH equipment for which DOE has tentatively determined there
is clear and convincing evidence to support more-stringent standards.
Additionally, DOE is proposing to codify standards for electric
instantaneous CWH equipment from EPCA into the Code of Federal
Regulations.
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
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End.... 08/30/16 .......................
Notice of Data Availability (NODA).. 12/23/16 81 FR 94234
NODA Comment Period End............. 01/09/17 .......................
Notice of NPRM Withdrawal........... 01/15/21 86 FR 3873
NPRM................................ 05/19/22 87 FR 30610
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/18/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Julia Hegarty, Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 240 597-6737,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AD34
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Final Rule Stage
79. Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps [1904-AD09]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A); 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(B)
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is conducting a
rulemaking to determine whether to amend or adopt standards for general
service lamps (GSLs). This rulemaking is being undertaken pursuant to
DOE's authority under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as
amended and satisfies a term of DOE's settlement agreement with the
National Electrical Manufacturers Association to issue a supplemental
notice of proposed rulemaking regarding whether to amend or adopt
standards for general service light-emitting diode lamps and possibly
compact fluorescent lamps, which are both types of GSLs.
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.
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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 and Notice of 12/11/14 79 FR 73503
Public Meeting.
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.
Final Rule; Withdrawal of Definition 09/05/19 84 FR 46661
for GSL (Reported as 1904-AE26).
Final Rule; Withdrawal of Definition 10/07/19 .......................
for GSL Effective.
Final Rule Adopting a Definition for 05/09/22 87 FR 27461
GSL.
Final Rule Adopting a Definition for 07/08/22 .......................
GSL Effective.
Supplemental NPRM................... 12/00/22 .......................
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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 20585,
Phone: 202 287-1943, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AD09
80. Test Procedure for Single-Package Vertical Air Conditioners and
Heat Pumps [1904-AD94]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(1)(A)
Abstract: Consistent with the requirements under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) is examining whether to amend the current test procedure for
single-package vertical air conditioners and heat pumps found at 10 CFR
431.96. As a result of this proceeding, DOE may propose and amend the
test procedures for this equipment, or issue a determination that no
amendments to the current test procedures are required. Once completed,
this rulemaking will fulfill DOE's statutory obligation to either
propose an amended test procedure for this equipment or determine that
the existing test procedure does not need to be amended.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI)....... 07/20/18 83 FR 34499
RFI Comment Period End.............. 09/04/18 .......................
NPRM................................ 01/14/22 87 FR 2490
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/15/22 .......................
Final Action........................ 09/00/22 .......................
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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, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, Washington, DC 20585,
Phone: 202 586-7335, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AD94
81. Test Procedures for Dehumidifying Direct-Expansion Dedicated
Outdoor Air Systems [1904-AE46]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4)
Abstract: Consistent with the requirements under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) is seeking to establish a Federal test procedure for
dehumidifying direct-expansion dedicated outdoor air systems (DDX-
DOASes) at 10 CFR 431.96. For covered equipment addressed in the
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1, the DOE test procedure must be based
upon the generally accepted industry testing procedure referenced in
that industry consensus standard (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4)(A)). The statute
further requires that each time the referenced industry test procedure
is updated, DOE must amend the Federal test procedure to be consistent
with the amended industry test procedure, unless there is clear and
convincing evidence that the update would not be representative of an
average use cycle or would be unduly burdensome to conduct (42 U.S.C.
6314(a)(4)(B)). Independent of that test procedure review obligation,
EPCA also includes a 7-year-look-back review provision for covered
commercial and industrial equipment that requires DOE to conduct an
evaluation of each class of covered equipment to determine whether
amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with the
requirements that the Federal test procedure be representative of an
average use cycle and not be unduly burdensome to conduct (42 U.S.C.
6314(a)(1)). In this test procedure rulemaking for DDX-DOASes, DOE is
acting under its authority at 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4), and accordingly, it
will propose and adopt a new Federal test procedure for this equipment.
(The NOPR for this rule was mistakenly published in the Federal
Register as RIN 1904-AD93 on July 7, 2021).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI)....... 07/25/17 82 FR 34427
RFI Comment Period Ends............. 08/24/17
NPRM (Incorrectly Published as 1904- 07/07/21 86 FR 36018
AD93).
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/07/21
Supplemental NPRM................... 12/23/21 86 FR 72874
SNPRM Comment Period End............ 01/24/22
Final Action........................ 06/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
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Agency Contact: Catherine Rivest, General Engineer, Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, Washington, DC 20585,
Phone: 202 586-7335, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AE46
82. Test Procedure for Cooking Tops [1904-AF18]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1); 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(10)
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is required to review
its test procedures for cooking products, including conventional
cooking tops, once every 7 years under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. In this rulemaking, DOE is
proposing to establish a test procedure for conventional cooking tops,
a category of cooking products, that would replace the procedure that
DOE withdrew on August 18, 2020. Once completed, this rulemaking will
fulfill DOE's statutory obligation to either propose new test
procedures for this product or determine that new test procedures are
not required. This review will also satisfy the review requirement
under Executive Order 13990, ``Protecting Public Health and the
Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis,'' 86 FR
7037 (January 25, 2021).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/04/21 86 FR 60974
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/03/22
NPRM Comment Period Extended and 12/16/21 86 FR 71406
Notification of Data Availability.
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 01/18/22
Second NPRM Comment Period Extended. 01/18/22 87 FR 2559
Second NPRM Comment Period Extended 02/17/22
End.
Final Action........................ 07/00/22
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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 20585,
Phone: 202 287-1943, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AF18
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Completed Actions
83. Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing [1904-AC11]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 17071
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a final
rule to address the requirement in section 413 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) that DOE establish energy
conservation standards for manufactured housing. See 42 U.S.C.
1707(a)(1). DOE is directed by EISA to base the energy efficiency
standards on the most recent version of the International Energy
Conservation Code (IECC), except where DOE finds that the IECC is not
cost effective, or a more stringent standard would be more cost
effective, based on the impact of the IECC on the purchase price of
manufactured housing and on total life-cycle construction and operating
costs. The established standards provide a set of ``tiered'' standards
based on the size of the manufactured home (single-section or multi-
section) that would apply the 2021 IECC-based standards to manufactured
homes, with less stringent building thermal envelope requirements for
single-section manufactured homes.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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SNPRM Comment Period End............ 10/25/21
NODA and Supplemental NPRM Comment 10/26/21 86 FR 59042
Period Reopening.
NODA and Supplemental NPRM Comment 11/26/21
Period Reopening End.
NODA Comment Period Reopened........ 01/14/22 87 FR 2359
NODA Comment Period Reopened End.... 02/28/22
Record of Decision.................. 05/31/22 87 FR 32405
Final Rule.......................... 05/31/22 87 FR 32728
Final Rule Effective................ 08/01/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Phone: 202 287-1692, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1904-AC11
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