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DOE/EE | RIN: 1904-AD95 | Publication ID: Fall 2021 |
Title: Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers | |
Abstract:
Consistent with the requirements of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a rulemaking to determine whether amendments to the consumer (residential) and commercial clothes washer test procedures are warranted. DOE proposes to amend the test procedures for residential and commercial clothes washers to specify test conditions, instrument specifications, and test settings, address large clothes container capacities; add product-specific enforcement provisions; delete obsolete provisions; and consolidate all test cloth-related provisions and codify additional test cloth material verification procedures used by industry. DOE also proposes to create a new test procedure for residential and commercial clothes washers with additional modifications for certain test conditions, measurement of average cycle time, required test cycles, tested load sizes, semi-automatic clothes washer provisions, new performance metrics, and updated usage factors. The proposed new test procedure would be used for the evaluation and issuance of updated efficiency standards, as well as to determine compliance with those standards if updated in a future rulemaking. |
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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 10 CFR 431 10 CFR 430, subpart B, App. J1, J2 and J3 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(7) 42 U.S.C. 6293(b) 42 U.S.C. 6311(1)(H) 42 U.S.C. 6314(a)(8) |
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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 |