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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 203 / Monday, October 25, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
I. Synopsis of the Final Determination Title III, Part of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended EPCA,2 established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. 42
U.S.C. 62916309 These products include metal halide lamp fixtures MHLFs, the subject of this final determination.
EPCA established initial standards for MHLFs. 42 U.S.C. 6295hh1A
EPCA directed the U.S. Department of Energy DOE to conduct a review of the statutory standards to determine whether they should be amended, and a subsequent review to determine if the standards then in effect should be amended. 42 U.S.C. 6295hh2 and 3 DOE conducted the first review of MHLF energy conservation standards and published a final rule amending standards on February 10, 2014. 79 FR
7746.3 DOE is issuing this final determination pursuant to the EPCA
requirement that DOE conduct a second review of MHLF energy conservation standards. 42 U.S.C. 6295hh3A
DOE analyzed MHLFs subject to standards specified in 10 CFR
431.326c. DOE first analyzed the technological feasibility of more efficient MHLFs. For those MHLFs for which DOE determined higher standards to be technologically feasible, DOE estimated energy savings that could result from potential energy conservation standards by conducting a national impacts analysis NIA. DOE
evaluated whether higher standards would be cost effective by conducting life-cycle cost LCC and payback period PBP analyses, and estimated the net present value NPV of the total costs and benefits experienced by consumers.
Based on the results of these analyses, summarized in section V of this document, DOE has determined that
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1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A.
2 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.
3 DOE notes that because of the codification of the MHLF provisions in 42 U.S.C. 6295, MHLF energy conservation standards and the associated test procedures are subject to the requirements of the consumer products provisions of Part B of Title III
of EPCA. However, because MHLFs are generally considered to be commercial equipment, DOE
established the requirements for MHLFs in 10 CFR
part 431 Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment for ease of reference. DOE notes that the location of the provisions within the CFR does not affect either the substance or applicable procedure for MHLFs.
Based upon their placement into 10 CFR part 431, MHLFs are referred to as equipment throughout this document, although covered by the consumer product provisions of EPCA.

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current standards for metal halide lamp fixtures do not need to be amended because more stringent standards would not be cost-effective and by extension, would not be economically justified.
II. Introduction The following section briefly discusses the statutory authority underlying this final determination, as well as some of the relevant historical background related to the establishment of standards for MHLFs.
A. Authority EPCA authorizes DOE to regulate the energy efficiency of a number of consumer products and certain industrial equipment. Title III, Part B of EPCA established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles.
These products include MHLFs, the subject of this document. 42 U.S.C.
6292a19 EPCA, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Pub. L. 110140, EISA 2007, prescribed energy conservation standards for this equipment. 42 U.S.C.
6295hh1 EPCA directed DOE to conduct two rulemaking cycles to determine whether to amend these standards. 42 U.S.C. 6295hh2A and 3A DOE published a final rule amending the standards on February 10, 2014 2014 MHLF final rule. 79 FR
7746. Under 42 U.S.C. 6295hh3A, the agency must conduct a second review to determine whether current standards should be amended and publish a final rule. This second MHLF
standards rulemaking was initiated on July 1, 2019 through the publication of a request for information RFI
document in the Federal Register. 84 FR
31232 July 2019 RFI. On August 5, 2020, DOE published a notice of proposed determination NOPD
regarding energy conservation standards for MHLFs. 85 FR 47472 August 2020
NOPD.
The energy conservation program under EPCA consists essentially of four parts: 1 Testing, 2 labeling, 3 the establishment of Federal energy conservation standards, and 4
certification and enforcement procedures. Relevant provisions of EPCA specifically include definitions 42 U.S.C. 6291, test procedures 42
U.S.C. 6293, labeling provisions 42
U.S.C. 6294, energy conservation standards 42 U.S.C. 6295, and the authority to require information and reports from manufacturers 42 U.S.C.
6296.
Federal energy efficiency requirements for covered products established under EPCA generally
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supersede State laws and regulations concerning energy conservation testing, labeling, and standards. 42 U.S.C.
6297ac DOE may, however, grant waivers of Federal preemption in limited instances for particular State laws or regulations, in accordance with the procedures and other provisions set forth under EPCA. See 42 U.S.C.
6297d Subject to certain criteria and conditions, DOE is required to develop test procedures to measure the energy efficiency, energy use, or estimated annual operating cost of each covered product. 42 U.S.C. 6295o3A and 42
U.S.C. 6295r Manufacturers of covered products must use the prescribed DOE test procedure as the basis for certifying to DOE that their products comply with the applicable energy conservation standards adopted under EPCA and when making representations to the public regarding the energy use or efficiency of those products. 42 U.S.C. 6293c and 6295s Similarly, DOE must use these test procedures to determine whether the products comply with standards adopted pursuant to EPCA. 42 U.S.C.
6295s The DOE test procedures for MHLF appear at 10 CFR 431.324.
In making a determination that the standards do not need to be amended, DOE must evaluate under the criteria of 42 U.S.C. 6295n2 whether amended standards 1 will result in significant conservation of energy, 2 are technologically feasible, and 3 are cost effective as described under 42 U.S.C.
6295o2BiII. 42 U.S.C.
6295m1A and 42 U.S.C. 6295n2
Under 42 U.S.C. 6295o2BiII, an evaluation of cost effectiveness requires DOE to consider savings in operating costs throughout the estimated average life of the covered product in the type or class compared to any increase in the price of, or in the initial charges for, or maintenance expenses of, the covered products which are likely to result from the imposition of the standard.
DOE is publishing this document to satisfy EPCAs requirement under 42
U.S.C. 6295hh3A to complete a second rulemaking for MHLFs and to satisfy the 6-year lookback provision at 42 U.S.C. 6295m1.
B. Background 1. Current Standards In the 2014 MHLF final rule, DOE
prescribed the current energy conservation standards for MHLFs manufactured on or after February 10, 2017. 79 FR 7746. These standards are set forth in DOEs regulations at 10 CFR
431.326 and are specified in Table II.1.

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