Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy 10 CFR Parts 429, 430, and 431 [EERE–2016–BT–TP–0011] RIN 1904–AD95 AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of public comment period. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) is extending the public comment period for the notice of proposed rulemaking (“NOPR”) regarding proposals to amend the test procedures for residential and commercial clothes washers. DOE published the NOPR in the Federal Register on September 1, 2021, establishing a 61-day public comment period ending November 1, 2021. On October 11, 2021, DOE received a comment requesting extension of the comment period by an additional 92 days to February 1, 2022. DOE is extending the public comment period for submitting comments and data on the NOPR document by an additional 28 days, to November 29, 2021, for a total of an 89-day comment period. DATES: The comment period for the NOPR published on September 1, 2021 ( 86 FR 49140 ), is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this NOPR no later than November 29, 2021. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments by email to the following address: ResClothesWasher2016TP0011@ee.doe.gov . Include &l…