Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1582

 PUBLIC LAW 110–140—DEC. 19, 2007

121 STAT. 1561

‘‘(I) proceed with the notice of proposed rulemaking published simultaneously with the direct final rule as described in subparagraph (A)(i); and ‘‘(II) publish in the Federal Register the reasons why the direct final rule was withdrawn. ‘‘(iii) TREATMENT OF WITHDRAWN DIRECT FINAL RULES.—A direct final rule that is withdrawn under clause (i) shall not be considered to be a final rule for purposes of subsection (o). ‘‘(D) EFFECT OF PARAGRAPH.—Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the Secretary to issue a direct final rule based solely on receipt of more than 1 statement containing recommended standards relating to the direct final rule.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 345(b)(1) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘section 325(p)(5),’’ after ‘‘The provisions of’’.

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SEC. 309. BATTERY CHARGERS.

Section 325(u)(1)(E) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(1)(E)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘(E)(i) Not’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘(E) EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES AND BATTERY CHARGERS.— ‘‘(i) ENERGY CONSERVATION STANDARDS.— ‘‘(I) EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLIES.—Not’’; (2) by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; (3) by striking ‘‘battery chargers and’’ each place it appears; and (4) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(II) BATTERY CHARGERS.—Not later than July 1, 2011, the Secretary shall issue a final rule that prescribes energy conservation standards for battery chargers or classes of battery chargers or determine that no energy conservation standard is technically feasible and economically justified.’’.

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SEC. 310. STANDBY MODE.

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Section 325 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295) is amended— (1) in subsection (u)— (A) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (4); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; (2) by redesignating subsection (gg) as subsection (hh); (3) by inserting after subsection (ff) the following: ‘‘(gg) STANDBY MODE ENERGY USE.— ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Unless the Secretary determines otherwise pursuant to subparagraph (B), in this subsection: ‘‘(i) ACTIVE MODE.—The term ‘active mode’ means the condition in which an energy-using product— ‘‘(I) is connected to a main power source; ‘‘(II) has been activated; and ‘‘(III) provides 1 or more main functions. ‘‘(ii) OFF MODE.—The term ‘off mode’ means the condition in which an energy-using product— ‘‘(I) is connected to a main power source; and

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