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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 203 / Monday, October 25, 2021 / Rules and Regulations for giving notice and opportunity for timely input to potentially affected small governments before establishing any requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect them. On March 18, 1997, DOE published a statement of policy on its process for intergovernmental consultation under UMRA. 62 FR 12820. DOEs policy statement is also available at www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/gcprod/
documents/umra_97.pdf.
This final determination does not contain a Federal intergovernmental mandate, nor is it expected to require expenditures of $100 million or more in any one year by the private sector. As a result, the analytical requirements of UMRA do not apply.
H. Review Under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999
Section 654 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999 Pub. L. 105277 requires Federal agencies to issue a Family Policymaking Assessment for any rule that may affect family well-being. This final determination would not have any impact on the autonomy or integrity of the family as an institution.
Accordingly, DOE has concluded that it is not necessary to prepare a Family Policymaking Assessment.

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I. Review Under Executive Order 12630
Pursuant to E.O. 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected Property Rights, 53 FR 8859 March 18, 1988, DOE has determined that this final determination would not result in any takings that might require compensation under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
J. Review Under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001
Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001 44 U.S.C. 3516, note provides for Federal agencies to review most disseminations of information to the public under information quality guidelines established by each agency pursuant to general guidelines issued by OMB. OMBs guidelines were published at 67 FR 8452 Feb. 22, 2002, and DOEs guidelines were published at 67
FR 62446 Oct. 7, 2002. Pursuant to OMB Memorandum M1915, Improving Implementation of the Information Quality Act April 24, 2019, DOE published updated guidelines which are available at www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2019/
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Dec%202019.pdf. DOE has reviewed this final determination under the OMB
and DOE guidelines and has concluded that it is consistent with applicable policies in those guidelines.
K. Review Under Executive Order 13211
E.O. 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use, 66
FR 28355 May 22, 2001, requires Federal agencies to prepare and submit to OIRA at OMB, a Statement of Energy Effects for any significant energy action.
A significant energy action is defined as any action by an agency that promulgates or is expected to lead to promulgation of a final rule, and that 1
is a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866, or any successor order; and 2 is likely to have a significant adverse effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy, or 3 is designated by the Administrator of OIRA as a significant energy action. For any significant energy action, the agency must give a detailed statement of any adverse effects on energy supply, distribution, or use should the proposal be implemented, and of reasonable alternatives to the action and their expected benefits on energy supply, distribution, and use.
Because this final determination does not amend energy conservation standards for MHLFs, it is not a significant energy action, nor has it been designated as such by the Administrator at OIRA. Accordingly, DOE has not prepared a Statement of Energy Effects on this final determination.
L. Information Quality On December 16, 2004, OMB, in consultation with the Office of Science and Technology Policy OSTP, issued its Final Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review the Bulletin. 70 FR 2664 Jan. 14, 2005.
The Bulletin establishes that certain scientific information shall be peer reviewed by qualified specialists before it is disseminated by the Federal Government, including influential scientific information related to agency regulatory actions. The purpose of the Bulletin is to enhance the quality and credibility of the Governments scientific information. Under the Bulletin, the energy conservation standards rulemaking analyses are influential scientific information, which the Bulletin defines as scientific information the agency reasonably can determine will have, or does have, a clear and substantial impact on important public policies or private sector decisions. 70 FR 2664, 2667.

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In response to OMBs Bulletin, DOE
conducted formal peer reviews of the energy conservation standards development process and the analyses that are typically used and prepared a report describing that peer review.32
Generation of this report involved a rigorous, formal, and documented evaluation using objective criteria and qualified and independent reviewers to make a judgment as to the technical/
scientific/business merit, the actual or anticipated results, and the productivity and management effectiveness of programs and/or projects. DOE has determined that the peer-reviewed analytical process continues to reflect current practice, and the Department followed that process for developing its determination in the case of the present rulemaking.
M. Congressional Notification As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will report to Congress on the promulgation of this final determination prior to its effective date. The report will state that it has been determined that the final determination is not a major rule as defined by 5 U.S.C. 8042.
VII. Approval of the Office of the Secretary The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of this final determination.
Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 19, 2021, by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.

32 The 2007 Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Peer Review Report is available at:
www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/downloads/energyconservation-standards-rulemaking-peer-reviewreport-0 June 18, 2021.

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