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Proposed Rules
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 32
Friday, February 19, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 430 and 431
EERE2020BTSTD0004

Energy Conservation Program:
Procedures for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment; Prioritization Process Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information; request for comment concerning prioritization of rulemakings.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of Energy DOE or the Department is initiating an effort to elicit information from stakeholders and the interested public concerning the prioritization of rulemakings pursuant to the Departments rulemaking methodology titled, Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment Process Rule. DOE
welcomes written comments as well as the submission of data and other relevant information.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before March 11, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE2020BTSTD0004, by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http
www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: to PrioritySetting2020STD0004@
ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
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EERE2020BTSTD0004 in the subject line of the message.
No telefacsimilies faxes will be accepted. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on this process, see section III of this document.
Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at http
www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the http
www.regulations.gov index. However, some documents listed in the index, such as those containing information that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly available.
The docket web page can be found at:
http www.regulations.gov/
docket?D=EERE-2020-BT-STD-0004.
The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. See section III for information on how to submit comments through http
www.regulations.gov.
Mr.
John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Telephone: 202 287
1692. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Francine Pinto, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121.
Telephone: 202 5867432. Email:
Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to submit a comment or review other public comments and the docket, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at 202 287
1445 or by email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents I. Introduction A. Authority B. Background on the Process Rule II. The Prioritization Process and Request for Comments
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A. Description of How To Access the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions B. Request for Comments III. Submission of Comments
I. Introduction A. Authority The Department of Energys Process Rule was developed to guide implementation of the Appliance Standards Program, which is conducted pursuant to Title III, Part B 1 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended EPCA or the Act,2 Public Law 94163 42 U.S.C. 62916309, as codified, establishing the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles, which sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency.
In addition, Part C 3 of EPCA, Public Law 94163 42 U.S.C. 63116317, as codified, added by Public Law 95619, Title IV, section 441a, established the Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment, which again sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency.
The energy conservation program under EPCA consists essentially of four parts: 1 Testing, 2 labeling, 3
Federal energy conservation standards, and 4 certification and enforcement procedures. Relevant provisions of EPCA specifically include definitions 42 U.S.C. 6291; 42 U.S.C. 6311, test procedures 42 U.S.C. 6293; 42 U.S.C.
6314, labeling provisions 42 U.S.C.
6294; 42 U.S.C. 6315, energy conservation standards 42 U.S.C. 6295;
42 U.S.C. 6313, and the authority to require information and reports from manufacturers 42 U.S.C. 6296; 42
U.S.C. 6316. The statute sets forth the criteria, procedures and timeframes DOE must follow when establishing new or amended energy conservation standards for covered products and at least certain types of equipment. The statute also sets forth the criteria and procedures DOE must follow when prescribing or amending test procedures for covered products.
1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A.
2 All references to EPCA in this document refer to the statute as amended through the Energy Act of 2020, Public Law 116260 Dec. 27, 2020.
3 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, Part C was redesignated Part A1.

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