Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to Samsung From the Department of Energy Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure, 50207-50210 [2011-20538]
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Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the
materials submitted by Fujitsu, the
absence of any comments, and
consultation with the FTC staff, it is
ordered that:
(1) The petition for waiver filed by
Fujitsu (Case No. CAC–033) is hereby
granted as set forth in the paragraphs
below.
(2) Fujitsu shall not be required to test
or rate its AIRSTAGE V–II multi-split
heat pump models listed below on the
basis of the test procedures cited in 10
CFR 431.96, specifically ARI Standard
340/360–2004 (incorporated by
reference in 10 CFR 431.95(b)(2)).
Instead, it shall be required to test and
rate such products according to the
alternate test procedure as set forth in
paragraph (3).
Outdoor units, 208/230Vac, 3-phase,
60Hz, Air-Source Heat pump models:
Standalone models:
AOUA72RLBV and AOUA96RLBV
with nominal cooling capacities of
72,000 and 96,000 Btu/hr respectively.
Add-on system models
AOUA144RLBVG
AOUA168RLBVG
AOUA192RLBVG
AOUA216RLBVG
(Module models)
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AOUA240RLBVG .....................................................................................................................................
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AOUA288RLBVG .....................................................................................................................................
with nominal cooling capacities of
144,000, 168,000, 192,000, 216,000,
240,000 and 288,000 Btu/hr
respectively.
Compatible indoor units for the above
listed outdoor units:
Compact cassette: AUUA7RLAV,
AUUA9RLAV, AUUA12RLAV,
AUUA14RLAV, AUUA18RLAV and
AUUA24RLAV with nominal cooling
capacities of 7,500, 9,500, 12,000,
14,000, 18,000 and 24,000 Btu/hr
respectively.
Cassette: AUUB30RLAV and
AUUB36RLAV with nominal cooling
capacities of 30,000 and
36,000 Btu/hr respectively.
Slim cassette: AUUB18RLAV and
AUUB24RLAV with nominal cooling
capacities of 18,000 and 24,000 Btu/hr
respectively.
Compact wall mounted:
ASUA7RLAV, ASUE7RLAV,
ASUA9RLAV, ASUE9RLAV,
ASUA12RLAV, ASUE12RLAV,
ASUA14RLAV and ASUE14RLAV with
nominal cooling capacities of 7,500,
7,500, 9,500, 9,500, 12,000, 12,000,
14,000 and 14,000 Btu/hr respectively.
Wall mounted: ASUB18RLAV and
ASUB24RLAV with nominal cooling
capacities of 18,000 and 24,000 Btu/hr
respectively.
Floor/Ceiling (Universal):
ABUA12RLAV, ABUA14RLAV,
ABUA18RLAV and ABUA24RLAV with
nominal cooling capacities of 12,000,
14,000, 18,000, 24,000 Btu/hr
respectively.
Ceiling: ABUA30RLAV and
ABUA36RLAV with nominal cooling
capacities of 30,000 and 36,000 Btu/hr
respectively.
Slim duct: ARUL7RLAV,
ARUL9RLAV, ARUL12RLAV,
ARUL14RLAV and ARUL18RLAV with
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nominal cooling capacities of 7,500,
9,500, 12,000, 14,000 and 18,000 Btu/hr
respectively.
Middle static pressure duct:
ARUM24RLAV, ARUM30RLAV,
ARUM36RLAV, ARUM48RLAV and
ARUM54RLAV with nominal cooling
capacities of 24,000, 30,000, 36,000,
48,000 and 54,000 Btu/hr respectively.
High static pressure duct:
ARUH36RLAV, ARUH48RLAV,
ARUH54RLAV, ARUH60RLAV,
ARUH72RLAV, ARUH90RLAV and
ARUH96RLAV with nominal cooling
capacities of 36,000, 48,000, 60,000,
72,000, 90,000 and 96,000 Btu/hr
respectively.
(3) Alternate test procedure. Fujitsu is
not required to test the products listed
in paragraph (2) above according to the
test procedure for commercial package
air conditioners and heat pumps
prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR 431.96
(ARI Standard 340/360–2004
(incorporated by reference in 10 CFR
431.95(b)(2)), but instead shall use the
alternate test procedure ANSI/AHRI
1230–2010.
(4) This waiver shall remain in effect
from the date this Decision and Order is
issued, consistent with the provisions of
10 CFR 431.401(g).
(5) 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
unrepresentative of the basic models’
true energy consumption characteristics.
(6) This waiver applies only to those
basic models set out in Fujitsu’s petition
for waiver. Grant of this waiver does not
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release a petitioner from the
certification requirements set forth at 10
CFR part 429.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 5,
2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
Technology Development, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011–20539 Filed 8–11–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW–019]
Decision and Order Granting a Waiver
to Samsung 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–019)
that grants to Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. (Samsung) a waiver from
the DOE clothes washer test procedure
for determining the energy consumption
of clothes washers for the basic models
set forth in its petition for waiver. Under
today’s decision and order, Samsung
shall be required to test and rate these
clothes washers with larger clothes
containers using an alternate test
procedure that takes the larger
capacities into account when measuring
energy consumption.
SUMMARY:
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This Decision and Order is
effective August 12, 2011.
DATES:
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:
Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov.
Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Mail Stop GC–71, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–
0103. Telephone: (202) 586–7796, Email: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 Samsung
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 Samsung tests and rates
such products using the alternate test
procedure described in this notice.
Today’s decision prohibits Samsung
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:
Issued in Washington, DC on August 5,
2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Office of Technology
Development, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
Decision and Order
In the Matter of: Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. (Case No. CW–019).
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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–
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
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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 set forth 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
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 for large-capacity
clothes washers. This guidance can be
1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the
U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A.
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found on DOE’s Web site at https://
www.gc.energy.gov/documents/
LargeCapacityRCW_guidance
_122210.pdf.
II. Samsung’s Petition for Waiver:
Assertions and Determinations
On February 11, 2011, Samsung
submitted the instant petition for waiver
and application for interim waiver
(petition) from the test procedure
applicable to automatic and semiautomatic clothes washers set forth in
10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1.
This petition expands the model list set
forth in Samsung’s initial petition CW–
014, for which DOE granted a waiver on
March 10, 2011. 76 FR 13169. Samsung
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. Samsung’s instant
petition and DOE’s grant of interim
waiver were also published in the
Federal Register on April 19, 2011. 76
FR 21881. DOE received no comments
on the Samsung petition.
Samsung’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. The basic models specified in
Samsung’s February 2011 petition have
capacities larger than 3.8 cubic feet. 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.
Samsung requests that DOE grant a
waiver for testing and rating based on a
revised Table 5.1, the same table as set
forth in the waiver granted to Samsung
on March 10, 2011. The table is
identical to the Table 5.1 found in
DOE’s clothes washer test procedure
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR).
75 FR 57556 (September 21, 1010).
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
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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 waivers to
Electrolux (76 FR 11440 (March 2,
2011)), LG (76 FR 11233 (March 1,
2011)) and Samsung (76 FR 13169
(March 10, 2011)). All decisions and
orders for this type of product use the
Table 5.1 values presented in DOE’s
NOPR.
DOE notes that its recently issued
supplemental proposed rule (https://
www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
appliance_standards/residential/pdfs/
rcw_tp_snopr.pdf) to amend the test
procedures for clothes washers makes
slight adjustments to Table 5.1 to correct
for rounding errors. The alternate test
procedure set forth in this decision and
order adopts this updated table.
III. Consultations with Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) staff concerning the
Samsung petition for waiver. The FTC
staff did not have any objections to
granting a waiver to Samsung.
IV. Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the
material that was submitted by
Samsung, the waivers granted to
Whirlpool, GE, LG and Electrolux, as
well as previously to Samsung, the
clothes washer test procedure
rulemaking, and consultation with the
FTC staff, it is ordered that:
(1) The petition for waiver submitted
by the Samsung Electronics America,
Inc. (Case No. CW–019) is hereby
granted as set forth in the paragraphs
below.
(2) Samsung shall not be required to
test or rate the following Samsung
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.
WA5471* * *, WA5461* * *,
WA5451* * *, WA5441* * *,
WA5431* * *.
(3) Samsung 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 Samsung 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
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 .....................................................................
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lb
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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
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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
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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
10.85
11.05
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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
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TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES—Continued
Container volume
Minimum load
cu. ft.
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
≥<
Average load
lb
lb
kg
lb
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
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
11.25
11.45
11.65
11.85
12.05
12.25
12.45
12.65
12.90
13.10
13.30
13.50
13.70
liter
≥<
Maximum load
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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
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
kg
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
1.36
kg
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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(4) Representations. Samsung 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) This waiver applies only to those
basic models set out in Samsung’s
petition for waiver. Grant of this waiver
does not release a petitioner from the
certification requirements set forth at 10
CFR part 429.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 5,
2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Office of Technology
Development, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 156 (Friday, August 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50207-50210]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW-019]
Decision and Order Granting a Waiver to Samsung 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-019) that grants to Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. (Samsung) a waiver from the DOE clothes washer test
procedure for determining the energy consumption of clothes washers for
the basic models set forth in its petition for waiver. Under today's
decision and order, Samsung shall be required to test and rate these
clothes washers with larger clothes containers using an alternate test
procedure that takes the larger capacities into account when measuring
energy consumption.
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DATES: This Decision and Order is effective August 12, 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: Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov.
Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, Mail Stop GC-71, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0103. Telephone: (202) 586-7796, E-mail:
Elizabeth.Kohl@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 Samsung 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 Samsung tests and rates such products using the alternate
test procedure described in this notice. Today's decision prohibits
Samsung 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 August 5, 2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office of Technology
Development, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Decision and Order
In the Matter of: Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (Case No. CW-
019).
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. 6291-6309, 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 set forth 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 for large-
capacity clothes washers. This guidance can be found on DOE's Web site
at https://www.gc.energy.gov/documents/LargeCapacityRCW_guidance_122210.pdf.
II. Samsung's Petition for Waiver: Assertions and Determinations
On February 11, 2011, Samsung submitted the instant petition for
waiver and application for interim waiver (petition) from the test
procedure applicable to automatic and semi-automatic clothes washers
set forth in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1. This petition
expands the model list set forth in Samsung's initial petition CW-014,
for which DOE granted a waiver on March 10, 2011. 76 FR 13169. Samsung
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. Samsung's instant petition and DOE's grant of interim waiver were
also published in the Federal Register on April 19, 2011. 76 FR 21881.
DOE received no comments on the Samsung petition.
Samsung'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. The basic models specified in
Samsung's February 2011 petition have capacities larger than 3.8 cubic
feet. 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. Samsung
requests that DOE grant a waiver for testing and rating based on a
revised Table 5.1, the same table as set forth in the waiver granted to
Samsung on March 10, 2011. The table is identical to the Table 5.1
found in DOE's clothes washer test procedure Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NOPR). 75 FR 57556 (September 21, 1010).
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
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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 waivers to Electrolux (76 FR 11440 (March 2, 2011)),
LG (76 FR 11233 (March 1, 2011)) and Samsung (76 FR 13169 (March 10,
2011)). All decisions and orders for this type of product use the Table
5.1 values presented in DOE's NOPR.
DOE notes that its recently issued supplemental proposed rule
(https://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/residential/pdfs/rcw_tp_snopr.pdf) to amend the test procedures for clothes
washers makes slight adjustments to Table 5.1 to correct for rounding
errors. The alternate test procedure set forth in this decision and
order adopts this updated table.
III. Consultations with Other Agencies
DOE consulted with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff
concerning the Samsung petition for waiver. The FTC staff did not have
any objections to granting a waiver to Samsung.
IV. Conclusion
After careful consideration of all the material that was submitted
by Samsung, the waivers granted to Whirlpool, GE, LG and Electrolux, as
well as previously to Samsung, the clothes washer test procedure
rulemaking, and consultation with the FTC staff, it is ordered that:
(1) The petition for waiver submitted by the Samsung Electronics
America, Inc. (Case No. CW-019) is hereby granted as set forth in the
paragraphs below.
(2) Samsung shall not be required to test or rate the following
Samsung 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.
WA5471* * *, WA5461* * *, WA5451* * *, WA5441* * *, WA5431* * *.
(3) Samsung 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 Samsung 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
----------------------------------------------- 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 10.85 4.91
4.60-4.70..................... 130.3-133.1 3.00 1.36 19.10 8.65 11.05 5.00
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4.70-4.80..................... 133.1-135.9 3.00 1.36 19.50 8.83 11.25 5.10
4.80-4.90..................... 135.9-138.8 3.00 1.36 19.90 9.02 11.45 5.19
4.90-5.00..................... 138.8-141.6 3.00 1.36 20.30 9.20 11.65 5.28
5.00-5.10..................... 141.6-144.4 3.00 1.36 20.70 9.39 11.85 5.38
5.10-5.20..................... 144.4-147.2 3.00 1.36 21.10 9.58 12.05 5.47
5.20-5.30..................... 147.2-150.1 3.00 1.36 21.50 9.76 12.25 5.56
5.30-5.40..................... 150.1-152.9 3.00 1.36 21.90 9.95 12.45 5.65
5.40-5.50..................... 152.9-155.7 3.00 1.36 22.30 10.13 12.65 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).
(4) Representations. Samsung 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) This waiver applies only to those basic models set out in
Samsung's petition for waiver. Grant of this waiver does not release a
petitioner from the certification requirements set forth at 10 CFR part
429.
Issued in Washington, DC on August 5, 2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Office of Technology
Development, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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