[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76714-76717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28961]
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Vol. 79
Monday,
No. 245
December 22, 2014
Part VII
Department of Energy
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 79 , No. 245 / Monday, December 22, 2014 /
Unified Agenda
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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), including its Regulatory
Plan (Plan), pursuant to Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning
and Review,'' and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agenda is a government-wide compilation
of upcoming and ongoing regulatory activity, including a brief
description of each rulemaking and a timetable for action. The Agenda
also includes a list of regulatory actions completed since publication
of the last Agenda. The Department of Energy's portion of the Agenda
includes regulatory actions called for by the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007, the American Energy Manufacturing Technical
Corrections Act and programmatic needs of DOE offices.
The Internet is the basic means for disseminating the Agenda and
providing users the ability to obtain information from the Agenda
database. DOE's entire Fall 2014 Agenda can be accessed online by going
to: www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect the status of activities as
of approximately November 30, 2014.
Publication in the Federal Register is mandated by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602) only for Agenda entries that require
either a regulatory flexibility analysis or periodic review under
section 610 of that Act. DOE's regulatory flexibility agenda is made up
of three rulemakings setting energy efficiency standards for the
following products:
Automatic Commercial Ice Makers
Commercial Packaged Boilers
Residential Furnace Fans
The Plan appears in both the online Agenda and the Federal Register and
includes the most important of DOE's significant regulatory actions and
a Statement of Regulatory and Deregulatory Priorities.
Steven P. Croley,
General Counsel.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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272....................... Energy Conservation 1904-AD01
Standards for Commercial
Packaged Boilers.
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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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273....................... Energy Efficiency 1904-AC39
Standards for Automatic
Commercial Ice Makers.
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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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274....................... Energy Conservation 1904-AC22
Standards for Residential
Furnace Fans.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Prerule stage
272. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)
Abstract: EPCA, as amended by AEMTCA, requires the Secretary to
determine whether updating the statutory energy conservation standards
for commercial packaged boilers is technically feasible and
economically justified. If justified, the Secretary will issue amended
energy conservation standards for such equipment.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice of Proposed Determination.... 08/13/13 78 FR 49202
Public Meeting; Framework Document 09/03/13 78 FR 54197
Availability.
NOPD Comment Period End............. 09/12/13 .......................
Framework Document Comment Period 10/18/13 .......................
End.
Preliminary Analysis................ 11/00/14 .......................
NPRM................................ 07/00/15 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: James Raba, Office of Building Technologies
Program, EE-5B, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202
586-8654, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AD01
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
273. Energy Efficiency Standards for Automatic Commercial Ice Makers
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(d)(2) and (3)
Abstract: EPCA, as amended by EPACT 2005, requires the Secretary to
determine whether updating the statutory standards for automatic
commercial ice makers is technologically feasible and economically
justified. If amended standards are technologically feaseible
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and economically justified, the Secretary will issue amended standards
by January 1, 2015. DOE will also consider expanding the scope of
coverage for this equipment.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice of Public Meeting: 01/24/12 77 FR 3404
Availability of Preliminary
Technical Support Document.
Comment Period Extended............. 03/05/12 77 FR 13026
Extended Comment Period End......... 04/22/12 .......................
Public Meeting date 04/14/14........ 03/17/14 79 FR 14846
NPRM................................ 03/17/14 79 FR 14846
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/16/14 .......................
Public Meeting Date................. 06/19/14 .......................
Notice of Data Availability......... 09/11/14 79 FR 54215
Comment Period End.................. 10/14/14 .......................
Final Action........................ 01/00/15 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Office of Building Technologies
Program, EE-5B, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202
287-1692, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1904-AC39
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Completed Actions
274. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(D); 42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(3)
Abstract: EPCA, as amended by EISA 2007, requires the Secretary to
consider and prescribe energy conservation standards for ``electricity
used for purposes of circulating air through ductwork'' (referred to in
shorthand as ``furnace fans'').
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action........................ 07/03/14 79 FR 38130
Final Action Effective.............. 09/02/14
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Ronald B. Majette, Phone: 202 586-7935, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1904-AC22
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