(6450 -01 -P] DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 430 [Docket Number: EERE -2011 - BT - STD-00471 RIN 1904-AC56 Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Heating Equipment AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy ACTION : Finding ofNo Significant Impact: Energy Conservation Program SUMMARY : The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) , as amended, requires the U.S . Department of Energy (DO E) to adopt energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certa in commercial and industrial equipment, including direct heati ng equipment. (42 U.S .C . 6291 ct seq.) Based on an Environmental Assessment (EA), which has been placed in the docket for this rulemaking, DOE has determined that the adoption of amended energy conservation standards for direct heating equipment, as conta ined in the final rule titled the "Energy Conservation Program : Energy Conservation Standards for Direct Heating Equipment," would not be a major Federal action significantly atiecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of theNational Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Therefore , an environmental impact statement (EIS) i s not required, and DOE i s issuing this Finding of No Signi ficant Impact (FONS I) . ADDRESSES: Public Availability: Copies of the Environmental Assessment are available from the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L 'Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th Floor, Washington , DC 20024 , (202) 586-2945, between 9:00a.m . and 4:00p . m . , Monday through Friday , except Federal holidays. You may also obtain copies ofthe Environmental Assessment from the Office o f Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's website at: www .eer e. cncnrv . gov/b uildings/appliance standards/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mohammed Khan, U .S. Department ofE nergy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program , EE- 2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW . , Washington, DC 20585 -0121. Te lephone: (202) 586- 7892. E-mail: Mohammed.Khrul(({),ee.doe.gov . Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Ot1ice of the General Counsel , GC- 71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW. , Washington, DC 20585 -0121. Telephone : (202) 586­ 9507. Email: Eri c.Stas ( {i

lhq.doe.go v . For further information regarding the DOE NEPA process , contact: Ms. Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office ofNEPA Policy and Compliance (GC-20), U .S. Department

2of Energy , 1000 I ndepe ndence Avenue, SW . , Washington, DC 20585. Telephone : (202) 586-4600, or leave a message at (800) 472-2756 . Additional information regarding DOE NEPA activities and access to many DOE NEPA documents are available on the Internet through the DOE NEPA website at :**http: //** **www.Qc .cncrgy_** **,.gs!Y.!D.~PJ .**  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description of the Regulatory Action: The regulatory action is the establishment of amended energy conservation standards for direct heating equipment. DOE is amending its definition of " vented hearth heater" to modify the exclusion criteria for products that are primarily decorative in nature to be exempt from the standards for gas hearth direct heating equipment. Ofparticular relevance, DOE is adopting as one of the criteria for exclus ion that the product must not be equipped with a continuously-burning ignition source , effectively eliminating the use of standing pilot lights in decorative hearth products . Environmental Impacts : The EA evaluates the environmental impacts of amending energy conservation standards for direct heating equi pment. This assessment, which has been placed in the docket for this rulemaking, includes an examination of the potential effects of emission reductions likely to result from the rule in the context of global climate change, as well as other types of environmental impacts. The environmental impact results are compared to what would be expected to happen if no new or amended standard were adopted (i.e . , the "no action" alternative).

3The primary environmental impact is decreased emissions from fossil fuel use. The energy conservation standards adopted in the final rule would generally decrease air pollution by decreasing future energy demand. The environmental impac t analysis considers emissions ofcarbon dioxide (C0 2) and ni tro gen oxides (NOx). The estimated additional cumulative C02 and NOx emissions reductions for these amendments to the energy conservation standards are 0.79 million metric tons (Mt) tor C0 2 and 0.63 thousand metric tons (kt) for NOx. DOE found that the environmental effects associated with the amended standards for direct heating equipment are not significant.

4Determination Based upon the EA, DOE has determined that the adoption ofthe amended energy conservat i on standards for direct heating equipment would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality ofthe human environment, within the meaning ofNEPA. Therefore, an EIS is not required, and DOE is issuing this FONSI. Issued in Washington, DC, on N b 8 2011 ovem cr , .

Deputy Assistant Secretary tor Energy Efficiency Office ofTechnology Development Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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