Monday, 

December 20, 2010 

Part VII 

Department of 

Energy 

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 


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79760 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 243 / Monday, December 20, 2010 / Unified Agenda 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) 

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. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has prepared and is making 

available its portion of the semiannual 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory 

and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda), 

including its Regulatory Plan (Plan), 

pursuant to Executive Order 12866 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’ 58 

FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Agenda is a government-wide 

compilation of upcoming and ongoing 

regulatory activity, including a brief 

description of each rulemaking and a 

timetable for action. The Agenda also 

includes a list of regulatory actions 

completed since publication of the last 

Agenda. The Department of Energy’s 

portion of the Agenda includes 

regulatory actions called for by the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

and programmatic needs of DOE offices. 

The Internet is the basic means for 

disseminating the Agenda and 

providing users the ability to obtain 

information from the Agenda database. 

DOE’s entire fall 2010 Agenda can be 

accessed online by going to: 

www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect 

the status of activities as of 

approximately November 30, 2010. 

Publication in the Federal Register is 

mandated by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 602) only for Agenda 

entries that require either a regulatory 

flexibility analysis or periodic review 

under section 610 of that Act. Included 

in this Agenda are two rulemakings: (1) 

Energy Efficiency Standards for Pool 

Heaters and Direct Heating and 

equipment and Water Heaters; and (2) 

Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain 

Commercial and Industrial Electric 

Motors. 

The Plan appears in both the online 

Agenda and the Federal Register and 

includes the most important of DOE’s 

significant regulatory actions and a 

Statement of Regulatory and 

Deregulatory Priorities. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on 

September 17, 2010. 

Scott Blake Harris, 

General Counsel. 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy—Long-Term Actions 

Sequence 

Number Title 

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number 

300 Energy Efficiency Standards for Certain Commercial and Industrial Electric Motors .................................................. 1904–AC28 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy—Completed Actions 

Sequence 

Number Title 

Regulation 

Identifier 

Number 

301 Energy Efficiency Standards for Pool Heaters and Direct Heating Equipment and Water Heaters ............................ 1904–AA90 

Department of Energy (DOE) Long-Term Actions 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) 

300. ∑ ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN 

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL 

ELECTRIC MOTORS 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6313(b)(4)(B) 

Abstract: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, 

directs the U.S. DOE to issue amended 

standards for commercial and industrial 

electric motors no later than December 

19, 2012. (42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(4)(B)) The 

framework document begins the 

rulemaking process to satisfy this 

requirement and presents the proposed 

methodology that DOE will use 

throughout the rulemaking process. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Notice: Public Meeting 

Framework 

Document 

Availibility 

09/20/10 75 FR 59657 

Comment Period End 11/24/10 

NPRM 04/00/12 

Final Action 12/00/12 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes 

Agency Contact: James Raba, Office of 

Building Technologies Program, EE–2J, 

Department of Energy, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585 

Phone: 202 586–8654 

Email: jim.raba@ee.doe.gov 

RIN: 1904–AC28 


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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 243 / Monday, December 20, 2010 / Unified Agenda 79761 

Department of Energy (DOE) Completed Actions 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) 

301. ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

STANDARDS FOR POOL HEATERS 

AND DIRECT HEATING EQUIPMENT 

AND WATER HEATERS 

Legal Authority: 42 USC 6295(e) 

Abstract: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended, 

establishes initial energy efficiency 

standard levels for many types of major 

residential appliances and generally 

requires DOE to undertake two 

subsequent rulemakings, at specified 

times, to determine whether the 

existing standard for a covered product 

should be amended. This is the initial 

review of the statutory standards for 

pool heaters and direct heating 

equipment. This is the second review 

for water heaters. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Action 04/16/10 75 FR 2012 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes 

Agency Contact: Mohammed Khan 

Phone: 202 586–7892 

Email: mohammed.khan@ee.doe.gov 

RIN: 1904–AA90 

[FR Doc. 2010–30457 Filed 12–17–10; 8:45 

am] 

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