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## Fluorescent and Incandescent Lamps The Energy Policy and Conser vation Act (EPCA) of 1975 established an energy conservati on program for major household appliances. Title III of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.) sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve ener gy efficiency. Amendments to Title III of EPCA in the Energy Policy Act of 1992, P.L. 102-486, established energy conservation standards for certain fluorescent lamps and in candescent reflector lamps and authorized the Department of Energy (DOE) to amend these standards if such amendments we re warranted. (42 U.S.C. 6291 (1), 6295(i)(1) and (3)-(4)) These same amendments to EPCA also authorized DOE to adopt standards for additional general service fluorescent lamps if su ch additional standards were warranted. (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(5))

DOE's Office of Energy Efficien cy and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Progra m conducts the program that develops energy conservation standard s for consumer products and commercial equipment. This office has the overall responsibility for rulemaking activities for fl uorescent and incandescent lamps in fulfillment of the law. The rulemaking activities for these products, both past and present, are presented below.

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### Energy Conservation Standard Rulemaking

z Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

z Framework Document


### Test Procedure Rulemaking

z Notice of Proposed Rulemaking


### Previous Federal Register Notices

z Fluorescent and Incandescent Lamp Test Procedure, Federal Register , May 29, 1997 ( PDF 195 KB )



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## Fluorescent and Incandescent Lamps Test Procedure Notice of Proposed Rulemaking The Energy Policy an d Conservation Act (EPCA) authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish energy conservation standards for various consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, including general service fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps, for which DOE determines that energy conservation standard s for these lamps would be technologically feasible and economically justified and would result in significant energy savings.

EPCA established the "Energ y Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles." The consumer and commercial products currently subject to this program include general service fluorescent, incand escent reflector, and general service incandescent lamps. Manuf acturers of covered products are required to use the relevant DOE test procedures to certify compliance with the energy co nservation stan dards adopted under EPCA.
In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), DOE proposed amendments to its test procedures for fluorescent and incandescent lamps. In additi on to various technical and referenced standard updates, this notice proposed amendments to DOE's test procedures to provide appropriate methods to test additional fluorescent lamps co nsidered for coverage in the energy conservation standards rulemaking as well as newly covered general service incandesce nt lamps, as regulated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. In addition, the NOPR also announced a public meeting to receive comments.

The comment period for this stage of the rulemaking analysis is open until 75 days after publication in the Federal Register, date TBD. How to Submit Comments

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## Fluorescent and Incandescent Lamps Public Meeting for Test Procedure NOPR and Energy Conservation Standard ANOPR

Purpose: The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal public meeting that will cover the test procedure Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) fo r general service fluorescent, incandescent reflector, and gene ral service incandescent lamps and the energy conservation standard Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANOPR) fo r general service fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps. This public meeting gives DOE an opportunity to pres ent its proposals in the test procedure NOPR, the methodology analyses prepared for the energy conservation standard ANOPR, and to respond to stakeholder's questions. The meet ing also enables DOE to outline its plans for the remaining energy conservation standard analyses and to seek input from stakeholders on its planned methodologies, assump tions, and data sour ces. The agenda for the public meeting will first co ver the test procedure NOPR and then the energy conservation standard ANOPR, continuing on the following day, March 11, 2008, if necessary.

Please note that foreign national s visiting DOE headquarters are subject to advance security screening proced ures. Foreign nationals wishing to attend this meeting must inform DOE of this fact by contacting Brenda Edward s as soon as possible, at (202) 586-2945.

For more information, please visit the Energy Conservation Standard ANOPR and Test Procedure NOPR webpages.

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z Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Meeting, issued by DOE, February 21, 2008 ( PDF 339 KB )

z Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of DATE: March 10-11, 2008 TIME: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET LOCATION: U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Room 8E-089 Washington, DC 20585 

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