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Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers
The Energy Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 17, 2025. It took effect on February 18, 2025.
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What the agency says
In this final rule, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is amending the test procedures for residential and commercial clothes washers and consumer clothes dryers to update the test cloth specifications. DOE is also reorganizing the test procedures for improved readability. DOE is conducting this rulemaking to address specific issues and to make minor corrections to the current test procedures. This rulemaking does not satisfy the statutory requirement that, at least once every 7 years, DOE review the test procedures for clothes washers and consumer clothes dryers.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-00986
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Energy Department
- Published
- January 17, 2025
- Takes effect
- February 18, 2025
- Dates
- The effective date of this rule is February 18, 2025. The amendments will be mandatory for product testing starting July 16, 2025. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in the rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 1, 2022.
- Docket
- EERE-2024-BT-TP-0009
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1904-AF68
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 10 CFR 430
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Confidential business information; Energy conservation; Household appliances; Imports; Incorporation by reference; Intergovernmental relations; Small businesses
- Pages
- 20
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