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DOE solicits comments from
interested parties on all aspects of the
petition, including the suggested
alternate test procedure and calculation
methodology. Pursuant to 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iv), any person submitting
written comments to DOE must also
send a copy of such comments to the
petitioner. The contact information for
the petitioner is: Michael Moss, Director
of Corporate Environmental Affairs,
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.,
18600 Broadwick St., Rancho
Dominguez, CA 90220. All submissions
received must include the agency name
and case number for this proceeding.
Submit electronic comments in
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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).
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.
Issued in Washington, DC on March 18,
2011.
Henry Kelly,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy.
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January 27, 2011
Catherine Zoi
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585
Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi:
Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
(‘‘Samsung’’) respectfully submits this
request Application for Interim Waiver
and Petition for Waiver to the
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the
Department’’) for Samsung’s single
compressor refrigerator-freezers with
multiple defrost cycles.
Reasoning
10 CFR Part 430.27(a)(1) allows a
person to submit a petition to waive for
a particular basic model any
requirements of § 430.23 upon the
grounds that the basic model contains
one or more design characteristics
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which either prevent testing of the basic
model according to the prescribed test
procedures, or the prescribed test
procedures may evaluate the basic
model in a manner so unrepresentative
of its true energy consumption
characteristics as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data.
Additionally, 10 CFR Part 430.27(b)(2)
allows an applicant to request an
Interim Waiver if economic hardship
and/or competitive disadvantage is
likely to result absent a favorable
determination on the Application for
Interim Waiver.
Current test procedures as prescribed
in Appendix A1 to Subpart B of Part 430
(‘‘Appendix A1’’) inadequately addresses
refrigerator-freezers with multiple
defrost cycles, providing Samsung little
ability to represent the energy data of its
refrigerator-freezers with multiple
defrost. DOE also recognized in 75 FR
78837 2 that Appendix A1 to Subpart B
of Part 430 does not address refrigeratorfreezers with multiple defrost cycles,
which supports Samsung’s concerns
about the ability to apply Appendix A1
to Samsung manufactured refrigeratorfreezers. DOE also communicated that
all manufacturers planning on
marketing refrigerator-freezers with
multiple defrost cycles must seek a
waiver from the Department.3
Samsung expects that 0 of its new
2011 refrigerator-freezer models will
utilize the multiple defrost cycles.
Without the Interim Waiver, Samsung
will face economic hardship due to
inability to accurately represent its
refrigerator-freezer’s energy
consumption, losing $00 in sales. For
these reasons, Samsung believes that the
granting of Interim Waiver and Waiver
to Samsung is warranted.
Request
In 75 FR 78810 (December 16, 2010),
DOE issued an interim final rule for
Appendix A (‘‘Appendix A’’), effective
April 15, 2011, that effectively
addresses test methodologies for
refrigerator-freezers with multiple
defrost cycles. Samsung requests that
the April 15, 2011 Appendix A test
methodology be expeditiously granted
for Samsung refrigerator-freezers with
multiple defrost cycles.
The new test methodology of
Appendix A, effective on April 15,
2011, is appropriate and necessary for
our refrigerator-freezers with multiple
defrost cycles. Meanwhile, Samsung
believes for the time being that the
existing energy efficiency limits are
adequate. Samsung therefore does not
seek an alternate energy efficiency limit
for these models at this time.
Samsung requests that the efficient
limits under § 430.32(a) are applied to
the following Samsung manufactured
basic models:
RS26*T***
RSG257****
RF428*****
RFG293****
RFG295****
RFG296****
RFG297****
RFG298****
RFG299****
RFG237****
RFG238****
RF4267****
RFG267****
RFG263****
RSG309****
RSG307****
RF263****
RF266****
RF267****
RF268****
RF26X****
RB194****
RB195****
RB196****
RB197****
RB214****
RB215****
RB216****
RB217****
RF215****
RF217****
RF195****
RF197****
GFSF6KEX****
GFSF6KKY****
GFSL6KEX****
GFSL6KKY****
GFSS6KEX****
GFSS6KIX****
GFSS6KKY****
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592 6571*
401.4100****
401.40483800
PFSF6PKX****
PFSS6PKX****
PFSS6SKX****
PFSS9PKY****
PFSS9SKY****
Please feel free to contact me if you
have any questions regarding Petition
for Waiver and Application for Interim
Waiver. I will be happy to discuss
should any questions arise.
Sincerely,
Michael Moss,
Director of Corporate Environmental Affairs.
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2 In
DOE’s view, the current energy test procedure
does not include test procedures for products with
multiple defrost cycle types. For this reason, there
is no basis for manufacturers’ claims that the
amendment would impact energy use
measurements. DOE has no documentation
regarding the test procedures manufacturers are
using to certify these products, and has received no
petitions for waivers suggesting the need for any
such test procedures.
3 Until these amendments are required in
conjunction with the 2014 standards, manufacturers
introducing products equipped with multiple
defrost cycle types should, consistent with 10 CFR
430.27, petition for a waiver since the modified
version of Appendix A1 set out in today’s notice
will not include a specified method for capturing
this energy usage.
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Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
teleconference call of the State Energy
Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463; 86 Stat.770) requires that public
notice of these meetings be announced
in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:30 to
4:30 p.m. (EST) The call in number is
SUMMARY:
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877–445–5075 and the passcode is
2402235515.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Gary
Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Senior Management Technical
Advisor, Intergovernmental Projects,
Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden,
CO 80401. Telephone: (303) 275–4801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: To make
recommendations to the Assistant
Secretary for the Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy
regarding goals and objectives,
programmatic and administrative
policies, and to otherwise carry out the
Board’s responsibilities as designated in
the State Energy Efficiency Programs
Improvement Act of 1990
(Pub. L. 101–440).
Tentative Agenda: Review and update
of task force accomplishments, review
of March meeting of the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
(EECBG) sub-committee, begin planning
for the June live Board meeting in
Washington, DC, and provide an update
to the Board on routine business matters
and other topics of interest.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. Written statements
may be filed with the Board either
before or after the meeting. Members of
the public who wish to make oral
statements pertaining to agenda items
should contact Gary Burch at the
address or telephone number listed
above. Requests to make oral comments
must be received five days prior to the
meeting; reasonable provision will be
made to include requested topic(s) on
the agenda. The Chair of the Board is
empowered to conduct the meeting in a
fashion that will facilitate the orderly
conduct of business.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available for public review and
copying within 60 days on the STEAB
Web site, https://www.steab.org.
Issued at Washington, DC, on March 21,
2011.
LaTanya Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management
Officer.
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Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 13583–001]
Crane & Company; Notice of
Application Tendered for Filing With
the Commission and Soliciting
Additional Study Requests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Exemption
From Licensing
b. Project No.: 13583–001
c. Date filed: March 9, 2011
d. Applicant: Crane & Company
e. Name of Project: Byron Weston
Hydroelectric Project
f. Location: On the East Branch of the
Housatonic River, in the Town of
Dalton, Berkshire County,
Massachusetts. The project would not
occupy lands of the United States.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Public Utility
Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 16
U.S.C. 2705, 2708.
h. Applicant Contact: Chad Cox, GZA
GeoEnvironmental, Inc., One Edgewater
Drive, Norwood, MA 02062, (781) 278–
5787.
i. FERC Contact: Brandon Cherry,
(202) 502–8328 or
brandon.cherry@ferc.gov.
j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state,
local, and tribal agencies with
jurisdiction and/or special expertise
with respect to environmental issues
that wish to cooperate in the
preparation of the environmental
document should follow the
instructions for filing such requests
described in item l below. Cooperating
agencies should note the Commission’s
policy that agencies that cooperate in
the preparation of the environmental
document cannot also intervene. See, 94
FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001).
k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18
CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if
any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or
person believes that an additional
scientific study should be conducted in
order to form an adequate factual basis
for a complete analysis of the
application on its merit, the resource
agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file
a request for a study with the
Commission not later than 60 days from
the date of filing of the application, and
serve a copy of the request on the
applicant.
l. Deadline for filing additional study
requests and requests for cooperating
agency status: May 9, 2011.
All documents may be filed
electronically via the Internet. See 18
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CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ferconline.asp). Commenters can submit
brief comments up to 6,000 characters,
without prior registration, using the
eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and seven copies to: Kimberly
D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
m. The application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
n. The Byron Weston Hydroelectric
Project would consist of: (1) The
existing 90-foot-long, 30-foot-high Byron
Weston Dam No. 2; (2) an existing 0.94acre impoundment with a normal water
surface elevation of 1,116.7 feet NAVD
(1988); (3) an existing intake structure,
trashrack, and headgate; (4) an existing
6.5-foot-long, 6-foot-diameter penstock
that conveys flow to an existing 50-footlong, 9.5-foot-wide headrace canal
connected to a new 5-foot-long, 4.4-footdiameter penstock; (5) an existing
powerhouse containing one new 250kilowatt turbine generating unit; (6) a
new steel draft tube placed within the
existing tailrace; and (7) a new 100-footlong, 600-volt transmission line
connected to the Crane & Company mill
complex. The proposed project is
estimated to generate an average of
938,000 kilowatt-hours annually.
o. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link. Enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support. A copy is also available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
p. With this notice, we are initiating
consultation with the Massachusetts
State Historic Preservation Officer
(SHPO), as required by 106, National
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
State Energy Advisory Board (STEAB)
AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open teleconference.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a teleconference call of the State
Energy Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92-463; 86 Stat.770) requires that public notice of these meetings
be announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (EST) The call in
number is
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877-445-5075 and the passcode is 2402235515.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Burch, STEAB Designated Federal
Officer, Senior Management Technical Advisor, Intergovernmental
Projects, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, 1617 Cole
Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401. Telephone: (303) 275-4801.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: To make recommendations to the Assistant
Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
regarding goals and objectives, programmatic and administrative
policies, and to otherwise carry out the Board's responsibilities as
designated in the State Energy Efficiency Programs Improvement Act of
1990 (Pub. L. 101-440).
Tentative Agenda: Review and update of task force accomplishments,
review of March meeting of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block
Grant (EECBG) sub-committee, begin planning for the June live Board
meeting in Washington, DC, and provide an update to the Board on
routine business matters and other topics of interest.
Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written
statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the
meeting. Members of the public who wish to make oral statements
pertaining to agenda items should contact Gary Burch at the address or
telephone number listed above. Requests to make oral comments must be
received five days prior to the meeting; reasonable provision will be
made to include requested topic(s) on the agenda. The Chair of the
Board is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will
facilitate the orderly conduct of business.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public
review and copying within 60 days on the STEAB Web site, https://
www.steab.org.
Issued at Washington, DC, on March 21, 2011.
LaTanya Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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