Rulemaking for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products Test Procedure

DOE published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding test procedures for miscellaneous refrigeration products. 79 FR 74893 (December 16, 2014) A public meeting is scheduled for January 8, 2015. The comment deadline is March 2, 2015.

DOE held a public meeting on January 8, 2015.

Comments may be submitted through regulations.gov, email, postal mail, or by hand delivery/courier. All comments must be received by March 2, 2015. 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 miscellaneous refrigeration products test procedure rulemaking by name and provide its docket number EERE-2013-BT-TP-0029 and/or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904-AD44. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: The rulemaking docket at www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. 

2. E-mail: MiscResRefrigProd2013TP0029@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number and/or RIN in the subject line of the message. 

3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please submit one signed original paper copy. 

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy.

The miscellaneous refrigeration products test procedure rulemaking docket EERE-2013-BT-TP-0029 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.

DOE has initiated a rulemaking to consider establishing energy conservation standards for miscellaneous refrigeration products.

Under 42 U.S.C. 6293, The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.; EPCA) sets forth the criteria and procedures DOE must follow when prescribing or amending test procedures for covered products. Any test procedures prescribed or amended under this section shall be reasonably designed to produce test results that measure the energy efficiency, energy use or estimated annual operating cost of a covered product during a representative average use cycle or period of use and shall not be unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3))