This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposedissuance of rules and regulations. Thepurpose of these notices is to give interestedpersons an opportunity to participate in therule making prior to the adoption of the finalrules.Proposed RulesFederal Register55155 
Vol. 81, No. 160 
Thursday, August 18, 2016 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
10 CFR Part 430 
[Docket Number EERE–2012–BT–STD– 
0027] 
RIN 1904–AC81 
Energy Conservation Program: Energy 
Conservation Standards for Residential Dehumidifiers 
AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. 
ACTION : Publication of determination. 
SUMMARY : The Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) make a determination on the impact, if any, on the lessening of competition likely to result from a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposed rule for energy conservation standards and that DOE publish the determination in the Federal Register. DOE published its final rule for energy conservation standards for dehumidifiers on June 13, 2016, and is publishing DOJ’s August 5, 2015 determination on the proposed rule. 
DATES : Date of DOJ determination— 
August 5, 2015. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :
Mr. John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287–1692. Email: dehumidifiers@EE.Doe.Gov. 
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–7796. Email: ElizabethKohl@hq.doe.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : On June 
13, 2016, DOE published a final rule amending energy conservation standards for dehumidifiers (81 FR 38338). Those amended standards were determined by DOE to be technologically feasible and economically justified and would result in the significant conservation of energy. The Energy Conservation and Policy Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.; ‘‘EPCA’’), as amended, requires 
that the Attorney General make a determination and analysis of the impact, if any, of any lessening of competition likely to result from a proposed standard, within 60 days of publication. (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(ii)) EPCA also requires that DOE publish the determination and analysis in the Federal Register. Id. 
DOE received the determination in 
response to the June 3, 2015 NOPR (80 FR 31645) from the Attorney General and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 5, 2015. DOE is publishing the text of DOJ’s August 5, 2015 determination. 
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 11, 
2016. 
Kathleen B. Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 
Main Justice Building 
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. Washington, DC 20530–0001 (202) 514–2401 / (202) 616–2645 (Fax) 
August 5, 2015 Anne Harkavy 
Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, 
Regulation and Enforcement 
U.S. Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 
Re: Energy Conservation Standards for 
Residential Dehumidifiers Doc. No. 
EERE–2012–BT–STD–0027 
Dear Deputy General Counsel Harkavy: I am responding to your June 3, 2015, letter 
seeking the views of the Attorney General about the potential impact on competition of 
proposed energy conservation standards for residential dehumidifiers. Your request was submitted under Section 325(o)(2)(B)(i)(V) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as 
amended (ECPA), 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(i)(V), which requires the Attorney General to make a determination of the impact of any lessening of competition that is likely to result from the imposition of proposed energy conservation standards. The 
Attorney General’s responsibility for responding to requests from other departments about the effect of a program on competition has been delegated to the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division in 28 CFR 0.40(g). 
In conducting its analysis, the Antitrust 
Division examines whether a proposed standard may lessen competition, for example, by substantially limiting consumer choice or increasing industry concentration. A lessening of competition could result in higher prices to manufacturers and consumers. We have reviewed the proposed standards 
contained in the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (80 FR 31,646, June 3, 2015) and the related Technical Support Documents. We have also reviewed information presented at the public meeting held on the proposed standards on July 7, 2015. Based on this review, our conclusion is that the proposed energy conservation standards for residential dehumidifiers are unlikely to have a significant adverse impact on competition. 
Sincerely, 
William J. Baer 
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