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in 5 CFR 2641.302(e), one department
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amend its listing in appendix B. After
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change in light of the criteria in 18
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Pursuant to DOI Secretarial Order No.
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in the preamble, OGE is amending 5
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Number EERE–2012–BT–STD–
0029]
RIN 1904–AC82
Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for Packaged
Terminal Air Conditioners and
Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps;
Correction
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
On July 21, 2015, the U.S.
Department of Energy published a final
rule amending energy conservation
standards for packaged terminal air
conditioners and packaged terminal
heat pumps. 80 FR 43162. This
correction addresses a table labeling
error in that final rule.
DATES: Effective Date: September 21,
2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John Cymbalsky, 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) 586–0371. Email:
pachaged_terminal_equipement@
ee.doe.gov.
Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 287–6111. Email:
Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) published
a final rule in the Federal Register on
July 21, 2015 (‘‘the July 2015 final rule’’)
amending energy conservation
standards for packaged terminal air
conditioners and packaged terminal
heat pumps 80 FR 43162. This
correction addresses a table labeling
error in the regulatory text of the July
2015 final rule. The instruction
amending 10 CFR 431.97 in that rule
revised paragraph (c) and incorrectly
referenced the tables within as tables 4
and 5. This instruction put the table
numbers in conflict with a previous
amendment of July 17, 2015, which
incorporated table 4 into paragraph (b).
80 FR 42614. The substance of the tables
is correct, however, and is to be
retained. In order to remedy this error,
DOE is issuing a final rule correction to
eliminate any table number conflicts, as
set forth below.
SUMMARY:
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This rule corrects in 10 CFR 431.97,
paragraph (c) all references to Table 4
and Table 5 to read as Table 5 and Table
6, respectively. The effective date for
this rule is September 21, 2015.
Correction
In FR Doc. 2015–16897, published in
the issue of Tuesday, July 21, 2015 (80
FR 43162), on page 43212, in the second
column, amendatory instruction 2 is
corrected to read as follows:
■ 2. Amend § 431.97 by revising
paragraph (c) to read as follows:
§ 431.97 Energy efficiency standards and
their compliance dates.
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(c) Each non-standard size packaged
terminal air conditioner (PTAC) and
packaged terminal heat pump (PTHP)
manufactured on or after October 7,
2010 must meet the applicable
minimum energy efficiency standard
level(s) set forth in Table 5 of this
section. Each standard size PTAC
manufactured on or after October 8,
2012, and before January 1, 2017 must
meet the applicable minimum energy
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efficiency standard level(s) set forth in
Table 5 of this section. Each standard
size PTHP manufactured on or after
October 8, 2012 must meet the
applicable minimum energy efficiency
standard level(s) set forth in Table 5 of
this section. Each standard size PTAC
manufactured on or after January 1,
2017 must meet the applicable
minimum energy efficiency standard
level(s) set forth in Table 6 of this
section.
TABLE 5 TO § 431.97—MINIMUM EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR PTAC AND PTHP
Compliance date: products
manufactured on and after
. . .
Equipment
type
Category
Cooling capacity
Efficiency level
PTAC .............
Standard Size ............
<7,000 Btu/h ..................................
≥7,000 Btu/h and ≤15,000 Btu/h ....
>15,000 Btu/h ................................
<7,000 Btu/h ..................................
≥7,000 Btu/h and ≤15,000 Btu/h ....
>15,000 Btu/h ................................
<7,000 Btu/h ..................................
EER = 11.7 ....................................
EER = 13.8¥(0.3 × Cap 1) ............
EER = 9.3 ......................................
EER = 9.4 ......................................
EER = 10.9¥(0.213 × Cap 1) ........
EER = 7.7 ......................................
EER = 11.9 ....................................
COP = 3.3
EER = 14.0¥(0.3 × Cap 1) ............
COP = 3.7¥(0.052 × Cap 1)
EER = 9.5 ......................................
COP = 2.9
EER = 9.3 ......................................
COP = 2.7
EER = 10.8¥(0.213 × Cap 1) ........
COP = 2.9¥(0.026 × Cap 1)
EER = 7.6 ......................................
COP = 2.5
Non-Standard Size ....
PTHP .............
Standard Size ............
≥7,000 Btu/h and ≤15,000 Btu/h ....
>15,000 Btu/h ................................
Non-Standard Size ....
<7,000 Btu/h ..................................
≥7,000 Btu/h and ≤15,000 Btu/h ....
>15,000 Btu/h ................................
October
October
October
October
October
October
October
8,
8,
8,
7,
7,
7,
8,
2012.2
2012.2
2012.2
2010.
2010.
2010.
2012.
October 8, 2012.
October 8, 2012.
October 7, 2010.
October 7, 2010.
October 7, 2010.
means cooling capacity in thousand Btu/h at 95 °F outdoor dry-bulb temperature.
manufactured before January 1, 2017. See Table 6 of this section for updated efficiency standards that apply to this category of equipment manufactured on and after January 1, 2017.
1 ‘‘Cap’’
2 And
TABLE 6 TO § 431.97—UPDATED MINIMUM EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR PTAC
Compliance date: products
manufactured on and after
. . .
Equipment
type
Category
Cooling capacity
Efficiency level
PTAC .............
Standard Size ............
<7,000 Btu/h ..................................
≥7,000 Btu/h and ≤15,000 Btu/h ....
>15,000 Btu/h ................................
EER = 11.9 ....................................
EER = 14.0¥(0.3 × Cap 1) ............
EER = 9.5 ......................................
1 ‘‘Cap’’
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means cooling capacity in thousand Btu/h at 95 °F outdoor dry-bulb temperature.
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16, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
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Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket Number EERE-2012-BT-STD-0029]
RIN 1904-AC82
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps;
Correction
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: On July 21, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy published a
final rule amending energy conservation standards for packaged terminal
air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps. 80 FR 43162. This
correction addresses a table labeling error in that final rule.
DATES: Effective Date: September 21, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Cymbalsky, 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) 586-0371. Email:
pachaged_terminal_equipement@ee.doe.gov.
Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6111. Email: Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 21, 2015 (``the
July 2015 final rule'') amending energy conservation standards for
packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps 80
FR 43162. This correction addresses a table labeling error in the
regulatory text of the July 2015 final rule. The instruction amending
10 CFR 431.97 in that rule revised paragraph (c) and incorrectly
referenced the tables within as tables 4 and 5. This instruction put
the table numbers in conflict with a previous amendment of July 17,
2015, which incorporated table 4 into paragraph (b). 80 FR 42614. The
substance of the tables is correct, however, and is to be retained. In
order to remedy this error, DOE is issuing a final rule correction to
eliminate any table number conflicts, as set forth below.
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This rule corrects in 10 CFR 431.97, paragraph (c) all references
to Table 4 and Table 5 to read as Table 5 and Table 6, respectively.
The effective date for this rule is September 21, 2015.
Correction
In FR Doc. 2015-16897, published in the issue of Tuesday, July 21,
2015 (80 FR 43162), on page 43212, in the second column, amendatory
instruction 2 is corrected to read as follows:
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2. Amend Sec. 431.97 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 431.97 Energy efficiency standards and their compliance dates.
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(c) Each non-standard size packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC)
and packaged terminal heat pump (PTHP) manufactured on or after October
7, 2010 must meet the applicable minimum energy efficiency standard
level(s) set forth in Table 5 of this section. Each standard size PTAC
manufactured on or after October 8, 2012, and before January 1, 2017
must meet the applicable minimum energy efficiency standard level(s)
set forth in Table 5 of this section. Each standard size PTHP
manufactured on or after October 8, 2012 must meet the applicable
minimum energy efficiency standard level(s) set forth in Table 5 of
this section. Each standard size PTAC manufactured on or after January
1, 2017 must meet the applicable minimum energy efficiency standard
level(s) set forth in Table 6 of this section.
Table 5 to Sec. 431.97--Minimum Efficiency Standards for PTAC and PTHP
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Compliance date: products manufactured
Equipment type Category Cooling capacity Efficiency level on and after . . .
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PTAC...................... Standard Size..................... <7,000 Btu/h.......... EER = 11.7............ October 8, 2012.\2\
>=7,000 Btu/h and EER = 13.8-(0.3 x Cap October 8, 2012.\2\
<=15,000 Btu/h. \1\).
>15,000 Btu/h......... EER = 9.3............. October 8, 2012.\2\
Non-Standard Size................. <7,000 Btu/h.......... EER = 9.4............. October 7, 2010.
>=7,000 Btu/h and EER = 10.9-(0.213 x October 7, 2010.
<=15,000 Btu/h. Cap \1\).
>15,000 Btu/h......... EER = 7.7............. October 7, 2010.
PTHP...................... Standard Size..................... <7,000 Btu/h.......... EER = 11.9............ October 8, 2012.
COP = 3.3.............
>=7,000 Btu/h and EER = 14.0-(0.3 x Cap October 8, 2012.
<=15,000 Btu/h. \1\).
COP = 3.7-(0.052 x Cap
\1\).
>15,000 Btu/h......... EER = 9.5............. October 8, 2012.
COP = 2.9.............
Non-Standard Size................. <7,000 Btu/h.......... EER = 9.3............. October 7, 2010.
COP = 2.7.............
>=7,000 Btu/h and EER = 10.8-(0.213 x October 7, 2010.
<=15,000 Btu/h. Cap \1\).
COP = 2.9-(0.026 x Cap
\1\).
>15,000 Btu/h......... EER = 7.6............. October 7, 2010.
COP = 2.5.............
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\1\ ``Cap'' means cooling capacity in thousand Btu/h at 95[emsp14][deg]F outdoor dry-bulb temperature.
\2\ And manufactured before January 1, 2017. See Table 6 of this section for updated efficiency standards that apply to this category of equipment
manufactured on and after January 1, 2017.
Table 6 to Sec. 431.97--Updated Minimum Efficiency Standards for PTAC
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Compliance date: products manufactured
Equipment type Category Cooling capacity Efficiency level on and after . . .
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PTAC...................... Standard Size..................... <7,000 Btu/h.......... EER = 11.9............ January 1, 2017.
>=7,000 Btu/h and EER = 14.0-(0.3 x Cap January 1, 2017.
<=15,000 Btu/h. \1\).
>15,000 Btu/h......... EER = 9.5............. January 1, 2017.
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\1\ ``Cap'' means cooling capacity in thousand Btu/h at 95[emsp14][deg]F outdoor dry-bulb temperature.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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