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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 167 / Wednesday, September 1, 2021 / Proposed Rules
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 429, 430 and 431
EERE2016BTTP0011
RIN 1904AD95

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking, request for comment, and announcement of webinar.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of Energy DOE proposes to amend the test procedures for residential and commercial clothes washers to specify test conditions, instrument specifications, and test settings; address large clothes container capacities; add product-specific enforcement provisions; delete obsolete provisions;
and consolidate all test cloth-related provisions and codify additional test cloth material verification procedures used by industry. DOE also proposes to create a new test procedure for residential and commercial clothes washers with additional modifications for certain test conditions, measurement of average cycle time, required test cycles, tested load sizes, semi-automatic clothes washer provisions, new performance metrics, and updated usage factors. The proposed new test procedure would be used for the evaluation and issuance of updated efficiency standards, as well as to determine compliance with the updated standards. As part of this proposal, DOE
is announcing a webinar to collect comments and data on this proposal.
DOE is seeking comment from interested parties on the proposal.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this proposal no later than November 1, 2021. See section V, Public Participation, for details. DOE will hold a webinar on Tuesday, September 14, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. See section V, Public Participation, for webinar registration information, participant instructions, and information about the capabilities available to webinar participants.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, by email to the following address:

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ResClothesWasher2016TP0011@
ee.doe.gov. Include Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Residential and Commercial Clothes Washers and docket number EERE
2016BTTP0011 and/or RIN number 1904AD95 in the subject line of the message. Submit electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file format, and avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption.
Although DOE has routinely accepted public comment submissions through a variety of mechanisms, including postal mail and hand delivery/courier, the Department has found it necessary to make temporary modifications to the comment submission process in light of the ongoing corona virus 2019
COVID19 pandemic. DOE is currently accepting only electronic submissions at this time. If a commenter finds that this change poses an undue hardship, please contact Appliance Standards Program staff at 202 586
1445 to discuss the need for alternative arrangements. Once the COVID19
pandemic health emergency is resolved, DOE anticipates resuming all of its regular options for public comment submission, including postal mail and hand delivery/courier.
No telefacsimilies faxes will be accepted. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see section V of this document.
Docket: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices, public meeting attendee lists and transcripts if a public meeting is held, 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 those containing information that is exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly available.
The docket web page can be found at www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE2016-BT-TP-0011. The docket web page contains instructions on how to access all documents, including public comments, in the docket. See section V
for information on how to submit comments through www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Telephone: 202 586
0371. Email:

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Ms. Kathryn McIntosh, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC33, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 205850121. Telephone: 202 586
2002. Email: Kathryn.McIntosh@
hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to submit a comment, review other public comments and the docket, or participate in the webinar, contact the Appliance and Equipment Standards Program staff at 202 2871445 or by email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
DOE
proposes to incorporate by reference the following standards into part 430.
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists AATCC Test Method 792010, Absorbency of Textiles, Revised 2010.
AATCC Test Method 1182007, Oil Repellency: Hydrocarbon Resistance Test, Revised 2007.
AATCC Test Method 1352010, Dimensional Changes of Fabrics after Home Laundering, Revised 2010.
Copies of AATCC test methods can be obtained from AATC, P.O. Box 12215, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, 919
5493526, or by going to www.aatcc.org.
International Electrotechnical Commission IEC 62301, Household electrical appliancesMeasurement of standby power, Edition 2.0, 201101.
Copies of IEC 62301 are available from the American National Standards Institute, 25 W 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, 212 6424900, or by going to webstore.ansi.org.
For a further discussion of these standards, see section IV.M of this document.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents I. Authority and Background A. Authority B. Background II. Synopsis of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking III. Discussion A. General Comments B. Scope of Coverage C. Testing Conditions and Instrumentation 1. Water Meter Resolution 2. Installation of Single-Inlet Machines 3. Water Supply Temperatures 4. Wash Water Temperature Measurement 5. Pre-Conditioning Requirements D. Cycle Selection and Test Conduct 1. Tested Load Sizes 2. Water Fill Setting Selections for the Proposed Load Sizes 3. Determination of Warm Wash Tested Settings 4. Remaining Moisture Content 5. Cycle Time Measurement
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