Electric Motors; Proposed Rule

[Federal Register: November 27, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 230)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 60439-60475]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr27no96-35]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EE-RM-96-400]

Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Test Procedures, Labeling, and Certification Requirements for Electric Motors

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Proposed Rule and Public Hearing.

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, (the Act or EPCA) establishes energy efficiency standards and test procedures for commercial and industrial electric motors. EPCA also directs the Department of Energy (DOE or Department) to establish efficiency labeling requirements and compliance certification requirements for motors. Today, DOE proposes regulations to implement these requirements.

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