1904-AE86 202104 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 1900 Department of Energy DOE Product Class Rule for Short Cycle Clothes Washers and Clothes Dryers

To preserve consumer utility, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) established separate product classes for top-loading residential clothes washers and consumer clothes dryers that offer a short cycle time as the normal cycle.  DOE intends to consider appropriate energy and water efficiency standards for such product classes in separate rulemakings.

DOE is re-evaluating the new short cycle product classes for residential dishwashers, residential clothes washers, and consumer clothes dryers in response to Executive Order 13900, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis, 86 FR 7037 (Jan. 25, 2021).  More information about this rulemaking can be found under RIN 1904-AF14.  

 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 10 CFR 430.32 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq. Yes Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 08/13/2020 85 FR 49297 NPRM Comment Period Extended; and Notice of Public Hearing/Webinar (09/30/2020) 09/11/2020 85 FR 56185 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 10/13/2020 Final Action 12/16/2020 85 FR 81359 Final Action Effective 01/15/2021 Final Action; Correction 01/19/2021 86 FR 4883 Final Action; Correction 05/07/2021 86 FR 24484 No None No No No 1904-AF14 Related to Kathryn McIntosh Attorney Advisor 1900 Department of Energy DOE 202 586-2902 kathryn.mcintosh@hq.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20585