1904-AE75 202210 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 Test Procedures for Showerheads and Faucets

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to amend the test procedures for plumbing products: showerheads and faucets. Currently, 10 CFR 430 incorporates by reference the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Standard A112.18.1-2012 test procedure, "Plumbing Fixture Fittings." The 2012 version of the ASME standard was re-affirmed in 2017, and then updated in 2018 to ASME A112.18.1-2018, "Plumbing Supply Fixtures," which is the current version of the industry standard. The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, requires DOE to amend 10 CFR 430 to conform to the revised ASME Standard A112.18.1 if the test procedure requirements of that standard are amended, or at least once every 7 years. 

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 10 CFR 430.23(s)-(t) 10 CFR 430, subpart B, App. S 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1) 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(7) 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(15) and (16) Statutory Other Subject to 7-year-look-back in 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(1)(A) and 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(7)(B) No Request for Information (RFI); Early Assessment Review 09/02/2021 86 FR 49261 RFI Extension of Comment Period 09/24/2021 86 FR 53013 RFI Extension of Comment Period End 10/19/2021 NPRM 05/31/2022 87 FR 32351 NPRM Comment Period End 08/01/2022 Final Action 05/00/2023 Additional URLs: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=2&action=viewlive http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/standards.aspx?productid=40&action=viewcurrent No Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Bryan Berringer D. Building Technologies Office, EE-5B 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 202 586-0371 bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20585