1904-AE15 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 1900 Department of Energy DOE Test Procedures for Furnace Fans

During this rulemaking, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) may propose to revise its test procedures for furnace fans established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended. This rulemaking will evaluate the need to amend the current test procedures for this equipment. DOE notes that on October 12, 2018, DOE received a petition for rulemaking from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) asking DOE to initiate notice-and-comment rulemaking to develop a new, unified test procedure for consumer furnaces which would replace the three currently required performance metrics, including the metric for furnace fans, with a single new metric.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined 10 CFR 430, subpart B, App. AA 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A) Statutory Other Subject to 7-year-look-back in 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A) No Request for Information (RFI); Early Assessment Review 07/07/2021 86 FR 35660 RFI; Early Assessment Review Comment Period End 08/06/2021 NPRM 05/13/2022 87 FR 29576 NPRM Comment Period End 07/12/2022 Final Action 06/00/2023 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=54&action=vi No No Catherine Rivest General Engineer 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 202 586-7335 catherine.rivest@ee.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, Washington DC 20585