DOE has issued a pre-publication Federal Register final rule pertaining to energy conservation standards for dedicated purpose pool pumps motors. When DOE is considering adopting standards, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) requires that the standards be designed to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency, which DOE determines is technologically feasible and economically justified. In this final rule, DOE is adopting amended standards for dedicated purpose pool pump motors. It has determined that the new standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.

• The text of this rule is subject to correction based on the identification of errors as defined in 10 CFR 430.5 before publication in the Federal Register. Readers are requested to notify DOE by email at ErrorCorrectionInfo@EE.DOE.Gov of any typographical or other errors, as described in such regulations, by no later than midnight on September 11, 2023, in order that DOE may make any necessary corrections in the regulatory text submitted to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
• The effective date of this rule is 60 days after the notice has been published in the Federal Register. DOE will send a follow-up e-mail once the notice publishes to announce the effective date.
• Compliance with the new standards established for dedicated purpose pool pump motors with motor total horsepower < 0.5 THP in this final rule is required on and after 2 years after the notice has been published in the Federal Register. DOE will send a follow-up e-mail once the notice publishes to announce the effective date.
• Compliance with the new standards established for dedicated purpose pool pump motors with motor total horsepower =0.5 THP and <1.15 THP in this final rule is required on and after 4 years after the notice has been published in the Federal Register. DOE will send a follow-up e-mail once the notice publishes to announce the effective date.
• Finally, compliance with the new standards established for dedicated purpose pool pump motors with motor total horsepower =1.15 THP and =5 THP in this final rule is required on and after 2 years after the notice has been published in the Federal Register. DOE will send a follow-up e-mail once the notice publishes to announce the effective date.
• The incorporation of refence of certain material listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register 60 days after the notice has been published in the Federal Register. DOE will send a follow-up e-mail once the notice publishes to announce the effective date.

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There are no Federal energy conservation standards for dedicated-purpose pool pump motors at this time.  See the electric motors and small electric motors websites for information about energy conservation standards for these motors.

There is no Federal test procedure for dedicated-purpose pool pump motors at this time.  See the electric motors and small electric motors websites for information about test procedures for these motors.