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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE–2016–BT–TP–0011]
RIN 1904–AD95
Energy Conservation Program: Test
Procedures for Residential and
Commercial Clothes Washers;
Correction
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
AGENCY:
II. Discussion
On June 1, 2022, the U.S.
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the
Department’’) published a final rule
amending DOE’s clothes washer test
procedures. This document corrects
formatting and typographical errors and
omissions in the regulatory text of that
final rule. Neither the errors and
omissions nor the corrections in this
document affect the substance of the
rulemaking or any conclusions reached
in support of the final rule.
DATES: Effective December 23, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Carl Shapiro, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287–
5649. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Melanie Lampton, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC–33, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (240) 751–
5157. Email: Melanie.Lampton@
hq.doe.gov.
As established in the June 2022 Final
Rule, section 4 of appendix J defines the
four energy components (HET, MET,
DET, and ETLP) 1 comprising the energy
efficiency metric. For clothes washers
with multiple water fill control systems,
each of these four components yields a
different result for each type of water fill
control system and therefore must be
calculated separately for each control
type and then averaged, with the
average value used for the final
calculations in section 4, as directed by
section 3.2.3.5 of appendix J.
Specifically, section 3.2.3.5 of appendix
J specifies that if a clothes washer
allows user selection among multiple
water fill control systems, all water fill
control systems must be tested and, for
each one, each energy consumption and
water consumption value as set forth in
section 4 of appendix J must be
calculated and averaged across the
water fill control systems. The average
value is then used in the final
calculations in section 4 of appendix J.
But, in the June 2022 Final Rule, the
Department inadvertently omitted ETLP
from the list of variables used to
calculate energy consumption in section
3.2.3.5 of appendix J. DOE is correcting
that omission by adding ETLP to the
parenthetical list of energy consumption
SUMMARY:
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Final Rule’’). 87 FR 33316. The June
2022 Final Rule amended provisions in
DOE’s test procedure prescribed at title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(‘‘CFR’’) part 430, subpart B, appendix
J2 (‘‘appendix J2’’); established a new
test procedure at 10 CFR part 430,
subpart B, appendix J (‘‘appendix J’’);
and amended provisions in DOE’s test
method for measuring the moisture
absorption and retention characteristics
of new lots of energy test cloth, which
is used in testing clothes washers, at 10
CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J3
(‘‘appendix J3’’). DOE is issuing this rule
to correct certain technical errors and
omissions in the June 2022 Final Rule,
specifically appendices J, J2, and J3 of
10 CFR part 430, and to assist regulated
entities with compliance efforts.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On June 1, 2022, DOE published a
final rule amending DOE’s clothes
washer test procedures (‘‘June 2022
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parameters in section 3.2.3.5 of
appendix J.
In the June 2022 Final Rule, DOE
made a typographical error in section
3.3 of appendix J, stating that testing is
to be performed ‘‘on each wash/rinse
temperature selection available in the
energy test cycle was [sic] defined in
section 2.12.1 of this appendix.’’ 87 FR
33390. In this document, DOE corrects
the word ‘‘was’’ to ‘‘as’’ in section 3.3
of appendix J.
In the June 2022 Final Rule, DOE
expanded Table 5.1 of appendix J2;
however, the expanded table did not reprint with the two established notes 2 at
the end of the table. 87 FR 33402–
33403. These two notes have been
incorporated in Table 5.1 since the
table’s inclusion in appendix J2.
Additionally, DOE did not propose their
removal during the rulemaking process.
The regulatory instruction provided for
this amendment in the June 2022 Final
Rule resulted in the inadvertent removal
of the notes from Table 5.1 of appendix
J2. This document corrects the omission
by adding the two notes at end of the
revised table.
In the regulatory text of the June 2022
Final Rule, the title and the column
headings of new Table 8.7 of appendix
J3 were mis-printed. The title of Table
8.7 inadvertently included an extra line
break before the variable name provided
in parentheses, i.e., ‘‘(RMCstandard).’’ To
simplify the table heading, DOE is
removing the variable name in
parentheses in the title of Table 8.7.
Additionally, the column headers for
Table 8.7 list the water soak temperature
and the spin times used to develop the
values presented in the table. In the
regulatory text of the June 2022 Final
Rule, the spin time column headers
were listed in the wrong order. 87 FR
33405. This document corrects the order
of the headings in Table 8.7 of appendix
J3.
Because this final rule simply corrects
errors and omissions in the text without
making substantive changes, the
changes addressed in this document are
technical in nature.
III. Procedural Issues and Regulatory
Review
DOE has concluded that the
determinations made pursuant to the
2 Two notes indicate that (1) all test load weights
are bone-dry weights; and (2) allowable tolerance
on the test load weights is ±0.10 lbs (0.05 kg).
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various procedural requirements
applicable to the June 2022 Final Rule
remain unchanged for this final rule’s
technical corrections. These
determinations are set forth in the June
2022 Final Rule and are adopted here.
87 FR 33316, 33375–33379.
Pursuant to the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), DOE
finds that there is good cause to not
issue a separate notice to solicit public
comment on those technical corrections
contained in this document. Issuing a
separate notice to solicit public
comment would be impracticable,
unnecessary, and contrary to the public
interest. As explained above, the
corrections in this document do not
affect the substance of the June 2022
Final Rule or any of the conclusions
reached in support of the final rule.
Additionally, given the final rule is a
product of an extensive administrative
record with numerous opportunities for
public comment, DOE finds additional
comment on the technical corrections is
unnecessary. Therefore, providing prior
notice and an opportunity for public
comment on correcting objective,
typographical errors and omissions that
do not change the substance of the test
procedure serves no useful purpose.
Further, this rule correcting
typographical errors and omissions
makes non-substantive changes to the
test procedure in the June 2022 Final
Rule. As such, this final rule is not
subject to the 30-day delay in effective
date requirement of 5 U.S.C. 553(d)
otherwise applicable to rules that make
substantive changes.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on December 16,
2022, by Francisco Alejandro Moreno,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the
original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on December
19, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, DOE corrects part 430 of
chapter II, subchapter D, of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations by
making the following correcting
amendments:
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3.2.3.5 Clothes washers with multiple
water fill control systems. If a clothes washer
allows user selection among multiple water
fill control systems, test all water fill control
systems and, for each one, calculate the
energy consumption (HET, MET, DET, and
ETLP) and water consumption (QT) values as
set forth in section 4 of this appendix. Then,
calculate the average of the tested values (one
from each water fill control system) for each
variable (HET, MET, DET, ETLP, and QT) and
use the average value for each variable in the
final calculations in section 4 of this
appendix.
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3. Appendix J2 to subpart B of part
430 is amended by adding notes 1 and
2 following Table 5.1 in section 5 to
read as follows:
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Appendix J2 to Subpart B of Part 430—
Uniform Test Method for Measuring the
Energy Consumption of Automatic and
Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers
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Table 5.1—Test Load Sizes
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PART 430—ENERGY CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
Notes: (1) All test load weights are bonedry weights.
(2) Allowable tolerance on the test load
weights is ±0.10 lbs (0.05 kg).
1. The authority citation for part 430
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309; 28 U.S.C.
2461 note.
2. Appendix J to subpart B of part 430
is amended by:
■ a. Revising section 3.2.3.5; and
■ b. In section 3.3, in the first sentence,
removing the words ‘‘was defined’’ and
adding in their place ‘‘as defined’’.
The revision reads as follows:
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Administrative practice and
procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Imports,
Intergovernmental relations, Small
businesses.
Appendix J to Subpart B of Part 430—
Uniform Test Method for Measuring the
Energy Consumption of Automatic and
Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers
4. Appendix J3 to subpart B of part
430 is amended by revising Table 8.7 in
section 8.7 to read as follows:
Appendix J3 to Subpart B of Part 430—
Energy Test Cloth Specifications and
Procedures for Determining Correction
Coefficients of New Energy Test Cloth
Lots
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TABLE 8.7—STANDARD RMC VALUES
RMC percentage
Warm soak
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100
200
350
500
650
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Cold soak
15 min. spin
(percent)
4 min. spin
(percent)
15 min. spin
(percent)
4 min. spin
(percent)
45.9
35.7
29.6
24.2
23.0
49.9
40.4
33.1
28.7
26.4
49.7
37.9
30.7
25.5
24.1
52.8
43.1
35.8
30.0
28.0
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[EERE–2019–BT–STD–0042]
RIN 1905–AE59
Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for
Commercial Warm Air Furnaces
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final determination.
AGENCY:
The Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, as amended
(‘‘EPCA’’), prescribes energy
conservation standards for various
consumer products and certain
commercial and industrial equipment,
including commercial warm air furnaces
(‘‘CWAFs’’). EPCA also requires the U.S.
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the
Department’’) to periodically review
standards to determine whether morestringent, amended standards would be
technologically feasible and
economically justified, and would result
in significant additional energy savings.
In the case of CWAFs, DOE has
determined that it lacks clear and
convincing evidence that amended
energy conservation standards would be
economically justified. As such, in this
final determination, DOE has
determined not to amend the energy
conservation standards for CWAFs.
DATES: The final determination is
effective January 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: The docket for this activity,
which includes Federal Register
notices, public meeting attendee lists
and transcripts, comments, and other
supporting documents/materials, is
available for review at
www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. However,
some documents listed in the index,
such as information that is exempt from
public disclosure, may not be publicly
available.
The docket web page can be found at
www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE2019-BT-STD-0042. The docket web
page contains instructions on how to
access all documents, including public
comments, in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Julia Hegarty, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
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Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (240) 597–
6737. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–5827. Email:
Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to
review the docket, contact the
Appliance and Equipment Standards
Program staff at (202) 287–1445 or by
email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Synopsis of the Final Determination
II. Introduction
A. Authority
B. Background
III. General Discussion and Rationale
A. Test Procedures
B. General Comments
C. Equipment Classes and Scope of
Coverage
D. Final Determination
1. Significant Conservation of Energy
2. Technological Feasibility
3. Economic Justification
IV. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review
A. Review Under Executive Order 12866
and 13563
B. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act
C. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995
D. Review Under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
E. Review Under Executive Order 13132
F. Review Under Executive Order 12988
G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995
H. Review Under the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 1999
I. Review Under Executive Order 12630
J. Review Under the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2001
K. Review Under Executive Order 13211
L. Review Under the Information Quality
Bulletin for Peer Review
M. Congressional Notification
V. Approval of the Office of the Secretary
I. Synopsis of the Final Determination
The Energy Policy and Conservation
Act, Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C.
6291–6317, as codified), as amended
(‘‘EPCA’’),1 authorizes DOE to regulate
the energy efficiency of a number of
consumer products and certain
industrial equipment. Title III, Part C 2
1 All references to EPCA in this document refer
to the statute as amended through the Energy Act
of 2020, Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020), which
reflect the last statutory amendments that impact
Parts A and A–1 of EPCA.
2 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the
U.S. Code, Part C was re-designated Part A–1.
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of EPCA, established the Energy
Conservation Program for Certain
Industrial Equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6311–
6317) Such equipment includes CWAFs,
which are the subject of this final
determination.3 (42 U.S.C. 6311(J))
Pursuant to EPCA, DOE is triggered to
consider amending the energy efficiency
standards for certain types of
commercial and industrial equipment,
including the equipment at issue in this
document, whenever the American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and
Air Conditioning Engineers
(‘‘ASHRAE’’) amends the standard
levels or design requirements prescribed
in ASHRAE Standard 90.1, ‘‘Energy
Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise
Residential Buildings’’ (‘‘ASHRAE
Standard 90.1’’). Under a separate
provision of EPCA, DOE is required to
review the existing energy conservation
standards for those types of covered
equipment subject to ASHRAE Standard
90.1, at a minimum, every six years after
issuance of any final rule establishing or
amending a standard (42 U.S.C.
6313(a)(6)(A)–(C)). DOE is conducting
this review of the energy conservation
standards for CWAFs under EPCA’s sixyear-lookback authority. (42 U.S.C.
6313(a)(6)(C))
For this final determination, DOE
considered CWAFs subject to the
current Federal energy conservation
standards specified in the Code of
Federal Regulations (‘‘CFR’’) at 10 CFR
431.77. The current standards were
adopted in a direct final rule published
in the Federal Register on January 15,
2016 (‘‘January 2016 final rule’’),
through which DOE, in relevant part,
adopted amended CWAF standards for
which compliance is required beginning
on January 1, 2023. 81 FR 2420, 2529.
DOE has determined that there is
significant uncertainty regarding
whether more-stringent CWAF
standards would be economically
justified at this time, a matter which the
Department discusses in more detail in
section III.D of this document.
Therefore, DOE has determined that the
energy conservation standards for
CWAFs do not need to be amended
because there is not clear and
convincing evidence that amended
standards would be economically
justified, as required by EPCA to
3 Air-cooled commercial package air conditioning
and heating equipment (referred to as ‘‘air-cooled
unitary air conditioners and air-cooled unitary heat
pumps’’ or ‘‘ACUACs and ACUHPs’’) were also
included in the scope of the request for information
(‘‘RFI’’) published by DOE in the Federal Register
on May 12, 2020 (‘‘May 2020 RFI’’) that preceded
the NOPD for this rulemaking. 85 FR 27941.
However, DOE only addresses CWAFs in this final
determination. DOE will address ACUACs and
ACUHPs in a separate proceeding.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[EERE-2016-BT-TP-0011]
RIN 1904-AD95
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and
Commercial Clothes Washers; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: On June 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'' or
``the Department'') published a final rule amending DOE's clothes
washer test procedures. This document corrects formatting and
typographical errors and omissions in the regulatory text of that final
rule. Neither the errors and omissions nor the corrections in this
document affect the substance of the rulemaking or any conclusions
reached in support of the final rule.
DATES: Effective December 23, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Carl Shapiro, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 287-5649. Email: [email protected].
Ms. Melanie Lampton, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (240) 751-5157. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On June 1, 2022, DOE published a final rule amending DOE's clothes
washer test procedures (``June 2022 Final Rule''). 87 FR 33316. The
June 2022 Final Rule amended provisions in DOE's test procedure
prescribed at title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (``CFR'')
part 430, subpart B, appendix J2 (``appendix J2''); established a new
test procedure at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J (``appendix
J''); and amended provisions in DOE's test method for measuring the
moisture absorption and retention characteristics of new lots of energy
test cloth, which is used in testing clothes washers, at 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix J3 (``appendix J3''). DOE is issuing this rule
to correct certain technical errors and omissions in the June 2022
Final Rule, specifically appendices J, J2, and J3 of 10 CFR part 430,
and to assist regulated entities with compliance efforts.
II. Discussion
As established in the June 2022 Final Rule, section 4 of appendix J
defines the four energy components (HET, MET,
DET, and ETLP) \1\ comprising the energy
efficiency metric. For clothes washers with multiple water fill control
systems, each of these four components yields a different result for
each type of water fill control system and therefore must be calculated
separately for each control type and then averaged, with the average
value used for the final calculations in section 4, as directed by
section 3.2.3.5 of appendix J. Specifically, section 3.2.3.5 of
appendix J specifies that if a clothes washer allows user selection
among multiple water fill control systems, all water fill control
systems must be tested and, for each one, each energy consumption and
water consumption value as set forth in section 4 of appendix J must be
calculated and averaged across the water fill control systems. The
average value is then used in the final calculations in section 4 of
appendix J. But, in the June 2022 Final Rule, the Department
inadvertently omitted ETLP from the list of variables used
to calculate energy consumption in section 3.2.3.5 of appendix J. DOE
is correcting that omission by adding ETLP to the
parenthetical list of energy consumption parameters in section 3.2.3.5
of appendix J.
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\1\ HET is the total weighted per-cycle hot water
energy consumption, MET is the total weighted per-cycle
machine electrical energy consumption, DET is the per-
cycle energy consumption for removal of moisture content from test
load, and ETLP is the per-cycle combined low-power mode.
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In the June 2022 Final Rule, DOE made a typographical error in
section 3.3 of appendix J, stating that testing is to be performed ``on
each wash/rinse temperature selection available in the energy test
cycle was [sic] defined in section 2.12.1 of this appendix.'' 87 FR
33390. In this document, DOE corrects the word ``was'' to ``as'' in
section 3.3 of appendix J.
In the June 2022 Final Rule, DOE expanded Table 5.1 of appendix J2;
however, the expanded table did not re-print with the two established
notes \2\ at the end of the table. 87 FR 33402-33403. These two notes
have been incorporated in Table 5.1 since the table's inclusion in
appendix J2. Additionally, DOE did not propose their removal during the
rulemaking process. The regulatory instruction provided for this
amendment in the June 2022 Final Rule resulted in the inadvertent
removal of the notes from Table 5.1 of appendix J2. This document
corrects the omission by adding the two notes at end of the revised
table.
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\2\ Two notes indicate that (1) all test load weights are bone-
dry weights; and (2) allowable tolerance on the test load weights is
0.10 lbs (0.05 kg).
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In the regulatory text of the June 2022 Final Rule, the title and
the column headings of new Table 8.7 of appendix J3 were mis-printed.
The title of Table 8.7 inadvertently included an extra line break
before the variable name provided in parentheses, i.e.,
``(RMCstandard).'' To simplify the table heading, DOE is
removing the variable name in parentheses in the title of Table 8.7.
Additionally, the column headers for Table 8.7 list the water soak
temperature and the spin times used to develop the values presented in
the table. In the regulatory text of the June 2022 Final Rule, the spin
time column headers were listed in the wrong order. 87 FR 33405. This
document corrects the order of the headings in Table 8.7 of appendix
J3.
Because this final rule simply corrects errors and omissions in the
text without making substantive changes, the changes addressed in this
document are technical in nature.
III. Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review
DOE has concluded that the determinations made pursuant to the
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various procedural requirements applicable to the June 2022 Final Rule
remain unchanged for this final rule's technical corrections. These
determinations are set forth in the June 2022 Final Rule and are
adopted here. 87 FR 33316, 33375-33379.
Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), DOE
finds that there is good cause to not issue a separate notice to
solicit public comment on those technical corrections contained in this
document. Issuing a separate notice to solicit public comment would be
impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. As
explained above, the corrections in this document do not affect the
substance of the June 2022 Final Rule or any of the conclusions reached
in support of the final rule. Additionally, given the final rule is a
product of an extensive administrative record with numerous
opportunities for public comment, DOE finds additional comment on the
technical corrections is unnecessary. Therefore, providing prior notice
and an opportunity for public comment on correcting objective,
typographical errors and omissions that do not change the substance of
the test procedure serves no useful purpose.
Further, this rule correcting typographical errors and omissions
makes non-substantive changes to the test procedure in the June 2022
Final Rule. As such, this final rule is not subject to the 30-day delay
in effective date requirement of 5 U.S.C. 553(d) otherwise applicable
to rules that make substantive changes.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Imports,
Intergovernmental relations, Small businesses.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December
16, 2022, by Francisco Alejandro Moreno, Acting Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy,
pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That
document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
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Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, DOE corrects part 430 of
chapter II, subchapter D, of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations by making the following correcting amendments:
PART 430--ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS
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1. The authority citation for part 430 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291-6309; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
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2. Appendix J to subpart B of part 430 is amended by:
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a. Revising section 3.2.3.5; and
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b. In section 3.3, in the first sentence, removing the words ``was
defined'' and adding in their place ``as defined''.
The revision reads as follows:
Appendix J to Subpart B of Part 430--Uniform Test Method for Measuring
the Energy Consumption of Automatic and Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers
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3. * * *
3.2.3.5 Clothes washers with multiple water fill control
systems. If a clothes washer allows user selection among multiple
water fill control systems, test all water fill control systems and,
for each one, calculate the energy consumption (HET,
MET, DET, and ETLP) and water
consumption (QT) values as set forth in section 4 of this
appendix. Then, calculate the average of the tested values (one from
each water fill control system) for each variable (HET,
MET, DET, ETLP, and QT)
and use the average value for each variable in the final
calculations in section 4 of this appendix.
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3. Appendix J2 to subpart B of part 430 is amended by adding notes 1
and 2 following Table 5.1 in section 5 to read as follows:
Appendix J2 to Subpart B of Part 430--Uniform Test Method for Measuring
the Energy Consumption of Automatic and Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers
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5. * * *
Table 5.1--Test Load Sizes
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Notes: (1) All test load weights are bone-dry weights.
(2) Allowable tolerance on the test load weights is 0.10 lbs (0.05 kg).
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4. Appendix J3 to subpart B of part 430 is amended by revising Table
8.7 in section 8.7 to read as follows:
Appendix J3 to Subpart B of Part 430--Energy Test Cloth Specifications
and Procedures for Determining Correction Coefficients of New Energy
Test Cloth Lots
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8. * * *
Table 8.7--Standard RMC Values
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RMC percentage
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Warm soak Cold soak
``g Force'' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15 min. spin 15 min. spin 4 min. spin
(percent) 4 min. spin (percent) (percent) (percent)
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100 45.9 49.9 49.7 52.8
200 35.7 40.4 37.9 43.1
350 29.6 33.1 30.7 35.8
500 24.2 28.7 25.5 30.0
650 23.0 26.4 24.1 28.0
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