{"abstract":"Pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, the Department of Energy (DOE, Department, or we) is proposing to amend the energy conservation standards for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps to require them to be more energy efficient, and is announcing a public hearing on the proposal.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking and public hearing.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy","name":"Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office","id":137,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/137","parent_id":136,"slug":"energy-efficiency-and-renewable-energy-office"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2000/10/05/00-25336.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":430,"title":10}],"citation":"65 FR 59590","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2000-12-04","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments must be received on or before December 4, 2000. DOE is requesting a signed original, a computer diskette (WordPerfect 8) and 10 copies of the written comments. The Department will also accept e- mailed comments, but you must send a signed original. Oral views, data, and arguments may be presented at the public hearing (workshop) in Washington, DC beginning at 9 a.m. on November 16, 2000.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket Number EE-RM-97-500"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"00-25336","effective_on":null,"end_page":59632,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2000/10/05/00-25336.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/10/05/00-25336/energy-conservation-program-for-consumer-products-central-air-conditioners-and-heat-pumps-energy","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/00-25336?publication_date=2000-10-05","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2000-10-05/00-25336/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":43,"page_views":{"count":265,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-10-05/pdf/00-25336.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2000-10-05","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2000/10/05/00-25336.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":59590,"subtype":null,"title":"Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy Conservation Standards","toc_doc":"Central air conditioners and heat pumps","toc_subject":"Consumer products; energy conservation program:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Energy conservation","Household appliances"],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":65}