[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Energy Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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Part VI





Department of Energy





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)






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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

10 CFR Chs. II, III, and X

48 CFR Ch. 9

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 it's semiannual regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 
12866 ``Regulatory Planning and Review,'' 58 FR 51735, and the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. sections 601 to 612.

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, Room 6E-078, 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, 
(202) 586-7440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Significant changes have been made to the 
manner and form of publication of the Unified Agenda of Federal 
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda). Beginning with this 
edition of the Agenda, the Internet will be the basic means for 
disseminating the Unified Agenda in a format that offers users an 
enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. 
Publication in the Federal Register is mandated by the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) for only Agenda entries that are for 
rulemakings that require either a regulatory flexibility analysis or 
periodic review under section 610 of that act. DOE currently has one 
rulemaking for which a flexibility analysis was conducted. DOE's 
printed agenda consists of this entry and contains the information that 
is required to be published by the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

     DOE's entire semiannual regulatory agenda is published 
electronically and can be accessed online by going to: 
www.reginfo.gov. The agenda entries reflect the status of 
activities as of approximately September 30, 2007.

     For this edition of the DOE's regulatory agenda, the most 
important significant regulatory actions and a Statement of 
Regulatory Priorities are included in The Regulatory Plan, which 
appears in both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of this 
issue of the Federal Register.

     A draft of DOE's regulatory agenda has been transmitted to the 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business 
Administration for comment, if any, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 602(b).

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 11, 2007.

 David R. Hill,

General Counsel.

                            Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Completed Actions
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310         Energy Efficiency Standards for Electric Distribution Transformers....................    1904-AB08
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Department of Energy (DOE)                            Completed Actions


Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)



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310. ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6317(a)(2)

Abstract: Prior to enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 
2005), the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) did not establish 
energy efficiency standards for electric distribution transformers. 
EPCA directed DOE to determine whether standards for electric 
distribution transformers were warranted. However, as a result of 
amendments adopted in EPACT 2005, Public Law No. 109-58, section 
135(c)(4), EPCA now contains standards for low voltage dry-type 
electric distribution transformers, but not other types of distribution 
transformers. This rulemaking will determine whether it is appropriate 
to establish standards for these other types of electric distribution 
transformers.

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    10/12/07                    72 FR 58190

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Agency Contact: Antonio Bouza
Phone: 202 586-4563
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1904-AB08
[FR Doc. 07-04838 Filed 12-07-07; 8:45 am]
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