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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ADDRESSES: PublicAvailability:Copies efficiency standard would generally ofthe EA and the TSD are available decrease air pollution by decreasing Office of Energy Efficiency and from: U.S. Department ofEnergy, Office future energy demand. The Renewable Energy ofEnergy 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 Programfor SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) carbon. The results ofthe analysis show Consumer Products 586-9127. an estimated cumulative reduction of AGENCY: Department ofEnergy. FOR FURTHE INFORMATION CONTACT: 24.2 million tons ofcarbon equivalent ACTION Finding ofno significant impact Michael Raymond, U.S. Department of emissions and 83.2 thousand tons NOx for amended energy conservation Energy, Office ofEnergy Efficiency and for TSL 2 through the year 2020. This standard for residential central air Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, would be a national reduction of0.17% conditioners and heatpumps. Mail Station EE-41, 1000 Independence of carbon equivalent emissions, and Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585- 0.08% ofNOx. 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 furtherinformationregardingthe clean air legislation, physical emissions National Energy Conservation Policy DOENEPA processcontact:Carol ofthis pollutant from electricity Act and the National Appliance Energy Borgstrom, Director, Office ofNEPA 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 2emissions are traded. and Department of Energy (DOE) to DescriptionoftheProposed Action:The ifSO; 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 ofthe 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 ofa range ofnew energy Document (TSD), DOE has determined conservation standards for residential Based upon the EA, DOE has that the adoption ofenergy efficiency central air conditioners and heat pumps. determined that the adoption ofthe 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 ofthe 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 ifno 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 ofthe human environment The main environmental impact is Issued in Washington, DC, on Ma 14 within the meaning ofthe National decreased emissions from fossil-fueled 200 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 electricity generation. All ofthe (NEPA). Therefore, an environmental minimum efficiency levels considered Davd K.Garman, impact statement (EIS) is not required, for this appliance product category AssistantSecretary,EnergyEfficiency and and the Department is issuing this would result in decreased electricity use RenewableEnergy. Finding ofNo Significant Impact and, therefore, a reduction in power IFR Doc. 02-12681 Filed 5-22-02; 8:45 am] (FONSI). plant emissions. The proposed BILLING CODE 645-01-P ,',



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Federal Register/Vol. 67, No. lOO/Thursday, May 23, 2002/Notices 

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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 ofEnergy. ACTION: 

### Finding ofno significant impact for amended energy conservation standard for residential central air conditioners and heatpumps.

SUMMARY: 

### The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act and the National ApplianceEnergy Conservation Act. and the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments, prescribes energy conservation standards for certain major household appliances. andrequires the Department ofEnergy (DOE) to administer an energy conservation program for these products. Based on an Environmental Assessment (EA). DOEI 

### EA-1352. andrevisions to theEA as documented in Appendix M ofthe Residential Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Technical Support Document (TSD). DOE has determined that the adoption ofenergy 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 PumpsEnergy Conservation Standards." would not be a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality ofthehuman environment within the meaning ofthe National EnvironmentalPolicy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Therefore. an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required. and the Department is issuing this Finding ofNo SignificantImpact (FONS!). ADDRESSES: 

### PublicAvailability:Copies ofthe EA and theTSD are available from: U.S. Department ofEnergy. Office ofEnergy 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 ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Forrestal Building. Mail StationEE-41. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW

.. Washington. DC 20585- 0121. (202) 586-9611.



### Forfurther information regarding the DOENEPA 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 oftheProposedAction:The proposed action is the establishment of

a revised energy conservation standard (TSL 2) for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps.



### EnvironmentalImpacts: The EA and TSD evaluate the environmental impacts ofa range ofnew energy conservation standards for residential central airconditioners and heat pumps. Theresults are presented for each potential trial standard level. Each potential trial standard level is an alternative action. and the environmental impacts ofeach alternative are comparedto what would be expected to happen ifno new standard were adopted. i.e

.. the "no action" alternative.

The main environmental impact is decreased emissions from fossil-fueled electricity generation. All ofthe minimum efficiency levels considered for this appliance product category wouldresult in decreased electricityuse and. therefore. a reduction inpower plant emissions. Theproposed efficiency standard would generally decrease airpollution by decreasing future energy demand. The environmental analysis considers two pollutants. nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur dioxide (S02). and oneemission. carbon. Theresults ofthe analysis show

an estimated cumulative reduction of 24.2 million tons ofcarbon equivalent emissions and 83.2 thousand tons NOx 

### for TSL 2 through the year 2020. This wouldbe a national reduction of0.17% ofcarbon equivalent emissions. and 0.08% ofNOx

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### Because emissions of S02 from power plants are capped by clean air legislation. physical emissions ofthis pollutant from electricity generation will be only minimally affetted byresidential central air conditioners and heat pumps standards. TIle 

### maximum S02 allowedby law will mos', l'kely still be produced. but ':>ecausa S02 emissions are traded. and ifS02 emissions are lowered due to less power g9neration. then the cost ofS02 emissior credits may decrease slightly. Therefore. the EA did not consider chcnges i.'l power sector S02 emissions bec.mse thy will be negligible.
Dete.-mine.tion

Basedupon the EA. DOE has determined that the adoption ofthe proposed energy efficiency standard for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality ofthe 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. EnergyEfficiencyand RenewableEnergy. [FR Doc. 02-12681 Filed 5-22-02; 8:45 am]

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