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DOE/EE RIN: 1904-AD95 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Consumer Clothes Washers 
Abstract:

Consistent with the requirements of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating an effort to determine whether amendments to the consumer clothes washer test procedure are warranted.  As a result of this proceeding, DOE may propose and amend the test procedure for this product or issue a determination that no amendments to the current test procedure are required. Once completed, this rulemaking will fulfill DOE’s statutory obligation to either propose amended test procedures for this product or determine that the test procedures do not need to be amended.

 
Agency: Department of Energy(DOE)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 430    10 CFR 429   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(7)    42 U.S.C. 6293   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Subject to 7-year-look-back in 42 U.S.C. 6293(b)   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Request for Information (RFI)  05/22/2020  85 FR 31065   
RFI Comment Period End  06/22/2020 
RFI Comment Period Reopened  06/25/2020  85 FR 38106   
RFI Comment Period Reopened End  07/06/2020 
NPRM  07/00/2021 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Bryan D. Berringer
Building Technologies Office, EE-5B
Department of Energy
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585
Phone:202 586-0371
Email: bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov