Energy Department
In light of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granting a petition for review of a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") on January 19, 2022, and remanding the matter to DOE for further proceedings, DOE issued a request for information on whether "short-cycle" product classes for dishwashers, residential clothes washers, and consumer clothes dryers are warranted under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. In this document, DOE considers the factors outlined by the Fifth Circuit and proposes to confirm the elimination of "short-cycle" product classes in the January 19, 2022, final rule.
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 Part 430 [EERE-2024-BT-STD-0002] RIN 1904-AF69 AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notification of proposed confirmation of withdrawal and request for comment. SUMMARY: In light of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granting a petition for review of a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) on January 19, 2022, and remanding the matter to DOE for further proceedings, DOE issued a ( printed page 88662) request for information on whether “short-cycle” product classes for dishwashers, residential clothes washers, and consumer clothes dryers are warranted under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. In this document, DOE considers the factors outlined by the Fifth Circuit and proposes to confirm the elimination of “short-cycle” product classes in the January 19, 2022, final rule. DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this proposal no later than December 9, 2024. See section IV, “Public Participation,” for details. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov under docket number EERE-2024-BT-STD-0002. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-2024-BT-STD-0002, by any of the following methods: (…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers, Residential Clothes Washers, and Consumer Clothes Dryers
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Dishwashers, Residential Clothes Washers, and Consumer Clothes Dryers
Citation: 89 FR 88661
