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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 193 / Friday, October 8, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
Authorization Act of 1977. 15 U.S.C.
788; FEAA Section 32 essentially provides in relevant part that, where a proposed rule authorizes or requires use of commercial standards, the notice of proposed rulemaking must inform the public of the use and background of such standards. In addition, section 32c requires DOE to consult with the Attorney General and the Chairman of the FTC concerning the impact of the commercial or industry standards on competition.
The modifications to the test procedure for clothes dryers adopted in this final rule incorporates testing methods contained in the following commercial standards: AHAM HLD1
2010, IEC 62301 Edition 2.0, 201101.
DOE has evaluated these standard and is unable to conclude whether it fully complies with the requirements of section 32b of the FEAA i.e., whether it was developed in a manner that fully provides for public participation, comment, and review. DOE has consulted with both the Attorney General and the Chairman of the FTC
about the impact on competition of using the methods contained in these standards and has received no comments objecting to their use.

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M. Congressional Notification As required by 5 U.S.C. 801, DOE will report to Congress on the promulgation of this rule before its effective date. The report will state that it has been determined that the rule is not a major rule as defined by 5 U.S.C. 8042.
N. Description of Materials Incorporated by Reference In this final rule, DOE incorporates by reference the industry standard published by AHAM, titled ANSI/
AHAM HLD12010 AHAM HLD1
2010, Household Tumble Type Clothes Dryers, approved 2010 which provides methods for testing and evaluating performance i.e., moisture removal energy efficiency, drying time, and clothing load temperatures of home laundry clothes drying equipment.
Copies of ANSI/AHAM HLD12010
can be obtained from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers at 1111
19th Street NW, Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036, 2028725955, or go to www.aham.org. Specifically, the test procedure codified by this final rule references section 3.3.5.1 Standard Simulator of AHAM HLD12010, which provides specifications for an exhaust simulator.
In this final rule DOE maintains the incorporation by reference to a test procedure published by IEC, titled IEC
62301, Household electrical
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appliances-Measurement of standby power, Edition 2.0, 201101 IEC
62301. Copies of IEC 62301 can be obtained from the International Electrotechnical Commission webstore, by going to https webstore.iec.ch.
Specifically, the test procedure codified by this final rule references Section 5, Paragraph 5.1 General, Note 1 and Section 5, Paragraph 5.3.2 Sampling Method of IEC 62301, which provides test conditions, testing equipment, and methods for measuring standby mode and off mode power consumption.
V. Approval of the Office of the Secretary The Secretary of Energy has approved publication of this final rule.
List of Subjects 10 CFR Part 429
Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
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 October 1, 2021, by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting 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.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 1, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.

For the reasons stated in the preamble, DOE amends parts 429 and 430 of chapter II of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations as set forth below:

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PART 429CERTIFICATION, COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT
FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND
COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL
EQUIPMENT
1. The authority citation for part 429
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 62916317; 28 U.S.C.
2461 note.

2. Section 429.21 is amended by revising paragraph b2 and adding paragraph c to read as follows:

429.21

Residential clothes dryers.

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2 Pursuant to 429.12b13, a certification report shall include the following public product-specific information: When using appendix D1
to subpart B of part 430 of this chapter, the combined energy factor in pounds per kilowatt hours lb/kWh, the capacity in cubic feet cu ft, the voltage in volts V for electric dryers only, an indication if the dryer has automatic termination controls, and the hourly Btu rating of the burner for gas dryers only;
when using appendix D2 to subpart B of part 430, the combined energy factor in pounds per kilowatt hours lb/kWh, the capacity in cubic feet cu ft, the voltage in volts V for electric dryers only, an indication if the dryer has automatic termination controls, the hourly Btu rating of the burner for gas dryers only, and a list of the cycle setting selections for the energy test cycle as recorded in section 3.4.7 of appendix D2 to subpart B of part 430.
c Reported values. Values reported pursuant to this section must be rounded as follows: CEF to the nearest 0.01 lb/kWh, capacity to the nearest 0.1
cu ft, voltage to the nearest V, and hourly Btu rating to the nearest Btu.
PART 430ENERGY CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
3. The authority citation for part 430
continues read as follows:

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

4. Section 430.3 is amended by revising paragraph i3 to read as follows:

430.3 Materials incorporated by reference.

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