[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 89 (Monday, May 11, 2009)]
[Unknown Section]
[Pages 21915-21917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10268]
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Part V
Department of Energy
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)
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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,'' 58 FR 51735, and the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about any
particular item on the agenda, please contact the individual listed
under that item. For further information on the agenda in general,
please contact: Diana L. Dean, Room 6E-078, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agenda is a Governmentwide compilation
of upcoming and ongoing regulatory activity taking place over the next
12 months, 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 2009 agenda can be accessed
online by going to: www.reginfo.gov. Agenda entries reflect the
status of activities as of approximately April 30, 2009.
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. Included in this Agenda are
two energy conservation standards rulemakings that require
regulatory flexibility analyses: Residential Electric and Gas
Ranges and Ovens and Microwave Ovens, and Commercial Clothes
Washers; and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2009.
Eric J. Fygi,
Acting General Counsel.
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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145 Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Electric and Gas Ranges and Ovens and 1904-AB49
Microwave Ovens, and Commercial Clothes Washers.......................................
146 Energy Efficiency Standards for Commercial Refrigeration Equipment.................... 1904-AB59
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Department of Energy (DOE) Completed Actions
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
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145. ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC AND GAS
RANGES AND OVENS AND MICROWAVE OVENS, AND COMMERCIAL CLOTHES WASHERS
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6295(h); 42 USC 6313(e)
Abstract: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended,
establishes initial energy efficiency standard levels for many types of
major residential appliances and generally requires DOE to undertake
two subsequent rulemakings, at specified times, to determine whether
the extant standard for a covered product should be amended. Through
this combined rulemaking, the Department is evaluating potential
amendments to update the current energy efficiency standards for
residential electric and gas ranges and ovens (including a new
provision specific to microwave ovens) and is also considering
establishing energy efficiency standards for commercial clothes
washers, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which further
amended EPCA. Previously, this rulemaking also included dishwashers and
dehumidifiers. Because the Energy Independence Act of 2007 (EISA 2007)
prescribed standards for dishwashers and dehumidifiers, they have been
removed from the rulemaking.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/17/08 73 FR 62033
Final Action 04/08/09 74 FR 16040
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Stephen Witkowski
Phone: 202 586-7463
Email: stephen.witkowski@ee.doe.gov
RIN: 1904-AB49
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146. ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6313(c)(4)(A)
Abstract: The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) amendments to the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) require that DOE establish
standards for ice cream freezers; self-contained commercial
refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers without doors; and
remote-condensing commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-
freezers.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action 01/09/09 74 FR 1092
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Charles Llenza
Phone: 202 586-2192
Email: charles.llenza@ee.doe.gov
RIN: 1904-AB59
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