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Vol. 77 Thursday, No. 12 January 19, 2012 Part III Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 430 Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Television Sets; Proposed Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:31 Jan 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\19JAP2.SGM 19JAP2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS2 2830 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. To documents, including public comments, attend, please notify Ms. Brenda in the docket. See section V for 10 CFR Part 430 Edwards at (202) 586–2945. Please note information on how to submit [Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026] that foreign nationals visiting DOE comments through regulations.gov. Headquarters are subject to advance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. RIN 1904–AC29 security screening procedures. Any Victor Petrolati, U.S. Department of foreign national wishing to participate Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Program: Test in the meeting should advise DOE as Procedure for Television Sets Renewable Energy, Building soon as possible by contacting Ms. Technologies Program, EE–2J, 1000 AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 to Independence Avenue SW., Renewable Energy, Department of initiate the necessary procedures. Washington, DC 20585–0121. Energy. Any comments submitted must Telephone: (202) 586–2192. Email: identify the Notice of Proposed ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. [email protected]. Rulemaking (NOPR) for the TV Test Ms. Celia Sher, U.S. Department of SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Procedure, and provide docket number Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Energy (DOE) proposes to establish a EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 and/or GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue new test procedure for television sets regulatory information number (RIN) SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. (TVs). DOE repealed the prior Federal number 1904–AC29. Comments may be Telephone: (202) 287–6122. Email: test procedure for TVs on October 20, submitted using any of the following [email protected]. methods: 2009, due to petitions from the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: California Energy Commission (CEC) 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// and the Consumer Electronics www.regulations.gov. Follow the Table of Contents Association (CEA). CEC and CEA instructions for submitting comments. 2. Email: Televisions-2010-TP- I. Authority and Background petitioned for the repeal in light of the A. General June 13, 2009, Federal Communications [email protected]. Include the docket B. Test Procedure Rulemaking Process Commission (FCC) transition from number EERE–2010–BT–TP–0026 and/ C. Rulemaking Background analog to digital broadcast transmissions or RIN 1904–AC29 in the subject line of II. Summary of the Notice of Proposed for TVs. In their petitions, the CEC the message. Rulemaking requested repeal of the regulatory 3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. III. Discussion provisions establishing the test Department of Energy, Building A. Effective Date and Compliance Date of Test Procedure procedure and defining ‘‘television set,’’ Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., B. Existing Television Test Procedures and the CEA petitioned for DOE’s C. Scope adoption of the International Washington, DC 20585–0121. If possible, please submit all items on a 1. Products Covered by This Rulemaking Electrochemical Commission’s (IEC’s) 2. Definition of Television Sets test procedure IEC Standard 62087– CD. It is not necessary to include 3. Other Definitions 2008, ‘‘Methods of measurement for the printed copies. a. Definitions Incorporated From IEC 4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda power consumption of audio, video and 62087–2011 Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, related equipment.’’ DOE is proposing a b. Definitions Incorporated From ENERGY Building Technologies Program, 950 new test procedure for TVs that was STAR v. 5.3 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, c. New Definitions for Incorporation developed from existing industry test Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: D. Testing Conditions and Instrumentation procedures including those by IEC, (202) 586–2945. If possible, please 1. Accuracy and Precision of Measurement Environmental Protection Agency submit all items on a CD. It is not Equipment (EPA), and CEA. Additionally, DOE will necessary to include printed copies. a. Power Supply hold a public meeting to receive and For detailed instructions on b. Power Meter discuss comments on the proposal. c. Light Measurement Devices submitting comments and additional 2. Test Room and Set-Up Criteria DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting information on the rulemaking process, a. Dark Room Conditions on a date that is to be determined, from see section V, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ of b. Ambient Temperature and Humidity 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in Washington, DC. this document. c. Signal Source and Generation Once a public meeting date is selected, Docket: The docket is available for E. Test Measurements that date can be found at: http:// review at regulations.gov, including 1. Picture Settings To Test www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ Federal Register notices, framework 2. Testing Order appliance_standards/residential/ documents, public meeting attendee 3. Luminance tv_sets.html. The meeting will also be lists and transcripts, comments, and a. Warm-Up and Stabilization b. Method for Testing Luminance broadcast as a webinar. See section V, other supporting documents/materials. ‘‘Public Participation,’’ for webinar c. Video Signals All documents in the docket are listed d. Number of Luminance Measurements registration information, participant in the www.regulations.gov index. e. Measurement Distances and Angles for instructions, and information about the However, not all documents listed in Luminance Testing capabilities available to webinar the index may be publicly available, 4. On Mode participants. such as information that is exempt from a. IEC 62087–2011 Dynamic Broadcast- DOE will accept comments, data, and public disclosure. Content Video Signal information regarding this notice of A link to the docket web page may be b. Testing of Television Sets Shipped With proposed rulemaking (NOPR) before and found at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/ Automatic Brightness Control Enabled after the public meeting, but no later buildings/appliance_standards/ c. Television Sets Shipped Without Automatic Brightness Control Enabled than April 3, 2012. See section V, residential/tv_sets.html. This Web page ‘‘Public Participation,’’ for details. d. Three Dimensional Display Testing will contain a link to the docket for this 5. Standby and Off Modes ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be notice on the regulations.gov site. The a. Additional Functions held at the U.S. Department of Energy, regulations.gov Web page will contain b. Power Saving Technologies Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence simple instructions on how to access all c. Standby Modes VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:31 Jan 18, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\19JAP2.SGM 19JAP2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 2012 / Proposed Rules 2831 d. Off Mode follow when prescribing or amending CEA petitioned for repeal of the 6. Energy Efficiency Metric(s) for test procedures for covered products. regulatory provisions establishing the Televisions Specifically, if DOE determines that a test procedure. CEC’s petition stated IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review test procedure should be prescribed or A. Review Under Executive Order 12866 that the old test procedure was not B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility amended, it must publish the proposed capable of accurately measuring the Act test procedure in the Federal Register energy consumption of modern TVs C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction and give interested parties an because TV broadcasting is no longer Act of 1995 opportunity to provide public comment transmitted via an analog signal.3 In D. Review Under the National on the procedures. (42 U.S.C. addition, the CEA petitioned for DOE’s Environmental Policy Act of 1969 6293(b)(2)) EPCA also provides that the adoption of the International E. Review Under Executive Order 13132 test procedure shall be reasonably Electrochemical Commission’s (IEC) test F. Review Under Executive Order 12988 designed to produce test results which G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates procedure IEC 62087–2008, ‘‘Methods of Reform Act of 1995 measure energy efficiency, energy use, measurement for the power H. Review Under the Treasury and General or estimated annual operating cost of a consumption of audio, video and related Government Appropriations Act, 1999 covered product during a representative equipment.’’ 74 FR 53641. In light of I. Review Under Executive Order 12630 average use cycle or period of use, and these petitions, and the fact that the J. Review Under Treasury and General shall not be unduly burdensome to previous test procedure was largely Government Appropriations Act, 2001 conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) obsolete for today’s products because of K. Review Under Executive Order 13211 EISA 2007 amended EPCA to require the mandated transition from analog to L. Review Under Section 32 of the Federal DOE to implement a standby and off Energy Administration Act of 1974 digital signal transmission, DOE V. Public Participation mode energy consumption repealed the test procedure on October A. Attendance at