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' Department of Energy

Washington, DC 20585

November 8, 1999

ES1999-017143

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY

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FROM: Dan W. Reicher

AssistanL Secretary

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

SUBJECT: INFORMATION: Issuance of a Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking (SANOPR) Regarding Energy Conservation Standards for

Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (RIN: 1904-AA77)

ISSUE: The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 imposed

performance standards for central air conditioners and heat pumps as part of

the energy conservation program for consumer products. EPCA, §325(g),

42 U.S.C. 6295 (g). The Act required the Department to publish a final rule

by January 1, 1994, to determine if the above-mentioned standards should be

amended.

You identified this rulemaking as a priority activity and asked that it

be accelerated.

" The Department first initiated a central air conditioner and heat pump

rulemaking by publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

(ANOPR) (58 FR 47326, September 8, 1993) to determine if the

standards imposed by the Act should be amended; but due to a

moratorium on proposing or issuing energy conservation appliance

standards for fiscal year 1996, all actions by the Department to

conduct a rulemaking were postponed.

On July 15, 1996, the Department published a Final Rule: Procedures

for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards

for Consumer Products (hereinafter referred to as the Process Rule)

which established a new process for conducting appliance standard

rulemakings.

Although there was a previous ANOPR, the Department made a

commitment to use the Process Rule to the extent possible in the

development of new central air conditioner standards. In this

supplemental ANOPR, the Department is presenting the framework

by which it will develop the standards. The framework reflects

improvements and steps detailed in the Process Rule.

EE-RM-STD-98-440 COMMENT 14MM1

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Department of Energy 

Washington, DC 20585 

November 8, 1999 

ES1999-017143 

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY 

FROM: 

SUBJECT: 

ISSUE: 

____ '1 

.\) 'v\'\, 

Dan W. Reicher 

Assistant Secretary 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

INFORMATION: Issuance ofa Supplemental Advance Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (SANOPR) Regarding Energy Conservation Standards for 

Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (RIN: 1904-AA77) 

The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 imposed 

performance standards for central air conditioners and heat pumps as part of 

the energy conservation program for consumer products. EPCA, §325(g), 

42 U.S.c. 6295 (g). The Act required the Department to publish a final rule 

by January 1, 1994, to determine if the above-mentioned standards should be 

amended. 

.. You identified this rulemaking as a priority activity and asked that it 

be accelerated. 

o The Department first initiated a central air conditioner and heat pump 

rulemaking by publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(ANOPR) (58 FR 47326, September 8, 1993) to determine if the 

standards imposed by the Act should be amended; but due to a 

moratorium on proposing or issuing energy conservation appliance 

standards for fiscal year 1996, all actions by the Department to 

conduct a rulemaking were postponed. 

II On July 15, 1996, the Department published a Final Rule: Procedures 

for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards 

for Consumer Products (hereinafter referred to as the Process Rule) 

which established a new process for conducting appliance standard 

rulemakings. 

" Although there was a previous ANOPR, the Department made a 

commitment to use the Process Rule to the extent possible in the 

development of new central air conditioner standards. In this 

supplemental ANOPR, the Department is presenting the framework 

by which it will develop the standards. The framework reflects 

improvements and steps detailed in the Process Rule. 
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The Department has committed to publish the final rule for central air

conditioners by April 2001. An accelerated schedule has been

proposed which would advance this date to December 2000. It is

imperative that this supplemental ANOPR is not delayed. It is

planned to publish the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in July 2000,

although we could accelerate this date to April 2000 if we shorten or

delete tasks and reduce the amount of reanalysis and responses to

comments after the ANOPR and reduce the time for review and

approval.

SENSITIVITIES: There is controversy over the manufacturers' cost data obtained in the

engineering analysis. In this SANOPR, two sets are presented: the data

submitted by the manufacturers through the Air-Conditioning and

Refrigeration Institute (ARI) and the data obtained from the reverse

engineering process. The ARI and reverse engineering data overlap

considerably, but there are significant differences in the breadth of the cost

distributions at each efficiency level. The Department and ARI are working

diligently to identify possible sources of these discrepancies.

POLICY IMPACT: This rulemaking reinforces the Administration's and the Department's

commitment to issuing energy efficiency standards for appliances on a timely

basis with early and frequent stakeholder consultation.

RECOMMENDATION: Although this rulemaking is significant, the attached Supplemental ANOPR

is not a significant action and is submitted for information only. iYou asked

that this rulemaking be accelerated, therefore, I recommended that you

approve release of this notice as soon as possible before expiration of the

usual 20-day hold period. The notice will then'ibe forward to the Federal

Register for publication.!

Attachment

Concurrence: PO-1/Mark Mazur, 11-3-99

GC-70/Mark Schwartz, 10-29-99

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• The Department has committed to publish the final rule for central air 

conditioners by April 2001. An accelerated schedule has been 

proposed which would advance this date to December 2000. It is 

imperative that this supplemental ANOPR is not delayed. It is 

planned to publish the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in July 2000, 

although we could accelerate this date to April 2000 if we shorten or 

delete tasks and reduce the amount of reanalysis and responses to 

comments after the ANOPR and reduce the time for review and 

approval. 

SENSITIVITIES: There is controversy over the manufacturers' cost data obtained in the 

engineering analysis. In this SANOPR, two sets are presented: the data 

submitted by the manufacturers through the Air-Conditioning and 

Refrigeration Institute (ARl) and the data obtained from the reverse 

engineering process. The ARI and reverse engineering data overlap 

considerably, but there are significant differences in the breadth of the cost 

distributions at each efficiency level. The Department and ARI are working 

diligently to identify possible sources of these discrepancies. 

POLICY IMPACT: This rulemaking reinforces the Administration's and the Department's 

commitment to issuing energy efficiency standards for appliances on a timely 

basis with early and frequent stakeholder consultation. 

RECOMMENDATION: Although this rulemaking is significant, the attached Supplemental ANOPR 

is not a significant action and is submitted for information only.:Y ou asked 

that this rulemaking be accelerated, therefore, I recommended that you 

approve release of this notice as soon as possible before expiration of the 

usual 20-day hold period. The notice will then:be forward to the Federal 

Register for publication.:: 

Attachment 

Concurrence: PO-1/Mark Mazur, 11-3-99 

GC-70/Mark Schwartz, 10-29-99 

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Senior Product Safely Counsel

Washington Office

Consumers Union ConPublisher ofConsumer Union Reporss LENN X N D U S T R I E S I N C . Publisher of Consumer Reports

1666 Connecticut Ave., Suite 310 TOM C A R R

Washington, D.C. 20009-1039 Man.. g, ndu. ,ry A..oci.io...

(202) 462-6262 - FAX: 265-9548

e-mail: greesa@consumer.org 6 Met t Dv 750

P.O. Box 110877

Carrollton, Texas 75011-0877

phone 972.497.5082

Iax 972.497.7876

email tom.carr@lennoxintl.com

RIGHARD A. STEYER

ATTORNEY AT LAW

HOWE. ANDERSON & STEYER P.C. C Air Conditioning Contractors ol America

SUITE 1050

1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE. N.W. (202) 296-5680

WASHINGTON. D.C. 20006 FAX (02) 331-8049. Coker

Manager of State Relations

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-rrrar 1 ERNEST ORLANDO LAWRENCE 202 518 3217 Fax:202 *265 * 9804

.| |-Il BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY Web: ww.acca.org E-mail: ccoker@acca.org

Laura Van Wie

Environmental Energy Technologies Division .

ECR International

1250 Maryland Avenue, SW Tel: 202484-0884 xl 12

Suite 500 Fax: 202484-0888 JOHN MILES

Washington, DC 20024 . LLVanWie@lbl.gov CREATIVE DESIGN

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

5780 SUCCESS DRIVE

Alan F. Kessler, PE ROME, NY 13440

Vice President TEL.: 315-336-3716, EXT 112

Technology & Government Relations FAX: 315-336-3981

Goodman Manufacturing Company

2800 220th Trail

Amana, IA 52204

Tel 319.622.2785 \ /

Fax 319.622.8182

alan.kessler@amana.com . SHR AE American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.

J. E. Cox, P.E., PhD Director of Governmenl Affairs

..rr.l.. l ERNEST ORLANDO LAWRENCE 1828 L Street, NW * Suite 906 S 202-833-1830

r-~ .| BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY Washington, D.C. 20036-5104 Fax 202-833-0118

Email: jcox@ashrae.org httpyJ/www.ashrae.org

STEPHEN WIEL

Head

Energy Analysis Department

One Cyclotron Road, MS: 90-4000 Tel: 510.486.5396

University of California Fax: 510.486.6996

Berkeley, California 94720 Res: 510.559.8669

http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA swiel@lbl.gov

EE-RM-STD-98-440 COMMENT 14MM1

Sally J. Greenberg 

Senior Product Safety Counsel 

Washington Office 

Consumers Union 

Publisher of Consumer Reports 

1666 Connecticut Ave., Suite 310 

Washington, D.C. 20009-1039 

(202) 462-6262 • FAX: 265-9548 

e-mail: greesa@consumer.org 

RICHUURDA.STE~ 

ATTORNEY AT LAW 

HOWE. ANDERSON & STEYER. p.e. 

SUITE 1050 

1747 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,"N.W. 

WASHINGTON. D.C. 2000'6 

(202) 296-5680 

FAX: (202) 331-8049 

ERNEST ORLANDD LAWRENCE 

BERKELEY 'NATIONAL LABORATORY 

Laura Van Wie 

Environmental Energy Technologies Division 

1250 Maryland AveilUe, SW 

Suite 500 . 

. Washington. DC 20024 

Alan F. Kessler. PE 

Vice President 

Td: 202-484-0884x112 

Fax: 202-484-0888 

LLy-in Wie@lbl.g~v 

Technology & Government Relations 

[tit-I-t: i "t-i ,'17 

Goodman Manufacturing Company 

2800 220th Trail 

Amana, IA 52204 

Tel 319.622.2785 

Fax 319.622.8182 

alan.kessler@amana.com 

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~ ERNEST ORLANDO LAWRENCE 

BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY 

STEPHEN WIEL 

Head 

Energy Analysis Department 

One Cyclotron Road, MS: 90-4000 

University of California 

Berkeley, California 94720 

http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA 

Tel: 510.486.5396 

Fax: 510.486.6996 

Res: 510.559.8669 

swiel@lbl.gov 

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LENNOX I N D U 5 T R I E 5 INC. 

TOM CARR 

MOI1Qg.zr, Indu!ltry Associations 

1600 Met,o",.,' D,ive 75006 

P.O. Box 110877 

A~ 

C."oll'on, Texn, 75011-0877 

phone 972.497.5082 

lnx 972.497.7876 

emilil tom.carr@lcnnoxintl.com 

Air Conditioning Contractors 01 America 

A. Cher Coker 

Manager ot Slale Relations 

1712 New Hampshire Avenue NW • Washington, DC 20009 

202.518' 3217 . Fax: 202·265' 9804 

Web: www.acca.org E-mail: ccoker@acca.org 

ECR International 

JOHN MILES 

CREATIVE DESIGN 

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT 

@ 

ASHRAE 

5780 SUCCESS DRIVE 

ROME, NY 13440 

TEL.: 315-336-3716, EXT. 112 

FAX: 315-336-3981 

American Society of Heating. Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. 

J. E_ COX, P.E., PhD Director of Government AHairs 

1828 L Street, NW • Suite 906 

Washington, D.C. 20036-5104 

Email: jcox@ashrae.org 

fir 202-833-1830 

Fax 202-833-0118 

http://wWw.ashrae.org 
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