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        <RIN>1904-AC04</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201304</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Update to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1904</CODE>
            <NAME>Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EE</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1900</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Energy</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOE</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Energy Efficiency Standards for Distribution Transformers</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The current distribution transformer efficiency standards for medium-voltage-transformers apply to transformers manufactured or imported on or after January 1, 2010, and to low-voltage, dry type transformers manufactured or imported on or after January 1, 2007.  As a result of a settlement agreement, DOE agreed to conduct a review of the standards for liquid-immersed and medium-voltage dry-type distribution transformers to determine if, pursuant to EPCA, the standards for these products need to be amended. As a result of the review, DOE published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking which included new proposed standards for these products as well as low-voltage, dry-type transformers. Under the settlement agreement, DOE is obligated to publish in the Federal Register, no later than October 1, 2012, a final rule including any amendments to the standards for liquid-immersed and medium-voltage dry-type distribution transformers.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>10 CFR 431</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6317(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6313(a)(6)(C)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Judicial</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>10/01/2012</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC></DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Judicial</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Other</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>10/01/2011</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Determination or NOPR</DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice: Public Meeting; Preliminary Technical Support Document Availability</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/02/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 11396</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/18/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Intent to Negotiate NPRM for MVDT</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/29/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 45471</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>MVDT NOI Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/15/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Intent to Negotiate NOPR for LVDT</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/12/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 50148</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>LVDT NOI Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/20/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Public Meeting of Working Group</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/09/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 55834</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/10/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 7282</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Correction</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/24/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 10997</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/10/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/29/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/18/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 23335</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/17/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>RIN 1904-AC62 was merged into this rulemaking.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/distribution_transformers.html</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1904-AC62</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Merged with</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>James</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Raba</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Office of Building Technologies Program, EE-5B</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1904</CODE>
                    <NAME>Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>EE</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 586-8654</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>jim.raba@ee.doe.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1000 Independence Avenue SW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20585</ZIP>
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