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over the lifetime of the CWAF, which is 

important information for consumers. 

The industry test procedure also does 

not allow manufacturers to fully 

differentiate their products in the 

market. For example, under the industry 

test procedure, a manufacturer with a 

line of CWAF models with wellinsulated jackets has no way to 

advertise their improved efficiency in 

the market. Under the industry test 

procedure, these models will have the 

same advertised efficiency as similar 

models that lack insulation and have 

higher jacket losses. 

Having determined that any future, 

amended standards for CWAFs should 

be based on a representative average use 

cycle that includes jacket losses and 

part-load operation, DOE adopted the 

appendix B test procedure in the June 

2023 Final Rule. The appendix B test 

procedure contains specific provisions 

for measuring jacket losses and energy 

use during part-load operation and will 

be used by DOE to evaluate potential 

amended standards for CWAFs. Use of 

the appendix B test procedure by 

manufacturers would not be required 

until such time as compliance is 

required with amended energy 

conservation standards based on the 

new representative average use cycle, 

should DOE adopt such standards. 

For this final determination, as was 

done initially in the December 2024 

NOTD, DOE evaluated whether the 

industry test procedure is reasonably 

designed to produce test results which 

reflect energy use during a 

representative average use cycle that, as 

determined by DOE, includes jacket 

losses and part-load operation. Unlike 

the appendix B test procedure, the 

industry test procedure does not have 

provisions for calculating jacket losses 

and changes in energy efficiency due to 

part-load operation. As discussed 

previously, this results in the industry 

test procedure producing test results 

that do not account for significant 

variations in energy use across different 

CWAF models. As a result, DOE has 

determined, supported by clear and 

convincing evidence, that the industry 

test procedure is not reasonably 

designed to produce test results which 

reflect energy efficiency during a 

representative average use cycle that, as 

determined by DOE, includes jacket 

losses and part-load operation for the 

TE2 metric. 

IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory 

Review 

DOE has concluded that the 

determinations made pursuant to the 

various procedural requirements 

applicable to the June 2023 Final Rule 

remain unchanged for this notification 

of final determination. These 

determinations are set forth in the June 

2023 Final Rule. 88 FR 36217, 36230– 

36233. DOE is publishing this document 

to present its final determination, 

supported by clear and convincing 

evidence, that the industry test 

procedure would not provide test 

results that are representative of an 

average use cycle for the TE2 metric. 

V. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this final determination. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on January 13, 2025, 

by Jeffrey Marootian, 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 Office of the Federal 

Register, the 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 January 13, 

2025. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

11 CFR Part 111 

[Notice 2024–30] 

Statement of Policy Regarding the 

Notification of Respondents in Matters 

Under Review Remanded From a 

Challenge Pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 

30109(a)(8) 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

ACTION: Statement of Policy. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Election 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘FEC’’) 

is issuing a Policy Statement to explain 

that, if the Commission receives a 

remand in litigation instituted pursuant 

to 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(8), it will notify 

the respondents in the Matter Under 

Review (‘‘MUR’’) of the relevant court 

decision(s) and provide an opportunity 

to file supplemental responses. 

DATES: The effective date of this 

Statement of Policy is February 18, 

2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claudio J. Pavia, Assistant General 

Counsel, Enforcement Division, 1050 

First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463, 

(202) 694–1650. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 

as amended, (‘‘Act’’) 52 U.S.C. 30101– 

30145, provides for enforcement based 

upon complaints filed by the public. 

Such complaints are filed with the FEC, 

which notifies each individual or 

organization accused of wrongdoing 

(‘‘Respondents’’) and provides an 

opportunity to respond to the 

allegations of the complaint. 

‘‘Any party aggrieved by an order of 

the Commission dismissing a complaint 

filed by such party . . . or by a failure 

of the Commission to act on such 

complaint during the 120-day period 

beginning on the date the complaint is 

filed, may file a petition with the United 

States District Court for the District of 

Columbia.’’ 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(8)(A). 

‘‘[I]n any proceeding’’ brought under 52 

U.S.C. 30109(a)(8) ‘‘the court may 

declare that the dismissal of the 

complaint or the failure to act is 

contrary to law and may direct the 

Commission to conform with such 

declaration within 30 days, failing 

which the complainant may bring, in 

the name of such complainant, a civil 

action to remedy the violation involved 

in the original complaint.’’ 52 U.S.C. 

30108(a)(8)(C). 

Because lawsuits filed under 52 

U.S.C. 30108(a)(8) are brought by 

Complainants against the Commission, 

Respondents may not be aware of 

actions taken in these cases. 

Respondents’ interests are implicated, 

however, where a MUR is remanded to 

the Commission for further action. In 

particular, because the Commission will 

generally be ordered to conform to a 

particular judicial opinion, and because 

the facts and circumstances of a MUR 

may have changed with the passage of 

time, any response previously provided 

by a Respondent may be stale. See 52 

U.S.C. 30109(a)(1) (‘‘Before the 

Commission conducts any vote on the 

complaint, other than a vote to dismiss, 

any person so notified shall have the 

opportunity to demonstrate, in writing, 

to the Commission within 15 days after 

notification that no action should be 

taken against such person on the basis 

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Accordingly, the Commission is 

issuing this Policy Statement to 

announce that whenever a remand is 

ordered by final judgment or appellate 

decision in a case brought pursuant to 

52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(8)(C), the FEC will 

provide notice of that decision by letter 

within 48 hours to both the email and 

physical address on file. This letter will 

be drafted by the Office of General 

Counsel’s Litigation Division, in 

consultation with the Enforcement 

Division, and will enclose the relevant 

opinion and order. Further, the letter 

will note any deadline for Commission 

action and advise that the Commission 

will consider any supplemental 

response or material the Respondent 

may wish to provide for the purpose of 

the remand. 

This policy describes how the 

Commission will provide notice to 

Respondents of opinions and orders that 

result in a remand in cases brought 

pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(8). The 

policy does not confer any rights on any 

person and does not in any way limit 

the right of the Commission to evaluate 

every MUR based upon its particular 

facts and circumstances. 

This document represents a general 

statement of policy announcing the 

general course of action that the 

Commission intends to follow. This 

policy statement does not constitute an 

agency regulation requiring notice of 

proposed rulemaking, opportunities for 

public participation, prior publication, 

and delay effective under 5 U.S.C. 553 

of the Administrative Procedure Act 

(‘‘APA’’). As such, it does not bind the 

Commission or any member of the 

general public. The provisions of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 

605(b), which apply when notice and 

comment are required by the APA or 

other relevant statute, are not 

applicable. 

Dated: December 19, 2024. 

On behalf of the Commission, 

Sean J. Cooksey, 

Chairman, Federal Election Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 47 

[Docket No.: FAA–2024–2765; Amdt. No. 

47–36] 

RIN 2120–AM08 

Electronic Issuance of Aircraft 

Registration and Dealer Certificates 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rulemaking amends FAA 

regulations pertaining to aircraft 

registration and dealer’s registration 

certificates to facilitate the electronic 

issuance of these certificates. Electronic 

issuance of the certificates is more 

efficient and cost effective than the 

traditional agency procedure of printing 

paper registration certificates and 

mailing them to aircraft owners and 

dealers. 

DATES: Effective January 17, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendolynn Hendrick, Aircraft 

Registration Branch, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 6500 S MacArthur 

Blvd., Bldg 29, Oklahoma City, OK 

73169; telephone (405) 954–3131; email 

Wendolynn.R.Hedrick@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Authority for This Rulemaking 

The FAA’s authority to issue rules on 

aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the 

United States Code (49 U.S.C.). Subtitle 

I, section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII, 

Aviation Programs, describes in more 

detail the scope of the FAA’s authority. 

This rulemaking is promulgated under 

the authority described in 49 U.S.C. 

106(f), which establishes the authority 

of the Administrator to promulgate 

regulations and rules; and 49 U.S.C. 

44701(a)(5), which requires the 

Administrator to promote safe flight of 

civil aircraft in air commerce by 

prescribing regulations and setting 

minimum standards for other practices, 

methods, and procedures necessary for 

safety in air commerce and national 

security. 

This rulemaking is also promulgated 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44101–44106 and 

44110–44113, which require aircraft to 

be registered as a condition of operation 

and establish the requirements for 

registration and registration processes. 

The FAA Civil Aviation Registry is 

responsible for the registration and 

recordation of civil aircraft. 

The regulations in this rule are within 

the scope of that authority because they 

provide for the electronic issuance of 

aircraft registration and dealer’s 

registration certificates. 

II. Immediate Adoption of Final Rule 

The notice and comment procedures 

required under section 553(b) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553) do not apply to rules of 

‘‘agency organization, procedure, or 

practice.’’ Under this section, an agency 

may issue a final rule without seeking 

comment prior to the rulemaking. This 

rulemaking updates the regulations for 

aircraft registration and recordation in 

part 47 of title 14 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) to provide for the 

electronic issuance of aircraft 

registration and dealer’s registration 

certificates. This rule does not alter the 

substantive rights or obligations of 

persons applying for aircraft registration 

or dealer’s certificates, only the 

procedures by which the FAA issues 

such certificates. Therefore, the FAA 

has determined that this rulemaking is 

a rule of agency procedure or practice 

for which notice and public comment 

are not required. 

Accordingly, because this is a rule of 

agency practice or procedure for which 

notice and public comment is not 

required, the FAA also finds good cause 

to waive the delay of the effective date 

as set forth in 5 U.S.C. 553(d). This rule 

will be immediately effective upon 

publication. 

III. Background 

A. Background and Current Processes 

The Civil Aviation Registry, FAA 

Aircraft Registration Branch (Registry) is 

responsible for developing, maintaining, 

and operating the Federal registration 

and recordation system for United 

States civil aircraft. Within these 

functions is the statutory requirement 

for issuance of aircraft registration and 

dealer’s registration certificates. 

Currently, the Registry issues 

certificates in the physical form of a 4’’ 

x 9’’ document printed on card stock. 

The Registry delivers both aircraft 

registration certificates and aircraft 

dealer certificates in paper form. The 

Registry issues over 5,000 of these 

certificates per month. These certificates 

are then delivered as bulk mail to 

registrants in approximately 7–10 

business days. 

Due to the long delivery time required 

by using regular mail, the Registry has 

had to create special priority processes 

to meet the demands of a changing fastpaced environment of the aviation 

industry. Costs involved in this process 


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