Energy Conservation Program: Backstop Requirement for General Service Lamps

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy 10 CFR Part 430 [EERE-2021-BT-STD-0005] RIN 1904-AF09 AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notification of proposed rule; request for comment. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) proposes to codify in the Code of Federal Regulations the 45 lumens per watt (“lm/W”) backstop requirement for general service lamps (“GSLs”) that Congress prescribed in the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended. DOE proposes this backstop requirement applies because DOE failed to complete a rulemaking regarding general service lamps in accordance with certain statutory criteria. This proposal represents a departure from DOE's previous determination published in 2019 that the backstop requirement was not triggered. DOE welcomes comments on this proposal. DATES: Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before January 27, 2022. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2021-BT-STD-0005, by any of the following methods: ( printed page 70756) 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. 2. Email: To GSL2021STD0005@ee.doe.gov . Include docket number EERE-2021-BT-STD-0005 in …