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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 153 / Thursday, August 12, 2021 / Proposed Rules on how to submit comments through https www.regulations.gov.
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Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121.
Telephone: 202 2876122. Email:
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Table of Contents I. Synopsis of the Proposed Determination II. Introduction A. Authority B. Background 1. Current Standards 2. History of Standards Rulemakings for Microwave Ovens III. General Discussion A. Product Classes and Scope of Coverage B. Test Procedure C. Technological Feasibility 1. General 2. Maximum Technologically Feasible Levels D. Energy Savings 1. Determination of Savings 2. Significance of Savings E. Cost Effectiveness IV. Methodology and Discussion of Related Comments A. Active Mode Standards B. Market and Technology Assessment 1. Scope of Coverage and Product Classes 2. Technology Options 3. Screening Analysis a. Screened-Out Technologies b. Remaining Technologies 4. Product Classes a. Existing Product Classes b. Additional Product Classes c. Summary C. Engineering Analysis D. Energy Use Analysis E. National Energy Savings 1. Product Efficiency Trends 2. National Energy Savings F. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Analysis V. Conclusions A. Technological Feasibility B. Significant Conservation of Energy C. Cost-Effectiveness D. Summary VI. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review
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A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act D. Review Under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
E. Review Under Executive Order 13132
F. Review Under Executive Order 12988
G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
H. Review Under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999
I. Review Under Executive Order 12630
J. Review Under the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001
K. Review Under Executive Order 13211
L. Review Under the Information Quality Bulletin for Peer Review VII. Public Participation A. Participation in the Webinar B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared General Statements for Distribution C. Conduct of the Webinar D. Submission of Comments E. Issues on Which DOE Seeks Comment VIII. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
I. Synopsis of the Proposed Determination Title III, Part B 1 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 kitchen ranges and ovens, which encompass microwave ovens, the subject of this NOPD. 42 U.S.C.
6292a10
DOE is issuing this NOPD pursuant to the EPCA requirement that not later than 6 years after issuance of any final rule establishing or amending a standard, DOE must publish either a notification of determination that standards for the product do not need to be amended, or a notice of proposed rulemaking NOPR including new proposed energy conservation standards proceeding to a final rule, as appropriate. 42 U.S.C. 6295m For this proposed determination, DOE
analyzed microwave ovens subject to standards specified in 10 CFR
430.32j3.
DOE first analyzed the technological feasibility of microwave ovens with lower energy use. For those microwave ovens for which DOE determined higher standards to be technologically feasible, DOE estimated energy savings that would result from potential energy conservation standards by using the same approach as when it conducts a national impacts analysis.
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.

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Based on the results of the analyses, summarized in section V of this document, DOE has tentatively determined that current standards for microwave ovens do not need to be amended.
II. Introduction The following section briefly discusses the statutory authority underlying this proposed determination, as well as some of the historical background relevant to the establishment of standards for microwave ovens.
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 kitchen ranges and ovens, which include microwave ovens, the subject of this document. 42
U.S.C. 6292a10 EPCA prescribed energy conservation standards for kitchen ranges and ovens and directed DOE to conduct two cycles of rulemakings to determine whether to amend standards for these products. 42
U.S.C. 6295h2AB
The energy conservation program for covered products 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.
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 42
U.S.C. 6295s Similarly, DOE must use these test procedures to determine whether the products comply with standards adopted pursuant to EPCA.

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