{"abstract":"Through this Request for Information (RFI), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a rulemaking and data collection process to consider amendments to DOE's test procedures for residential water heaters, direct heating equipment, and pool heaters. This rulemaking is intended to fulfill DOE's statutory obligation to review its test procedures for covered products at least once every seven years. To inform interested parties and to facilitate the process, DOE has gathered data and has identified several issues that might warrant modifications to the current applicable test procedures, including topics on which DOE is particularly interested in receiving comment. In overview, the issues outlined in this document mainly concern the scope, draw patterns, and test conditions for residential water heaters, possible clarifications and improvement of the direct heating equipment test procedures as applied to vented hearth heaters, and coverage of electric pool heaters. Additionally, this RFI briefly discusses and seeks input on certain potential changes to the test procedures for these products that DOE anticipates may be included in a subsequent notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR). DOE welcomes written comments from the public on any subject related to the test procedures for residential heating products (including topics not specifically raised in this RFI).","action":"Request for information.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2011/10/12/2011-25815.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":430,"title":10}],"citation":"76 FR 63211","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2011-11-28","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Written comments and information are requested on or before November 28, 2011.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket Number EERE-2011-BT-TP-0042"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2011-25815","effective_on":null,"end_page":63216,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2011/10/12/2011-25815.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/10/12/2011-25815/energy-efficiency-program-test-procedures-for-residential-water-heaters-direct-heating-equipment-and","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2011-25815?publication_date=2011-10-12","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2011-10-12/2011-25815/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":6,"page_views":{"count":400,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 18:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-10-12/pdf/2011-25815.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2011-10-12","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2011/10/12/2011-25815.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1904-AC53":{"issue":"201404","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1904-AC53/test-procedures-for-residential-and-certain-commercial-water-heaters","title":"Test Procedures for Residential and Certain Commercial Water Heaters","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201404&RIN=1904-AC53&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1904-AC53"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"2013-12-06  Record of Attendance: In-person Attendees: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Residential Water Heater T. 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