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        <RIN>3084-AB15</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201404</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>3084</CODE>
            <NAME>Federal Trade Commission</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FTC</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Rule Concerning Energy And Water Use Labeling For Consumer Products</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[As part of its systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the Commission issued an NPRM seeking public comment on proposed changes to its Appliance Labeling Rule (now known as the Energy Labeling Rule), which requires energy efficiency labels for major household appliances and other consumer products. 77 FR 15298 (Mar. 15, 2012). The FTC sought comments on the Rule's benefits and costs, and on several proposed changes, including whether the Commission should eliminate duplicative reporting requirements for manufacturers, require a uniform method for attaching labels to appliances, place EnergyGuide labels on room air conditioner packages instead of on the products, improve website disclosures, and revise ceiling fan labels. The comment period closed on May 16, 2012. On January 10, 2013, the Commission amended the Rule by streamlining data reporting requirements for manufacturers, clarifying testing requirements and enforcement provisions, improving online energy label disclosures, and making several minor technical changes and corrections. 78 FR 2200. The Commission continues to consider other issues related to this regulatory review (including whether to expand the "Lighting Facts" label coverage to additional bulb types and a specific test procedure for light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, 76 FR 45715 (Aug. 1, 2011)) and may seek comment on additional proposals in the future.

For televisions, the Commission issued proposed amendments that would conform the Rule to a new DOE test procedure for televisions.  78 FR 78305 (Dec. 26, 2013).  The comment period closed on February 10, 2014.  By May 2014, staff anticipates that the Commission will issue conforming amendments to ensure the Rule's television labeling requirements are consistent with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), which mandates that FTC labels reflect applicable DOE test procedures. 

As the next step in the regulatory review, staff anticipates that the Commission will issue a supplemental NPRM in Spring 2014.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>16 CFR 305</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec 321 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>sec 325 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE></DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Other</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>01/25/2013</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>15 months after DOE issued their final efficiency standards on October 25, 2011</DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>Regional Efficiency Standards--15 months after the Department of Energy (DOE) issued their final efficiency standards on October 25, 2011.</LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/17/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 40988</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Public Meeting</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/15/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/29/2008</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM (Consumer Electronics)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/16/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 11045</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM (Consumer Electronics) Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/14/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Light Bulbs)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/10/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 57950</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End (Light Bulbs)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/28/2009</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (TVs and Other Consumer Electronics)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/11/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 11483</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Public Meeting (TVs and Other Consumer Electronics)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/16/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (TVs and Other Consumer Electronics) Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/14/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Light Bulbs)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/19/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 41696</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Technical Correction to Final Rule (Light Bulbs)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/16/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 49818</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Comment Period End (Light Bulb:  Other Issues)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>09/20/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Light Bulbs)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/29/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 81943</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (TVs)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/06/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76  FR 1038</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Light Bulb)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/12/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 20233</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Light Bulb II)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/01/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 45715</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM (Regional Efficiency Standards)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/28/2011</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>76 FR 72872</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Public Meeting (Regional Efficiency Standards)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/16/2011</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM Comment Period End (Regional Efficiency Standards)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/10/2012</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Systematic Review)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/15/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 15298</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Regional Efficiency Standards)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/06/2012</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>77 FR 33337</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Comparability Ranges)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/09/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 1779</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Systematic Review)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/10/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 2200</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Regional Efficiency Standards)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/06/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 8362</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Comparability Ranges)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/23/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 43974</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Televisions)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/26/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 78305</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM (Televisions) Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/14/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Supplemental NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule (Televisions)</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Undetermined</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Governmental Jurisdictions</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Organizations</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>3084-AB11</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
        </RELATED_RIN_LIST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Hampton</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Newsome</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Attorney</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3084</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Trade Commission</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FTC</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 326-2889</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>hnewsome@ftc.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Division of Enforcement, Bureau of Consumer Protection, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, CC-9528,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20580</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
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