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DOE/EE RIN: 1904-AC21 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Test Procedures for Residential Furnace Fans 
Abstract: DOE is initiating its first rulemaking to consider new energy conservation standards or energy use standards for purposes of circulating air through duct work, as required under 42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(D). DOE commonly refers to these products as furnace fans. EPCA directs DOE to establish test procedures in conjunction with energy conservation standards for furnace fans(42 U.S.C. 6295(r)). To fulfill this requirement, DOE is simultaneously initiating a test procedure rulemaking for furnace fans in addition to the conservation standards rulemaking, which must be completed by December 31, 2013. DOE's test procedure is intended to provide an efficiency descriptor and the methods necessary to adequately measure the performance of the furnace fan for the purposes of developing energy conservation standards. 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6295(f)(4)(D)    42 USC 6295(r)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    12/31/2013 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2011    
Final Action  12/00/2013    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Mohammed Khan
Office of Building Technologies Program, EE-2J
Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585
Phone:202 586-7892
Email: mohammed.khan@ee.doe.gov