# Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2019-26536 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Proposed Rule - **Published:** December 26, 2019 - **Citation:** 84 FR 71125 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Chs. II, III, and X 48 CFR Ch. 9 Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions AGENCY: Department of Energy. ACTION: Semi-annual regulatory agenda. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared and is making available its portion of the semi-annual 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 statute, including amendments contained in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) and the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act (AEMTCA), 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 2019 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. Bill Cooper, General Counsel. Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy—Proposed Rule Stage Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 224 Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking Products 1904-AD15 225 Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces 1904-AD20 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy—Final Rule Stage Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 226 Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps 1904-AD09 227 Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment 1904-AD34 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy—Long-Term Actions Sequence No. Title Regulation Identifier No. 228 Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers 1904-AD01 229 Modifying the Energy Conservation Program to Implement a Market-Based Approach 1904-AE11 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) Proposed Rule Stage 224. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Conventional Cooking Products E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory. 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. 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 Supplemental NPRM 12/00/19 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 20002, Phone: 202 287-1943, Email: stephanie.johnson@ee.doe.gov . RIN: 1904-AD15 225. Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Non-Weatherized Gas Furnaces and Mobile Home Gas Furnaces E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory. 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 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 in partial fulfillment of 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 Supplemental NPRM 02/00/20 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 287-1692, Email: john.cymbalsky@ee.doe.gov . RIN: 1904-AD20 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) Final Rule Stage 226. Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Lamps E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory. 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. According to the Settlement Agreement between the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and DOE will use its best efforts to issue the GSL SNOPR by May 28, 2018. Timetable: 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 Supplemental NPRM 11/00/19 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Lucy deButts, Buildings Technologies Office, EE-5B, Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, Phone: 202 287-1604, Email: lucy.debutts@ee.doe.gov . RIN: 1904-AD09 227. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory. Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C)(i) and (vi) Abstract: Once completed, this rulemaking will fulfill the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) statutory obligation under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, (EPCA) to either propose amended energy conservation standards for commercial water heaters and hot water supply boilers, or determine that the existing standards do not need to be amended. (Unfired hot water storage tanks and commercial heat pump water heaters are being considered in a separate rulemaking.) DOE must determine whether national standards more stringent than those that are currently in place would result in a significant additional amount of energy savings and whether such amended national standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Request for Information (RFI) 10/21/14 79 FR 62899 RFI Comment Period End 11/20/14 NPRM 05/31/16 81 FR 34440 NPRM Comment Period End 08/01/16 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 08/05/16 81 FR 51812 NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 08/30/16 Notice of Data Availability (NODA) 12/23/16 81 FR 94234 NODA Comment Period End 01/09/17 Final Action 02/00/20 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-AD34 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) Long-Term Actions 228. Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Packaged Boilers E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C); 42 U.S.C. 6311(11)(B) Abstract: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended by the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act (AEMTCA), requires the Secretary to determine whether updating the statutory energy conservation standards for commercial packaged boilers is technically feasible and economically justified and would save a significant amount of energy. If justified, the Secretary will issue amended energy conservation standards for such equipment. DOE last updated the standards for commercial packaged boilers on July 22, 2009. DOE issued a NOPR pursuant to the 6-year-look-back requirement on March 24, 2016. Under EPCA, DOE has 2 years to issue a final rule after publication of the NOPR. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Notice of Proposed Determination (NOPD) 08/13/13 78 FR 49202 NOPD Comment Period End 09/12/13 Notice of Public Meeting and Framework Document Availability 09/03/13 78 FR 54197 Framework Document Comment Period End 10/18/13 Notice of Public Meeting and Preliminary Analysis 11/20/14 79 FR 69066 Preliminary Analysis Comment Period End 01/20/15 Withdrawal of NOPD 08/25/15 80 FR 51487 NPRM 03/24/16 81 FR 15836 NPRM Comment Period Extended 05/04/16 81 FR 26747 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 06/22/16 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Catherine Rivest, Phone: 202 586-7335, Email: catherine.rivest@ee.doe.gov . RIN: 1904-AD01 229. Modifying the Energy Conservation Program To Implement a Market-Based Approach E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory. Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291 Abstract: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is evaluating the potential use of some form of a market-based approach such as an averaging, trading, fee-base or other type of market-based policy mechanism for the U.S. Appliance and Equipment Energy Conservation Standards (ECS) program. Timetable: Action Date FR Cite Request for Information (RFI) 11/28/17 82 FR 56181 RFI Comment Period Extended 02/23/18 83 FR 8016 RFI Comment Period Extended End 03/26/18 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: John Cymbalsky, Phone: 202 287-1692, Email: john.cymbalsky@ee.doe.gov . RIN: 1904-AE11 [FR Doc. 2019-26536 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A2019-26536. Public record. Not legal advice.