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DOE/EE RIN: 1904-AF03 Publication ID: Fall 2022 
Title: Test Procedure for Portable Air Conditioners 
Abstract:

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to amend test procedures with respect to portable air conditioners (portable ACs) at least once every 7 years, if it determines that amended test procedures would more accurately produce test results which measure energy efficiency, or make a determination not to amend test procedures.  Once completed, this rulemaking will fulfill DOE's statutory obligation to either propose amended test procedures for this product, or to determine that the existing test procedures do not need to be amended. 

DOE has proposed to amend the test procedure for portable ACs to incorporate a measure of variable-speed portable AC performance and make minor clarifying edits. DOE has also proposed a new test procedure to improve representativeness for all configurations of portable ACs, which relies on a substantively different measure of cooling capacity and energy consumption compared to the current portable AC test procedure. 

 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430, subpart B, App. CC     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6295(l)(1)    42 U.S.C. 6292(b)(1)    42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(B)    42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  Subject to 7-year-look-back in 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A)   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Request for Information (RFI); Early Assessment Review  11/05/2020  85 FR 70508   
RFI Comment Period End  01/19/2021 
Second RFI  04/16/2021  86 FR 20044   
Second RFI Comment Period End  05/17/2021 
NPRM  06/08/2022  87 FR 34934   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/08/2022 
Final Action  03/00/2023 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
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