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Proposed Rules
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 99
Tuesday, May 25, 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 Part 430
EERE2021BTSTD0005
RIN 1904AF09

Energy Conservation Program:
Backstop Requirement for General Service Lamps Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of Energy DOE is re-evaluating its prior determination that the Secretary of Energy Secretary was not required to implement the statutory backstop requirement for general service lamps GSLs. Under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, if DOE
fails to complete a rulemaking in accordance with certain statutory criteria, or if a final rule for GSLs does not produce savings that are greater than or equal to the savings from a minimum efficacy standard of 45 lumens per watt lm/W, the Secretary must prohibit the sale of any GSL that does not meet a minimum efficacy standard of 45 lm/
W. This request for information RFI
solicits information from the public regarding the availability of lamps that would satisfy a minimum efficacy standard of 45 lm/W, as well other information that may be relevant to a possible implementation of the statutory backstop.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before June 24, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE20X21BTSTD0005, by any of the following methods:

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1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: to GSL2021STD0005@
ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE20X21BTSTD0005 in the subject line of the message.
No telefacsimiles faxes will be accepted. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on this process, see section III of this document.
Although DOE has routinely accepted public comment submissions through a variety of mechanisms, including postal mail and hand delivery/courier, the Department has found it necessary to make temporary modifications to the comment submission process in light of the ongoing Covid19 pandemic. DOE is accepting only electronic submissions at this time. If a commenter finds that this change poses an undue hardship, please contact Appliance Standards Program staff at 202 5861445 to discuss the need for alternative arrangements. Once the Covid19 pandemic health emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates resuming all of its regular options for public comment submission, including postal mail and hand delivery/courier.
Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at https
www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the https
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 https www.regulations.gov/
!docketDetail;D=EERE-2021-BT-STD0005. The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Stephanie Johnson, 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
1943. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
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Telephone: 202 2876122. Email:
Celia.Sher@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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents I. Introduction A. Authority B. Background II. Request for Information and Comments A. General Service Lamp Definition B. Availability of GSLs That Comply With the Backstop Requirement III. Submission of Comments
I. Introduction A. Authority The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended EPCA,1 authorizes DOE to regulate the energy efficiency of a number of consumer products and certain industrial equipment. 42 U.S.C.
62916317 Title III, Part B 2 of the EPCA, established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. 42
U.S.C. 62916309 These products include GSLs.
EPCA directs DOE to conduct two rulemaking cycles to evaluate energy conservation standards for GSLs. 42
U.S.C. 6295i6AB GSLs are defined in EPCA to include general service incandescent lamps GSILs, compact fluorescent lamps CFLs, general service light-emitting diode LED lamps and organic light emitting diode OLED lamps, and any other lamps that the Secretary of Energy Secretary determines are used to satisfy lighting applications traditionally served by general service incandescent lamps. 42 U.S.C.
629130BBi The term general service lamp does not include any of the 22 lighting applications or bulb shapes explicitly not included in the definition of general service 1 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.
2 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A.

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