87 FR 20 pgs. 5222-5224 - Fall 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
Type: PRORULEVolume: 87Number: 20Pages: 5222 - 5224
Pages: 5222, 5223, 5224FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-00284 Filed 1-28-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Energy Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Chs. II, III, and X
48 CFR Ch. 9
Fall 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY:
Department of Energy.
ACTION:
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making available its portion of the semiannual Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda), including its Regulatory Plan (Plan), pursuant to Executive Order 12866, "Regulatory Planning and Review," and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Agenda is a government-wide compilation of upcoming and ongoing regulatory activity, including a brief description of each rulemaking and a timetable for action. The Agenda also includes a list of regulatory actions completed since publication of the last Agenda. The Department of Energy's portion of the Agenda includes regulatory actions called for by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, 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 2021 Regulatory Agenda can be accessed online by going to www.reginfo.gov.
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.
| Sequence No. | Title | Regulation Identifier No. |
|---|---|---|
| 255 | Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps | 1904-AD09 |
| 256 | Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking Products | 1904-AD15 |
| 257 | Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces | 1904-AD20 |
| 258 | Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating-Equipment (Reg Plan Seq No. 40) | 1904-AD34 |
| References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register . | ||
| Sequence No. | Title | Regulation Identifier No. |
|---|---|---|
| 259 | Test Procedures for Dehumidifying Direct-Expansion Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems | 1904-AE46 |
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Proposed Rule Stage
255. Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A)
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will issue a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that includes a proposed determination with respect to whether to amend or adopt standards for general service light-emitting diode (LED) lamps and that may include a proposed determination with respect to whether to amend or adopt standards for compact fluorescent lamps.
Timetable:
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| Action | Date | FR Cite |
|---|---|---|
| Framework Document Availability; Notice of Public Meeting | 12/09/13 | 78 FR 73737 |
| Framework Document Comment Period End | 01/23/14 | |
| Framework Document Comment Period Extended | 01/23/14 | 79 FR 3742 |
| Framework Document Comment Period Extended End | 02/07/14 | |
| Preliminary Analysis and Notice of Public Meeting | 12/11/14 | 79 FR 73503 |
| Preliminary Analysis Comment Period Extended | 01/30/15 | 80 FR 5052 |
| Preliminary Analysis Comment Period Extended End | 02/23/15 | |
| Notice of Public Meeting; Webinar | 03/15/16 | 81 FR 13763 |
| NPRM | 03/17/16 | 81 FR 14528 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 05/16/16 | |
| Notice of Public Meeting; Webinar | 10/05/16 | 81 FR 69009 |
| Proposed Definition and Data Availability | 10/18/16 | 81 FR 71794 |
| Proposed Definition and Data Availability Comment Period End | 11/08/16 | |
| Final Rule Adopting a Definition for GSL | 01/19/17 | 82 FR 7276 |
| Final Rule Adopting a Definition for GSL Effective | 01/01/20 | |
| Final Rule Adopting a Definition for GSL Including IRL | 01/19/17 | 82 FR 7322 |
| Final Rule Adopting a Definition for GSL Including IRL Effective | 01/01/20 | |
| Final Rule; Withdrawal of Definition for GSL (Reported as 1904-AE26) | 09/05/19 | 84 FR 46661 |
| Final Rule; Withdrawal of Definition for GSL Effective | 10/07/19 | |
| Supplemental NPRM | 01/00/22 |
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: stephanie.johnson@ee.doe.gov.
RIN: 1904-AD09
256. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking Products
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), requires the Secretary to determine whether updating the statutory energy conservation standards for residential conventional cooking products would yield a significant savings in energy use and is technologically feasible and economically justified. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is reviewing the current standards to make such determination.
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 Request for Comment | 12/14/20 | 85 FR 80982 |
| Notice of Proposed Determination Comment Period End | 03/01/21 | |
| Second SNPRM | 06/00/22 |
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: stephanie.johnson@ee.doe.gov.
RIN: 1904-AD15
257. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(C); 42 U.S.C. 6295(m)(1); 42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(3)
Abstract: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, (EPCA) prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including residential furnaces. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more-stringent amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified and would save a significant amount of energy. DOE is considering amendments to its energy conservation standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces and mobile home gas furnaces pursuant to a court-ordered remand of DOE's 2011 rulemaking for these products.
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
|---|---|---|
| Notice of Public Meeting | 10/30/14 | 79 FR 64517 |
| NPRM and Notice of Public Meeting | 03/12/15 | 80 FR 13120 |
| NPRM Comment Period Extended | 05/20/15 | 80 FR 28851 |
| NPRM Comment Period Extended End | 07/10/15 | |
| Notice of Data Availability (NODA) | 09/14/15 | 80 FR 55038 |
| NODA Comment Period End | 10/14/15 | |
| NODA Comment Period Reopened | 10/23/15 | 80 FR 64370 |
| NODA Comment Period Reopened End | 11/06/15 | |
| Supplemental NPRM and Notice of Public Meeting | 09/23/16 | 81 FR 65720 |
| Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End | 11/22/16 | |
| SNPRM Comment Period Reopened | 12/05/16 | 81 FR 87493 |
| SNPRM Comment Period End | 01/06/17 | |
| Notice of NPRM Withdrawal | 01/15/21 | 86 FR 3873 |
| NPRM | 03/00/22 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Julia Hegarty, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 240 597-6737, Email: julia.hegarty@ee.doe.gov.
RIN: 1904-AD20
258. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating-Equipment
Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 40 in part II of this issue of the Federal Register .
RIN: 1904-AD34
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
Final Rule Stage
259. Test Procedures for Dehumidifying Direct-Expansion Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4)
[top] Abstract: Consistent with the requirements under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking to establish a Federal test procedure for dehumidifying direct-expansion dedicated outdoor air systems (DDX-DOASes) under 10 CFR 431.96. 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
Timetable:
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
|---|---|---|
| Request for Information (RFI) | 07/25/17 | 82 FR 34427 |
| RFI Comment Period Ends | 08/24/17 | |
| NPRM (Incorrectly Published as 1904-AD93) | 07/07/21 | 86 FR 36018 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 09/07/21 | |
| Final Rule | 04/00/22 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Catherine Rivest, General Engineer, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 586-7335, Email: catherine.rivest@ee.doe.gov.
RIN: 1904-AE46
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