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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Proposed Rules
whether amended standards would be technologically feasible, result in significant conservation of energy, and be cost-effective. 42 U.S.C.
6295m1A and 42 U.S.C. 6295n2
Any new or amended standards issued by the Secretary would be required to comply with the economic justification and other requirements of 42 U.S.C.
6295o.
A. Technological Feasibility
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B. Significant Conservation of Energy EPCA also mandates that DOE
consider whether amended energy conservation standards for microwave oven standby power would result in significant conservation of energy. 42
U.S.C. 6295m1A and 42 U.S.C.
6295n2A
To estimate the energy savings attributable to potential amended standards for microwave ovens, DOE
compared their energy consumption under the no-new-standards case to their anticipated energy consumption under each potential standard level. The savings are measured over the entire lifetime of products purchased in the 30-year period that begins in the year of anticipated compliance with amended standards 20242053.
DOE analyzed the energy savings of two potential standards levels PSLs for microwave ovens see Table V1.
The PSLs were derived from the energy efficiency levels for microwave ovens that DOE developed in engineering analysis. For this NOPD, PSL 1
represents the max-tech level for microwave-only ovens and countertop convection microwave ovens and an efficiency level above the baseline efficiency level for built-in and over-therange convection microwave ovens. PSL
2 represents the max-tech level for standby power for both product classes.

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PSL

Product class 1:
microwave-only and countertop convection microwave ovens
Product class 2:
built-in and overthe-range convection microwave ovens
0.84
0.84

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1.00

1
2

EPCA mandates that DOE consider whether amended energy conservation standards for microwave ovens would be technologically feasible. 42 U.S.C.
6295m1A and 42 U.S.C.
6295n2B DOE has tentatively determined that there are technology options that would improve the efficiency of microwave ovens. These technology options are being used in commercially available microwave ovens and therefore are technologically feasible. See section IV.B.2 of this document for further information.
Hence, DOE has tentatively determined that amended energy conservation standards for microwave ovens are technologically feasible.

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TABLE V1POTENTIAL STANDARD required by EPCA. Absent the necessary LEVELS FOR MICROWAVE OVEN energy savings, DOE is prohibited from establishing amended standards STANDBY POWER

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Table V2 presents DOEs projections of the NES for each potential standard level considered for microwave ovens.

TABLE V2CUMULATIVE NATIONAL
ENERGY SAVINGS FOR MICROWAVE
OVENS
Potential standard level 1

2

regardless of the cost-effectiveness of such standards. As such, DOE did not consider further the cost-effectiveness of amended standards.
D. Summary Based on DOEs tentative determination that amended energy conservation standards for microwave oven standby power would not result in significant conservation of energy, DOE
has tentatively determined that energy conservation standards for microwave oven standby power do not need to be amended. DOE will consider all comments received on this proposed determination in issuing any final determination.
VI. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review A. Review Under Executive Order 12866

This proposed determination has been determined to be not significant for Site energy savings ..
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0.01 purposes of Executive Order E.O.
Primary energy
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0.03 12866, Regulatory Planning and FFC energy
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0.03 Review, 58 FR 51735 Oct. 4, 1993. As a result, the Office of Management and TABLE V3PERCENTAGE REDUCTION Budget OMB did not review this proposed determination.
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Quads
Percent of energy reduction
Site energy savings ..

Potential standards level 1
%

2
%

7.9

8.0

DOE estimates that amended standards for microwave oven standby power would result in energy savings of 0.01 quads at PSL 2, the max-tech level, which is under the 0.3-quads threshold currently provided in Section 6b3 of the Process Rule. Additionally, DOE
estimates that the percentage reduction in standby power energy use at PSL 2, the max-tech level, is 8 percent over the 30-year analysis period, which is under the 10-percent threshold currently provided in Section 6b4 of the Process Rule. See results in Table V3.
Therefore, DOE has tentatively determined that amended energy conservation standards for microwave oven standby power would not result in significant conservation of energy.
C. Cost-Effectiveness DOE did not conduct an evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of amended standards for microwave ovens. As stated, DOE has tentatively determined that amended standards would not result in significant energy savings as
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B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq. requires preparation of an initial regulatory flexibility analysis IRFA for any rule that by law must be proposed for public comment, unless the agency certifies that the rule, if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
As required by E.O. 13272, Proper Consideration of Small Entities 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 https energy.gov/
gc/office-general-counsel.
DOE reviewed this proposed determination under the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the policies and procedures published on February 19, 2003. Because DOE is proposing not to amend standards for microwave ovens, if adopted, the determination would not amend any energy conservation standards. On the basis of the foregoing, DOE certifies that
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