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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 101 / Thursday, May 27, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
International, Inc., AMCA Standard 20818, Calculation of Fan Energy Index, with the following modifications: I Using an Airflow Constant Q0 of 26,500 cubic feet per minute; II Using a Pressure Constant P0 of 0.0027 inches water gauge; and III Using a Fan Efficiency Constant h0
of 42 percent. 42 U.S.C.
6295ff6Cii, as codified Finally, section 1008b of the Act states that for the purposes of the periodic review requirements in section 325m of EPCA, the standard established in the Act shall be treated as if such standard was issued on January 19, 2017. This final rule codifies those provisions of the Act related to large-diameter ceiling fans.

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II. Amendments To Codify the Act in the CFR
In this final rule, DOE is amending 10
CFR 430.3, 10 CFR 430.32, and Appendix U to codify the Act. Section 430.3 lists the procedures and documents that are incorporated by reference for use in DOE standards and test procedures. DOE is amending this section by adding a reference to ANSI/
AMCA 20818.
Section 430.32s2 specifies the minimum efficiency requirements for ceiling fans, including large-diameter ceiling fans. DOE is amending this section by removing the minimum efficiency requirements in terms of CFM/W for large-diameter ceiling fans in 430.32s2i. DOE is further amending this section by redesignating 430.32s2ii as 430.32s2iii and adding a new 430.32s2ii that specifies the new CFEI energy conservation standard for large-diameter ceiling fans as prescribed by the Act.
Appendix U provides the uniform test method for measuring the energy consumption of ceiling fans. DOE is amending Appendix U by adding a new section 5 entitled Calculation of Ceiling Fan Energy Index CFEI From the Test Results for Large-Diameter Ceiling Fans, which specifies the method for calculating CFEI as prescribed by the Act, i.e., according to AMCA 20818, with the assumed values for airflow constant, pressure constant, and fan efficiency constant.
III. Conforming Amendments to the Ceiling Fan Test Procedure Consistent with the codification of the ceiling fan provisions of the Act, DOE
is also implementing conforming amendments in Appendix U to remove obsolete and conflicting provisions and to revise potentially confusing language.
For large-diameter ceiling fans, Appendix U continues to reference
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23015, Laboratory Methods of Testing Air Circulating Fans for Rating and Certification, incorporated by reference in 430.3b3 to determine airflow in CFM and power consumption in Watts, which are inputs to the CFEI metric described in AMCA 20818.
However, because of the Act, Appendix U no longer needs to include provisions to calculate a ceiling fan efficiency CFM/W of large-diameter ceiling fans and provisions related to testing large-diameter ceiling fans at speeds other than high speed and 40
percent speed or the nearest speed that is not less than 40 percent speed.
Accordingly, these conforming amendments: 1 Remove the definitions of 20% speed, 60% speed, and 80% speed from section 1
Definitions; 2 amend section 3.51 to refer to testing large-diameter ceiling fans only at high speed and at 40
percent speed or the nearest speed that is not less than 40 percent speed and remove Table 2 Speeds To Be Tested for Large-Diameter Ceiling Fans from that section; 3 amend section 3.52 to remove any requirements for speeds besides 40 percent speed and update the example to reference average measured RPM with respect to 40 percent speed;
4 amend the title for section 4
Calculation of Ceiling Fan Efficiency From the Test Results to specify that the section only applies to high-speed small diameter and low-speed small diameter ceiling fans; 5 remove the reference to large-diameter ceiling fans in section 43; and 6 remove the operating hours corresponding to largediameter ceiling fans in Table 3 Daily Operating Hours for Calculating Ceiling Fan Efficiency, as well as the corresponding table note.
IV. Final Action DOE has determined, pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553bB, that prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on this final rule are unnecessary. Given the applicable statutory requirement enacted by Congress to require largediameter ceiling fans to comply with energy conservation standards based on CFEI rather than CFM/W, and the absence of any benefit in providing comment given that the rule incorporates the specific requirements established by the Energy Act of 2020
and conforming amendments, DOE
finds that good cause exists to waive prior notice and an opportunity for public comment on the actions presented in this document to implement the provisions of the Energy Act of 2020 relevant to large-diameter
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ceiling fans. For the same reasons, DOE
finds good cause pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553d3 to waive the 30-day delay in effective date for this rule.
V. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
This final rule is not a significant regulatory action under any of the criteria set out in section 3f of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. 58 FR 51735
October 4, 1993. Accordingly, this action was not subject to review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs OIRA in the Office of Management and Budget OMB.
B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq. requires preparation of a final regulatory flexibility analysis FRFA for any final rule where the agency was first required by law to publish a proposed rule 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 Executive Order 13272, Proper Consideration of Small Entities in Agency Rulemaking, 67 FR 53461
August 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 DOE
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 is revising the Code of Federal Regulations to incorporate, revised requirements for large-diameter ceiling fans prescribed by Public Law 116260, and conforming amendments. Because this is a technical amendment for which a general notice of proposed rulemaking is not required, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act do not apply to this rulemaking.
C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Manufacturers of ceiling fans 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
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