Residential Clothes Washers Framework
This page presents information on the framework stage of the current energy conservation standards rulemaking for residential clothes washers.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will commence a rulemaking to amend energy conservation standards for residential clothes washers on September 21, 2009. DOE will hold an informal public meeting to present its proposed methodologies for conducting this rulemaking, discuss issues relevant to the rulemaking proceeding, initiate interaction with interested parties, and begin the data collection process.
Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Acrobat Reader.
- Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers, Notice of Public Meeting and Availability of the Framework Document, Federal Register, 74 FR 44306, August 28, 2009 (PDF 68 KB)
- Framework Document: Rulemaking Framework for Residential Clothes Washers, August 21, 2009 (PDF 1 MB)
- Public Meeting
Contact Information
Stephen Witkowski
Project Manager
202-586-7463