Department of Energy December 22, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') proposes to amend the current test procedures appendix for dishwashers, adopt a new test procedureappendix, incorporate by reference newly published Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (``AHAM'') standardsAHAM DW-1-2020 and DW-2-2020and apply certain provisions of the industry standards to to the test procedures appendices. The proposed amendments to the current procedure would establish requirements for water hardness, relative humidity, and loading pattern; update requirements for ambient temperature, detergent dosage, and standby power measurement; include testing approaches from recently published waivers for dishwashers; and include provisions for a minimum cleaning index threshold to validate the selected test cycle. The proposed new test procedure appendix would additionally include updated annual number of cycles and low-power mode hours for the calculation of energy consumption. DOE is seeking comments from interested parties on the proposal.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is publishing notice of modifications to an existing FERC system of records, FERC-31 titled Commission Parking Records. This notice adds 10 new routine uses, including two prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-17-12, Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information, January 3, 2017, that will permit FERC to disclose information as necessary in response to an actual or suspected breach of its own records or to assist another agency in its efforts to respond to a breach. This System of Records Notice (SORN) also describes the Commission's system's manager and location change.