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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket Number EERE–2007–BT–STD–
0010]
RIN 1904–AA89
Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for
Residential Clothes Dryers and Room
Air Conditioners
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
In a direct final rule
published on April 21, 2011, DOE
adopted amended energy conservation
standards for residential clothes dryers
and room air conditioners. As required
by EPCA, DOE also published
simultaneously a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NOPR) that proposed
identical energy efficiency standards.
The standards set forth in the direct
final rule and NOPR were consistent
with the consensus agreement that
served as the basis for those rulemaking
actions. The consensus agreement also
provided specific compliance dates for
both products—June 1, 2014 for room
air conditioners and January 1, 2015 for
clothes dryers. In the direct final rule
and NOPR, however, DOE provided for
a compliance date 3 years after the date
of publication in the Federal Register,
or April 21, 2014. As such, the
compliance date of the direct final rule
and NOPR did not correspond with the
consensus agreement. DOE now
proposes to amend the compliance dates
set forth in the direct final rule and
corresponding NOPR to be consistent
with the compliance dates set out in the
consensus agreement.
DATES: Written comments and
information are requested by June 8,
2011.
SUMMARY:
Any comments submitted
must identify the direct final rule for
ADDRESSES:
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 89 / Monday, May 9, 2011 / Proposed Rules
Energy Conservation Standards for
Residential Clothes Dryers and Room
Air Conditioners, and provide docket
number EERE–2007–BT–STD–0010
and/or regulatory information number
(RIN) number 1904–AA89. Comments
may be submitted using any of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: home_appliance2.
rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include the
docket number and/or RIN in the
subject line of the message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121. If
possible, please submit all items on a
CD. It is not necessary to include
printed copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, 950
L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC 20024. Telephone:
(202) 586–2945. If possible, please
submit all items on a CD. It is not
necessary to include printed copies.
Docket: The docket is available for
review at regulations.gov, including
Federal Register notices, framework
documents, public meeting attendee
lists and transcripts, comments, and
other supporting documents/materials.
All documents in the docket are listed
in the regulations.gov index. Not all
documents listed in the index may be
publicly available, such as information
that is exempt from public disclosure.
A link to the docket Web page can be
found at: https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on how to
submit or review public comments or
view hard copies of the docket, contact
Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945
or e-mail: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Witkowski, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Program, EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202)
586–7463, e-mail:
stephen.witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of General Counsel,
GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC, 20585–0121,
(202) 586–7796, e-mail:
Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
DOE
published a direct final rule to establish
amended energy conservation standards
for clothes dryers and room air
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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conditioners on April 21, 2011 (76 FR
22454, April 21, 2011).
EPCA, as amended, grants DOE
authority to issue a final rule
(hereinafter referred to as a ‘‘direct final
rule’’) establishing an energy
conservation standard on receipt of a
statement submitted jointly by
interested persons that are fairly
representative of relevant points of view
(including representatives of
manufacturers of covered products,
States, and efficiency advocates) as
determined by the Secretary, that
contains recommendations with respect
to an energy conservation standard that
are in accordance with the provisions of
42 U.S.C. 6295(o). EPCA also requires a
notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR)
that proposes an identical energy
efficiency standard to be published
simultaneously with the final rule. A
public comment period of at least 110
days must be provided. 42 U.S.C.
6295(p)(4). Not later than 120 days after
issuance of the direct final rule, if one
or more adverse comments or an
alternative joint recommendation are
received relating to the direct final rule,
the Secretary must determine whether
the comments or alternative
recommendation may provide a
reasonable basis for withdrawal under
42 U.S.C. 6295(o) or other applicable
law. If the Secretary makes such a
determination, DOE must withdraw the
direct final rule and proceed with the
simultaneously published notice of
proposed rulemaking. DOE must
publish in the Federal Register the
reason why the direct final rule was
withdrawn. Id.
During the rulemaking proceeding to
develop amended standards for clothes
dryers and room air conditioners, DOE
received the ‘‘Agreement on Minimum
Federal Efficiency Standards, Smart
Appliances, Federal Incentives and
Related Matters for Specified
Appliances’’ (the ‘‘Joint Petition’’), a
comment submitted by groups
representing manufacturers (the
Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM), Whirlpool
Corporation (Whirlpool), General
Electric Company (GE), Electrolux, LG
Electronics, Inc. (LG), BSH Home
Appliances (BSH), Alliance Laundry
Systems (ALS), Viking Range, Sub-Zero
Wolf, Friedrich A/C, U–Line, Samsung,
Sharp Electronics, Miele, Heat
Controller, AGA Marvel, Brown Stove,
Haier, Fagor America, Airwell Group,
Arcelik, Fisher & Paykel, Scotsman Ice,
Indesit, Kuppersbusch, Kelon, and
DeLonghi); energy and environmental
advocates (American Council for an
Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE),
Appliance Standards Awareness Project
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(ASAP), Natural Resources Defense
Council (NRDC), Alliance to Save
Energy (ASE), Alliance for Water
Efficiency (AWE), Northwest Power and
Conservation Council (NPCC), and
Northeast Energy Efficiency
Partnerships (NEEP)); and consumer
groups (Consumer Federation of
America (CFA) and the National
Consumer Law Center (NCLC))
(collectively, the ‘‘Joint Petitioners’’).
This collective set of comments, which
DOE refers to in this notice as the ‘‘Joint
Petition’’1 or ‘‘Consensus Agreement’’
recommends specific energy
conservation standards for residential
clothes dryers and room air conditioners
that, in the commenters’ view, would
satisfy the EPCA requirements in 42
U.S.C. 6295(o). The Joint Petition also
sets forth compliance dates for these
recommended standards. The
compliance dates are June 1, 2014 for
room air conditioners and January 1,
2015 for clothes dryers.
As discussed in the direct final rule,
DOE determined that the relevant
criteria under 42 U.S.C. 6295(p)(4) were
satisfied and that it was appropriate to
adopt amended energy conservation
standards for clothes dryers and room
air conditioners through the direct final
rule. In publishing the direct final rule,
however, DOE inadvertently specified a
compliance date 3 years after
publication of the direct final rule in the
Federal Register, rather than specifying
the compliance dates set forth in the
Joint Petition. In today’s proposed rule,
DOE proposes to adopt those
compliance dates. Specifically, for room
air conditioners, DOE proposes a
compliance date of June 1, 2014, and for
clothes dryers, DOE proposes a
compliance date of January 1, 2015.
DOE seeks comment on these
compliance dates.
Procedural Issues and Regulatory
Review
The regulatory reviews conducted for
this proposed rule remain unchanged
from those conducted for the direct final
rule establishing the amended energy
conservation standards. DOE does not
believe that the changes in the
compliance dates—approximately one
and a half months for room air
conditioners and eight and a half
months for clothes dryers—would result
in changes to those analyses. Please see
the direct final rule for further details.
1 DOE Docket No. EERE–2007–BT–STD–0010,
Comment 35. DOE considered the Joint Petitioners
comments to supersede earlier comments by the
listed parties regarding issues subsequently
discussed in the Joint Petition.
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List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and
procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation,
Household appliances, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, and Small
businesses.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2011.
Kathleen Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Office of Technology
Development, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
PART 430—ENERGY CONSERVATION
PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, DOE proposes to amend
chapter II, subchapter D, of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, as set
forth below:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309; 28 U.S.C.
2461 note.
1. The authority citation for part 430
continues to read as follows:
2. Revise § 430.32 paragraphs (b), and
(h) to read as follows:
§ 430.32 Energy and water conservation
standards and their effective dates.
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(b) Room air conditioners.
Energy efficiency ratio,
effective from
Oct. 1, 2000 to
May 31, 2014
Product class
Combined energy efficiency
ratio, effective
as of June 1,
2014
9.7
9.7
9.8
9.7
8.5
11.0
11.0
10.9
10.7
9.4
9.0
10.0
10.0
9.6
9.5
9.3
9.4
9.8
9.3
9.3
8.7
9.5
10.4
1. Without reverse cycle, with louvered sides, and less than 6,000 Btu/h .............................................................
2. Without reverse cycle, with louvered sides, and 6,000 to 7,999 Btu/h ..............................................................
3. Without reverse cycle, with louvered sides, and 8,000 to 13,999 Btu/h ............................................................
4. Without reverse cycle, with louvered sides, and 14,000 to 19,999 Btu/h ..........................................................
5a. Without reverse cycle, with louvered sides, and 20,000 to 24,999 Btu/h ........................................................
5b. Without reverse cycle, with louvered sides, and 25,000 Btu/h or more ...........................................................
6. Without reverse cycle, without louvered sides, and less than 6,000 Btu/h ........................................................
7. Without reverse cycle, without louvered sides, and 6,000 to 7,999 Btu/h .........................................................
8a. Without reverse cycle, without louvered sides, and 8,000 to 10,999 Btu/h .....................................................
8b. Without reverse cycle, without louvered sides, and 11,000 to 13,999 Btu/h ...................................................
9. Without reverse cycle, without louvered sides, and 14,000 to 19,999 Btu/h .....................................................
10. Without reverse cycle, without louvered sides, and 20,000 Btu/h or more ......................................................
11. With reverse cycle, with louvered sides, and less than 20,000 Btu/h ..............................................................
12. With reverse cycle, without louvered sides, and less than 14,000 Btu/h .........................................................
13. With reverse cycle, with louvered sides, and 20,000 Btu/h or more ................................................................
14. With reverse cycle, without louvered sides, and 14,000 Btu/h or more ...........................................................
15. Casement-Only ..................................................................................................................................................
16. Casement-Slider ................................................................................................................................................
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(h) Clothes dryers. (1) Gas clothes
dryers manufactured after January 1,
1988 shall not be equipped with a
constant burning pilot.
(2) Clothes dryers manufactured on or
after May 14, 1994 and before January
1, 2015, shall have an energy factor no
less than:
Product class
Energy factor
(lbs/kWh)
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i. Electric, Standard (4.4 ft3
or greater capacity) ...........
ii. Electric, Compact (120V)
(less than 4.4 ft3 capacity)
iii. Electric, Compact (240V)
(less than 4.4 ft3 capacity)
iv. Gas ..................................
3.01
3.13
2.90
2.67
Combined
energy factor
(lbs/kWh)
Product class
ii. Vented Electric, Compact
(120V) (less than 4.4 ft3
capacity) ............................
iii. Vented Electric, Compact
(240V) (less than 4.4 ft3
capacity) ............................
iv. Vented Gas ......................
v. Ventless Electric, Compact
(240V) (less than 4.4 ft3
capacity) ............................
vi. Ventless Electric, Combination Washer-Dryer ......
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*
Product class
Combined
energy factor
(lbs/kWh)
i. Vented Electric, Standard
(4.4 ft3 or greater capacity)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 71
[Docket No. FAA–2010–1240; Airspace
Docket No. 10–ASW–18]
3.27
3.30
2.55
2.08
*
(3) Clothes dryers manufactured on or
after January 1, 2015, shall have a
combined energy factor no less than:
8.5
8.5
9.0
8.5
8.5
8.0
8.7
9.5
3.61
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket Number EERE-2007-BT-STD-0010]
RIN 1904-AA89
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Residential Clothes Dryers and Room Air Conditioners
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In a direct final rule published on April 21, 2011, DOE
adopted amended energy conservation standards for residential clothes
dryers and room air conditioners. As required by EPCA, DOE also
published simultaneously a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) that
proposed identical energy efficiency standards. The standards set forth
in the direct final rule and NOPR were consistent with the consensus
agreement that served as the basis for those rulemaking actions. The
consensus agreement also provided specific compliance dates for both
products--June 1, 2014 for room air conditioners and January 1, 2015
for clothes dryers. In the direct final rule and NOPR, however, DOE
provided for a compliance date 3 years after the date of publication in
the Federal Register, or April 21, 2014. As such, the compliance date
of the direct final rule and NOPR did not correspond with the consensus
agreement. DOE now proposes to amend the compliance dates set forth in
the direct final rule and corresponding NOPR to be consistent with the
compliance dates set out in the consensus agreement.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested by June 8, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the direct final rule
for
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Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Dryers and Room
Air Conditioners, and provide docket number EERE-2007-BT-STD-0010 and/
or regulatory information number (RIN) number 1904-AA89. Comments may
be submitted using any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
2. E-mail: home_appliance2.rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include the
docket number and/or RIN in the subject line of the message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible, please submit all items on a
CD. It is not necessary to include printed copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. If possible,
please submit all items on a CD. It is not necessary to include printed
copies.
Docket: The docket is available for review at regulations.gov,
including Federal Register notices, framework documents, public meeting
attendee lists and transcripts, comments, and other supporting
documents/materials. All documents in the docket are listed in the
regulations.gov index. Not all documents listed in the index may be
publicly available, such as information that is exempt from public
disclosure.
A link to the docket Web page can be found at: https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on how to submit or review public comments
or view hard copies of the docket, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202)
586-2945 or e-mail: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Witkowski, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-
7463, e-mail: stephen.witkowski@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585-
0121, (202) 586-7796, e-mail: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published a direct final rule to
establish amended energy conservation standards for clothes dryers and
room air conditioners on April 21, 2011 (76 FR 22454, April 21, 2011).
EPCA, as amended, grants DOE authority to issue a final rule
(hereinafter referred to as a ``direct final rule'') establishing an
energy conservation standard on receipt of a statement submitted
jointly by interested persons that are fairly representative of
relevant points of view (including representatives of manufacturers of
covered products, States, and efficiency advocates) as determined by
the Secretary, that contains recommendations with respect to an energy
conservation standard that are in accordance with the provisions of 42
U.S.C. 6295(o). EPCA also requires a notice of proposed rulemaking
(NOPR) that proposes an identical energy efficiency standard to be
published simultaneously with the final rule. A public comment period
of at least 110 days must be provided. 42 U.S.C. 6295(p)(4). Not later
than 120 days after issuance of the direct final rule, if one or more
adverse comments or an alternative joint recommendation are received
relating to the direct final rule, the Secretary must determine whether
the comments or alternative recommendation may provide a reasonable
basis for withdrawal under 42 U.S.C. 6295(o) or other applicable law.
If the Secretary makes such a determination, DOE must withdraw the
direct final rule and proceed with the simultaneously published notice
of proposed rulemaking. DOE must publish in the Federal Register the
reason why the direct final rule was withdrawn. Id.
During the rulemaking proceeding to develop amended standards for
clothes dryers and room air conditioners, DOE received the ``Agreement
on Minimum Federal Efficiency Standards, Smart Appliances, Federal
Incentives and Related Matters for Specified Appliances'' (the ``Joint
Petition''), a comment submitted by groups representing manufacturers
(the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM), Whirlpool
Corporation (Whirlpool), General Electric Company (GE), Electrolux, LG
Electronics, Inc. (LG), BSH Home Appliances (BSH), Alliance Laundry
Systems (ALS), Viking Range, Sub-Zero Wolf, Friedrich A/C, U-Line,
Samsung, Sharp Electronics, Miele, Heat Controller, AGA Marvel, Brown
Stove, Haier, Fagor America, Airwell Group, Arcelik, Fisher & Paykel,
Scotsman Ice, Indesit, Kuppersbusch, Kelon, and DeLonghi); energy and
environmental advocates (American Council for an Energy Efficient
Economy (ACEEE), Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Alliance to Save Energy (ASE),
Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE), Northwest Power and Conservation
Council (NPCC), and Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP));
and consumer groups (Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the
National Consumer Law Center (NCLC)) (collectively, the ``Joint
Petitioners''). This collective set of comments, which DOE refers to in
this notice as the ``Joint Petition''\1\ or ``Consensus Agreement''
recommends specific energy conservation standards for residential
clothes dryers and room air conditioners that, in the commenters' view,
would satisfy the EPCA requirements in 42 U.S.C. 6295(o). The Joint
Petition also sets forth compliance dates for these recommended
standards. The compliance dates are June 1, 2014 for room air
conditioners and January 1, 2015 for clothes dryers.
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\1\ DOE Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-STD-0010, Comment 35. DOE
considered the Joint Petitioners comments to supersede earlier
comments by the listed parties regarding issues subsequently
discussed in the Joint Petition.
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As discussed in the direct final rule, DOE determined that the
relevant criteria under 42 U.S.C. 6295(p)(4) were satisfied and that it
was appropriate to adopt amended energy conservation standards for
clothes dryers and room air conditioners through the direct final rule.
In publishing the direct final rule, however, DOE inadvertently
specified a compliance date 3 years after publication of the direct
final rule in the Federal Register, rather than specifying the
compliance dates set forth in the Joint Petition. In today's proposed
rule, DOE proposes to adopt those compliance dates. Specifically, for
room air conditioners, DOE proposes a compliance date of June 1, 2014,
and for clothes dryers, DOE proposes a compliance date of January 1,
2015. DOE seeks comment on these compliance dates.
Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review
The regulatory reviews conducted for this proposed rule remain
unchanged from those conducted for the direct final rule establishing
the amended energy conservation standards. DOE does not believe that
the changes in the compliance dates--approximately one and a half
months for room air conditioners and eight and a half months for
clothes dryers--would result in changes to those analyses. Please see
the direct final rule for further details.
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List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430
Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business
information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, and Small businesses.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2011.
Kathleen Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office of Technology
Development, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, DOE proposes to amend
chapter II, subchapter D, of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, as set forth below:
PART 430--ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS
1. The authority citation for part 430 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291-6309; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.
2. Revise Sec. 430.32 paragraphs (b), and (h) to read as follows:
Sec. 430.32 Energy and water conservation standards and their
effective dates.
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(b) Room air conditioners.
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Energy Combined
efficiency energy
ratio, efficiency
Product class effective from ratio,
Oct. 1, 2000 effective as
to May 31, of June 1,
2014 2014
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1. Without reverse cycle, with louvered 9.7 11.0
sides, and less than 6,000 Btu/h.......
2. Without reverse cycle, with louvered 9.7 11.0
sides, and 6,000 to 7,999 Btu/h........
3. Without reverse cycle, with louvered 9.8 10.9
sides, and 8,000 to 13,999 Btu/h.......
4. Without reverse cycle, with louvered 9.7 10.7
sides, and 14,000 to 19,999 Btu/h......
5a. Without reverse cycle, with louvered 8.5 9.4
sides, and 20,000 to 24,999 Btu/h......
5b. Without reverse cycle, with louvered 9.0
sides, and 25,000 Btu/h or more........
6. Without reverse cycle, without 9.0 10.0
louvered sides, and less than 6,000 Btu/
h......................................
7. Without reverse cycle, without 9.0 10.0
louvered sides, and 6,000 to 7,999 Btu/
h......................................
8a. Without reverse cycle, without 8.5 9.6
louvered sides, and 8,000 to 10,999 Btu/
h......................................
8b. Without reverse cycle, without 9.5
louvered sides, and 11,000 to 13,999
Btu/h..................................
9. Without reverse cycle, without 8.5 9.3
louvered sides, and 14,000 to 19,999
Btu/h..................................
10. Without reverse cycle, without 8.5 9.4
louvered sides, and 20,000 Btu/h or
more...................................
11. With reverse cycle, with louvered 9.0 9.8
sides, and less than 20,000 Btu/h......
12. With reverse cycle, without louvered 8.5 9.3
sides, and less than 14,000 Btu/h......
13. With reverse cycle, with louvered 8.5 9.3
sides, and 20,000 Btu/h or more........
14. With reverse cycle, without louvered 8.0 8.7
sides, and 14,000 Btu/h or more........
15. Casement-Only....................... 8.7 9.5
16. Casement-Slider..................... 9.5 10.4
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(h) Clothes dryers. (1) Gas clothes dryers manufactured after
January 1, 1988 shall not be equipped with a constant burning pilot.
(2) Clothes dryers manufactured on or after May 14, 1994 and before
January 1, 2015, shall have an energy factor no less than:
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Energy factor
Product class (lbs/kWh)
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i. Electric, Standard (4.4 ft\3\ or greater capacity)... 3.01
ii. Electric, Compact (120V) (less than 4.4 ft\3\ 3.13
capacity)..............................................
iii. Electric, Compact (240V) (less than 4.4 ft\3\ 2.90
capacity)..............................................
iv. Gas................................................. 2.67
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(3) Clothes dryers manufactured on or after January 1, 2015, shall
have a combined energy factor no less than:
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Combined
Product class energy factor
(lbs/kWh)
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i. Vented Electric, Standard (4.4 ft\3\ or greater 3.73
capacity)..............................................
ii. Vented Electric, Compact (120V) (less than 4.4 ft\3\ 3.61
capacity)..............................................
iii. Vented Electric, Compact (240V) (less than 4.4 3.27
ft\3\ capacity)........................................
iv. Vented Gas.......................................... 3.30
v. Ventless Electric, Compact (240V) (less than 4.4 2.55
ft\3\ capacity)........................................
vi. Ventless Electric, Combination Washer-Dryer......... 2.08
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[FR Doc. 2011-11237 Filed 5-6-11; 8:45 am]
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