Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads

The order directs the Secretary of Energy to publish a Federal Register notice rescinding the 2021 Energy Conservation Program regulation defining "showerhead" (86 Fed. Reg. 71797, December 20, 2021), including the definition codified at 10 C.F.R. 430.2. The rescission takes effect 30 days after the notice is published. The order asserts that notice-and-comment rulemaking is unnecessary because the repeal is being ordered by the President.

The order does not address the earlier 2013 showerhead test-procedures regulation, nor does it alter any other energy conservation standards or performance requirements for showerheads or related plumbing products. It creates no new rights or benefits enforceable against the federal government.

Showerhead manufacturers whose products were defined and regulated under the now-rescinded 10 C.F.R. 430.2 definition, the Department of Energy's energy conservation program staff, and consumers whose product choices may be affected by how showerheads are categorized under federal energy standards.

Removing the federal regulatory definition of "showerhead" at 10 C.F.R. 430.2 could affect how energy conservation standards are applied to showerhead products going forward, potentially allowing manufacturers to design or market products differently than the prior definition permitted.

The Secretary of Energy must publish a Federal Register notice rescinding the 2021 rule; from that publication date, a 30-day clock runs before the rescission is effective. The order skips the standard notice-and-comment rulemaking process by invoking direct presidential authority, which could expose the rescission to legal challenge. No reporting requirements or enforcement mechanisms beyond the publication mandate are established. Standard OMB budget and legislative authority carve-outs apply.