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1 In 1999, membership included the following 

organizations: Environmental groups were 

represented by the Alliance to Save Energy, the 

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, 

and the Natural Resources Defense Council. State 

and Federal government representatives included 

the California Energy Commission, the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the 

New York State Energy Research and Development 

Authority, DOE, and the US Environmental 

Protection Agency. Lighting and related industry 

organizations were represented by the American 

Lighting Association, the American Society of 

Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket Number EERE–2011–BT–TP–0041] 

RIN 1904–AC50 

Energy Efficiency Program: Test 

Procedure for Lighting Systems 

(Luminaires) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for Information. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or the ‘‘Department’’) is 

currently evaluating energy efficiency 

test procedures for luminaires (also 

referred to herein as lighting systems) 

and collecting information for the 

labeling of such products. DOE 

recognizes that well-designed test 

procedures are important to produce 

reliable, repeatable, and consistent test 

results and that labeling assists 

informed consumer choice. The existing 

luminaire test procedures DOE is 

evaluating include those already 

established by the National Electrical 

Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and 

ENERGY STAR, which include by 

reference numerous test procedures 

established by the American National 

Standards Institute (ANSI), the 

Illuminating Engineering Society of 

North America (IESNA), the 

International Commission on 

Illumination (Commission 

Internationale de l’Eclairage (CIE)), and 

the Illuminating Engineering Society of 

North America (IESNA). To inform 

interested parties, facilitate its 

consideration of appropriate test 

procedures, and collect information on 

labeling, DOE seeks comment and 

requests information related to test 

procedures and labels for lighting 

systems based on industry-standard 

procedures and practices for luminaires. 

In particular, DOE is interested in if and 

how test procedures and labels may 

include controls for powering the 

luminaire on or off depending on time 

of day, daylight or occupancy sensor 

readings and other factors. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested by September 

19, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments in writing, identified 

by docket number EERE–2011–BT–TP– 

0041, by any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. E-mail: LightingSys-2011-TP0041@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–2011– 

BT–TP–0041 and/or RIN 1904–AC50 in 

the subject line of the message. 

3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Request for Information for Lighting 

Systems, EERE–2011–BT–TP–0041 and/ 

or RIN 1904–AC50, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Phone: (202) 586–2945. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

586–2945. Please submit one signed 

paper original. 

5. Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the agency name 

and docket number. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, visit the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, 950 L’Enfant 

Plaza, SW., Suite 600, Washington, DC, 

20024, (202) 586–2945, between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at the above telephone 

number for additional information. 

The docket also is available for review 

at regulations.gov, including Federal 

Register notices, and other supporting 

documents/materials. All documents in 

the docket are listed in the 

regulations.gov index. However, not all 

documents listed in the index may be 

publicly available, 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/ 

commercial/lighting_systems.html. This 

web page contains a link to the docket 

for this notice on the regulations.gov 

site. 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 Program, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1393. E-mail: 

Tina.Kaarsberg@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–71, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 586–7796. E-mail: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Statutory Authority 

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct 

1992, Pub. L. 102–486), Section 126, 

required DOE to support and monitor a 

national voluntary testing and 

information program for widely used 

luminaires that have significant energy 

savings potential, and to issue a 

determination as to whether the 

program developed was consistent with 

those objectives. The program was 

required to include specifications for 

test procedures and labels that will 

enable purchasers of such luminaires to 

make more informed decisions about 

the energy efficiency and costs of 

alternative products. If DOE determines 

that a program of voluntary national 

testing and information for luminaires 

consistent with those objectives has not 

been developed, EPAct 1992 directs 

DOE to develop test procedures for 

luminaires. EPAct 1992 also provides 

for labels for these products. (42 U.S.C. 

6292 note) The Energy Policy Act of 

2005 (EPAct 2005, Pub. L. 109–58) and 

the Energy Independence and Security 

Act of 2007 established Federal 

efficiency standards for certain classes 

of luminaires—torchieres, ceiling fan 

light kits, exit signs, traffic signals, and 

metal halide lamp fixtures—but 

currently there are no DOE-approved 

test procedures for most widely-used 

classes of luminaires. There are also no 

labeling requirements for these 

products. 

II. Background 

In April 1992, the National Lighting 

Collaborative (NLC or Collaborative) 

initiated development of a testing and 

information program as described under 

EPAct 1992. The Collaborative, 

administered by NEMA, included 

representatives from environmental 

organizations, State governments, the 

lighting industry, research entities, and 

utilities.1 In 1995, the NLC issued a 


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Engineers, the Association of Energy Engineers, the 

Building Owners and Managers Association, the 

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 

the International Association of Lighting Designers, 

the National Association of Lighting Management 

Companies, the National Association of Electrical 

Distributors, the National Association of State 

Energy Officials, the National Electrical Contractors 

Association, and the National Electrical 

Manufacturers Association. Testing and research 

entities included the Lawrence Berkeley National 

Laboratory, the Lighting Research Center, and the 

Lighting Research Institute. Utilities were 

represented by the Edison Electric Institute and the 

Electric Power Research Institute. 

2 In 1999 the Collaborative issued a new Report 

on the Status of the Voluntary National Testing and 

Information Program for Luminaires, which 

described the program and urged DOE to approve 

it. The Program included luminaire test procedures 

for widely used fluorescent and HID luminaires, a 

complaint resolution process to resolve disputes 

about Luminaire Efficacy Rating (LER) values, and 

an information program. In addition, the Program 

recommended that testing be carried out by a 

laboratory accredited by NIST’s National Voluntary 

Laboratory Accreditation Program. 

3NEMA’s current Lighting Industry Director was 

unaware of any program activity in recent years. 

LBNL staff who participated on the NLC stated that 

the last meeting was in 2001. While conceptually 

related, NEMA’s subsequent LE 6 activity was 

organizationally unrelated to the NLC. See http:// 

www.nema.org/stds/le5.cfm (‘‘When rating a fixture 

in accordance with EPAct 1992, use this standard. 

For other purposes, see NEMA LE 6, a newer 

standard for luminaire efficacy that supersedes the 

LE 5 series.’’). 

4ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements 

Product Specification for Luminaires (Light 

Fixtures) Eligibility Criteria Version 1.0. 

5Rea, M.S. (Editor), Illuminating Engineering 

Society of North America, IESNA Lighting 

Handbook, 9th Edition, 2000. 

6This ANSI/IESNA definition of luminaire has 

also been accepted by ENERGY STAR® and the 

California Energy Commission. 

7Available online: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=EERE-2007-BT-STD-0016- 

0039. 

8Available online: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!searchResults;rpp=10;po=0;s=DET-0112-0021. 

9California Energy Commission, 2008 Appliance 

Efficiency Rulemaking: Staff Report, Phase I, Part 

B, Docket #08–AEER–1B, Report #CEE–400–2008– 

023, page 7. 

report on the program to DOE that 

served as the basis of DOE’s provisional 

determination on whether the program 

met the objectives set forth in EPAct 

1992 (61 FR 10742, March 15, 1996). 

DOE found that the program would be 

consistent with the objectives set forth 

in EPAct 1992 when it had been 

demonstrated to DOE that the program 

had been ‘‘fully implemented so that 

energy efficiency information about 

luminaires is widely available to 

luminaire purchasers’’. Although the 

NLC continued activities through 2001,2

DOE has not yet issued a final 

determination regarding the program.3

a. Evolution of National Luminaire 

Testing and Definitions 

In response to the EPAct 1992 

requirement that DOE provide financial 

and technical assistance to support a 

voluntary national testing and 

information program, NEMA developed, 

and the NLC incorporated into the 

program, three separate industry 

standards applicable to luminaires along 

with their associated test procedures: 

Æ LE 5—Procedure for Determining 

Luminaire Efficacy Ratings for 

Fluorescent Luminaires. 

Æ LE 5A—Procedure for Determining 

Luminaire Efficacy Ratings for 

Commercial, Non-Residential Downlight 

Luminaires. 

Æ LE 5B—Procedure for Determining 

Luminaire Efficacy Ratings for HighIntensity Discharge Industrial 

Luminaires. 

The Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) created a voluntary specification 

for luminaires under its ENERGY STAR 

program. The ENERGY STAR 

specification (http:// 

www.energystar.gov/ 

index.cfm?c=new_specs.luminaires) 

includes a voluntary standard but does 

not generally include controls. The 

ENERGY STAR test procedures 

reference industry test procedures for 

fluorescent, high-intensity discharge 

and solid-state luminaires, none of 

which currently include controls.4

In 2008, NEMA introduced its Target 

Efficacy Rating (TER), documented in 

NEMA standard LE 6, and adds to the 

LE 5 series efficacy calculation a factor 

to address the fraction of light leaving 

the luminaire that is delivered to the 

intended target surface. LE 6 is intended 

to supersede the LE 5 series ratings for 

all purposes other than ‘‘rating a fixture 

in accordance with EPAct 1992’’. The 

TER addresses major classes of 

commercial, residential, and industrial 

luminaires used for both indoor and 

outdoor lighting, but does not include 

controls. 

b. Lighting System/Luminaire Controls 

The EPAct 1992 requirements for 

luminaires discussed above pertained to 

the energy efficiency of entire lighting 

systems, as opposed to just lamps or 

lamp and ballast systems. The 

Illuminating Engineering Society of 

North America defines luminaire as a 

‘‘complete lighting unit consisting of 

lamp(s) and ballast(s) (when applicable) 

together with the parts designed to 

distribute the light, position and protect 

the lamps, and to connect the lamp(s) to 

the power supply.’’5 6 The Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

as amended, adopts the same definition 

for luminaires with fluorescent light 

sources: ‘‘a complete lighting unit 

consisting of a fluorescent lamp or 

lamps, together with parts designed to 

distribute the light, to position and 

protect such lamps, and to connect such 

lamps to the power supply through the 

ballast. Controls are considered under 

these definitions as the part of the 

lighting system that connects the 

lamp(s) to the power supply. 

Although it has not yet included them 

in its own industry procedures, NEMA 

has argued generally that lighting 

standards should incorporate controls, 

not just source efficacies, because of 

their great potential for much larger 

savings in major applications. On May 

10, 2011, NEMA submitted public 

comments on the current fluorescent 

ballast rulemaking noting that a ‘‘ballast 

that is switched off or dimmed uses 

much less energy and can result in 

increased user satisfaction’’ (Document 

ID: EERE–2007–BT–STD–0016– 

0039.1).7 On May 27, 2010, NEMA 

submitted public comments for the 

high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps 

determination arguing that ‘‘industry 

believes that the DOE will find much 

more energy savings from HID systems 

with the proper application of electronic 

ballasts and/or intelligent controls 

[versus] standards that increase average 

HID lamp efficiencies’’ (Document ID: 

EERE–2006–DET–0112–0021.1).8 In a 

May 15, 2008, public workshop for 

California’s metal halide luminaires 

rulemaking, NEMA proposed using 

integral controls as an alternative 

compliance option to high efficiency 

ballasts and later worked with the 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the 

American Council for an Energy 

Efficient Economy, and the California 

Energy Commission to develop that 

option for the final rule.9

The American Council for an Energy 

Efficient Economy (ACEEE) also 

encouraged DOE to take a systems-based 

approach to lighting in its May 27, 2010 

comments on the HID rulemaking: ‘‘In 

general, we would like to see DOE 

combine rulemakings—or at least 

analysis—whenever possible for 

individual lighting components that are 

operated together in a system. This 

would allow for greater efficiencies in 

the analytical effort, better consideration 

and coordination of the impacts of 

standards changes for one component 

on overall system performance, and 

potentially for more effective final 

standards from an energy savings, 

economic, and environmental 

perspective.’’ 

C. Evaluation of Luminaire/Lighting 

Systems Test Procedures 

DOE is evaluating whether test 

procedures for luminaires/lighting 


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systems may be based on existing 

industry rating systems and test 

procedures such as NEMA’s LE 6 rating 

system, (which covers 22 classes of 

interior and exterior luminaires) and 

EPA’s ENERGY STAR luminaire 

specifications (which covers a range of 

residential and commercial direction 

and non-directional products) and is 

based on IESNA test procedures (LM– 

46, LM–41, LM–10–11, and LM–31–11). 

DOE is considering whether to define 

certain lighting systems and controls 

terminology to enable development of 

an appropriate national test procedure. 

D. Collection of Information on 

Luminaire/Lighting Systems Labeling. 

DOE is also collecting information on 

whether labels for luminaires/lighting 

systems may be based on industry rating 

systems such as those described in the 

previous section. 

E. Conclusion 

The Department recognizes that 

voluntary luminaire test procedures and 

labels exist and that the industry is 

increasingly using controls technologies 

to reduce lighting energy use. DOE 

therefore requests information on recent 

developments in luminaire testing and 

labeling programs and how energy 

savings from controls are addressed 

therein. 

III. Public Participation 

A. Submission of Information 

DOE will accept information and data 

in response to this Request for 

Information as provided in the DATES 

section above. Information submitted to 

the Department by e-mail should be 

provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft 

Word, PDF, or text file format. Those 

responding should avoid the use of 

special characters or any form of 

encryption, and wherever possible, 

comments should include the electronic 

signature of the author. Comments 

submitted to the Department by mail or 

hand delivery/courier should include 

one signed original paper copy. No 

telefacsimiles will be accepted. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will become a matter of public 

record and will be made publicly 

available. 

B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks 

Information 

Although comments are welcome on 

all issues discussed in this notice, DOE 

is particularly interested in the 

following information and 

substantiating data on existing test 

procedures and labels for luminaires. 

1. Definitions. DOE invites comments 

on the definition of lighting systems, 

luminaires and other relevant terms. 

2. Lighting systems/luminaire test 

procedures and labeling. DOE is 

particularly interested in details on 

industry, state, and international test 

procedures and labels including, where 

feasible: Luminaire classes covered, 

fraction of current luminaire sales 

covered, percentage of products covered 

by the program currently being tested 

and reported on; the method used to 

inform purchasers of covered luminaires 

about the results of the testing and other 

energy and performance related 

information. 

3. Inclusion of controls in lighting 

systems test procedures and labeling. 

DOE requests comments on means to 

include controls in test procedures and 

whether the inclusion of controls in 

labels would provide consumers with 

useful information. 

4. The current status of labeling 

programs. DOE is particularly interested 

in what products are currently sold with 

luminaire efficiency labels, what 

fraction of the market represents, what 

the leading labels are and what 

information the labels contain. 

DOE is also interested in comments 

on other relevant issues that 

participants think would affect test 

procedures and labeling applicable to 

lighting systems or luminaires. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 29, 

2011. 

Kathleen Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Office of Technology 

Development, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–19780 Filed 8–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Western Area Power Administration 

Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program— 

Eastern Division—2021 Power 

Marketing Initiative Proposal 

AGENCY: Western Area Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of re-opening of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: Western Area Power 

Administration (Western), Upper Great 

Plains Region, a Federal power 

marketing agency of the Department of 

Energy (DOE) published the proposed 

2021 Power Marketing Initiative (2021 

PMI) in the Federal Register on March 

4, 2011. The proposed 2021 PMI 

provides the basis for marketing the 

long-term firm hydroelectric resources 

of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin 

Program—Eastern Division (P–SMBP— 

ED) beyond December 31, 2020, when 

Western’s Firm Electric Service 

contracts associated with the current 

marketing plan will expire. The 

proposed 2021 PMI extends the current 

P–SMBP—ED marketing plan, with 

amendments to the contract term and 

resource pools marketing plan 

principles. The comment period for the 

proposed 2021 PMI ended on May 4, 

2011. Western received a comment 

requesting additional time to 

supplement comments on the proposed 

2021 PMI. This Federal Register notice 

re-opens the written comment period for 

the proposed 2021 PMI until September 

6, 2011. 

DATES: Entities interested in 

commenting on the proposed 2021 PMI 

must submit written comments to 

Western’s Upper Great Plains Regional 

Office. Western must receive written 

comments by 4 p.m., M.D.T., on 

September 6, 2011. Western reserves the 

right to not consider any comments that 

are received after the prescribed date 

and time. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

regarding the proposed 2021 PMI to 

Robert J. Harris, Regional Manager, 

Upper Great Plains Region, Western 

Area Power Administration, 2900 4th 

Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101– 

1266. Comments may also be faxed to 

(406) 255–2900 or e-mailed to 

UGP2021@wapa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

A. Pankratz, Public Utilities Specialist, 

Upper Great Plains Region, Western 

Area Power Administration, 2900 4th 

Avenue North, Billings, MT 59101– 

1266, telephone (406) 255–2932, e-mail 

UGP2021@wapa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Western 

initiated 2021 PMI discussions with P– 

SMBP—ED firm power customers in 

November 2010 by hosting meetings, 

including one conference call meeting, 

throughout the Upper Great Plains 

Region. The meetings provided all firm 

power customers the opportunity to 

review current marketing plan 

principles and provide informal input to 

Western for consideration in the 2021 

PMI proposal. Western sent a letter to 

all firm power customers inviting them 

to attend these meetings. In addition, 

due to the special and unique 

relationship between the United States 

and tribal governments, Western 

initiated government-to-government 

consultation by sending a certified letter 

to each tribal firm power customer, 

inviting them to attend Native 

American-focused meetings. As part of, 


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