Even more egregious--the Trump administration refuses to publish in the Federal Register four efficiency standards finalized in December 2016.

To me, that is a clear indication that there is not a serious effort here.

And there is no reason really why the Trump administration should be turning the clock on this, even if they don't believe in climate change.

I am concerned that the process rule as proposed would make successful negotiation far less likely, for the reasons that Mr. Friedman has described.

This seems to me like delay masquerading as transparency, in all honesty.

In my opinion, these 17 steps in the rulemaking process, including the six public comment periods, are going to add years of delay.

DOE's failure to follow its congressional mandate, along with its shortsighted proposals, will slow down progress and compromise the highly successful standards program that has helped save the average family over $500 annually off their…

Well, I think it is pretty sad. Quite frankly, the record of the appliance and equipment standards program under the Trump administration is dismal.

Every day the administration delays updating efficiency standards for these common household products, consumers electricity bills remain higher than necessary, and more electricity is unnecessarily generated to power these less efficient…

But, most egregious is the fact that this administration spent the last two years writing proposals that weaken efficiency standards, while completely disregarding the law's mandate to update or finalize efficiency standards for 16…

Even more egregious, the Trump administration refuses to publish in The Federal Register four efficiency standards finalized in December 2016.

Sadly, the progress on this important program came to a grinding halt when President Trump was inaugurated.