{"abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including residential dishwashers. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether amended standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. In this direct final rule, DOE is adopting amended energy conservation standards for residential dishwashers. DOE has determined that the amended energy conservation standards for these products would result in significant conservation of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified. A notice of proposed rulemaking that proposes identical energy efficiency standards is published elsewhere in today's Federal Register. If DOE receives adverse comment and determines that such comment may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawing the direct final rule, this final rule will be withdrawn and DOE will proceed with the proposed rule.","action":"Direct final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy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/2012/05/30/2012-12340.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":429,"title":10},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":430,"title":10}],"citation":"77 FR 31918","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2012-09-17","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The effective date of this rule is September 27, 2012 unless adverse comment is received by September 17, 2012. If adverse comments are received that DOE determines may provide a reasonable basis for withdrawal of the final rule, a timely withdrawal of this rule will be published in the Federal Register. If no such adverse comments are received, compliance with the amended standards established for residential dishwashers in today's final rule will be required on May 30, 2013.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket Number EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2012-12340","effective_on":"2012-09-27","end_page":31963,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2012/05/30/2012-12340.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/05/30/2012-12340/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-residential-dishwashers","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2012-12340?publication_date=2012-05-30","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2012-05-30/2012-12340/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":46,"page_views":{"count":1268,"last_updated":"2026-10-22 18:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-05-30/pdf/2012-12340.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2012-12340.pdf?1338295701","publication_date":"2012-05-30","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2012/05/30/2012-12340.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1904-AC64":{"issue":"201110","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1904-AC64/energy-efficiency-standards-for-dishwashers","title":"Energy Efficiency Standards for Dishwashers","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201110&RIN=1904-AC64&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Economically Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1904-AC64"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Dishwashers received by OIRA on February 2, 2012 compared with notice concluded on May 11, 2012","document_id":"EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060-0012"},{"title":"2012-05-11  Pre-publication Federal Register Notice: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Dishwashers; Proposed Rule.","document_id":"EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060-0011"},{"title":"2012-05  National Impact Analysis","document_id":"EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060-0010"},{"title":"2012-05  Life-Cycle Cost Analysis","document_id":"EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060-0009"},{"title":"2012-05 Government Regulatory Impact Model (GRIM)","document_id":"EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060-0008"},{"title":"2012-05  Direct Final Rule Technical Support Document","document_id":"EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060-0007"},{"title":"2011-05-31  Response to Dishwasher Data Request","document_id":"EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060-0003"}],"regulatory_plan":{"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1904-AC64/energy-efficiency-standards-for-dishwashers","title":"Energy Efficiency Standards for Dishwashers"},"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060","supporting_documents_count":7,"docket_id":"EERE-2011-BT-STD-0060","regulation_id_number":"1904-AC64","title":"Dishwashers Standards","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2012-07-13T05:01:21Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":31918,"subtype":null,"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Dishwashers","toc_doc":"Standards for Residential Dishwashers","toc_subject":"Energy Conservation Program:","topics":["Administrative practice and procedure","Confidential business information","Energy conservation","Household appliances","Imports","Intergovernmental relations","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements","Small businesses"],"type":"Rule","volume":77}