United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-05-16 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fd044b D09002ee1c7fd0532 United States Department of Energy originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its energy conservation standards for small, large, and very large water-cooled and evaporatively-cooled commercial package air conditioners, and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) water-source heat pumps less than 17,000 Btu/h. DOE is adopting new energy conservation standards for computer room air conditioners and VRF water-source heat pumps with a cooling capacity at or greater than 135,000 Btu/h and less than 760,000 Btu/h. Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, DOE must assess whether the uniform national standards for these covered equipment need to be updated each time the corresponding industry standard--the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)/Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Standard 90.1 (ASHRAE Standard 90.1)--is amended, which most recently occurred on October 29, 2010. The levels DOE is adopting are the same as the efficiency levels specified in ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010. DOE has determined that the ASHRAE Standard 90.1- 2010 efficiency levels for the equipment types listed above are more stringent than existing Federal energy conservation standards and will result in economic and energy savings compared existing energy conservation standards. Furthermore, DOE has concluded that clear and convincing evidence does not exist, as would justify more-stringent standard levels than the efficiency levels in ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 for any of the equipment classes. DOE is also updating the current Federal test procedures or, for certain equipment, adopting new test procedures to incorporate by reference the most current versions of the relevant industry test procedures specified in ASHRAE Standard 90.1- 2010. Furthermore, DOE is adopting additional test procedure provisions to include with modification certain instructions from Air- Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) operations manuals in that organization's test procedures that would clarify the application of the DOE test procedures and harmonize DOE testing with the testing performed by industry. 77 FR 28928 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-16/2012-10650 2012-10650 fr16my12-17 RIN 1904-AC47 6450-01-P Docket No. EERE-2011-BT-STD-0029 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-16/2012-10650 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-16/html/2012-10650.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-16/pdf/2012-10650.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Energy Conservation Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 73 p. 28928 29000 77 FR 28928 Title 10 Part 431 10 CFR Part 431 RIN 1904-AC47 Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-10650 II DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 2012-07-16 Docket No. EERE-2011-BT-STD-0029 6450-01-P 2012-10650 Final rule.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its energy conservation standards for small, large, and very large water-cooled and evaporatively-cooled commercial package air conditioners, and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) water-source heat pumps less than 17,000 Btu/h. DOE is adopting new energy conservation standards for computer room air conditioners and VRF water-source heat pumps with a cooling capacity at or greater than 135,000 Btu/h and less than 760,000 Btu/h. Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, DOE must assess whether the uniform national standards for these covered equipment need to be updated each time the corresponding industry standard--the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air- Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)/Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Standard 90.1 (ASHRAE Standard 90.1)--is amended, which most recently occurred on October 29, 2010. The levels DOE is adopting are the same as the efficiency levels specified in ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010. DOE has determined that the ASHRAE Standard 90.1- 2010 efficiency levels for the equipment types listed above are more stringent than existing Federal energy conservation standards and will result in economic and energy savings compared existing energy conservation standards. Furthermore, DOE has concluded that clear and convincing evidence does not exist, as would justify more-stringent standard levels than the efficiency levels in ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 for any of the equipment classes. DOE is also updating the current Federal test procedures or, for certain equipment, adopting new test procedures to incorporate by reference the most current versions of the relevant industry test procedures specified in ASHRAE Standard 90.1- 2010. Furthermore, DOE is adopting additional test procedure provisions to include with modification certain instructions from Air- Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) operations manuals in that organization's test procedures that would clarify the application of the DOE test procedures and harmonize DOE testing with the testing performed by industry.

This rule is effective July 16, 2012. Mr. Mohammed Khan, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7892. Email: Mohammed.Khan@ee.doe.gov. Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Energy Conservation Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment , Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov Mohammed.Khan@ee.doe.gov http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/energyplus/pdfs/engineeringreference.pdf http://cxnepa.energy.gov/ http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/srgate http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t#none http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/∼adamodar/ http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/series/MSLB20/downloaddata?cid=32995 http://www.ahrinet.org http://www.ahrinet.org/ahri+members.aspx http://www.ahrinet.org/hydronics+institute+section.aspx http://www.ansi.org http://www.appliances.energy.ca.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federalregulations/ibr_locations.html http://www.ashrae.org http://www.astm.org/index.shtml http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/overview/index.html http://www.eia.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/sales_revenue.xls http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/data.cfm http://www.epa.gov/crossstaterule/ http://www.hoovers.com/ http://www.iso.ch/ http://www.nhtsa.gov/fuel-economy http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail http://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf http://www.ul.com http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/ https://thestc.com/STRates.stm www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/esr/esr_sum.html www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/cbecs2003/public_use_2003/cbecs_pudata2003.html www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/aeo/tablebrowser/#release=AEO2011&subject=0-AEO2011&table=18-AEO2011&region=0-0&cases=ref2011-d020911a www.energyrating.gov www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/data.htm www.gc.doe.gov www.meanscostworks.com/ www.regulations.gov www.stern.nyu.edu/∼adamodar/New_Home_Page/data.html www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/ashrae_products_docs_meeting.html www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/peer_review.html Vol. 77, no. 95 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-05-16 continuing daily deposited born digital 455 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-16 P0b002ee1826b6238 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr16my12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-05-16 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-16/pdf/FR-2012-05-16.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-16/xml/FR-2012-05-16.xml fdlp 28757 29205 DGPO 2012-05-16 2024-06-03 FR-2012-05-16 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-05-16 77 95