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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 158 / Thursday, August 19, 2021 / Proposed Rules
variety of mechanisms, including postal mail and hand delivery/courier, the Department has found it necessary to make temporary modifications to the comment submission process in light of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019
COVID19 pandemic. DOE is accepting only electronic submissions at this time. If a commenter finds that this change poses an undue hardship, please contact Appliance Standards Program staff at 202 5861445 to discuss the need for alternative arrangements. Once the COVID19 pandemic health emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates resuming all of its regular options for public comment submission, including postal mail and hand delivery/courier.
Docket: The docket for this activity, which includes Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. However, not all documents listed in the index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure.
The docket web page can be found at www.regulations.gov/
!docketDetail;D=EERE-2021-BT-STD0012. The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. See section V for information on how to submit comments through www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Stephanie Johnson, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Telephone: 202 287
1943. 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:
Celia.Sher@hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to submit a comment, review other public comments and the docket, or participate in the public meeting, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at 202 2871445 or by email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents I. Authority and Background
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A. Authority B. March 2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and October 2016 Notice of Proposed Definition and Data Availability C. January 2017 Final Rules D. September 2019 Withdrawal Rule and Subsequent Review II. Synopsis of the Proposed Rule III. General Discussion A. GSL and GSIL Definitions B. Discontinuation of Exemptions C. GSLs and GSILs 1. T-Shape, B, BA, CA, F, G161/2, G25, G30, S, and M14 Lamps 2. Rough Service Lamps, Vibration Service Lamps, 3-Way Incandescent Lamps, and Shatter-Resistant Lamps D. Other GSLs E. Incandescent Reflector Lamps F. Supplemental Definitions G. Proposed Effective Date IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review A. Review Under Executive Orders 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 Section 32 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974
M. Materials Incorporated by Reference V. Public Participation A. Attendance at the Webinar B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared General Statements for Distribution C. Conduct of the Webinar D. Submission of Comments VI. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
I. Authority and Background Amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act EPCA in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Public Law 110140 EISA
directed DOE to conduct a number of rulemakings regarding coverage of lamps as GSLs and GSILs, and to evaluate energy conservation standards for such lamps. 42 U.S.C. 6295i6A
B. Pursuant to this authority, DOE
conducted a rulemaking to establish revised regulatory definitions for GSLs and GSILs. See 82 FR 7276 Jan. 19, 2017; 82 FR 7322 Jan. 19, 2017.
Subsequently, DOE conducted a rulemaking in which it withdrew these revised definitions before they took effect. 84 FR 46661 Sept. 5, 2019. The following paragraphs provide an overview of the authorities and final rules issued by DOE relevant to the
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definitions for GSL, GSIL, and related terms, as proposed in this NOPR.
A. Authority EPCA, as amended,1 authorizes DOE
to regulate the energy efficiency of a number of consumer products and certain industrial equipment. 42 U.S.C.
62916317. Title III, Part B 2 of EPCA, established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. 42 U.S.C. 6291
6309. These products include GSLs, the subject of this rulemaking.
EPCA directs DOE to conduct two rulemaking cycles to evaluate energy conservation standards for GSLs. 42
U.S.C. 6295i6AB. GSLs are defined in EPCA to include GSILs, compact fluorescent lamps CFLs, general service light-emitting diode LED lamps and organic light emitting diode OLED lamps, and any other lamps that the Secretary of Energy Secretary determines are used to satisfy lighting applications traditionally served by general service incandescent lamps. 42 U.S.C.
629130BBi, CCi, DD. The EPCA
provision setting forth relevant definitions indicates that the term general service lamp in EPCA does not include any of the twenty-two lighting applications or bulb shapes explicitly not included in the definition of general service incandescent lamp, 3 or any general service fluorescent lamp or incandescent reflector lamp. 42 U.S.C.
629130BBii.
For the first rulemaking cycle, EPCA
directs DOE to initiate a rulemaking process prior to January 1, 2014, to consider two questions: 1 Whether to amend energy conservation standards 1 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.
2 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A.
3 As defined in EPCA general service incandescent lamp does not include the following incandescent lamps: I An appliance lamp; II A
black light lamp; III A bug lamp; IV A colored lamp; V An infrared lamp; VI A left-hand thread lamp; VII A marine lamp; VIII A marine signal service lamp; IX A mine service lamp; X A plant light lamp; XI A reflector lamp; XII A rough service lamp; XIII A shatter-resistant lamp including a shatter-proof lamp and a shatterprotected lamp; XIV A sign service lamp; XV A
silver bowl lamp; XVI A showcase lamp; XVII A
three-way incandescent lamp; XVIII A traffic signal lamp; XIX A vibration service lamp; XX
A G shape lamp as defined in ANSI C78.202003
and C79.12002 with a diameter of 5 inches or more; XXI A T shape lamp as defined in ANSI
C78.202003 and C79.12002 and that uses not more than 40 watts or has a length of more than 10 inches; XXII A B, BA, CA, F, G161/2, G25, G30, S, or M14 lamp as defined in ANSI C79.1
2002 and ANSI C78.202003 of 40 watts or less.
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