Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Furnaces

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-2014-BT-STD-0031] RIN 1904-AD20 AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notification of data availability (NODA), public meeting, and extension of the comment period. SUMMARY: On July 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE” or “the Department”) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NOPR”) for amending the energy conservation standards for certain consumer furnaces, specifically non-weatherized gas furnaces (“NWGF”) and mobile home gas furnaces (“MHGF”). In response to requests by several interested parties, the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) is making available a revised version of the life-cycle-cost (“LCC”) spreadsheet supporting that NOPR and also announcing a public meeting webinar to assist stakeholders with operation of the LCC spreasheet. In addition, DOE received four requests to extend the public comment period for the NOPR (originally set to close September 6, 2022), and after considering those requests, the Department has decided to extend the public comment period until October 6, 2022. DATES: Comments: The comment period for the NOPR published in the Federal Register on July 7, 2022 ( 87 FR 40590 ) is extended until October 6, 2022. Written comments, data, and information are requested and will be accepted on and before October 6, 2022. See section II, …