Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Notice of Petition for Waiver of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. From the Department of Energy Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure, and Grant of Interim Waiver, 57937-57941 [2010-23835]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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Samsung petition until, but no later
than October 25, 2010.
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
You may submit comments,
identified by case number CW–014, by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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• E-mail:
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subject line of the message.
• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S.
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1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please
submit one signed original paper copy.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, 950
L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC 20024. Please submit
one signed original paper copy.
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[Case No. CW–014]
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Notice of Petition
for Waiver of Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. From the Department of
Energy Residential Clothes Washer
Test Procedure, and Grant of Interim
Waiver
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver,
notice of grant of interim waiver, and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
This notice announces receipt
of and publishes the Samsung
Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung)
petition for waiver (hereafter, ‘‘petition’’)
from specified portions of the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) test
procedure for determining the energy
consumption of clothes washers.
Today’s notice also grants an interim
waiver of the clothes washer test
procedure. Through this notice, DOE
also solicits comments with respect to
the Samsung petition.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,
and information with respect to the
SUMMARY:
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signature of the author. DOE does not
accept telefacsimiles (faxes).
Any person submitting written
comments must also send a copy to the
petitioner, pursuant to 10 CFR
430.27(d). The contact information for
the petitioner is: Mr. Michael Moss,
Director, Samsung Electronics America,
Inc., 18600 Broadwick Street, Rancho
Dominguez, CA 90220.
According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any
person submitting information that he
or she believes to be confidential and
exempt by law from public disclosure
should submit two copies to DOE: one
copy of the document including all the
information believed to be confidential,
and one copy of the document with the
information believed to be confidential
deleted. DOE will make its own
determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it
according to its determination.
Docket: For access to the docket to
review the background documents
relevant to this matter, you may visit the
U.S. Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant
Plaza, SW., (Resource Room of the
Building Technologies Program),
Washington, DC 20024; (202) 586–2945,
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Available documents include the
following items: (1) This notice; (2)
public comments received; (3) the
petition for waiver and application for
interim waiver; and (4) prior DOE
waivers and rulemakings regarding
similar clothes washer products. Please
call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above
telephone number for additional
information regarding visiting the
Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–9611. E-mail:
Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0103.
Telephone: (202) 586–7796. E-mail:
Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
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).
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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 which measure energy
efficiency, energy use, or estimated
operating costs, and that are not unduly
burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C.
6293(b)(3)). The test procedure for
automatic and semi-automatic clothes
washers is contained in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix J1.
The regulations set forth in 10 CFR
430.27 contain provisions that enable a
person to seek a waiver from the test
procedure requirements for covered
consumer products. A waiver will be
granted by the Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (the Assistant Secretary) if it is
determined that the basic model for
which the petition for waiver was
submitted contains one or more design
characteristics that prevents testing of
the basic model according to the
prescribed test procedures, or if the
prescribed test procedures may evaluate
the basic model in a manner so
unrepresentative of its true energy
consumption characteristics as to
provide materially inaccurate
comparative data. 10 CFR 430.27(l).
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. 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iii). The Assistant Secretary
may grant the 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 the
Assistant Secretary to grant an interim
waiver from test procedure
requirements to manufacturers that have
petitioned DOE for a waiver of such
prescribed test procedures. 10 CFR
430.27(a)(2). An interim waiver remains
in effect for 180 days or until DOE
issues its determination on the petition
for waiver, whichever is sooner. An
interim waiver may be extended for an
additional 180 days. 10 CFR 430.27(h).
II. Application for Interim Waiver and
Petition for Waiver
On July 20, 2010, Samsung filed a
petition for waiver and application for
interim waiver from the test procedure
applicable to automatic and semiautomatic clothes washers set forth in
10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1.
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In particular, Samsung requested a
waiver to test its clothes washers with
basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic
feet on the basis of the residential test
procedures contained in 10 CFR part
430, Subpart B, Appendix J1, with a
revised Table 5.1 which extends the
range of container volumes beyond 3.8
cubic feet.
Samsung’s petition seeks a waiver
from the DOE test procedure because a
test load is used within the procedure,
and the mass of this test load is based
on the basket volume of the test
specimen, which is currently not
defined for the basket sizes of the basic
models cited in its waiver application.
In the DOE test procedure, the relation
between basket volume and test load
mass is defined for basket volumes
between 0 and 3.8 cubic feet. Samsung
has designed a series of clothes washers
that contain basket volumes greater than
3.8 cubic feet.
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the
test load sizes used in the test procedure
as linear functions of the basket volume.
Samsung has submitted a revised table
to extend the maximum basket volume
from 3.8 cubic feet to 6.0 cubic feet, a
table is similar to one developed by the
Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM). AHAM
provided calculations to extrapolate
Table 5.1 of the DOE test procedure to
larger container volumes. DOE believes
that this is a reasonable procedure
because the DOE test procedure defines
test load sizes as linear functions of the
basket volume AHAM’s extrapolation
was performed on the load weight in
pounds, and AHAM seems to have used
the conversion formula of 1/2.2 (or
0.45454545) to convert pounds to
kilograms. Samsung used the more
accurate conversion value of
0.45359237, rounding the results in
kilograms to two decimal places.
An interim waiver may be granted if
it is determined that the applicant will
experience economic hardship if the
application for 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 of the petition
for waiver. (10 CFR 430.27(g)). DOE
determined that Samsung’s application
for interim waiver does not provide
sufficient market, equipment price,
shipments, and other manufacturer
impact information to permit DOE to
evaluate the economic hardship
Samsung might experience absent a
favorable determination on its
application for interim waiver. In a
previous similar case, DOE granted an
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interim test procedure waiver to
Whirlpool for three of Whirlpool’s
clothes washer models with container
capacities greater than 3.8 ft3. 71 FR
48913 (August 22, 2006). This notice
contained an alternate test procedure,
which extended the linear relationship
between maximum test load size and
clothes washer container volume in
Table 5.1 to include a maximum test
load size of 15.4 pounds (lbs) for clothes
washer container volumes of 3.8 to 3.9
ft3. General Electric Company (GE)
submitted a petition very similar to
Samsung’s on June 22, 2010, and DOE
granted an interim waiver to GE
published elsewhere in today’s Federal
Register.
DOE believes that the values in the
test load size chart submitted by
Samsung are appropriate, and extending
the linear relationship between test load
size and container capacity to larger
capacities is valid. Based on this, and
the interim waivers granted to
Whirlpool and GE, it appears likely that
the petition for waiver will be granted.
As a result, the Department of Energy
grants an interim waiver to Samsung for
its line of clothes washers with
container volumes greater than 3.8 cubic
feet, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(g).
Therefore, it is ordered that:
The application for interim waiver
filed by Samsung is hereby granted for
the specified Samsung clothes washer
basic models, subject to the
specifications and conditions below.
1. Samsung shall not be required to
test or rate the specified clothes washer
products on the basis of the test
procedure under 10 CFR part 430
subpart B, appendix J1.
2. Samsung shall be required to test
and rate the specified clothes washer
products according to the alternate test
procedure as set forth in section IV,
‘‘Alternate test procedure.’’
The interim waiver applies to the
following basic model groups:
WA51A****
WA52A****
WA53A****
WA54A****
WA55A****
WA56A****
WF221***
WF231***
WF241***
WF251***
WF330***
WF331***
WF340***
WF350***
WF409***
WF410***
WF419***
WF421***
WF428***
WF431***
WF438***
WF441***
WF448***
WF451***
WF461***
WF471***
WF500***
WF510***
WF511***
WF512***
WF520***
where *** designates design
characteristics such as color,
manufactured by Samsung that are
greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
DOE notes that Samsung requested a
waiver and interim waiver for not only
the model numbers specified above, but
for ‘‘other clothes washer models
manufactured by Samsung that are
greater than 3.8 cubic feet’’. DOE makes
decisions on waivers and interim
waivers for only those models
specifically set out in the petition, not
future models that may or may not be
manufactured by the petitioner.
Samsung may submit a new or amended
petition for waiver and request for grant
of interim waiver, as appropriate, for
additional models of clothes washers for
which it seeks a waiver from the DOE
test procedure.
III. Alternate Test Procedure
EPCA requires that manufacturers use
DOE test procedures to make
representations about the energy
consumption and energy consumption
costs of products covered by EPCA. (42
U.S.C. 6293(c)) Consistent
representations are important for
manufacturers to make representations
about the energy efficiency of their
products and to demonstrate
compliance with applicable DOE energy
conservation standards. Pursuant to its
regulations for the grant of a waiver or
interim waiver from an applicable test
procedure at 10 CFR 430.27, DOE is
considering setting an alternate test
procedure for Samsung in the
subsequent Decision and Order. This
alternate procedure is intended to allow
manufacturers of clothes washers with
basket capacities larger than provided
for in the current test procedure to make
valid representations. This test
procedure is based on the expanded
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 submitted by
Samsung. Furthermore, if DOE specifies
an alternate test procedure for Samsung,
DOE may consider applying the
alternate test procedure to similar
waivers for residential clothes washers.
During the period of the interim
waiver granted in this notice, Samsung
shall test its clothes washer basic
models according to the provisions of 10
CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix J1,
except that the expanded Table 5.1
below shall be substituted for Table 5.1
of appendix J1.
TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES
Container volume
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≥<
(liter)
≥<
0–0.8 ............................
0.80–0.90 .....................
0.90–1.00 .....................
1.00–1.10 .....................
1.10–1.20 .....................
1.20–1.30 .....................
1.30–1.40 .....................
1.40–1.50 .....................
1.50–1.60 .....................
1.60–1.70 .....................
1.70–1.80 .....................
1.80–1.90 .....................
1.90–2.00 .....................
2.00–2.10 .....................
2.10–2.20 .....................
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0–22.7
22.7–25.5
25.5–28.3
28.3–31.1
31.1–34.0
34.0–36.8
36.8–39.6
39.6–42.5
42.5–45.3
45.3–48.1
48.1–51.0
51.0–53.8
53.8–56.6
56.6–59.5
59.5–62.3
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3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
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1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
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Average load
(kg)
3.00
3.50
3.90
4.30
4.70
5.10
5.50
5.90
6.40
6.80
7.20
7.60
8.00
8.40
8.80
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1.36
1.59
1.77
1.95
2.13
2.31
2.49
2.68
2.90
3.08
3.27
3.45
3.63
3.81
3.99
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(kg)
3.00
3.25
3.45
3.65
3.85
4.05
4.25
4.45
4.70
4.90
5.10
5.30
5.50
5.70
5.90
1.36
1.47
1.56
1.66
1.75
1.84
1.93
2.02
2.13
2.22
2.31
2.40
2.49
2.59
2.68
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TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES—Continued
Container volume
cu. ft.
≥<
2.20–2.30
2.30–2.40
2.40–2.50
2.50–2.60
2.60–2.70
2.70–2.80
2.80–2.90
2.90–3.00
3.00–3.10
3.10–3.20
3.20–3.30
3.30–3.40
3.40–3.50
3.50–3.60
3.60–3.70
3.70–3.80
3.80–3.90
3.90–4.00
4.00–4.10
4.10–4.20
4.20–4.30
4.30–4.40
4.40–4.50
4.50–4.60
4.60–4.70
4.70–4.80
4.80–4.90
4.90–5.00
5.00–5.10
5.10–5.20
5.20–5.30
5.30–5.40
5.40–5.50
5.50–5.60
5.60–5.70
5.70–5.80
5.80–5.90
5.90–6.00
Minimum load
(liter)
≥<
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lb
62.3–65.1
65.1–68.0
68.0–70.8
70.8–73.6
73.6–76.5
76.5–79.3
79.3–82.1
82.1–85.0
85.0–87.8
87.8–90.6
90.6–93.4
93.4–96.3
96.3–99.1
99.1–101.9
101.9–104.8
104.8–107.6
107.6–110.4
110.4–113.3
113.3–116.1
116.1–118.9
118.9–121.8
121.8–124.6
124.6–127.4
127.4–130.3
130.3–133.1
133.1–135.9
135.9–138.8
138.8–141.6
141.6–144.4
144.4–147.3
147.3–150.1
150.1–152.9
152.9–155.8
155.8–158.6
158.6–161.4
161.4–164.3
164.3–167.1
167.1–169.9
Maximum load
(kg)
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
lb
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
Average load
(kg)
9.20
9.60
10.00
10.50
10.90
11.30
11.70
12.10
12.50
12.90
13.30
13.70
14.10
14.60
15.00
15.40
15.80
16.20
16.60
17.00
17.40
17.80
18.20
18.70
19.1
19.5
19.9
20.3
20.7
21.1
21.5
21.9
22.3
22.7
23.2
23.6
24.0
24.4
lb
4.17
4.35
4.54
4.76
4.94
5.13
5.31
5.49
5.67
5.85
6.03
6.21
6.40
6.62
6.80
6.99
7.18
7.36
7.55
7.73
7.91
8.09
8.27
8.50
8.65
8.83
9.02
9.21
9.39
9.58
9.76
9.95
10.13
10.32
10.51
10.69
10.88
11.06
(kg)
6.10
6.30
6.50
6.75
6.95
7.15
7.35
7.55
7.75
7.95
8.15
8.35
8.55
8.80
9.00
9.20
9.40
9.60
9.80
10.00
10.20
10.40
10.60
10.85
11.03
11.24
11.44
11.65
11.85
12.06
12.26
12.46
12.67
12.87
13.08
13.29
13.49
13.70
2.77
2.86
2.95
3.06
3.15
3.24
3.33
3.42
3.52
3.61
3.70
3.79
3.88
3.99
4.08
4.17
4.27
4.36
4.45
4.55
4.64
4.73
4.82
4.93
5.00
5.10
5.19
5.28
5.38
5.47
5.56
5.65
5.75
5.84
5.93
6.03
6.12
6.21
Notes: (1) All test load weights are bone dry weights.
(2) Allowable tolerance on the test load weights are ±0.10 lbs (0.05 kg).
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IV. Summary and Request for
Comments
Through today’s notice, DOE
announces receipt of Samsung’s petition
for waiver from certain parts of the test
procedure that apply to clothes washers
and grants an interim waiver to
Samsung. DOE is publishing Samsung’s
petition for waiver in its entirety
pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv). The
petition contains no confidential
information. The petition includes a
suggested alternate test procedure
which is to measure the energy
consumption of clothes washers with
capacities larger than the 3.8 ft3
specified in the current DOE test
procedure. DOE is interested in
receiving comments from interested
parties on all aspects of the petition,
including the suggested alternate test
procedure and any other alternate test
procedure.
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Pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv),
any person submitting written
comments to DOE must also send a copy
to the petitioner, whose contact
information is included in the
ADDRESSES section above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
16, 2010.
Henry Kelly,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
July 20, 2010
Catherine Zoi
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.
Washington, DC 20585
Subject: Petition for Waiver and Application
for Interim Waiver, Clothes Washers Capacity
Greater than 3.8 Cubic Feet
Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi:
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a
subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
(Samsung), respectfully submits this Petition
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for Waiver and Application for Interim
Waiver to the Department of Energy (DOE)
for the testing of clothes washers with
capacity greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
The 10 CFR Part 430.27(a)(1) allows a
person to submit a petition to waive for a
particular basic model any requirements of
§ 430.23 upon the grounds that the basic
model contains one or more design
characteristics which either prevent testing of
the basic model according to the prescribed
test procedures, or the prescribed test
procedures may evaluate the basic model in
a manner so unrepresentative of its true
energy consumption characteristics as to
provide materially inaccurate comparative
data. Additionally, 10 CFR Part 430.27(b)(2)
allows an applicant to request an Interim
Waiver if economic hardship and/or
competitive disadvantage is likely to result
absent a favorable determination on the
Application for Interim Waiver.
Reasoning
In order to meet current market demands,
Samsung designed and will be marketing
clothes washers with capacities greater than
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3.8 cubic feet. Samsung expects that the
majority of Samsung clothes washers will be
greater than 3.8 cubic feet in capacity. The
current test procedure, Appendix J1 to
Subpart B of Part 430, leaves an open gap for
determining load sizes not covered by Table
5.1, preventing Samsung from appropriately
testing clothes washer models with capacity
greater than 3.8 cubic feet. The Department
recognized this test method deficiency in the
Interim Waiver granted to Whirlpool.1
Samsung expects that future clothes
washer capacities will expand beyond 3.8
cubic feet, and through extrapolating the
linear relationship between test load sizes
and container volume in Table 5.1, Samsung
Container volume
cu. ft.
≥<
(liter)
≥<
3.80–3.90
3.90–4.00
4.00–4.10
4.10–4.20
4.20–4.30
4.30–4.40
4.40–4.50
4.50–4.60
4.60–4.70
4.70–4.80
4.80–4.90
4.90–5.00
5.00–5.10
5.10–5.20
5.20–5.30
5.30–5.40
5.40–5.50
5.50–5.60
5.60–5.70
5.70–5.80
5.80–5.90
5.90–6.00
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Minimum load
lb
107.6–110.4
110.4–113.3
113.3–116.1
116.1–118.9
118.9–121.8
121.8–124.6
124.6–127.4
127.4–130.3
130.3–133.1
133.1–135.9
135.9–138.8
138.8–141.6
141.6–144.4
144.4–147.2
147.2–150.1
150.1–152.9
152.9–155.7
155.7–158.6
158.6–161.4
161.4–164.2
164.2–167.1
167.1–169.9
The extrapolation was performed on the
load weight in pounds (lb). The weight in
kilograms (kg) was converted from lb, where
1 lb = 0.45359237 kg. The results in kg were
rounded to two decimal places.
A similar test load size table was submitted
by the Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM) to the Department
(AHAM Comments on the Framework
Document for Residential Clothes Washers;
EERE–2008–BT–STD–0019; RIN 1904–AB90,
October, 2, 2009).
Conclusion
Without the Interim Waiver, Samsung will
face economic hardship due to lost
opportunity for sales, and lost investments in
development and manufacturing.
On the grounds that current test methods
for clothes washers will prevent Samsung
from testing the majority of new clothes
washer models and likelihood of economic
hardship, Samsung requests that DOE grants
Samsung the Interim Waiver and Waiver, to
utilize the test load size table above for the
testing of all Samsung clothes washers with
capacity greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
Affected Persons
Primarily affected persons in the clothes
washers category include Alliance Laundry
Systems, LLC., BSH Home Appliances Corp.,
Electrolux Home Products, Equator, Fisher &
Paykel Appliances, Inc., GE Appliances,
Haier America Trading, L.L.C., LG
Electronics Inc., Miele Appliances, Inc., and
Whirlpool Corporation. Samsung will notify
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Maximum load
(kg)
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
proposes the following table for various
Samsung clothes washer models WF###***,
where ### designates model number and ***
designates design characteristics such as
color, or other clothes washer models
manufactured by Samsung that are greater
than 3.8 cubic feet:
lb
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
(kg)
15.80
16.20
16.60
17.00
17.40
17.80
18.20
18.70
19.10
19.50
19.90
20.30
20.70
21.10
21.50
21.90
22.30
22.80
23.20
23.60
24.00
24.40
all these entities as required by the
Department’s rules and provide them with a
version of this Petition. A copy was also
provided to the Association of Home
Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM).
Sincerely,
Michael Moss,
Director
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12.25
12.45
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13.10
13.30
13.50
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4.35
4.45
4.54
4.63
4.72
4.81
4.92
5.01
5.10
5.19
5.28
5.38
5.47
5.56
5.65
5.74
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW-014]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Notice of
Petition for Waiver of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. From the
Department of Energy Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure, and
Grant of Interim Waiver
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, notice of grant of interim
waiver, and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of and publishes the Samsung
Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) petition for waiver (hereafter,
``petition'') from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of clothes
washers. Today's notice also grants an interim waiver of the clothes
washer test procedure. Through this notice, DOE also solicits comments
with respect to the Samsung petition.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information with respect to
the Samsung petition until, but no later than October 25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by case number CW-014,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov. Include ``Case
No. CW-014'' in the subject line of the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J/1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please
submit one signed original paper copy.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW.,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed original
paper copy.
Instructions: All submissions received should include the agency
name and case number for this proceeding. Submit electronic comments in
WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or text
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)) file
format and avoid the use of special characters or any form of
encryption. Wherever possible, include the electronic
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signature of the author. DOE does not accept telefacsimiles (faxes).
Any person submitting written comments must also send a copy to the
petitioner, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(d). The contact information for
the petitioner is: Mr. Michael Moss, Director, Samsung Electronics
America, Inc., 18600 Broadwick Street, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220.
According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that
he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public
disclosure should submit two copies to DOE: one copy of the document
including all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy
of the document with the information believed to be confidential
deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it according to its determination.
Docket: For access to the docket to review the background documents
relevant to this matter, you may visit the U.S. Department of Energy,
950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., (Resource Room of the Building Technologies
Program), Washington, DC 20024; (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Available
documents include the following items: (1) This notice; (2) public
comments received; (3) the petition for waiver and application for
interim waiver; and (4) prior DOE waivers and rulemakings regarding
similar clothes washer products. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the
above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting
the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-2J,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9611. E-mail:
Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, Mail Stop GC-71, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103. Telephone: (202) 586-7796. E-
mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
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 which measure energy efficiency, energy use, or
estimated operating costs, and that are not unduly burdensome to
conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)). The test procedure for automatic and
semi-automatic clothes washers is contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart
B, appendix J1.
The regulations set forth in 10 CFR 430.27 contain provisions that
enable a person to seek a waiver from the test procedure requirements
for covered consumer products. A waiver will be granted by the
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the
Assistant Secretary) if it is determined that the basic model for which
the petition for waiver was submitted contains one or more design
characteristics that prevents testing of the basic model according to
the prescribed test procedures, or if the prescribed test procedures
may evaluate the basic model in a manner so unrepresentative of its
true energy consumption characteristics as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR 430.27(l). 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. 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii). The Assistant Secretary may
grant the 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 the Assistant Secretary to grant an
interim waiver from test procedure requirements to manufacturers that
have petitioned DOE for a waiver of such prescribed test procedures. 10
CFR 430.27(a)(2). An interim waiver remains in effect for 180 days or
until DOE issues its determination on the petition for waiver,
whichever is sooner. An interim waiver may be extended for an
additional 180 days. 10 CFR 430.27(h).
II. Application for Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver
On July 20, 2010, Samsung filed a petition for waiver and
application for interim waiver from the test procedure applicable to
automatic and semi-automatic clothes washers set forth in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix J1. In particular, Samsung requested a waiver
to test its clothes washers with basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic
feet on the basis of the residential test procedures contained in 10
CFR part 430, Subpart B, Appendix J1, with a revised Table 5.1 which
extends the range of container volumes beyond 3.8 cubic feet.
Samsung's petition seeks a waiver from the DOE test procedure
because a test load is used within the procedure, and the mass of this
test load is based on the basket volume of the test specimen, which is
currently not defined for the basket sizes of the basic models cited in
its waiver application. In the DOE test procedure, the relation between
basket volume and test load mass is defined for basket volumes between
0 and 3.8 cubic feet. Samsung has designed a series of clothes washers
that contain basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the test load sizes used in the
test procedure as linear functions of the basket volume. Samsung has
submitted a revised table to extend the maximum basket volume from 3.8
cubic feet to 6.0 cubic feet, a table is similar to one developed by
the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM). AHAM provided
calculations to extrapolate Table 5.1 of the DOE test procedure to
larger container volumes. DOE believes that this is a reasonable
procedure because the DOE test procedure defines test load sizes as
linear functions of the basket volume AHAM's extrapolation was
performed on the load weight in pounds, and AHAM seems to have used the
conversion formula of 1/2.2 (or 0.45454545) to convert pounds to
kilograms. Samsung used the more accurate conversion value of
0.45359237, rounding the results in kilograms to two decimal places.
An interim waiver may be granted if it is determined that the
applicant will experience economic hardship if the application for
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 of the petition for waiver. (10 CFR
430.27(g)). DOE determined that Samsung's application for interim
waiver does not provide sufficient market, equipment price, shipments,
and other manufacturer impact information to permit DOE to evaluate the
economic hardship Samsung might experience absent a favorable
determination on its application for interim waiver. In a previous
similar case, DOE granted an
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interim test procedure waiver to Whirlpool for three of Whirlpool's
clothes washer models with container capacities greater than 3.8 ft\3\.
71 FR 48913 (August 22, 2006). This notice contained an alternate test
procedure, which extended the linear relationship between maximum test
load size and clothes washer container volume in Table 5.1 to include a
maximum test load size of 15.4 pounds (lbs) for clothes washer
container volumes of 3.8 to 3.9 ft\3\. General Electric Company (GE)
submitted a petition very similar to Samsung's on June 22, 2010, and
DOE granted an interim waiver to GE published elsewhere in today's
Federal Register.
DOE believes that the values in the test load size chart submitted
by Samsung are appropriate, and extending the linear relationship
between test load size and container capacity to larger capacities is
valid. Based on this, and the interim waivers granted to Whirlpool and
GE, it appears likely that the petition for waiver will be granted. As
a result, the Department of Energy grants an interim waiver to Samsung
for its line of clothes washers with container volumes greater than 3.8
cubic feet, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(g). Therefore, it is ordered
that:
The application for interim waiver filed by Samsung is hereby
granted for the specified Samsung clothes washer basic models, subject
to the specifications and conditions below.
1. Samsung shall not be required to test or rate the specified
clothes washer products on the basis of the test procedure under 10 CFR
part 430 subpart B, appendix J1.
2. Samsung shall be required to test and rate the specified clothes
washer products according to the alternate test procedure as set forth
in section IV, ``Alternate test procedure.''
The interim waiver applies to the following basic model groups:
WA51A****
WA52A****
WA53A****
WA54A****
WA55A****
WA56A****
WF221***
WF231***
WF241***
WF251***
WF330***
WF331***
WF340***
WF350***
WF409***
WF410***
WF419***
WF421***
WF428***
WF431***
WF438***
WF441***
WF448***
WF451***
WF461***
WF471***
WF500***
WF510***
WF511***
WF512***
WF520***
where *** designates design characteristics such as color, manufactured
by Samsung that are greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
DOE notes that Samsung requested a waiver and interim waiver for
not only the model numbers specified above, but for ``other clothes
washer models manufactured by Samsung that are greater than 3.8 cubic
feet''. DOE makes decisions on waivers and interim waivers for only
those models specifically set out in the petition, not future models
that may or may not be manufactured by the petitioner. Samsung may
submit a new or amended petition for waiver and request for grant of
interim waiver, as appropriate, for additional models of clothes
washers for which it seeks a waiver from the DOE test procedure.
III. Alternate Test Procedure
EPCA requires that manufacturers use DOE test procedures to make
representations about the energy consumption and energy consumption
costs of products covered by EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)) Consistent
representations are important for manufacturers to make representations
about the energy efficiency of their products and to demonstrate
compliance with applicable DOE energy conservation standards. Pursuant
to its regulations for the grant of a waiver or interim waiver from an
applicable test procedure at 10 CFR 430.27, DOE is considering setting
an alternate test procedure for Samsung in the subsequent Decision and
Order. This alternate procedure is intended to allow manufacturers of
clothes washers with basket capacities larger than provided for in the
current test procedure to make valid representations. This test
procedure is based on the expanded Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 submitted
by Samsung. Furthermore, if DOE specifies an alternate test procedure
for Samsung, DOE may consider applying the alternate test procedure to
similar waivers for residential clothes washers.
During the period of the interim waiver granted in this notice,
Samsung shall test its clothes washer basic models according to the
provisions of 10 CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix J1, except that the
expanded Table 5.1 below shall be substituted for Table 5.1 of appendix
J1.
Table 5.1--Test Load Sizes
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Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load
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cu. ft. >= < (liter) >= < lb (kg) lb (kg) lb (kg)
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0-0.8................................... 0-22.7 3.00 1.36 3.00 1.36 3.00 1.36
0.80-0.90............................... 22.7-25.5 3.00 1.36 3.50 1.59 3.25 1.47
0.90-1.00............................... 25.5-28.3 3.00 1.36 3.90 1.77 3.45 1.56
1.00-1.10............................... 28.3-31.1 3.00 1.36 4.30 1.95 3.65 1.66
1.10-1.20............................... 31.1-34.0 3.00 1.36 4.70 2.13 3.85 1.75
1.20-1.30............................... 34.0-36.8 3.00 1.36 5.10 2.31 4.05 1.84
1.30-1.40............................... 36.8-39.6 3.00 1.36 5.50 2.49 4.25 1.93
1.40-1.50............................... 39.6-42.5 3.00 1.36 5.90 2.68 4.45 2.02
1.50-1.60............................... 42.5-45.3 3.00 1.36 6.40 2.90 4.70 2.13
1.60-1.70............................... 45.3-48.1 3.00 1.36 6.80 3.08 4.90 2.22
1.70-1.80............................... 48.1-51.0 3.00 1.36 7.20 3.27 5.10 2.31
1.80-1.90............................... 51.0-53.8 3.00 1.36 7.60 3.45 5.30 2.40
1.90-2.00............................... 53.8-56.6 3.00 1.36 8.00 3.63 5.50 2.49
2.00-2.10............................... 56.6-59.5 3.00 1.36 8.40 3.81 5.70 2.59
2.10-2.20............................... 59.5-62.3 3.00 1.36 8.80 3.99 5.90 2.68
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2.20-2.30............................... 62.3-65.1 3.00 1.36 9.20 4.17 6.10 2.77
2.30-2.40............................... 65.1-68.0 3.00 1.36 9.60 4.35 6.30 2.86
2.40-2.50............................... 68.0-70.8 3.00 1.36 10.00 4.54 6.50 2.95
2.50-2.60............................... 70.8-73.6 3.00 1.36 10.50 4.76 6.75 3.06
2.60-2.70............................... 73.6-76.5 3.00 1.36 10.90 4.94 6.95 3.15
2.70-2.80............................... 76.5-79.3 3.00 1.36 11.30 5.13 7.15 3.24
2.80-2.90............................... 79.3-82.1 3.00 1.36 11.70 5.31 7.35 3.33
2.90-3.00............................... 82.1-85.0 3.00 1.36 12.10 5.49 7.55 3.42
3.00-3.10............................... 85.0-87.8 3.00 1.36 12.50 5.67 7.75 3.52
3.10-3.20............................... 87.8-90.6 3.00 1.36 12.90 5.85 7.95 3.61
3.20-3.30............................... 90.6-93.4 3.00 1.36 13.30 6.03 8.15 3.70
3.30-3.40............................... 93.4-96.3 3.00 1.36 13.70 6.21 8.35 3.79
3.40-3.50............................... 96.3-99.1 3.00 1.36 14.10 6.40 8.55 3.88
3.50-3.60............................... 99.1-101.9 3.00 1.36 14.60 6.62 8.80 3.99
3.60-3.70............................... 101.9-104.8 3.00 1.36 15.00 6.80 9.00 4.08
3.70-3.80............................... 104.8-107.6 3.00 1.36 15.40 6.99 9.20 4.17
3.80-3.90............................... 107.6-110.4 3.00 1.36 15.80 7.18 9.40 4.27
3.90-4.00............................... 110.4-113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.36 9.60 4.36
4.00-4.10............................... 113.3-116.1 3.00 1.36 16.60 7.55 9.80 4.45
4.10-4.20............................... 116.1-118.9 3.00 1.36 17.00 7.73 10.00 4.55
4.20-4.30............................... 118.9-121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.91 10.20 4.64
4.30-4.40............................... 121.8-124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.09 10.40 4.73
4.40-4.50............................... 124.6-127.4 3.00 1.36 18.20 8.27 10.60 4.82
4.50-4.60............................... 127.4-130.3 3.00 1.36 18.70 8.50 10.85 4.93
4.60-4.70............................... 130.3-133.1 3.00 1.36 19.1 8.65 11.03 5.00
4.70-4.80............................... 133.1-135.9 3.00 1.36 19.5 8.83 11.24 5.10
4.80-4.90............................... 135.9-138.8 3.00 1.36 19.9 9.02 11.44 5.19
4.90-5.00............................... 138.8-141.6 3.00 1.36 20.3 9.21 11.65 5.28
5.00-5.10............................... 141.6-144.4 3.00 1.36 20.7 9.39 11.85 5.38
5.10-5.20............................... 144.4-147.3 3.00 1.36 21.1 9.58 12.06 5.47
5.20-5.30............................... 147.3-150.1 3.00 1.36 21.5 9.76 12.26 5.56
5.30-5.40............................... 150.1-152.9 3.00 1.36 21.9 9.95 12.46 5.65
5.40-5.50............................... 152.9-155.8 3.00 1.36 22.3 10.13 12.67 5.75
5.50-5.60............................... 155.8-158.6 3.00 1.36 22.7 10.32 12.87 5.84
5.60-5.70............................... 158.6-161.4 3.00 1.36 23.2 10.51 13.08 5.93
5.70-5.80............................... 161.4-164.3 3.00 1.36 23.6 10.69 13.29 6.03
5.80-5.90............................... 164.3-167.1 3.00 1.36 24.0 10.88 13.49 6.12
5.90-6.00............................... 167.1-169.9 3.00 1.36 24.4 11.06 13.70 6.21
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Notes: (1) All test load weights are bone dry weights.
(2) Allowable tolerance on the test load weights are 0.10 lbs (0.05 kg).
IV. Summary and Request for Comments
Through today's notice, DOE announces receipt of Samsung's petition
for waiver from certain parts of the test procedure that apply to
clothes washers and grants an interim waiver to Samsung. DOE is
publishing Samsung's petition for waiver in its entirety pursuant to 10
CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv). The petition contains no confidential
information. The petition includes a suggested alternate test procedure
which is to measure the energy consumption of clothes washers with
capacities larger than the 3.8 ft\3\ specified in the current DOE test
procedure. DOE is interested in receiving comments from interested
parties on all aspects of the petition, including the suggested
alternate test procedure and any other alternate test procedure.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv), any person submitting written
comments to DOE must also send a copy to the petitioner, whose contact
information is included in the ADDRESSES section above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2010.
Henry Kelly,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
July 20, 2010
Catherine Zoi
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.
Washington, DC 20585
Subject: Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver,
Clothes Washers Capacity Greater than 3.8 Cubic Feet
Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi:
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung), respectfully submits this Petition
for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver to the Department of
Energy (DOE) for the testing of clothes washers with capacity
greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
The 10 CFR Part 430.27(a)(1) allows a person to submit a
petition to waive for a particular basic model any requirements of
Sec. 430.23 upon the grounds that the basic model contains one or
more design characteristics which either prevent testing of the
basic model according to the prescribed test procedures, or the
prescribed test procedures may evaluate the basic model in a manner
so unrepresentative of its true energy consumption characteristics
as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data. Additionally,
10 CFR Part 430.27(b)(2) allows an applicant to request an Interim
Waiver if economic hardship and/or competitive disadvantage is
likely to result absent a favorable determination on the Application
for Interim Waiver.
Reasoning
In order to meet current market demands, Samsung designed and
will be marketing clothes washers with capacities greater than
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3.8 cubic feet. Samsung expects that the majority of Samsung clothes
washers will be greater than 3.8 cubic feet in capacity. The current
test procedure, Appendix J1 to Subpart B of Part 430, leaves an open
gap for determining load sizes not covered by Table 5.1, preventing
Samsung from appropriately testing clothes washer models with
capacity greater than 3.8 cubic feet. The Department recognized this
test method deficiency in the Interim Waiver granted to
Whirlpool.\1\
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Samsung expects that future clothes washer capacities will
expand beyond 3.8 cubic feet, and through extrapolating the linear
relationship between test load sizes and container volume in Table
5.1, Samsung proposes the following table for various Samsung
clothes washer models WF***, where
designates model number and ***
designates design characteristics such as color, or other clothes
washer models manufactured by Samsung that are greater than 3.8
cubic feet:
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Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load
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cu. ft. >= < (liter) >= < lb (kg) lb (kg) lb (kg)
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3.80-3.90 107.6-110.4 3.00 1.36 15.80 7.17 9.40 4.26
3.90-4.00 110.4-113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.35 9.60 4.35
4.00-4.10 113.3-116.1 3.00 1.36 16.60 7.53 9.80 4.45
4.10-4.20 116.1-118.9 3.00 1.36 17.00 7.71 10.00 4.54
4.20-4.30 118.9-121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.89 10.20 4.63
4.30-4.40 121.8-124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.07 10.40 4.72
4.40-4.50 124.6-127.4 3.00 1.36 18.20 8.26 10.60 4.81
4.50-4.60 127.4-130.3 3.00 1.36 18.70 8.48 10.85 4.92
4.60-4.70 130.3-133.1 3.00 1.36 19.10 8.66 11.05 5.01
4.70-4.80 133.1-135.9 3.00 1.36 19.50 8.85 11.25 5.10
4.80-4.90 135.9-138.8 3.00 1.36 19.90 9.03 11.45 5.19
4.90-5.00 138.8-141.6 3.00 1.36 20.30 9.21 11.65 5.28
5.00-5.10 141.6-144.4 3.00 1.36 20.70 9.39 11.85 5.38
5.10-5.20 144.4-147.2 3.00 1.36 21.10 9.57 12.05 5.47
5.20-5.30 147.2-150.1 3.00 1.36 21.50 9.75 12.25 5.56
5.30-5.40 150.1-152.9 3.00 1.36 21.90 9.93 12.45 5.65
5.40-5.50 152.9-155.7 3.00 1.36 22.30 10.12 12.65 5.74
5.50-5.60 155.7-158.6 3.00 1.36 22.80 10.34 12.90 5.85
5.60-5.70 158.6-161.4 3.00 1.36 23.20 10.52 13.10 5.94
5.70-5.80 161.4-164.2 3.00 1.36 23.60 10.70 13.30 6.03
5.80-5.90 164.2-167.1 3.00 1.36 24.00 10.89 13.50 6.12
5.90-6.00 167.1-169.9 3.00 1.36 24.40 11.07 13.70 6.21
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The extrapolation was performed on the load weight in pounds
(lb). The weight in kilograms (kg) was converted from lb, where 1 lb
= 0.45359237 kg. The results in kg were rounded to two decimal
places.
A similar test load size table was submitted by the Association
of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) to the Department (AHAM
Comments on the Framework Document for Residential Clothes Washers;
EERE-2008-BT-STD-0019; RIN 1904-AB90, October, 2, 2009).
Conclusion
Without the Interim Waiver, Samsung will face economic hardship
due to lost opportunity for sales, and lost investments in
development and manufacturing.
On the grounds that current test methods for clothes washers
will prevent Samsung from testing the majority of new clothes washer
models and likelihood of economic hardship, Samsung requests that
DOE grants Samsung the Interim Waiver and Waiver, to utilize the
test load size table above for the testing of all Samsung clothes
washers with capacity greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
Affected Persons
Primarily affected persons in the clothes washers category
include Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC., BSH Home Appliances Corp.,
Electrolux Home Products, Equator, Fisher & Paykel Appliances, Inc.,
GE Appliances, Haier America Trading, L.L.C., LG Electronics Inc.,
Miele Appliances, Inc., and Whirlpool Corporation. Samsung will
notify all these entities as required by the Department's rules and
provide them with a version of this Petition. A copy was also
provided to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM).
Sincerely,
Michael Moss,
Director
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