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drum. Support the dryer’s rear drum surface
on a platform scale to prevent deflection of
the dryer, and record the weight of the empty
dryer. Fill the drum with water to a level
determined by the intersection of the door
plane and the loading port (i.e., the
uppermost edge of the drum that is in contact
with the door seal). Record the temperature
of the water and then the weight of the dryer
with the added water and then determine the
mass of the water in pounds. Add or subtract
the appropriate volume based on the space in
the drum interior to account for any space in
the drum interior not measured by water fill
(e.g., space occupied by the door or the space
above the uppermost edge of the drum within
a curved door). The drum capacity is
calculated as follows:
C = w/d +/¥ volume adjustment
C = capacity in cubic feet.
w = mass of water in pounds.
d = density of water at the measured
temperature in pounds per cubic feet.
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■ 3. Appendix D1 to Subpart B of Part
430 is amended:
■ a. In section 2. Testing Conditions, by
revising sections 2.1, 2.4.1, 2.4.1.2, and
2.4.4; and
■ b. In section 3. Test Procedures and
Measurements, by revising sections 3.1
and 3.6.
The additions and revisions read as
follows:
Appendix D1 to Subpart B of Part 430—
Uniform Test Method for Measuring the
Energy Consumption of Clothes Dryers
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2. Testing Conditions
2.1 Installation. Install the clothes dryer
in accordance with manufacturer’s
instructions. For conventional clothes dryers,
as defined in 1.7, the dryer exhaust shall be
restricted by adding the AHAM exhaust
simulator described in 3.3.5.1 of AHAM
HLD–1 (incorporated by reference; see
§ 430.3). For ventless clothes dryers, as
defined in 1.19, the dryer shall be tested
without the AHAM exhaust simulator. Where
the manufacturer gives the option to use the
dryer both with and without a duct, the dryer
shall be tested without the exhaust simulator.
All external joints should be taped to avoid
air leakage. If the manufacturer gives the
option to use a ventless clothes dryer, as
defined in 1.19, with or without a
condensation box, the dryer shall be tested
with the condensation box installed. For
ventless clothes dryers, the condenser unit of
the dryer must remain in place and not be
taken out of the dryer for any reason between
tests. For drying testing, disconnect all lights,
such as task lights, that do not provide any
information related to the drying process on
the clothes dryer which do not consume
more than 10 watts during the clothes dryer
test cycle. Control setting indicator lights
showing the cycle progression, temperature
or dryness settings, or other cycle functions
that cannot be turned off during the test cycle
shall not be disconnected during the active
mode test cycle. For standby and off mode
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testing, the clothes dryer shall also be
installed in accordance with section 5,
paragraph 5.2 of IEC 62301 (incorporated by
reference; see § 430.3). For standby and off
mode testing, do not disconnect console
lights or other lighting systems.
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2.4.1 Weighing scale for test cloth. The
scale shall have a range of 0 to a maximum
of 60 pounds with a resolution of at least 0.2
ounces and a maximum error no greater than
0.3 percent of any measured value within the
range of 3 to 15 pounds.
2.4.1.2 Weighing scale for drum capacity
measurements. The scale should have a range
of 0 to a maximum of 600 pounds with
resolution of 0.50 pounds and a maximum
error no greater than 0.5 percent of the
measured value.
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2.4.4 Dry and wet bulb psychrometer. The
dry and wet bulb psychrometer shall have an
error no greater than ±1 °F. A relative
humidity meter with a maximum error
tolerance expressed in °F equivalent the
requirements the dry and wet bulb
psychrometer or with a maximum error
tolerance of ± 2 percent relative humidity
would be acceptable for measuring the
ambient humidity.
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3. Test Procedures and Measurements
3.1 Drum Capacity. Measure the drum
capacity by sealing all openings in the drum
except the loading port with a plastic bag,
and ensuring that all corners and depressions
are filled and that there are no extrusions of
the plastic bag through the opening in the
drum. Support the dryer’s rear drum surface
on a platform scale to prevent deflection of
the drum surface, and record the weight of
the empty dryer. Fill the drum with water to
a level determined by the intersection of the
door plane and the loading port (i.e., the
uppermost edge of the drum that is in contact
with the door seal). Record the temperature
of the water and then the weight of the dryer
with the added water and then determine the
mass of the water in pounds. Add or subtract
the appropriate volume based on the space in
the drum interior to account for any space in
the drum interior not measured by water fill
(e.g., space occupied by the door or the space
above the uppermost edge of the drum within
a curved door). The drum capacity is
calculated as follows:
C = w/d +/¥ volume adjustment
C = capacity in cubic feet.
w = mass of water in pounds.
d = density of water at the measured
temperature in pounds per cubic feet.
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3.6 Standby mode and off mode power.
Establish the testing conditions set forth in
Section 2 ‘‘Testing Conditions’’ of this
appendix, except that all lighting systems
shall remain connected. If the clothes dryer
waits in a higher power state at the start of
standby mode or off mode before dropping to
a lower power state, as discussed in section
5, paragraph 5.1, note 1 of IEC 62301
(incorporated by reference; see § 430.3),wait
until the clothes dryer passes into the lower
power state before starting the measurement.
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Follow the test procedure specified in section
5, paragraph 5.3 of IEC 62301 for testing in
each possible mode as described in 3.6.1 and
3.6.2, except allow the product to stabilize
for 30 to 40 minutes and use an energy use
measurement period of 10 minutes. For units
in which power varies over a cycle, as
described in section 5, paragraph 5.3.2 of IEC
62301, use the average power approach
described in paragraph 5.3.2(a) of IEC 62301,
except allow the product to stabilize for 30
to 40 minutes and use an energy use
measurement period not less than 10
minutes.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE–2012–BT–DET–0033]
RIN 1904–AC83
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products and Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment:
Proposed Determination of
Commercial and Industrial
Compressors as Covered Equipment
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of reopening of public
comment period.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the period for submitting comments to
the notice of proposed determination,
published December 31, 2012, about
commercial and industrial compressors
is reopening to February 28, 2013.
DATES: The Department of Energy will
accept comments, data, and information
about the notice of proposed
determination, but no later than
February 28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
submit comments, identified by docket
number EERE–2012–BT–DET–0033 or
RIN 1904–AC83, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: CompressorsDetermination.
2012DET0033@ee.doe.gov. Include
EERE–2012–BT–DET–0033 and/or RIN
1904–AC83 in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please
submit one signed original paper copy.
SUMMARY:
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• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, 950
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC 20024. Please submit
one signed original paper copy.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number or RIN for this
rulemaking.
Docket: The docket is available for
review at www.regulations.gov,
including Federal Register notices,
comments, and other supporting
documents/materials. All documents in
the docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index. However,
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
docket no. EERE–2012–BT–DET–0033.
This Web page contains a link to the
docket for this notice on the https://
www.regulations.gov site that contains
instructions on how to access all
documents, including public comments,
in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121,
Telephone: (202) 586–8654. Email: Jim.
Raba@ee.doe.gov.
In the Office of General Counsel,
contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC–71, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585. Telephone:
(202) 586–7796. Email: Elizabeth.Kohl@
hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 31, 2012, the Department of
Energy (DOE) published in the Federal
Register (77 FR 76972) a notice of
proposed determination that
commercial and industrial compressors
meet the criteria for covered equipment
under Part A–1 of Title III of the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act, as
amended. The proposed determination
provided for the submission of
comments no later than January 30,
2013. On January 24, 2013, Edison
Electric Institute (EEI) requested an
extension of the deadline to provide its
comments. EEI raised concerns about
the proposed definition of the term
‘‘compressor’’ and the scope of
proposed coverage for commercial and
industrial compressors. To allow
sufficient time for review of such public
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notice and thereby enable EEI to provide
meaningful comments in response to the
proposed coverage determination for
commercial and industrial compressors,
it requested an extension of the
comment period.
In view of the EEI request on January
24 and public notice of the availability
of the Energy Conservation Standards
Rulemaking Framework Document for
Commercial and Industrial Pumps on
January 25, 2013, at
www.regulations.gov, docket identifier
EERE–2011–BT–STD–0031–0013; and
thereafter on January 28, 2013, the
public notice of the availability of the
Energy Conservation Standards
Rulemaking Framework for Commercial
and Industrial Fans and Blowers, at
www.regulations.gov, docket identifier
EERE–2013–BT–STD–0006–0001, DOE
has determined that a reopening of the
public comment period is appropriate
based on the foregoing reasons and is
hereby reopening the comment period
for its proposed determination for
commercial and industrial compressors
as covered equipment. DOE will
consider any comments received by
February 28, 2013 and deems any
comments received between January 30,
2013 and February 28, 2013 to be timely
submitted.
Further Information on Submitting
Comments
Under 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: One copy of the
document including all the information
believed to be confidential, and one
copy of the document with the
information believed to be confidential
deleted. DOE will make its own
determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it
according to its determination.
Factors of interest to DOE when
evaluating requests to treat submitted
information as confidential include (1)
A description of the items, (2) whether
and why such items are customarily
treated as confidential within the
industry, (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from
other sources, (4) whether the
information has previously been made
available to others without obligation
concerning its confidentiality, (5) an
explanation of the competitive injury to
the submitting person which would
result from public disclosure, (6) when
such information might lose its
confidential character due to the
passage of time, and (7) why disclosure
of the information would be contrary to
the public interest.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 31,
2013.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2013–0089; Directorate
Identifier 2012–NM–166–AD]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing
Company Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
We propose to adopt a new
airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
The Boeing Company Model 747–400
series airplanes. This proposed AD was
prompted by reports of auxiliary power
unit (APU) faults due to power feeder
cable chafing. This proposed AD would
require detailed inspections for damage
of the APU power feeder cables;
replacing the clamps and installing
grommets; and related investigative and
corrective actions if necessary. We are
proposing this AD to detect and correct
chafing of the APU power feeder cables
within a flammable fluid leakage zone,
which, with arcing, could result in fire
and structural damage.
DATES: We must receive comments on
this proposed AD by March 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail
address above between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
For service information identified in
this proposed AD, contact Boeing
Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data
& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707,
MC 2H–65, Seattle, WA 98124–2207;
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2012-BT-DET-0033]
RIN 1904-AC83
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Proposed Determination of
Commercial and Industrial Compressors as Covered Equipment
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of reopening of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the period for submitting comments
to the notice of proposed determination, published December 31, 2012,
about commercial and industrial compressors is reopening to February
28, 2013.
DATES: The Department of Energy will accept comments, data, and
information about the notice of proposed determination, but no later
than February 28, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket
number EERE-2012-BT-DET-0033 or RIN 1904-AC83, by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: CompressorsDetermination.2012DET0033@ee.doe.gov.
Include EERE-2012-BT-DET-0033 and/or RIN 1904-AC83 in the subject line
of the message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please
submit one signed original paper copy.
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Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking.
Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov,
including Federal Register notices, comments, and other supporting
documents/materials. All documents in the docket are listed in the
https://www.regulations.gov index. However, 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 docket no. EERE-2012-BT-DET-0033. This Web page
contains a link to the docket for this notice on the https://www.regulations.gov site that contains instructions on how to access
all documents, including public comments, in the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Raba, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121, Telephone: (202) 586-8654. Email: Jim.Raba@ee.doe.gov.
In the Office of General Counsel, contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-71, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-
7796. Email: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 31, 2012, the Department of
Energy (DOE) published in the Federal Register (77 FR 76972) a notice
of proposed determination that commercial and industrial compressors
meet the criteria for covered equipment under Part A-1 of Title III of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended. The proposed
determination provided for the submission of comments no later than
January 30, 2013. On January 24, 2013, Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
requested an extension of the deadline to provide its comments. EEI
raised concerns about the proposed definition of the term
``compressor'' and the scope of proposed coverage for commercial and
industrial compressors. To allow sufficient time for review of such
public notice and thereby enable EEI to provide meaningful comments in
response to the proposed coverage determination for commercial and
industrial compressors, it requested an extension of the comment
period.
In view of the EEI request on January 24 and public notice of the
availability of the Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Framework
Document for Commercial and Industrial Pumps on January 25, 2013, at
www.regulations.gov, docket identifier EERE-2011-BT-STD-0031-0013; and
thereafter on January 28, 2013, the public notice of the availability
of the Energy Conservation Standards Rulemaking Framework for
Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers, at www.regulations.gov,
docket identifier EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006-0001, DOE has determined that a
reopening of the public comment period is appropriate based on the
foregoing reasons and is hereby reopening the comment period for its
proposed determination for commercial and industrial compressors as
covered equipment. DOE will consider any comments received by February
28, 2013 and deems any comments received between January 30, 2013 and
February 28, 2013 to be timely submitted.
Further Information on Submitting Comments
Under 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: One copy of the document including
all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the
document with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE
will make its own determination about the confidential status of the
information and treat it according to its determination.
Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat
submitted information as confidential include (1) A description of the
items, (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as
confidential within the industry, (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from other sources, (4) whether the
information has previously been made available to others without
obligation concerning its confidentiality, (5) an explanation of the
competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from
public disclosure, (6) when such information might lose its
confidential character due to the passage of time, and (7) why
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 31, 2013.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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