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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 106 / Friday, June 4, 2021 / Proposed Rules TABLE II.6MAX TECH EFFICACY FROM THE JANUARY 2016 FINAL RULE
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Issue 23: DOE seeks input on whether the max-tech levels are appropriate and technologically feasible for potential consideration as possible energy conservation standards for the products at issueand if not, why not.
Issue 24: DOE seeks feedback on what design options would be incorporated at a max-tech efficacy level, and the efficacies associated with those levels.
As part of this request, DOE also seeks information as to whether there are limitations on the use of certain combinations of design options.
Issue 25: DOE seeks information on the efficacy of available CFLKs, from baseline model to max tech level, and the percent of CFLKs available at each level of efficacy. DOE also seeks feedback on whether the efficacy distribution varies based on whether the CFLK includes individual lamps or integrated SSL circuitry and whether the efficacy distribution is expected to change over time.
D. Economic Justification In determining whether a proposed energy conservation standard is economically justified, DOE analyzes, among other things, the potential economic impact on consumers, manufacturers, and the Nation. DOE
seeks comment on whether there are economic barriers to the adoption of more-stringent energy conservation standards. DOE also seeks comment and data on any other aspects of its economic justification analysis from the January 2016 Final Rule that may indicate whether a more-stringent energy conservation standard would be economically justified or cost effective.
While DOEs request for information is not limited to the following issues, DOE is particularly interested in comment, information, and data on the following.
1. Cost Analysis The cost analysis portion of the engineering analysis is conducted using one or a combination of cost approaches. The selection of cost approach depends on a suite of factors, including availability and reliability of public information, characteristics of the regulated product, and the
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availability and timeliness of purchasing the CFLK on the market. The cost approaches are summarized as follows:
Physical teardowns: Under this approach, DOE physically dismantles a commercially available product, component-by-component, to develop a detailed bill of materials for the product.
Catalog teardowns: In lieu of physically deconstructing a product, DOE identifies each component using parts diagrams available from manufacturer websites or appliance repair websites, for example to develop the bill of materials for the product.
Price surveys: If neither a physical nor catalog teardown is feasible for example, for tightly integrated products such as fluorescent lamps, which are infeasible to disassemble and for which parts diagrams are unavailable or costprohibitive and otherwise impractical e.g. large commercial boilers, DOE
conducts price surveys using publicly available pricing data published on major online retailer websites and/or by soliciting prices from distributors and other commercial channels.
In the January 2016 Final Rule TSD, DOE used a price-survey approach to develop consumer prices for the representative lamp unit at each EL. To do so, DOE determined the consumer price of the CFLK and then determined the portion of that price attributable to the lamp packaged with the CFLK.
Based on feedback from manufacturer interviews, DOE identified three main distribution channels for CFLKs:
Electrical/specialty centers, home centers, and lighting showrooms. DOE
compared the consumer prices from each channel to manufacturer-suggested distributor net prices of ceiling fans sold with CFLKs to determine premiums for each distribution channel. Then using estimated shipments going through each channel based on manufacturer interviews, DOE applied the following weightings to develop one premium:
Electrical/specialty channel at 12
percent, home center channel at 80
percent, and lighting showroom channel at 8 percent. DOE applied the average shipment-weighted premium to the distributor net prices of the ceiling fans sold with CFLKs to obtain their
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consumer price. DOE then applied 20
percent to this price to determine the consumer price of just the CFLK. See chapter 7 of the January 2016 Final Rule TSD.
Finally, DOE applied the percentage that comprises the lamp component of the CFLK to the CFLK consumer price.
Based on manufacturer feedback and stakeholder comments, DOE applied 15
percent for a CFLK with a 13 W spiral CFL to obtain the consumer price of the lamp component of the CFLK. For other representative lamp units, DOE applied ratios of their consumer prices and the 13 W spiral CFL consumer price. See chapter 7 of the January 2016 Final Rule TSD.
For the light kit fixture scenario, DOE
also included the incremental cost due to changes in socket configuration when applicable. 81 FR 580, 598. Based on manufacturer feedback, DOE estimated that medium screw base E26 sockets cost $0.15 to the manufacturer and GU24 and pin-base sockets cost $0.35 to the manufacturer. See chapter 7 of the January 2016 Final Rule TSD.
For additional discussion regarding the development of end-user prices for the January 2016 Final Rule, see chapter 6 of the January 2016 Final Rule TSD.
Issue 26: DOE requests comments on the whether the described methodology for the pricing analysis is appropriate as well as information on the existence of any distribution channels other than those described and their assigned weighting.
Issue 27: DOE also requests information on the percentage of consumer price the CFLK comprises of a ceiling fan; and the percentage of consumer price the lamp components comprises of a CFLKs and whether they are different for different lamp types e.g., CFL, LED lamp.
Issue 28: DOE requests information on the consumer price of a socket in a CFLK and whether they are different for different socket types e.g., E12, GU24, pin-base.
Issue 29: DOE requests information on the difference in cost if any between a CFLK providing a certain light output using individual lamps and a CFLK
providing the same light output using integrated SSL circuitry. What are the
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