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RIN: 1904-AC78

Publication ID: Spring 2015

Title: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Water Heaters Waiver Procedures
Abstract: DOE amended its standards for residential water heaters on April 16, 2010, and compliance with the amended standards is required beginning on April 16, 2015. Of particular relevance, the amended standards for residential water heaters raised the minimum requirements for electric storage water heaters with storage volumes above 55 gallons to levels that are currently achieved through the use of heat pump water heater technology. This rulemaking considers establishing a waiver process that would mitigate the concerns of utility companies regarding the implementation of the April 2010 standard levels by allowing for the manufacture of certain large-volume electric storage water heaters provided that they meet a set of conditions discussed in this rulemaking.
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(e)(4)(B)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Request for Information (RFI)	06/13/2012	77 FR 35299
RFI Comment Period End	07/13/2012
NPRM	02/26/2013	78 FR 12969
NPRM Comment Period End	04/29/2013
Withdrawn	03/31/2015

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ruleid/63	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2012-BT-STD-0022
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Ashley Armstrong Director Regulatory Buildings, EE-5B Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585 Phone:202 586-6590 Email: ashley.armstrong@ee.doe.gov