## Tuesday February 24, 1998



# Part IV 

# Department of Energy

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430 Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Furnaces and Boilers; Final Rule

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### Vol. 63, No. 36 I 

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### Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EE-RM-93-501]

RIN No. 1904-AA45 Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Furnaces and Boilers

AGENCY: Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Department of Energy. ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Department ofEnergy (the Department or DOE) adopts as a Final Rule an Interim Finalrule. published on October 14. 1997. in which DOE amended a provision ofits recently promulgated final rule that prescribedrevised test procedures to determinethe energy efficiency of furnaces and boilers. Under the amendment. the test procedures will provide that the flue collector box on a furnace orboiler with a powerburner or draft inducer need not be insulated before the start ofthe cool-down test. EFFECTIVE DATES: Thisrule was effective November 10. 1997. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus H. Nasseri. U.S. Department of Energy. Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Mail Station EE-43. Forrestal Building. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW. Washington. DC 20585- 0121, (202) 586-9138. or Edward Levy. Esq

.. U.S. Department ofEnergy. Office ofGeneral Counsel. Mail Station GC-72. Forrestal Building. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW. Washington. DC 20585- 0103. (202) 586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On August 23.1993. DOE published inthe FederalRegister a proposal to amend the DOE test procedures for furnaces and boilers (58 FR 44538). On May 12. 1997. after review and evaluation ofthe comments received. DOE published inthe FederalRegister
a final rule amendingthe furnace test procedure (62 FR 26140).

After the publication ofthe 1997 final rule. the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA) contacted the Department and asserted thatthe adoption inthe DOE test procedures of
a requirement to insulatethe flue gas collector box ofa power burner unit before the cool-down and heat-up tests will reduce the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) ofmany furnaces and boilers. GAMA stated that for some units the reduced AFUE would be belowthe minimum standard. while for others it would be belowthe qualifying levels for many utility rebate programs. The Department published an Interim Final Rule on October 14. 1997 (62 FR 53507) deleting from its recently adopted testprocedure for furnaces and boilers the insulationreqUirement for powerburner units. Since no comments were received following publication of the Interim Final Rule. this rule is adopted as final withoutchange. List ofSubjects in 10 CFR Part430

Administrative practice and procedure. Energy conservation. Household appliances. Incorporation by reference.

Issued inWashington. DC. onJanuary 22. 1998. Dan W. Reicher, AssistantSecretaryforEnergyEfficiencyand RenewableEnergy.
PART 43O-ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Accordingly. the interim final rule amending 10 CFR part 430 whichwas published at 62 FR 53507 on October 14. 1997. is adopted as a final rule without change. [FR Doc. 98-4646 Filed 2-23-98; 8:45 amI
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