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B-335836 Jan 02, 2024 1 (2024-01-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaopre0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-335836 January 2, 2024 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 Consumer Furnaces 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 Consumer Furnaces (RIN: 1904-AD20). We received the rule on December 19, 2023. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 18, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 87502. The effective date is February 16, 2024. According to DOE, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended1 (EPCA), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including consumer furnaces. DOE stated that EPCA also requires the agency to determine periodically whether more stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE stated that it is adopting amended energy conservation standards for consumer furnaces, specifically non-weatherized gas furnaces and mobile home gas furnaces. DOE determined that the amended energy conservation standards for the subject products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified. 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). The rule was published in the Federal Register on 1 Pub. L. No. 94-163, 89 Stat. 871, 969 (Dec. 22, 1975), codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 6291-6317. In the footnotes to this final 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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