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Vol. 78
Tuesday,
No. 141
July 23, 2013
Part VII
Department of Energy
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 78 , No. 141 / Tuesday, July 23, 2013 /
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Chs. II, III, and X
48 CFR Ch. 9
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of semiannual regulatory agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making
available its portion of the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda) 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 Act of
2005, the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, 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 spring 2013 Agenda can be accessed online by
going to: www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect the status of
activities as of approximately July 31, 2013.
Publication in the Federal Register is mandated by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) only for Agenda entries that require
either a regulatory flexibility analysis or periodic review under
section 610 of that Act. DOE's regulatory flexibility agenda is made up
of five rulemakings setting either energy efficiency standards or test
procedures for the following products:
Battery chargers and external power supplies (energy efficiency
standards)
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (energy efficiency standards)
Distribution Transformers (energy efficiency standards)
Residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers (test
procedures)
Walk-in coolers and freezers (energy efficiency standards)
Signed in Washington, DC on June 26, 2013.
Gregory H. Woods,
General Counsel.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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126....................... Energy Conservation 1904-AB86
Standards for Walk-In
Coolers and Walk-In
Freezers.
127....................... Energy Conservation 1904-AC19
Standards for Commercial
Refrigeration Equipment.
128....................... Test Procedures for 1904-AC76
Residential
Refrigerators,
Refrigerator-Freezers,
and Freezers.
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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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129....................... Energy Efficiency 1904-AB57
Standards for Battery
Chargers and External
Power Supplies.
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Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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130....................... Energy Efficiency 1904-AC04
Standards for
Distribution Transformers.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Proposed Rule Stage
126. Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-in Coolers and Walk-in
Freezers
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(f)(4)
Abstract: The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act require that DOE
establish maximum energy consumption levels for walk-in coolers and
walk-in freezers and directs the Department of Energy to develop energy
conservation standards that are technologically feasible and
economically justified.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice: Public Meeting, Framework 01/06/09 74 FR 411
Document Availability.
Notice: Public Meeting, Data 04/05/10 75 FR 17080
Availability.
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 04/14/10 75 FR 19297
Comment Period End.................. 05/28/10 .......................
NPRM................................ 08/00/13 .......................
Final Action........................ 12/00/13 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Llenza, Office of Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202
586-2192, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AB86
127. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigeration
Equipment
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(c)(5)
Abstract: DOE is reviewing and updating energy conservation
standards, as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, to
reflect technological advances. All amended standards must be
technologically feasible and economically justified. As required by
EPCA, DOE published previously a final rule establishing energy
conservation standards for ice-cream freezers, self-contained
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commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers without
doors, for equipment manufactured after January 1, 2012. (74 FR 1092,
Jan. 9, 2009) DOE is required to issue a final rule for this second
review of energy conservation standards for commercial refrigeration
equipment no later than January 1, 2013.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice: Public Meeting, Framework 05/06/10 75 FR 24824
Document Availability.
Comment Period End.................. 06/07/10 .......................
Notice: Public Meeting, Data 03/30/11 76 FR 17573
Availability.
Comment Period End.................. 05/16/11 .......................
NPRM................................ 08/00/13 .......................
Final Action........................ 02/00/14 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Charles Llenza, Office of Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202
586-2192, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AC19
128. Test Procedures for Residential Refrigerators, Refrigerator-
Freezers, and Freezers
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(2)
Abstract: DOE is conducting a rulemaking to amend the existing test
procedures for residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and
freezers in order to clarify a number of testing issues and to add a
test for measuring ice maker energy use.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/00/13 .......................
Final Action........................ 07/00/14 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Lucas Adin, Project Manager, EE-2J, Department of
Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 287-1317, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1904-AC76
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Final Rule Stage
129. Energy Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers and External
Power Supplies
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)
Abstract: In addition to the existing general definition of
``external power supply,'' the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 (EISA) defines a ``class A external power supply'' and sets
efficiency standards for those products. EISA directs DOE to publish a
final rule to determine whether the standards set for class A external
power supplies should be amended. EISA also requires DOE to issue a
final rule prescribing energy conservation standards for battery
chargers, if technologically feasible and economically justified or to
determine that no energy conservation standard is technically feasible
and economically justified.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice: Public Meeting, Framework 06/04/09 74 FR 26816
Document Availability.
Comment Period End.................. 07/20/09 .......................
Notice: Public Meeting, Data 09/15/10 75 FR 56021
Availability.
Comment Period End.................. 10/15/10 .......................
Final Rule (Technical Amendment).... 09/19/11 76 FR 57897
NPRM................................ 03/27/12 77 FR 18478
Final Rule: Technical Amendment..... 04/16/12 77 FR 22472
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/29/12 .......................
NPRM Comment Period Reopened........ 06/29/12 77 FR 38743
Reopened NPRM Comment Period End.... 07/16/12 .......................
Request for Information............. 03/26/13 78 FR 18253
RFI Comment Period End.............. 05/28/13 .......................
Final Action........................ 09/00/13 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jeremy Dommu, Office of Building Technologies
Program, EE-2J, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202
586-9870, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AB57
Department of Energy (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Completed Actions
130. Energy Efficiency Standards for Distribution Transformers
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6317(a); 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)
Abstract: The current distribution transformer efficiency standards
for medium-voltage-transformers apply to transformers manufactured or
imported on or after January 1, 2010, and to low-voltage, dry type
transformers manufactured or imported on or after January 1, 2007. As a
result of a settlement agreement, DOE agreed to conduct a review of the
standards for liquid-immersed and medium-voltage dry-type distribution
transformers to determine if, pursuant to EPCA, the standards for these
products need to be amended. As a result of the review, DOE published
in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking which included
new proposed standards for these products as well as low-voltage, dry-
type transformers. Under the settlement agreement, DOE is obligated to
publish in the Federal Register, no later than October 1, 2012, a final
rule including any amendments to the standards for liquid-immersed and
medium-voltage dry-type distribution transformers.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 04/18/13 78 FR 23335
Final Action Effective.............. 06/17/13 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: James Raba, Phone: 202 586-8654, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1904-AC04
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