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71626 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 248 / Friday, December 27, 2019 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Renewable Energy, Building D. Energy Use Analysis Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 1. Operating Hours 10 CFR Part 430 Independence Avenue SW., a. Residential Sector b. Commercial Sector [EERE–2019–BT–STD–0022] Washington, DC 20585–0121. Email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ 2. Input Power RIN 1904–AE76 3. Lighting Controls ee.doe.gov. E. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of Analysis Energy Conservation Program: Energy Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Conservation Standards for General 1. Product Cost GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Service Incandescent Lamps 2. Installation Cost Washington, DC 20585–0121. 3. Annual Energy Consumption AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Telephone: (202) 287–6122. Email: 4. Energy Prices Renewable Energy, Department of [email protected]. 5. Energy Price Trends Energy. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 6. Product Lifetime ACTION: Final determination. 7. Discount Rates Table of Contents 8. Efficacy Distribution SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and I. Synopsis of the Final Determination 9. LCC Savings Calculation Conservation Act, as amended II. Introduction 10. Payback Period Analysis (‘‘EPCA’’), directs DOE to initiate a A. Authority F. Shipments Analysis rulemaking for general service lamps B. Background 1. Shipments Model (‘‘GSLs’’) that, among other 1. Current Standards a. Lamp Demand Module b. Price-Learning Module requirements, determines whether 2. History of Standards Rulemaking for GSILs c. Market-Share Module standards in effect for general service G. National Impact Analysis incandescent lamps (‘‘GSILs,’’ a subset III. General Discussion A. Product Classes and Scope of Coverage 1. National Energy Savings of GSLs) should be amended. On B. Test Procedure 2. Net Present Value Analysis September 5, 2019, the U.S. Department C. Technological Feasibility H. Manufacturer Impact Analysis of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) published a notice of 1. General 1. Manufacturer Production Costs proposed determination (‘‘NOPD’’) in 2. Maximum Technologically Feasible 2. Shipments Projections which DOE initially determined that Levels 3. Product and Capital Conversion Costs energy conservation standards for GSILs D. Energy Savings 4. Markup Scenarios do not need to be amended. In this final 1. Determination of Savings VII. Analytical Results and Conclusions determination, DOE responds to 2. Significance of Savings A. Trial Standard Levels comments received on the September E. Economic Justification B. Economic Impacts on Individual 1. Specific Criteria Consumers 2019 GSIL NOPD and does not adopt a. Economic Impact on Manufacturers and 1. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period amended energy conservation standards Consumers 2. Rebuttable Presumption Payback for GSILs. DOE has determined that b. Savings in Operating Costs Compared To C. National Impact Analysis amended energy conservation standards Increase in Price (LCC and PBP) 1. Energy Savings for GSILs would not be economically c. Energy Savings 2. Net Present Value of Consumer Costs justified. d. Lessening of Utility or Performance of and Benefits Products DATES: D. Economic Impacts on Manufacturers The effective date of this rule is e. Impact of Any Lessening of Competition December 27, 2019. 1. Industry Cash Flow Analysis Results g. Other Factors 2. Direct Impacts on Employment ADDRESSES: The docket for this 2. Rebuttable Presumption 3. Impacts on Manufacturing Capacity rulemaking, which includes Federal IV. DOE’s Proposal and Discussion of Related 4. Impacts on Subgroups of Manufacturers Register notices, public meeting Comments 5. Cumulative Regulatory Burden attendee lists and transcripts, V. Legal Issues and Discussion of Related E. Conclusion comments, and other supporting Comments 1. Technological Feasibility documents/materials, is available for A. Imposition of the Backstop 2. Significant Conservation of Energy B. EPCA’s Anti-Backsliding Provision and 3. Economic Justification review at https://www.regulations.gov. Congressional Intent All documents in the docket are listed VIII. Procedural Issues and Regulatory C. Product Substitutes Review in the https://www.regulations.gov D. Economic Justification index. However, not all documents A. Review Under Executive Orders 12866 E. Preemption and Administrative Procedure Act listed in the index may be publicly F. Scope B. Review Under Executive Orders 13771 G. NEPA available, such as information that is and 13777 H. Other Environmental Laws and exempt from public disclosure. C. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Intergovernmental Consultation The docket web page can be found at Act VI. Methodology and Discussion of Related https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D= D. Review Under the National Comments EERE-2019-BT-STD-0022. The docket Environmental Policy Act of 1969 A. Market and Technology Assessment web page contains instructions on how 1. Scope of Coverage E. Review Under Executive Order 13132 to access all documents, including 2. Metric F. Review Under Executive Order 12988 public comments, in the docket. 3. Technology Options G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates For further information on how to 4. Screening Analysis Reform Act of 1995 review the docket, contact the 5. Product Classes H. Review Under the Treasury and General Appliance and Equipment Standards B. Engineering Analysis Government Appropriations Act, 1999 Program staff at (202) 287–1445 or by 1. Representative Product Classes I. Review Under Executive Order 12630 2. Baseline Lamps J. Review Under the Treasury and General email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ Government Appropriations Act, 2001 ee.doe.gov. 3. More Efficacious Substitutes 4. Efficacy Levels K. Review Under Executive Order 13211 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 5. Scaling to Other Product Classes L. Information Quality Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of 6. Product Substitutes M. Congressional Notification Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and C. Product Price Determination IX. Approval of the Office of the Secretary VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:41 Dec 26, 2019 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\27DER2.SGM 27DER2 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES2 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 248 / Friday, December 27, 2019 / Rules and Regulations 71627 I. Synopsis of the Final Determination include GSILs, the subject of this amended. (42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(6)(A)) DOE rulemaking. has concluded that energy conservation Title III, Part B 1 of the Energy Policy DOE is issuing this final standards for GSILs do not need to be and Conservation Act, as amended determination pursuant to the EPCA amended because more stringent (‘‘EPCA’’),2 established the Energy requirement that DOE must initiate a standards are not economically justified. Conservation Program for Consumer rulemaking for GSLs and, among other For ease of reference, the following Products Other Than Automobiles. (42 requirements, determine whether provides a list of acronyms used in this U.S.C. 6291–6309) These products standards in effect for GSILs should be final determination. Reference in this Term(s) final determination Administrative Procedure Act .................................................................................................................................. APA Annual Energy Outlook ........................................................................................................................................... AEO Capital Asset Pricing Model .................................................................................................................................... CAPM Code of Federal Regulations .................................................................................................................................. CFR Color Rendering Index ............................................................................................................................................ CRI Commercial Building Stock Assessment ................................................................................................................. CBSA Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey .............................................................................................. CBECS Compact Fluorescent Lamp .................................................................................................................................... CFL Compliance Certification Management System ...................................................................................................... CCMS Correlated Color Temperature ................................................................................................................................ CCT Direct Heating Equipment ....................................................................................................................................... DHE Efficiency Level ........................................................................................................................................................ EL Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 .................................................................................................... EISA Energy Information Association ............................................................................................................................... EIA Energy Policy Conservation Act .............................................................................................................................

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