Enforcement of Regional Standards for Residential Furnaces and Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps
The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a rulemaking to consider possible approaches to enforcing regional standards for residential furnaces and residential central air conditioners and heat pumps set forth by direct final rule. 76 FR 37408 (June 27, 2011). DOE issued a framework document that presented three approaches, and stated that it was considering each of these approaches, a combination of elements in these approaches, or alternatives in response to comments from interested parties.
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DOE published a notice of data availability regarding regional standards for residential furnaces and residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. 76 FR 76328 (Dec. 7, 2011).
A public meeting was held December 16, 2011.
The Enforcement of Regional Standards for Residential Furnaces and Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps rulemaking docket EERE-2011-BT-CE-0077 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.
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| Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
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There are no related rulemakings.
The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 modified the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to authorize DOE to consider regional standards for certain products if the regional standards can save significantly more energy than a national standard and are economically justified. Specifically, the Energy Department was authorized to establish up to two additional regional standards for central air conditioners and heat pumps and one additional standard for furnaces in addition to national standards. (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(6)(B)(ii))
EISA 2007 requires DOE to initiate an enforcement rulemaking not later than 90 days after the issuance of a final rule that establishes a regional standard. (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(6)(G)(ii)(I)) EISA 2007also requires that a final rule for enforcement be issued not later than 15 months after the final rule that establishes a regional standard. (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(6)(G)(ii)(III))
For more information related to this rulemaking, please email:
certification_compliance_enforcement@ee.doe.gov
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