Rulemaking for Residential Furnaces and Boilers Test Procedure
DOE is initiating a rulemaking and data collection process to consider amendments to DOE's test procedure for residential furnaces and boilers. Because DOE has recently completed a test procedure rulemaking for the standby mode and off mode energy consumption of these products, the primary focus of this rulemaking will be on active mode operation. This rulemaking is intended to fulfill DOE's statutory obligation to review its test procedures for covered products at least once every seven years.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) regarding test procedures for residential furnaces and boilers. 78 FR 675 (January 4, 2013).
No public meeting is scheduled at this time.
The residential furnaces and boilers test procedures rulemaking docket EERE-2012-BT-TP-0024 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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DOE published a final rule for test procedures for residential furnaces and boilers (standby and off mode). 77 FR 76831 (December 31, 2012).
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) amended EPCA to require that at least once every 7 years, DOE must review test procedures for all covered products and either amend the test procedures (if the Secretary determines that amended test procedures would more accurately or fully comply with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) or publish notice in the Federal Register of any determination not to amend a test procedure. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A)) Under this requirement, DOE must review the test procedures for the various types of residential furnace and boiler products not later than December 19, 2014 (i.e., 7 years after the enactment of EISA 2007).
In addition to the test procedure review provision discussed above, EISA 2007 also amended EPCA to require DOE to amend its test procedures for all covered products to include measurement of standby mode and off mode energy consumption. (42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(2)(A)).
For more information related to this rulemaking, please email:
residential_furnaces_and_boilers@ee.doe.gov
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