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Rules and Regulations
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 101
Thursday, May 27, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
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RIN 1904AD88

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Ceiling Fans Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendments.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of Energy DOE is publishing this final rule to amend the current regulations for large-diameter ceiling fans. The contents of these technical amendments correspond with provisions enacted by Congress through the Energy Act of 2020. This final rule also implements conforming amendments to the ceiling fan test procedure to ensure consistency with the Energy Act of 2020.
DATES: The effective date of this rule is May 27, 2021. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on May 27, 2021.
The incorporation by reference of a certain other publication listed in this rulemaking was approved by the Director of the Federal Register on August 24, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Telephone: 202 586
9870. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Amelia Whiting, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121.

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Telephone: 202 5862588. Email:
amelia.whiting@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE
maintains a previously approved incorporation by reference and incorporates by reference the following industry standard into 10 CFR part 430:
Air Movement and Control Association International, Inc.
AMCA ANSI/AMCA Standard 208
18, AMCA 20818, Calculation of the Fan Energy Index, ANSI approved January 24, 2018.
Copies of AMCA 20818 may be purchased from AMCA International at 30 W University Drive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004, or by going to www.amca.org.
See section V.M of this document for further discussion of this standard.
Table of Contents I. Authority and Background II. Amendments To Codify the Act in the CFR
III. Conforming Amendments to the Ceiling Fan Test Procedure IV. Final Action V. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
D. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
E. Review Under Executive Order 13132
F. Review Under Executive Order 12988
G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
H. Review Under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999
I. Review Under Executive Order 12630
J. Review Under Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001
K. Review Under Executive Order 13211
L. Review Under Section 32 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
M. Description of Materials Incorporated by Reference N. Congressional Notification
I. Authority and Background 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 EPCA
established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other 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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Than Automobiles, which sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. These products include ceiling fans, the subject of this document. 42 U.S.C.
629149, 42 U.S.C. 6293b16Ai and B, and 42 U.S.C. 6295ff On January 19, 2017, DOE published a final rule amending the energy conservation standards for ceiling fans.
82 FR 6826 January 2017 Final Rule.
Compliance with the amended standards was required beginning January 21, 2020.3 The current energy conservation standards for ceiling fans are located in title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations CFR section 430.32s, and specify the statutorilyprescribed design standards see 42
U.S.C. 6295ff1A and the minimum efficiency standards established in the January 2017 Final Rule. The minimum efficiency standards established in the CFR are prescribed in terms of cubic feet per minute CFM per watt CFM/
W. 10 CFR 430.32s2. The currentlyapplicable DOE test procedures for ceiling fans are established at 10 CFR
part 430, subpart B, appendix U, Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Ceiling Fans Appendix U.
Section 1008 of the Energy Act of 2020 the Act amended section 325ff6 of EPCA to specify that largediameter ceiling fans manufactured on or after January 21, 2020, are not required to meet minimum ceiling fan efficiency requirements in terms of the total airflow to the total power consumption, CFM/W, as established in the January 2017 Final Rule, but instead meet minimum efficiency requirements based on the Ceiling Fan Energy Index CFEI metric. 42 U.S.C.
6295ff6CiI, as codified The Act requires large-diameter ceiling fans to have a CFEI greater than or equal to 1.00
at high speed and 1.31 at 40 percent speed or the nearest speed that is not less than 40 percent speed. 42 U.S.C.
6295ff6CiII, as codified Further, the Act specifies that CFEI is to be calculated in accordance with American National Standards Institute ANSI/Air Movement and Control Association 3 DOE published a confirmation of rulemaking notice announcing the completion of a review of the final rule amending energy conservation standards for ceiling fans published on January 19, 2017 and confirming that compliance date of that final rule remained January 21, 2020. 82 FR 23723 May 24, 2017.

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