Residential dishwashers, residential clothes washers, and consumer clothes dryers; Dish-washing machines of the household type (HS 842211);  Household or laundry-type washing machines, incl. machines which both wash and dry; parts thereof (HS 8450); Environmental protection (ICS 13.020), Dishwashers (ICS 97.040.40), Laundry appliances (ICS 97.060)

Energy Conservation Program: Product Classes for Residential Dishwashers, Residential Clothes Washers, and Consumer Clothes Dryers

In light of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently granting a petition for review of a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") on 19 January 2022, and remanding the matter to DOE for further proceedings, DOE is initiating an information and data gathering effort 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 request for information, DOE solicits data and information from the public to help DOE in its rulemaking to evaluate whether: products with a "short cycle" as the normal cycle are available in the market; and products with a "short cycle" as the normal cycle should be subject to different standards than products without a "short cycle" as the normal cycle.

Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 10 April 2024.