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RIN: 1904-AF45

Publication ID: Fall 2023

Title: Test Procedures for Evaporatively-Cooled Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners (ECUACs) and Water-Cooled Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners (WCUACs)
Abstract: Consistent with the requirements under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, the Department of Energy (DOE) is examining whether to amend the current test procedures in place for evaporatively-cooled commercial unitary air conditioners (ECUACs) and water-cooled commercial unitary air conditioners (WCUACs) found at 10 CFR 431.96. As a result of this effort, DOE may propose and amend test procedures for this equipment, or issue a determination that no amendments to the current test procedures are required.
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 431.96
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4)(B) 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(1)(A)

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Other	Statutory	Subject to ASHRAE trigger for certain equipment under 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(4)(B)
Other	Statutory	Subject to 7-year-look-back requirement for certain equipment under 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(1)

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Request for Information RFI	07/25/2017	82 FR 34427
RFI Comment Period End	08/24/2017
Second RFI	05/25/2022	87 FR 31743
Second RFI Comment Period End	06/24/2022
NPRM	11/00/2023

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Split from 1904-AD93
Agency Contact: Lucas Adin Project Manager Department of Energy Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop EE-5B, Washington, DC 20585 Phone:202 287-5904 Email: lucas.adin@ee.doe.gov