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GAO-12-313R 1 (2011-12-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadokq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-322815 December 15, 2011 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman Chairman The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Energy (DOE), entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts (RIN: 1904-AB50). We received the rule on December 2, 2011. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on November 14, 2011. 76 Fed. Reg. 70,548. The final rule adopts new and amended federal energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts. The announced effective date of the final rule is January 13, 2012, and compliance with the new and amended standards established for fluorescent lamp ballasts is required as of November 14, 2014. The final rule, a major rule under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), has an announced effective date of January 13, 2012. CRA requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. 801 (a)(3)(A). The rule was published in the Federal Register on November 14, 2011, but we did not receive the rule until December 2, 2011. Therefore, the final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date. GAO-12-313R

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