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Fluorescent and Incandescent

Lamps Energy Conservation

Standard Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking

Following the advanced notice of proposed

rulemaking (ANOPR), the U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) is publishing a notice of

proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for the general

service fluorescent lamps and incandescent

reflector lamps energy conservation standard

rulemaking. The NOPR is the second stage of

the overall standards rulemaking process and

will be followed by a final rule. At the NOPR

stage, DOE presents the proposed standard

levels and all the rulemaking analyses.

Interested parties are invited to review the

NOPR documents and the analytical tools,

attend the public meetings, and submit

comments on the analysis and proposed

standard levels.

At the time of publication of the framework

document, the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act (EPCA) gave DOE authority to consider

energy conservation standards for additional

general service incandescent lamps under 42

U.S.C. 6295(i)(5). However, subsequent

amendments to EPCA in the Energy

Independence and Security Act of 2007

removed that authority. Therefore, in the

NOPR, DOE is considering amending existing

energy conservation standards for general

service fluorescent lamps and incandescent

reflector lamps and whether to apply

standards to additional general service

fluorescent lamps.

The comment period for this stage of the

rulemaking analysis closes 60 days after

publication in the Federal Register. How to

Submit Comments.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standard

NOPR Public Meeting

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for

General Service Fluorescent Lamps and

Incandescent Reflector Lamps, March

23, 2009, as issued by the Secretary of

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Energy (PDF 6.1 KB). NOTE: The official

version of the Proposed Rule will be

published in the Federal Register

shortly.

NOPR Technical Support Document

NOPR Analytical Spreadsheet Tools

Contact Information

Linda Graves

Lighting Standards Project Manager

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Fluorescent and Incandescent

Lamps Energy Conservation

Standard Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking

Following the advanced notice of proposed

rulemaking (ANOPR), the U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) is publishing a notice of

proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for the general

service fluorescent lamps and incandescent

reflector lamps energy conservation standard

rulemaking. The NOPR is the second stage of

the overall standards rulemaking process and

will be followed by a final rule. At the NOPR

stage, DOE presents the proposed standard

levels and all the rulemaking analyses.

Interested parties are invited to review the

NOPR documents and the analytical tools,

attend the public meetings, and submit

comments on the analysis and proposed

standard levels.

At the time of publication of the framework

document, the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act (EPCA) gave DOE authority to consider

energy conservation standards for additional

general service incandescent lamps under 42

U.S.C. 6295(i)(5). However, subsequent

amendments to EPCA in the Energy

Independence and Security Act of 2007

removed that authority. Therefore, in the

NOPR, DOE is considering amending existing

energy conservation standards for general

service fluorescent lamps and incandescent

reflector lamps and whether to apply

standards to additional general service

fluorescent lamps.

The comment period for this stage of the

rulemaking analysis closes 60 days after

publication in the Federal Register. How to

Submit Comments.

Some of the following documents are available

as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe

Reader.

Energy Conservation Standard

NOPR Public Meeting

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for

General Service Fluorescent Lamps and

Incandescent Reflector Lamps, Federal

Register, April 13, 2009 (PDF 2.8 MB)

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NOPR Technical Support Document

NOPR Analytical Spreadsheet Tools

Contact Information

Linda Graves

Lighting Standards Project Manager

Printable Version

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Content Last Updated: 05/04/2009

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