Department of Energy April 9, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Proposed Agency Information Collection
Document Number: 2012-8471
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-09
Agency: Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Light-Emitting Diode Lamps
Document Number: 2012-8469
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2012-04-09
Agency: Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to establish test procedures for light-emitting diode (LED) lamps to support implementation of labeling provisions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) established under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA). The proposed test procedures define methods for measuring the lumen output, input power, and relative spectral distribution (to determine correlated color temperature, or CCT) of LED lamps. Further, the proposed test procedures define methods for measuring the lumen maintenance of the LED source (the component of the LED lamp that produces light) to project the rated lifetime of LED lamps. The rated lifetime of the LED lamp is the time required for the LED source component of the lamp to reach lumen maintenance of 70 percent (that is, 70 percent of initial light output). After reviewing available industry standards for determining the lumen output, input power, CCT, and rated lifetime, as well as current best practices and technological developments, DOE tentatively identified that the test methods described in the relevant Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) standards are appropriate for developing test procedures for LED lamps. The proposed test procedures are based in large part on IES standards LM-79-2008, ``Approved Method: Electrical and Photometric Measurements of Solid-State Lighting Products'' for determining lumen output, input power, and CCT, and LM-80-2008, ``Approved Method: Measuring Lumen Maintenance of LED Sources'' and TM- 21-2011, ``Projecting Long Term Lumen Maintenance of LED Light Sources,'' for determining rated lifetime, with some modifications as required.
Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Miscellaneous Residential and Commercial Electrical Equipment
Document Number: 2012-8466
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-09
Agency: Department of Energy
This notice announces that the period for submitting comments on the RFI Regarding Miscellaneous Residential and Commercial Electrical Equipment is re-opened until April 17, 2012.
Viridity Energy, Inc. v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Complaint
Document Number: 2012-8442
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-09
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Florida Power & Light Company; Notice of Complaint
Document Number: 2012-8439
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-04-09
Agency: Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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