Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

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-2023-BT-STD-0005] RIN 1904-AF51 AGENCY: Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notification of proposed determination, request for comment, and announcement of webinar. SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (“EPCA”), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including fluorescent lamp ballasts (“FLBs”). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant energy savings. In this notification of proposed determination (“NOPD”), DOE has initially determined that amended energy conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts would not be cost-effective, and therefore, DOE has tentatively determined that energy conservation standards for FLBs should not be amended. DOE requests comment on this proposed determination and the associated analyses and results. DATES: Comments: Written comments, data, and information are requested on all aspects of this NOPD and will be accepted on or before June 1, 2026. Meeting: DOE will hold a public meeting webinar on Wednesday, April 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. ET. See section VI, “Public Participation,” for webinar regist…