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The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) provides that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) may include a type of industrial equipment, including compressors, as covered equipment if it determines that to do so is necessary to carry out the purposes of part A-1 (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)(i) and 42 U.S.C. 6312(b)).  On November 15, 2016, DOE published a Notice of Final Determination of Coverage determining that compressors meet the statutory criteria for classifying industrial equipment as covered, because compressors are a type of industrial equipment: 1) which in operation consume, or are designed to consume, energy; 2) are to a significant extent distributed in commerce for industrial or commercial use; and 3) are not covered under 42 U.S.C. 6291(a)(2).  On May 19, 2016, DOE issued a NOPR for energy conservation standards for compressors.  Final energy conservation standards for compressors were published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2020.