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GAO-17-214R 1 (2016-11-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsut0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-328544 November 14, 2016 The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Chairman The Honorable Maria Cantwell Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Energy: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products 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 Standards for Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products (RIN: 1904-AC51). We received the rule on October 28, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as a direct final rule on October 28, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 75,194. The effective date of the rule is February 27, 2017, unless adverse comment is received by February 15, 2017. The direct final rule adopts new energy conservation standards for miscellaneous refrigeration products that correspond to the recommendations submitted jointly by interested persons that are stated by DOE to be representative of relevant points of view. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, as amended, established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. Based on provisions in EPCA that enable the Secretary of Energy to classify additional types of consumer products as covered products, DOE classified miscellaneous refrigeration products as covered consumer products under EPCA. In this direct final rule, DOE has determined that the new energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified. A notice of proposed rulemaking that proposes identical energy efficiency standards was published in the same issue of the Federal Register. DOE states that if it receives adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal, DOE will withdraw the direct final rule and will proceed with the proposed rule. Enclosed is our assessment of DOE's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801 (a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that DOE complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-17-214R

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