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states that in 1993, these requirements 

were removed from the STS. In 

addition, the Administrative Controls 

section of the STS includes programs 

not described in the regulation. Based 

on this, the petitioner proposed to 

update the description of 

Administrative Controls to be consistent 

with the STS. 

• Eliminate the unnecessary 

exceptions for plants licensed prior to 

1969. The petitioner states that these 

exceptions are no longer applicable as 

all operating plants have TS included in 

the license. The petitioner suggests that 

this provision be removed to simplify 

the regulations. 

IV. Conclusion 

The NRC has determined that the 

petition meets the sufficiency 

requirements for docketing a PRM under 

10 CFR 2.803, ‘‘Petition for rulemakingNRC action.’’ The NRC will examine the 

issues raised in PRM–50–126 and any 

comments received in response to this 

comment request to determine whether 

these issues should be considered in 

rulemaking. The public can monitor 

further action on the rulemaking that 

will address this petition by searching 

Docket ID NRC–2024–0173 on the 

Federal rulemaking website, https://

www.regulations.gov. The site allows 

members of the public to receive alerts 

when changes or additions occur in a 

docket folder. To subscribe: (1) navigate 

to the docket folder (NRC–2024–0173); 

(2) click the ‘‘Subscribe’’ link; and (3) 

enter an email address and click on the 

‘‘Subscribe’’ link. The NRC also tracks 

the status of all NRC rules and PRMs on 

its website at https://www.nrc.gov/ 

about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/rulespetitions.html. 

Dated: November 19, 2024. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Carrie Safford, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27422 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

[EERE–2024–BT–TP–0010] 

RIN 1904–AF67 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedure for General Service Lamps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

and announcement of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’) proposes several 

clarifications to the test procedures for 

general service lamps (‘‘GSLs’’) located 

in appendix W, appendix BB and 

appendix DD. Specifically, DOE 

proposes to clarify that GSLs must not 

be tested as colored lamps, GSLs that 

can operate at multiple correlated color 

temperatures (‘‘CCTs’’) be tested at one 

specific CCT, and that lamps with 

additional components that do not affect 

light output must be turned off during 

testing. The proposed clarifications 

specify that non-integrated lamps be 

tested with a fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver selected based on 

compatibility lists and availability; and 

provide specifications regarding the 

starting method, ballast factor, number 

of lamps and references to the relevant 

industry standards. This rulemaking is 

limited in scope and is considering 

clarifications to the current test 

procedures that are required for 

certification of compliance with existing 

applicable GSL energy conservation 

standards. Further, this rulemaking does 

not satisfy the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA) requirement 

that, at least once every 7 years, DOE 

review the test procedures for GSLs. 

DOE is seeking comment from 

interested parties on the proposal. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding this proposal 

no later than December 26, 2024. See 

section V of this document, ‘‘Public 

Participation,’’ for details. 

DOE will hold a public meeting if one 

is requested by December 2, 2024. If a 

public meeting is requested, DOE will 

announce its date and participation 

information on the DOE website and via 

email. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov under docket 

number EERE–2024–BT–TP–0010. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments. Alternatively, interested 

persons may submit comments, 

identified by docket number EERE– 

2024–BT–TP–0010, by any of the 

following methods: 

(1) Email: GSL2024TP0010@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE–2024–BT–TP–0010 in the subject 

line of the message. 

(2) Postal Mail: Appliance and 

Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, 

please submit all items on a compact 

disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is not 

necessary to include printed copies. 

(3) Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance 

and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, 

please submit all items on a CD, in 

which case it is not necessary to include 

printed copies. 

No telefacsimiles (‘‘faxes’’) will be 

accepted. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on this process, see section 

V of this document. 

Docket: The docket for this activity, 

which includes Federal Register 

notices, public meeting attendee lists 

and transcripts (if a public meeting is 

held), comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials, is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov index. 

However, not all documents listed in 

the index may be publicly available, 

such as information that is exempt from 

public disclosure. 

The docket web page can be found at 

www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE– 

2024-BT-TP-0010. The docket web page 

contains instructions on how to access 

all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. See section V 

of this document for information on 

how to submit comments through 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

0371. Email ApplianceStandards

Questions@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Kiana Daw, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–4798. Email: 

kiana.daw@hq.doe.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment, review other public 

comments and the docket, or participate 

in a public meeting (if one is held), 

contact the Appliance and Equipment 

Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 

1445 or by email: ApplianceStandards

Questions@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE 

proposes to maintain previously 

approved incorporations by reference 

and to incorporate by reference the 


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1All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the Energy Act 

of 2020, Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020), which 

reflect the last statutory amendments that impact 

Parts A and A–1 of EPCA. 

2For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A. 

following industry standards into title 

10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(‘‘CFR’’) part 430: 

ANSI C78.53–2019 (R2023), ‘‘ANSI 

C78.53–2023’’, ‘‘American National 

Standard for Electric Lamps— 

Performance Specifications for Direct 

Replacement LED (Light Emitting 

Diode) Lamps’’ approved August 24, 

2023. 

ANSI C78.901–2016, ‘‘ANSI C78.901– 

2016’’, ‘‘American National Standard for 

Electric Lamps—Single-Based 

Fluorescent Lamps—Dimensional and 

Electrical Characteristics’’ approved 

August 23, 2016. 

Copies of ANSI C78.53–2023 and 

ANSI C78.901–2016 are available at 

https://webstore.ansi.org/ or https://

www.ansi.org or https://www.nema.org. 

See section IV.M of this document for 

a further discussion of these standards. 

Table of Contents 

I. Authority and Background 

A. Authority 

B. Background 

C. Deviation From Appendix A 

II. Synopsis of the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking 

III. Discussion 

A. Scope of Applicability 

B. Proposed Clarifications to Appendix W, 

Appendix BB, and Appendix DD 

1. Lamps With Multiple Modes 

2. Lamps With Non-Illumination 

Components 

3. Non-Integrated LED Lamps 

C. Reporting 

D. Test Procedure Costs and 

Harmonization 

1. Test Procedure Costs and Impact 

2. Harmonization With Industry Standards 

E. Compliance Date 

IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review 

A. Review Under Executive Orders 12866, 

13563, and 14094 

B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act 

C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 

D. Review Under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

E. Review Under Executive Order 13132 

F. Review Under Executive Order 12988 

G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 

H. Review Under the Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act, 1999 

I. Review Under Executive Order 12630 

J. Review Under Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act, 2001 

K. Review Under Executive Order 13211 

L. Review Under Section 32 of the Federal 

Energy Administration Act of 1974 

M. Description of Materials Incorporated 

by Reference 

V. Public Participation 

A. Submission of Comments 

B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks Comment 

VI. Approval of the Office of the Secretary 

I. Authority and Background 

GSLs are included in the list of 

‘‘covered products’’ for which DOE is 

authorized to establish and amend 

energy conservation standards and test 

procedures. (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(BB); 42 

U.S.C. 6291(30)(DD); 42 U.S.C. 

6295(i)(6)) GSLs include but are not 

limited to general service incandescent 

lamps (‘‘GSILs’’), incandescent reflector 

lamps (‘‘IRLs’’), compact fluorescent 

lamps (‘‘CFLs’’), integrated lightemitting diode (‘‘LED’’) lamps. DOE’s 

test procedure for GSILs and IRLs are set 

forth at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, 

appendix R (‘‘appendix R’’). DOE’s test 

procedure for CFLs is set forth at 10 CFR 

part 430, subpart B, appendix W 

(‘‘appendix W’’). DOE’s test procedure 

for integrated LED lamps is set forth at 

10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix 

BB (‘‘appendix BB’’). DOE’s test 

procedure for GSLs that are not GSILs, 

IRLs, CFLs, or integrated LED lamps is 

set forth at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, 

appendix DD (‘‘appendix DD’’). 

The following sections discuss DOE’s 

authority to establish and amend test 

procedures for GSLs and relevant 

background information regarding 

DOE’s consideration of test procedures 

for this product. 

A. Authority 

The Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act, Public Law 94–163, as amended 

(‘‘EPCA’’),1 authorizes DOE to regulate 

the energy efficiency of a number of 

consumer products and certain 

industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6317, as codified) Title III, Part B of 

EPCA 2 established the Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products Other Than Automobiles, 

which sets forth a variety of provisions 

designed to improve energy efficiency. 

These products include GSLs, the 

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

6295(6)) 

The energy conservation program 

under EPCA consists essentially of four 

parts: (1) testing, (2) labeling, (3) Federal 

energy conservation standards, and (4) 

certification and enforcement 

procedures. Relevant provisions of 

EPCA specifically include definitions 

(42 U.S.C. 6291), test procedures (42 

U.S.C. 6293), labeling provisions (42 

U.S.C. 6294), energy conservation 

standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C. 

6296). 

The Federal testing requirements 

consist of test procedures that 

manufacturers of covered products must 

use as the basis for: (1) certifying to DOE 

that their products comply with the 

applicable energy conservation 

standards adopted pursuant to EPCA (42 

U.S.C. 6295(s)), and (2) making other 

representations about the efficiency of 

those consumer products (42 U.S.C. 

6293(c)). Similarly, DOE must use these 

test procedures to determine whether 

the products comply with relevant 

standards promulgated under EPCA. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(s)) 

Federal energy efficiency 

requirements for covered products 

established under EPCA generally 

supersede State laws and regulations 

concerning energy conservation testing, 

labeling, and standards. (42 U.S.C. 6297) 

DOE may, however, grant waivers of 

Federal preemption for particular State 

laws or regulations, in accordance with 

the procedures and other provisions of 

EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6297(d)) 

Under 42 U.S.C. 6293, EPCA sets forth 

the criteria and procedures DOE must 

follow when prescribing or amending 

test procedures for covered products. 

EPCA requires that any test procedures 

prescribed or amended under this 

section be reasonably designed to 

produce test results which measure 

energy efficiency, energy use or 

estimated annual operating cost of a 

covered product during a representative 

average use cycle or period of use and 

not be unduly burdensome to conduct. 

(42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) 

EPCA also requires that, at least once 

every 7 years, DOE evaluate test 

procedures for each type of covered 

product, including GSLs, to determine 

whether amended test procedures 

would more accurately or fully comply 

with the requirements for the test 

procedures to not be unduly 

burdensome to conduct and be 

reasonably designed to produce test 

results that reflect energy efficiency, 

energy use, and estimated operating 

costs during a representative average 

use cycle or period of use. (42 U.S.C. 

6293(b)(1)(A)) 

If the Secretary determines, on her 

own behalf or in response to a petition 

by any interested person, that a test 

procedure should be prescribed or 

amended, the Secretary shall promptly 

publish in the Federal Register 

proposed test procedures and afford 

interested persons an opportunity to 

present oral and written data, views, 

and arguments with respect to such 

procedures. The comment period on a 

proposed rule to amend a test procedure 


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3 IEC 62301, Household electrical appliances— 

Measurement of standby power (Edition 2.0, 2011– 

01). 

4 IEC 62087, Audio, video and related 

equipment—Methods of measurement for power 

consumption (Edition 1.0, Parts 1–6: 2015, Part 7: 

2018). 

5See https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/ 

2022-04/GSL_EnforcementPolicy_4_25_22.pdf. 

6See https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/pdfs/GSL_Cert_Guidance_

Final.pdf. 

7The parenthetical reference provides a reference 

for information located in the docket of DOE’s 

rulemaking to develop test procedures for insert 

product. (Docket NO. EERE–2022–BT–STD–0022, 

which is maintained at: www.regulations.gov). The 

references are arranged as follows: (commenter 

name, comment docket ID number at page of that 

document). 

shall be at least 60 days and may not 

exceed 270 days. In prescribing or 

amending a test procedure, the 

Secretary shall take into account such 

information as the Secretary determines 

relevant to such procedure, including 

technological developments relating to 

energy use or energy efficiency of the 

type (or class) of covered products 

involved. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(2)). If DOE 

determines that test procedure revisions 

are not appropriate, DOE must publish 

its determination not to amend the test 

procedures. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A)(ii)) 

In addition, EPCA requires that DOE 

amend its test procedures for all covered 

products to integrate measures of 

standby mode and off mode energy 

consumption into the overall energy 

efficiency, energy consumption, or other 

energy descriptor, unless the current 

test procedure already incorporates the 

standby mode and off mode energy 

consumption, or if such integration is 

technically infeasible. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(gg)(2)(A)(i)–(ii)) If an integrated 

test procedure is technically infeasible, 

DOE must prescribe separate standby 

mode and off mode energy use test 

procedures for the covered product, if a 

separate test is technically feasible. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(gg)(2)(A)(ii)). Any such 

amendment must consider the most 

current versions of the International 

Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 

Standard 62301 3 and IEC Standard 

62087 4 as applicable. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(gg)(2)(A)) 

DOE is publishing this notice of 

proposed rulemaking (‘‘NOPR’’) to 

address specific issues and to make 

minor clarifications to the current test 

procedures that are required for 

certification of compliance with 

applicable GSL energy conservation 

standards. Further, this proposed 

rulemaking does not satisfy the EPCA 

requirement that, at least once every 7 

years, DOE review the test procedures 

for GSLs. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A)). 

B. Background 

DOE’s existing test procedures for 

GSLs appear at 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix R for GSILs and IRLs, 

appendix W for CFLs, appendix BB for 

integrated LED lamps and appendix DD 

for all GSLs that are not GSILs, IRLs, 

CFLs, or integrated LED lamps. In this 

NOPR, DOE proposes clarifications to 

appendix W, appendix BB, and 

appendix DD. 

On July 1, 2016, DOE published a 

final rule adopting a test procedure for 

integrated LED lamps in appendix BB. 

81 FR 43404. On August 19, 2016, DOE 

published a final rule amending test 

procedures for medium base CFLs and 

adopting test procedures for new 

metrics for all CFLs including hybrid 

CFLs and CFLs with bases other than 

medium screw base in appendix W. 81 

FR 59386. On October 20, 2016, DOE 

published a final rule adopting new test 

procedures for GSLs that are not 

integrated LED lamps, CFLs, or GSILs in 

appendix DD. 81 FR 72493. 

On May 9, 2022, DOE published a 

final rule codifying the 45 lumens per 

watts (‘‘lm/W’’) backstop requirement 

for GSLs that Congress prescribed in 

amendments to EPCA. 89 FR 27439. 

DOE issued a phased-in enforcement 

policy for the 45 lm/W backstop 

requirement.5 On October 14, 2022, 

DOE issued a guidance document 6

stating that manufacturers and 

importers are not currently required to 

certify compliance to the 45 lm/W 

backstop requirement and that DOE may 

address the certification requirements 

for the backstop in a separate, future 

rulemaking. On October 9, 2024, DOE 

published a final rule stating that 

because DOE has reached the full 

enforcement phase of the enforcement 

policy, manufacturers and importers 

must certify compliance to the backstop 

requirement for GSLs. 89 FR 81994, 

82052–82053. 

On January 11, 2023, DOE published 

a notice of proposed rulemaking 

(‘‘January 2023 NOPR’’) proposing 

amended energy conservation standards 

for GSLs. 88 FR 1638. On April 19, 

2024, DOE published a final rule 

adopting amended energy conservation 

standards for GSLs (‘‘April 2024 Final 

Rule’’). 89 FR 28856. Note, in the April 

2024 Final Rule, for certain lamps, DOE 

determined that because the market is 

rapidly developing it was unable to 

make a clear and accurate determination 

regarding the consumer utility, how 

various technology options would affect 

the efficiency, and maximum 

technologically feasible efficiency of 

these lamps, which prevented DOE from 

determining whether a specific standard 

for these lamps would be economically 

justified. Accordingly, the standards 

adopted in the April 2024 Final Rule do 

not apply to these lamps (see 10 CFR 

430.32(dd)(1)(iv)(C)). DOE did note that 

these lamps are still subject to the 45 

lm/W sales prohibition at 10 CFR 

430.32(dd). 89 FR 28886–28888. 

DOE received comments in response 

to the January 2023 NOPR from the 

National Electrical Manufacturers 

Association (‘‘NEMA’’) regarding test 

procedures for certain GSLs. 88 FR 

28856, 28882. In the April 2024 Final 

Rule, DOE summarized these comments 

and noted that it is not amending any 

test procedure in that final rule. 88 FR 

28856, 28882. To the extent that the 

comments received are relevant to the 

topics addressed in this document, 

those comments are discussed in this 

NOPR. A parenthetical reference at the 

end of a comment quotation or 

paraphrase provides the location of the 

item in the public record.7

C. Deviation From Appendix A 

In accordance with section 3(a) of 10 

CFR part 430, subpart C, appendix A 

(‘‘appendix A’’), DOE notes that it is 

deviating from the provision in 

appendix A regarding the NOPR stages 

for a test procedure rulemaking. Section 

8(a)(1) of appendix A states that in 

determining whether to consider 

establishing or amending any test 

procedure, DOE will publish one or 

more preliminary documents in the 

Federal Register (e.g., a request for 

information or notice of data 

availability) intended to gather 

information on key issues. Section 

8(b)(2) of appendix A also states that the 

public comment period for NOPR 

documents is no less than 60 days with 

at least one public meeting or workshop. 

As discussed, DOE is proposing limited 

clarifications to the test procedure in 

this document rather than a complete 

review under the 7-year lookback 

provision in EPCA. As a result, DOE has 

determined that a preliminary 

rulemaking document is not necessary 

and, considering the limited scope of 

the proposed clarifications, 30 days is 

an appropriate period for providing 

comments. 

II. Synopsis of the Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking 

In this NOPR, DOE proposes to make 

clarifications to appendix W, ‘‘Uniform 

Test Method for Measuring the Energy 

Consumption of Compact Fluorescent 

Lamps;’’ appendix BB, ‘‘Uniform Test 

Method for Measuring the Input Power, 

Lumen Output, Lamp Efficacy, 


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8American National Standards Institute, ANSI 

C78.901–2016 American National Standard for 

Electric Lamps—Single-Based Fluorescent Lamps— 

Dimensional and Electrical Characteristics, 

Approved August 23, 2016. 9American National Standards Institute, ANSI 

C78.53–2019 (R2023) American National Standard 

for Electric Lamps—Performance Specifications for 

Direct Replacement LED (Light Emitting Diode) 

Lamps, Approved August 24, 2023. 

Correlated Color Temperature (CCT), 

Color Rendering Index (CRI), Power 

Factor, Time to Failure, and Standby 

Mode Power of Integrated LightEmitting Diode (LED) Lamps;’’ and 

appendix DD, ‘‘Uniform Test Method for 

Measuring the Energy Consumption and 

Energy Efficiency of General Service 

Lamps That Are Not General Service 

Incandescent Lamps, Compact 

Fluorescent Lamps, or Integrated LED 

Lamps.’’ DOE proposes to amend 

appendices W, BB and DD to specify: (1) 

lamps must not be tested as a colored 

lamp and those that can operate at 

multiple CCTs must be tested at 2700 

Kelvin (‘‘K’’) or the closest available 

CCT greater than 2700 K; and (2) lamps 

with additional components that do not 

affect the light output of the lamp (e.g., 

camera, speaker) must be tested with as 

many components turned off as 

possible. 

Additionally, in this NOPR, DOE 

proposes to make clarifications to 

appendix DD as follows: (1) remove the 

instruction to operate non-integrated 

LED lamps at the manufacturer-declared 

input voltage and current; (2) specify 

that non-integrated lamps be tested on 

a fluorescent lamp ballast or external 

driver, in an order of preference based 

on being on a manufacturer-provided 

compatibility list and/or commercially 

available; (3) specify the starting method 

and ballast factors for the fluorescent 

lamp ballasts used in testing; (4) specify 

that fluorescent lamp ballasts used in 

testing operate the maximum number of 

lamps and instructions for calculating 

individual lamp values where more 

than one lamp is operated; and (5) 

incorporate by reference American 

National Standards Institute (‘‘ANSI’’) 

C78.901–2016 8 and ANSI C78.53– 

2023.9

DOE’s proposed actions are 

summarized in Table II.1 compared to 

the current test procedure as well as the 

reason for the proposed change. 

TABLE II.1—SUMMARY OF CHANGES IN PROPOSED TEST PROCEDURE RELATIVE TO CURRENT TEST PROCEDURE

Current DOE test procedure Proposed test procedure Attribution 

Does not include instruction to ensure lamps are not tested 

as a colored lamp. 

Provides instructions that lamps must not be tested as 

colored lamps and lamps that can operate multiple 

CCTs must be tested at 2700 K or the closest available 

CCT greater than 2700 K. 

Response to industry 

comments. 

Does not include instructions to test lamps with additional 

components that do not affect the light output of the 

lamp (e.g., camera, speaker) with as many features 

turned off as possible. 

Provides instructions to turn off as many components as 

possible during testing for lamps with additional components that do not affect the light output of the lamp 

(e.g., camera, speaker). 

Response to industry 

comments. 

Includes instructions to test non-integrated LED lamps at 

the manufacturer-declared input voltage and current. 

Removes instructions to test non-integrated LED lamps at 

the manufacturer-declared input voltage and current 

and instead specifies to test non-integrated lamps with 

a fluorescent lamp ballast or external driver selected in 

order of preference based on compatibility list and 

availability. 

Response to industry 

comments. 

Does not include instructions for starting method and ballast factor for a fluorescent lamp ballast used in testing 

non-integrated lamps. 

Specifies that a fluorescent lamp ballast used in testing 

non-integrated lamps must have certain starting method 

and ballast factors. 

Response to industry 

comments. 

Does not include instructions for number of lamps for a fluorescent lamp ballast used in testing non-integrated 

lamps. 

Specifies that a fluorescent lamp ballast used in testing 

non-integrated lamps must operate the maximum number of lamps and provides instructions for calculating 

individual lamp values where more than one lamp is 

operated. 

Response to industry 

comments. 

Does not reference ANSI C78.901–2016 for testing non-integrated lamps. References ANSI C78.901–2016 for setup instructions 

when testing non-integrated lamps that only operate on 

a low frequency, preheat start fluorescent lamp ballast. 

Response to industry 

comments. 

Does not reference ANSI C78.53–2023 for testing non-integrated lamps. References ANSI C78.53–2023 sections 5.6.3 (Thermal), 

5.6.4 (Electrical Characteristics), 5.7.2.1 (Thermal), 

5.7.3 (Electrical Characteristics), and 5.7.5 (Compatibility Criteria), as an applicable industry standard for 

setup instructions when testing non-integrated lamps 

that are marketed to replace fluorescent lamps and 

high intensity discharge lamps. 

Response to industry 

comments. 

DOE has tentatively determined that 

the proposed clarifications described in 

section III of this NOPR would not alter 

the measured efficiency of GSLs or 

require retesting or recertification solely 

as a result of DOE’s adoption of the 

proposed clarifications to the test 

procedures, if made final. Additionally, 

DOE has tentatively determined that the 

proposed clarifications, if made final, 

would not increase the cost of testing. 

Discussion of DOE’s proposed actions 

are addressed in detail in section III of 

this NOPR. 

III. Discussion 

In the following sections, DOE 

proposes certain clarifications to its test 

procedures for GSLs. For each proposed 

amendment, DOE provides relevant 

background information, explains why 

the amendment merits consideration, 

discusses relevant public comments, 

and proposes a potential approach. 

A. Scope of Applicability 

This rulemaking applies to GSLs. DOE 

defines a GSL as a lamp that has an 

ANSI base; is able to operate at a voltage 

of 12 volts or 24 volts, at or between 100 

to 130 volts, at or between 220 to 240 

volts, or of 277 volts for integrated 

lamps (as set out in this definition), or 


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10See definition of ‘‘general service lamp’’ in 10 

CFR 430.2 for the specific exemptions from the 

definition. 

11 International Commission on Illumination, CIE 

13.3—1995 Technical Report: Method of Measuring 

and Specifying Colour Rendering Properties of Light 

Sources, Approved 1995. 12ENERGY STAR® Program Requirements 

Product Specification for Lamps (Light Bulbs) 

Eligibility Criteria Version 2.1. 13American National Standards Institute, ANSI 

C.78.377—2017 American National Standard for 

Electric Lamps—Specifications for the Chromaticity 

of Solid-State Lighting Products, Approved 2017. 

is able to operate at any voltage for nonintegrated lamps (as set out in this 

definition); has an initial lumen output 

of greater than or equal to 310 lumens 

(or 232 lumens for modified spectrum 

general service incandescent lamps) and 

less than or equal to 3,300 lumens; is 

not a light fixture; is not an LED 

downlight retrofit kit; and is used in 

general lighting applications. General 

service lamps include, but are not 

limited to, general service incandescent 

lamps, compact fluorescent lamps, 

general service light-emitting diode 

lamps, and general service organic light 

emitting diode lamps. 10 CFR 430.2. 

There are 26 lamp types exempt from 

GSL definition.10

B. Proposed Clarifications to Appendix 

W, Appendix BB, and Appendix DD 

DOE has identified certain aspects of 

the existing test procedures for GSLs 

that require clarification to ensure 

consistent testing to comply with the 45 

‘‘lm/W’’ backstop requirement for GSLs 

that Congress prescribed in amendments 

to EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A)(v)) To 

the extent that other GSLs may not be 

able to be tested in accordance with 

DOE’s test procedures, manufacturers 

may petition DOE for test procedure 

waivers in accordance with 10 CFR 

430.27. 

1. Lamps With Multiple Modes 

Appendices W, BB, and DD specify 

instructions to test at maximum input 

power for all lamps, including those 

that may operate in multiple modes. 

Section 3.1.4 of appendix BB and 

section 3.5 of appendix DD specify to 

operate the lamp at the maximum input 

power; and if multiple modes occur at 

the same maximum input power (such 

as variable CCT or color rendering index 

(‘‘CRI’’)) select any of these modes and 

ensure all measurements are taken at the 

same selected mode. Section 3.1.4 of 

appendix W specifies to operate the 

lamp, including those that are dimmable 

or multi-level, at the labeled wattage, 

defined as the highest wattage marked 

on the lamp and/or lamp packaging. 

In response to the January 2023 

NOPR, and as summarized in the April 

2024 Final Rule, NEMA noted that 

section 3.1.4 in appendix BB specifies 

testing be done at the maximum input 

power and stated for a color-tunable 

(multi-primary) lamp this will typically 

occur when all LED packages within are 

driven at 100-percent output. NEMA 

commented that when all primary color 

sources (red, green, blue, white and 

others) are at full output, the 

chromaticity coordinates of the lamp 

may not be on or even close to the 

blackbody locus used for standardizing 

white light chromaticities and may fall 

outside the range in which the CRI, as 

defined in International Commission on 

Illumination (‘‘CIE’’) 13.3,11 is a 

considered a valid metric. NEMA 

commented that at the maximum input 

power condition, the lamp may be 

operating as a colored lamp rather than 

a GSL. NEMA further commented that 

section 5.1 of the ENERGY STAR lamps 

V2.1 12 specification states that testing is 

to be done at the most consumptive 

white light setting covered by the 

specification. NEMA stated that this 

approach guarantees a tested lamp will 

operate in the GSL region with a 

chromaticity defined by ANSI 

C78.377 13 and accepted as ‘‘white’’ 

light. NEMA requested that DOE amend 

the test procedures to require colortunable lamps to be operated at the 

highest input power nominal white 

chromaticity as defined in ANSI 

C78.377. (NEMA, No. 183 at pp. 21–22), 

89 FR 28856, 28882. 

NEMA further stated that lamps with 

four or more primary colors exhibit a 

wider gamut area and will be able to 

produce a consumer-selected 

chromaticity with many different 

settings of those primaries. NEMA 

commented that, for example, a lamp 

may have one mode to maximize light 

output and another to maximize color 

rendering, and that the input power is 

likely to differ among modes. NEMA 

recommended that where the same 

chromaticity can be achieved with 

multiple primary settings, DOE should 

allow the manufacturer to determine the 

test conditions and provide instruction 

for how to repeat the condition for the 

highest input power white light 

chromaticity as per ANSI C78.377. 

(NEMA, No. 183 at pp. 21–22), 89 FR 

28856, 28882. 

In this NOPR, in section 3 of 

appendices W, BB, and DD, DOE 

proposes to operate the lamp as not a 

colored lamp (as defined in 10 CFR 

430.2) and if the lamp can operate at 

multiple CCTs to operate the lamp at 

2700 K, or the closest available CCT 

greater than 2700 K. A colored lamp is 

exempt from the definition of GSLs. 

Because a colored lamp has a CCT less 

than 2500 K or greater than 7000 K, 

operating at 2700 K would ensure that 

the lamp is not operating as a colored 

lamp. (See 10 CFR 430.2 ‘‘General 

service lamp’’, ‘‘Colored lamp’’). 

Further, in the April 2024 Final Rule, 

DOE determined that 2700 K is a 

common CCT for GSLs. 89 FR 28856, 

28895. DOE is also proposing to require 

manufacturers to indicate on the test 

report which CCT (numerical or on the 

graphical user interface) is selected for 

testing and include details such that 

another laboratory could operate the 

lamp at the same CCT. DOE has 

tentatively determined that specifying to 

not test any lamp as a colored lamp (as 

defined in 10 CFR 430.2) and to test at 

a specific CCT for lamps with multiple 

CCT settings addresses NEMA’s 

concerns that some lamps when tested 

at maximum input power may operate 

as a colored lamp. Additionally, DOE 

has tentatively determined these 

instructions will further ensure 

consistency and repeatability in testing. 

DOE requests comment on its proposal 

to specify that lamps not be operated as 

a colored lamp and be tested at 2700 K 

or the closest available CCT greater than 

2700 K. See section V.D of this 

document for a list of issues on which 

DOE seeks comment. 

To avoid confusion, DOE also 

proposes to remove the instruction in 

section 3.1 of appendix DD to take 

measurements at full light output. 

Section 3.5 in appendix DD already 

specifies to operate the lamp at the 

maximum input power which is 

equivalent to operating the lamp at full 

light output. DOE requests comment on 

removing the instruction to operate at 

full light output in appendix DD. See 

section V.D of this document for a list 

of issues on which DOE seeks comment. 

2. Lamps With Non-Illumination 

Components 

In response to the January 2023 

NOPR, and as summarized in the April 

2024 Final Rule, NEMA stated that for 

lamps with non-illumination features 

the only way to measure the lamp’s 

luminous efficacy independent of the 

non-illumination features is to 

disassemble the product and identify 

the appropriate solder traces to cut 

unless a lamp offers a physical switch 

or an app-based method for disabling 

the power from non-illumination 

features. (NEMA, No. 183 at p. 12), 89 

FR 28856, 28888. 

In this NOPR, in section 3 of 

appendices W, BB, and DD, for lamps 

with a component(s) that offer a distinct 

functionality (e.g., a speaker, a camera, 

an air purifier, etc.) where the 


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but does not affect the light output of 

the lamp (e.g., does not turn the light 

on/off, dim the light, change the color 

of the light, etc.) and is capable of 

operating in standby mode, DOE 

proposes to specify to turn off as many 

of these components as possible during 

testing. DOE also proposes to require 

that the test report indicate which 

components were turned off and which, 

if any, components remained on. DOE 

has tentatively determined that for those 

lamps with components that do not 

affect light output and are controllable 

by physical switch or an app-based 

method, this instruction will ensure that 

these components are turned off during 

testing. DOE has tentatively determined 

these instructions will further ensure 

consistency and repeatability in testing. 

DOE requests comment on specifying 

for lamps with components that do not 

affect light output to turn off such 

components during testing. See section 

V.D of this document for a list of issues 

on which DOE seeks comment. 

3. Non-Integrated LED Lamps 

Section 3.4 of appendix DD provides 

instructions to operate a non-integrated 

lamp at the manufacturer-declared input 

voltage and current. In response to the 

January 2023 NOPR, and as summarized 

in the April 2024 Final Rule, NEMA 

stated that this instruction only 

provides a partial description of the 

testing conditions and does not 

represent a repeatable test condition for 

Type A or Type C linear LED lamps 

(‘‘TLEDs’’). NEMA stated it is repeating 

the point made in the 2016 GSL test 

procedure rulemaking that frequency 

and waveform are important parameters 

that vary among LED lamps. NEMA 

stated that DOE should amend the test 

procedure to allow testing with a 

manufacturer-designated commercial 

ballast in alignment with ANSI C78.53, 

and that DOE should accept ANSI 

C78.53 testing for compliance with this 

rule. NEMA stated that manufacturers 

would specify performance ratings, 

indicate a ballast factor associated with 

those ratings, and identify the 

compatible ballast type and model. 

(NEMA, No. 183 at p. 21), 89 FR 28856, 

28883. 

In this NOPR, in section 3.4 of 

appendix DD, DOE proposes to remove 

the instruction to operate non-integrated 

LED lamps at the manufacturer-declared 

input voltage and current and specify 

that the remaining instructions 

regarding rated voltages apply to 

integrated lamps. Additionally, DOE 

proposes to add a section to appendix 

DD that specifies that a non-integrated 

lamp be operated on a fluorescent lamp 

ballast or external driver that is selected 

based on the following: (1) 

manufacturer-specified compatibility 

list and availability, (2) starting method, 

and (3) ballast factor. Finally, DOE 

proposes to add instructions for testing 

with a fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver in terms of number of 

lamps used, and references to relevant 

industry standards. DOE has tentatively 

determined that specifying that the 

lamp be operated on a fluorescent lamp 

ballast or external driver ensures the 

completeness of instructions for testing 

non-integrated lamps, thereby 

addressing NEMA’s concerns. 

Additionally, DOE has tentatively 

determined that specifying a set of 

criteria for selecting the fluorescent 

lamp ballast or external driver will 

improve the consistency and 

repeatability of testing. The proposed 

provisions for testing non-integrated 

lamps with a fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver are detailed in the 

following sections. 

a. Selection of Fluorescent Lamp Ballast 

or External Driver 

First, DOE proposes that the 

fluorescent lamp ballast or external 

driver selected for testing must be, in 

the following order of preference: (1) 

from the lamp’s publicly available 

manufacturer-provided compatibility 

list and commercially available; (2) 

commercially available and able to 

operate the lamp throughout the 

duration of the test; (3) previously 

procured and able to operate the lamp 

throughout the duration of the test. Only 

if the fluorescent lamp ballast and 

external driver cannot be selected from 

the previous preference should the next 

preference be availed. To provide 

clarity, DOE also proposes to define 

‘‘commercially available fluorescent 

lamp ballast or external driver’’ as one 

that can be purchased by an individual 

consumer at a readily accessible retailer 

(i.e., retailer with storefront or online 

purchasing). Additionally, DOE 

proposes that the manufacturer record 

the fluorescent lamp ballast or external 

driver manufacturer and model name/ 

number used for testing in the test 

report. Further, DOE understands that 

because low frequency, preheat start 

fluorescent lamp ballasts are an older 

technology, they may not be 

commercially available. For a lamp that 

operates only on low frequency, preheat 

start fluorescent lamp ballasts, and these 

ballasts are not available, DOE proposes 

to specify to operate the lamp on the 

manufacturer-declared voltage and 

current, and if this information is not 

provided, to operate the lamp in 

accordance with the applicable lamp 

voltage and current conditions specified 

in ANSI C78.901–2016. The 

manufacturer must indicate in the test 

report the voltage and current with 

which the lamp was operated. DOE 

requests comment on the order of 

preference based on availability of the 

fluorescent lamp ballast or external 

driver. DOE requests comment on the 

definition of commercially available 

fluorescent lamp ballast or external 

driver. DOE requests comment on the 

selection of fluorescent lamp ballasts for 

lamps that operate only low frequency, 

preheat start fluorescent lamp ballasts. 

See section V.D of this document for a 

list of issues on which DOE seeks 

comment. 

Secondly, once the set of fluorescent 

lamp ballasts have been identified based 

on being (1) on publicly available 

manufacturer-provided compatibility 

list and commercially available, (2) 

commercially available, or (3) 

previously procured, DOE proposes to 

specify selection of the ballast starting 

method. Specifically, DOE proposes that 

for the set of fluorescent lamp ballasts 

identified, if all the ballasts have the 

same starting method, choose a ballast 

with that starting method. If there is 

more than one starting method among 

them, choose a ballast with a starting 

method based on lamp type as specified 

in Table III.1. If the starting method in 

Table III.1 is not included among 

fluorescent lamp ballasts under 

consideration, then select any starting 

method. DOE requests comment on the 

selection of starting method for the 

fluorescent lamp ballast used in testing. 

See section V.D of this document for a 

list of issues on which DOE seeks 

comment. 

TABLE III.1—STARTING METHOD BY

LAMP TYPE

Lamp type Starting method 

T8 medium bipin ........... Instant Start. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

Instant Start. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... Programmed Start. 

T12 single pin, slimline Instant Start. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Rapid Start. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Rapid Start. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

Thirdly, once the set of fluorescent 

lamp ballasts have been identified based 

on starting method, DOE proposes to 

specify selection of the ballast factor. 

Specifically, DOE proposes that for the 

set of fluorescent lamp ballasts 

identified, if the ballasts have more than 

one ballast factor available, choose a 

ballast with a ballast factor based on 

lamp type as specified in Table III.2. If 


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Linear Replacement Lamps under Technical 

Requirements V5.1’’, July 1, 2020, available at 

https://designlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/ 

06/DLC_Testing-Reporting-Requirements_LinearReplacement-Lamps_V5-1_20230616.pdf. 

the ballast factor in Table III.2 is not 

included among ballasts under 

consideration, select a ballast with a 

ballast factor closest to the one listed in 

Table III.2. DOE requests comment on 

the selection of ballast factor for the 

fluorescent lamp ballast used in testing. 

See section V.D of this document for a 

list of issues on which DOE seeks 

comment. 

TABLE III.2—BALLAST FACTOR BY

LAMP TYPE

Lamp type Ballast factor 

T8 medium bipin ........... 0.88. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

1.05. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... 1. 

T12 single pin, slimline Any. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Any. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Any. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

b. Testing With Fluorescent Lamp 

Ballast or External Driver 

DOE understands that a fluorescent 

lamp ballast or external driver can 

operate more than one lamp at a time. 

Therefore, DOE proposes instructions 

for determining values for one lamp 

when the fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver is operated on more than 

one lamp. Specifically, DOE proposes to 

specify that the fluorescent lamp ballast 

or external drivers be loaded with the 

maximum number of lamps when 

measuring the initial lumen output, 

initial input power, input voltage, and 

input current, and these measured 

values be divided by the maximum 

number of lamps. DOE requests 

comment on instructions to divide 

measured values by the maximum 

number of lamps operated by the 

fluorescent lamp ballast or external 

driver to determine individual lamp 

values. See section V.D of this 

document for a list of issues on which 

DOE seeks comment. 

Additionally, DOE reviewed ANSI 

C78.53–2023 and determined that it is 

applicable to the testing of nonintegrated lamps. Therefore, DOE 

proposes to incorporate by reference 

ANSI C78.53–2023 in appendix DD and 

reference it as follows: (1) for a nonintegrated lamp marketed to replace a 

fluorescent lamp and operate on the 

existing fluorescent lamp ballast, testing 

should be conducted in accordance with 

the setup provisions in sections 5.6.3 

(Thermal) and 5.6.4 (Electrical 

Characteristics) of ANSI C78.53–2023; 

and (2) for a non-integrated lamp 

marketed to replace a high intensity 

discharge lamp and operate on the 

existing high intensity discharge lamp 

ballast, testing should be conducted in 

accordance with the setup provisions in 

sections 5.7.2.1 (Thermal), 5.7.3 

(Electrical Characteristics), and 5.7.5 

(Compatibility Criteria) of ANSI C78.53– 

2023 sections. DOE requests comment 

on incorporating by reference sections 

of ANSI C78.53–2023 in appendix DD. 

See section V.D of this document for a 

list of issues on which DOE seeks 

comment. 

C. Reporting 

Manufacturers, including importers, 

must use product-specific certification 

templates to certify compliance to DOE. 

For GSLs, the certification template 

reflects the general certification 

requirements specified at 10 CFR 429.12 

and the product-specific requirements 

specified at 10 CFR 429.57. As 

discussed in the previous paragraphs, 

DOE is not proposing to amend the 

product-specific certification 

requirements for these products. 

D. Test Procedure Costs and 

Harmonization 

1. Test Procedure Costs and Impact 

EPCA requires that test procedures 

proposed by DOE not be unduly 

burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 

6293(b)(3)) The following section 

discusses DOE’s evaluation of estimated 

costs associated with the proposed 

clarifications. 

In this NOPR, DOE proposes to make 

two updates to appendices W, BB, and 

DD that provide clarification for testing 

lamps with additional functionality by 

specifying: (1) the CCT at which to test 

for lamps that can operate at multiple 

CCTs; and (2) to turn off components 

that do not affect light output. These 

proposed clarifications only provide 

further clarification and more complete 

information regarding how to 

appropriately test certain lamps. 

Therefore, DOE has initially determined 

that the proposed clarifications would 

not impact the representations of GSL 

energy efficiency based on the initial 

determination manufacturers would be 

able to rely on data generated under the 

current test procedure should the 

proposed clarifications be finalized. As 

such, retesting of GSLs would not be 

required solely as a result of DOE’s 

adoption of the proposed clarifications 

to the test procedure. 

Finally, in this NOPR, DOE proposes 

to update appendix DD to remove the 

instruction to operate non-integrated 

LED lamps at the manufacturer-declared 

input voltage and current and instead 

specify that non-integrated lamps be 

operated on a fluorescent lamp ballast 

or external driver. Based on comments 

from manufacturers, the proposed 

instruction reflects how these lamps are 

currently being tested by manufacturers 

(see section III.C of this document). 

Additionally, the DesignLights 

Consortium (‘‘DLC’’) administers a 

voluntary certification program for high 

performing lighting products and lists 

almost 6,000 non-integrated lamps as 

qualified products. DLC testing 

requirements for non-linear integrated 

lamps,14 which manufacturers must use 

to qualify their products, also require 

testing on a fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver. DOE has tentatively 

determined that manufacturers would 

be able to rely on data already generated 

should any of these additional proposed 

clarifications be finalized. As such, DOE 

has initially determined that the 

proposed clarifications would not 

impact the representations of GSL 

energy efficiency. 

2. Harmonization With Industry 

Standards 

DOE’s established practice is to adopt 

relevant industry standards as DOE test 

procedures unless such methodology 

would be unduly burdensome to 

conduct or would not produce test 

results that reflect the energy efficiency, 

energy use, water use (as specified in 

EPCA) or estimated operating costs of 

that product during a representative 

average use cycle or period of use. 

Section 8(c) of appendix A of 10 CFR 

part 430 subpart C. In cases where the 

industry standard does not meet EPCA 

statutory criteria for test procedures 

DOE will make modifications through 

the rulemaking process to these 

standards as the DOE test procedure. 

DOE is proposing to incorporate by 

reference ANSI C78.53–2023 and ANSI 

C78.901–2016 in appendix DD for 

measurements of non-integrated lamps. 

DOE requests comment on the benefits 

and burdens of the proposed updates 

and additions to industry standards 

referenced in the test procedure for 

GSLs. See section V.D of this document 

for a list of issues on which DOE seeks 

comment. 

E. Compliance Date 

EPCA prescribes that, if DOE amends 

a test procedure, all representations of 

energy efficiency and energy use, 

including those made on marketing 

materials and product labels, must be 

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products.html. 

test procedure, beginning 180 days after 

publication of such a test procedure 

final rule in the Federal Register. (42 

U.S.C. 6293(c)(2)) 

If DOE were to publish an amended 

test procedure EPCA provides an 

allowance for individual manufacturers 

to petition DOE for an extension of the 

180-day period if the manufacturer may 

experience undue hardship in meeting 

the deadline. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)(3)) To 

receive such an extension, petitions 

must be filed with DOE no later than 60 

days before the end of the 180-day 

period and must detail how the 

manufacturer will experience undue 

hardship. (Id.) 

IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory 

Review 

A. Review Under Executive Orders 

12866, 13563, and 14094 

Executive Order (‘‘E.O.’’) 12866, 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’ as 

supplemented and reaffirmed by E.O. 

13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation and 

Regulatory Review,’’ 76 FR 3821 (Jan. 

21, 2011) and E.O. 14094, ‘‘Modernizing 

Regulatory Review,’’ 88 FR 21879 (April 

11, 2023), requires agencies, to the 

extent permitted by law, to: (1) propose 

or adopt a regulation only upon a 

reasoned determination that its benefits 

justify its costs (recognizing that some 

benefits and costs are difficult to 

quantify); (2) tailor regulations to 

impose the least burden on society, 

consistent with obtaining regulatory 

objectives, taking into account, among 

other things, and to the extent 

practicable, the costs of cumulative 

regulations; (3) select, in choosing 

among alternative regulatory 

approaches, those approaches that 

maximize net benefits (including 

potential economic, environmental, 

public health and safety, and other 

advantages; distributive impacts; and 

equity); (4) to the extent feasible, specify 

performance objectives, rather than 

specifying the behavior or manner of 

compliance that regulated entities must 

adopt; and (5) identify and assess 

available alternatives to direct 

regulation, including providing 

economic incentives to encourage the 

desired behavior, such as user fees or 

marketable permits, or providing 

information upon which choices can be 

made by the public. DOE emphasizes as 

well that E.O. 13563 requires agencies to 

use the best available techniques to 

quantify anticipated present and future 

benefits and costs as accurately as 

possible. In its guidance, the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(‘‘OIRA’’) in the Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) has emphasized 

that such techniques may include 

identifying changing future compliance 

costs that might result from 

technological innovation or anticipated 

behavioral changes. For the reasons 

stated in the preamble, this proposed 

regulatory action is consistent with 

these principles. 

Section 6(a) of E.O. 12866 also 

requires agencies to submit ‘‘significant 

regulatory actions’’ to OIRA for review. 

OIRA has determined that this proposed 

regulatory action does not constitute a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

section 3(f) of E.O. 12866. Accordingly, 

this action was not submitted to OIRA 

for review under E.O. 12866. 

B. Review Under the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires preparation 

of an initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis (‘‘IRFA’’) for any rule that by 

law must be proposed for public 

comment, unless the agency certifies 

that the rule, if promulgated, will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

As required by Executive Order 13272, 

‘‘Proper Consideration of Small Entities 

in Agency Rulemaking,’’ 67 FR 53461 

(August 16, 2002), DOE published 

procedures and policies on February 19, 

2003, to ensure that the potential 

impacts of its rules on small entities are 

properly considered during the DOE 

rulemaking process. 68 FR 7990. DOE 

has made its procedures and policies 

available on the Office of the General 

Counsel’s website: www.energy.gov/gc/ 

office-general-counsel. DOE reviewed 

this proposed rule under the provisions 

of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the 

procedures and policies published on 

February 19, 2003. 

DOE has conducted a focused inquiry 

into small business manufacturers of the 

GSLs covered by this rulemaking. For 

this test procedure, DOE referenced the 

small business list created for the April 

2024 Final Rule. DOE identified 

potential small manufacturers based on 

Small Business Administration 

guidelines categorizing businesses 

operating under North American 

Industry Classification System code 

335139, ‘‘electric lamp bulb and other 

lighting equipment manufacturing’’, 

with under 1,250 employees (including 

parent and affiliate companies) as a 

small business. The size standards are 

codified at 13 CFR part 121. DOE 

accessed the Compliance Certification 

Database 15 to create a list of companies 

that import or otherwise manufacture 

the GSLs covered by this proposal. 

Using information from D&B Hoovers, 

DOE screened out companies that have 

more than 1,250 employees, are 

completely foreign owned and operated, 

or do not manufacture GSLs in the 

United States—ultimately identifying 

261 small domestic businesses that 

assemble GSLs. 

None of the identified small 

businesses are expected to incur costs 

because of this proposal. The 

clarifications to GSL test procedures 

being proposed in this NOPR only 

provide further clarification regarding 

how to appropriately test certain lamps 

with additional functionality. These 

clarifications would not result in 

additional test costs, nor would they 

require retesting for any manufacturers. 

DOE is also proposing clarifications 

regarding testing non-integrated GSLs 

which reflect how these lamps are 

currently being tested by manufacturers 

and therefore, would also not result in 

additional test costs nor require 

retesting by any manufacturers— 

including small manufacturers. 

Therefore, DOE initially concludes 

that the impacts of the proposed test 

procedure clarifications proposed in 

this NOPR would not have a 

‘‘significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities,’’ 

and that the preparation of an IRFA is 

not warranted. DOE will transmit the 

certification and supporting statement 

of factual basis to the Chief Counsel for 

Advocacy of the Small Business 

Administration for review under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b). 

C. Review Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 

Manufacturers of GSLs must certify to 

DOE that their products comply with 

any applicable energy conservation 

standards. To certify compliance, 

manufacturers must first obtain test data 

for their products according to the DOE 

test procedures, including any 

amendments adopted for those test 

procedures. DOE has established 

regulations for the certification and 

recordkeeping requirements for all 

covered consumer products and 

commercial equipment, including GSLs. 

(See generally 10 CFR part 429.) The 

collection-of-information requirement 

for the certification and recordkeeping 

is subject to review and approval by 

OMB under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (‘‘PRA’’). This requirement has been 

approved by OMB under OMB control 

number 1910–1400. Public reporting 


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to average 35 hours per response, 

including the time for reviewing 

instructions, searching existing data 

sources, gathering and maintaining the 

data needed, and completing and 

reviewing the collection of information. 

DOE is not proposing to amend the 

certification or reporting requirements 

for GSLs in this NOPR. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of the law, no person is required to 

respond to, nor shall any person be 

subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with, a collection of information subject 

to the requirements of the PRA, unless 

that collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB Control Number. 

D. Review Under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

In this NOPR, DOE proposes test 

procedure clarifications that it expects 

will be used to develop and implement 

future energy conservation standards for 

GSLs. DOE has determined that this rule 

falls into a class of actions that are 

categorically excluded from review 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.) and DOE’s implementing 

regulations at 10 CFR part 1021. 

Specifically, DOE has determined that 

adopting test procedures for measuring 

energy efficiency of consumer products 

and industrial equipment is consistent 

with activities identified in 10 CFR part 

1021, appendix A to subpart D, A5 and 

A6. Accordingly, neither an 

environmental assessment nor an 

environmental impact statement is 

required. 

E. Review Under Executive Order 13132 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism,’’ 

64 FR 43255 (Aug. 4, 1999) imposes 

certain requirements on agencies 

formulating and implementing policies 

or regulations that preempt State law or 

that have federalism implications. The 

Executive order requires agencies to 

examine the constitutional and statutory 

authority supporting any action that 

would limit the policymaking discretion 

of the States and to carefully assess the 

necessity for such actions. The 

Executive order also requires agencies to 

have an accountable process to ensure 

meaningful and timely input by State 

and local officials in the development of 

regulatory policies that have federalism 

implications. On March 14, 2000, DOE 

published a statement of policy 

describing the intergovernmental 

consultation process it will follow in the 

development of such regulations. 65 FR 

13735. DOE has examined this proposed 

rule and has determined that it would 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, on the relationship between 

the national government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. EPCA governs and 

prescribes Federal preemption of State 

regulations as to energy conservation for 

the products that are the subject of this 

proposed rule. States can petition DOE 

for exemption from such preemption to 

the extent, and based on criteria, set 

forth in EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6297(d)) No 

further action is required by Executive 

Order 13132. 

F. Review Under Executive Order 12988 

Regarding the review of existing 

regulations and the promulgation of 

new regulations, section 3(a) of 

Executive Order 12988, ‘‘Civil Justice 

Reform,’’ 61 FR 4729 (February 7, 1996), 

imposes on Federal agencies the general 

duty to adhere to the following 

requirements: (1) eliminate drafting 

errors and ambiguity, (2) write 

regulations to minimize litigation, (3) 

provide a clear legal standard for 

affected conduct rather than a general 

standard; and (4) promote simplification 

and burden reduction. Section 3(b) of 

Executive Order 12988 specifically 

requires that Executive agencies make 

every reasonable effort to ensure that the 

regulation: (1) clearly specifies the 

preemptive effect, if any; (2) clearly 

specifies any effect on existing Federal 

law or regulation; (3) provides a clear 

legal standard for affected conduct 

while promoting simplification and 

burden reduction; (4) specifies the 

retroactive effect, if any; (5) adequately 

defines key terms; and (6) addresses 

other important issues affecting clarity 

and general draftsmanship under any 

guidelines issued by the Attorney 

General. Section 3(c) of Executive Order 

12988 requires Executive agencies to 

review regulations in light of applicable 

standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b) to 

determine whether they are met or it is 

unreasonable to meet one or more of 

them. DOE has completed the required 

review and determined that, to the 

extent permitted by law, the proposed 

rule meets the relevant standards of 

Executive Order 12988. 

G. Review Under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (‘‘UMRA’’) requires 

each Federal agency to assess the effects 

of Federal regulatory actions on State, 

local, and Tribal governments and the 

private sector. Public Law 104–4, sec. 

201 (codified at 2 U.S.C. 1531). For a 

proposed regulatory action likely to 

result in a rule that may cause the 

expenditure by State, local, and Tribal 

governments, in the aggregate, or by the 

private sector of $100 million or more 

in any one year (adjusted annually for 

inflation), section 202 of UMRA requires 

a Federal agency to publish a written 

statement that estimates the resulting 

costs, benefits, and other effects on the 

national economy. (2 U.S.C. 1532(a)–(b)) 

The UMRA also requires a Federal 

agency to develop an effective process 

to permit timely input by elected 

officers of State, local, and Tribal 

governments on a proposed ‘‘significant 

intergovernmental mandate,’’ and 

requires an agency plan for giving notice 

and opportunity for timely input to 

potentially affected small governments 

before establishing any requirements 

that might significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments. On March 18, 

1997, DOE published a statement of 

policy on its process for 

intergovernmental consultation under 

UMRA. 62 FR 12820; also available at 

www.energy.gov/gc/office-generalcounsel. DOE examined this proposed 

rule according to UMRA and its 

statement of policy and determined that 

the rule contains neither an 

intergovernmental mandate, nor a 

mandate that may result in the 

expenditure of $100 million or more in 

any year, so these requirements do not 

apply. 

H. Review Under the Treasury and 

General Government Appropriations 

Act, 1999 

Section 654 of the Treasury and 

General Government Appropriations 

Act, 1999 (Pub. L. 105–277) requires 

Federal agencies to issue a Family 

Policymaking Assessment for any 

proposed rule or policy that may affect 

family well-being. When developing a 

Family Policymaking Assessment, 

agencies must assess whether: (1) the 

action strengthens or erodes the stability 

or safety of the family and, particularly, 

the marital commitment; (2) the action 

strengthens or erodes the authority and 

rights of parents in the education, 

nurture, and supervision of their 

children; (3) the action helps the family 

perform its functions, or substitutes 

governmental activity for the function; 

(4) the action increases or decreases 

disposable income or poverty of families 

and children; (5) the proposed benefits 

of the action justify the financial impact 

on the family; (6) the action may be 

carried out by State or local government 

or by the family; and whether (7) the 

action establishes an implicit or explicit 

policy concerning the relationship 

between the behavior and personal 

responsibility of youth, and the norms 

of society. In evaluating the above 

factors, DOE has concluded that it is not 


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16 Illuminating Engineering Society, IES LM–79– 

08 Approved Method: Electrical and Photometric 

Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products, 

Approved December 31, 2007. 

17 Illuminating Engineering Society, IES TM–28– 

14 Projecting Long-Term Luminous Flux 

Maintenance of LED Lamps and Luminaires, 

Approved May 20, 2014. 

necessary to prepare a Family 

Policymaking Assessment as none of the 

above factors are implicated. Further, 

this proposed determination would not 

have any financial impact on families 

nor any impact on the autonomy or 

integrity of the family as an institution. 

I. Review Under Executive Order 12630 

DOE has determined, under Executive 

Order 12630, ‘‘Governmental Actions 

and Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights,’’ 53 FR 8859 

(March 18, 1988), that this proposed 

regulation would not result in any 

takings that might require compensation 

under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. 

Constitution. 

J. Review Under Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act, 2001 

Section 515 of the Treasury and 

General Government Appropriations 

Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516 note) provides 

for agencies to review most 

disseminations of information to the 

public under guidelines established by 

each agency pursuant to general 

guidelines issued by OMB. OMB’s 

guidelines were published at 67 FR 

8452 (Feb. 22, 2002), and DOE’s 

guidelines were published at 67 FR 

62446 (Oct. 7, 2002). Pursuant to OMB 

Memorandum M–19–15, Improving 

Implementation of the Information 

Quality Act (April 24, 2019), DOE 

published updated guidelines which are 

available at www.energy.gov/sites/prod/ 

files/2019/12/f70/DOE%20Final%

20Updated%20IQA%20Guidelines%

20Dec%202019.pdf. DOE has reviewed 

this proposed rule under the OMB and 

DOE guidelines and has concluded that 

it is consistent with applicable policies 

in those guidelines. 

K. Review Under Executive Order 13211 

Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use,’’ 66 FR 28355 (May 

22, 2001), requires Federal agencies to 

prepare and submit to OMB, a 

Statement of Energy Effects for any 

proposed significant energy action. A 

‘‘significant energy action’’ is defined as 

any action by an agency that 

promulgates or is expected to lead to 

promulgation of a final rule, and that: 

(1) is a significant regulatory action 

under Executive Order 12866, or any 

successor order, and is likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy; or (2) is 

designated by the Administrator of 

OIRA as a significant energy action. For 

any proposed significant energy action, 

the agency must give a detailed 

statement of any adverse effects on 

energy supply, distribution, or use 

should the proposal be implemented, 

and of reasonable alternatives to the 

action and their expected benefits on 

energy supply, distribution, and use. 

The proposed regulatory action to 

amend the test procedure for measuring 

the energy efficiency of GSLs is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866. Moreover, it 

would not have a significant adverse 

effect on the supply, distribution, or use 

of energy, nor has it been designated as 

a significant energy action by the 

Administrator of OIRA. Therefore, it is 

not a significant energy action, and, 

accordingly, DOE has not prepared a 

Statement of Energy Effects. 

L. Review Under Section 32 of the 

Federal Energy Administration Act of 

1974 

Under section 301 of the Department 

of Energy Organization Act (Pub. L. 95– 

91; 42 U.S.C. 7101), DOE must comply 

with section 32 of the Federal Energy 

Administration Act of 1974, as amended 

by the Federal Energy Administration 

Authorization Act of 1977. (15 U.S.C. 

788; ‘‘FEAA’’) Section 32 essentially 

provides in relevant part that, where a 

proposed rule authorizes or requires use 

of commercial standards, the notice of 

proposed rulemaking must inform the 

public of the use and background of 

such standards. In addition, section 

32(c) requires DOE to consult with the 

Attorney General and the Chairman of 

the Federal Trade Commission (‘‘FTC’’) 

concerning the impact of the 

commercial or industry standards on 

competition. 

The proposed modifications to the 

test procedure for GSLs would 

incorporate testing methods contained 

in certain sections of the following 

commercial standards: ANSI C78.53– 

2023 and ANSI C78.901–2016. DOE has 

evaluated these standards and is unable 

to conclude whether they fully comply 

with the requirements of section 32(b) of 

the FEAA (i.e., whether it was 

developed in a manner that fully 

provides for public participation, 

comment, and review). DOE will 

consult with both the Attorney General 

and the Chairman of the FTC 

concerning the impact of these test 

procedures on competition, prior to 

prescribing a final rule. 

M. Description of Materials 

Incorporated by Reference 

ANSI C78.53–2023 is an industry 

accepted test standard that specifies 

performance specifications for direct 

replacement LED lamps. This NOPR 

specifically references sections thermal 

characteristics, electrical characteristics 

and compatibility criteria. 

ANSI C78.901–2016 is an industry 

accepted test standard that specifies 

dimensional and electrical 

characteristics for single-based 

fluorescent lamps. 

These test standards are all reasonably 

available from ANSI (webstore.ansi.org) 

or NEMA (www.nema.org). 

In this NOPR, DOE proposes to 

include revisions to regulatory text that 

contain references to IEC 62301–DD, IES 

LM–79–08–DD,16 IES LM–45–15, IES 

LM–9–09–DD,17 and IES LM–20–13. 

These standards were previously 

approved for IBR; no changes are being 

proposed. 

V. Public Participation 

A. Submission of Comments 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

information regarding this proposed 

rule no later than the date provided in 

the DATES section at the beginning of 

this proposed rule. Interested parties 

may submit comments, data, and other 

information using any of the methods 

described in the ADDRESSES section at 

the beginning of this document. 

Submitting comments via 

www.regulations.gov. The 

www.regulations.gov web page will 

require you to provide your name and 

contact information. Your contact 

information will be viewable to DOE 

Building Technologies staff only. Your 

contact information will not be publicly 

viewable except for your first and last 

names, organization name (if any), and 

submitter representative name (if any). 

If your comment is not processed 

properly because of technical 

difficulties, DOE will use this 

information to contact you. If DOE 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, DOE may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

However, your contact information 

will be publicly viewable if you include 

it in the comment itself or in any 

documents attached to your comment. 

Any information that you do not want 

to be publicly viewable should not be 

included in your comment, nor in any 

document attached to your comment. 

Otherwise, persons viewing comments 

will see only first and last names, 

organization names, correspondence 

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comments. 

Do not submit to www.regulations.gov 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute, such as trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information (hereinafter referred to as 

Confidential Business Information 

(‘‘CBI’’)). Comments submitted through 

www.regulations.gov cannot be claimed 

as CBI. Comments received through the 

website will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section. 

DOE processes submissions made 

through www.regulations.gov before 

posting. Normally, comments will be 

posted within a few days of being 

submitted. However, if large volumes of 

comments are being processed 

simultaneously, your comment may not 

be viewable for up to several weeks. 

Please keep the comment tracking 

number that www.regulations.gov 

provides after you have successfully 

uploaded your comment. 

Submitting comments via email, hand 

delivery/courier, or postal mail. 

Comments and documents submitted 

via email, hand delivery/courier, or 

postal mail also will be posted to 

www.regulations.gov. If you do not want 

your personal contact information to be 

publicly viewable, do not include it in 

your comment or any accompanying 

documents. Instead, provide your 

contact information in a cover letter. 

Include your first and last names, email 

address, telephone number, and 

optional mailing address. The cover 

letter will not be publicly viewable as 

long as it does not include any 

comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. If you 

submit via postal mail or hand delivery/ 

courier, please provide all items on a 

CD, if feasible, in which case it is not 

necessary to submit printed copies. No 

telefacsimiles (‘‘faxes’’) will be 

accepted. 

Comments, data, and other 

information submitted to DOE 

electronically should be provided in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English, and that are 

free of any defects or viruses. 

Documents should not contain special 

characters or any form of encryption 

and, if possible, they should carry the 

electronic signature of the author. 

Campaign form letters. Please submit 

campaign form letters by the originating 

organization in batches of between 50 to 

500 form letters per PDF or as one form 

letter with a list of supporters’ names 

compiled into one or more PDFs. This 

reduces comment processing and 

posting time. 

Confidential Business Information. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person 

submitting information that he or she 

believes to be confidential and exempt 

by law from public disclosure should 

submit via email two well-marked 

copies: one copy of the document 

marked ‘‘confidential’’ including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. DOE 

will make its own determination about 

the confidential status of the 

information and treat it according to its 

determination. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in the public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks Comment 

Although DOE welcomes comments 

on any aspect of this proposal, DOE is 

particularly interested in receiving 

comments and views of interested 

parties concerning the following issues: 

(1) DOE requests comment on its 

proposal to specify that lamps not be 

operated as a colored lamp and be tested 

at 2700 K or the closest available CCT 

greater than 2700 K. See section III.B.1 

of this document. 

(2) DOE requests comment on 

removing the instruction to operate at 

full light output in appendix DD. See 

section III.B.1 of this document. 

(3) DOE requests comment on 

specifying for lamps with components 

that do not affect light output to turn off 

such components during testing. See 

section III.B.2 of this document. 

(4) DOE requests comment on the 

order of preference based on availability 

of the fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver. DOE requests comment 

on the definition of commercially 

available fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver. DOE requests comment 

on the selection of fluorescent lamp 

ballasts for lamps that operate only low 

frequency, preheat start fluorescent 

lamp ballasts. See section III.B.3.a of 

this document. 

(5) DOE requests comment on the 

selection of starting method for the 

fluorescent lamp ballast used in testing. 

See section III.B.3.a of this document. 

(6) DOE requests comment on the 

selection of ballast factor for the 

fluorescent lamp ballast used in testing. 

See section III.B.3.a of this document. 

(7) DOE requests comment on 

instructions to divide measured values 

by the maximum number of lamps 

operated by the fluorescent lamp ballast 

or external driver to determine 

individual lamp values. See section 

III.B.3.b of this document. 

(8) DOE requests comment on 

incorporating by reference sections of 

ANSI C78.53–2023 in appendix DD. See 

section III.B.3.b of this document. 

(9) DOE requests comment on the 

benefits and burdens of the proposed 

updates and additions to industry 

standards referenced in the test 

procedure for GSLs. See section III.D.2 

of this document. 

Additionally, DOE welcomes 

comments on other issues relevant to 

the conduct of this rulemaking that may 

not specifically be identified in this 

document. 

VI. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this notice of proposed 

rulemaking and announcement of 

public meeting. 

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Confidential business 

information, Energy conservation, 

Household appliances, Imports, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, Small 

businesses. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on November 8, 

2024, by Jeffrey Marootian, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

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Signed in Washington, DC, on November 

12, 2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, DOE is proposing to amend 

part 430 of chapter II of title 10, Code 

of Federal Regulations as set forth 

below: 

PART 430—ENERGY CONSERVATION 

PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER 

PRODUCTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 430 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309; 28 U.S.C. 

2461 note. 

■ 2. Amend § 430.3 by: 

■ a. Redesignating paragraphs (e)(5) 

through (26) as paragraphs (e)(6) 

through (27); 

■ b. Adding new paragraph (e)(5); 

■ c. Removing the words ‘‘appendices Q 

and R’’ and adding in their place 

‘‘appendices Q, R, and DD’’ in newlyredesignated paragraph (e)(13); and 

■ d. Revising Note 1 to Paragraph (e). 

The revisions and additions read as 

follows: 

§ 430.3 Materials incorporated by 

reference. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(5) ANSI C78.53–2019 (R2023) 

(‘‘ANSI C78.53–2023’’), American 

National Standard for Electric Lamps— 

Performance Specifications for Direct 

Replacement LED (Light Emitting 

Diode) Lamps, ANSI approved August 

24, 2023, IBR approved for appendix DD 

to subpart B. 

* * * * * 

Note 1 to paragraph (e): The standards 

referenced in paragraphs (e)(4), (6), (8), (10), 

(13), (17), (18), (19), (20), and (22) of this 

section were all published by National 

Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) 

and are also available from National 

Electrical Manufacturers Association, 1300 

North 17th Street, Suite 900, Rosslyn, 

Virginia 22209, https://www.nema.org/ 

Standards/Pages/default.aspx. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Amend appendix W to subpart B 

by: 

■ a. Redesignating sections 3.1.5 

through 3.1.7 as sections 3.1.6 through 

3.1.8; 

■ b. Adding new sections 3.1.5 and 

3.1.9. 

The additions read as follows: 

Appendix W to Subpart B of Part 430— 

Uniform Test Method for Measuring the 

Energy Consumption of Compact 

Fluorescent Lamps 

* * * * * 

3. * * * 

3.1. * * * 

3.1.5. If the lamp can operate in multiple 

modes at the labeled wattage, operate the 

lamp as not a colored lamp (as defined in 10 

CFR 430.2). If the lamp can operate at 

multiple CCTs, operate the lamp at 2700 

Kelvin (K), or the closest available CCT 

greater than 2700 K. The test report must 

indicate which CCT (numerical or on the 

graphical user interface) was selected for 

testing and include details such that another 

laboratory could operate the lamp at the same 

CCT. 

* * * * * 

3.1.9 For a CFL that has one or more 

component(s) that offer a completely 

different functionality (e.g., a speaker, a 

camera, an air purifier, etc.) where the 

component is integrated into the lamp but 

does not affect the light output of the lamp 

(e.g., does not turn the light on/off, dim the 

light, change the color of the light, etc.) and 

is capable of operating in standby mode, turn 

off as many of these components as possible 

during testing. The test report must indicate 

which components were turned off and any 

features that remained on. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Amend appendix BB to subpart B 

by: 

■ a. Revising section 3.1.4 and 

■ b. Adding new section 3.1.5. 

The revision and addition read as 

follows: 

Appendix BB to Subpart B of Part 430— 

Uniform Test Method for Measuring the 

Input Power, Lumen Output, Lamp 

Efficacy, Correlated Color Temperature 

(CCT), Color Rendering Index (CRI), 

Power Factor, Time to Failure, and 

Standby Mode Power of Integrated 

Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lamps 

* * * * * 

3. * * * 

3.1. * * * 

3.1.4. Operate the lamp at the maximum 

input power and not as a colored lamp (as 

defined in 10 CFR 430.2). If the lamp can 

operate at multiple CCTs, operate the lamp 

at 2700 Kelvin (K), or the closest available 

CCT greater than 2700 K. The test report 

must indicate which CCT (numerical or on 

the graphical user interface) was selected for 

testing and include detail such that another 

laboratory could operate the lamp in the 

same mode. 

3.1.5 For a lamp that has one or more 

component(s) that offer a completely 

different functionality (e.g., a speaker, a 

camera, an air purifier, etc.) where the 

component is integrated into the lamp but 

does not affect the light output of the lamp 

(e.g., does not turn the light on/off, dim the 

light, change the color of the light, etc.) and 

is capable of operating in standby mode, turn 

off as many of these components as possible 

during testing. The test report must indicate 

which components were turned off and any 

features that remained on. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Revise appendix DD of subpart B to 

read as follows: 

Appendix DD to Subpart B of Part 

430—Uniform Test Method for 

Measuring the Energy Consumption 

and Energy Efficiency of General 

Service Lamps That Are Not General 

Service Incandescent Lamps, Compact 

Fluorescent Lamps, or Integrated LED 

Lamps 

Note: On or after April 19, 2017, any 

representations, including certifications of 

compliance (if required), made with respect 

to the energy use or efficiency of general 

service lamps that are not general service 

incandescent lamps, compact fluorescent 

lamps, or integrated LED lamps must be 

made in accordance with the results of 

testing pursuant to this appendix DD. 

1. Scope: This appendix DD specifies the 

test methods required to measure the initial 

lumen output, input power, lamp efficacy, 

power factor, and standby mode energy 

consumption of general service lamps that 

are not general service incandescent lamps, 

compact fluorescent lamps, or integrated LED 

lamps. 

2. Definitions: 

Commercially available fluorescent lamp 

ballast or external driver means one that can 

be purchased by an individual consumer at 

a readily accessible retailer (i.e., retailer with 

storefront or online purchasing). 

Measured initial input power means the 

input power to the lamp, measured after the 

lamp is stabilized and seasoned (if 

applicable), and expressed in watts (W). 

Measured initial lumen output means the 

lumen output of the lamp, measured after the 

lamp is stabilized and seasoned (if 

applicable), and expressed in lumens (lm). 

Power factor means the measured initial 

input power (watts) divided by the product 

of the input voltage (volts) and the input 

current (amps) measured at the same time as 

the initial input power. 

3. Active Mode Test Procedures 

3.1. Test Conditions and Setup 

3.1.1. For single base OLED and nonintegrated LED lamps, position a lamp in 

either the base-up and base-down orientation 

throughout testing. Test an equal number of 

lamps in the sample in the base-up and basedown orientations, except that, if the 

manufacturer restricts the orientation, test all 

of the units in the sample in the 

manufacturer-specified orientation. For 

double base OLED and non-integrated LED 

lamps, test all units in the horizontal 

orientation except that, if the manufacturer 

restricts the orientation, test all of the units 

in the sample in the manufacturer-specified 

orientation. 

3.1.2. For integrated lamps, operate the 

lamp at the rated voltage throughout testing. 

For lamps with multiple rated voltages 

including 120 volts, operate the lamp at 120 

volts. If a lamp is not rated for 120 volts, 

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3.1.3. For non-integrated lamps, operate 

the lamp on a fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver in order of the following 

preference: 

3.1.3.1. Choose a fluorescent lamp ballast 

or external driver from the lamp’s publicly 

available manufacturer-provided 

compatibility list that is commercially 

available. The manufacturer must indicate in 

the test report the fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver manufacturer and model 

name/number used in the test. 

3.1.3.1.1. If all ballasts on the publicly 

available manufacturer-provided 

compatibility list use the same starting 

method, then choose a ballast with that 

starting method to test the lamp. 

3.1.3.1.1.1. If ballasts on the publicly 

available manufacturer-provided 

compatibility list use more than one ballast 

factor, then choose a ballast with a ballast 

factor based on lamp type per Table 3.1 (if 

the ballast factor in the table is not included 

among ballasts on the compatibility list, then 

the manufacturer should select a ballast with 

a ballast factor closest to the one listed in the 

table): 

TABLE 3.1—BALLAST FACTOR BY LAMP

TYPE

Lamp type Ballast factor 

T8 medium bipin ........... 0.88. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

1.05. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... 1. 

T12 single pin, slimline Any. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Any. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Any. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.1.2. If ballasts on the publicly 

available manufacturer-provided 

compatibility list use more than one starting 

method, then choose a ballast with a starting 

method based on lamp type per Table 3.2 (if 

the starting method in the table is not 

included among ballasts on the compatibility 

list, then the manufacturer may select the 

starting method): 

TABLE 3.2—STARTING METHOD BY

LAMP TYPE

Lamp type Starting method 

T8 medium bipin ........... Instant Start. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

Instant Start. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... Programmed Start. 

T12 single pin, slimline Instant Start. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Rapid Start. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Rapid Start. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.1.2.1. If ballasts on the publicly 

available manufacturer-provided 

compatibility list use more than one ballast 

factor, then choose a ballast with a ballast 

factor based on lamp type per Table 3.3 (if 

the ballast factor in the table is not included 

among ballasts on the compatibility list, then 

the manufacturer should select a ballast with 

a ballast factor closest to the one listed in the 

table): 

TABLE 3.3—BALLAST FACTOR BY LAMP

TYPE

Lamp type Ballast factor 

T8 medium bipin ........... 0.88. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

1.05. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... 1. 

T12 single pin, slimline Any. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Any. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Any. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.2. If section 3.1.3.1 is not possible, 

choose any fluorescent lamp ballast or 

external driver that is commercially available 

and can operate the lamp throughout the 

duration of the test. The manufacturer must 

indicate in the test report the fluorescent 

lamp ballast or external driver manufacturer 

and model name/number used in the test. 

3.1.3.2.1. If all ballasts that are 

commercially available use the same starting 

method, then choose a ballast with that 

starting method to test the lamp. 

3.1.3.2.1.1. If ballasts on the publicly 

available manufacturer-provided 

compatibility list use more than one ballast 

factor, then choose a ballast with a ballast 

factor based on lamp type per Table 3.4 (if 

the ballast factor in the table is not included 

among commercially available ballasts, then 

the manufacturer should select a ballast with 

a ballast factor closest to the one listed in the 

table): 

TABLE 3.4—BALLAST FACTOR BY LAMP

TYPE

Lamp type Ballast factor 

T8 medium bipin ........... 0.88. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

1.05. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... 1. 

T12 single pin, slimline Any. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Any. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Any. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.2.2. If ballasts that are commercially 

available use more than one starting method, 

then choose a ballast with a starting method 

based on lamp type per Table 3.5 (if the 

starting method in the table is not included 

among commercially available ballasts, then 

the manufacturer may select the starting 

method): 

TABLE 3.5—STARTING METHOD BY

LAMP TYPE

Lamp type Starting method 

T8 medium bipin ........... Instant Start. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

Instant Start. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... Programmed Start. 

TABLE 3.5—STARTING METHOD BY

LAMP TYPE—Continued 

Lamp type Starting method 

T12 single pin, slimline Instant Start. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Rapid Start. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Rapid Start. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.2.2.1. If ballasts that are commercially 

available use more than one ballast factor, 

then choose a ballast with a ballast factor 

based on lamp type per Table 3.6 (if the 

ballast factor in the table is not included 

among commercially available ballasts, then 

the manufacturer should select a ballast with 

a ballast factor closest to the one listed in the 

table): 

TABLE 3.6—BALLAST FACTOR BY LAMP

TYPE

Lamp type Ballast factor 

T8 medium bipin ........... 0.88. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

1.05. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... 1. 

T12 single pin, slimline Any. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Any. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Any. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.3. If sections 3.1.3.1 and 3.1.3.2 are 

not possible, use any fluorescent lamp ballast 

or external driver previously procured that 

can operate the lamp throughout the duration 

of the test. The manufacturer must indicate 

in the test report the fluorescent lamp ballast 

or external driver manufacturer and model 

name/number used in the test. 

3.1.3.3.1. If all ballasts that are previously 

procured use the same starting method, then 

choose a ballast with that starting method to 

test the lamp. 

3.1.3.3.1.1. If all ballasts that are previously 

procured use more than one ballast factor, 

then choose a ballast with a ballast factor 

based on lamp type per Table 3.7 (if the 

ballast factor in the table is not included 

among then previously procured ballasts, 

then the manufacturer should select a ballast 

with a ballast factor closest to the one listed 

in the table): 

TABLE 3.7—BALLAST FACTOR BY LAMP

TYPE

Lamp type Ballast factor 

T8 medium bipin ........... 0.88. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

1.05. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... 1. 

T12 single pin, slimline Any. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Any. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Any. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.3.2. If all ballasts that are previously 

procured use more than one starting method, 


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then choose a ballast with a starting method 

based on lamp type per Table 3.8 (if the 

starting method in the table is not included 

among the previously procured ballasts, then 

the manufacturer may select the starting 

method): 

TABLE 3.8—STARTING METHOD BY

LAMP TYPE

Lamp type Starting method 

T8 medium bipin ........... Instant Start. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

Instant Start. 

T5 miniature bipin ......... Programmed Start. 

T12 single pin, slimline Instant Start. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Rapid Start. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Rapid Start. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.3.2.1. If ballasts that are previously 

procured use more than one ballast factor, 

then choose a ballast with a ballast factor 

based on lamp type per Table 3.9 (if the 

ballast factor in the table is not included 

among the previously procured ballasts, then 

the manufacturer should select a ballast with 

a ballast factor closest to the one listed in the 

table): 

TABLE 3.9—BALLAST FACTOR BY LAMP

TYPE

Lamp type Ballast factor 

T8 medium bipin ........... 0.88. 

T8 recessed double 

contact.

1.05. 

TABLE 3.9—BALLAST FACTOR BY LAMP

TYPE—Continued 

Lamp type Ballast factor 

T5 miniature bipin ......... 1. 

T12 single pin, slimline Any. 

T12 medium bipin ......... Any. 

T12 recessed double 

contact.

Any. 

All other lamp types ...... Any. 

3.1.3.4. If sections 3.1.3.1, 3.1.3.2 and 

3.1.3.3 are not possible and the lamp only 

operates on a low frequency, preheat start 

fluorescent lamp ballast, operate the lamp on 

the manufacturer-declared voltage and 

current. If the manufacturer-declared voltage 

and current are not provided, then operate 

the lamp in accordance with the applicable 

lamp voltage and current conditions 

specified in ANSI C78.901–2016 

(incorporated by reference; see § 430.3). The 

manufacturer must indicate in the test report 

the voltage and current with which the lamp 

was operated. 

3.1.4. Operate the fluorescent lamp ballast 

or external driver loaded with the maximum 

number of lamps to measure the initial 

lumen output, initial input power, input 

voltage, and input current, and divide the 

values by the maximum number of lamps. 

3.1.5. For a non-integrated lamp marketed 

to replace a fluorescent lamp and operate on 

the existing fluorescent lamp ballast, testing 

should be conducted in accordance with the 

setup provisions in sections 5.6.3 and 5.6.4 

of ANSI C78.53–2023 (incorporated by 

reference; see § 430.3). 

3.1.6. For a non-integrated lamp marketed 

to replace a high intensity discharge lamp 

and operates on the existing high intensity 

discharge lamp ballast, testing should be 

conducted in accordance with the setup 

provisions in sections 5.7.2.1, 5.7.3, and 5.7.5 

of ANSI C78.53–2023 (incorporated by 

reference; see § 430.3). 

3.1.7. Operate the lamp at the maximum 

input power and not as a colored lamp (as 

defined in 10 CFR 430.2). If the lamp can 

operate at multiple CCTs, operate the lamp 

at 2700 Kelvin (K), or the closest available 

CCT greater than 2700 K. The test report 

must indicate which CCT (numerical or on 

the graphical user interface) was selected for 

testing and include details such that another 

laboratory could operate the lamp at the same 

CCT. 

3.1.8. For a lamp that has one or more 

component(s) that offer a completely 

different functionality (e.g., a speaker, a 

camera, an air purifier, etc.) where the 

component is integrated into the lamp but 

does not affect the light output of the lamp 

(e.g., does not turn the light on/off, dim the 

light, change the color of the light, etc.) and 

is capable of operating in standby mode, turn 

off as many of these components as possible 

during testing. The test report must indicate 

which components were turned off and any 

features that remained on. 

3.2. Test Method, Measurements, and 

Calculations 

3.2.1. To measure initial lumen output, 

input power, input voltage, and input current 

use the test procedures in the table in this 

section. Do not use a goniophotometer. 

TABLE 3.10—REFERENCES TO INDUSTRY STANDARD TEST PROCEDURES

Lamp type Referenced test procedure 

Compact fluorescent lamps ...................................................................... Appendix W to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. 

General service incandescent lamps ....................................................... Appendix R to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. 

Integrated LED lamps ............................................................................... Appendix BB to subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. 

Non-integrated LED lamps ....................................................................... IES LM–79–08–DD, sections 1.3 (except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0, 

9.1 and 9.2.* 

OLED lamps ............................................................................................. IES LM–79–08–DD, sections 1.3 (except 1.3f), 2.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 8.0, 

9.1 and 9.2.* 

Other fluorescent lamps ........................................................................... IES LM–9–09–DD, sections 4–6, and section 7.5.* 

Other incandescent lamps that are not reflector lamps ........................... IES LM–45–15, sections 4–6, and section 7.1.* 

Other incandescent lamps that are reflector lamps ................................. IES LM–20–13, sections 4–6, and section 8.* 

* Incorporated by reference, see § 430.3. 

3.2.2. Determine initial lamp efficacy by 

dividing the measured initial lumen output 

(lumens) by the measured initial input power 

(watts). 

3.2.3. Determine power factor by dividing 

the measured initial input power (watts) by 

the product of the measured input voltage 

(volts) and measured input current (amps). 

3.3. Standby Mode Test Procedure 

3.3.1. Measure standby mode power only 

for lamps that are capable of standby mode 

operation. 

3.3.2. The test conditions and setup 

described in section 3.1 of this appendix 

apply to this section. 

3.3.3. Connect the lamp to the 

manufacturer-specified wireless control 

network (if applicable) and configure the 

lamp in standby mode by sending a signal to 

the lamp instructing it to have zero light 

output. Lamp must remain connected to the 

network throughout testing. 

3.3.4. Operate the lamp at the rated voltage 

throughout testing. For lamps with multiple 

rated voltages including 120 volts, operate 

the lamp at 120 volts. If a lamp is not rated 

for 120 volts, operate the lamp at the highest 

rated input voltage. 

3.3.5. Stabilize the lamp prior to 

measurement as specified in section 5 of IEC 

62301–DD (incorporated by reference; see 

§ 430.3). 

3.3.6. Measure the standby mode power in 

watts as specified in section 5 of IEC 62301– 

DD (incorporated by reference; see § 430.3). 

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