This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Vol. 87, No. 41 

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 

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). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[EERE–2020–BT–STD–0007] 

RIN 1904–AE63 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Electric 

Motors, Webinar and Availability of the 

Preliminary Technical Support 

Document 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notification of a webinar and 

availability of preliminary technical 

support document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the Department’’) 

will hold a webinar to discuss and 

receive comments on the preliminary 

analysis it has conducted for purposes 

of evaluating energy conservation 

standards for electric motors. The 

meeting will cover the analytical 

framework, models, and tools used to 

evaluate potential standards for this 

equipment; the results of preliminary 

analyses performed for this equipment; 

the potential energy conservation 

standard levels derived from these 

analyses that may be considered for this 

equipment should proposed 

amendments be determined necessary; 

and any other issues relevant to the 

evaluation of energy conservation 

standards for electric motors. Written 

comments on these subjects from the 

public are encouraged. 

DATES:

Meeting: A webinar will be held on 

Tuesday, April 5, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. 

to 4:00 p.m. See section IV, ‘‘Public 

Participation,’’ for webinar registration 

information, participant instructions 

and information about the capabilities 

available to webinar participants. 

Comments: Written comments and 

information will be accepted on or 

before, May 2, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: To inform interested parties 

and to facilitate this process, an agenda, 

a preliminary technical support 

document, and related briefing 

materials, are available at: 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/standards.aspx?

productid=6&action=viewlive. 

Interested persons are encouraged to 

submit comments using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Alternatively, interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2020–BT–STD–0007, by 

any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: ElecMotors2020STD0007@

ee.doe.gov. Include docket number 

EERE–2020–BT–STD–0007 in the 

subject line of the message. 

No telefacsimiles (‘‘faxes’’) will be 

accepted. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on this process, see section 

IV of this document. 

Although DOE has routinely accepted 

public comment submissions through a 

variety of mechanisms, including postal 

mail and hand delivery/courier, the 

Department has found it necessary to 

make temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic. DOE 

is currently suspending receipt of public 

comments via postal mail and hand 

delivery/courier. If a commenter finds 

that this change poses an undue 

hardship, please contact Appliance 

Standards Program staff at (202) 586– 

1445 to discuss the need for alternative 

arrangements. Once the COVID–19 

pandemic health emergency is resolved, 

DOE anticipates resuming all of its 

regular options for public comment 

submission, including postal mail and 

hand delivery/courier. 

Docket: The docket for this activity, 

which includes Federal Register 

notices, comments, public meeting 

transcripts, 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, some documents listed in the 

index, such as those containing 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure, may not be publicly 

available. 

The docket web page can be found at 

www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE2020-BT-STD-0007. The docket web 

page contains instructions on how to 

access all documents, including public 

comments in the docket. See section IV 

for information on how to submit 

comments through 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Email: Appliance

StandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment, review other public 

comments and the docket, contact the 

Appliance and Equipment Standards 

Program staff at (202) 287–1445 or by 

email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

A. Authority 

B. Rulemaking Process 

II. Background 

A. Current Standards 

B. Current Process 

C. Deviation From Appendix A 

III. Summary of the Analyses Performed by 

DOE 

A. Engineering Analysis 

B. Markups Analysis 

C. Energy Use Analysis 

D. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period 

Analyses 

E. National Impact Analysis 

IV. Public Participation 

A. Participation in the Webinar 

B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared 

General Statements for Distribution 

C. Conduct of the Webinar 

D. Submission of Comments 

V. Approval of the Office of the Secretary 

I. Introduction 

A. Authority 

The Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act, as amended (‘‘EPCA’’),1 authorizes 

DOE to regulate the energy efficiency of 

several consumer products and certain 


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2For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part C was redesignated Part A–1. 

3See Executive Order 14008, 86 FR 7619 (Feb. 1, 

2021) (‘‘Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and 

Abroad’’). 

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

6317) Title III, Part C2 of EPCA added 

by Public Law 95–619, Title IV, section 

441(a) (42 U.S.C. 6311–6317, as 

codified), established the Energy 

Conservation Program for Certain 

Industrial Equipment, which sets forth a 

variety of provisions designed to 

improve the energy efficiency of certain 

types of industrial equipment, including 

electric motors, the subject of this 

notice. (42 U.S.C. 6311(1)(A)) 

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 

(‘‘EPACT 1992’’) (Pub. L. 102–486 (Oct. 

24, 1992)) further amended EPCA by 

establishing energy conservation 

standards and test procedures for 

certain commercial and industrial 

electric motors that are manufactured 

alone or as a component of another 

piece of equipment. In December 2007, 

Congress enacted the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007 

(‘‘EISA 2007’’) (Pub. L. 110–140 (Dec. 

19, 2007). Section 313(b)(1) of EISA 

2007 updated the energy conservation 

standards for those electric motors 

already covered by EPCA and 

established energy conservation 

standards for a larger scope of motors 

not previously covered by standards. (42 

U.S.C. 6313(b)(2)) EISA 2007 also 

revised certain statutory definitions 

related to electric motors. See EISA 

2007, sec. 313 (amending statutory 

definitions related to electric motors at 

42 U.S.C. 6311(13)) 

EPCA further provides that, not later 

than 6 years after the issuance of any 

final rule establishing or amending a 

standard, DOE must publish either a 

notification of determination that 

standards for the equipment do not need 

to be amended, or a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (‘‘NOPR’’) including new 

proposed energy conservation standards 

(proceeding to a final rule, as 

appropriate). (42 U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 

U.S.C. 6295(m)(1)) Not later than three 

years after issuance of a final 

determination not to amend standards, 

DOE must publish either a notice of 

determination that standards for the 

equipment do not need to be amended, 

or a NOPR including new proposed 

energy conservation standards 

(proceeding to a final rule, as 

appropriate). (42 U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 

U.S.C. 6295(m)(3)(B)) 

Under EPCA, any new or amended 

energy conservation standard must be 

designed to achieve the maximum 

improvement in energy efficiency that 

DOE determines is technologically 

feasible and economically justified. (42 

U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(A)) 

Furthermore, the new or amended 

standard must result in a significant 

conservation of energy. (42 U.S.C. 

6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(3)(B)) 

DOE is publishing this Preliminary 

Analysis to collect data and information 

to inform its decision consistent with its 

obligations under EPCA. 

B. Rulemaking Process 

DOE must follow specific statutory 

criteria for prescribing new or amended 

standards for covered equipment, 

including electric motors. As noted, 

EPCA requires that any new or amended 

energy conservation standard prescribed 

by the Secretary of Energy (‘‘Secretary’’) 

be designed to achieve the maximum 

improvement in energy efficiency (or 

water efficiency for certain products 

specified by EPCA) that is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. (42 U.S.C. 

6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(A)) The 

Secretary may not prescribe an amended 

or new standard that will not result in 

significant conservation of energy or is 

not technologically feasible or 

economically justified. (42 U.S.C. 

6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(3)) 

The significance of energy savings 

offered by a new or amended energy 

conservation standard cannot be 

determined without knowledge of the 

specific circumstances surrounding a 

given rulemaking. For example, the 

United States has now rejoined the Paris 

Agreement and will exert leadership in 

confronting the climate crisis.3

Additionally, some covered products 

and equipment have most of their 

energy consumption occur during 

periods of peak energy demand. The 

impacts of these products on the energy 

infrastructure can be more pronounced 

than products with relatively constant 

demand. In evaluating the significance 

of energy savings, DOE considers 

differences in primary energy and FFC 

effects for different covered products 

and equipment when determining 

whether energy savings are significant. 

Primary energy and FFC effects include 

the energy consumed in electricity 

production (depending on load shape), 

in distribution and transmission, and in 

extracting, processing, and transporting 

primary fuels (i.e., coal, natural gas, 

petroleum fuels), and thus present a 

more complete picture of the impacts of 

energy conservation standards. 

Accordingly, DOE evaluates the 

significance of energy savings on a caseby-case basis. DOE has initially 

determined the energy savings for the 

TSL proposed in this rulemaking are 

‘‘significant’’ within the meaning of 42 

U.S.C. 6295(o)(3)(B). 

To determine whether a standard is 

economically justified, EPCA requires 

that DOE determine whether the 

benefits of the standard exceed its 

burdens by considering, to the greatest 

extent practicable, the following seven 

factors: 

(1) The economic impact of the standard 

on the manufacturers and consumers of the 

products subject to the standard; 

(2) The savings in operating costs 

throughout the estimated average life of the 

covered products in the type (or class) 

compared to any increase in the price, initial 

charges, or maintenance expenses for the 

covered products that are likely to result 

from the standard; 

(3) The total projected amount of energy (or 

as applicable, water) savings likely to result 

directly from the standard; 

(4) Any lessening of the utility or the 

performance of the products likely to result 

from the standard; 

(5) The impact of any lessening of 

competition, as determined in writing by the 

Attorney General, that is likely to result from 

the standard; 

(6) The need for national energy and water 

conservation; and 

(7) Other factors the Secretary of Energy 

(Secretary) considers relevant. 

(42 U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 

6295(o)(2)(B)(i)(I)–(VII)) 

DOE fulfills these and other 

applicable requirements by conducting 

a series of analyses throughout the 

rulemaking process. Table I.1 shows the 

individual analyses that are performed 

to satisfy each of the requirements 

within EPCA. 

TABLE I.1—EPCA REQUIREMENTS AND CORRESPONDING DOE ANALYSIS

EPCA requirement Corresponding DOE analysis 

Significant Energy Savings ....................................................................... • Shipments Analysis. 

• National Impact Analysis. 


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EPCA requirement Corresponding DOE analysis 

• Energy Use Analysis. 

Technological Feasibility .......................................................................... • Market and Technology Assessment. 

• Screening Analysis. 

• Engineering Analysis. 

Economic Justification: 

1. Economic impact on manufacturers and consumers ................... • Manufacturer Impact Analysis. 

• Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis. 

• Life-Cycle Cost Subgroup Analysis. 

• Shipments Analysis. 

2. Lifetime operating cost savings compared to increased cost for 

the product.

• Markups for Product Price Analysis. 

• Energy Use Analysis. 

• Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis. 

3. Total projected energy savings ..................................................... • Shipments Analysis. 

• National Impact Analysis. 

4. Impact on utility or performance ................................................... • Screening Analysis. 

• Engineering Analysis. 

5. Impact of any lessening of competition ........................................ • Manufacturer Impact Analysis. 

6. Need for national energy and water conservation ........................ • Shipments Analysis. 

• National Impact Analysis. 

7. Other factors the Secretary considers relevant ............................ • Employment Impact Analysis. 

• Utility Impact Analysis. 

• Emissions Analysis. 

• Monetization of Emission Reductions Benefits. 

• Regulatory Impact Analysis. 

Further, EPCA establishes a rebuttable 

presumption that a standard is 

economically justified if the Secretary 

finds that the additional cost to the 

consumer of purchasing a product 

complying with an energy conservation 

standard level will be less than three 

times the value of the energy savings 

during the first year that the consumer 

will receive as a result of the standard, 

as calculated under the applicable test 

procedure. (42 U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 

6295(o)(2)(B)(iii)) 

EPCA also contains what is known as 

an ‘‘anti-backsliding’’ provision, which 

prevents the Secretary from prescribing 

any amended standard that either 

increases the maximum allowable 

energy use or decreases the minimum 

required energy efficiency of a covered 

product. (42 U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 

6295(o)(1)) Also, the Secretary may not 

prescribe an amended or new standard 

if interested persons have established by 

a preponderance of the evidence that 

the standard is likely to result in the 

unavailability in the United States in 

any covered product type (or class) of 

performance characteristics (including 

reliability), features, sizes, capacities, 

and volumes that are substantially the 

same as those generally available in the 

United States. (42 U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 

U.S.C. 6295(o)(4)) 

Additionally, EPCA specifies 

requirements when promulgating an 

energy conservation standard for a 

covered product that has two or more 

subcategories. DOE must specify a 

different standard level for a type or 

class of product that has the same 

function or intended use, if DOE 

determines that products within such 

group: (A) Consume a different kind of 

energy from that consumed by other 

covered products within such type (or 

class); or (B) have a capacity or other 

performance-related feature which other 

products within such type (or class) do 

not have and such feature justifies a 

higher or lower standard. (42 U.S.C. 

6316(a); 42 U.S.C. 6295(q)(1)) In 

determining whether a performancerelated feature justifies a different 

standard for a group of products, DOE 

must consider such factors as the utility 

to the consumer of the feature and other 

factors DOE deems appropriate. Id. Any 

rule prescribing such a standard must 

include an explanation of the basis on 

which such higher or lower level was 

established. (42 U.S.C. 6316(a); 42 

U.S.C. 6295(q)(2)) 

Before proposing a standard, DOE 

typically seeks public input on the 

analytical framework, models, and tools 

that DOE intends to use to evaluate 

standards for the equipment at issue and 

the results of preliminary analyses DOE 

performed for the equipment. 

DOE is examining whether to amend 

the current standards for electric motors 

pursuant to its obligations under EPCA. 

This notification announces the 

availability of the preliminary TSD, 

which details the preliminary analyses 

and summarizes the preliminary results 

of DOE’s analyses. In addition, DOE is 

announcing a public meeting to solicit 

feedback from interested parties on its 

analytical framework, models, and 

preliminary results. 

C. Deviation From Appendix A 

Under 10 CFR 431.4, the provisions of 

10 CFR part 430, subpart C, appendix A 

(‘‘appendix A’’), apply to commercial 

and industrial equipment regulated by 

DOE. In accordance with section 3(a) of 

appendix A, DOE notes that it is 

deviating from the provision in 

appendix A regarding the pre-NOPR 

stages for an energy conservation 

standards rulemaking. Section 6(a)(2) of 

appendix A states that if the Department 

determines it is appropriate to proceed 

with a rulemaking (after initiating the 

rulemaking process through an early 

assessment), the preliminary stages of a 

rulemaking to issue or amend an energy 

conservation standard that DOE will 

undertake will be a framework 

document and preliminary analysis, or 

an advance notice of proposed 

rulemaking (‘‘ANOPR’’). DOE is opting 

to deviate from this step by publishing 

a preliminary analysis without a 

framework document. A framework 

document is intended to introduce and 

summarize the various analyses DOE 

conducts during the rulemaking process 

and requests initial feedback from 

interested parties. DOE issued an early 

assessment request for information on 

May 21, 2020 (‘‘May 2020 Early 

Assessment Review RFI’’) in which DOE 

identified and sought comment on 

technological or market changes to help 

determine whether the existing energy 

conservation standards for electric 


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motors should be amended. 85 FR 

30878. DOE provided a 30-day comment 

period for the RFI. Id. As DOE is 

intending to rely on substantively the 

same analytical methods as in the 2014 

rulemaking, publication of a framework 

document would be largely redundant 

with the published early assessment 

RFI. As such, DOE is not publishing a 

framework document. 

Section 6(d)(2) of appendix A 

specifies that the length of the public 

comment period for pre-NOPR 

rulemaking documents will vary 

depending upon the circumstances of 

the particular rulemaking, but will not 

be less than 75 calendar days. For this 

preliminary analysis, DOE has opted to 

instead provide a 60-day comment 

period. As stated, DOE requested 

comment in the May 2020 Early 

Assessment Review RFI on the analysis 

conducted in support of the last energy 

conservation standard rulemaking for 

electric motors. For this preliminary 

analysis, DOE has relied on many of the 

same analytical assumptions and 

approaches as used in the previous 

rulemaking and has determined that a 

60-day comment period in conjunction 

with the prior 30-day comment period 

provides sufficient time for interested 

parties to review the preliminary 

analysis and develop comments. 

II. Background 

A. Current Standards 

On May 29, 2014, DOE published a 

final rule adopting new and amended 

energy conservation standards for 

electric motors other than fire pump 

electric motors, consistent with the 

efficiency levels (‘‘ELs’’) specified in 

Table 12–12 of National Electrical 

Manufacturers Association (‘‘NEMA’’) 

Standards Publication MG 1–2011, 

‘‘Motors and Generators,’’ and retained 

the standards for fire pump motors. 79 

FR 30934 (‘‘May 2014 Final Rule’’). 

These standards are set forth in DOE’s 

regulations at 10 CFR 431.25 and are 

repeated in Table II.1, Table II.2 and 

Table II.3 (for electric motors starting on 

June 1, 2016). 

TABLE II.1—FEDERAL ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR NEMA DESIGN A, NEMA DESIGN B AND IEC DESIGN N 

MOTORS (EXCLUDING FIRE PUMP ELECTRIC MOTORS) AT 60 HZ

Motor horsepower/standard kilowatt equivalent 

Nominal full-load efficiency 

(%) 

2-Pole 4-Pole 6-Pole 8-Pole 

Enclosed Open Enclosed Open Enclosed Open Enclosed Open 

1/.75 ......................................................................... 77.0 77.0 85.5 85.5 82.5 82.5 75.5 75.5 

1.5/1.1 ...................................................................... 84.0 84.0 86.5 86.5 87.5 86.5 78.5 77.0 

2/1.5 ......................................................................... 85.5 85.5 86.5 86.5 88.5 87.5 84.0 86.5 

3/2.2 ......................................................................... 86.5 85.5 89.5 89.5 89.5 88.5 85.5 87.5 

5/3.7 ......................................................................... 88.5 86.5 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5 86.5 88.5 

7.5/5.5 ...................................................................... 89.5 88.5 91.7 91.0 91.0 90.2 86.5 89.5 

10/7.5 ....................................................................... 90.2 89.5 91.7 91.7 91.0 91.7 89.5 90.2 

15/11 ........................................................................ 91.0 90.2 92.4 93.0 91.7 91.7 89.5 90.2 

20/15 ........................................................................ 91.0 91.0 93.0 93.0 91.7 92.4 90.2 91.0 

25/18.5 ..................................................................... 91.7 91.7 93.6 93.6 93.0 93.0 90.2 91.0 

30/22 ........................................................................ 91.7 91.7 93.6 94.1 93.0 93.6 91.7 91.7 

40/30 ........................................................................ 92.4 92.4 94.1 94.1 94.1 94.1 91.7 91.7 

50/37 ........................................................................ 93.0 93.0 94.5 94.5 94.1 94.1 92.4 92.4 

60/45 ........................................................................ 93.6 93.6 95.0 95.0 94.5 94.5 92.4 93.0 

75/55 ........................................................................ 93.6 93.6 95.4 95.0 94.5 94.5 93.6 94.1 

100/75 ...................................................................... 94.1 93.6 95.4 95.4 95.0 95.0 93.6 94.1 

125/90 ...................................................................... 95.0 94.1 95.4 95.4 95.0 95.0 94.1 94.1 

150/110 .................................................................... 95.0 94.1 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.4 94.1 94.1 

200/150 .................................................................... 95.4 95.0 96.2 95.8 95.8 95.4 94.5 94.1 

250/186 .................................................................... 95.8 95.0 96.2 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.0 95.0 

300/224 .................................................................... 95.8 95.4 96.2 95.8 95.8 95.8 ................ ..............

350/261 .................................................................... 95.8 95.4 96.2 95.8 95.8 95.8 

400/298 .................................................................... 95.8 95.8 96.2 95.8 ................ .............. ................ ..............

450/336 .................................................................... 95.8 96.2 96.2 96.2 ................ .............. ................ ..............

500/373 .................................................................... 95.8 96.2 96.2 96.2 ................ .............. ................ ..............

TABLE II.2—FEDERAL ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR NEMA DESIGN C AND IEC DESIGN H MOTORS AT 60 HZ

Motor horsepower/standard kilowatt equivalent 

Nominal full-load efficiency 

(%) 

4-Pole 6-Pole 8-Pole 

Enclosed Open Enclosed Open Enclosed Open 

1/.75 ............................................................................................................... 85.5 85.5 82.5 82.5 75.5 75.5 

1.5/1.1 ............................................................................................................ 86.5 86.5 87.5 86.5 78.5 77.0 

2/1.5 ............................................................................................................... 86.5 86.5 88.5 87.5 84.0 86.5 

3/2.2 ............................................................................................................... 89.5 89.5 89.5 88.5 85.5 87.5 

5/3.7 ............................................................................................................... 89.5 89.5 89.5 89.5 86.5 88.5 

7.5/5.5 ............................................................................................................ 91.7 91.0 91.0 90.2 86.5 89.5 

10/7.5 ............................................................................................................. 91.7 91.7 91.0 91.7 89.5 90.2 

15/11 .............................................................................................................. 92.4 93.0 91.7 91.7 89.5 90.2 


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HZ—Continued 

Motor horsepower/standard kilowatt equivalent 

Nominal full-load efficiency 

(%) 

4-Pole 6-Pole 8-Pole 

Enclosed Open Enclosed Open Enclosed Open 

20/15 .............................................................................................................. 93.0 93.0 91.7 92.4 90.2 91.0 

25/18.5 ........................................................................................................... 93.6 93.6 93.0 93.0 90.2 91.0 

30/22 .............................................................................................................. 93.6 94.1 93.0 93.6 91.7 91.7 

40/30 .............................................................................................................. 94.1 94.1 94.1 94.1 91.7 91.7 

50/37 .............................................................................................................. 94.5 94.5 94.1 94.1 92.4 92.4 

60/45 .............................................................................................................. 95.0 95.0 94.5 94.5 92.4 93.0 

75/55 .............................................................................................................. 95.4 95.0 94.5 94.5 93.6 94.1 

100/75 ............................................................................................................ 95.4 95.4 95.0 95.0 93.6 94.1 

125/90 ............................................................................................................ 95.4 95.4 95.0 95.0 94.1 94.1 

150/110 .......................................................................................................... 95.8 95.8 95.8 95.4 94.1 94.1 

200/150 .......................................................................................................... 96.2 95.8 95.8 95.4 94.5 94.1 

TABLE II.3—FEDERAL ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR FIRE PUMP ELECTRIC MOTORS AT 60 HZ

Motor horsepower/standard kilowatt equivalent 

Nominal full-load efficiency (%) 

2-Pole 4-Pole 6-Pole 8-Pole 

Enclosed Open Enclosed Open Enclosed Open Enclosed Open 

1/.75 ......................................................................... 75.5 .............. 82.5 82.5 80.0 80.0 74.0 74.0 

1.5/1.1 ...................................................................... 82.5 82.5 84.0 84.0 85.5 84.0 77.0 75.5 

2/1.5 ......................................................................... 84.0 84.0 84.0 84.0 86.5 85.5 82.5 85.5 

3/2.2 ......................................................................... 85.5 84.0 87.5 86.5 87.5 86.5 84.0 86.5 

5/3.7 ......................................................................... 87.5 85.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 87.5 85.5 87.5 

7.5/5.5 ...................................................................... 88.5 87.5 89.5 88.5 89.5 88.5 85.5 88.5 

10/7.5 ....................................................................... 89.5 88.5 89.5 89.5 89.5 90.2 88.5 89.5 

15/11 ........................................................................ 90.2 89.5 91.0 91.0 90.2 90.2 88.5 89.5 

20/15 ........................................................................ 90.2 90.2 91.0 91.0 90.2 91.0 89.5 90.2 

25/18.5 ..................................................................... 91.0 91.0 92.4 91.7 91.7 91.7 89.5 90.2 

30/22 ........................................................................ 91.0 91.0 92.4 92.4 91.7 92.4 91.0 91.0 

40/30 ........................................................................ 91.7 91.7 93.0 93.0 93.0 93.0 91.0 91.0 

50/37 ........................................................................ 92.4 92.4 93.0 93.0 93.0 93.0 91.7 91.7 

60/45 ........................................................................ 93.0 93.0 93.6 93.6 93.6 93.6 91.7 92.4 

75/55 ........................................................................ 93.0 93.0 94.1 94.1 93.6 93.6 93.0 93.6 

100/75 ...................................................................... 93.6 93.0 94.5 94.1 94.1 94.1 93.0 93.6 

125/90 ...................................................................... 94.5 93.6 94.5 94.5 94.1 94.1 93.6 93.6 

150/110 .................................................................... 94.5 93.6 95.0 95.0 95.0 94.5 93.6 93.6 

200/150 .................................................................... 95.0 94.5 95.0 95.0 95.0 94.5 94.1 93.6 

250/186 .................................................................... 95.4 94.5 95.0 95.4 95.0 95.4 94.5 94.5 

300/224 .................................................................... 95.4 95.0 95.4 95.4 95.0 95.4 ................ ..............

350/261 .................................................................... 95.4 95.0 95.4 95.4 95.0 95.4 ................ ..............

400/298 .................................................................... 95.4 95.4 95.4 95.4 ................ .............. ................ ..............

450/336 .................................................................... 95.4 95.8 95.4 95.8 ................ .............. ................ ..............

500/373 .................................................................... 95.4 95.8 95.8 95.8 ................ .............. ................ ..............

B. Current Process 

In it May 2020 Early Assessment 

Review RFI, DOE stated that it was 

initiating an early assessment review to 

determine whether any new or amended 

standards would satisfy the relevant 

requirements of EPCA for a new or 

amended energy conservation standard 

for electric motors and sought 

information related to that effort. 

Specifically, DOE sought data and 

information that could enable the 

agency to determine whether DOE 

should propose a ‘‘no new standard’’ 

determination because a more stringent 

standard: (1) Would not result in a 

significant savings of energy; (2) is not 

technologically feasible; (3) is not 

economically justified; or (4) any 

combination of the foregoing. 85 FR 

30878, 30879. 

Comments received to date as part of 

the current process have helped DOE 

identify and resolve issues related to the 

preliminary analyses. Chapter 2 of the 

preliminary TSD summarizes and 

addresses the comments received. 

III. Summary of the Analyses 

Performed by DOE 

For the equipment covered in this 

preliminary analysis, DOE conducted 

in-depth technical analyses in the 

following areas: (1) Engineering; (2) 

markups to determine product price; (3) 

energy use; (4) life cycle cost (‘‘LCC’’) 

and payback period (‘‘PBP’’); and (5) 

national impacts. The preliminary TSD 

that presents the methodology and 

results of each of these analyses is 

available at www.regulations.gov/ 

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4Because the projected price of products at 

efficiency levels above the baseline is typically 

higher than the price of baseline products, using the 

same markup for the incremental cost and the 

baseline cost would result in higher per-unit 

operating profit. While such an outcome is possible, 

DOE maintains that in markets that are reasonably 

competitive it is unlikely that standards would lead 

to a sustainable increase in profitability in the long 

run. 

5The NIA accounts for impacts in the 50 states 

and U.S. territories. 

DOE also conducted, and has 

included in the preliminary TSD, 

several other analyses that support the 

major analyses or are preliminary 

analyses that will be expanded if DOE 

determines that a NOPR is warranted to 

propose amended energy conservation 

standards. These analyses include: (1) 

The market and technology assessment; 

(2) the screening analysis, which 

contributes to the engineering analysis; 

and (3) the shipments analysis, which 

contributes to the LCC and PBP analysis 

and the national impact analysis 

(‘‘NIA’’). In addition to these analyses, 

DOE has begun preliminary work on the 

manufacturer impact analysis. DOE has 

also identified the methods to be used 

for the consumer subgroup analysis, the 

emissions analysis, the employment 

impact analysis, the regulatory impact 

analysis, and the utility impact analysis. 

DOE will expand on these analyses in 

the NOPR should one be issued. 

A. Engineering Analysis 

The purpose of the engineering 

analysis is to establish the relationship 

between the efficiency and cost of 

electric motors. There are two elements 

to consider in the engineering analysis: 

(1) The selection of efficiency levels to 

analyze (i.e., the ‘‘efficiency analysis’’) 

and (2) the determination of equipment 

cost at each efficiency level (i.e., the 

‘‘cost analysis’’). In determining the 

performance of higher-efficiency 

equipment, DOE considers technologies 

and design option combinations not 

eliminated by the screening analysis. 

For each equipment class, DOE 

estimates the manufacturer production 

cost (‘‘MPC’’) for the baseline as well as 

higher efficiency levels. The output of 

the engineering analysis is a set of costefficiency ‘‘curves’’ that are used in 

downstream analyses (i.e., the LCC and 

PBP analyses and the NIA). 

DOE converts the MPC to the 

manufacturer selling price (‘‘MSP’’) by 

applying a manufacturer markup. The 

MSP is the price the manufacturer 

charges its first customer, when selling 

into the equipment distribution 

channels. The manufacturer markup 

accounts for manufacturer nonproduction costs and profit margin. DOE 

developed the manufacturer markup by 

examining publicly available financial 

information for manufacturers of the 

covered equipment. 

See Chapter 5 of the preliminary TSD 

for additional detail on the engineering 

analysis. 

B. Markups Analysis 

The markups analysis develops 

appropriate markups (e.g., retailer 

markups, distributor markups, 

contractor markups) in the distribution 

chain and sales taxes to convert 

manufacturer selling cost (‘‘MSP’’) 

estimates derived in the engineering 

analysis to consumer prices, which are 

then used in the LCC and PBP analysis. 

At each step in the distribution channel, 

companies mark up the price of the 

equipment to cover business costs and 

profit margin. 

DOE developed baseline and 

incremental markups for each actor in 

the distribution chain. Baseline 

markups are applied to the price of 

equipment with baseline efficiency, 

while incremental markups are applied 

to the difference in price between 

baseline and higher-efficiency models 

(the incremental cost increase). The 

incremental markup is typically less 

than the baseline markup and is 

designed to maintain similar per-unit 

operating profit before and after new or 

amended standards.4

Chapter 6 of the preliminary TSD 

provides details on DOE’s development 

of markups for electric motors. 

C. Energy Use Analysis 

The purpose of the energy use 

analysis is to determine the annual 

energy consumption of electric motors 

at different efficiencies in representative 

commercial, industrial, and agricultural 

consumers, and to assess the energy 

savings potential of increased electric 

motor efficiency. The energy use 

analysis estimates the range of energy 

use of electric motors in the field (i.e., 

as they are actually used by consumers). 

The energy use analysis provides the 

basis for other analyses DOE performed, 

particularly assessments of the energy 

savings and the savings in consumer 

operating costs that could result from 

adoption of amended or new standards. 

Chapter 7 of the preliminary TSD 

addresses the energy use analysis. 

D. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period 

Analyses 

The effect of new or amended energy 

conservation standards on individual 

consumers usually involves a reduction 

in operating cost and an increase in 

purchase cost. DOE used the following 

two metrics to measure consumer 

impacts: 

• The LCC is the total consumer 

expense of an appliance or product over 

the life of that product, consisting of 

total installed cost (manufacturer selling 

price, distribution chain markups, sales 

tax, and installation costs) plus 

operating costs (expenses for energy use, 

maintenance, and repair). To compute 

the operating costs, DOE discounts 

future operating costs to the time of 

purchase and sums them over the 

lifetime of the product. 

• The PBP is the estimated amount of 

time (in years) it takes consumers to 

recover the increased purchase cost 

(including installation) of a moreefficient product through lower 

operating costs. DOE calculates the PBP 

by dividing the change in purchase cost 

at higher efficiency levels by the change 

in annual operating cost for the year that 

amended or new standards are assumed 

to take effect. 

Chapter 8 of the preliminary TSD 

addresses the LCC and PBP analyses. 

E. National Impact Analysis 

The NIA estimates the national energy 

savings (‘‘NES’’) and the net present 

value (‘‘NPV’’) of total consumer costs 

and savings expected to result from 

amended standards at specific efficiency 

levels (referred to as candidate standard 

levels).5 DOE calculates the NES and 

NPV for the potential standard levels 

considered based on projections of 

annual equipment shipments, along 

with the annual energy consumption 

and total installed cost data from the 

energy use and LCC analyses. For the 

present analysis, DOE projected the 

energy savings, operating cost savings, 

equipment costs, and NPV of consumer 

benefits over the lifetime of electric 

motors sold from 2026 through 2055. 

DOE evaluates the impacts of new or 

amended standards by comparing a case 

without such standards (‘‘no-newstandards case’’) with standards-case 

projections. The no-new-standards case 

characterizes energy use and consumer 

costs for each equipment class in the 

absence of new or amended energy 

conservation standards. For this 

projection, DOE considers historical 

trends in efficiency and various forces 

that are likely to affect the mix of 

efficiencies over time. DOE compares 

the no-new-standards case with 

projections characterizing the market for 

each equipment class if DOE adopted 

new or amended standards at specific 

energy efficiency levels for that class. 

For each efficiency level, DOE considers 

how a given standard would likely 

affect the market shares of equipment 

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DOE uses a spreadsheet model to 

calculate the energy savings and the 

national consumer costs and savings 

from each efficiency level. Interested 

parties can review DOE’s analyses by 

changing various input quantities 

within the spreadsheet. The NIA 

spreadsheet model uses typical values 

(as opposed to probability distributions) 

as inputs. Critical inputs to this analysis 

include shipments projections, 

estimated product lifetimes, equipment 

installed costs and operating costs, 

equipment annual energy consumption, 

the no-new standards case efficiency 

projection, and discount rates. 

DOE estimates a combined total of 

11.9 quads of site energy savings at the 

max-tech efficiency levels for electric 

motors. Combined site energy savings at 

Efficiency Level 1 for all equipment 

classes are estimated to be 3.3 quads. 

Chapter 10 of the preliminary TSD 

addresses the NIA. 

IV. Public Participation 

DOE invites public participation in 

this process through participation in the 

webinar and submission of written 

comments and information. After the 

webinar and the closing of the comment 

period, DOE will consider all timelysubmitted comments and additional 

information obtained from interested 

parties, as well as information obtained 

through further analyses. Following 

such consideration, the Department will 

publish either a determination that the 

standards for electric motors need not 

be amended or a NOPR proposing to 

amend those standards. The NOPR, 

should one be issued, would include 

proposed energy conservation standards 

for the products covered by that 

rulemaking, and members of the public 

would be given an opportunity to 

submit written and oral comments on 

the proposed standards. 

A. Participation in the Webinar 

The time and date of the webinar 

meeting are listed in the DATES section 

at the beginning of this document. 

Webinar registration information, 

participant instructions, and 

information about the capabilities 

available to webinar participants will be 

published on DOE’s website: 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/standards.aspx?

productid=6&action=viewlive. 

Participants are responsible for ensuring 

their systems are compatible with the 

webinar software. 

B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared 

General Statements for Distribution 

Any person who has an interest in the 

topics addressed in this notice, or who 

is representative of a group or class of 

persons that has an interest in these 

issues, may request an opportunity to 

make an oral presentation at the 

webinar. Such persons may submit such 

request to ApplianceStandards

Questions@ee.doe.gov. Persons who 

wish to speak should include with their 

request a computer file in Microsoft 

Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file format 

that briefly describes the nature of their 

interest in this rulemaking and the 

topics they wish to discuss. Such 

persons should also provide a daytime 

telephone number where they can be 

reached. 

C. Conduct of the Webinar 

DOE will designate a DOE official to 

preside at the webinar and may also use 

a professional facilitator to aid 

discussion. The meeting will not be a 

judicial or evidentiary-type public 

hearing, but DOE will conduct it in 

accordance with section 336 of EPCA 

(42 U.S.C. 6306). A court reporter will 

be present to record the proceedings and 

prepare a transcript. DOE reserves the 

right to schedule the order of 

presentations and to establish the 

procedures governing the conduct of the 

webinar. There shall not be discussion 

of proprietary information, costs or 

prices, market share, or other 

commercial matters regulated by U.S. 

anti-trust laws. After the webinar and 

until the end of the comment period, 

interested parties may submit further 

comments on the proceedings and any 

aspect of the rulemaking. 

The webinar will be conducted in an 

informal, conference style. DOE will 

present an overview of the topics 

addressed in the preliminary analysis, 

allow time for prepared general 

statements by participants, and 

encourage all interested parties to share 

their views on issues affecting this 

rulemaking. Each participant will be 

allowed to make a general statement 

(within time limits determined by DOE), 

before the discussion of specific topics. 

DOE will permit, as time permits, other 

participants to comment briefly on any 

general statements. 

At the end of all prepared statements 

on a topic, DOE will permit participants 

to clarify their statements briefly. 

Participants should be prepared to 

answer questions by DOE and by other 

participants concerning these issues. 

DOE representatives may also ask 

questions of participants concerning 

other matters relevant to this 

rulemaking. The official conducting the 

webinar will accept additional 

comments or questions from those 

attending, as time permits. The 

presiding official will announce any 

further procedural rules or modification 

of the above procedures that may be 

needed for the proper conduct of the 

webinar. 

A transcript of the webinar will be 

included in the docket, which can be 

viewed as described in the Docket 

section at the beginning of this notice. 

In addition, any person may buy a copy 

of the transcript from the transcribing 

reporter. 

D. Submission of Comments 

DOE invites all interested parties, 

regardless of whether they participate in 

the public meeting, to submit in writing 

by May 2, 2022, comments and 

information on matters addressed in this 

notification and on other matters 

relevant to DOE’s consideration of 

amended energy conservations 

standards for electric motors. 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. If 

this instruction is followed, persons 

viewing comments will see only first 

and last names, organization names, 

correspondence containing comments, 

and any documents submitted with the 

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 

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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. 

Comments and documents submitted 

via email 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. No 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, that are 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). 

V. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this notification of a 

webinar and availability of preliminary 

technical support document. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on February 23, 

2022, by Kelly J. Speaks-Backman, 

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 

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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 publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 24, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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