CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2020, VOLUME NUMBER 8-Z 
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED 
In accordance with Government Code section 
11346.5, subdivision (a)(13), the Department must de -
termine that no reasonable alternative it considered or 
that has otherwise been identified and brought to the at-
tention of the Department would be more effective in 
carrying out the purpose for which the action is pro-
posed, would be as ef fective and less burdensome to af-
fected private persons than the proposed action, or would be more cost−effective to affected private per-
sons and equally effective in implementing the statuto-
ry policy or other provision of law. 
The Department did not identify any alternatives to 
the regulation. Current state law requires a record reten-
tion period that is more stringent than the record reten-
tion period for the six subparts of 2003 CLIA listed in this regulation. Therefore, the Department has no dis-
cretion to create a regulation that conflicts with the 
statutory retention requirement and must reject the six subparts of 2003 CLIA. Performance standards were not considered as an alternative because this regulation 
is not prescriptive. 
The Department invites interested persons to present 
statements or arguments with respect to alternatives to 
the proposed regulations at the scheduled hearing or 
during the written comment period. 
CONTACT PERSONS 
Inquiries regarding the subject proposed regulations 
should be directed to Mary Wogec, from the Depart-
ment’s Laboratory Field Services branch at (510) 620−3793. Other questions concerning the notice may 
be directed to the Office of Regulations at (916) 
440−7673, or to Michael Boutros, Chief of Regulations 
at (916) 440−7822. 
AVAILABILITY STATEMENTS 
The Department has prepared and has available for 
public review an initial statement of reasons for the pro-
posed regulations, all the information upon which the 
proposed regulations are based, and the text of the pro-
posed regulations. The Of fice of Regulations, at the ad-
dress noted above, will be the location of public records, 
including reports, documentation, and other material 
related to the proposed regulations (rulemaking file). 
To request a copy of the public notice, regulation text, 
and the initial statement of reasons or an alternate for-mat, please call (916) 558−1710 (or California Relay at 
711/1−800−735−2929), or email regulations@cdph. ca.gov, or write to the Office of Regulations at the ad-
dress noted above ( Enter DPH−16−002 in the subject 
line). Upon specific request, these documents will be made available in Braille, large print, and audiocassette 
or computer disk. 
AVAILABILITY OF CHANGED OR 
MODIFIED TEXT 
The full text of any regulation which is changed or 
modified from the express terms of the proposed action 
will be made available by the Department’s Office of Regulations 15 days prior to the date on which the De-
partment adopts, amends, or repeals the resulting 
regulation. 
FINAL STATEMENT OF REASONS 
Upon its completion, copies of the final statement of 
reasons may be obtained by checking the website at the 
link provided below. 
Materials regarding the action described in this notice 
(the regulation text and the initial statement of reasons) 
may be accessed via the Internet at www.cdph.ca.gov . 
From CDPH.ca.gov, Click “Programs,” “Of fice of Reg-
ulations”, then the link “Proposed Regulations. ” 
TITLE 20. CALIFORNIA 
ENERGY COMMISSION 
Public Utilities and Energy 
Division 2. State Energy Resources 
Conservation and Development Commission 
Chapter 4. Energy Conservation 
Article 4. Appliance Efficiency Regulations 
Sections 1601−1609 
Dedicated−Purpose Pool Pumps and Replacement 
Dedicated−Purpose Pool Pump Motors 
Docket No. 19−AAER−02 
INTRODUCTION 
The California Energy Commission (CEC) proposes 
to adopt regulations related to replacement dedicated− purpose pool pump motors (RDPPPM) and dedicated− 
purpose pool pumps (DPPP) after considering all com-
ments, objections, and recommendations, regarding the proposed action. 
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PUBLIC HEARING 
The CEC staff will hold a public hearing for the pro-
posed regulations on the following date and time. Inter-
ested persons, or his or her authorized representative, 
may present oral and written statements, arguments, or 
contentions relevant to the proposed regulations at the 
hearing. The record for this hearing will be kept open 
until every person has had an opportunity to provide 
comment. A person may provide comment in person, 
online, or by phone via W ebex. 
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 
Warren−Alquist State Energy Building 1516 9
th Street 
Sacramento, CA 95814 
First Floor, Rosenfeld Hearing Room 
10:00 a.m. (Pacific T ime) 
(Wheelchair accessible) 
Audio for the hearing will be broadcast over the inter-
net. Details regarding the CEC’s webcast  can be found 
at https://ener gy.webex.com/ec. 
If you have a disability and require assistance to par-
ticipate in the hearing, please contact Yolanda Rushin at 
Yolanda.Rushin@energy.ca.gov, or (916) 654−4310, at 
least five days in advance. 
WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD 
You may submit written comments to the CEC for 
consideration on or prior to April 6, 2020. The CEC ap-
preciates receiving written comments at the earliest 
possible date. 
Please submit comments using the CEC’s 
e−commenting feature by going to the CEC’s Replace-ment Pool Pump Motor webpage found at https:// 
www.ener gy.ca.gov/appliances/2019−AAER−02/, 
Docket Number 19−AAER−02, then select the “Submit 
e−comment” link. A full name, e−mail address, com-
ment title, and either a comment or an attached docu-ment (.doc, .docx, or .pdf format) is mandatory. After a 
challenge−response test used by the system to ensure 
that responses are generated by a human user, click on 
“Agree and Submit Y our Comment” to submit the com-
ment to the CEC’s Docket Unit. 
Please note that written comments, attachments, and 
associated contact information included within the 
written comments and attachments (e.g., your address, phone, email, etc.) become part of the viewable public record. 
You are encouraged to use the electronic filing sys-
tem, described above, to submit comments. All written 
comments submitted prior to the hearing must be sub-mitted to the docket. If you are unable to submit elec-tronically, a paper copy of your comments may be sent 
to: 
Docket Unit California Energy Commission 
Docket No. 19−AAER−02 1516 9
th Street, MS−4 
Sacramento, CA 95814 
Telephone: (916) 654−5076 
Or by email to docket@energy .ca.gov. 
Or fax them to Dockets at (916) 654−4354. 
PUBLIC ADVISOR 
The Public Advisor is available to assist any person 
who wishes to participate in this proceeding. For assis-
tance from the Public Advisor’s Office, please call 
(916) 654−4489 or toll−free in California at (800) 822−6228, or advisor@energy .ca.gov. 
NEWS MEDIA INQUIRIES 
Direct news media inquiries to the Media and Public 
Communications Of fice at (916) 654−4989, or by email 
at mediaof fice@energy.ca.gov. 
STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE 
Public Resources Code Sections 25213, 25218(e), 
and 25402(a)−(c) authorize the CEC to adopt rules or regulations, as necessary, to implement, interpret, and make specific Public Resources Code Sections 
25402(a)−(c) and (f) and 25216.5(d). 
INFORMATIVE DIGEST/POLICY STATEMENT 
OVERVIEW 
The Warren−Alquist Act establishes the CEC as Cali-
fornia’s primary energy policy and planning agency. 
Sections 25213, 25218(e), and 25402(a)−(c) and (f) of the Public Resources Code mandate and/or authorize the CEC to adopt rules and regulations, as necessary, to 
reduce the inefficient consumption of energy and water 
by prescribing efficiency standards, facilitating the de-
ployment of flexible demand technologies, and imple-
menting other cost−effective measures for appliances 
whose use requires a significant amount of energy or water statewide. 
One of the ways the CEC satisfies this requirement is 
through the Appliance Ef ficiency Regulations (Califor-
nia Code of Regulations, Title 20, Sections 1601−1609), which contain definitions, test proce-
dures, efficiency standards, and marking and reporting 
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requirements for state and federally regulated appli-
ances. Further, the regulations require that manufactur-
ers of covered appliances certify to the CEC that their products meet all applicable state and federal appliance 
efficiency regulations before their products can be in-cluded in the CEC’s database of appliances approved to 
be sold or of fered for sale within California. 
In 2004, the CEC adopted standards for residential 
pool pumps and motors, which included a prohibition on inefficient split−phase or capacitor−start induction− run electric motors and a requirement that all pumps and 
motors that have a total of one horsepower or greater provide at least two−speed operation and controllers. The 2004 standards prohibited split−phase or capacitor−start induction motors effective in January 
2006, and the two−speed requirements for pool pump 
motors with a total horsepower of one or greater took ef -
fect in January 2008. 
In 2008, the CEC revised the 2004 standards to in-
clude a requirement that motors with a total horsepower 
of one or greater, manufactured after January 2010, shall be capable of at least two speeds. The scope of the 
regulation was expanded to include replacement resi-dential pool pump motors. 
In January 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy 
(DOE) released a Direct Final Rule establishing energy 
efficiency standards for DPPP published on May 26, 2017. These new DPPP standards will apply to self− 
priming pool pumps, non−self−priming pool pumps, 
pressure cleaner booster pumps, and integral pool pumps, and will take ef fect nationally on July 19, 2021. 
On August 7, 2017, the DOE issued a Final Rule for 
the test procedure for DPPP. The effective date for this federal test procedure is September 6, 2017, and repre-sentations made on or after February 5, 2018, regarding 
the energy consumption of dedicated purpose pool pumps must be based upon results generated under this test procedure. 
The federal standards, however, do not apply to 
RDPPPM for DPPP. There are no mandatory federal standards or test procedures for RDPPPM. 
Therefore, the CEC proposes to incorporate changes 
to the appliance regulations to align with the DOE’s new DPPP standards and test procedures published in the Federal Register and ef fective nationally. 
In addition, the CEC is proposing standards for re-
placement pool pump motors sold separately from the pumps as replacements. The standards for these RDPPPM would take effect on July 19, 2021 to coin-cide with the DOE rule for DPPP standards. The pro-posed regulations provide definitions, test procedures, reporting requirements, and efficiency standards for RDPPPM five total horsepower or less that are not wa-
terfall pump motors, rigid spa pump motors, or three− 
phase motors sold without an inverter. Difference from existing comparable federal 
regulation or statute 
In January 2017, the DOE released a Direct Final 
Rule establishing energy efficiency standards for 
DPPP, published on May 26, 2017. These new DPPP 
standards will take effect nationally on July 19, 2021. The CEC is proposing to incorporate changes to the ap-
pliance regulations to align with the new DOE stan-
dards and test procedures for DPPP. 
On August 7, 2017, the DOE issued a Final Rule for 
the test procedure for DPPP. The effective date for this federal test procedure is September 6, 2017, and repre-
sentations made on or after February 5, 2018, regarding 
the energy consumption of dedicated purpose pool 
pumps must be based upon results generated under this 
test procedure. 
Broad objectives of the regulations and the specific 
benefits anticipated by the pr oposed amendments 
The broad objective of the regulations is to increase 
energy efficiency savings in the state by carrying out our statutory mandate to save energy by memorializing 
the federal standards for DPPP and providing statewide 
standards for RDPPPM in the appliance ef ficiency reg-
ulations. The proposed regulations seek to incorporate 
changes to the appliance regulations to align with the 
DOE standards and test procedures for DPPP. In addi-tion, the CEC is proposing to adopt the test method for 
RDPPPM provided in CSA 747−2009 (RA2014), Ener-
gy efficiency test method for small motors.  The pro-
posed test method is for all types of small motors and al-
lows for multiple motor speeds. The CEC proposes 
minimum motor efficiencies for RDPPPM 5.0 total 
horsepower or less. The CEC proposes an additional 
prescriptive variable−speed motor requirement for RDPPPM from 0.5 to 5.0 total horsepower. The 
RDPPPM below 0.5 total horsepower will not be re-
quired to be variable speed. 
The specific benefits of the proposed regulations 
would be cost savings to the consumer, lower statewide 
energy use, and lower greenhouse gas emissions from 
lower energy use. The proposed regulations would save 
approximately 62 gigawatt−hours the first year the stan-
dards are in effect. By the year that stock turns over in 2029, the proposed standards would have an annual 
savings of about 451 gigawatt−hours, which equates to 
roughly $82 million in annual savings to California 
businesses and individuals. 
Determination of inconsistency or incompatibility with existing state r egulations 
The CEC has conducted an evaluation for any other 
regulations in this topic area and has determined the proposed regulations would not prevent compliance 
with existing state regulations. 
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The 2019 California Building Code, Title 24, Part 2, 
sets standards to regulate the construction and operation 
of in−ground public swimming pools. 
California Building Code, Title 24, Part 6 regulates 
residential in−ground and aboveground swimming 
pools and spas. The requirements control the design of new pools and the significant retrofit of existing in− ground public swimming pools, and residential in− 
ground and aboveground swimming pools and spas to 
ensure safe and ener gy−efficient pools and mainte-
nance. The regulations control the placement of pool in -
lets and outlets, skimmers and drains, pipe sizing, and 
the use of pipe elbows. 
Therefore, the CEC has determined that the proposed 
regulations are neither inconsistent nor incompatible with existing state regulations. 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED 
BY REFERENCE 
The CEC proposes to incorporate by reference the 
following documents: 
 NSF/ANSI 50−2015. Equipment for Swimming 
Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and Other Recreational 
Water Facilities. 
 UL 1081−2016. (October 21, 2016). Standard for 
Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters, and Chlorinators. 
 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) C747−09 
(reaffirmed  2014). Energy efficiency test methods 
for small motors. 
 C.F.R., Title 10 Section 431.464(b), Appendix C 
to subpart Y of part 431, Uniform Test Method for 
the Measurement of Energy Efficiency of Dedicated−Purpose Pool Pumps. 
All the documents are available for review at the En-
ergy Commission located at 1516 Ninth Street, Sacra-mento, California 95814. 
Any document that is not copyrighted will be avail-
able on the CEC’s replacement pool pump motor 
website found at https://www.energy.ca.gov/ 
appliances/2019−AAER−02 
MANDATED BY FEDERAL 
LAW OR REGULATIONS 
None. 
OTHER STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS 
None. FISCAL IMPACTS 
The CEC has made the following initial 
determinations: 
 The mandate on local agencies and school 
districts: None. 
 The cost to any local agency or school district requiring reimbursement pursuant to 17500 et seq: 
None. 
 Cost or savings to any state agency: None. 
 Non−discretionary cost or savings imposed upon 
local agencies: None. 
 Cost or savings in federal funding to the state: None. 
SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON HOUSING COSTS 
None. 
SIGNIFICANT STATEWIDE ADVERSE 
ECONOMIC IMPACT DIRECTLY AFFECTING 
BUSINESS, INCLUDING ABILITY OF 
CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES TO COMPETE WITH 
BUSINESSES IN OTHER STATES 
The CEC estimates that approximately 600 Califor-
nia businesses may be impacted by the regulations. 
However, these regulations are not likely to result in a significant adverse economic impact on any business. 
The proposed regulations adopt the federal standards 
for DPPP and require technically achievable energy ef-
ficiency improvements be made to RDPPPM. The pro-posed regulations do not create the need for a new, non− 
existent good or service. Instead, they require the im-provement of existing goods in the market. The eco-nomic impact on any retailers and distributors is expect-
ed to be small compared to the total sales of these enti-ties and insufficient to have an adverse economic im-pact affecting business. There are no manufacturers of RDPPPM located in California and shipments and sales 
of RDPPPM are not expected to change significantly because of the proposed regulations. 
While the efficiency standards have an initial in-
creased incremental cost for the improved efficiency, 
the CEC assumes that manufacturers will pass the in-
cremental cost to improve the efficiency onto the dis-tributors and retailers, which will then pass on the cost 
to consumers. However, the increased efficiency will result in lower utility bills through reduced energy con-
sumption. The savings from the lower utility bills over 
the lifetime of the more efficient appliance will exceed 
the incremental costs of improvement, resulting in 
overall economic savings. 
Under the appliance efficiency regulations, retailers 
are responsible for ensuring that the regulated products 
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they sell are certified to the CEC, and appear in the 
CEC’s Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database 
System (MAEDbS) before they are sold or offered for sale in California. Because some RDPPPM are newly 
covered products, the CEC assumes that retailers will 
experience some additional costs associated with checking MAEDbS to ensure that the products they sell 
are certified to the CEC, appear in the MAEDbS, and 
are therefore compliant and lawful to sell in the state. 
Some retailers may choose to incur additional costs if 
they rebrand an appliance not certified to MAEDbS and 
wish to sell it in California. These retailers are required 
to certify the appliances to California. Therefore, they 
will incur costs associated with reporting to the MAEDbs. 
Sellers of electricity, both retail and wholesale, may 
experience slightly reduced sales of electricity due to the proposed standard. However, any reduction in sales is small compared to the total electricity sales of these 
entities and therefore negligible. 
THE ECONOMIC IMPACT 
ANAYLSIS/ASSESSMENT 
The CEC concludes that: (1) the proposal may create 
jobs within California, (2) it’s unlikely the proposal will 
eliminate jobs within California, (3) it’s unlikely the proposal will create new businesses in California, (4) 
it’s unlikely the proposal will eliminate existing busi-nesses within California, (5) it’s unlikely the proposal 
will result in the expansion of businesses currently do-
ing business within the state. 
Benefit of the Proposed Action: The proposed regula-
tions would result in cost savings to the consumer, low-
er statewide energy use, and lower greenhouse gas emissions from the lower energy use. The proposed reg-
ulations would save approximately 62 gigawatt−hours 
the first year the standards are in effect. By the year that 
stock turns over in 2029, the proposed standards would 
have an annual savings of about 451 gigawatt−hours, which equates to roughly $82 million in annual savings 
to California businesses and individuals. 
The proposed regulations will have a significant posi-
tive impact on the environment through energy effi-ciency gains and avoiding GHG emissions and criteria 
pollutant emissions associated with the generation of 
electricity. 
COST IMPACTS ON REPRESENTATIVE 
PERSON OR BUSINESS 
The CEC is not aware of any significant cost impacts 
that a representative private person or business would necessarily incur in reasonable compliance with the 
proposed action. 
Pool owners that purchase RDPPPM — including in-
dividuals, businesses and small businesses — will save 
money from the lower utility bills over the seven−year 
lifetime of the more efficient RDPPPM. The initial in-
cremental cost increase is $389 to $424 per motor. But 
this initial cost increase 
will be recovered in less than 
two years by energy savings, which will then exceed initial costs resulting in overall economic savings over the life of the product. 
The businesses involved in distribution and sales of 
RDPPPM may pay increased wholesale purchase prices 
due to the proposed standards; however, the CEC as-sumes  these costs are entirely passed on to the end con-
sumer. So  there are no direct economic impacts to these 
businesses. Some retailers may choose to incur addi-tional costs if they rebrand an appliance not certified to 
MAEDbS and wish to sell it in California. These retail-
ers will incur costs associated with certifying the appli-ances to  California, and with reporting to the MAEDbS. 
BUSINESS REPORT 
Although the proposed standards impose a new data 
reporting requirement on manufacturers of RDPPPM, none of these manufacturers are located in California. As such, there will be no reporting costs for a California 
business due to the proposed regulations. However, 
some retailers may choose to stand in as manufacturers when they rebrand a product and take on the manufac-
turer’s  certification burden for that RDPPPM. 
State law (Public Resources Code Section 
25402(c)(1)) requires manufacturers to certify to the 
CEC that their appliances comply with the applicable 
energy efficiency standards before they are sold or of-
fered for sale in the state. The Appliance Efficiency Regulations require manufacturers to  provide specified 
information for this purpose to the MAEDbS. 
MAEDbS is used by manufacturers and maintained by 
the CEC to list the appliances authorized to be sold or 
offered for sale in California. This is necessary to help the CEC and consumers verify compliance with appli-
cable federal and state efficiency standards. Some re-
tailers may choose to act as a manufacturer when they rebrand a product and assume the certification burden 
for that pool pump model. 
It is necessary for the health, safety, or welfare of the 
people of  the state that these regulations, which require 
a report, apply to businesses. 
SMALL BUSINESS 
The CEC estimates that 60 retailers and distributors 
impacted are small businesses in California. The CEC is 
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not aware of any significant cost impacts that a small 
business, as defined in Government Code Section 
11346.3(b)(4)(B), would incur in reasonable compli-ance with the proposed action. The initial and ongoing 
costs to California small businesses are the same as the 
cost for a typical business. 
The small businesses involved in the distribution and 
sales of RDPPPM may experience increased wholesale purchase prices due to the proposed standards. Howev-
er, the CEC assumes these costs are entirely passed along to the end consumer so that there are no direct economic impacts of the proposed standards to these 
businesses. 
CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES 
In accordance with Government Code Section 
11346.5, subdivision (a)(13), the Commission must de-
termine that no reasonable alternative considered by the 
agency, or that has otherwise been identified and 
brought to the attention of the agency, would be more effective in carrying out the purpose for which the ac-tion is proposed; would be as ef fective and less burden-
some to affected private persons than the proposed ac-tion; or would be more cost−ef fective to af fected private 
persons and equally effective in implementing the 
statutory policy or other provision of law. 
The CEC invites interested persons to present state-
ments or arguments concerning alternatives to the pro-
posed regulations at the scheduled hearing or during the 
written comment period. 
CONTACT PERSON 
Please direct inquiries concerning all aspects of the 
rulemaking process, including requests for copies of the 
proposed text (express terms), the initial statement of 
reasons (ISOR), any modified version of the regula-
tions, the substance of the proposed regulations, or any 
other information upon which the rulemaking is based, to: 
Corrine Fishman 
Regulations Manager, Efficiency Division 1516 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814−5512 
(916) 654−4976 
corrine.fishman@energy.ca.gov 
If Corrine Fishman is unavailable, you may contact 
Sean Steffensen  at Sean.Steffensen@energy.ca.gov or 
(916) 651−2908. COPIES OF THE INITIAL STATEMENT OF 
REASONS, THE EXPRESS TERMS, AND 
RULEMAKING FILE 
The CEC will have the entire rulemaking file avail-
able for inspection and copying throughout the rule-making process at its office at the above address. As of the publication date of this notice in the Notice Register, the rulemaking file consists of this notice, the express 
terms, the ISOR, documents incorporated by reference, 
and documents relied upon. Copies may be obtained by 
contacting Corrine Fishman at the address or phone number listed above or accessed through the CEC’s re-
placement pool pump motor website found at https:// www.ener gy.ca.gov/appliances/2019−AAER−02/. 
AVAILABILITY OF SUBSTANTIAL 
CHANGES TO ORIGINAL PROPOSAL FOR AT 
LEAST 15 DAYS PRIOR TO AGENCY 
ADOPTION/REPEAL/AMENDMENT OF 
RESULTING REGULATIONS 
Participants should be aware that any of the proposed 
regulations could be substantively changed as a result of public comment, staff recommendation, or recom-mendations from commissioners. Moreover , changes to 
the proposed regulations not indicated in the express 
terms could be considered if they improve the clarity or 
effectiveness of the regulations. If the CEC considers 
changes to the proposed regulations pursuant to Gov-ernment Code Section 11346.8, a full copy of the text 
will be available for review at least 15 days prior to the 
date on which the CEC adopts or amends the resulting 
regulations. 
COPY OF THE FINAL 
STATEMENT OF REASONS 
At the conclusion of the rulemaking, persons may ob-
tain a copy of the Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR), once prepared, by visiting the CEC’s replacement pool 
pump motor website found at https://www.energy.ca. 
gov/appliances/2019−AAER−02 or contacting the con-
tact person above. 
AVAILABILITY OF 
DOCUMENTS ON THE INTERNET 
The CEC maintains a website in order to facilitate 
public access to documents prepared and considered as 
part of this rulemaking proceeding. Documents pre-pared by the CEC for this rulemaking, including this 
Notice of Proposed Action, the express terms, and the 
ISOR have been posted on the CEC’s replacement pool 
pump motor website found at https://www.energy.ca. 
gov/appliances/2019−AAER−02 . 
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