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Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment; Extension of Public Comment Period
The Energy Department published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 28, 2026. It took effect on July 7, 2026. Comments closed on August 21, 2026.
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What the agency says
On July 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") and announcement of webinar proposing to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, "Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment." The notice provided an opportunity for submitting written comments by August 6, 2026. On July 13, 2026, DOE received a joint request from multiple trade organizations to extend the public comment period to September 8, 2026. DOE has reviewed this request and is granting a 15-day extension of the public comment period so as to allow public comments to be submitted until August 21, 2026.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-15211
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period
- Agency
- Energy Department
- Published
- July 28, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 7, 2026
- Comments due
- August 21, 2026
- Dates
- The comment period for the NOPR published on July 7, 2026 (91 FR 42034) is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR received no later than August 21, 2026.
- Docket
- EERE-2025-BT-STD-0001
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1904-AF72
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 10 CFR 430
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 2
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