USA - Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Clothes Dryers

On July 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") issued a notice of proposed rulemaking ("NOPR") to amend the test procedure for clothes dryers. That proposed rulemaking serves as the basis for the final rule. Specifically, this final rule specifies additional detail for various provisions within the test procedures; specifies rounding requirements for all reported values; applies consistent use of nomenclature and corrects typographical errors; and removes obsolete sections of the test procedures, including an appendix in its entirety.

DATES: The effective date of this rule is November 8, 2021. Representations made on or after April 6, 2022 with respect to the energy use or energy efficiency of clothes dryers manufactured on or after January 1, 2015, must be based on testing conducted in accordance with this rule. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register on November 8, 2021. The incorporation by reference of other material listed in this rulemaking was approved by the Director of the Federal Register on September 13, 2013.