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GAO-14-798R 1 (2014-08-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqma0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-326096 August 4, 2014 The Honorable Mary Landrieu Chair 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 for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans 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 (Energy) entitled Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnace Fans (RIN: 1904- AC22). We received the rule on July 18, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on July 3, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 38,130. The final rule prescribes energy conservation standards for residential furnace fans. Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, Energy must prescribe energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including residential furnace fans. EPCA requires Energy to determine whether such standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified and would save a significant amount of energy. Energy has determined that the prescribed energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified. The effective date for this final rule is September 2, 2014. Compliance with the prescribed standards established for residential furnace fans is required on and after July 3, 2019. The Congressional Review Act (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). This final rule was published in the Federal Register on July 3, 2014, received by the Senate on July 22, 2014, and received by the House of Representatives on July 18, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 28,130; 160 Cong. Rec. S4702 (July 22, 2014); 160 Cong. Rec. H6812 (July 24, 2014). This final rule has a stated effective date of September 2, 2104. Therefore, this final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in effective date under CRA. GAO-14-798R

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