Department of Energy November 8, 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.