Proposed Rule2023-02270
Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making available its portion of the semi-annual 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11222-11225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02270]
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Vol. 88
Wednesday,
No. 35
February 22, 2023
Part VII
Department of Energy
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 /
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Chs. II, III, and X
48 CFR Ch. 9
Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making
available its portion of the semi-annual 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 Policy and
Conservation Act, as amended, 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 2022 Regulatory Agenda can be accessed
online by going to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
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. 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.
Samuel Walsh,
General Counsel.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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291....................... Energy Conservation 1904-AD15
Standards for Residential
Conventional Cooking
Products.
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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292....................... Energy Conservation 1904-AD20
Standards for Residential
Non-Weatherized Gas
Furnaces and Mobile Home
Gas Furnaces (Reg Plan
Seq No. 48).
293....................... Energy Conservation 1904-AD34
Standards for Commercial
Water Heating-Equipment.
294....................... Test Procedure for 1904-AE77
Consumer Water Heaters
and Residential-Duty
Commercial Water Heaters.
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References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this
issue of the Federal Register.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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295....................... Energy Conservation 1904-AD09
Standards for General
Service Lamps.
296....................... Test Procedure for Ceiling 1904-AD88
Fans.
297....................... Test Procedures for 1904-AE46
Dehumidifying Direct-
Expansion Dedicated
Outdoor Air Systems.
298....................... Test Procedure for Battery 1904-AE49
Chargers.
299....................... Test Procedures for 1904-AE62
Electric Motors.
300....................... Test Procedure for Cooking 1904-AF18
Tops.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Proposed Rule Stage
291. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking
Products [1904-AD15]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1); 42 U.S.C. 6292 (a)(10); 42
U.S.C. 6295(h)
Abstract: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended
by Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), prescribes
energy conservation standards for various consumer products, including
consumer conventional cooking products. 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 result in a significant conservation of energy. In
this rulemaking, DOE is considering whether to update energy
conservation standards for consumer conventional cooking products in
order to fulfill its statutory deadline for amending energy
conservation standards for cooking products under 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1).
In 2020, DOE tentatively determined that amended energy conservation
standards for consumer conventional cooking products would not be
economically justified and would not result in significant energy
savings. DOE re-evaluates this determination of whether amending
standards for cooking products would result in significant energy
savings.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI)....... 02/12/14 79 FR 8337
RFI Comment Period End.............. 03/14/14
RFI Comment Period Extended......... 03/03/14 79 FR 11714
RFI Comment Period Extended End..... 04/14/14
NPRM and Public Meeting............. 06/10/15 80 FR 33030
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NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 07/30/15 80 FR 45452
NPRM Comment Period Extended End.... 09/09/15
Supplemental NPRM................... 09/02/16 81 FR 60784
SNPRM Comment Period Extended....... 09/30/16 81 FR 67219
SNPRM Comment Period Extended End... 11/02/16
Notice of Proposed Determination and 12/14/20 85 FR 80982
Request for Comment.
Notice of Proposed Determination 03/01/21
Comment Period End.
Second SNPRM........................ 01/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Stephanie Johnson, General Engineer, Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Building Technologies Office, EE5B, Washington, DC 20585,
Phone: 202 287-1943, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e99a9d8c99818887808cc7838681879a8687a98c8cc78d868cc78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89fafdecf9e1e8e7e0eca7e3e6e1e7fae6e7c9ececa7ede6eca7eee6ff">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1904-AD15
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Final Rule Stage
292. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Non-Weatherized Gas
Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces [1904-AD20]
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 48 in part II of this issue
of the Federal Register.
RIN: 1904-AD20
293. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating-
Equipment [1904-AD34]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)(i) and (vi)
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is undertaking a
rulemaking to amend energy conservation standards for commercial water
heaters. Once completed, this rulemaking will fulfill DOE's statutory
obligation under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended,
(EPCA) to either propose amended energy conservation standards for
commercial water heaters and hot water supply boilers (CWHs), or
determine that the existing standards do not need to be amended.
(Unfired hot water storage tanks and commercial heat pump water heaters
are being considered in a separate rulemaking.) DOE must determine
whether national standards more stringent than those that are currently
in place would result in a significant additional amount of energy
savings and whether such amended national standards would be
technologically feasible and economically justified. DOE proposed to
amend the standards for certain classes of CWH equipment for which DOE
has tentatively determined there is clear and convincing evidence to
support more-stringent standards. Additionally, DOE has proposed to
codify standards for electric instantaneous CWH equipment from EPCA
into the Code of Federal Regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI)....... 10/21/14 79 FR 62899
RFI Comment Period End.............. 11/20/14
NPRM................................ 05/31/16 81 FR 34440
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/01/16
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 08/05/16 81 FR 51812
NPRM Comment Period Reopened End.... 08/30/16
Notice of Data Availability (NODA).. 12/23/16 81 FR 94234
NODA Comment Period End............. 01/09/17
Notice of NPRM Withdrawal........... 01/15/21 86 FR 3873
NPRM................................ 05/19/22 87 FR 30610
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/18/22
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 07/20/22 87 FR 43226
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/01/22
Final Action........................ 07/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Julia Hegarty, Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 240 597-6737,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0f657a63666e21676a686e7d7b764f6a6a216b606a21686079"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcd6c9d0d5dd92d4d9dbddcec8c5fcd9d992d8d3d992dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1904-AD34
294. Test Procedure for Consumer Water Heaters and Residential-Duty
Commercial Water Heaters [1904-AE77]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A); 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(1)
Abstract: Consistent with the requirements under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) is examining whether to amend the current test procedure for
consumer water heaters and certain commercial water heaters found at 10
CFR 430, subpart B, appendix E and 10 CFR 431.106. As a result of this
effort, DOE may propose and amend the test procedures for this product/
equipment, or issue a determination that no amendments to the current
test procedures are required.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Request for Information (RFI)....... 04/16/20 85 FR 21104
RFI Comment Period End.............. 06/01/20
RFI Comment Period Reopened......... 06/10/20 85 FR 35382
RFI Comment Period Reopened End..... 06/24/20
NPRM................................ 01/11/22 87 FR 1554
NPRM; Correction.................... 01/19/22 87 FR 2731
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/14/22
Supplemental NPRM................... 07/14/22 87 FR 42270
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End 08/04/22
Final Action........................ 12/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Julia Hegarty, Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 240 597-6737,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80eaf5ece9e1aee8e5e7e1f2f4f9c0e5e5aee4efe5aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="264c534a4f47084e43414754525f6643430842494308414950">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1904-AE77
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Completed Actions
295. Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps [1904-
AD09]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A); 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(B)
Abstract: Amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(EPCA) in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
direct the U.S.
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Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct two rulemaking cycles to evaluate
energy conservation standards for general service lamps (GSLs). EISA
specifically states that the scope of the rulemaking is not limited to
incandescent lamp technologies. EISA also states that DOE must consider
in the first rulemaking cycle the minimum backstop requirement of 45
lumens per watt (lm/W) for GSLs effective January 1, 2020. Pursuant to
this authority, in 2014, DOE initiated a rulemaking to determine
whether to amend or adopt standards for GSLs. Because DOE ultimately
failed to complete the first cycle of GSL rulemaking in accordance with
statutory criteria, in 2022, DOE finalized a rulemaking establishing
the 45 lm/W backstop requirement for GSLs. 87 FR 27439 (May 9, 2022).
By completing the final backstop rule, DOE has concluded this first
cycle of rulemaking. DOE is pursuing the second rulemaking cycle for
GSLs under RIN 1904-AF43.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Rule Adopting a Definition for 05/09/22 87 FR 27461
GSL.
Final Rule Adopting a Definition for 07/08/22
GSL Effective.
Final Action Backstop Requirement 05/09/22 87 FR 27439
for GSLs.
Final Rule, Backstop Requirement for 07/25/22
GSLs Effective.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Stephanie Johnson, Phone: 202 287-1943, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f2c2b3a2f373e31363a71353037312c30311f3a3a713b303a71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0d3d4c5d0c8c1cec9c58ecacfc8ced3cfcee0c5c58ec4cfc58ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1904-AD09
296. Test Procedure for Ceiling Fans [1904-AD88]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1) and (16); 42 U.S.C. 6291(49)
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a final
rule amending its test procedures for ceiling fans established under
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. The final
rule amends the test procedures for ceiling fans to include a
definition for ``circulating air'' for the purpose of the ceiling fan
definition; include ceiling fans greater than 24 feet within the scope
of the test procedure; include certain belt-driven ceiling fans within
the scope of the test procedure; specify that certain very small-
diameter ceiling fans are not required to be tested; maintain
applicability of the standby power test procedure to large-diameter
ceiling fans; specify instructions for testing ceiling fans with
certain accessories or features; clarify test voltage for large-
diameter ceiling fans; amend the low speed definition and increase low
speed tolerance for stability criteria; permit an alternate set-up to
collect air velocity test data and provide greater specificity
regarding sensor orientation; amend the blade thickness measurement
requirement; update instrument measurement resolution, represented
values, rounding instructions, and enforcement provisions; and codify
current guidance on calculating several values reported on the
EnergyGuide label. The final rule also includes updated references to
the industry test standard to reference the latest version.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Rule.......................... 08/16/22 87 FR 50396
Final Rule; Correction.............. 08/26/22 87 FR 52433
Final Rule Effective................ 09/15/22 .......................
Final Rule; Technical Amendment..... 11/28/22 87 FR 72862
Final Rule; Technical Amendment 11/28/22 .......................
Effective.
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jeremy Dommu, Phone: 202 586-9870, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#365c5344535b4f1852595b5b437653531852595318515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fd97988f989084d39992909088bd9898d3999298d39a928b">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1904-AD88
297. Test Procedures for Dehumidifying Direct-Expansion Dedicated
Outdoor Air Systems [1904-AE46]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4)
Abstract: Consistent with the requirements under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) has established definitions for ``direct expansion-dedicated
outdoor air systems'' (DXDOASes) and ``unitary dedicated outdoor air
systems'' (unitary DOASes). Unitary DOASes are a category of small,
large, and very large commercial package air conditioning and heating
equipment under EPCA. In addition, DOE established a test procedure to
measure the energy efficiency of DXDOASes, which aligns with the most
recent version of the relevant industry consensus test standards for
DXDOASes, with certain minor modifications. Lastly, DOE adopted
supporting definitions, energy efficiency metrics for dehumidification
and heating modes, and provisions governing public representations
through a final rule.
For covered equipment addressed in the American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1,
the DOE test procedure must be based upon the generally accepted
industry testing procedure referenced in that industry consensus
standard (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4)(A)). The statute further requires that
each time the referenced industry test procedure is updated, DOE must
amend the Federal test procedure to be consistent with the amended
industry test procedure, unless there is clear and convincing evidence
that the update would not be representative of an average use cycle or
would be unduly burdensome to conduct (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4)(B)).
Independent of that test procedure review obligation, EPCA also
includes a 7-year-look-back review provision for covered commercial and
industrial equipment that requires DOE to conduct an evaluation of each
class of covered equipment to determine whether amended test procedures
would more accurately or fully comply with the requirements that the
Federal test procedure be representative of an average use cycle and
not be unduly burdensome to conduct (42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(1)). In this
test procedure rulemaking, DOE acted under its authority at 42 U.S.C.
6314(a)(4)(B) after determining there is clear and convincing evidence
that the industry consensus standard referenced in ASHRAE Standard 90.1
(AHRI 920-2015) would not meet the requirements of 6314(a)(2).
Therefore, DOE established the test procedure in alignment with the
most recent version of the industry test procedure (AHRI 920-2020)
which DOE determined is representative of an average use cycle and is
not unduly burdensome to conduct, in accordance with 6314(a)(2). (The
NOPR for this rule was mistakenly published in the Federal Register as
RIN 1904-AD93 on July 7, 2021).
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 07/27/22 87 FR 45164
Final Action Effective.............. 08/26/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Catherine Rivest, Phone: 202 586-7335, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#670406130f02150e090249150e110214132702024903080249000811"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e78486938f82958e8982c9958e91829493a78282c9838882c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>.
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RIN: 1904-AE46
298. Test Procedure for Battery Chargers [1904-AE49]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(u); 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)
Abstract: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as
amended, requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to consider every
7 years whether to amend test procedures for battery chargers. In
making this determination, DOE must consider whether to amend its test
procedures because doing so would more accurately produce test results
which measure energy efficiency, or determine not to amend the test
procedures. In the final rule, DOE amends the existing test procedures
for battery chargers to reorganize certain subsections, clarify
symbology and references, correct an incorrect cross reference and
section title, update the list of battery chemistries, and terminate an
existing test procedure waiver because the covered subject models have
been discontinued. This final rule also establishes in new appendix Y1
a new a test procedure for battery chargers that expands coverage to
include inductive wireless battery chargers and establishes associated
definitions and test provisions; establishes a new test procedure
approach that relies on separate metrics for active mode, standby mode,
and off mode; and updates the EPS selection criteria. The new test
procedure Y1 will be used for the evaluation and issuance of updated
efficiency standards, as well as to determine compliance with the
updated standards, should such standards be established. This
rulemaking fulfills DOE's statutory obligation to either propose
amended test procedures for this equipment or determine that the test
procedures do not need to be amended.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 09/08/22 87 FR 55090
Final Action; Correction............ 10/07/22 87 FR 60867
Final Action Effective.............. 10/11/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jeremy Dommu, Phone: 202 586-9870, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89e3ecfbece4f0a7ede6e4e4fcc9ececa7ede6eca7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbd1dec9ded6c295dfd4d6d6cefbdede95dfd4de95dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1904-AE49
299. Test Procedures for Electric Motors [1904-AE62]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6311(1)(A); 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(1)
Abstract: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as
amended, requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to amend the test
procedures with respect to electric motors at least once every 7 years,
if it determines that amended test procedures would more accurately
produce test results measuring the energy efficiency of electric
motors, or make a determination not to amend the test procedures. The
final rule amends the existing scope of the test procedures for
electric motors consistent with related updates to the relevant
industry testing standard (i.e., for air-over electric motors, electric
motors greater than 500 horsepower, electric motors considered small,
inverter-only electric motors, and synchronous electric motors); adds
test procedures, an appropriate metric, and supporting definitions for
additional electric motors covered under the amended scope; and updates
references to industry standards to reference current versions.
Furthermore, DOE is adopting certain industry provisions related to the
prescribed test conditions to further ensure the comparability of test
results. DOE is also amending provisions pertaining to certification
testing and the determination of represented values for electric motors
other than dedicated-purpose pool pump motors, and re-locating such
provisions consistent with the location of the certification
requirements for other covered products and equipment. Finally, DOE is
adding provisions pertaining to certification testing and the
determination of represented values for dedicated-purpose pool pump
motors. Now completed, this rulemaking fulfills DOE's statutory
obligation to either propose an amended test procedure or determine
that the existing test procedure does not need to be amended.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 10/19/22 87 FR 63588
Final Action; Correction............ 10/26/22 87 FR 64689
Final Action Effective.............. 11/18/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jeremy Dommu, Phone: 202 586-9870, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dfb5baadbab2a6f1bbb0b2b2aa9fbabaf1bbb0baf1b8b0a9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b717e697e7662357f7476766e5b7e7e357f747e357c746d">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1904-AE62
300. Test Procedure for Cooking Tops [1904-AF18]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1); 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(10)
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is required to review
its test procedures for cooking products, including conventional
cooking tops, once every 7 years under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. In this rulemaking, DOE has
established a test procedure for conventional cooking tops, a category
of cooking products, under a new appendix. The new test procedure
adopts the latest version of the relevant industry standard for
electric cooking tops with modifications. The modifications adapt the
test method to gas cooking tops, normalize the energy use of each test
cycle, include measurement of standby mode and off mode energy use,
update certain test conditions, and clarify certain provisions. This
final rule retitles the existing cooking products test procedure to
specify that it is for microwave ovens only. Through this final rule,
DOE fulfills its statutory obligation to either propose new test
procedures for this product or determine that new test procedures are
not required. This review also satisfies the review requirement under
Executive Order 13990, ``Protecting Public Health and the Environment
and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis,'' 86 FR 7037
(January 25, 2021).
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 08/22/22 87 FR 51492
Final Action Effective.............. 09/21/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Stephanie Johnson, Phone: 202 287-1943, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#205354455048414e49450e4a4f484e534f4e6045450e444f450e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9deee9f8edf5fcf3f4f8b3f7f2f5f3eef2f3ddf8f8b3f9f2f8b3faf2eb">[email protected]</span></a>.
RIN: 1904-AF18
[FR Doc. 2023-02270 Filed 2-21-23; 8:45 am]
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