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DOE/EE RIN: 1904-AE15 Publication ID: Spring 2023 
Title: Test Procedures for Furnace Fans 
Abstract:

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.

 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430, subpart B, App. AA     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 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  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 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=54&action=vi  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Catherine Rivest
General Engineer
Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B,
Washington, DC 20585
Phone:202 586-7335
Email: catherine.rivest@ee.doe.gov