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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>1904-AC22</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201310</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and 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 Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[DOE is initiating its first rulemaking to consider new energy conservation standards or energy use standards for purposes of circulating air through duct work, as required under 42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(D). DOE commonly refers to these products as "residential furnace fans." EPCA, as amended, requires DOE to publish a final rule establishing any final energy conservation or energy use standards not later than December 31, 2013.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Private Sector</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>10 CFR 430</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6295 (f)(4)(D)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>12/31/2013</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC> </DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[EPCA requires minimum energy efficiency standards for certain appliances and commercial equipment, including residential furnace fans.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA or the Act), Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309, as codified), established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. Pursuant to EPCA, any new or amended energy conservation standard that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) prescribes for certain products, such as residential furnace fans, shall be designed to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that is technologically feasible and economically justified (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(A)), and result in a significant conservation of energy. (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(3)(B)]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[The statute requires DOE to conduct rulemakings to review standards and to revise standards to achieve the maximum improvement in energy efficiency that the Secretary determines is technologically feasible and economically justified. In making this determination, DOE conducts a thorough analysis of the alternative standard levels, including the existing standard, based on the criteria specified by the statute.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[Because DOE has not yet proposed candidate standard levels for this equipment, DOE cannot provide an estimate of combined aggregate costs and benefits for these actions. DOE will, however, in compliance with all applicable law, issue standards that provide the maximum energy savings that are technologically feasible and economically justified. Estimates of energy savings will be provided when DOE issues the notice of proposed rulemaking for this equipment.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice: Public Meeting, Framework Document Availability</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/03/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 31323</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/06/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Preliminary Analysis</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/10/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 40530</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/10/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM; Public Meeting</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/25/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 64067</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/24/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Public Meeting</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/03/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2013</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Undetermined</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>Yes</FEDERALISM>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov </PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1904-AC21</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Ronald</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Majette</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>B.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Program Manager, Office of Building Technologies Program, EE-5B</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1904</CODE>
                    <NAME>Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>EE</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 586-7935</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>ronald.majette@ee.doe.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1000 Independence Avenue SW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20585</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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