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RIN: 1904-AB49

Publication ID: Fall 2005

Title: ●Rulemaking To Determine Whether the Energy Conservation Standards for Electric and Gas Ranges and Ovens, and for Microwave Ovens Should Be Amended
Abstract: The Department is committed to becoming current on all energy standards rulemakings, including whether the current standards for electric and gas ranges and ovens and microwave ovens should be amended.
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6295(h)

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Final	Statutory	Overdue for review of whether amended standard is justified.	01/01/1997

Statement of Need: The Department may determine that separate rulemakings may be warranted for some of these individual products or equipment. The timetable for this action will be determined during the annual priority-setting of rulemakings

Alternatives: Congress has the ability to prescribe amended standards, as it did for some consumer products and industrial equipment through EPACT 2005, rather than DOE conducting rulemakings to determine whether amended standards are appropriate

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	To Be Determined

Additional Information: The timetable for this action will be determined during the annual priority-setting of rulemakings.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
Agency Contact: Bryan D. Berringer Building Technologies Office, EE-5B Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585 Phone:202 586-0371 Email: bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov