1904-AF65 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1904 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EE 1900 Department of Energy DOE Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Water Heaters

Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, the U.S. Department of Energy withdraws a disapproved final rule that was published in the Federal Register on December 26, 2024. The final rule would have established amended energy conservation standards for gas-fired instantaneous water heaters. The House and the Senate subsequently passed House Joint Resolution 20 (H.J.Res. 20), which disapproved DOE’s December 26, 2024, final rule under the Congressional Review Act (CRA; 5 U.S.C. 801-808). H.J.Res. 20 was sent to the President for signature on May 9, 2025, and it was subsequently signed by the President on May 9, 2025. Because the December 26, 2024 DOE final rule was disapproved, the Department withdrew the rule from the Federal Register because the rule no longer has force or effect.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No Deregulatory 10 CFR 430.2 42 U.S.C. 6295 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(4) Statutory Other Subject to 6-year-look-back in 42 U.S.C. 6295 No NPRM 07/28/2023 88 FR 49058 NPRM Comment Period End 09/26/2023 Notification of data availability (NODA) 07/23/2024 89 FR 59692 NODA Comment Period End 08/22/2024 Final Rule 12/26/2024 89 FR 105188 Final Rule; Delay of Effective Date 02/20/2025 90 FR 9951 Final rule; delay of effective date 03/20/2025 90 FR 13054 Final Rule Effective 05/20/2025 Final Rule; withdrawal 05/20/2025 90 FR 21390 No None No No No 1904-AD91 Related to Julia Hegarty 1900 Department of Energy DOE 240 597-6737 julia.hegarty@ee.doe.gov 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20585