5748 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 11 / Friday, January 17, 2025 / Proposed Rules 

Signed in Washington, DC, on January 13, 

2025. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00966 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[EERE–2022–BT–STD–0002] 

RIN 1904–AF40 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Fans and 

Blowers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: This document withdraws a 

proposed rule that was published in the 

Federal Register on January 19, 2024. 

The proposed rule would have 

established equipment classes and 

energy conservation standards for fans 

and blowers. 

DATES: The proposed rule on energy 

conservation standards for fans and 

blowers, published in the Federal 

Register on January 19, 2024, at 89 FR 

3714 is withdrawn on January 17, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this activity, 

which includes Federal Register 

notices, comments, and other 

supporting documents/materials, is 

available for review at 

www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE2022-BT-STD-0002. The docket web 

page contains instructions on how to 

access all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. All documents 

in the docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index; however, 

not all documents listed in the index 

may be publicly available, such as 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

9870. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Laura Zuber, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–4798. Email: 

Laura.Zuber@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 19, 2024, the Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’) published in the 

Federal Register a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (‘‘NOPR’’) and public 

meeting announcement, in which DOE 

proposed to establish equipment classes 

and energy conservation standards for 

fans and blowers. 89 FR 3714. 

Specifically, the proposed rule sought to 

establish energy conservation standards 

for two categories of fans and blowers: 

air circulating fans (‘‘ACFs’’) and fans 

and blowers that are not air circulating 

fans, which DOE referred to as general 

fans and blowers (‘‘GFBs’’). DOE 

proposed standards for various 

equipment classes of GFBs and ACFs. 

After review of the proposed rule and 

public comments, DOE has decided to 

withdraw the proposed rule. 

DOE received significant oral and 

written comments on its proposed rule 

and technical support document from 

individuals, manufacturers, trade 

associations, utilities, efficiency 

advocacy organizations, and other 

stakeholders. Some commenters 

opposed the rule, citing concerns about 

impacts on manufacturers and the 

analysis underlying the proposed 

standards. Other commenters supported 

the proposed rule and highlighted the 

proposed rule’s energy savings, 

emission reductions, and consumer 

benefits. Although DOE continues to 

support the intent and purpose of the 

proposed energy conservation standards 

for fans and blowers, in light of the 

considerable feedback received through 

the public comment process, the 

forthcoming change in Administration, 

and the significant resources needed to 

review and consider all relevant matters 

presented in the public comments, DOE 

does not believe that finalizing the 

proposed energy conservation standards 

is an efficient use of its resources at this 

time. 

For each of these independent 

reasons, DOE is exercising its discretion 

to withdraw the proposed standards and 

terminate this rulemaking. DOE does 

not intend for a final rule to be issued 

on this NOPR as it will be important for 

the Department to be informed by 

updated data and public input when it 

in re-examines these important issues 

and explores options that best 

implement the requirements of the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(EPCA). 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq. However, 

this withdrawal action does not 

preclude DOE from proposing energy 

conservation standards for fans and 

blowers in the future, including new 

standards that may be substantially 

identical or similar to those previously 

proposed. DOE notes that any future 

rulemaking it may undertake on this 

topic would similarly be subject to the 

notice and comment requirements of 

EPCA and the Administrative Procedure 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 551, et seq. 

States are not prohibited from 

adopting their own energy conservation 

standards, including the standards 

proposed by DOE. DOE notes that in 

proposing these standards, DOE 

estimated that the standards would save 

a significant amount of energy and have 

significant cost savings to consumers 

and the nation. 

Approval of the Office of the Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this proposed rule; 

withdrawal. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on January 10, 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. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00965 Filed 1–16–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2025–0007; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–00998–R] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus 

Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a 

new airworthiness directive (AD) for all 


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