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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 149 / Friday, August 6, 2021 / Proposed Rules
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accommodate new classes of lamps to which coverage was extended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 Pub. L. 110140. Id. The final rule also addressed the then recently established statutory requirement to expand test procedures to incorporate a measure of standby mode and off mode energy consumption and determined that, because these modes of energy consumption were not applicable to the lamps, an expansion of the test procedures was not necessary. Id.
Shortly thereafter, DOE again amended the test procedures to adopt reference ballast settings necessary for the additional GSFLs for which DOE was establishing standards. 74 FR 34080, 34096 July 14, 2009.
DOE most recently amended the test procedures for GSFLs and GSILs in a final rule published on January 27, 2012. 77 FR 4203. DOE updated several references to the industry test standards referenced in DOEs test procedures and established a lamp lifetime test method for GSILs. Id. In that final rule, DOE
determined amendments to the existing test procedure for IRLs were not necessary. Id.
On June 3, 2021, DOE published a notice of proposed rulemaking NOPR
amending the test procedures for GSFL, IRLs, and GSILs. 86 FR 29888 June 2021 NOPR. In the June 2021 NOPR, DOE proposed to update to the latest versions of the referenced industry test standards; clarify definitions, test conditions and methods; clarify test frequency and inclusion of cathode power in measurements for GSFLs;
provide a test method for measuring CRI
of GSILs and IRLs and for measuring lifetime of IRLs; allow manufacturers to make voluntary optional representations of GSFLs at high frequency settings; and to align sampling and certification requirements with proposed test procedure terminology and with the Federal Trade Commissions labeling program. Id.
In this NOPR, DOE is proposing to revise the reporting requirements to reflect the current energy conservation standards for GSILs and IRLs and include other characteristics in the certification report needed to determine the applicable product classes. DOE is not proposing revisions to GSFL
reporting requirements in this NOPR.
3. Ceiling Fans Ceiling fans are covered products for which DOE is authorized to establish and amend energy conservation standards and test procedures. 42
U.S.C. 629149, 42 U.S.C.
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test procedure for ceiling fans appears at 10 CFR 430.23 and appendix U of 10
CFR part 430, subpart B, Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Ceiling Fans.
Sampling and reporting requirements for ceiling fans are set forth at 10 CFR
429.32. DOEs existing energy conservation standards for ceiling fans are located in 10 CFR 430.32s.
On July 25, 2016, DOE published a final rule which amended the test procedures for ceiling fans at appendix U. 81 FR 48620 July 2016 Final Rule. On January 19, 2017, DOE
established energy conservation standards for ceiling fans, expressed as the minimum allowable efficiency in terms of cubic feet per minute per watt CFM/W, as a function of ceiling fan diameter in inches. These standards are applicable to all ceiling fans manufactured in, or imported into, the United States on and after January 21, 2020. 82 FR 6826, 6827 January 2017
CF ECS Final Rule.
On September 30, 2019, DOE
published a NOPR proposing amendments to the test procedure. 84
FR 51440 September 2019 NOPR.
Additionally, on October 17, 2019, DOE
hosted a public meeting to present the September 2019 NOPR proposals.
On December 27, 2020, the Energy Act of 2020 Pub. L. 116260 was signed into law, and amended performance standards for largediameter ceiling fans LDCFs.6 42
U.S.C. 6295ff6Ci, as codified Specifically, section 1008 of the Energy Act of 2020 amended section 325ff6
of EPCA to specify that large-diameter ceiling fans manufactured on or after January 21, 2020, are not required to meet minimum ceiling fan efficiency requirements in terms of the ratio of the total airflow to the total power consumption i.e., CFM/W as established in the January 2017 CF ECS
Final Rule. 42 U.S.C. 6295ff6CiI, as codified Instead, LDCFs are required to meet specified minimum efficiency requirements based on the Ceiling Fan Energy Index CFEI metric, with one standard based on operation of the fan at high speed and a second standard based on operation of the fan at 40
percent speed or the nearest speed that is not less than 40 percent speed. 42
U.S.C. 6295ff6CiII, as codified On May 27, 2021, DOE published a final rule to amend the current regulations for large-diameter ceiling fans, corresponding to the provisions in the Energy Act of 2020. 86 FR 28469
6 A large-diameter ceiling fan is a ceiling fan that is greater than seven feet in diameter. 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix U, section 1.14.

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May 2021 Technical Amendment The May 2021 Technical Amendment also implemented conforming amendments to the ceiling fan test procedure to ensure consistency with the Energy Act of 2020.
Current ceiling fan reporting requirements do not reflect the amended energy conservation standards adopted in the January 2017 CF ECS final rule, nor do they reflect the updated performance standards for largediameter ceiling fans as established in the Energy Act of 2020. Therefore, DOE
is proposing to update the reporting requirements to reflect current standards.
4. Consumer Furnaces and Boilers Consumer furnaces and boilers are included in the list of covered products for which DOE is authorized to establish and amend energy conservation standards and test procedures.7 42 U.S.C. 6292a5
DOEs energy conservation standards for consumer furnaces and boilers are currently prescribed at 10 CFR
430.32e. Test procedures for consumer furnaces and boilers are currently specified in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix N, Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Furnaces and Boilers appendix N.
Reporting requirements for consumer furnaces and boilers are set forth in 10
CFR 429.18.
The DOE test procedure for consumer furnaces and boilers at appendix N is used to determine the annual fuel utilization efficiency AFUE, which for gas-fired and oil-fired furnaces and boilers accounts for fossil fuel consumption in active, standby, and off modes, but does not include electrical energy consumption. For electric furnaces and boilers, AFUE accounts for electrical energy consumption in active mode. Appendix N also includes separate provisions to determine the electrical energy consumption in standby mode PW,SB and off mode PW,OFF in watts for gas-fired, oil-fired, and electric furnaces and boilers.
On October 20, 2010, DOE published a final rule in the Federal Register to amend its test procedure for consumer furnaces and boilers to establish a method for measuring the electrical energy use in standby mode and off mode for gas-fired and oil-fired boilers in satisfaction of 42 U.S.C.
6295gg2A, which requires that test 7 The list of covered products includes furnaces; however, EPCA defines a furnace, in relevant part, as an electric central furnace, electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace, or low pressure steam or hot water boiler. 42 U.S.C. 629123C

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