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the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 15, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, DOE amends part 430 of 

chapter II, subchapter D, of title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations, as set 

forth below: 

PART 430—ENERGY CONSERVATION 

PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER 

PRODUCTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 430 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309; 28 U.S.C. 

2461 note. 

■ 2. Amend appendix J to subpart B of 

part 430 by revising the introductory 

note to read as follows: 

Appendix J to Subpart B of Part 430— 

Uniform Test Method for Measuring the 

Energy Consumption of Automatic and 

Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers 

Note 1 to appendix J to subpart B of part 

430: Manufacturers must use the results of 

testing under appendix J2 to this subpart to 

determine compliance with the residential 

clothes washer standards provided at 

§ 430.32(g)(1) and the commercial clothes 

washer standards provided at § 431.156(b). 

Manufacturers must use the results of 

testing under this appendix to determine 

compliance with the residential clothes 

washer standards provided at § 430.32(g)(2) 

and for any amended commercial clothes 

washer standards provided at § 431.156 that 

are published after January 1, 2022. 

Any representations related to energy or 

water consumption of residential or 

commercial clothes washers must be made in 

accordance with the appropriate appendix 

that applies (i.e., this appendix or appendix 

J2 to this subpart) when determining 

compliance with the relevant standard. 

Manufacturers may also use this appendix to 

certify compliance with the residential 

clothes washer standards provided at 

§ 430.32(g)(2) or any amended standards for 

commercial clothes washers prior to the 

applicable compliance date for those 

standards. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Amend appendix J2 to subpart B of 

part 430 by revising the introductory 

note to read as follows: 

Appendix J2 to Subpart B of Part 430— 

Uniform Test Method for Measuring the 

Energy Consumption of Automatic and 

Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers 

Note 1 to appendix J2 to subpart B of part 

430: Manufacturers must use the results of 

testing under this appendix to determine 

compliance with the residential clothes 

washer standards provided at § 430.32(g)(1) 

and the commercial clothes washer standards 

provided at § 431.156(b). 

Manufacturers must use the results of 

testing under Appendix J to this subpart to 

determine compliance with the residential 

clothes washer standards provided at 

§ 430.32(g)(2) and for any amended 

commercial clothes washer standards 

provided at § 431.156 that are published after 

January 1, 2022. 

Any representations related to energy or 

water consumption of residential or 

commercial clothes washers must be made in 

accordance with the appropriate appendix 

that applies (i.e., appendix J to this subpart 

or this appendix) when determining 

compliance with the relevant standard. 

* * * * * 

Note: The following appendix will not 

appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. 

Appendix A 

May 16, 2024 

Ami Grace-Tardy 

Assistant General Counsel for 

Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Washington, DC 20585 

Ami.Grace-Tardy@hq.doe.gov 

Re: Residential Clothes Washers Energy 

Conservation Standards 

DOE Docket No. EERE–2017–BT–STD–0014 

Dear Assistant General Counsel Grace-Tardy: 

I am responding to your March 18, 2024 

letter seeking the views of the Attorney 

General about the potential impact on 

competition of proposed energy conservation 

standards for residential clothes washers. 

Your request was submitted under Section 

325(o)(2)(B)(i)(V) of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended (ECPA), 42 

U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(i)(V), which requires the 

Attorney General to make a determination of 

the impact of any lessening of competition 

that is likely to result from the imposition of 

proposed energy conservation standards. The 

Attorney General’s responsibility for 

responding to requests from other 

departments about the effect of a program on 

competition has been delegated to the 

Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust 

Division in 28 CFR 0.40(g). The Assistant 

Attorney General for the Antitrust Division 

has authorized me, as the Policy Director for 

the Antitrust Division, to provide the 

Antitrust Division’s views regarding the 

potential impact on competition of proposed 

energy conservation standards on his behalf. 

In conducting its analysis, the Antitrust 

Division examines whether a proposed 

standard may lessen competition, for 

example, by substantially limiting consumer 

choice, by placing certain manufacturers at 

an unjustified competitive disadvantage, or 

by inducing avoidable inefficiencies in 

production or distribution of particular 

products. A lessening of competition could 

result in higher prices to manufacturers and 

consumers. 

We have reviewed the proposed standards 

contained in the Notice of proposed 

rulemaking (89 FR 18836), Direct Final Rule 

(89 FR 19026), and the related Technical 

Support Documents. We have also reviewed 

public comments and information provided 

by industry participants. 

Based on this review, our conclusion is 

that the proposed energy conservation 

standards for residential clothes washers are 

unlikely to have a significant adverse impact 

on competition. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

David G.B. Lawrence, 

Policy Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[EERE–2014–BT–STD–0005] 

RIN 1904–AF57 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Consumer 

Conventional Cooking Products 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Publication of determination. 

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as 

amended, requires that the U.S. 

Department of Justice (DOJ) make a 

determination on the impact, if any, of 

any lessening of competition likely to 

result from an energy conservation 

standard and that the U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE) publish such 

determination in the Federal Register. 

DOE published a direct final rule and 

accompanying notice of proposed 

rulemaking for consumer conventional 

cooking products on February 14, 2024. 

In accordance with EPCA, DOE is 

publishing DOJ’s determination of the 

impact, if any, the energy conservation 

standards for consumer conventional 

cooking products will have on 

competition. 

DATES: The DOJ determination is dated 

April 9, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dr. Carl Shapiro, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287– 

5649. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (240) 961–1189. Email: 

Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 14, 2024, DOE published a 

direct final rule (89 FR 11434) and 

accompanying notice of proposed 

rulemaking (89 FR 11548) for consumer 

conventional cooking products. The 

Energy Conservation and Policy Act of 

1975 (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.; ‘‘EPCA’’), 

as amended, requires that DOJ make a 

determination of the impact, if any, of 

any lessening of competition likely to 

result from an energy conservation 

standard. (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(ii)) 

EPCA also requires that DOE publish 

the determination in the Federal 

Register. Id. 

On April 9, 2024, DOJ sent DOE a 

determination that the energy 

conservation standards for consumer 

conventional cooking products are 

unlikely to have a significant adverse 

impact on competition. DOE is 

publishing DOJ’s determination at the 

end of this document. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on October 10, 2024, 

by Jeffrey Marootian, Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Secretary 

of Energy. That document with the 

original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 15, 

2024. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

Note: The following appendix will not 

appear in the Code of Federal Regulations. 

Appendix A 

April 9, 2024 

Ami Grace-Tardy 

Assistant General Counsel for 

Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Washington, DC 20585 

Ami.Grace-Tardy@hq.doe.gov 

Re: Consumer Conventional Cooking 

Products Energy Conservation Standards 

DOE Docket No. EERE–2014–BT–STD–0005 

Dear Assistant General Counsel Grace-Tardy: 

I am responding to your February 16, 2024, 

letter seeking the views of the Attorney 

General about the potential impact on 

competition of proposed energy conservation 

standards for consumer conventional cooking 

products. 

Your request was submitted under Section 

325(o)(2)(B)(i)(V) of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended (ECPA), 42 

U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(i)(V), which requires the 

Attorney General to determine the impact of 

any lessening of competition that is likely to 

result from the imposition of proposed 

energy conservation standards. The Attorney 

General’s responsibility for responding to 

requests from other departments about the 

effect of a program on competition has been 

delegated to the Assistant Attorney General 

for the Antitrust Division in 28 CFR 0.40(g). 

The Assistant Attorney General for the 

Antitrust Division has authorized me, as the 

Policy Director for the Antitrust Division, to 

provide the Antitrust Division’s views 

regarding the potential impact on 

competition of proposed energy conservation 

standards on his behalf. 

In conducting its analysis, the Antitrust 

Division examines whether a proposed 

standard may lessen competition, for 

example, by substantially limiting consumer 

choice, by placing certain manufacturers at 

an unjustified competitive disadvantage, or 

by inducing avoidable inefficiencies in 

production or distribution of particular 

products. A lessening of competition could 

result in higher prices to manufacturers and 

consumers. 

We have reviewed the proposed standards 

contained in the direct final rulemaking, the 

notice of proposed rulemaking (89 FR 11548, 

February 14, 2024) and the related Technical 

Support Documents. We have also reviewed 

public comments and information provided 

by industry participants. 

Based on this review, our conclusion is 

that the proposed energy conservation 

standards for consumer conventional cooking 

products are unlikely to have a significant 

adverse impact on competition. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

David G.B. Lawrence, 

Policy Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2024–0233; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2023–01003–T; Amendment 

39–22746; AD 2024–10–01] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

Airbus SAS Model A330–800 and 

A330–900 series airplanes. This AD was 

prompted by a report of a protective cap 

found still in place on the drain hole of 

a fire extinguishing pipe, and by further 

investigations indicating these caps may 

have remained on other airplanes. This 

AD requires a one-time general visual 

inspection (GVI) of the engine fire 

extinguishing pipe drain hole and, 

depending on findings, removal of the 

protective cap, as specified in a 

European Union Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA) AD, which is incorporated by 

reference. The FAA is issuing this AD 

to address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: This AD is effective November 

25, 2024. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 25, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2024–0233; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule, the mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI), any comments received, and 

other information. The address for 

Docket Operations is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For EASA material identified in this 

AD, contact EASA, Konrad-AdenauerUfer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; 

telephone +49 221 8999 000; email 

ADs@easa.europa.eu; website 

easa.europa.eu. You may find this 

material on the EASA website at 

ad.easa.europa.eu. 

• You may view this material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2024–0233. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vladimir Ulyanov, Aviation Safety 

Engineer, FAA, 1600 Stewart Avenue, 

Suite 410, Westbury, NY 11590; 

telephone 206–231–3229; email 

Vladimir.Ulyanov@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA issued a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR 


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