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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Chs. II, III, and X 

48 CFR Ch. 9 

Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory 

and Deregulatory Actions 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has prepared and is making 

available its portion of the semi-annual 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory 

and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda), 

including its Regulatory Plan (Plan), 

pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 

12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and 

Review,’’ as reaffirmed and amended in 

E.O. 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review,’’ and E.O. 14094, 

‘‘Modernizing Regulatory Review,’’ and 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

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 and Conservation Act, as 

amended, 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 2023 Regulatory 

Agenda can be accessed online by going 

to www.reginfo.gov. 

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. 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. 

Samuel Walsh, 

General Counsel. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

302 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas 

Furnaces.

1904–AD20 

303 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters (Reg Plan Seq No. 46) ............................... 1904–AD91 

304 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Clothes Washers .................................................................. 1904–AD98 

305 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Boilers ................................................................................... 1904–AE82 

306 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Residential Refrigeration ................................................ 1904–AF00 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

307 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking Products .......................................... 1904–AD15 

308 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating-Equipment ................................................. 1904–AD34 

309 .................... Energy Conservation Standards: Computer Room Air Conditioners .............................................................. 1904–AF01 

310 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pump Motors ................................................. 1904–AF27 

311 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for 3-Phase, Small Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating 

Equipment With a Cooling Capacity of Less Than 65,000 Btu/h.

1904–AF32 

DEPARTMENTAL AND OTHERS—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

312 .................... Statutory Updates to the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program ........................ 1901–AB60 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EE) 

Final Rule Stage 

302. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Residential Non-Weatherized Gas 

Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas 

Furnaces [1904–AD20] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 

6295(f)(4)(C); 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1); 42 

U.S.C. 6295(gg)(3) 

Abstract: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended, (EPCA) 

prescribes energy conservation 

standards for various consumer 

products and certain commercial and 

industrial equipment, including the 

residential furnaces which are the 

subject of this rulemaking. (42 U.S.C. 

6292(a)(5)) EPCA also requires the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) to 

determine whether more-stringent 

amended standards would be 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified and would save a 

significant amount of energy (42 U.S.C. 

6295(o)(2)(A) and (3)(B)). EPCA 

specifically provides that DOE must 

conduct two rounds of energy 

conservation standards rulemakings for 

the residential furnaces at issue (42 

U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(B) and (C)), and the 

statute also requires that not later than 

six years after issuance of any final rule 

establishing or amending a standard, 

DOE must publish either a notice of 

determination that standards for the 

product does not need to be amended, 

or a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NOPR) including new proposed energy 

conservation standards (42 U.S.C. 

6295(m)(1)). This rulemaking is being 

undertaken pursuant to the statutorilyrequired second round of rulemaking for 


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non-weatherized gas furnaces (NWGFs) 

and mobile home gas furnaces (MHGFs), 

and once completed, it will also satisfy 

the statutorily-required six-yearlookback review. In the July 7, 2022 

NOPR, DOE proposes amended and new 

energy conservation standards for 

NWGFs and MHGFs pursuant to a courtordered remand of DOE’s 2011 

rulemaking for these products and other 

statutory requirements. 87 FR 40590. 

Specifically, the NOPR proposes 

amended active mode annual fuel 

utilization efficiency (AFUE) standards 

at 95 percent for both NWGFs and 

MHGFs. It also proposes amended 

standby mode and off mode standards 

(in watts) at 8.5 watts for both NWGFs 

and MHGFs. If finalized, the proposed 

standards would apply to all NWGFs 

and MHGFs manufactured in, or 

imported into, the United States starting 

on the date five years after the 

publication of the final rule for this 

rulemaking. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Notice of Public 

Meeting.

10/30/14 79 FR 64517 

NPRM and Notice 

of Public Meeting.

03/12/15 80 FR 13120 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended.

05/20/15 80 FR 28851 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended End.

07/10/15 

Notice of Data 

Availability 

(NODA).

09/14/15 80 FR 55038 

NODA Comment 

Period End.

10/14/15 

NODA Comment 

Period Reopened.

10/23/15 80 FR 64370 

NODA Comment 

Period Reopened End.

11/06/15 

Supplemental 

NPRM and Notice of Public 

Meeting.

09/23/16 81 FR 65720 

Supplemental 

NPRM Comment Period 

End.

11/22/16 

SNPRM Comment 

Period Reopened.

12/05/16 81 FR 87493 

SNPRM Comment 

Period End.

01/06/17 

Notice of NPRM 

Withdrawal.

01/15/21 86 FR 3873 

NPRM .................. 07/07/22 87 FR 40590 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended, NODA 

and Notice of 

Public Meeting.

08/30/22 87 FR 52861 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended End.

10/06/22 

Final Action ......... 11/00/23 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Julia Hegarty, 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, Phone: 240 597–6737, Email: 

julia.hegarty@ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AD20 

303. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Consumer Water Heaters [1904–AD91] 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 46 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1904–AD91 

304. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Consumer Clothes Washers [1904– 

AD98] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(g); 42 

U.S.C. 6295(m) 

Abstract: Consistent with the 

requirements under the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act (EPCA), as 

amended, the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is examining whether to 

amend the current energy conservation 

standards for consumer clothes washers 

found at 10 CFR 430.32(g). To this end, 

DOE must determine whether standards 

more stringent than those currently in 

place would result in a significant 

amount of energy savings and whether 

such amended standards would be 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. DOE has 

tentatively proposed standards that 

represent the maximum improvement in 

energy efficiency that is technologically 

feasible and economically justified, and 

would result in the significant 

conservation of energy. Specifically, 

with regards to technological feasibility, 

products achieving these standard levels 

are already commercially available for 

all product classes covered by this 

proposal. As for economic justification, 

DOE’s analysis shows that the benefits 

of the proposed standard exceed the 

burdens. Once completed, this 

rulemaking will fulfill DOE’s statutory 

obligation to either propose amended 

standards for this product or determine 

that the standards do not need to be 

amended. 

Additionally, EPCA directs DOE to 

provide interested persons an 

opportunity to present oral and written 

comments on matters related to any 

energy conservation standard proposed 

rule. To satisfy this requirement, DOE 

held an initial public meeting in 

November 2021 to discuss preliminary 

materials and a second meeting in 

March 2023 to specifically discuss the 

proposed rule. DOE intends address any 

feedback provided during the March 

2023 public meeting in subsequent 

materials. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Request for Information (RFI).08/02/19 84 FR 37794 

RFI Comment Period Extended.08/26/19 84 FR 44557 

RFI Comment Period Extended 

End.

10/03/19 

RFI Comment Period Reopened.10/03/19 84 FR 52818 

RFI Comment Period Reopened 

End.

10/17/19 

Preliminary Analysis and Notice 

of Webinar.

09/29/21 86 FR 53886 

Public Meeting .... 11/10/21 

Preliminary Analysis Comment 

Period Extended.

10/29/21 86 FR 59889 

Preliminary Analysis Comment 

Period Extended End.

01/27/22 

Notice of Data 

Availability 

(NODA).

04/13/22 87 FR 21816 

NODA Comment 

Period End.

05/13/22 

NODA Comment 

Period Reopened.

05/19/22 87 FR 30433 

NODA Comment 

Period Reopened End.

05/27/22 

NPRM .................. 03/03/23 88 FR 13520 

Public Meeting .... 03/28/23 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended.

05/01/23 88 FR 26511 

NPRM Comment 

Period Extended End.

05/17/23 

Final Action ......... 12/00/23 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Bryan D. Berringer, 

Building Technologies Office, EE–5B, 

Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, Phone: 202 586–0371, Email: 

bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AD98 

305. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Consumer Boilers [1904–AE82] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1) 

Abstract: Consistent with the 

requirements under the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act (EPCA), as 


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amended, the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is examining whether to 

amend the current energy conservation 

standards in place for consumer boilers 

found at 10 CFR 430.32(e). As a result 

of this effort, DOE may propose and 

adopt more-stringent standards or issue 

a determination that no amendments to 

the current standards are required. To 

this end, DOE must determine whether 

national standards more stringent than 

those currently in place would result in 

a significant amount of energy savings 

and whether such amended national 

standards would be technologically 

feasible and economically justified. 

Once completed, this rulemaking will 

fulfill DOE’s statutory obligation to 

either propose and adopt amended 

standards for this product or determine 

that the existing standards do not need 

to be amended. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Request for Information (RFI); 

Early Assessment Review.

03/25/21 86 FR 15804 

RFI Comment Period End.04/26/21 

RFI; Early Assessment Comment Period Extended.04/09/21 86 FR 18478 

RFI; Early Assessment Comment Period Extended End.05/26/21 

Notice of Webinar 

and Availability 

of Preliminary 

Technical Support Document.

05/04/22 87 FR 26304 

Preliminary Technical Support 

Document 

Comment Period End.

07/05/22 

NPRM .................. 08/14/23 88 FR 55128 

Notice of Public 

Meeting and 

Webinar.

08/31/23 88 FR 60152 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

10/13/23 

Final Rule ............ 07/00/24 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Julia Hegarty, 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585, Phone: 240 597–6737, Email: 

julia.hegarty@ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AE82 

306. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Miscellaneous Residential Refrigeration 

[1904–AF00] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(20); 

42 U.S.C. 6295(l); 42 U.S.C. 6295(m) 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) has initiated an effort to 

consider amending the energy 

conservation standards for 

miscellaneous residential refrigeration 

(e.g., wine coolers and certain other 

combination consumer refrigeration 

products). Once completed, this 

rulemaking will fulfill DOE’s statutory 

obligation to either propose amended 

energy conservation standards for these 

products or determine that the existing 

standards do not need to be amended. 

To this end, DOE must determine 

whether national standards more 

stringent than those currently in place 

would result in a significant amount of 

energy savings and whether such 

amended national standards would be 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. 

In the notice of proposed rulemaking, 

DOE proposed standards that represent 

the maximum improvement in energy 

efficiency that is technologically 

feasible and economically justified, and 

would result in the significant 

conservation of energy. Specifically, 

with regards to technological feasibility 

products achieving these standard levels 

are already commercially available for 

all product classes covered by this 

proposal. As for economic justification, 

DOE’s analysis shows that the benefits 

of the proposed standard exceed, to a 

great extent, the burdens of the 

proposed standards. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Request for Information (RFI); 

Early Assessment Review.

12/08/20 85 FR 78964 

Comment Period 

End.

02/22/21 

Notification of 

Webinar and 

Availability of 

Preliminary 

Technical Support Document.

01/21/22 87 FR 3229 

Notice of rescheduled public 

meeting to 

March 7, 2022.

02/09/22 87 FR 7396 

Preliminary Analysis Comment 

Period End.

03/22/22 

NPRM .................. 03/31/23 88 FR 19382 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

05/30/23 

Final Rule ............ 07/00/24 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Lucas Adin, Project 

Manager, Department of Energy, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 

EE–5B, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 

202 287–5904, Email: lucas.adin@

ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AF00 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EE) 

Completed Actions 

307. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Residential Conventional Cooking 

Products [1904–AD15] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1); 

42 U.S.C. 6292 (a)(10); 42 U.S.C. 6295(h) 

Abstract: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended 

by Energy Independence and Security 

Act of 2007 (EISA), prescribes energy 

conservation standards for various 

consumer products, including consumer 

conventional cooking products. EPCA 

also requires the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) to periodically determine 

whether more stringent standards would 

be technologically feasible and 

economically justified and would result 

in a significant conservation of energy. 

In this rulemaking, DOE proposes new 

and amended energy conservation 

standards for consumer conventional 

cooking products and tentatively 

concludes that the proposed standards 

represent the maximum improvement in 

energy efficiency that is technologically 

feasible and economically justified, and 

would result in the significant 

conservation of energy. 

On September 25, 2023, the 

Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers and efficiency and 

consumer organizations and utilities, 

submitted a joint letter to DOE 

recommending new and amended 

efficiency standards for various home 

appliances for consideration including 

for conventional cooking products. 

Under the authority provided in 42 

U.S.C. 6295(p)(4), DOE is now pursuing 

this effort through a direct final rule, see 

1904–AF57. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Supplemental 

NPRM; Extension of Public 

Comment Period End.

04/17/23 

NODA Comment 

Period End.

04/03/23 

Withdrawn ........... 11/03/23 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Carl Shapiro, Phone: 

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308. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Commercial Water Heating-Equipment 

[1904–AD34] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 

6313(a)(6)(C)(i) and (vi) 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) has completed a 

rulemaking to amend energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

water heaters. Now completed, this 

rulemaking fulfills DOE’s statutory 

obligation under the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended, (EPCA) 

to either propose amended energy 

conservation standards for commercial 

water heaters and hot water supply 

boilers (CWHs), or determine that the 

existing standards do not need to be 

amended. (Unfired hot water storage 

tanks and commercial heat pump water 

heaters are being considered in a 

separate rulemaking.) DOE must 

determine whether national standards 

more stringent than those that are 

currently in place would result in a 

significant additional amount of energy 

savings and whether such amended 

national standards would be 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. In the final rule, 

DOE concludes, based on clear and 

convincing evidence that the standards 

adopted are technologically feasible and 

economically justified, and would result 

in significant additional conservation of 

energy. Specifically, with regards to 

technological feasibility, CWH 

equipment achieving the adopted 

standard levels are already 

commercially available for all 

equipment classes covered by the final 

rule. As for economic justification, 

DOE’s analysis shows that the benefits 

of the proposed standard exceed, to a 

great extent, the burdens of the adopted 

standards. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Action ......... 10/06/23 88 FR 69686 

Final Action Effective.12/05/23 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Julia Hegarty, Phone: 

240 597–6737, Email: julia.hegarty@

ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AD34 

309. Energy Conservation Standards: 

Computer Room Air Conditioners 

[1904–AF01] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 

6313(a)6)(A); 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)(i) 

Abstract: This rulemaking for 

Computer Room Air Conditioners 

(CRACs) is required under the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as 

amended, ASHRAE trigger provision at 

42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(A). Under the 

statute, U.S. Department of Energy 

(DOE) is required to either: (1) establish 

an amended uniform national standard 

for this equipment at the minimum level 

specified in the amended ASHRAE 

Standard 90.1; or (2) adopt a morestringent standard, if supported by clear 

and convincing evidence. To adopt a 

more-stringent standard, the Secretary 

must determine, by rule published in 

the Federal Register, that adoption of 

such standard would result in 

significant additional conservation of 

energy and is technologically feasible 

and economically justified. 

As noted previously, this rulemaking 

originally started under RIN 1904– 

AD92, with the publication of a notice 

of data availability and request for 

information addressing CRACs on 

September 11, 2019 (84 FR 48006). 

However, ASHRAE 90.1–2019 made 

additional revisions to the efficiency 

levels for CRACs and newly acted to 

amend the efficiency levels for 3-Phase 

Commercial Unitary Air-Cooled Air 

Conditioners and Heat Pumps Less 

Than 65,000 Btu/h. Consequently, DOE 

had bundled these two equipment 

categories in the rulemaking under RIN 

1904–AF01. (Note that the earlier RIN 

1904–AD92 also addressed Dedicated 

Outdoor Air Systems, but since that 

equipment category saw no further 

ASHRAE action, DOE is moving forward 

with that equipment category separately 

under that RIN.) However, DOE is now 

addressing consideration of potential 

amended energy conservation standards 

for 3-Phase Commercial Unitary AirCooled Air Conditioners and Heat 

Pumps Less Than 65,000 Btu/h in a 

separate rulemaking under RIN 1904– 

AF32. Consequently, RIN 1904–AF01 is 

currently limited to consideration of 

amended energy conservation standards 

for CRACs. 

In the final rule, DOE is adopting 

amended energy conservation standards 

for CRACs that rely on a new efficiency 

metric and are equivalent to those levels 

specified in ASHRAE Standard 90.1 

2019. DOE has determined that it lacks 

the clear and convincing evidence 

required by the statute to adopt 

standards more stringent than the levels 

specified in the industry standard. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Rule ............ 06/02/23 88 FR 36392 

Final Rule Effective.08/01/23 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Troy Watson, Phone: 

240 449–9387, Email: troy.watson@

ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AF01 

310. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pump Motors 

[1904–AF27] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(o); 42 

U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 6311(1)(A) 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) published a final rule 

adopting energy conservation standards 

for dedicated-purpose pool pump 

motors (DPPP), which is a category of 

electric motor. DOE determined that the 

standards adopted represent the 

maximum improvement in energy 

efficiency that is technologically 

feasible and economically justified, and 

would result in the significant 

conservation of energy. Specifically, 

equipment are able to achieve these 

standard levels using technology 

options currently available in the 

DPPPM market. As for economic 

justification, DOE’s analysis shows that 

the benefits of the standards exceed the 

burdens of the standards. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Action ......... 09/28/23 88 FR 66966 

Final Action Effective.11/27/23 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Jeremy Dommu, 

Phone: 202 586–9870, Email: 

jeremy.dommu@ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AF27 

311. Energy Conservation Standards for 

3-Phase, Small Commercial Package 

Air Conditioning and Heating 

Equipment With a Cooling Capacity of 

Less Than 65,000 Btu/h [1904–AF32] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 

6313(a)(6)(A); 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)(i) 

Abstract: Consistent with the 

requirements under the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act (EPCA), as 

amended, the Department of Energy 

(DOE) is examining whether to amend 

the current energy conservation 

standards for certain categories of 

Commercial Air Conditioning and 

Heating Equipment found at 10 CFR 

431.97. As a result of this effort, DOE 

may either propose and adopt: (1) the 

amended ASHRAE standard 90.1–2019 

levels; or (2) more-stringent standards if 

supported by ‘‘clear and convincing’’ 

evidence. DOE has proposed amended 

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with the amended efficiency levels in 

the industry standard, ASHRAE 90.1– 

2019. DOE has preliminarily determined 

that it lacks clear and convincing 

evidence required by the EPCA to adopt 

standards more stringent than the levels 

specified in the industry standard. DOE 

has also proposed definitions for spaceconstrained commercial package air 

conditioning and heating equipment 

and for small-duct, high-velocity 

commercial package air conditioning 

and heating equipment. 

In the final rule, DOE is adopting 

amended energy conservation standards 

for air cooled, three-phase, small 

commercial air conditioners and heat 

pumps with a cooling capacity of less 

than 65,000 Btu/h and air-cooled, threephase, variable refrigerant flow air 

conditioners and heat pumps with a 

cooling capacity of less than 65,000 Btu/ 

h that rely on new efficiency metrics 

and align with amended efficiency 

levels in the industry standard. For the 

relevant equipment classes, DOE has 

determined that it lacks clear and 

convincing evidence required by the 

statute to adopt standards more 

stringent than the levels specified in the 

industry standard. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Rule ............ 06/02/23 88 FR 36368 

Final Rule Effective.08/01/23 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Troy Watson, Phone: 

240 449–9387, Email: troy.watson@

ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AF32 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) 

Departmental and Others (ENDEP) 

Final Rule Stage 

312. Statutory Updates to the Advanced 

Technology Vehicles Manufacturing 

Incentive Program [1901–AB60] 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 17013(d); 

42 U.S.C. 17013(e) 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office 

(LPO) intends to issue a direct final rule 

to amend the regulations applicable to 

the Advanced Technology Vehicles 

Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program 

authorized by section 136 of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007, 

as amended (42 U.S.C. 17013) to allow 

parties to apply for direct loans in 

connection with certain categories 

projects made eligible for such loans by 

the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 

Act of 2021 and the Inflation Reduction 

Act. Relatedly, LPO is also pursuing 

another rulemaking effort via 1901– 

AB55 to address additional changes for 

the ATVM Loan Program. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Direct Final Rule 12/00/23 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Rebecca Limmer, 

Chief Counsel, Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 586– 

1174, Email: rebecca.limmer@

hq.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1901–AB60 

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