energy conservation program for consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment test procedures for showerheads faucets water closets urinals and commercial prerinse spray valves 15 pages english in this notice of proposed rulemaking nopr the u.s. department of energy doe proposes to update its test procedures for showerheads faucets water closets and urinals. specifically doe proposes to incorporate by reference the american society of mechanical engineers american national standards institute asme ansi standard a112.18.1-2011 test procedure for faucets and showerheads which would replace the 1996 version currently referenced by doe in its test procedure. doe also proposes to incorporate by reference asme ansi standard a112.19.2-2008 procedure for water closets and urinals which would replace the 1995 version currently referenced by doe in its test procedure. these updates fulfill does obligation under the energy policy and conservation act epca to review its test procedures for covered products at least once every 7 years and either amend the applicable test procedures or publish a determination in the federal register not to amend them. doe also expects that incorporation of the updated procedures will bring does testing requirements more closely in line with current industry practices reduce the burden associated with testing and reporting test results for these products and improve the accuracy of test results. for commercial prerinse spray valves doe has preliminarily determined that no changes are needed to the existing doe test procedure in order to accurately measure the water consumption of these products and proposes to retain the existing procedure without change. however since the american society for testing and materials astm reapproved this standard in 2009 as f2324-03 2009 doe is proposing to incorporate by reference this most recent version. this action would also satisfy the epca requirement for doe to review the test procedures for these products at least once every 7 years. this notice also announces a public meeting to receive comments on these proposed amendments to the test procedures.