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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 22, 2021 / Proposed Rules measured energy and water consumption of dishwashers is representative of consumer use, such as the example approaches of applying an adder or multiplicative factor to the energy and water consumption values for any test cycles that do not achieve the defined cleaning index threshold. If stakeholders recommend such an approach, DOE requests data and information that could be used to determine this factor.
28 DOE requests comment and related supporting data on whether this proposal would result in an altered measured energy use for dishwashers that are currently minimally-compliant with the existing energy conservation standards for dishwashers.
29 DOE requests comment on whether the soil loads proposed for compact dishwashers that have a capacity of less than four place settings is appropriate. If stakeholders recommend different quantity of soils for such dishwashers, DOE requests feedback on the soil level that should be used for such small capacity dishwashers.
30 DOE requests feedback on its proposed methodology for determining the most energy-intensive cycle. DOE also requests feedback on whether it should consider determination of the most energy-intensive cycle for sensor response test cycle using the respective soil load.
31 DOE requests feedback on its proposal to require cleaning of the dishwasher filter prior to running the clean load test to determine the most energy-intensive test cycle.
32 DOE requests input on its proposal to apply the standby mode and off mode test requirements from Section 4.2 of AHAM
DW12020 to appendix C1 and proposed new appendix C2.
33 DOE requests comment on its proposal to use the updated combined low-power annual hours, specified in Section 5.7 of AHAM DW12020, for the calculation of annual combined low-power mode energy consumption in the proposed new appendix C2.
34 DOE requests feedback on connected dishwashers currently on the market.
Specifically, DOE requests input on the types of features or functionality enabled by connected dishwashers that exist on the market or that are under development.
35 DOE requests data on the percentage of users purchasing connected dishwashers, and, for those users, the percentage of the time when the connected functionality of the dishwashers is used.
36 DOE requests data on the amount of additional or reduced energy use of connected dishwashers.
37 DOE requests data on the pattern of additional or reduced energy use of connected dishwashers; for example, whether it is constant, periodic, or triggered by the user.
38 DOE requests information on any existing testing protocols that account for connected features of dishwashers, as well as any testing protocols that may be under development within the industry.
39 DOE requests comment on the proposal to update the standard size dishwasher, compact size dishwasher, and
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standard size dishwasher with a normal cycle time of 60 minutes or less descriptions at 10 CFR 430.32f1iiii. DOE also requests comment on the proposal to explicitly provide the method for determining cycle duration in appendices C1
and C2.
40 DOE requests comment on its initial determination as to the impacts from the proposed amendments to appendix C1
related to the rated energy and water use of currently certified dishwashers. DOE also requests comment on the potential impact to manufacturers from the updates proposed to appendix C1. Finally, DOE requests comment on its estimated costs for testing soil-sensing and non-soil-sensing dishwashers according to the proposed appendix C1.
41 DOE requests comment on the potential impact to manufacturers from the updates proposed to the newly proposed appendix C2. Specifically, DOE requests comment on the per basic model test costs associated with testing soil-sensing and nonsoil-sensing dishwashers.
42 DOE seeks comment on its findings that there are no small businesses that are OEMs of dishwashers in the United States.
DOE also seeks comment on its conclusion that the proposed test procedure amendments would not have significant impacts on a substantial number of small manufacturers.

VI. Approval of the Office of the Secretary The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of this notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment.
List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Imports, Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Small businesses.
Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 3, 2021, by Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable 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.

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Signed in Washington, DC, on December 8, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.

For the reasons stated in the preamble, DOE is proposing to amend part 430 of Chapter II of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations as set forth below:
PART 430ENERGY CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
1. The authority citation for part 430
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 62916309; 28 U.S.C.
2461 note.

2. Amend 430.3 by:
a. Redesignating paragraphs i2
through 6 as i3 through 7;
b. Adding a new paragraph i2; and c. Revising newly redesignated paragraphs i3; and d. Revising paragraph o6.
The addition and revisions read as follows:

430.3 Materials incorporated by reference.

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2 ANSI/AHAM DW12020
AHAM DW12020, Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Dishwashers, approved October 2020, IBR approved for 430.32 and appendices C1 and C2
to subpart B.
3 AHAM DW22020, Household Electric Dishwashers, approved 2020, IBR approved for appendices C1 and C2
to subpart B.

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6 IEC 62301 IEC 62301, Household electrical appliances Measurement of standby power, Edition 2.0, 201101, IBR approved for appendices C1, C2, D1, D2, F, G, H, I, J2, N, O, P, Q, X, X1, Y, Z, BB, and CC
to subpart B.

3. Section 430.23 is amended by revising paragraph c to read as follows:
430.23 Test procedures for the measurement of energy and water consumption.

c Dishwashers. 1 The Estimated Annual Operating Cost EAOC for dishwashers must be rounded to the nearest dollar per year and is defined as follows:
i When cold water 50 F is used,
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