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DOE/EE RIN: 1904-AC08 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: Test Procedures for Residential Clothes Washers, Active, Standby, and Off Mode 
Abstract: Section 302 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require that test procedures for all covered products (including residential clothes washers) be reviewed at least once every 7 years. EISA requires that DOE publish a final rule by June 30, 2009, amending the test procedures for residential clothes washers to include test procedures for measuring energy use in the standby mode and off mode. 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 6293(b)(1)    42 USC 6295(gg)(2)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    06/30/2009 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  09/21/2010  75 FR 57556   
NPRM Comment Period End  12/06/2010    
Supplemental NPRM  08/09/2011  76 FR 49238   
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period End  09/08/2011    
Final Action  12/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/clothes_washers.html   Public Comment URL: www.regualtions.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Merged with 1904-AB88, Related to 1904-AB90 
Agency Contact:
Stephen Witkowski
Office of Building Technologies Program, EE-2J
Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585
Phone:202 586-7463
Email: stephen.witkowski@ee.doe.gov