WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Department Of Energy has issued a proposed rule called: Rescinding the Amended Water Use Standards for Residential Dishwashers.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 16 by Jennifer Hartzell, Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Summary: DOE is proposing to rescind the amended water use standards for residential dishwashers. This will return the water use requirement for a standard size dishwasher to the statutory standard of 6.5 gallons per cycle and for a compact size dishwasher to the statutory standard of 4.5 gallons per cycle.

For more information, contact David Taggart, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-1, 1000 Independence Av...