DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM: ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMP BALLASTS

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Department Of Energy has issued a proposed rule called: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on March 31 by Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

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 econ...