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DOE/EE RIN: 1904-AC02 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Test Procedures for Room Air Conditioners and Clothes Dryers, Active Mode, and Standby and Off Mode 
Abstract: Section 302 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) to require that test procedures for all covered products (including room air conditioners and clothes dryers) be reviewed at least once every 7 years. EISA also amends the EPCA to require the test procedures for clothes dryers and room air-conditioners be amended to include standby mode and off mode consumption. 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6293(b)(1)    42 USC 6295(gg)(2)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    03/31/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM (Standby and Off Mode)  12/09/2008  73 FR 74639   
NPRM Comment Period End (Standby and Off Mode)  02/23/2009    
Supplemental NPRM  06/29/2010  75 FR 37594   
SNPRM Comment Period End  08/30/2010    
Final Action  12/00/2010    
Additional Information: This test procedure is being carried out in coordination with a standards rulemaking for the same products (1904-AA89) that is scheduled for completion by June 20011.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/room_ac.html   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Merged with 1904-AB76, Related to 1904-AA89 
Agency Contact:
Margaret Sullivan
General Engineer, EE-2J
Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585
Phone:202 287-1604
Email: margaret.sullivan@ee.doe.gov