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GAO-08-356R 1 (2007-12-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwsm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-310895 December 19, 2007 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman Chairman The Honorable Pete V. Domenici Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman The Honorable Joe Barton Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Energy: Eneigy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Boilers 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 for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and Boilers (RIN: 1904-AA78). We received the rule on December 5, 2007. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on November 19, 2007. 72 Fed. Reg. 65,136. The final rule revises the energy conservation standards for residential furnaces and boilers. DOE has determined that the revised standards will result in significant conservation of energy, are technologically feasible, and are economically justified. The final rule is effective on January 18, 2008. The Congressional Review Act requires major rules to have a 60-day delay in their effective date following publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. § 801(a)(3)(A). Congress and our Office did not receive the rule from the DOE until December 5, 2007, which means that the final rule will not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date, although the standards established in the final rule have a compliance date of November 19, 2015. GAO-08-356R

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