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B-335374 Aug 16, 2023 1 (2023-08-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaopbu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-335374 August 16, 2023 The Honorable Joe Manchin Chairman The Honorable John Barrasso Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair 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 Electric Motors 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 Electric Motors (RIN: 1904-AE63). We received the rule on June 8, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as a direct final rule on June 1, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 36066. The effective date is September 29, 2023. According to DOE, this direct final rule adopts new and amended energy conservation standards for electric motors. DOE stated that the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended1 (EPCA), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including electric motors. DOE noted that EPCA also requires the agency to periodically determine whether more stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. DOE expressed that in this direct final rule, the agency is adopting new and amended energy conservation standards for electric motors. DOE stated that it has determined that the new and amended energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified. 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. If you have any questions about this report or wish to contact GAO officials responsible for the evaluation work relating to 1 Pub. L. No. 94-163, 89 Stat. 8 (Dec. 22, 1975); 42 U.S.C. §§ 6201 et seq. In the footnotes to the rule, DOE clarified that all references to EPCA in the rule refer to the statute as amended through the Energy Act of 2020, Pub. L. No. 116-260, 134 Stat. 2418 (Dec. 27, 2020), which reflect the last statutory amendments that impact Parts A and A-1 of EPCA.

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