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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Chs. II, III, and X 

48 CFR Ch. 9 

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of semiannual regulatory 

agenda. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has prepared and is making 

available its portion of the semiannual 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory 

and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda), 

including its Regulatory Plan (Plan), 

pursuant to Executive Order 12866, 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review,’’ and 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Agenda is a government-wide 

compilation of upcoming and ongoing 

regulatory activity, including a brief 

description of each rulemaking and a 

timetable for action. The Agenda also 

includes a list of regulatory actions 

completed since publication of the last 

Agenda. The Department of Energy’s 

portion of the Agenda includes 

regulatory actions called for by the 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

of 2007, the American Energy 

Manufacturing Technical Corrections 

Act and programmatic needs of DOE 

offices. 

The Internet is the basic means for 

disseminating the Agenda and 

providing users the ability to obtain 

information from the Agenda database. 

DOE’s entire Fall 2014 Agenda can be 

accessed online by going to: 

www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect 

the status of activities as of 

approximately November 30, 2014. 

Publication in the Federal Register is 

mandated by the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 602) only for Agenda 

entries that require either a regulatory 

flexibility analysis or periodic review 

under section 610 of that Act. DOE’s 

regulatory flexibility agenda is made up 

of three rulemakings setting energy 

efficiency standards for the following 

products: 

• Automatic Commercial Ice Makers 

• Commercial Packaged Boilers 

• Residential Furnace Fans 

The Plan appears in both the online 

Agenda and the Federal Register and 

includes the most important of DOE’s 

significant regulatory actions and a 

Statement of Regulatory and 

Deregulatory Priorities. 

Steven P. Croley, 

General Counsel. 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY—PRERULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

272 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers ............................................................... 1904–AD01 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

273 .................... Energy Efficiency Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers .............................................................. 1904–AC39 

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

274 .................... Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans ...................................................................... 1904–AC22 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EE) 

Prerule stage 

272. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Commercial Packaged Boilers 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 

6313(a)(6)(C) 

Abstract: EPCA, as amended by 

AEMTCA, requires the Secretary to 

determine whether updating the 

statutory energy conservation standards 

for commercial packaged boilers is 

technically feasible and economically 

justified. If justified, the Secretary will 

issue amended energy conservation 

standards for such equipment. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Notice of Proposed Determination.08/13/13 78 FR 49202 

Public Meeting; 

Framework 

Document 

Availability.

09/03/13 78 FR 54197 

NOPD Comment 

Period End.

09/12/13 

Framework Document Comment 

Period End.

10/18/13 

Preliminary Analysis.11/00/14 

NPRM .................. 07/00/15 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: James Raba, Office of 

Building Technologies Program, EE–5B, 

Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 586– 

8654, Email: jim.raba@ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AD01 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EE) 

273. Energy Efficiency Standards for 

Automatic Commercial Ice Makers 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(d)(2) 

and (3) 

Abstract: EPCA, as amended by 

EPACT 2005, requires the Secretary to 

determine whether updating the 

statutory standards for automatic 

commercial ice makers is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. If amended 

standards are technologically feaseible 


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and economically justified, the 

Secretary will issue amended standards 

by January 1, 2015. DOE will also 

consider expanding the scope of 

coverage for this equipment. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Notice of Public 

Meeting: Availability of Preliminary Technical Support 

Document.

01/24/12 77 FR 3404 

Comment Period 

Extended.

03/05/12 77 FR 13026 

Extended Comment Period 

End.

04/22/12 

Public Meeting 

date 04/14/14.

03/17/14 79 FR 14846 

NPRM .................. 03/17/14 79 FR 14846 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

05/16/14 

Public Meeting 

Date.

06/19/14 

Notice of Data 

Availability.

09/11/14 79 FR 54215 

Comment Period 

End.

10/14/14 

Action Date FR Cite 

Final Action ......... 01/00/15 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, 

Office of Building Technologies 

Program, EE–5B, Department of Energy, 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 

287–1692, Email: john.cymbalsky@

ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AC39 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EE) 

Completed Actions 

274. Energy Conservation Standards for 

Residential Furnace Fans 

Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 

6295(f)(4)(D); 42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(3) 

Abstract: EPCA, as amended by EISA 

2007, requires the Secretary to consider 

and prescribe energy conservation 

standards for ‘‘electricity used for 

purposes of circulating air through 

ductwork’’ (referred to in shorthand as 

‘‘furnace fans’’). 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Action ......... 07/03/14 79 FR 38130 

Final Action Effective.09/02/14 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Ronald B. Majette, 

Phone: 202 586–7935, Email: 

ronald.majette@ee.doe.gov. 

RIN: 1904–AC22 

[FR Doc. 2014–28961 Filed 12–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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