Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers

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 431 [EERE-2017-BT-STD-0009] RIN 1904-AD79 AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Final rule; withdrawal. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, this document withdraws a disapproved final rule that was published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2024. The final rule would have established amended energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers. DATES: As of May 20, 2025, the final rule on energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, published in the Federal Register on December 23, 2024, at 89 FR 104616 , and delayed at 90 FR 13054 (Mar. 20, 2025), is withdrawn. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Appliance Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov . Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (240) 961-1189. Email: Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy published in the Federal Register a final rule (“December 2024 Final Rule”) prescribing amended energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, referred to collectively as “walk-ins”. 8…