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Part IV
Department of Energy
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Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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10 CFR Part 430
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for
Furnaces and Boilers; Final Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EE-RM-93-501]
RIN No. 1904-AA45
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test
Procedures for Furnaces and Boilers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (the Department or DOE) adopts as a
Final Rule an Interim Final rule, published on October 14, 1997, in
which DOE amended a provision of its recently promulgated final rule
that prescribed revised test procedures to determine the energy
efficiency of furnaces and boilers. Under the amendment, the test
procedures will provide that the flue collector box on a furnace or
boiler with a power burner or draft inducer need not be insulated
before the start of the cool-down test.
EFFECTIVE DATES: This rule was effective November 10, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station
EE-43, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121, (202) 586-9138, or Edward Levy, Esq., U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103,
(202) 586-9507.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On August 23, 1993, DOE published in the Federal Register a
proposal to amend the DOE test procedures for furnaces and boilers (58
FR 44538). On May 12, 1997, after review and evaluation of the comments
received, DOE published in the Federal Register a final rule amending
the furnace test procedure (62 FR 26140).
After the publication of the 1997 final rule, the Gas Appliance
Manufacturers Association (GAMA) contacted the Department and asserted
that the adoption in the DOE test procedures of a requirement to
insulate the flue gas collector box of a power burner unit before the
cool-down and heat-up tests will reduce the Annual Fuel Utilization
Efficiency (AFUE) of many furnaces and boilers. GAMA stated that for
some units the reduced AFUE would be below the minimum standard, while
for others it would be below the qualifying levels for many utility
rebate programs. The Department published an Interim Final Rule on
October 14, 1997 (62 FR 53507) deleting from its recently adopted test
procedure for furnaces and boilers the insulation requirement for power
burner units. Since no comments were received following publication of
the Interim Final Rule, this rule is adopted as final without change.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and procedure, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Incorporation by reference.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 22, 1998.
Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
PART 430--ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Accordingly, the interim final rule amending 10 CFR part 430 which
was published at 62 FR 53507 on October 14, 1997, is adopted as a final
rule without change.
[FR Doc. 98-4646 Filed 2-23-98; 8:45 am]
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