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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–STD–0006] 

RIN 1904–AC43 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Consumer Products: Public Meeting 

and Availability of the Framework 

Document for General Service 

Fluorescent Lamps and Incandescent 

Reflector Lamps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of the Framework 

Document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or the Department) is 

initiating the rulemaking and data 

collection process to consider 

establishing amended energy 

conservation standards for certain 

general service fluorescent lamps 

(GSFLs) and incandescent reflector 

lamps (IRLs). Accordingly, DOE will 

hold a public meeting to discuss and 

receive comments on its planned 

analytical approach and the issues it 

will address in this rulemaking 

proceeding. DOE welcomes written 

comments from the public on this 

rulemaking. To inform stakeholders and 

to facilitate this process, DOE has 

prepared a framework document which 

details the analytical approach and 

identifies several issues on which DOE 

is particularly interested in receiving 

comment. The framework document is 

posted at: http://www.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards/ 

residential/incandescent_lamps.html. 

DATES: The Department will hold a 

public meeting on October 4, 2011, from 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Washington, DC for 

both this rulemaking on GSFL and IRL 

standards and the rulemaking on test 

procedures for GSFLs, general service 

incandescent lamps (GSILs), and IRLs. 

Any person requesting to speak at the 

public meeting should submit such 

request along with a signed original and 

an electronic copy of the statement to be 

given at the public meeting before 

4 p.m., October 4, 2011. Written 

comments on the framework document 

are welcome, especially following the 

public meeting, and should be 

submitted by October 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 1E–245, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

note that foreign nationals participating 

in the public meeting are subject to 

advance security screening procedures. 

If a foreign national wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, please 

inform DOE of this fact as soon as 

possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945 so that the 

necessary procedures can be completed. 

Please also note that those wishing to 

bring laptops to the meeting will be 

required to obtain a property pass. 

Visitors should avoid bringing laptops, 

or allow an extra 45 minutes. 

Stakeholders may submit comments, 

identified by docket number EERE– 

2011–BT–STD–0006 and/or Regulation 

Identifier Number (RIN) 1904–AC43, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: GSFL-IRL_2011-STD0006@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–2011– 

BT–STD–0006 and/or RIN 1904–AC43 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for General 

Service Fluorescent Lamps and 

Incandescent Reflector Lamps, EERE– 

2011–BT–STD–0006 and/or RIN 1904– 

AC43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, Sixth 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or RIN number for this 

rulemaking. 

Docket: The docket for this 

rulemaking is available for review at 

http://www.regulations.gov, and will 

include Federal Register notices, 

framework documents, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials. All documents in 

the docket are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Not all 

documents listed in the index may be 

publicly available, however, such as 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure. 

A link to the docket web page can be 

found at: http://www.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards/ 

residential/incandescent_lamps.html. 

This web page contains a link to the 

docket for this notice on 

regulations.gov. The regulations.gov 

web page contains instructions on how 

to access all documents, including 

public comments, in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dr. Tina Kaarsberg, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1393. E-mail: 

Tina.Kaarsberg@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–7796. E-mail: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, 20585–0121. 

Telephone (202) 586–2945. E-mail: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(EPCA) (42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.) sets 

forth a variety of provisions designed to 

improve energy efficiency. Part B of 

Title III (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309) 

established the ‘‘Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles,’’ which includes 

major household appliances.1

Subsequent amendments expanded 

Title III of EPCA to include additional 

consumer products and certain 

commercial and industrial equipment, 

including certain fluorescent and 

incandescent lamps—the products that 

are the focus of this document. In 

particular, amendments to EPCA in the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 1992), 

Public Law 102–486, established energy 

conservation standards for certain 

classes of GSFLs and IRLs, and required 

DOE to conduct two rulemaking cycles 

to determine whether these standards 

should be amended. (42 U.S.C. 6291(1), 

6295(i)(1) and (3)–(4)) EPCA also 

authorized DOE to adopt standards for 

additional GSFLs if such standards were 

warranted. (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(5)) 

DOE completed the first cycle of 

amendments by publishing a final rule 

in the Federal Register in July 2009 

(hereafter referred to as the 2009 Lamps 

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Rule). 74 FR 34080 (July 14, 2009). The 

2009 Lamps rule addressed two 

statutory directives under 42 U.S.C. 

6295(i) by amending existing GSFL and 

IRL energy conservation standards. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(i)(3)) and adopting 

standards for additional GSFLs (42 

U.S.C. 6295(i)(5)). This rule also 

amended the definition of ‘‘colored 

fluorescent lamp’’ and ‘‘rated wattage’’ 

and adopted test procedures applicable 

to the newly covered GSFL. Information 

regarding the 2009 Lamps Rule can be 

found on DOE’s Web site at: http:// 

www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/ 

incandescent_lamps.html. 

EPAct 1992 amendments to EPCA 

added as covered products certain IRLs 

with wattages of 40 watts (W) or higher, 

and established energy conservation 

standards for these IRLs. In defining the 

term ‘‘incandescent reflector lamp,’’ 

EPAct 1992 excluded lamps with 

elliptical reflector (ER) and bulged 

reflector (BR) bulb shapes, and with 

diameters of 2.75 inches or less. 

Therefore, such IRLs were neither 

included as covered products nor 

subject to EPCA’s standards for IRLs. 

Section 322(a)(1) of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007 

(EISA 2007) subsequently amended 

EPCA to expand the Act’s definition of 

‘‘incandescent reflector lamp’’ to 

include lamps with a diameter between 

2.25 and 2.75 inches, as well as lamps 

with ER, BR, bulged parabolic 

aluminized reflector (BPAR), or similar 

bulb shapes. (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(C)(ii) 

and (F)) Section 322(b) of EISA 2007, in 

amending EPCA to set forth revised 

standards for IRLs in new section 

325(i)(1)(C), exempted from these 

standards the following categories of 

IRLs: (1) Lamps rated 50 watts or less 

that are ER30, BR30, BR40, or ER40; (2) 

lamps rated 65 watts that are BR30, 

BR40, or ER40 lamps; and (3) R20 

incandescent reflector lamps rated 45 

watts or less. (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(C)) DOE 

refers to these three categories of lamps 

collectively as certain reflector (R), ER 

and BR IRLs. 

DOE has concluded, for the reasons 

that follow, that it has the authority 

under EPCA to adopt standards for these 

R, ER, and BR IRLs, and that these 

lamps are covered by the directive in 42 

U.S.C. 6295(i)(3) to amend EPCA’s 

standards for IRLs. First, by amending 

the definition of ‘‘incandescent reflector 

lamp’’ (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(C)(ii) and 

(F)), EISA 2007 effectively brought these 

R, ER and BR IRLs into the Federal 

energy conservation standards program 

as covered products, thereby subjecting 

them to DOE’s regulatory authority. 

Second, although 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(C) 

exempts these R, ER and BR IRLs from 

the standards specified in 42 U.S.C. 

6295(i)(1)(B), EPCA directs that DOE 

amend the standards laid out in 42 

U.S.C 6295(i)(1), which includes 

subparagraph (C). As a result, the 

statutory text exempted these bulbs only 

from the standards specified in 42 

U.S.C. 6295(i)(1), not from future 

regulation. Consequently, DOE is 

considering energy conservation 

standards for these R, ER and BR IRLs. 

DOE initiated a new rulemaking for 

these products by publishing a 

framework document and publishing a 

notice announcing its availability. 75 FR 

23191 (May 3, 2010). DOE held a public 

meeting on May 26, 2010 to seek input 

from interested parties on its 

methodologies, assumptions, and data 

sources. 

To initiate the second rulemaking 

cycle to consider amended energy 

conservation standards for GSFLs and 

IRLs (other than the certain R, ER and 

BR IRLs discussed in the preceding 

paragraphs), DOE has prepared a 

framework document to explain the 

issues, analyses, and processes it 

anticipates using for the development of 

potential energy efficiency standards for 

certain GSFLs and IRLs. The framework 

document is available at http:// 

www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/ 

incandescent_lamps.html. 

In a separate rulemaking proceeding, 

DOE is also considering amendments to 

the test procedures used for determining 

the performance of GSFLs and IRLs. 

DOEs proposed amendments to the test 

procedures for GSFLs and IRLs are 

published elsewhere in today’s Federal 

Register. 

As noted in DATES, DOE will hold a 

public meeting on October 4, 2011 in 

Washington, DC to discuss the analyses 

presented and issues identified in the 

framework document prepared for the 

development of potential GSFL and IRL 

energy efficiency standards. At the 

public meeting, the Department will 

make a number of presentations, invite 

discussion on the rulemaking process as 

it applies to the covered products, and 

solicit comments, data, and information 

from participants and other interested 

parties. The Department encourages 

those who wish to participate in the 

public meeting to obtain the framework 

document and to be prepared to discuss 

its contents. 

Public meeting participants need not 

limit their comments to the issues 

identified in the framework document. 

The Department is also interested in 

receiving views concerning other 

relevant issues that participants believe 

would affect energy conservation 

standards for these products or the 

applicable test procedures. Furthermore, 

the Department welcomes all interested 

parties, regardless of whether they 

participate in the public meeting, to 

submit in writing by the date specified 

in the DATES section, comments and 

information on matters addressed in the 

framework document and on other 

matters relevant to consideration of 

standards for GSFL and IRL. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, facilitated, conference 

style. There shall be no discussion of 

proprietary information, costs or prices, 

market shares, or other commercial 

matters regulated by U.S. antitrust laws. 

A court reporter will record the 

proceedings of the public meeting, after 

which a transcript will be made 

available on DOE’s Web site at http:// 

www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/ 

incandescent_lamps.html. 

After the public meeting and the close 

of the comment period on the 

framework document, DOE will begin 

collecting data, conducting the analyses 

as discussed in the framework 

document and at the public meeting, 

and reviewing the comments received. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for setting energy conservation 

standards. DOE actively encourages the 

participation and interaction of the 

public during the comment period in 

each stage of the rulemaking process. 

Beginning with the framework 

document, and during each subsequent 

public meeting and comment period, 

interactions with and between members 

of the public provide a balanced 

discussion of the issues to assist DOE in 

the standards rulemaking process. 

Accordingly, anyone who would like to 

participate in the public meeting, 

receive meeting materials, or be added 

to the DOE mailing list to receive future 

notices and information regarding this 

rulemaking on GSFL and IRL, should 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 

586–2945, or via e-mail at: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6, 

2011. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Office of Technology 

Development, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

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