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In accordance with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (EPCA), these test procedures are based on American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard C82.6-2005, \"Ballasts for High-Intensity Discharge Lamps-- Method of Measurement.\" Also in accordance with EPCA, DOE proposes a test method for measuring standby mode power consumption and discusses the fact that off mode power consumption does not apply to metal halide lamp ballasts.","action":"Notice of proposed rulemaking.","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"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2009/07/10/E9-15881.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":431,"title":10}],"citation":"74 FR 33171","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"DOE held a public meeting on Friday, December 19, 2008, in Washington, DC. DOE began accepting comments, data, and information regarding this notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) at the public meeting and will continue to accept such submissions until no later than September 23, 2009. 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