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DOE/EE RIN: 1904-AB94 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Test Procedures for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps 
Abstract:

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) amended the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) to require the test procedures for all covered products, including central air conditioners and heat pumps, be amended to measure standby mode and off mode energy consumption. On July 14, 2015, DOE published a notice announcing its intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking working group to negotiate proposed test procedures for central air conditioners and heat pumps (80 FR 40938). The working group delivered a final term sheet to the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Committee (ASRAC) on January 19, 2016. This final rule addresses test procedure requirements for standby mode and off mode, as well as other requirements to test these products.

 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430 and Appendix M to subpart B   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(2)    42 U.S.C. 6295(d)    42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(3)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/02/2010  75 FR 31224   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/16/2010    
Supplemental NPRM  04/01/2011  76 FR 18105   
SNPRM Comment Period End  05/02/2011    
Second Supplemental NPRM  10/24/2011  76 FR 65616   
Second SNPRM Comment Period End  11/23/2011 
Second SNPRM Comment Period Extended  12/21/2011  76 FR 79135   
Second SNPRM Comment Period Extended End  01/20/2012 
Notice of Intent; Public Meeting for Working Group  07/14/2015  80 FR 40938   
Third Supplemental NPRM  11/09/2015  80 FR 69278   
Third SNPRM Comment Period End  12/09/2015 
Final Action  06/08/2016  81 FR 36992   
Final Action Effective  07/08/2016 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/product.aspx/productid/75  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1904-AB47 
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