Supervisory Attorney

1904-AE35 202010 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 1900 Department of Energy DOE Establishment of a New Product Class for Residential Dishwashers

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) received a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) to define a new product class under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended, for residential dishwashers. The new product class covers dishwashers with a cycle time for the normal cycle of less than one hour from washing through drying. DOE published this petition and request for comments in the Federal Register on April 24, 2018. Based upon its evaluation of the petition and careful consideration of the public comments, DOE conducted this rulemaking to consider a dishwasher product class with a cycle time for the normal cycle of less than one hour. DOE intends to consider the appropriate energy and water use limits for the product class in a separate rulemaking. The rulemaking was finalized October 30, 2020 and went into effect on November 30, 2020.

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DOE received a petition from the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) on March 21, 2018, requesting that DOE establish a product class for dishwashers with a cycle time of one hour or less from washing through drying, for a full load of normally soiled dishes. To address this desired consumer utility, DOE conducted a rulemaking in response to the petition to establish a separate product class for dishwashers with a short cycle time. DOE’s establishment of a product class for short cycle dishwashers is consistent with Congressional intent in authorizing DOE to create separate product classes based on product utility. This rulemaking allows manufacturers to offer new products that meet consumer demand for short dishwasher cycle times, allowing for greater consumer choice among dishwashers and allowing consumers to purchase products that meet their needs.

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This rule would not establish any energy conservation standards for residential dishwashers. Because this rule establishes a new product class only for short-cycle dishwashers, DOE does not anticipate that this rule would result in costs or benefits.

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]]> Publication of Petition 04/24/2018 83 FR 17768 Petition Comment Period End 06/25/2018 NPRM 07/16/2019 84 FR 33869 NPRM Comment Period End 09/16/2019 Final Action 10/30/2020 85 FR 68723 Final Action Effective 11/30/2020 No No None No No No No Elizabeth Kohl Supervisory Attorney 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 202 586-7796 elizabeth.kohl@hq.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue NW., Washington DC 20585