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DOE/EE RIN: 1904-AC06 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential Furnace, Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps 
Abstract: DOE published an energy conservation standard final rule for residential furnaces and boilers in the Federal Register on November 19, 2007 (72 FR 65136). Petitioners challenged this final rule on several grounds. DOE filed a motion for voluntary remand to allow the agency to consider: 1) The application of regional standards in additional to national standards for furnaces, authorized by Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (enacted Dec. 19, 2007) and 2) the effect of alternative standards on natural gas prices. This motion for voluntary remand was granted on April 21, 2009. DOE initiated this rulemaking to consider amended energy conservation standards for residential furnaces. In this rulemaking DOE is also reviewing and updating energy efficiency standards, as required by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, to reflect technological advances. All amended standards must be technologically feasible and economically justified. This is the second review of the statutory standards for residential central air conditioners and air conditioning heat pumps. 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: Private Sector 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6295(f) and (m)    42 USC 6295(d)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Judicial    06/30/2011 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice: Public Meetig, Framework Document Availability (CAC/HP)  06/06/2008  73 FR 32243   
Notice: Public Meeting, Rulemaking Analysis Plan Availability (Furn)  03/15/2010  75 FR 12144   
Notice: Public Meeting, Data Avilability (CAC/HP)  03/25/2010  75 FR 14368   
Comment Period End  05/17/2010    
Direct Final Rule and NPRM  06/00/2011    
Final Action  09/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Information URL: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Merged with 1904-AB47 
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

Wes Anderson
Mechanical Engineer, Office of Building Technologies Program, EE-2J
Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585
Phone:202 586-7335
Email: wes.anderson@ee.doe.gov