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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 203 / Monday, October 25, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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in Agency Rulemaking, 67 FR 53461
Aug. 16, 2002, DOE published procedures and policies on February 19, 2003, to ensure that the potential impacts of its rules on small entities are properly considered during the rulemaking process. 68 FR 7990. DOE
has made its procedures and policies available on the Office of the General Counsels website www.energy.gov/gc/
office-general-counsel.
DOE reviewed this final determination under the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the policies and procedures published on February 19, 2003. DOE has concluded that amended energy conservation standards for metal halide lamp fixtures would not be cost effective and by extension not economically justified.
Because DOE is not amending the current energy conservation standards for MHLFs, DOE certifies that this final determination will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Accordingly, DOE has not prepared an FRFA for this final determination. DOE
will transmit this certification and supporting statement of factual basis to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for review under 5 U.S.C. 605b.
C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act Manufacturers of covered products must certify to DOE that their products comply with any applicable energy conservation standards. To certify compliance, manufacturers must first obtain test data for their products according to the DOE test procedures, including any amendments adopted for those test procedures. DOE has established regulations for the certification and recordkeeping requirements for all covered consumer products and commercial equipment.
See generally 10 CFR part 429. The collection-of-information requirement for the certification and recordkeeping is subject to review and approval by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act PRA. This requirement has been approved by OMB under OMB control number 19101400. Public reporting burden for the certification is estimated to average 35 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject
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to the requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
This final determination, which concludes that amended energy conservation standards for MHLFs would not be cost effective and by extension, not economically justified as required under the relevant statute, imposes no new information or recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, clearance from the OMB is not required under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
D. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NEPA, DOE has analyzed this final determination in accordance with NEPA
and DOEs implementing regulations 10
CFR part 1021. DOE has determined that this rule qualifies for categorical exclusion A4 because it is an interpretation or ruling in regards to an existing regulations and otherwise meets the requirements for application of a categorical exclusion. See 10 CFR
1021.410. Therefore, DOE has determined that promulgation of this rule is not a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment within the meaning of NEPA, and does not require an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement.
E. Review Under Executive Order 13132
E.O. 13132, Federalism, 64 FR
43255 Aug. 10, 1999, imposes certain requirements on Federal agencies formulating and implementing policies or regulations that preempt State law or that have federalism implications. The Executive order requires agencies to examine the constitutional and statutory authority supporting any action that would limit the policymaking discretion of the States and to carefully assess the necessity for such actions. The Executive order also requires agencies to have an accountable process to ensure meaningful and timely input by State and local officials in the development of regulatory policies that have federalism implications. On March 14, 2000, DOE
published a statement of policy describing the intergovernmental consultation process it will follow in the development of such regulations. 65 FR
13735. As this final determination does not amend the standards for MHLFs, there is no impact on the policymaking discretion of the States. Therefore, no further action is required by Executive Order 13132.

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F. Review Under Executive Order 12988
With respect to the review of existing regulations and the promulgation of new regulations, section 3a of E.O.
12988, Civil Justice Reform, imposes on Federal agencies the general duty to adhere to the following requirements:
1 Eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, 2 write regulations to minimize litigation, 3 provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct rather than a general standard, and 4
promote simplification and burden reduction. 61 FR 4729 Feb. 7, 1996.
Regarding the review required by section 3a, section 3b of E.O. 12988
specifically requires that Executive agencies make every reasonable effort to ensure that the regulation 1 clearly specifies the preemptive effect, if any, 2 clearly specifies any effect on existing Federal law or regulation, 3
provides a clear legal standard for affected conduct while promoting simplification and burden reduction, 4
specifies the retroactive effect, if any, 5
adequately defines key terms, and 6
addresses other important issues affecting clarity and general draftsmanship under any guidelines issued by the Attorney General. Section 3c of E.O. 12988 requires Executive agencies to review regulations in light of applicable standards in section 3a and section 3b to determine whether they are met or it is unreasonable to meet one or more of them. DOE has completed the required review and determined that, to the extent permitted by law, this final determination meets the relevant standards of E.O. 12988.
G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 UMRA requires each Federal agency to assess the effects of Federal regulatory actions on State, local, and Tribal governments and the private sector. Public Law 1044, sec.
201 codified at 2 U.S.C. 1531. For a regulatory action likely to result in a rule that may cause the expenditure by State, local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100 million or more in any one year adjusted annually for inflation, section 202 of UMRA requires a Federal agency to publish a written statement that estimates the resulting costs, benefits, and other effects on the national economy. 2 U.S.C. 1532a, b The UMRA also requires a Federal agency to develop an effective process to permit timely input by elected officers of State, local, and Tribal governments on a significant intergovernmental mandate, and requires an agency plan
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