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gradient at locations 10 inches (25.4 cm)
out from the centers of the two sides of
the unit being tested is to be maintained
during the test. Unless shields or baffles
obstruct the area, the gradient is to be
maintained from 2 inches (5.1 cm)
above the floor or supporting platform
to a height 1 foot (30.5 cm) above the
unit under test. Defrost controls are to
be operative. The anti-sweat heater
switch is to be off during one test and
on during the second test. In the case of
an electric refrigerator-freezer equipped
with variable anti-sweat heater control,
the result of the second test will be
derived from the calculation described
in 6.2.3. Other exceptions are noted in
2.3, 2.4, and 5.1 below.
(C) New section 6.2.3 is inserted after
section 6.2.2.2.
6.2.3 Variable anti-sweat heater
control test. The energy consumption of
an electric refrigerator-freezer with a
variable anti-sweat heater control in the
‘‘on’’ position (Eon), expressed in
kilowatt-hours per day, shall be
calculated equivalent to:
EON = E + (Correction Factor)
where E is determined by 6.2.1.1,
6.2.1.2, 6.2.2.1, or 6.2.2.2, whichever is
appropriate, with the anti-sweat heater
switch in the off position.
Correction Factor = (Anti-sweat Heater
Power × System-loss Factor) × (24
hrs/1 day) × (1 kW/1,000 W)
Where:
Anti-sweat Heater Power = A1 * (Heater
Watts at 5%RH)
+ A2 * (Heater Watts at 15%RH)
+ A3 * (Heater Watts at 25%RH)
+ A4 * (Heater Watts at 35%RH)
+ A5 * (Heater Watts at 45%RH)
+ A6 * (Heater Watts at 55%RH)
+ A7 * (Heater Watts at 65%RH)
+ A8 * (Heater Watts at 75%RH)
+ A9 * (Heater Watts at 85%RH)
+ A10 * (Heater Watts at 95%RH)
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0.211
0.204
0.166
0.126
A6 = 0.119
A7 = 0.069
A8 = 0.047
A9 = 0.008
A10 = 0.015
Heater Watts at a specific relative
humidity = the nominal watts used by
all heaters at that specific relative
humidity, 72 °F ambient, and DOE
reference temperatures of fresh food
(FF) average temperature of 45 °F and
freezer (FZ) average temperature of 5 °F.
System-loss Factor = 1.3.
(4) Representations. Samsung may
make representations about the energy
use of its adaptive control anti-sweat
heater refrigerator-freezer products for
compliance, marketing, or other
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Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–9611; E-mail:
AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov. Betsy
Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office
of General Counsel, Mail Stop GC–72,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202) 586–
7796; E-mail:
Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 430.27(l),
DOE gives notice of the issuance of its
decision and order as set forth below.
The decision and order grants GE a
waiver from the applicable residential
clothes dryer test procedure at 10 CFR
part 430 subpart B, appendix D, for its
two models of condensing clothes dryer.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10,
2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10,
2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Case No. CD–004]
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Decision and
Order Granting a Waiver to the General
Electric Company From the
Department of Energy Residential
Clothes Dryer Test Procedure (Case
No. CD–004)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and order.
where A1–A10 are from the following
table:
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
purposes only to the extent that such
products have been tested in accordance
with the provisions outlined above and
such representations fairly disclose the
results of such testing.
(5) This waiver shall remain in effect
consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR
430.27(m).
(6) This waiver is issued on the
condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary
materials provided by the petitioner are
valid. DOE may revoke or modify this
waiver at any time if it determines the
factual basis underlying the petition for
waiver is incorrect, or the results from
the alternate test procedure are
unrepresentative of the basic models’
true energy consumption characteristics.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) gives notice of the
decision and order (Case No. CD–004)
that grants to the General Electric Co.
(GE) a waiver from the DOE clothes
dryer test procedure. The waiver request
pertains to GE’s specified models of
condensing residential clothes dryer.
The existing test procedure does not
apply to condensing clothes dryers.
Under today’s decision and order, GE
shall be not be required to test and rate
its specified models of condensing
residential clothes dryer.
DATES: This decision and order is
effective March 18, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
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Decision and Order
In the Matter of: GE Corporation.
(Case No. CD–004)
Background
Title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (EPCA) sets forth a
variety of provisions concerning energy
efficiency. Part A of Title III provides for
the ‘‘Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products Other Than
Automobiles.’’ (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309)
Part A includes definitions, test
procedures, labeling provisions, energy
conservation standards, and the
authority to require information and
reports from manufacturers. Further,
Part A authorizes the Secretary of
Energy to prescribe test procedures that
are reasonably designed to produce
results that measure energy efficiency,
energy use, or estimated operating costs,
and that are not unduly burdensome to
conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3))
Today’s notice involves residential
products under Part A. The test
procedure for residential clothes dryers
relevant to the current petition for
waiver is contained in 10 CFR part 430,
subpart B, appendix D.
DOE’s regulations contain provisions
allowing a person to seek a waiver from
the test procedure requirements for
covered consumer products if at least
one of the following conditions is met:
(1) The petitioner’s basic model
contains one or more design
characteristics that prevent testing
according to the prescribed test
procedure, or (2) when the prescribed
test procedures may evaluate the basic
model in a manner so unrepresentative
of its true energy consumption
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characteristics as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR
430.27(a)(1). Petitioners must include in
their petition any alternate test
procedures known to the petitioner to
evaluate the basic model in a manner
representative of its energy
consumption characteristics. 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iii).
The Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the
Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver
subject to conditions, including
adherence to alternate test procedures.
10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in
effect pursuant to the provisions of 10
CFR 430.27(m).
The waiver process also allows any
interested person who has submitted a
petition for waiver to file an application
for an interim waiver of the applicable
test procedure requirements. 10 CFR
430.27(a)(2). The Assistant Secretary
will grant an interim waiver request if
it is determined that the applicant will
experience economic hardship if the
interim waiver is denied, if it appears
likely that the petition for waiver will be
granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary
determines that it would be desirable for
public policy reasons to grant
immediate relief pending a
determination on the petition for
waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
On July 14, 2009, GE filed a petition
for waiver from the test procedures
applicable to its DCVH480E* and
DCVH485E* product models (the two
models differ only in color) of
condensing clothes dryer. On March 2,
2010, GE informed DOE that it had
made a typographical error in the model
numbers listed in its petition for waiver.
The correct model numbers of the
products for which GE seeks a waiver,
and that DOE analyzed in determining
whether to grant the interim waiver and
this petition for waiver, are DCCH480E*
and DCCH485E*. The applicable test
procedures are contained in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix D—Uniform
Test Method for Measuring the Energy
Consumption of Clothes Dryers. GE
seeks a waiver from the applicable test
procedures for its DCCH480E* and
DCCH485E* basic product models
because, GE asserts, design
characteristics of this model prevent
testing according to the currently
prescribed test procedures. DOE
previously granted Miele Appliance,
Inc. (Miele), a waiver from test
procedures for two similar condenser
clothes dryer models (T1565CA and
T1570C). (60 FR 9330 (Feb. 17, 1995))
GE claims that its condenser clothes
dryers cannot be tested pursuant to the
DOE procedure and requests that the
same waiver granted to Miele in 1995 be
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granted for GE’s DCCH480E* and
DCCH485E* models.
In support of its petition, GE claims
that the current clothes dryer test
procedures apply only to vented clothes
dryers because the test procedures
require the use of an exhaust restrictor
on the exhaust port of the clothes dryer
during testing. Because condenser
clothes dryers operate by blowing air
through the wet clothes, condensing the
water vapor in the airstream, and
pumping the collected water into either
a drain line or an in-unit container,
these products do not use an exhaust
port like a vented dryer does. GE plans
to market a condensing clothes dryer for
situations in which a conventional
vented clothes dryer cannot be used,
such as high-rise apartments and
condominiums, neither of whose
construction permits the use of external
venting.
Assertions and Determinations
GE’s Petition for Waiver
On July 14, 2009, GE filed a petition
for waiver from the test procedure
applicable to residential clothes dryers
set forth in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B,
appendix D for particular models of
condensing clothes dryer. On December
15, 2009, DOE published GE’s petition
for waiver and granted GE an interim
waiver from the current test procedure.
74 FR 66335. DOE did not receive any
comments on the GE petition.
DOE previously granted Miele a
waiver from test procedures for
condensing clothes dryers after
determining that the clothes dryer test
procedure was not applicable to the
company’s condenser clothes dryers
because of the lack of an exhaust port
for mounting the required exhaust
restrictor, which is an element of the
test procedure. 60 FR 9332 (February 17,
1995). Subsequently, in 2008, DOE
granted LG a similar waiver for its
DLEC733W condenser clothes dryer. 73
FR 66641 (Nov. 10, 2008). In 2009, DOE
granted a similar waiver to Whirlpool.
74 FR 66334 (December 15, 2009).
Therefore, for the reasons discussed
above and in light of the long-standing
waiver granted to Miele, and the recent
waivers to LG and Whirlpool, DOE
grants GE’s petition for waiver from
testing of its condenser clothes dryers.
Consultations With Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) staff concerning the
GE petition for waiver. The FTC staff
did not have any objections to granting
a waiver to GE.
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Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the
material that was submitted by GE and
consultation with the FTC staff, it is
ordered that:
(1) The petition for waiver submitted
by the General Electric Co. (Case No.
CD–004) is hereby granted as set forth
in the paragraphs below.
(2) GE shall not be required to test or
rate its DCCH480E* and DCCH485E*
condensing clothes dryer models on the
basis of the test procedures at 10 CFR
part 430, subpart B, appendix D.
(3) This waiver shall remain in effect
from the date this decision and order
consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR
430.27(m).
(4) This waiver is issued on the
condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary
materials provided by the petitioner are
valid. DOE may revoke or modify this
waiver at any time if it determines the
factual basis underlying the petition for
waiver is incorrect.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10,
2010.
Cathy Zoi
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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Consumer Products: Representative
Average Unit Costs of Energy
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In this notice, the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) is
forecasting the representative average
unit costs of five residential energy
sources for the year 2010 pursuant to
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
The five sources are electricity, natural
gas, No. 2 heating oil, propane, and
kerosene.
DATES: The representative average unit
costs of energy contained in this notice
will become effective April 19, 2010 and
will remain in effect until further notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mohammed Khan, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy Forrestal
Building, Mail Station EE–2J 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. CD-004]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and
Order Granting a Waiver to the General Electric Company From the
Department of Energy Residential Clothes Dryer Test Procedure (Case No.
CD-004)
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and order.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the
decision and order (Case No. CD-004) that grants to the General
Electric Co. (GE) a waiver from the DOE clothes dryer test procedure.
The waiver request pertains to GE's specified models of condensing
residential clothes dryer. The existing test procedure does not apply
to condensing clothes dryers. Under today's decision and order, GE
shall be not be required to test and rate its specified models of
condensing residential clothes dryer.
DATES: This decision and order is effective March 18, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 586-9611; E-mail: AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov. Betsy Kohl,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Stop GC-72,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586-
7796; E-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 430.27(l), DOE gives notice of the
issuance of its decision and order as set forth below. The decision and
order grants GE a waiver from the applicable residential clothes dryer
test procedure at 10 CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix D, for its two
models of condensing clothes dryer.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Decision and Order
In the Matter of: GE Corporation. (Case No. CD-004)
Background
Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) sets
forth a variety of provisions concerning energy efficiency. Part A of
Title III provides for the ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumer
Products Other Than Automobiles.'' (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309) Part A
includes definitions, test procedures, labeling provisions, energy
conservation standards, and the authority to require information and
reports from manufacturers. Further, Part A authorizes the Secretary of
Energy to prescribe test procedures that are reasonably designed to
produce results that measure energy efficiency, energy use, or
estimated operating costs, and that are not unduly burdensome to
conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3))
Today's notice involves residential products under Part A. The test
procedure for residential clothes dryers relevant to the current
petition for waiver is contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B,
appendix D.
DOE's regulations contain provisions allowing a person to seek a
waiver from the test procedure requirements for covered consumer
products if at least one of the following conditions is met: (1) The
petitioner's basic model contains one or more design characteristics
that prevent testing according to the prescribed test procedure, or (2)
when the prescribed test procedures may evaluate the basic model in a
manner so unrepresentative of its true energy consumption
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characteristics as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data.
10 CFR 430.27(a)(1). Petitioners must include in their petition any
alternate test procedures known to the petitioner to evaluate the basic
model in a manner representative of its energy consumption
characteristics. 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii).
The Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(the Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver subject to conditions,
including adherence to alternate test procedures. 10 CFR 430.27(l).
Waivers remain in effect pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR
430.27(m).
The waiver process also allows any interested person who has
submitted a petition for waiver to file an application for an interim
waiver of the applicable test procedure requirements. 10 CFR
430.27(a)(2). The Assistant Secretary will grant an interim waiver
request if it is determined that the applicant will experience economic
hardship if the interim waiver is denied, if it appears likely that the
petition for waiver will be granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary
determines that it would be desirable for public policy reasons to
grant immediate relief pending a determination on the petition for
waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
On July 14, 2009, GE filed a petition for waiver from the test
procedures applicable to its DCVH480E* and DCVH485E* product models
(the two models differ only in color) of condensing clothes dryer. On
March 2, 2010, GE informed DOE that it had made a typographical error
in the model numbers listed in its petition for waiver. The correct
model numbers of the products for which GE seeks a waiver, and that DOE
analyzed in determining whether to grant the interim waiver and this
petition for waiver, are DCCH480E* and DCCH485E*. The applicable test
procedures are contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix D--
Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Clothes
Dryers. GE seeks a waiver from the applicable test procedures for its
DCCH480E* and DCCH485E* basic product models because, GE asserts,
design characteristics of this model prevent testing according to the
currently prescribed test procedures. DOE previously granted Miele
Appliance, Inc. (Miele), a waiver from test procedures for two similar
condenser clothes dryer models (T1565CA and T1570C). (60 FR 9330 (Feb.
17, 1995)) GE claims that its condenser clothes dryers cannot be tested
pursuant to the DOE procedure and requests that the same waiver granted
to Miele in 1995 be granted for GE's DCCH480E* and DCCH485E* models.
In support of its petition, GE claims that the current clothes
dryer test procedures apply only to vented clothes dryers because the
test procedures require the use of an exhaust restrictor on the exhaust
port of the clothes dryer during testing. Because condenser clothes
dryers operate by blowing air through the wet clothes, condensing the
water vapor in the airstream, and pumping the collected water into
either a drain line or an in-unit container, these products do not use
an exhaust port like a vented dryer does. GE plans to market a
condensing clothes dryer for situations in which a conventional vented
clothes dryer cannot be used, such as high-rise apartments and
condominiums, neither of whose construction permits the use of external
venting.
Assertions and Determinations
GE's Petition for Waiver
On July 14, 2009, GE filed a petition for waiver from the test
procedure applicable to residential clothes dryers set forth in 10 CFR
part 430, subpart B, appendix D for particular models of condensing
clothes dryer. On December 15, 2009, DOE published GE's petition for
waiver and granted GE an interim waiver from the current test
procedure. 74 FR 66335. DOE did not receive any comments on the GE
petition.
DOE previously granted Miele a waiver from test procedures for
condensing clothes dryers after determining that the clothes dryer test
procedure was not applicable to the company's condenser clothes dryers
because of the lack of an exhaust port for mounting the required
exhaust restrictor, which is an element of the test procedure. 60 FR
9332 (February 17, 1995). Subsequently, in 2008, DOE granted LG a
similar waiver for its DLEC733W condenser clothes dryer. 73 FR 66641
(Nov. 10, 2008). In 2009, DOE granted a similar waiver to Whirlpool. 74
FR 66334 (December 15, 2009).
Therefore, for the reasons discussed above and in light of the
long-standing waiver granted to Miele, and the recent waivers to LG and
Whirlpool, DOE grants GE's petition for waiver from testing of its
condenser clothes dryers.
Consultations With Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff
concerning the GE petition for waiver. The FTC staff did not have any
objections to granting a waiver to GE.
Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the material that was submitted
by GE and consultation with the FTC staff, it is ordered that:
(1) The petition for waiver submitted by the General Electric Co.
(Case No. CD-004) is hereby granted as set forth in the paragraphs
below.
(2) GE shall not be required to test or rate its DCCH480E* and
DCCH485E* condensing clothes dryer models on the basis of the test
procedures at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix D.
(3) This waiver shall remain in effect from the date this decision
and order consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR 430.27(m).
(4) This waiver is issued on the condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary materials provided by the petitioner
are valid. DOE may revoke or modify this waiver at any time if it
determines the factual basis underlying the petition for waiver is
incorrect.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2010.
Cathy Zoi
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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