Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment; Correction

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)

Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 11857-11859

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2015-05061

Page 11857

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

Docket No. EERE-2011-BT-STD-0029

RIN 1904-AC47

Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment; Correction

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: On May 16, 2012, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule in the Federal Register that amended the energy conservation standards and test procedures for certain commercial heating, air-conditioning, and water-heating equipment. Due to a drafting error, there was a typographical error (i.e., an incorrect symbol) for one equipment class of computer room air conditioners in a table to the applicable test procedure provision. This final rule rectifies this error.

DATES: Effective: March 5, 2015. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 16, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-6590. Email: Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov.

Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-

0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9507. Email: Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

   On May 16, 2012, DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy published an energy conservation standards and test procedure final rule in the Federal Register titled, ``Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Water-Heating Equipment'' (hereafter referred to as the ``May 2012 final rule''). 77 FR 28928. Since the publication of that final rule, it has come to DOE's attention that, due to a technical oversight, the May 2012 final rule incorrectly included a typographical error regarding the symbol for one equipment class of the subject computer room air conditioners, which made it appear that there was more than one entry for that equipment class in the table showing the compliance date for use of the applicable test procedure. This final rule corrects this error, thereby eliminating the duplicative listing.

2. Need for Correction

   As published, the May 2012 final rule mischaracterizes one computer room air conditioner equipment class in the table showing the compliance date for use of the applicable test procedure. In the May 2012 final rule, Table 2 on page 28990 contains a typographical error in the third column (``Cooling capacity'') for the equipment type, Computer Room Air Conditioners. The entry for the second line, ``=65,000 Btu/h and =65,000 Btu/h and EER and COP.................. May 13, 2013............ AHRI 340/360-2007

   HP. =65,000 Btu/h and EER.......................... May 13, 2013............ AHRI 340/360-2007

   =135,000 Btu/h and EER and COP.................. May 13, 2013............ AHRI 340/360-2007

   Conditioning and Heating HP. =135,000 Btu/h and EER.......................... May 13, 2013............ AHRI 340/360-2007

   Evaporatively- =240,000 Btu/h and EER and COP.................. May 13, 2013............ AHRI 340/360-2007

   Air-Conditioning and Heating HP. =240,000 Btu/h and EER.......................... May 13, 2013............ AHRI 340/360-2007

   Evaporatively- =65,000 Btu/h and SCOP......................... May 13, 2013............ ASHRAE 127-2007

   =17,000 Btu/h and EER and COP.................. May 13, 2013............ AHRI 1230-2010

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