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§ 431.422 Prescriptions of a rule.
(a)Criteria for exemption from preemption. Upon petition by a State which has prescribed an energy conservation standard or other requirement for a type or class of covered equipment for which a Federal energy conservation standard is applicable, the Secretary shall prescribe a rule that such standard not be preempted if he/she determines that the State has established by a preponderance of evidence that such requirement is needed to meet unusual and compelling State or local energy interests. For the purposes of this regulation, the term “unusual and compelling State or local energy interests” means interests which are substantially different in nature or magnitude from those prevailing in the U.S. generally, and are such that when evaluated within the context of the State's energy plan and forecast, the costs, benefits, burdens, and reliability of energy savings resulting from the State regulation make such regulation preferable or necessary when measured against the costs, benefits, burdens, and reliability of alternative approaches to energy savings or production, including reliance on reasonably predictable market-induced improvements in efficiency of all equipment subject to the State regulation. The Secretary may not prescribe such a rule if he finds that interested persons have established, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the State's regulation will significantly burden manufacturing, marketing, distribution, sale or servicing of the covered equipment on a national basis. In determining whether to make such a finding, the Secretary shall evaluate all relevant factors including: The extent to which the State regulation will increase manufacturing or distribution costs of manufacturers, distributors, and others; the extent to which the State regulation will disadvantage smaller manufacturers, distributors, or dealers or lessen competition in the sale of the covered equipment in the State; the extent to which the State regulation would cause a burden to manufacturers to redesign and produce the covered equipment type (or class), taking into consideration the extent to which the regulation would result in a reduction in the current models, or in the projected availability of models, that could be shipped on the effective date of the regulation to the State and within the U.S., or in the current or projected sales volume of the covered equipment type (or class) in the State and the U.S.; and the extent to which the State regulation is likely to contribute significantly to a proliferation of State commercial and industrial equipment efficiency requirements and the cumulative impact such requirements would have. The Secretary may not prescribe such a rule if he/she finds that such a rule will result in the unavailability in the State of any covered equipment (or class) of performance characteristics (including reliability), features, sizes, capacities, and volumes that are substantially the same as those generally available in the State at the time of the Secretary's finding. The failure of some classes (or types) to meet this criterion shall not affect the Secretary's determination of whether to prescribe a rule for other classes (or types).
(1) Requirements of petition for exemption from preemption. A petition from a State for a rule for exemption from preemption shall include the information listed in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (a)(1)(vi) of this section. A petition for a rule and correspondence relating to such petition shall be available for public review except for confidential or proprietary information submitted in accordance with the Department of Energy's Freedom of Information Regulations set forth in 10 CFR part 1004.
(i) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner;
(ii) A copy of the State standard for which a rule exempting such standard is sought;
(iii) A copy of the State's energy plan and forecast;
(iv) Specification of each type or class of covered equipment for which a rule exempting a standard is sought;
(v) Other information, if any, believed to be pertinent by the petitioner; and
(vi) Such other information as the Secretary may require.
(b)Criteria for exemption from preemption when energy emergency conditions exist within State. Upon petition by a State which has prescribed an energy conservation standard or other requirement for a type or class of covered equipment for which a Federal energy conservation standard is applicable, the Secretary may prescribe a rule, effective upon publication in the Federal Register, that such regulation not be preempted if he determines that in addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this Section the State has established that: an energy emergency condition exists within the State that imperils the health, safety, and welfare of its residents because of the inability of the State or utilities within the State to provide adequate quantities of gas or electric energy to its residents at less than prohibitive costs; and cannot be substantially alleviated by the importation of energy or the use of interconnection agreements; and the State regulation is necessary to alleviate substantially such condition.
(1) Requirements of petition for exemption from preemption when energy emergency conditions exist within a State. A petition from a State for a rule for exemption from preemption when energy emergency conditions exist within a State shall include the information listed in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (a)(1)(vi) of this section. A petition shall also include the information prescribed in paragraphs (b)(1)(i) through (b)(1)(iv) of this section, and shall be available for public review except for confidential or proprietary information submitted in accordance with the Department of Energy's Freedom of Information Regulations set forth in 10 CFR part 1004:
(i) A description of the energy emergency condition which exists within the State, including causes and impacts.
(ii) A description of emergency response actions taken by the State and utilities within the State to alleviate the emergency condition;
(iii) An analysis of why the emergency condition cannot be alleviated substantially by importation of energy or the use of interconnection agreements;
(iv) An analysis of how the State standard can alleviate substantially such emergency condition.
(c)Criteria for withdrawal of a rule exempting a State standard. Any person subject to a State standard which, by rule, has been exempted from Federal preemption and which prescribes an energy conservation standard or other requirement for a type or class of covered equipment, when the Federal energy conservation standard for such equipment subsequently is amended, may petition the Secretary requesting that the exemption rule be withdrawn. The Secretary shall consider such petition in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, except that the burden shall be on the petitioner to demonstrate that the exemption rule received by the State should be withdrawn as a result of the amendment to the Federal standard. The Secretary shall withdraw such rule if he determines that the petitioner has shown the rule should be withdrawn.
(1) Requirements of petition to withdraw a rule exempting a State standard. A petition for a rule to withdraw a rule exempting a State standard shall include the information prescribed in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(vii) of this section, and shall be available for public review, except for confidential or proprietary information submitted in accordance with the Department of Energy's Freedom of Information Regulations set forth in 10 CFR part 1004:
(i) The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner;
(ii) A statement of the interest of the petitioner for which a rule withdrawing an exemption is sought;
(iii) A copy of the State standard for which a rule withdrawing an exemption is sought;
(iv) Specification of each type or class of covered equipment for which a rule withdrawing an exemption is sought;
(v) A discussion of the factors contained in paragraph (a) of this section;
(vi) Such other information, if any, believed to be pertinent by the petitioner; and
(vii) Such other information as the Secretary may require.
(2) [Reserved] This is a list of United States Code sections, Statutes at Large, Public Laws, and Presidential Documents, which provide rulemaking authority for this CFR Part.This list is taken from the Parallel Table of Authorities and Rules provided by GPO [Government Printing Office].It is not guaranteed to be accurate or up-to-date, though we do refresh the database weekly. More limitations on accuracy are described at the GPO site.United States CodeU.S. Code: Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE§ 6291 - Definitions§ 6292 - Coverage§ 6293 - Test procedures§ 6294 - Labeling§ 6294a - Energy Star program§ 6295 - Energy conservation standards§ 6296 - Requirements of manufacturers§ 6297 - Effect on other law§ 6298 - Rules§ 6299 - Authority to obtain information§ 6300 - Exports§ 6301 - Imports§ 6302 - Prohibited acts§ 6303 - Enforcement§ 6304 - Injunctive enforcement§ 6305 - Citizen suits§ 6306 - Administrative procedure and judicial review§ 6307 - Consumer education§ 6308 - Annual report§ 6309 - Authorization of appropriations§ 6311 - Definitions§ 6312 - Purposes and coverage§ 6313 - Standards§ 6314 - Test procedures§ 6315 - Labeling§ 6316 - Administration, penalties, enforcement, and preemption§ 6317 - Energy conservation standards for high-intensity discharge lamps, distribution transformers, and small electric motors
Title 10 published on 2015-12-04The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 10 CFR Part 431 after this date.2017-02-02; vol. 82 # 21 - Thursday, February 2, 201782 FR 8985 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Compressors
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2017-02134 RIN1904-AD43 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0054 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule; delay of effective date. Effective February 1, 2017, the effective date of the rule amending 10 CFR parts 429 and 431 published in the Federal Register at 82 FR 1052 on January 4, 2017, is delayed until March 21, 2017. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of March 21, 2017. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThis document temporarily postpones the effective date of a recently published final rule establishing test procedures for certain varieties of compressors.
2017-01-31; vol. 82 # 19 - Tuesday, January 31, 201782 FR 8805 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2017-01956 RIN1904-AD72 Docket No.EERE-2016-BT-TP-0030 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule; delay of effective date. Effective January 26, 2017 the effective date of the rule amending 10 CFR parts 429 and 431 published in the Federal Register at 81 FR 95758 on December 28, 2016, is delayed until March 21, 2017. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThis document delays the effective date of a recently published final rule amending the test procedure for certain walk-in cooler and freezer components.
2017-01-18; vol. 82 # 11 - Wednesday, January 18, 201782 FR 5446 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pumps
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31665 RIN1904-AD52 Docket No.EERE-2015-BT-STD-0008 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR). DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the proposed standards no later than May 8, 2017. Comments regarding the likely competitive impact of the proposed standard should be sent to the Department of Justice contact listed in the ADDRESSES section before February 17, 2017. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part C of Title III establishes the “Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment.” The covered equipment includes pumps. In this document, DOE proposes amended energy conservation standards for dedicated-purpose pool pumps identical to those set forth in a direct final rule published elsewhere in the Federal Register . If DOE receives an adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawing the direct final rule, DOE will publish a notice withdrawing the direct final rule and will proceed with this proposed rule.
82 FR 5650 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pumps
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-31666 RIN1904-AD52 Docket No.EERE-2015-BT-STD-0008 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Direct final rule. The effective date of this rule is May 18, 2017 unless adverse comment is received by May 8, 2017. If adverse comments are received that DOE determines may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal of the direct final rule, a timely withdrawal of this rule will be published in the Federal Register . If no such adverse comments are received, compliance with the standards established for dedicated-purpose pool pumps in this direct final rule is required on and after July 19, 2021. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part C of Title III establishes the “Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment.” The covered equipment includes pumps. In this direct final rule, DOE is adopting new energy conservation standards for dedicated-purpose pool pumps. It has determined that the energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
2017-01-04; vol. 82 # 2 - Wednesday, January 4, 201782 FR 1052 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Compressors
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29427 RIN1904-AD43 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0054 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is February 3, 2017. The final rule changes will be mandatory for representations starting July 3, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register February 3, 2017. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryOn May 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to establish new test procedures for certain varieties of compressors. That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for the final rule. This final rule establishes definitions, materials incorporated by reference, sampling plans, representations requirements, enforcement provisions, and test procedures for certain varieties of compressors. Specifically, this final rule establishes full-load package isentropic efficiency as the applicable energy metric for certain fixed-speed compressors and part-load package isentropic efficiency as the applicable energy metric for certain variable-speed compressors. Finally, this final rule incorporates by reference certain sections of the ISO Standard 1217:2009(E), (ISO 1217:2009(E)), “Displacement compressors—Acceptance tests,” as amended through Amendment 1:2016, as the basis for a test method for determining compressor efficiency. ISO 1217:2009(E) includes a test method for measuring compressor inlet and discharge pressures, actual volume flow rate, electrical input power, package isentropic efficiency, and other compressor performance metrics. This final rule also adopts certain modifications and additions to ISO 1217:2009(E) to increase the specificity of certain testing methods established in ISO 1217:2009(E) and improve the repeatability of tested and measured values.
2016-12-30; vol. 81 # 251 - Friday, December 30, 201681 FR 96349 - Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties
2016-12-28; vol. 81 # 249 - Wednesday, December 28, 201681 FR 95758 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29708 RIN1904-AD72 Docket No.EERE-2016-BT-TP-0030 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is January 27, 2017. The final rule changes will be mandatory for representations starting June 26, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on January 27, 2017. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThis final rule amends the test procedure for certain walk-in cooler and freezer components by improving the procedure&apos;s clarity, updating related certification and enforcement provisions to address the performance-based energy conservation standards for walk-in cooler and freezer equipment, and establishing labeling requirements to aid manufacturers in determining compliance with the relevant standards for walk-in cooler and freezer applications. The amendments consist of provisions specific to certain walk-in cooler and freezer refrigeration systems, including product-specific definitions, removal of a performance credit for hot gas defrost, and a method to accommodate refrigeration equipment that use adaptive defrost and on-cycle variable-speed evaporator fan control.
2016-12-23; vol. 81 # 247 - Friday, December 23, 201681 FR 94234 - Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment: Availability of Updated Analysis Results
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-30300 RIN1904-AD34 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-STD-0042 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of data availability (NODA). DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of data availability (NODA) no later than January 9, 2017. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryIn this NODA, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) presents its updated analysis used to convert the potential energy conservation standard levels the Department has considered for residential-duty commercial gas-fired storage water heaters from thermal efficiency and standby loss metrics to the uniform energy factor (UEF) metric, as required by a recent change in law. In a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for energy conservation standards for commercial water heating equipment published on May 30, 2016 (“May 2016 CWH ECS NOPR”), DOE analyzed these potential standard levels for residential-duty commercial gas-fired storage waters in terms of thermal efficiency and standby loss, and converted the levels to UEF using conversion factors that were proposed in a separate NOPR published on April 15, 2015 (“April 2015 conversion factor NOPR”). However, DOE subsequently published a supplemental NOPR (“August 2016 conversion factor SNOPR”) in the conversion factor rulemaking in response to new data on August 30, 2016, and recently issued a conversion factor final rule (“December 6, 2016 conversion factor final rule”) based upon the August 2016 conversion factor SNOPR, which finalized updated conversion factor equations. ( See Docket EERE-2015-BT-TP-0007). This NODA presents the thermal efficiency and standby loss levels analyzed in the May 2016 CWH ECS NOPR for residential-duty gas-fired storage water heaters in terms of UEF, using the recently updated conversion factors adopted in the December 6, 2016 conversion factor final rule.
2016-12-09; vol. 81 # 237 - Friday, December 9, 201681 FR 89276 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial Packaged Boilers
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29081 RIN1904-AD16 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0006 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is January 9, 2017. The final rule changes will be mandatory for representations related to energy efficiency or energy use starting December 4, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on January 9, 2017. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryOn March 17, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedure for commercial packaged boilers. That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for the final rule. DOE incorporates by reference certain sections of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Standard 1500, “2015 Standard for Performance Rating of Commercial Space Heating Boilers.” In addition, this final rule incorporates amendments that clarify the coverage for field-constructed commercial packaged boilers and the applicability of DOE&apos;s test procedure and standards for this category of commercial packaged boilers, provide an optional field test for commercial packaged boilers with rated input greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h, provide a conversion method to calculate thermal efficiency based on combustion efficiency testing for steam commercial packaged boilers with rated input greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h, modify the inlet water temperatures during tests of hot water commercial packaged boilers, establish limits on the ambient temperature during testing, and standardize terminology and provisions for “rated input” and “fuel input rate.” DOE originally published this final rule in the Federal Register on November 10, 2016, however that document contained errors and is being withdrawn on December 7, 2016. This is a republication of the final rule that replaces the version published on November 10, 2016 in its entirety.
2016-12-07; vol. 81 # 235 - Wednesday, December 7, 201681 FR 88098 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial Packaged Boilers; Withdrawal
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-29078 RIN1904-AD16 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0006 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule; withdrawal. Effective December 7, 2016, the final rule published November 10, 2016 (81 FR 79224), effective December 12, 2016, is withdrawn. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is withdrawing its final rule to amend its test procedure for commercial packaged boilers which published in the Federal Register on Thursday, November 10, 2016. The final rule published on November 10, 2016 contained errors. Therefore, DOE is withdrawing the final rule in its entirety and will republish the final rule amending its test procedure for commercial packaged boilers.
2016-11-15; vol. 81 # 220 - Tuesday, November 15, 201681 FR 79991 - Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Final Determination of Compressors as Covered Equipment
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-26693 RIN1904-AC83 Docket No.EERE-2012-BT-DET-0033 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. This rule is effective December 15, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is classifying certain varieties of compressors as covered equipment under Part A-1 of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. Accordingly, this document establishes the definition of equipment that are considered compressors.
2016-11-10; vol. 81 # 218 - Thursday, November 10, 201681 FR 79224 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial Packaged Boilers
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-26201 RIN1904-AD16 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0006 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is December 12, 2016. The final rule changes will be mandatory for representations related to energy efficiency or energy use starting November 6, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on December 12, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryOn March 17, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedure for commercial packaged boilers. That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for the final rule. DOE incorporates by reference certain sections of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Standard 1500, “2015 Standard for Performance Rating of Commercial Space Heating Boilers.” In addition, this final rule incorporates amendments that clarify the coverage for field-constructed commercial packaged boilers and the applicability of DOE&apos;s test procedure and standards for this category of commercial packaged boilers, provide an optional field test for commercial packaged boilers with fuel input rate greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h, provide a conversion method to calculate thermal efficiency based on combustion efficiency testing for steam commercial packaged boilers with fuel input rate greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h, modify the inlet water temperatures during tests of hot water commercial packaged boilers, establish limits on the ambient temperature during testing, modify setup and instrumentation requirements to remove ambiguity, and standardize terminology and provisions for “rated input” and “fuel input rate.”
81 FR 79261 - Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedure for Commercial Water Heating Equipment
2016-11-01; vol. 81 # 211 - Tuesday, November 1, 201681 FR 75742 - Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers: Availability of Provisional Analysis Tools
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-26341 RIN1904-AC55 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of data availability (NODA). DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the NODA no later than December 1, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed a provisional analysis that estimates the potential economic impacts and energy savings that could result from promulgating a regulatory energy conservation standard for commercial and industrial fans and blowers (“fans”). At this time, DOE is not proposing any energy conservation standard for fans. However, it is publishing this analysis so stakeholders can review the analysis results and the underlining assumptions and calculations that might ultimately support a proposed standard. DOE encourages stakeholders to provide any additional data or information that may improve the analysis. The analysis is now publically available at http://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006 .
2016-10-27; vol. 81 # 208 - Thursday, October 27, 201681 FR 74727 - Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps: Availability of Provisional Analysis Results
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-26007 RIN1904-AD37 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-STD-0048 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of data availability (NODA). DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of data availability (NODA) no later than November 14, 2016. Any comments submitted must identify the NODA for central air conditioners and heat pumps, and provide docket number EERE-2014-BT-STD-0048 and/or regulatory information number (RIN) number 1904-AD37. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods: (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Email: CACHeatPump2016TP0029@ee.doe.gov Include the docket number and/or RIN in the subject line of the message. Mail: Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L&apos;Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-6590. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies. For further information on how to submit a comment, review other public comments and the docket, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at (202) 586-6636 or by email: central_air_conditioners_and_heat_pumps@ee.doe.gov. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed a provisional analysis to translate the residential central air conditioner and heat pump energy conservation standard levels recommended by the CAC/HP ECS Working Group—expressed in terms of the test procedure at the time of the Working Group negotiations—into levels consistent with the DOE test procedure proposed in the August 2016 test procedure SNOPR. At this time, DOE is not proposing any energy conservation standard for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. However, it is publishing these analysis results and the underlining assumptions and calculations that might ultimately support a proposed standard. DOE encourages stakeholders to provide any additional data or information that may improve the analysis.
2016-09-20; vol. 81 # 182 - Tuesday, September 20, 201681 FR 64580 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pumps
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-21310 RIN1904-AD66 Docket No.EERE-2016-BT-TP-0002 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting. DOE will hold a public meeting on Monday, September 26, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. See section V, “Public Participation,” for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public meeting, but no later than November 21, 2016. See section V, “Public Participation,” for details. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to establish new definitions, a new test procedure for dedicated-purpose pool pumps, new sampling and rating requirements, and new enforcement provisions for such equipment. Specifically, DOE proposes a test procedure for measuring the weighted energy factor (WEF) for certain varieties of dedicated-purpose pool pumps. The proposed test method incorporates by reference certain sections of the industry test standard Hydraulic Institute (HI) 40.6-2014, “Methods for Rotodynamic Pump Efficiency Testing.” The proposed definitions, test procedures, certification requirements, enforcement testing procedures, and labeling provisions are based on the recommendations of the dedicated-purpose pool pump (DPPP) Working Group, which was established under the Appliance Standards Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC).
2016-09-13; vol. 81 # 177 - Tuesday, September 13, 201681 FR 62980 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Cooler and Freezer Refrigeration Systems
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-21583 RIN1904-AD59 Docket No.EERE-2015-BT-STD-0016 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and announcement of public meeting. Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting on September 29, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. See section VII, “Public Participation,” for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. Comments: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking (“NOPR”) before and after the public meeting, but no later than November 14, 2016. See section VII, “Public Participation,” for details. Comments regarding the likely competitive impact of the proposed standard should be sent to the Department of Justice contact listed in the ADDRESSES section before October 13, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (“EPCA”), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including walk-in coolers and freezers. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to periodically determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. DOE proposes prescribing energy conservation standards for certain categories of walk-in cooler and freezer refrigeration systems and plans to hold a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards along with their accompanying analyses.
2016-08-17; vol. 81 # 159 - Wednesday, August 17, 201681 FR 54926 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in Freezers
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-19104 RIN1904-AD72 Docket No.EERE-2016-BT-TP-0030 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting. Comments: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public meeting, but no later than October 17, 2016. See section V, “Public Participation,” for details. DOE will hold a public meeting on Monday, September 12, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. See section V, “Public Participation,” for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThis document proposes amending the test procedure for certain walk-in cooler and freezer components by improving the procedure&apos;s clarity, updating related certification and enforcement provisions to address the performance-based energy conservation standards for walk-in cooler and freezer equipment, and establishing labeling requirements to aid manufacturers in determining which components would be considered for compliance purposes as intended for walk-in cooler and freezer applications. The proposed amendments consist of certain walk-in cooler and freezer refrigeration system-specific provisions, including product-specific definitions, removal of the test method for systems with hot gas defrost, and a method to accommodate refrigeration equipment that use adaptive defrost and on-cycle variable-speed evaporator fan control.
2016-08-15; vol. 81 # 157 - Monday, August 15, 201681 FR 53907 - Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air-Conditioning and Heating Equipment and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces; Correction
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-19358 RIN1904-AC95 Docket No.s EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007 and EERE-2013-BT-STD-0021 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule; technical correction. Effective: August 15, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryOn January 15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a direct final rule in the Federal Register that amended the energy conservation standards for small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment and commercial warm air furnaces. This document corrects multiple editorial errors in that final rule.
81 FR 53961 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Portable Air Conditioners
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-19356 RIN1904-AD02 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-STD-0033 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Reopening of public comment period. The comment period for the proposed rule published on June 13, 2016 (81 FR 38398), is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this rulemaking received no later than September 26, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryOn June 13, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for portable air conditioners. 81 FR 38398. The notice provided opportunity for submitting written comments, data, and information by August 12, 2016. DOE received a request from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), dated July 21, 2016, to extend the comment period until December 1, 2016.
2016-08-05; vol. 81 # 151 - Friday, August 5, 201681 FR 51812 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment; Reopening of Comment Period
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-18674 RIN1904-AD34 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-STD-0042 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Reopening of public comment period. The comment period for the proposed rule published on May 31, 2016 (81 FR 34440) is reopened. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking received no later than August 30, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryOn May 31, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) that proposed amended energy conservation standards for commercial water heaters. DOE published this NOPR so stakeholders can review and provide input on these proposed revisions. The comment period for the NOPR pertaining to the subject commercial water heating equipment was scheduled to end August 1, 2016. After receiving a number of requests for additional time to comment, DOE has decided to reopen the public comment period until August 30, 2016 for the purposes of submitting comments on the NOPR or any other aspect of the energy conservation standards rulemaking for commercial water heating equipment.
2016-06-27; vol. 81 # 123 - Monday, June 27, 201681 FR 41466 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Compressors
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.C1-2016-10170 RIN1904-AD43 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0054 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 Summary
2016-06-24; vol. 81 # 122 - Friday, June 24, 201681 FR 41378 - Energy Conservation Program: Certification, Compliance, Labeling, and Enforcement for Electric Motors and Small Electric Motors
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-14479 RIN1904-AD25 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-CE-0019 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR no later than July 25, 2016. See section V, Public Participation, for details. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE” or the “Department”) is proposing to revise its certification, compliance, and enforcement regulations for electric motors and small electric motors to conform to the enforcement regulations for all other covered products and equipment and to consolidate, to the extent possible, the certification and compliance regulations for electric motors and small electric motors with those for other types of covered products and equipment. In addition to bringing the certification, compliance, and enforcement regulations for electric motors and small electric motors under the umbrella and general regulatory scheme of DOE&apos;s existing certification, compliance, and enforcement regulations for other equipment and products, this proposal provides specific sampling plans, certification of efficiency requirements, independent testing laboratory and certification program requirements, and labeling requirements for electric motors and small electric motors.
2016-06-21; vol. 81 # 119 - Tuesday, June 21, 201681 FR 40197 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Compressors; Extension of Comment Period
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-14480 RIN1904-AC83 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-STD-0040 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Extension of public comment period. The comment period for the proposed rule published on May 19, 2016 (81 FR 31679), is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this rulemaking received no later than August 17, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryOn May 19, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for compressor energy conservation standards. This document announces an extension of the public comment period for submitting comments on the NOPR or any other aspect of the energy conservation standards rulemaking for compressors. The comment period is extended to August 17, 2016.
2016-05-31; vol. 81 # 104 - Tuesday, May 31, 201681 FR 34440 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-12178 RIN1904-AD34 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-STD-0042 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting. Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting on June 6, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. See section VII, “Public Participation,” for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. Comments: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public meeting, but no later than August 1, 2016. See section VII, “Public Participation,” for details. Comments regarding the likely competitive impact of the proposed standards should be sent to the Department of Justice contact listed in the ADDRESSES section before June 30, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial water heaters, hot water supply boilers, and unfired hot water storage tanks (hereinafter referred to as “commercial water heating (CWH) equipment”). EPCA also requires that every 6 years, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) must determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. In this action, DOE has tentatively concluded that there is clear and convincing evidence to support more-stringent standards for several classes of the equipment that are the subject of this rulemaking. DOE did not consider more-stringent standards in this action for commercial oil-fired storage water heaters, whose standards were recently amended. Therefore, DOE proposes amended energy conservation standards for certain commercial water heating equipment, and also announces a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and results.
2016-05-24; vol. 81 # 100 - Tuesday, May 24, 201681 FR 32628 - Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-12279 RIN1904-AC95 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007 and EERE-2013-BT-STD-0021 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Confirmation of effective date and compliance dates for direct final rule. The direct final rule published on January 15, 2016 (81 FR 2420) became effective on May 16, 2016. Compliance with the amended standards in this final rule will be required for small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment listed in this final rule starting on January 1, 2018, for the first set of standards and January 1, 2023, for the second set of standards. Compliance with the amended standards established for commercial warm air furnaces in this final rule is required starting on January 1, 2023. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) published a direct final rule to establish amended energy conservation standards for small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment and commercial warm air furnaces in the Federal Register on January 15, 2016. DOE has determined that the comments received in response to the direct final rule do not provide a reasonable basis for withdrawing the direct final rule. Therefore, DOE provides this notice confirming adoption of the energy conservation standards established in the direct final rule and announcing the effective date of those standards.
2016-05-19; vol. 81 # 97 - Thursday, May 19, 201681 FR 31561 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for High-Intensity Discharge Lamps; Withdrawal
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-11912 RIN1904-AC37 Docket No.EERE-2010-BT-TP-0044 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal. The proposed rule published on December 15, 2011 (76 FR 77914) and updated on May 22, 2014 (79 FR 29632) is withdrawn as of May 19, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) withdraws its proposal for establishing test procedures for high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps in light of the fact that DOE published a final determination on December 9, 2015 concluding that energy conservation standards for HID lamps are not justified, thereby negating the need for an HID test procedure.
2016-05-09; vol. 81 # 89 - Monday, May 9, 201681 FR 28588 - Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedure for Commercial Water Heating Equipment
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-09539 RIN1904-AD18 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0008 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) and announcement of public meeting. Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting on June 6, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. See section V, “Public Participation,” for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. Comments: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR before and after the public meeting, but no later than July 8, 2016. See section V, “Public Participation,” for details. 10 CFR Parts 429, 430, and 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to revise its test procedures for commercial water heaters, unfired hot water storage tanks, and hot water supply boilers (henceforth, “commercial water heating (CWH) equipment”) established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended. In this NOPR, DOE proposes several changes, including: Updating references of industry test standards to incorporate by reference the most recent versions of the industry standards; proposing modifications to the existing test methods for certain classes of CWH equipment; developing new test procedures for determining the efficiency of unfired hot water storage tanks, commercial heat pump water heaters, and flow-activated instantaneous water heaters; proposing clarifications on test set-up and settings for various classes of CWH equipment; revising the certification requirements for CWH equipment; and proposing associated implementing regulations including definitions. DOE announces a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed test procedure amendments, and it also welcomes written comments and data from the public on all aspects of this proposal.
2016-05-05; vol. 81 # 87 - Thursday, May 5, 201681 FR 26998 - Energy Conservation Program: Establishment of Procedures for Requests for Correction of Errors in Rules
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-03190 RIN1904-AD63 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is June 6, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 430 and 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE” or the “Department”) is establishing a procedure through which an interested party can, within a 30-day period after DOE posts a rule establishing or amending an energy conservation standard, identify a possible error in such a rule and request that DOE correct the error before the rule is published in the Federal Register .
81 FR 27054 - Notice of Opportunity To Submit a Petition To Amend the Rule Establishing Procedures for Requests for Correction of Errors in Rules
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-10463 RIN Docket No.EERE-2016-BT-PET-0016 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Opportunity to petition. DOE will use its best efforts to issue a public document by August 10, 2016, that responds to any petitions to amend the error correction rule that are submitted by June 6, 2016. DOE will consider comments on any petitions to amend the error correction rule submitted by June 6, 2016 if those comments are submitted by June 20, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 430 and 431 SummaryElsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE” or the “Department”) publishes a final rule establishing a new procedure through which an interested party can, within a 30-day period after DOE posts a rule establishing or amending an energy conservation standard, identify a possible error in such a rule and request that DOE correct the error before the rule is published (“error correction rule”). By this notice, DOE provides an opportunity for the public to file petitions to amend the error correction rule.
81 FR 27220 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Compressors
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-10170 RIN1904-AD43 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0054 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting. Comments: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public meeting, but no later than July 5, 2016. See section V, “Public Participation,” for details. Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting on Monday, June 20, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. See section V, “Public Participation,” for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryIn this document, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to prescribe new definitions, sampling provisions, and test procedures for compressors in a new subpart of DOE regulations. The proposed test procedure would provide instructions for determining the full-load package isentropic efficiency for certain fixed-speed compressors and the part-load package isentropic efficiency for certain variable-speed compressors based on test methods described in International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standard 1217:2009, “Displacement compressors—Acceptance tests,” (ISO 1217:2009). This document also proposes certain modifications and additions to ISO 1217:2009 to increase the specificity of certain testing methods and improve the repeatability of tested and measured values. In this notice, DOE also announces a public meeting to discuss and receive comments on issues presented in this notice of proposed rulemaking.
2016-05-04; vol. 81 # 86 - Wednesday, May 4, 201681 FR 26747 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-10427 RIN1904-AD01 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-STD-0030 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Extension of public comment period. The comment period for the proposed rule published on March 24, 2016 (81 FR 15836), is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this rulemaking received no later than June 22, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryOn March 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for commercial packaged boiler energy conservation standards. This document announces an extension of the public comment period for submitting comments on the NOPR or any other aspect of the rulemaking for commercial packaged boilers. The comment period is extended to June 22, 2016.
2016-04-08; vol. 81 # 68 - Friday, April 8, 201681 FR 20528 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Commercial Clothes Washers; Correction
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-08120 RIN1904-AC93 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-TP-0002 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule; correcting amendments. This correction is effective April 8, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule in the Federal Register on December 3, 2014 revising the test procedure provisions for commercial clothes washers. DOE published another final rule on December 15, 2014 amending the energy conservation standards for commercial clothes washers. This final rule correction amends the test procedure provisions for commercial clothes washers to clarify the applicability of the revised test procedures to the amended energy conservation standards. The correction also removes obsolete regulatory provisions.
2016-03-24; vol. 81 # 57 - Thursday, March 24, 201681 FR 15836 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-06588 RIN1904-AD01 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-STD-0030 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking and announcement of public meeting. Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting on Thursday, April 21, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. See section VII, Public Participation, for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. Comments: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and after the public meeting, but no later than May 23, 2016. See section VII, Public Participation, for details. Comments regarding the likely competitive impact of the proposed standard should be sent to the Department of Justice contact listed in the ADDRESSES section before April 25, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer equipment and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial packaged boilers. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to periodically determine whether more stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. DOE has tentatively concluded that more stringent standards are technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant additional conservation of energy. Therefore, DOE proposes amended energy conservation standards for commercial packaged boilers. This document also announces a public meeting to receive comment on the proposed standards and associated analyses and results.
2016-03-23; vol. 81 # 56 - Wednesday, March 23, 201681 FR 15426 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Pumps; Correction
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-06580 RIN1905-AD50 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-TP-0055 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule; correction. Effective: March 23, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryOn January 25, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule amending the test procedures for pumps. This correction addresses a technical error in that final rule.
2016-03-17; vol. 81 # 52 - Thursday, March 17, 201681 FR 14642 - Energy Conservation Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures for Commercial Packaged Boilers
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-05138 RIN1904-AD16 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0006 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Notice of proposed rulemaking and public meeting. Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting on Monday, April 4, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in Washington, DC. The meeting will also be broadcast as a webinar. See section V, “Public Participation,” for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants. Comments: DOE will accept written comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR before and after the public meeting, but not later than May 31, 2016. See section V, “Public Participation,” for details. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to amend the test procedure and applicable definitions for commercial packaged boilers, as well as modify the sampling plans for commercial packaged boilers in its regulations pertaining to energy efficiency programs for certain programs for commercial and industrial equipment. This rulemaking will fulfill DOE&apos;s statutory obligations to make its test procedure consistent with the applicable industry test procedure and to review its test procedures for covered equipment at least once every seven years. In this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR), DOE proposes to incorporate by reference certain sections of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Standard 1500, “2015 Standard for Performance Rating of Commercial Space Heating Boilers,” and, in addition, incorporate amendments that clarify the coverage for field-constructed commercial packaged boilers and the applicability of DOE&apos;s test procedure and standards for this category of commercial packaged boilers, provide an optional field test for commercial packaged boilers with fuel input rate greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h, provide a conversion method to calculate thermal efficiency based on combustion efficiency testing for steam commercial packaged boilers with fuel input rate greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h, modify the inlet and outlet water temperatures during tests of hot water commercial packaged boilers, establish limits on the ambient temperature and relative humidity conditions during testing, modify setup and instrumentation requirements to remove ambiguity, and standardize terminology and provisions for “fuel input rate.” This NOPR also announces a public meeting to discuss and invite comments, data, and information about the issues and proposed amendments presented in this test procedure rulemaking for commercial packaged boilers.
2016-01-27; vol. 81 # 17 - Wednesday, January 27, 201681 FR 4748 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-00068 RIN1904-AD31 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-STD-0027 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is March 28, 2016. Compliance with the amended standards established for commercial prerinse spray valves in this final rule is required on and after January 28, 2019. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial prerinse spray valves (CPSVs). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to periodically determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. In this final rule, DOE is adopting more-stringent energy conservation standards for commercial prerinse spray valves because DOE has determined that the amended energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
2016-01-26; vol. 81 # 16 - Tuesday, January 26, 201681 FR 4368 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Pumps
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-00324 RIN1904-AC54 Docket No.EERE-2011-BT-STD-0031 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is March 28, 2016. Compliance with the new standards established for pumps in this final rule is required on and after January 27, 2020. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part C of Title III establishes the “Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment.” The covered equipment includes pumps. In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) adopts new energy conservation standards for pumps. DOE has determined that the new energy conservation standards for pumps would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
2016-01-25; vol. 81 # 15 - Monday, January 25, 201681 FR 4086 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Pumps
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2016-00039 RIN1905-AD50 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-TP-0055 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is February 24, 2016. Compliance with the final rule will be mandatory for representations of PEI CL, PEI VL, the constant load pump energy rating (PER CL ), and the variable load pump energy rating (PER VL ) made on or after July 25, 2016. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of February 24, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryOn April 1, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to establish new definitions and a new test procedure for pumps. That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for this final rule. This final rule establishes a new test procedure for pumps, as well as associated definitions and parameters that establish the scope of applicability of the test procedure. Specifically, the pumps test procedure adopted in this final rule incorporates by reference the test procedure from the Hydraulic Institute (HI)—standard 40.6-2014, “Methods for Rotodynamic Pump Efficiency Testing”—with several clarifications and modifications, related to measuring the hydraulic power, shaft power, and electric input power of pumps, inclusive of electric motors and any continuous or non-continuous controls. The new pumps test procedure will be used to determine the constant load pump energy index (PEI CL ) for pumps sold without continuous or non-continuous controls and the variable load pump energy index (PEI VL ) for pumps sold with continuous or non-continuous controls. The final rule incorporates certain recommendations made by the commercial and industrial pumps (CIP) Working Group, which was established under the Appliance Standards Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC), as well as comments submitted by interested parties in response to the April 2015 pumps test procedure NOPR.
2016-01-15; vol. 81 # 10 - Friday, January 15, 201681 FR 2111 - Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-33069 RIN1904-AC95 Docket No.s EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007 and EERE-2013-BT-STD-0021 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the proposed standards no later than May 4, 2016. Comments regarding the likely competitive impact of the proposed standard should be sent to the Department of Justice contact listed in the ADDRESSES section before February 16, 2016. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (EPCA), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment and commercial warm air furnaces. EPCA also requires that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) periodically review and consider amending its standards for specified categories of industrial equipment, including commercial heating and air-conditioning equipment, in order to determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and save a significant additional amount of energy. In this document, DOE proposes to amend the energy conservation standards for both small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment and commercial warm air furnaces identical to those set forth in a direct final rule published elsewhere in this Federal Register . If DOE receives an adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawing the direct final rule, DOE will publish a document withdrawing the direct final rule and will proceed with this proposed rule.
81 FR 2420 - Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-33067 RIN1904-AC95 Docket No.s EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007 and EERE-2013-BT-STD-0021 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Direct final rule. The effective date of this rule is May 16, 2016 unless adverse comment is received by May 4, 2016. If adverse comments are received that DOE determines may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal of the direct final rule, a timely withdrawal of this rule will be published in the Federal Register . If no such adverse comments are received, compliance with the amended standards in this final rule will be required for small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment as detailed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION . Compliance with the amended standards established for commercial warm air furnaces in this final rule is required starting on January 1, 2023. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended (EPCA), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment and commercial warm air furnaces. EPCA also requires that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) periodically review and consider amending its standards for specified categories of industrial equipment, including commercial heating and air conditioning equipment, in order to determine whether more-stringent, amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and save a significant additional amount of energy. In this direct final rule, DOE is amending the energy conservation standards for both small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioning and heating equipment and commercial warm air furnaces after determining that the amended energy conservation standards being adopted for these equipment would result in the significant conservation of energy and be technologically feasible and economically justified.
2016-01-08; vol. 81 # 5 - Friday, January 8, 201681 FR 1028 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-33074 RIN1904-AD00 Docket No.EERE-2013-BT-STD-0022 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is March 8, 2016. Compliance with the new and amended standards established for beverage vending machines in this final rule is required on and after January 8, 2019. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of March 8, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines (beverage vending machines or BVM). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to periodically determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. In this final rule, DOE is amending the energy conservation standards for Class A and Class B beverage vending machines. DOE is also amending the definition for Class A equipment to more unambiguously differentiate Class A and Class B beverage vending machines. In addition, DOE is amending the definition of combination vending machine, is defining two new classes of combination vending machines, Combination A and Combination B, and is promulgating standards for those new classes. Finally, DOE is adopting new provisions that DOE will use to verify the appropriate equipment class and refrigerated volume during enforcement testing.
2015-12-30; vol. 80 # 250 - Wednesday, December 30, 201580 FR 81441 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-32805 RIN1904-AD41 Docket No.EERE-2014-BT-TP-0055 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is January 29, 2016. The final rule changes will be mandatory for representations starting June 27, 2016. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 29, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryOn June 23, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedure for commercial prerinse spray valves. That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for this final rule. Specifically, this final rule incorporates by reference relevant portions of the latest version of the industry testing standard from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard F2324-13, “Standard Test Method for Prerinse Spray Valves,” including the procedure for measuring spray force. This final rule also adopts a revised definition of “commercial prerinse spray valve,” clarifies the test procedure for products with multiple spray settings, establishes rounding requirements for flow rate and spray force measurements, and removes irrelevant portions of statistical methods for certification, compliance, and enforcement.
2015-12-23; vol. 80 # 246 - Wednesday, December 23, 201580 FR 79655 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-31906 RIN1904-AD54 Docket No.EERE-2015-BT-TP-0015 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final rule. The effective date of this rule is January 22, 2016. The final rule changes will be mandatory for testing starting December 19, 2016. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 22, 2016. 10 CFR Parts 429 and 431 SummaryIn this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reaffirms that the currently prescribed test procedure, with certain amendments adopted in this rulemaking, must be used when measuring the energy efficiency of certain categories of small, large, and very large air-cooled commercial package air conditioners and heating equipment. The final rule, in addition to satisfying the agency&apos;s obligation to periodically review its test procedures for covered equipment, also clarifies specific certification, compliance, and enforcement provisions related to this equipment. The final rule limits the incorporation by reference of the industry test procedure ANSI/AHRI Standard 340/360-2007, “2007 Standard for Performance Rating of Commercial and Industrial Unitary Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Equipment,” to certain sections and addenda; clarifies indoor airflow tolerance and adjustment specifications when meeting other rating conditions; clarifies requirements for condenser head pressure controls; clarifies units of measurement for airflow; establishes a tolerance on part-load rating points and specifies the ambient temperatures used for the part-load rating points; and defines the term, “integrated energy efficiency ratio.”
2015-12-09; vol. 80 # 236 - Wednesday, December 9, 201580 FR 76355 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for High-Intensity Discharge Lamps
typeregulations.gov FR Doc.2015-30992 RIN1904-AC36 Docket No.EERE-2010-BT-STD-0043 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Final determination. This final determination is effective December 9, 2015. 10 CFR Part 431 SummaryThe Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, requires DOE to prescribe test procedures and energy conservation standards for high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps for which it has determined that standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final determination, DOE determines that energy conservation standards for high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps do not meet these criteria.
Title 10 published on 2015-12-04.The following are only the Rules published in the Federal Register after the published date of Title 10.For a complete list of all Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices view the Rulemaking tab.2017-02-02; vol. 82 # 21 - Thursday, February 2, 201782 FR 8985 - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Compressors
2017-01-18; vol. 82 # 11 - Wednesday, January 18, 201782 FR 5650 - Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dedicated-Purpose Pool Pumps
2016-01-15; vol. 81 # 10 - Friday, January 15, 201681 FR 2420 - Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Small, Large, and Very Large Air-Cooled Commercial Package Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces