Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Notice of Petition for Waiver of LG Electronics USA, Inc. from the Department of Energy Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure, and Grant of Interim Waiver, 71680-71685 [2010-29606]
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW–016]
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Notice of Petition
for Waiver of LG Electronics USA, 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 LG Electronics
USA, Inc. (LG) 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 LG petition.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,
and information with respect to the LG
petition until, but no later than
December 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by case number CW–016, by
any of the following methods:
SUMMARY:
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• 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–016’’ 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
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: John I. Taylor, Vice
President, Government Relations and
Communications, LG Electronics USA,
Inc., 1776 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20006; (202) 719–3490; E-mail:
john.taylor@lge.com.
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.
Factors of interest to DOE when
evaluating requests to treat submitted
information as confidential include: (1)
A description of the items; (2) whether
and why such items are customarily
treated as confidential within the
industry; (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from
other sources; (4) whether the
information has previously been made
available to others without obligation
concerning its confidentiality; (5) an
explanation of the competitive injury to
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the submitting person which would
result from public disclosure; (6) a date
upon which such information might
lose its confidential nature due to the
passage of time; and (7) why disclosure
of the information would be contrary to
the public interest.
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
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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 September 24, 2010, LG 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.
In particular, LG 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.
LG’s petition seeks a waiver from the
DOE test procedure because the mass of
the test load used in the procedure,
which is based on the basket volume of
the test unit, is currently not defined for
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basket sizes greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
LG manufactures basic models with
capacities greater than 3.8 cubic feet,
and it is for these basic models that LG
seeks a waiver from DOE’s test
procedure.
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the
test load sizes used in the test procedure
as linear functions of the basket volume.
LG 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. LG requests to use a table
similar to the table proposed by
Samsung in its petition, rounding the
results in kilograms to two decimal
places. 75 FR 57937 (September 23,
2010). However, this table does contain
small rounding errors which were
corrected in the table included in DOE’s
clothes washer test procedure notice of
proposed rulemaking. See discussion in
the Alternate Test Procedure section,
below.
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 LG’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 LG
might experience absent a favorable
determination on its application for
interim waiver. Previously, however,
DOE granted an 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
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(lbs) for clothes washer container
volumes of 3.8 to 3.9 ft3. On September
16, 2010, DOE granted interim waivers
to General Electric (75 FR 57915,
September 23, 2010) and Samsung (75
FR 57937, September 23, 2010) for
similar products. The alternate test
procedure in the GE petition was the
same as that granted to Whirlpool in its
interim waiver, while the alternate test
procedure in the Samsung petition used
the slightly different and more accurate
conversion factor discussed above.
There was one comment on the LG
petition, from Whirlpool Corporation.
Whirlpool urged that DOE process the
LG waiver expeditiously, so that clothes
washers with larger clothes containers
can be tested and rated on a comparable
basis.
The current test procedure specifies
test load sizes only for machines with
capacities up to 3.8 cubic feet. In
addition, testing a basic model with a
capacity larger than 3.8 cubic feet using
the current procedure could evaluate
the basic model in a manner so
unrepresentative of its true energy
consumption as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data. Based on
this, and the interim waivers granted to
Whirlpool, Samsung 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 LG
for all of the basic models of clothes
washers with container volumes greater
than 3.8 cubic feet specified in its
petition for waiver, pursuant to 10 CFR
430.27(g). DOE also provides for the use
of an alternative test procedure
extending the linear relationship
between test load size and container
capacity. Therefore, it is ordered that:
The application for interim waiver
filed by LG is hereby granted for the
specified LG clothes washer basic
models, subject to the specifications and
conditions below.
1. LG 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. LG 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:
Model
Brand
WT5001C * ...................................
WT5101H * ...................................
LSWF388H ** ................................
WM3875H *** ................................
WM3885H *** ................................
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LG
LG
LG
LG
LG
Model
Brand
WM2701H * ...................................
WM2801H *** ................................
WM3001H *** ................................
4219#90# ......................................
4102#90# ......................................
4051#90# ......................................
4172#00# ......................................
2927#00# ......................................
2900#00# ......................................
LG
LG
LG
Kenmore
Kenmore
Kenmore
Kenmore
Kenmore
Kenmore
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. LG 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. In addition, DOE notes that
grant of an interim waiver or waiver
does not release a petitioner from the
certification requirements set forth at 10
CFR 430.62.
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 LG in a 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
LG. This Table 5.1 is not identical to the
Table 5.1 submitted by LG in its
petition—it is the Table 5.1 from DOE’s
clothes washer test procedure Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) (75 FR
57556, September 21, 1010). The NOPR
Table 5.1 uses the accurate conversion
factor 0.45359237 employed by LG and
Samsung to convert from pounds to
kilograms, and does not contain
rounding errors. Furthermore, if DOE
specifies an alternate test procedure for
LG, DOE may consider applying the
alternate test procedure to similar
waivers for residential clothes washers.
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During the period of the interim
waiver granted in this notice, LG 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
cu. ft.
≥ <
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 .............................................
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 .............................................
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Minimum load
lb
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
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
144.4–147.2
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
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
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
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
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
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
19.10
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
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
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
7.16
7.34
7.53
7.72
7.90
8.09
8.27
8.46
8.65
8.83
9.02
9.20
9.39
9.58
9.76
9.95
10.13
10.32
10.51
10.69
10.88
11.06
lb
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
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
10.80
11.00
11.20
11.40
11.60
11.90
12.10
12.30
12.50
12.70
12.90
13.10
13.30
13.50
13.70
kg
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
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
4.26
4.35
4.45
4.54
4.63
4.72
4.82
4.91
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).
IV. Summary and Request for
Comments
Through today’s notice, DOE
announces receipt of LG’s petition for
waiver from certain parts of the test
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and grants an interim waiver to LG. DOE
is publishing LG’s petition for waiver in
its entirety pursuant to 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iv). The petition contains
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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 November
18, 2010.
Cathy Zoi
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
September 24, 2010
The Honorable Catherine Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy,
United States Department of Energy,
Mail Station EE–10, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
Re: Petition for Waiver and Application for
Interim Waiver, Test Procedure for
Clothes Washers
Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi:
LG Electronics, Inc. (LG) respectfully
submits this Petition for Waiver and
Application for Interim Waiver, pursuant to
10 CFR 430.27, as related to DOE’s test
procedure for clothes washers.
LG is a manufacturer of clothes washers
and other products sold worldwide,
including in the United States. LG’s U.S.
operations are LG Electronics USA, Inc., with
headquarters at 1000 Sylvan Avenue,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 (tel. 201–816–
2000). Its worldwide headquarters are located
at LG Twin Towers 20, Yoido-dong,
Youngdungpo-gu Seoul, Korea 150–721; (tel.
011–82–2–3777–1114); URL:
http.www.LGE.com. LG’s principal brands
include LG® and OEM brands, including GE®
and Kenmore®.
The test procedure under the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act (EPCA), 42 U.S.C. 6291
et seq., provides for clothes washers to be
tested with specified allowable test load
sizes. See 10 CFR part 430, subpart B,
appendix J1, Table 5.1. The largest average
load under Table 5.1 is 9.20 lbs. LG believes
that it is appropriate for DOE to grant a
waiver that would allow for testing and
rating of specified models (see Appendix 1
hereto) with larger test loads where the
model has a container volume that is greater
than the largest volume shown on Table 5.1.
DOE has already granted interim waivers to
Whirlpool, General Electric, and Samsung for
testing with larger test loads for specified
models in excess of 3.8 cubic feet. 71 FR
48913 (Aug. 22, 2006) (Whirlpool); 75 FR
57915 (Sept. 23, 2010) (GE); id. 57937 (Sept.
23, 2010) (Samsung). The Association of
Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) has
submitted comments to DOE suggesting that
the DOE test procedure be amended to
provide for testing with loads in excess of
those shown in Table 5.1 when testing is
done on clothes washers with volumes in
excess of 3.8 cubic feet. See AHAM
Comments on the Framework Document for
Residential Clothes Washers; EERE–2008–
BT–STD–0019; RIN 1904–AB90, at Appendix
B—AHAM Proposed Changes to J1 Table 5.1
(Oct. 2, 2009). In addition, DOE has issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing
to amend the DOE test procedure to adopt the
AHAM proposed Table 5.1. 75 FR 57556
(Sept. 21, 2010).
We note that Samsung applied for a waiver
using a Table 5.1 that DOE has characterized
as using ‘‘a slightly more accurate conversion
factor to convert pounds to kilograms than
was used by AHAM and GE.’’ 75 FR at 57917.
DOE has granted Samsung’s request in this
regard for the interim waiver and states that
it ‘‘will consider adopting the more accurate
Table 5.1 in the subsequent decision and
order [for the GE waiver]’’ and may consider
applying a test procedure using the more
accurate conversion factor ‘‘to similar waivers
for residential clothes washers.’’
Id.
LG requests that DOE grant a waiver for
testing and rating based on the revised Table
5.1 in Appendix 2 hereto (this is the Table
5.1 proposed by Samsung, which DOE
believes uses a slightly more accurate
conversion factor than used by AHAM and
GE [see above]), and applied to its testing and
rating of basic models specified in Appendix
1 hereto.1
The waiver should continue until DOE
adopts an applicable amended test
procedure.
LG also requests an interim waiver for its
testing and rating of the foregoing basic
models manufactured after the grant of the
interim waiver. The petition for waiver is
likely to be granted, as evidenced not only by
its merits, but also because DOE has granted
interim waivers to other manufacturers
(Whirlpool, GE, and Samsung) and has
proposed a corresponding amendment to its
test procedure. Hence, grant of an interim
waiver for LG is appropriate.
We would be pleased to discuss this
request with DOE and provide further
information as needed.
We hereby certify that all manufacturers of
domestically marketed units of the same
product type have been notified by letter of
this petition and application, copies of which
letters are set forth in Appendix 3 hereto.
Sincerely,
John I. Taylor,
Vice President, Government Relations and
Communications, LG Electronics USA, Inc.,
1776 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006,
Phone: 202–719–3490, Fax: 847–941–8177,
E-mail: john.taylor@lge.com.
Of counsel:
John A. Hodges,
Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, Phone: 202–719–
7000, Fax: 202–719–7049, E-mail:
jhodges@wileyrein.com.
Appendix 1
The waiver and interim waiver
requested herein should apply to testing
and rating of the following model series
of LG-manufactured clothes washers.
Please note that the actual model
numbers will vary to account for such
factors as year of manufacture, product
color, or other features. Nonetheless,
they will always have volumes in excess
of 3.8 cubic feet.
(In the chart below, ‘‘#’’ represents a
number; ‘‘*’’ represents a letter.)
Model
Brand
WT5001C* ....................................
WT5101H* ....................................
LSWF388H** ................................
WM3875H*** ................................
WM3885H*** ................................
WM2701H* ...................................
WM2801H*** ................................
WM3001H*** ................................
4219#90# ......................................
4102#90# ......................................
4051#90# ......................................
4172#00# ......................................
2927#00# ......................................
2900#00# ......................................
LG
LG
LG
LG
LG
LG
LG
LG
Kenmore
Kenmore
Kenmore
Kenmore
Kenmore
Kenmore
Appendix 2
TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES
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Container volume
Minimum load
cu. ft.
≥<
(liter)
≥<
0–0.8 ....................................................
0.80–0.90 .............................................
0.90–1.00 .............................................
1.00–1.10 .............................................
1.10–1.20 .............................................
0–22.7
22.7–25.5
25.5–28.3
28.3–31.1
31.1–34.0
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Maximum load
kg
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
lb
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
Average load
kg
3.00
3.50
3.90
4.30
4.70
lb
1.36
1.59
1.77
1.95
2.13
container capacity under the test procedure in 10
CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1.
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3.25
3.45
3.65
3.85
1.36
1.47
1.56
1.66
1.75
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TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES—Continued
Container volume
cu. ft.
≥<
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
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
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
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
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
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
Average load
kg
5.10
5.50
5.90
6.40
6.80
7.20
7.60
8.00
8.40
8.80
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
2.31
2.49
2.68
2.90
3.08
3.27
3.45
3.63
3.81
3.99
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
lb
4.05
4.25
4.45
4.70
4.90
5.10
5.30
5.50
5.70
5.90
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
kg
1.84
1.93
2.02
2.13
2.22
2.31
2.40
2.49
2.59
2.68
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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Any person desiring to intervene or to
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW-016]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Notice of
Petition for Waiver of LG Electronics USA, 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 LG
Electronics USA, Inc. (LG) 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 LG petition.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information with respect to
the LG petition until, but no later than December 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by case number CW-016,
by any of the following methods:
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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-016'' 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 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: John I. Taylor, Vice President, Government Relations
and Communications, LG Electronics USA, Inc., 1776 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006; (202) 719-3490; E-mail: john.taylor@lge.com.
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.
Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat
submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the
items; (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as
confidential within the industry; (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from other sources; (4) whether the
information has previously been made available to others without
obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the
competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from
public disclosure; (6) a date upon which such information might lose
its confidential nature due to the passage of time; and (7) why
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.
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 September 24, 2010, LG 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, LG 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.
LG's petition seeks a waiver from the DOE test procedure because
the mass of the test load used in the procedure, which is based on the
basket volume of the test unit, is currently not defined for
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basket sizes greater than 3.8 cubic feet. LG manufactures basic models
with capacities greater than 3.8 cubic feet, and it is for these basic
models that LG seeks a waiver from DOE's test procedure.
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the test load sizes used in the
test procedure as linear functions of the basket volume. LG 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. LG requests to use a table similar to the table proposed by
Samsung in its petition, rounding the results in kilograms to two
decimal places. 75 FR 57937 (September 23, 2010). However, this table
does contain small rounding errors which were corrected in the table
included in DOE's clothes washer test procedure notice of proposed
rulemaking. See discussion in the Alternate Test Procedure section,
below.
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 LG'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 LG might experience absent a favorable determination
on its application for interim waiver. Previously, however, DOE granted
an 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\. On September 16, 2010, DOE
granted interim waivers to General Electric (75 FR 57915, September 23,
2010) and Samsung (75 FR 57937, September 23, 2010) for similar
products. The alternate test procedure in the GE petition was the same
as that granted to Whirlpool in its interim waiver, while the alternate
test procedure in the Samsung petition used the slightly different and
more accurate conversion factor discussed above.
There was one comment on the LG petition, from Whirlpool
Corporation. Whirlpool urged that DOE process the LG waiver
expeditiously, so that clothes washers with larger clothes containers
can be tested and rated on a comparable basis.
The current test procedure specifies test load sizes only for
machines with capacities up to 3.8 cubic feet. In addition, testing a
basic model with a capacity larger than 3.8 cubic feet using the
current procedure could evaluate the basic model in a manner so
unrepresentative of its true energy consumption as to provide
materially inaccurate comparative data. Based on this, and the interim
waivers granted to Whirlpool, Samsung 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 LG for all of the basic models of
clothes washers with container volumes greater than 3.8 cubic feet
specified in its petition for waiver, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(g). DOE
also provides for the use of an alternative test procedure extending
the linear relationship between test load size and container capacity.
Therefore, it is ordered that:
The application for interim waiver filed by LG is hereby granted
for the specified LG clothes washer basic models, subject to the
specifications and conditions below.
1. LG 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. LG 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:
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Model Brand
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WT5001C *.................................. LG
WT5101H *.................................. LG
LSWF388H **................................ LG
WM3875H ***................................ LG
WM3885H ***................................ LG
WM2701H *.................................. LG
WM2801H ***................................ LG
WM3001H ***................................ LG
421990................... Kenmore
410290................... Kenmore
405190................... Kenmore
417200................... Kenmore
292700................... Kenmore
290000................... Kenmore
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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. LG 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. In addition, DOE notes that
grant of an interim waiver or waiver does not release a petitioner from
the certification requirements set forth at 10 CFR 430.62.
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 LG in a 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 LG. This
Table 5.1 is not identical to the Table 5.1 submitted by LG in its
petition--it is the Table 5.1 from DOE's clothes washer test procedure
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) (75 FR 57556, September 21, 1010).
The NOPR Table 5.1 uses the accurate conversion factor 0.45359237
employed by LG and Samsung to convert from pounds to kilograms, and
does not contain rounding errors. Furthermore, if DOE specifies an
alternate test procedure for LG, DOE may consider applying the
alternate test procedure to similar waivers for residential clothes
washers.
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During the period of the interim waiver granted in this notice, LG
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
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 7.16 9.40 4.26
3.90-4.00................................................. 110.4-113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.34 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 7.72 10.00 4.54
4.20-4.30................................................. 118.9-121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.90 10.20 4.63
4.30-4.40................................................. 121.8-124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.09 10.40 4.72
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 8.46 10.80 4.91
4.60-4.70................................................. 130.3-133.1 3.00 1.36 19.10 8.65 11.00 5.00
4.70-4.80................................................. 133.1-135.9 3.00 1.36 19.50 8.83 11.20 5.10
4.80-4.90................................................. 135.9-138.8 3.00 1.36 19.90 9.02 11.40 5.19
4.90-5.00................................................. 138.8-141.6 3.00 1.36 20.30 9.20 11.60 5.28
5.00-5.10................................................. 141.6-144.4 3.00 1.36 20.70 9.39 11.90 5.38
5.10-5.20................................................. 144.4-147.2 3.00 1.36 21.10 9.58 12.10 5.47
5.20-5.30................................................. 147.2-150.1 3.00 1.36 21.50 9.76 12.30 5.56
5.30-5.40................................................. 150.1-152.9 3.00 1.36 21.90 9.95 12.50 5.65
5.40-5.50................................................. 152.9-155.7 3.00 1.36 22.30 10.13 12.70 5.75
5.50-5.60................................................. 155.7-158.6 3.00 1.36 22.80 10.32 12.90 5.84
5.60-5.70................................................. 158.6-161.4 3.00 1.36 23.20 10.51 13.10 5.93
5.70-5.80................................................. 161.4-164.2 3.00 1.36 23.60 10.69 13.30 6.03
5.80-5.90................................................. 164.2-167.1 3.00 1.36 24.00 10.88 13.50 6.12
5.90-6.00................................................. 167.1-169.9 3.00 1.36 24.40 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 LG's petition for
waiver from certain parts of the test procedure that apply to clothes
washers and grants an interim waiver to LG. DOE is publishing LG'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 to measure
the energy consumption of clothes washers with capacities larger than
the 3.8 ft\3\
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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 November 18, 2010.
Cathy Zoi
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
September 24, 2010
The Honorable Catherine Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
United States Department of Energy,
Mail Station EE-10, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585.
Re: Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver, Test
Procedure for Clothes Washers
Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi:
LG Electronics, Inc. (LG) respectfully submits this Petition for
Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver, pursuant to 10 CFR
430.27, as related to DOE's test procedure for clothes washers.
LG is a manufacturer of clothes washers and other products sold
worldwide, including in the United States. LG's U.S. operations are
LG Electronics USA, Inc., with headquarters at 1000 Sylvan Avenue,
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 (tel. 201-816-2000). Its worldwide
headquarters are located at LG Twin Towers 20, Yoido-dong,
Youngdungpo-gu Seoul, Korea 150-721; (tel. 011-82-2-3777-1114); URL:
http.www.LGE.com. LG's principal brands include LG[supreg] and OEM
brands, including GE[supreg] and Kenmore[supreg].
The test procedure under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(EPCA), 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq., provides for clothes washers to be
tested with specified allowable test load sizes. See 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix J1, Table 5.1. The largest average load
under Table 5.1 is 9.20 lbs. LG believes that it is appropriate for
DOE to grant a waiver that would allow for testing and rating of
specified models (see Appendix 1 hereto) with larger test loads
where the model has a container volume that is greater than the
largest volume shown on Table 5.1.
DOE has already granted interim waivers to Whirlpool, General
Electric, and Samsung for testing with larger test loads for
specified models in excess of 3.8 cubic feet. 71 FR 48913 (Aug. 22,
2006) (Whirlpool); 75 FR 57915 (Sept. 23, 2010) (GE); id. 57937
(Sept. 23, 2010) (Samsung). The Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM) has submitted comments to DOE suggesting that
the DOE test procedure be amended to provide for testing with loads
in excess of those shown in Table 5.1 when testing is done on
clothes washers with volumes in excess of 3.8 cubic feet. See AHAM
Comments on the Framework Document for Residential Clothes Washers;
EERE-2008-BT-STD-0019; RIN 1904-AB90, at Appendix B--AHAM Proposed
Changes to J1 Table 5.1 (Oct. 2, 2009). In addition, DOE has issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend the DOE test
procedure to adopt the AHAM proposed Table 5.1. 75 FR 57556 (Sept.
21, 2010).
We note that Samsung applied for a waiver using a Table 5.1 that
DOE has characterized as using ``a slightly more accurate conversion
factor to convert pounds to kilograms than was used by AHAM and
GE.'' 75 FR at 57917. DOE has granted Samsung's request in this
regard for the interim waiver and states that it ``will consider
adopting the more accurate Table 5.1 in the subsequent decision and
order [for the GE waiver]'' and may consider applying a test
procedure using the more accurate conversion factor ``to similar
waivers for residential clothes washers.''
Id.
LG requests that DOE grant a waiver for testing and rating based
on the revised Table 5.1 in Appendix 2 hereto (this is the Table 5.1
proposed by Samsung, which DOE believes uses a slightly more
accurate conversion factor than used by AHAM and GE [see above]),
and applied to its testing and rating of basic models specified in
Appendix 1 hereto.\1\
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\1\ All LG models are measured in accordance with DOE's final
guidance for measuring clothes container capacity under the test
procedure in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1.
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The waiver should continue until DOE adopts an applicable
amended test procedure.
LG also requests an interim waiver for its testing and rating of
the foregoing basic models manufactured after the grant of the
interim waiver. The petition for waiver is likely to be granted, as
evidenced not only by its merits, but also because DOE has granted
interim waivers to other manufacturers (Whirlpool, GE, and Samsung)
and has proposed a corresponding amendment to its test procedure.
Hence, grant of an interim waiver for LG is appropriate.
We would be pleased to discuss this request with DOE and provide
further information as needed.
We hereby certify that all manufacturers of domestically
marketed units of the same product type have been notified by letter
of this petition and application, copies of which letters are set
forth in Appendix 3 hereto.
Sincerely,
John I. Taylor,
Vice President, Government Relations and Communications, LG
Electronics USA, Inc., 1776 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006,
Phone: 202-719-3490, Fax: 847-941-8177, E-mail: john.taylor@lge.com.
Of counsel:
John A. Hodges,
Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, Phone:
202-719-7000, Fax: 202-719-7049, E-mail: jhodges@wileyrein.com.
Appendix 1
The waiver and interim waiver requested herein should apply to
testing and rating of the following model series of LG-manufactured
clothes washers. Please note that the actual model numbers will vary to
account for such factors as year of manufacture, product color, or
other features. Nonetheless, they will always have volumes in excess of
3.8 cubic feet.
(In the chart below, ``'' represents a number; ``*''
represents a letter.)
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Model Brand
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WT5001C*................................... LG
WT5101H*................................... LG
LSWF388H**................................. LG
WM3875H***................................. LG
WM3885H***................................. LG
WM2701H*................................... LG
WM2801H***................................. LG
WM3001H***................................. LG
421990................... Kenmore
410290................... Kenmore
405190................... Kenmore
417200................... Kenmore
292700................... Kenmore
290000................... Kenmore
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Appendix 2
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
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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
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).
[FR Doc. 2010-29606 Filed 11-23-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
