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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 127 / Wednesday, July 7, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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VI. Approval of the Office of the Secretary The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of this proposed rule.

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List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Imports, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Small businesses, Test procedures.
Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 29, 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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.

For the reasons stated in the preamble, DOE proposes to amend part 430 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations as set forth below:
PART 430ENERGY CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
1. The authority citation for part 430
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 62916309; 28 U.S.C.
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2. Appendix A to subpart C of part 430 is revised to read as follows:

Appendix A to Subpart C of Part 430
Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/
Industrial Equipment 1. Objectives 2. Scope 3. Application of the Process Rule 4. Setting Priorities for Rulemaking Activity 5. Coverage Determination Rulemakings 6. Process for Developing Energy Conservation Standards 7. Policies on Selection of Standards 8. Test Procedures
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9. ASHRAE Equipment 10. Direct Final Rules 11. Principles for Distinguishing Between Effective and Compliance Dates 12. Principles for the Conduct of the Engineering Analysis 13. Principles for the Analysis of Impacts on Manufacturers 14. Principles for the Analysis of Impacts on Consumers 15. Consideration of Non-Regulatory Approaches 16. Cross-Cutting Analytical Assumptions 17. Emissions Analysis 1. Objectives This appendix establishes procedures, interpretations, and policies to guide the Department of Energy DOE or the Department in the consideration and promulgation of new or revised appliance energy conservation standards and test procedures under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act EPCA. This appendix applies to both covered consumer products and covered commercial/industrial equipment. The Departments objectives in establishing these procedures include:
a Provide for early input from stakeholders. The Department seeks to provide opportunities for public input early in the rulemaking process so that the initiation and direction of rulemakings is informed by comment from interested parties. DOE will be able to seek early input from interested parties in determining whether establishing new or amending existing energy conservation standards will result in significant savings of energy and is economically justified and technologically feasible. In the context of test procedure rulemakings, DOE will be able to seek early input from interested parties in determining whether 1 Establishing a new or amending an existing test procedure will better measure the energy efficiency, energy use, water use as specified in EPCA, or estimated annual operating cost of a covered product/
equipment during a representative average use cycle or period of use for consumer products; and 2 Will not be unduly burdensome to conduct.
b Increase predictability of the rulemaking timetable. The Department seeks to make informed, strategic decisions about how to deploy its resources on the range of possible standards and test procedure development activities, and to announce these prioritization decisions so that all interested parties have a common expectation about the timing of different rulemaking activities. Further, DOE will offer the opportunity to provide input on the prioritization of rulemakings through a request for comment as DOE begins preparation of its Regulatory Agenda each spring.
c Eliminate problematic design options early in the process. The Department seeks to eliminate from consideration, early in the process, any design options that present unacceptable problems with respect to manufacturability, consumer utility, or safety, so that the detailed analysis can focus
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