1904-AD02 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 1900 Department of Energy DOE Energy Conservation Standards for Portable Air Conditioners

DOE has determined that portable air conditioners (ACs) qualify as a covered product under part A of title III of EPCA, as amended.  DOE has not previously conducted an energy conservation standard rulemaking for portable ACs.  On June 13, 2016, DOE issued a NOPR proposing energy conservation standards for this product. 81 FR 38398

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No 10 CFR 429 10 CFR 430 42 U.S.C. 6292(b) 42 U.S.C. 6295(l) No Notice of Proposed Determination (NOPD) 07/05/2013 78 FR 40403 NOPD Comment Period End 08/05/2013 Notice of Public Meeting and Preliminary Analysis 02/27/2015 80 FR 10628 Preliminary Analysis Comment Period End 04/28/2015 Notice of Final Determination 04/18/2016 81 FR 22514 NPRM 06/13/2016 81 FR 38398 NPRM Comment Period End 08/12/2016 NPRM Comment Period Reopened 08/15/2016 81 FR 53961 NPRM Comment Period Reopened End 09/26/2016 Final Action 09/00/2017 This final rule was issued on December 28, 2016, and posted on the EERE website. It is subject to DOE's error correction process which established a procedure through which a party can, within a prescribed period after DOE posts a rule establishing or amending an energy conservation standard, identify a possible error in such a rule and request that DOE correct the error before the rule is published in the Federal Register August 24, 2016 (81 FR 57745). For this specific rule, the 45-day time period for comments expired on February 11, 2017. No Undetermined No www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ruleid/76 No Yes Bryan Berringer D. Building Technologies Office, EE-5B 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 202 586-0371 bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20585