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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/1762/Add.2

Notification No.

Notification Type

Notifying Member

Date of Notification

Final Date for Comments

Days to Final Date

Title

Energy Conservation Program: Product Classes for Residential Dishwashers, Residential Clothes Washers, and Consumer Clothes Dryers

Objective

Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection (TBT); Protection of the environment (TBT)

Product Covered

Residential dishwashers, residential clothes washers, and consumer clothes dryers

Document Notification

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HSCODE

8450 - Household or laundry-type washing machines, incl. machines which both wash and dry; parts thereof; 842211 - Dish-washing machines of the household type; 842211 - Dish-washing machines of the household type; 8450 - Household or laundry-type washing machines, incl. machines which both wash and dry; parts thereof

ICSCODE

13.020 - Environmental protection; 13.020 - Environmental protection; 97.040.40 - Dishwashers; 97.040.40 - Dishwashers; 97.060 - Laundry appliances; 97.060 - Laundry appliances

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Description

In light of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently granting a petition for review of a final rule published by the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") on 19 January 2022, and remanding the matter to DOE for further proceedings, DOE is initiating an information and data gathering effort 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 request for information, DOE solicits data and information from the public to help DOE in its rulemaking to evaluate whether: products with a “short cycle” as the normal cycle are available in the market; and products with a “short cycle” as the normal cycle should be subject to different standards than products without a “short cycle” as the normal cycle.Written comments and information are requested and will be accepted on or before 10 April 2024.Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 430This request for information is identified by Docket Number EERE-2024-BT-STD-0002. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2024-BT-STD-0002/document and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pmEastern Time on 10 April 2024 will be shared with DOE and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1762 are identified by Docket Number EERE-2021-BT-STD-0002. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2021-BT-STD-0002/document and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.G/TBT/N/USA/1505/Add.2 - Energy  Conservation  Program: Establishment  of  a New  Product  Class for Residential Dishwashers; Final Rule identified by Docket Number EERE-2018-BT-STD-0005G/TBT/N/USA/1638/Add.2 - Energy Conservation Program: Establishment of New Product Classes for Residential Clothes Washers and Consumer Clothes Dryers identified by Docket Number EERE-2020-BT-STD-0001

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