Rulemaking for Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies Energy Conservation Standard

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is amending the current energy conservation standards for Class A external power supplies and establishing new energy conservation standards for battery chargers and non-Class A external power supplies. This rulemaking is mandated by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA).

This Rulemaking is related to the Battery Chargers and External Power Supplies Standard and Test Procedure.

Recent Updates

DOE published a request for information regarding energy conservation standards for battery chargers and external power supplies. 78 FR 18253 (March 26, 2013). The comment deadline is May 28, 2013.

Public Meeting Information

There is no public meeting scheduled at this time.

Submitting Public Comments

Comments may be submitted through regulations.gov, email, postal mail, or by hand delivery/courier. All comments must be received by May 28, 2013. Please follow the directions below. Also please see the Public Participation section of the notice for additional directions regarding submission format, campaign form letters, and confidential business information.

Any comments submitted must identify the battery chargers and external power supplies energy conservation standards rulemaking by name and provide its docket number EERE–2008–BT–STD–0005 and/or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904–AB57. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:

Federal eRulemaking Portal: The rulemaking docket at http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: BC&EPS_ECS@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number and/or RIN in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please submit one signed original paper copy.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy.

Milestones and Documents

The Battery Charger and External Power Supply rulemaking docket number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005 contains all notices, public comments, public meeting transcripts, and supporting documents. For the latest information on the planned timing of future DOE regulatory milestones, see the current Office of Management and Budget Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. All planned dates are preliminary and subject to change.

Framework	Notice of Public Meeting, Federal Register, 74 FR 26816 (June 4, 2009) Framework Document Public Meeting 7/16/2009 Presentation and Transcript Comment deadline: closed
Preliminary Analysis	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register, 75 FR 56021 (Sept. 15, 2010) Public Meeting 10/13/2010 Presentation and Transcript Preliminary Technical Support Document Preliminary Analytical Tools Comment deadline: closed
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Register, 77 FR 18478 (March 27, 2012) Public Meeting 5/2/2012 Presentation and Transcript Technical Support Document Other Supporting Documents_{(See Docket EERE-2008-BT-STD-0005 for a list of all supporting documents.)} Shipments and National Impacts Analyses Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analyses BC Government Regulatory Impact Analysis EPS Government Regulatory Impact Analysis TSD Appendix 5A - EPS Test Data TSD Appendix 5B - BC Test Data Energy Use Analysis Spreadsheet Product Survey Spreadsheet Market Assessment and Markup Spreadsheet Comment deadline: closed OIRA Compare Document
Request for Information	Request for Information, Federal Register, 78 FR 18253 (March 26, 2013) Pre-publication notice, as issued by the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency (March 19, 2013) Comment deadline: May 28, 2013
Final Rule
Compliance

Related Rulemakings

DOE conducted a test procedure rulemaking for battery chargers and external power supplies.

Statutory Authority

The current energy conservation standards for battery chargers and external power supplies are mandated by Part A, the ‘‘Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles’’ of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309) These appliances are treated as covered products under Part A. (42 U.S.C. 6295(u))

Contact Information

For more information related to this rulemaking, please email:

battery_chargers_and_external_power_supplies@ee.doe.gov