Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to Electrolux From the Department of Energy Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure, 11440-11443 [2011-4608]
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(3) Alternate Test Procedure
Daikin shall be required to test the
basic models of Altherma products that
are explicitly listed above according to:
a. Full Load Performance and
Efficiency—The Daikin Altherma shall
be tested and rated according to
European Standard EN 14511, ‘‘Air
conditioners, liquid chilling packages
and heat pumps with electrically driven
compressors for space heating and
cooling,’’ except that the test operating
and test condition tolerances in Tables
7, 13 and 15 of the DOE test procedure
in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B,
Appendix M shall apply. Daikin shall
rate the Altherma full load heating and
cooling performance (not including the
DHW contribution) using coefficient of
performance (COP) and energy
efficiency ratio (EER).
b. The European Standard EN 14511
applies only to testing for COP and EER
and does not supersede any DOE
requirements in 10 CFR 430.24.
(4) Representations. Daikin may make
representations about the energy use of
its Altherma heat pump products for
compliance, marketing, or other
purposes only to the extent that such
products have been tested in accordance
with the provisions outlined above, and
such representations fairly disclose the
results of such testing. Daikin may not
make representations of annual
operating cost, or any parameters other
than COP and EER for the Altherma’s
space heating and space cooling
functions, respectively.
(5) This waiver shall remain in effect
from the date this Decision and Order is
issued, consistent with the provisions of
10 CFR 430.27(m).
(6) This waiver is issued on the
condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary
materials provided by the petitioner are
valid. DOE may revoke or modify the
waiver at any time if it determines that
the factual basis underlying the petition
for waiver is incorrect, or the results
from the alternate test procedure are
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unrepresentative of the basic models’
true energy consumption characteristics.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23,
2011.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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Telephone: (202) 586–9611, E-mail:
mailto:Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov.
Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Mail Stop GC–71, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–
0103. Telephone: (202) 287–6111, Email:
mailto:Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov.
In
accordance with Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)),
DOE gives notice of the issuance of its
decision and order as set forth below.
The decision and order grants
Electrolux a waiver from the applicable
clothes washer test procedure in 10 CFR
part 430, subpart B, appendix J1 for
certain basic models of clothes washers
with capacities greater than 3.8 cubic
feet, provided that Electrolux tests and
rates such products using the alternate
test procedure described in this notice.
Today’s decision prohibits Electrolux
from making representations concerning
the energy efficiency of these products
unless the product has been tested
consistent with the provisions and
restrictions in the alternate test
procedure set forth in the decision and
order below, and the representations
fairly disclose the test results.
Distributors, retailers, and private
labelers are held to the same standard
when making representations regarding
the energy efficiency of these products.
42 U.S.C. 6293(c).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW–017]
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Decision and
Order Granting a Waiver to Electrolux
From the Department of Energy
Residential Clothes Washer Test
Procedure
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and Order.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) gives notice of the
decision and order (Case No. CW–017)
that grants to Electrolux Home Products
(Electrolux) a waiver from the DOE
clothes washer test procedure for
determining the energy consumption of
clothes washers. Under today’s decision
and order, Electrolux shall be required
to test and rate its clothes washers with
larger clothes containers using an
alternate test procedure that takes the
larger capacities into account when
measuring energy consumption.
DATES: This Decision and Order is
effective March 2, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
SUMMARY:
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Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23,
2011.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
Decision and Order
In the Matter of: Electrolux Home
Products (Case No. CW–017).
I. Background and Authority
Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA),
Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–
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6309, as codified) established the
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products Other Than
Automobiles, a program covering most
major household appliances, which
includes the residential clothes washers
that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B
includes definitions, test procedures,
labeling provisions, energy conservation
standards, and the authority to require
information and reports from
manufacturers. Further, Part B
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 semiautomatic clothes washers is contained
in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix
J1.
DOE’s regulations for covered
products contain provisions allowing a
person to seek a waiver for a particular
basic model from the test procedure
requirements for covered consumer
products when (1) The petitioner’s basic
model for which the petition for waiver
was submitted contains one or more
design characteristics that prevent
testing according to the prescribed test
procedure, or (2) when 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(a)(1). Petitioners must include in
their petition any alternate test
procedures known to the petitioner to
evaluate the basic model in a manner
representative of its energy
consumption characteristics. 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iii).
The Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the
Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver
subject to conditions, including
adherence to alternate test procedures.
10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in
effect pursuant to the provisions of 10
CFR 430.27(m).
Any interested person who has
submitted a petition for waiver may also
file an application for interim waiver of
the applicable test procedure
requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The
Assistant Secretary will grant an interim
waiver request if it is determined that
the applicant will experience economic
hardship if the interim waiver is denied,
if it appears likely that the petition for
waiver will be granted, and/or the
Assistant Secretary determines that it
1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the
U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A.
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would be desirable for public policy
reasons to grant immediate relief
pending a determination on the petition
for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
On December 23, 2010, DOE issued
enforcement guidance on the
application of recently granted waivers
for large-capacity clothes washers and
announced steps to improve the waiver
process and refrain from certain
enforcement actions. This guidance can
be found on DOE’s Web site at https://
www.gc.energy.gov/1661.htm.
II. Electrolux’s Petition for Waiver:
Assertions and Determinations
On December 8, 2010, Electrolux 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, Electrolux requested a
waiver to test its residential clothes
washers with basket volumes greater
than 3.8 cubic feet on the basis of the
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. Electrolux’s petition and
DOE’s grant of interim waiver were
published in the Federal Register on
December 27, 2010. 75 FR 81258. DOE
received no comments on the Electrolux
petition.
Electrolux’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 basket sizes greater than 3.8
cubic feet. Electrolux manufactures
basic models with capacities greater
than 3.8 cubic feet, and it is for these
basic models that Electrolux seeks a
waiver from DOE’s test procedure. In
addition, if the current maximum test
load mass is used to test these products,
the tested energy use would be less than
the actual energy usage, and could
evaluate the basic model in a manner so
unrepresentative of its true energy
consumption characteristics as to
provide materially inaccurate
comparative data.
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the
test load sizes used in the test procedure
as linear functions of the basket volume.
Electrolux has submitted a revised table
to extend the maximum basket volume
from 3.8 cubic feet to 6.0 cubic feet, a
table similar to one developed by the
Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM), and provided
to DOE in comments on a recently
published DOE residential clothes
washer test procedure Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). 75 FR
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57556 (September 21, 2010). When this
rulemaking is complete, any amended
test procedure will supersede the test
procedure described in this waiver.
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 appears to have used the
conversion formula of 1⁄2.2 (or
0.45454545) to convert pounds to
kilograms. In applications for interim
waiver and petitions for waiver, LG and
Samsung submitted tables similar to the
table proposed by AHAM, rounding the
results in kilograms to two decimal
places, but with a more accurate
conversion factor of 0.45359237.
However, Samsung and LG’s table does
contain small rounding errors which
were corrected in the table proposed by
DOE in the recently published clothes
washer test procedure NOPR. Electrolux
now requests that DOE approve its use
of a table identical to Table 5.1
proposed in DOE’s NOPR. Id.
As DOE has stated in the past, it is in
the public interest to have similar
products tested and rated for energy
consumption on a comparable basis.
Previously, DOE granted a test
procedure waiver to Whirlpool for three
of Whirlpool’s clothes washer models
with container capacities greater than
3.8 cubic feet. 75 FR 69653 (November
15, 2010). 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
cubic feet. On December 10, 2010, DOE
granted a similar waiver to General
Electric Company (GE), which used the
same alternate test procedure. 75 FR
76968. DOE has also granted interim
waivers to Samsung and to LG for
similar products. 75 FR 57937
(September 23, 2010); 75 FR 71680
(November 24, 2010). All decisions and
orders for this type of product use the
Table 5.1 values presented in DOE’s
NOPR.
III. Consultations With Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) staff concerning the
Electrolux petition for waiver. The FTC
staff did not have any objections to
granting a waiver to Electrolux.
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IV. Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the
material that was submitted by
Electrolux, the waivers granted to
Whirlpool and GE, and the interim
waivers granted to Samsung and LG, the
clothes washer test procedure
rulemaking, and consultation with the
FTC staff, it is ordered that:
(1) The petition for waiver submitted
by the Electrolux Corporation (Case No.
CW–017) is hereby granted as set forth
in the paragraphs below.
(2) Electrolux shall not be required to
test or rate the following Electrolux
models on the basis of the current test
procedure contained in 10 CFR part 430,
subpart B, appendix J1. Instead, it shall
be required to test and rate such
products according to the alternate test
procedure as set forth in paragraph (3)
below:
Model
Brand
EIFLS55 *** ...............
EIFLS60 *** ...............
EIFLW55 *** ..............
EWFLS65 *** .............
EWFLS70 *** .............
EWFLW65H ..............
EWFLW65I ................
FAFS4272 ** ..............
FAFS4473 ** ..............
Model
FAFS4474 ** ..............
LAFW7000 ** .............
LAFW8000 ** .............
417.4110 * .................
417.4413 * .................
Brand
Frigidaire
Frigidaire
Frigidaire
Kenmore
Kenmore
(3) Electrolux shall be required to test
the products listed in paragraph (2)
above according to the test procedures
for clothes washers prescribed by DOE
at 10 CFR part 430, appendix J1, except
that, for the Electrolux products listed
in paragraph (2) only, the expanded
Table 5.1 below shall be substituted for
Table 5.1 of appendix J1.
Electrolux
Electrolux
Electrolux
Electrolux
Electrolux
Electrolux
Electrolux
Frigidaire
Frigidaire
TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES
Container volume
Minimum load
≥<
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 .............................................
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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
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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
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
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1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
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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
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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1.36
1.36
1.36
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1.36
1.36
1.36
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES—Continued
Container volume
Minimum load
cu. ft.
5.60–5.70
5.70–5.80
5.80–5.90
5.90–6.00
≥<
Average load
liter
≥<
Maximum load
.............................................
.............................................
.............................................
.............................................
lb
158.6–161.4
161.4–164.2
164.2–167.1
167.1–169.9
kg
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
lb
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
kg
23.20
23.60
24.00
24.40
10.51
10.69
10.88
11.06
lb
13.10
13.30
13.50
13.70
kg
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).
(4) Representations. Electrolux may
make representations about the energy
use of its clothes washer products for
compliance, marketing, or other
purposes only to the extent that such
products have been tested in accordance
with the provisions outlined above and
such representations fairly disclose the
results of such testing.
(5) This waiver shall remain in effect
consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR
430.27(m).
(6) This waiver is issued on the
condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary
materials provided by the petitioner are
valid. DOE may revoke or modify this
waiver at any time if it determines the
factual basis underlying the petition for
waiver is incorrect, or the results from
the alternate test procedure are
unrepresentative of the basic models’
true energy consumption characteristics.
(7) Grant of this waiver does not
release a petitioner from the
certification requirements set forth at 10
CFR 430.62.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23,
2011.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Agency Information Collection
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(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
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1. Forms EIA–1, 3, 4, 5, 6Q, 7A, 8A
and 20, ‘‘Coal Program Package.’’
2. Energy Information Administration.
3. OMB Number 1905–0167.
4. Revision and three-year extension.
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prices, imports and exports. Data are
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distributors of coal, coal mining
operators, and coal-consuming electric
utilities.
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Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974,
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Issued in Washington, DC, February 22,
2011.
Stephanie Brown,
Director, Office of Survey Development and
Statistical Integration, Energy Information
Administration.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW-017]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and
Order Granting a Waiver to Electrolux From the Department of Energy
Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and Order.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of the
decision and order (Case No. CW-017) that grants to Electrolux Home
Products (Electrolux) a waiver from the DOE clothes washer test
procedure for determining the energy consumption of clothes washers.
Under today's decision and order, Electrolux shall be required to test
and rate its clothes washers with larger clothes containers using an
alternate test procedure that takes the larger capacities into account
when measuring energy consumption.
DATES: This Decision and Order is effective March 2, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 586-9611, E-mail: mailto:Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov.
Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, Mail Stop GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0103. Telephone: (202) 287-6111, E-mail:
mailto:Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)), DOE gives notice of the
issuance of its decision and order as set forth below. The decision and
order grants Electrolux a waiver from the applicable clothes washer
test procedure in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1 for certain
basic models of clothes washers with capacities greater than 3.8 cubic
feet, provided that Electrolux tests and rates such products using the
alternate test procedure described in this notice. Today's decision
prohibits Electrolux from making representations concerning the energy
efficiency of these products unless the product has been tested
consistent with the provisions and restrictions in the alternate test
procedure set forth in the decision and order below, and the
representations fairly disclose the test results. Distributors,
retailers, and private labelers are held to the same standard when
making representations regarding the energy efficiency of these
products. 42 U.S.C. 6293(c).
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 2011.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Decision and Order
In the Matter of: Electrolux Home Products (Case No. CW-017).
I. Background and Authority
Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975
(EPCA), Public Law 94-163 (42 U.S.C. 6291-
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6309, as codified) established the Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles, a program covering most major
household appliances, which includes the residential clothes washers
that are the focus of this notice.\1\ Part B includes definitions, test
procedures, labeling provisions, energy conservation standards, and the
authority to require information and reports from manufacturers.
Further, Part B 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.
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\1\ For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code,
Part B was re-designated Part A.
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DOE's regulations for covered products contain provisions allowing
a person to seek a waiver for a particular basic model from the test
procedure requirements for covered consumer products when (1) The
petitioner's basic model for which the petition for waiver was
submitted contains one or more design characteristics that prevent
testing according to the prescribed test procedure, or (2) when
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(a)(1).
Petitioners must include in their petition any alternate test
procedures known to the petitioner to evaluate the basic model in a
manner representative of its energy consumption characteristics. 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iii).
The Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
(the Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver subject to conditions,
including adherence to alternate test procedures. 10 CFR 430.27(l).
Waivers remain in effect pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR
430.27(m).
Any interested person who has submitted a petition for waiver may
also file an application for interim waiver of the applicable test
procedure requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The Assistant Secretary
will grant an interim waiver request if it is determined that the
applicant will experience economic hardship if the interim waiver is
denied, if it appears likely that the petition for waiver will be
granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary determines that it would be
desirable for public policy reasons to grant immediate relief pending a
determination on the petition for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
On December 23, 2010, DOE issued enforcement guidance on the
application of recently granted waivers for large-capacity clothes
washers and announced steps to improve the waiver process and refrain
from certain enforcement actions. This guidance can be found on DOE's
Web site at https://www.gc.energy.gov/1661.htm.
II. Electrolux's Petition for Waiver: Assertions and Determinations
On December 8, 2010, Electrolux 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, Electrolux requested a
waiver to test its residential clothes washers with basket volumes
greater than 3.8 cubic feet on the basis of the 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. Electrolux's petition and DOE's grant of interim waiver were
published in the Federal Register on December 27, 2010. 75 FR 81258.
DOE received no comments on the Electrolux petition.
Electrolux'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
basket sizes greater than 3.8 cubic feet. Electrolux manufactures basic
models with capacities greater than 3.8 cubic feet, and it is for these
basic models that Electrolux seeks a waiver from DOE's test procedure.
In addition, if the current maximum test load mass is used to test
these products, the tested energy use would be less than the actual
energy usage, and could evaluate the basic model in a manner so
unrepresentative of its true energy consumption characteristics as to
provide materially inaccurate comparative data.
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the test load sizes used in the
test procedure as linear functions of the basket volume. Electrolux has
submitted a revised table to extend the maximum basket volume from 3.8
cubic feet to 6.0 cubic feet, a table similar to one developed by the
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), and provided to DOE
in comments on a recently published DOE residential clothes washer test
procedure Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). 75 FR 57556 (September
21, 2010). When this rulemaking is complete, any amended test procedure
will supersede the test procedure described in this waiver. 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 appears to have
used the conversion formula of \1/2.2\ (or 0.45454545) to convert
pounds to kilograms. In applications for interim waiver and petitions
for waiver, LG and Samsung submitted tables similar to the table
proposed by AHAM, rounding the results in kilograms to two decimal
places, but with a more accurate conversion factor of 0.45359237.
However, Samsung and LG's table does contain small rounding errors
which were corrected in the table proposed by DOE in the recently
published clothes washer test procedure NOPR. Electrolux now requests
that DOE approve its use of a table identical to Table 5.1 proposed in
DOE's NOPR. Id.
As DOE has stated in the past, it is in the public interest to have
similar products tested and rated for energy consumption on a
comparable basis. Previously, DOE granted a test procedure waiver to
Whirlpool for three of Whirlpool's clothes washer models with container
capacities greater than 3.8 cubic feet. 75 FR 69653 (November 15,
2010). 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 cubic feet. On December 10, 2010, DOE granted a similar
waiver to General Electric Company (GE), which used the same alternate
test procedure. 75 FR 76968. DOE has also granted interim waivers to
Samsung and to LG for similar products. 75 FR 57937 (September 23,
2010); 75 FR 71680 (November 24, 2010). All decisions and orders for
this type of product use the Table 5.1 values presented in DOE's NOPR.
III. Consultations With Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff
concerning the Electrolux petition for waiver. The FTC staff did not
have any objections to granting a waiver to Electrolux.
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IV. Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the material that was submitted
by Electrolux, the waivers granted to Whirlpool and GE, and the interim
waivers granted to Samsung and LG, the clothes washer test procedure
rulemaking, and consultation with the FTC staff, it is ordered that:
(1) The petition for waiver submitted by the Electrolux Corporation
(Case No. CW-017) is hereby granted as set forth in the paragraphs
below.
(2) Electrolux shall not be required to test or rate the following
Electrolux models on the basis of the current test procedure contained
in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1. Instead, it shall be
required to test and rate such products according to the alternate test
procedure as set forth in paragraph (3) below:
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Model Brand
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EIFLS55 ***............................... Electrolux
EIFLS60 ***............................... Electrolux
EIFLW55 ***............................... Electrolux
EWFLS65 ***............................... Electrolux
EWFLS70 ***............................... Electrolux
EWFLW65H.................................. Electrolux
EWFLW65I.................................. Electrolux
FAFS4272 **............................... Frigidaire
FAFS4473 **............................... Frigidaire
FAFS4474 **............................... Frigidaire
LAFW7000 **............................... Frigidaire
LAFW8000 **............................... Frigidaire
417.4110 *................................ Kenmore
417.4413 *................................ Kenmore
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(3) Electrolux shall be required to test the products listed in
paragraph (2) above according to the test procedures for clothes
washers prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, appendix J1, except that,
for the Electrolux products listed in paragraph (2) only, 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
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>= < >= <
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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
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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).
(4) Representations. Electrolux may make representations about the
energy use of its clothes washer products for compliance, marketing, or
other purposes only to the extent that such products have been tested
in accordance with the provisions outlined above and such
representations fairly disclose the results of such testing.
(5) This waiver shall remain in effect consistent with the
provisions of 10 CFR 430.27(m).
(6) This waiver is issued on the condition that the statements,
representations, and documentary materials provided by the petitioner
are valid. DOE may revoke or modify this waiver at any time if it
determines the factual basis underlying the petition for waiver is
incorrect, or the results from the alternate test procedure are
unrepresentative of the basic models' true energy consumption
characteristics.
(7) Grant of this waiver does not release a petitioner from the
certification requirements set forth at 10 CFR 430.62.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 2011.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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