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79224 Federal Register / Vol.

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2016 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

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431 [Docket No. EEREC2014CBTCTPC0006] RIN 1904CAD16 Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial Packaged Boilers AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: On March 17, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to amend the test procedure for commercial packaged boilers. That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for the final rule. DOE incorporates by reference certain sections of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Standard 1500, '

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2015 Standard for Performance Rating of Commercial Space Heating Boilers.'

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In addition, this final rule incorporates amendments that clarify the coverage for field-constructed commercial packaged boilers and the applicability of DOE'

s test procedure and standards for this category of commercial packaged boilers, provide an optional field test for commercial packaged boilers with fuel input rate greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h, provide a conversion method to calculate thermal efficiency based on combustion efficiency testing for steam commercial packaged boilers with fuel input rate greater than 5,000,000 Btu/h, modify the inlet water temperatures during tests of hot water commercial packaged boilers, establish limits on the ambient temperature during testing, modify setup and instrumentation requirements to remove ambiguity, and standardize terminology and provisions for '

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DATES: The effective date of this rule is December 12, 2016. The final rule changes will be mandatory for representations related to energy efficiency or energy use starting November 6, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on December 12, 2016. ADDRESSES: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, public meeting attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for review at www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations/gov index. However, some documents listed in the index, such as those containing information that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly available. A link to the docket Web page can be found at https://www.regulations.gov/ docket?D=EERE-2014-BT-;

TP-0006. The docket Web page will contain simple instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. For further information on how to review the docket, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program Staff, at (202) 586C6636 or by email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ EE.DOE.Gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EEC5B,

1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585C0121. Telephone: (202) 586C8654. Email: commercial_packaged_boilers@ ee.doe.gov. Mr. Peter Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GCC71,

1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585C0121. Telephone: (202) 586C9496. Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule incorporates by reference into