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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ADDRESSES: Public Availability: Copies efficiency standard would generally

of the EA and the TSD are available decrease air pollution by decreasing

Office of Energy Efficiency and from: U.S. Department of Energy, Office future energy demand. The

Renewable Energy of Energy Efficiency and Renewable environmental analysis considers two

Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station pollutants, nitrogen oxides (NOx) and

Finding of No Significant Impact: EE-41, 1000 Independence Avenue, sulfur dioxide (SO 2), and one emission,

Energy Conservation Program for SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) carbon. The results of the analysis show

Consumer Products 586-9127. an estimated cumulative reduction of

AGENCY: Department of Energy. FOR FURTHE INFORMATION CONTACT: 24.2 million tons of carbon equivalent

ACTION Finding of no significant impact Michael Raymond, U.S. Department of emissions and 83.2 thousand tons NOx

for amended energy conservation Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and for TSL 2 through the year 2020. This

standard for residential central air Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, would be a national reduction of 0.17%

conditioners and heat pumps. Mail Station EE-41, 1000 Independence of carbon equivalent emissions, and

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585- 0.08% of NOx. Because emissions of

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and 0121, (202) 586-9611. S02 from power plants are capped by

Conservation Act, as amended by the For further information regarding the clean air legislation, physical emissions

National Energy Conservation Policy DOE NEPA process contact: Carol of this pollutant from electricity

Act and the National Appliance Energy Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA generation will be only minimally

Conservation Act, and the National Policy and Assistance (EH-42), 1000 affected by residential central air

Appliance Energy Conservation Independence Avenue, SW., conditioners and heat pumps standards.

Amendments, prescribes energy Washington, DC 20585-0119, (202) 586- Tie naximum SO2 allowed by law will

conservation standards for certain major 4600. most likely still be produced, but

household appliances, and requires the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION because SO 2 emissions are traded. and

Department of Energy (DOE) to Description of the Proposed Action: The if SO; emissions are lowered due to less

administer an energy conservation proposed action is the establishment of power gsneration, then the cost of SO2

program for these products. Based on an a revised energy conservation standard emissior credits may decrease slightly.

Environmental Assessment (EA), DOE/ (TSL 2) for residential central air Therefore, the EA did not consider

EA-1352, and revisions to the EA as conditioners and heat pumps. changes il, power sector SO2 emissions

documented in Appendix M of the Environmental Impacts: The EA and because they will be negligible.

Residential Central Air Conditioner and TSD evaluate the environmental Deteimination

Heat Pump Technical Support impacts of a range of new energy

Document (TSD), DOE has determined conservation standards for residential Based upon the EA, DOE has

that the adoption of energy efficiency central air conditioners and heat pumps. determined that the adoption of the

Trial Standard Level (TSL) 2 for The results are presented for each proposed energy efficiency standard for

residential central air conditioners and potential trial standard level. Each residential central air conditioners and

heat pumps, as adopted by the Final potential trial standard level is an heat pumps would not constitute a

Rule entitled the "Energy Conservation alternative action, and the major Federal action significantly

Program for Consumer Products: environmental impacts of each affecting the quality of the human

Residential Central Air Conditioners alternative are compared to what would environment, within the meaning of

and Heat Pumps Energy Conservation be expected to happen if no new NEPA. Therefore, an EIS is not required,

Standards," would not be a major standard were adopted, i.e., the "no and the Department is issuing this

Federal action significantly affecting the action" alternative. FONSI.

quality of the human environment The main environmental impact is Issued in Washington, DC, on Ma 14

within the meaning of the National decreased emissions from fossil-fueled 200

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 electricity generation. All of the

(NEPA). Therefore, an environmental minimum efficiency levels considered Davd K. Garman,

impact statement (EIS) is not required, for this appliance product category Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

and the Department is issuing this would result in decreased electricity use Renewable Energy.

Finding of No Significant Impact and, therefore, a reduction in power IFR Doc. 02-12681 Filed 5-22-02; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

OfficI; of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Finding of No Significant Impact: 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Finding of no significant impact 

for amended energy conservation 

standard for residential central air 

conditioners and heat pumps. 

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended by the 

National Energy Conservation Policy 

Act and the National Appliance Energy 

Conservation Act. and the National 

Appliance Energy Conservation 

Amendments, prescribes energy 

conservation standards for certain major 

household appliances. and requires the 

Department of Energy (DOE) to 

administer an energy conservation 

program for these products. Based on an 

Environmental Assessment (EA). DOEI 

EA-1352. and revisions to the EA as 

documented in Appendix M of the 

Residential Central Air Conditioner and 

Heat Pump Technical Support 

Document (TSD). DOE has determined 

that the adoption of energy efficiency 

Trial Standard Level (TSL) 2 for 

residential central air conditioners and 

heat pumps. as adopted by the Final 

Rule entitled the "Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products: 

Residential Central Air Conditioners 

and Heat Pumps Energy Conservation 

Standards." would not be a major 

Federal action significantly affecting the 

quality of the human environment 

within the meaning of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEP A). Therefore. an environmental 

impact statement (EIS) is not required. 

and the Department is issuing this 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONS!). 

ADDRESSES: Public Availability: Copies 

of the EA and the TSD are available 

from: U.S. Department of Energy. Office 

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. Forrestal Building. Mail Station 

EE-41. 1000 Independence Avenue. 

SW .. Washington. DC 20585-0121. (202) 

586-9127. 

FOR FURTH~ INFORMA1l0N CONTAC-r. 

Michael Raymond. U.S. Department of 

Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. Forrestal Building. 

Mail Station EE-41. 1000 Independence 

Avenue. SW .. Washington. DC 20585-

0121. (202) 586-9611. 

For further information regarding the 

DOE NEPA process contact: Carol 

Borgstrom. Director. Office ofNEPA 

Policy and Assistance (EH-42). 1000 

Independence Avenue. SW .. 

Washington. DC 20585-0119. (202) 586-

4600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

Description of the Proposed Action: The 

proposed action is the establishment of 

a revised energy conservation standard 

(TSL 2) for residential central air 

conditioners and heat pumps. 

Environmental Impacts: The EA and 

TSD evaluate the environmental 

impacts of a range of new energy 

conservation standards for residential 

central air conditioners and heat pumps. 

The results are presented for each 

potential trial standard level. Each 

potential trial standard level is an 

alternative action. and the 

environmental impacts of each 

alternative are compared to what would 

be expected to happen if no new 

standard were adopted. i.e .. the "no 

action" alternative. 

The main environmental impact is 

decreased emissions from fossil-fueled 

electricity generation. All of the 

minimum efficiency levels considered 

for this appliance product category 

would result in decreased electricity use 

and. therefore. a reduction in power 

plant emissions. The proposed 

efficiency standard would generally 

decrease air pollution by decreasing 

future energy demand. The 

environmental analysis considers two 

pollutants. nitrogen oxides (NOx) and 

sulfur dioxide (S02). and one emission. 

carbon. The results of the analysis show 

an estimated cumulative reduction of 

24.2 million tons of carbon equivalent 

emissions and 83.2 thousand tons NOx 

for TSL 2 through the year 2020. This 

would be a national reduction of 0.17% 

of carbon equivalent emissions. and 

0.08% of NOx . Because emissions of 

S02 from power plants are capped by 

clean air legislation. physical emissions 

of this pollutant from electricity 

generation will be only minimally 

affet ted by residential central air 

conditioners and heat pumps standards. 

TIle maximum S02 allowed by law will 

mos', l'kely still be produced. but 

':>ecausa S02 emissions are traded. and 

if S02 emissions are lowered due to less 

power g 9neration. then the cost of S02 

emissior credits may decrease slightly. 

Therefore. the EA did not consider 

chc nges i.'l power sector S02 emissions 

bec.mse thy will be negligible. 

Dete.-mine.tion 

Based upon the EA. DOE has 

determined that the adoption of the 

proposed energy efficiency standard for 

residential central air conditioners and 

heat pumps would not constitute a 

major Federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment. within the meaning of 

NEPA. Therefore. an EIS is not required. 

and the Department is issuing this 

FONS!. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14, 

2002. 

David K. Garman. 

Assistant Secretary. Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

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