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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Case Number 2019–008; EERE–2019–BT–
WAV–0023]
Energy Conservation Program: Notice
of Petition for Waiver of LG Electronics
U.S.A., Inc. From the Department of
Energy Central Air Conditioners and
Heat Pumps Test Procedure and
Notice of Grant of Interim Waiver
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver and
grant of an interim waiver; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
This notice announces receipt
of and publishes a petition for waiver
and interim waiver from LG Electronics
U.S.A., Inc. (‘‘LGE’’), which seeks a
waiver from the U.S. Department of
Energy (‘‘DOE’’) test procedure used for
determining the efficiency of specified
central air conditioner (‘‘CAC’’) and heat
pump (‘‘HP’’) basic models. DOE also
gives notice of an Interim Waiver Order
that requires LGE to test and rate
specified CAC and HP basic models in
accordance with the alternate test
procedure set forth in the Interim
Waiver Order. DOE solicits comments,
data, and information concerning LGE’s
petition and its suggested alternate test
procedure so as to inform DOE’s final
decision on LGE’s waiver request.
DATES: The Interim Waiver Order is
effective on July 6, 2020. Written
comments and information will be
accepted on or before August 5, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Alternatively, interested persons may
submit comments, identified by case
number ‘‘2019–008’’, and Docket
number ‘‘EERE–2019–BT–WAV–0023,’’
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: LG2019WAV0023@
ee.doe.gov. Include case number, 2019–
008, in the subject line of the message.
• Postal Mail: Appliance and
Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Building Technologies Office, Mailstop
EE–5B, Petition for Waiver Case No.
2019–008, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. If
possible, please submit all items on a
compact disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is
not necessary to include printed copies.
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and Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0121. Email:
AS_Waiver_Request@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0103.
Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email:
Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is
publishing LGE’s petition for waiver in
its entirety, pursuant to 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iv), absent any confidential
business information. DOE invites all
interested parties to submit in writing
by August 5, 2020, comments and
information on all aspects of the
petition, including the alternate test
procedure. Pursuant to 10 CFR
430.27(d), 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 Jean-Cyril Walker,
walker@khlaw.com, Keller and
Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street NW, Suite
500 West, Washington, DC 20001.
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on June 26, 2020, by
Alexander N. Fitzsimmons, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary
of Energy. That document with the
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original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 30,
2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer,U.S.
Department of Energy.
Case Number 2019–008
Interim Waiver Order
I. Background and Authority
The Energy Policy and Conservation
Act, as amended (‘‘EPCA’’),1 among
other things, authorizes the U.S.
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) to
regulate the energy efficiency of a
number of consumer products and
industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6291–
6317) Title III, Part B 2 of EPCA
established the Energy Conservation
Program for Consumer Products Other
Than Automobiles, which sets forth a
variety of provisions designed to
improve energy efficiency for certain
types of consumer products. These
products include central air
conditioners and central air
conditioning heat pumps (CACs and
HPs), the subject of this Interim Waiver
Order. (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(3))
Under EPCA, DOE’s energy
conservation program consists
essentially of four parts: (1) Testing, (2)
labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation
standards, and (4) certification and
enforcement procedures. Relevant
provisions of EPCA include definitions
(42 U.S.C. 6291), energy conservation
standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), test
procedures (42 U.S.C. 6293), labeling
provisions (42 U.S.C. 6294), and the
authority to require information and
reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C.
6296).
The Federal testing requirements
consist of test procedures that
manufacturers of covered products must
use as the basis for: (1) Certifying to
DOE that their products comply with
the applicable energy conservation
1 All references to EPCA in this document refer
to the statute as amended through America’s Water
Infrastructure Act of 2018, Public Law 115–270
(October 23, 2018).
2 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the
U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated as Part A.
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standards adopted pursuant to EPCA (42
U.S.C. 6295(s)), and (2) making
representations about the efficiency of
that product (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)).
Similarly, DOE must use these test
procedures to determine whether the
product complies with relevant
standards promulgated under EPCA. (42
U.S.C. 6295(s))
Under 42 U.S.C. 6293, EPCA sets forth
the criteria and procedures DOE is
required to follow when prescribing or
amending test procedures for covered
products. EPCA requires that any test
procedures prescribed or amended
under this section must be reasonably
designed to produce test results which
reflect the energy efficiency, energy use
or estimated annual operating cost of a
covered product during a representative
average use cycle or period of use and
requires that test procedures not be
unduly burdensome to conduct. (42
U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The test procedure for
CACs and HPs is contained in the Code
of Federal Regulations (‘‘CFR’’) at 10
CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix M,
Uniform Test Method for Measuring the
Energy Consumption of Central Air
Conditioners and Heat Pumps (referred
to in this Interim Waiver Order as
‘‘appendix M’’).
Under 10 CFR 430.27, any interested
person may submit a petition for waiver
from DOE’s test procedure
requirements. DOE will grant a waiver
from the test procedure requirements if
DOE determines either that the basic
model for which the waiver was
requested contains a design
characteristic that prevents testing of the
basic model according to the prescribed
test procedures, or that the prescribed
test procedures evaluate the basic model
in a manner so unrepresentative of its
true energy consumption characteristics
as to provide materially inaccurate
comparative data. See 10 CFR
430.27(f)(2). A petitioner must include
in its petition any alternate test
procedures known to the petitioner to
evaluate the performance of the product
type in a manner representative of the
energy consumption characteristics of
the basic model. See 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iii). DOE may grant the
waiver subject to conditions, including
adherence to alternate test procedures.
See 10 CFR 430.27(f)(2).
As soon as practicable after the
granting of any waiver, DOE will
publish in the Federal Register a notice
of proposed rulemaking to amend its
regulations so as to eliminate any need
for the continuation of such waiver. See
10 CFR 430.27(l). As soon thereafter as
practicable, DOE will publish in the
Federal Register a final rule. Id.
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The waiver process also provides that
DOE may grant an interim waiver if it
appears likely that the underlying
petition for waiver will be granted and/
or if DOE determines that it would be
desirable for public policy reasons to
grant immediate relief pending a
determination on the underlying
petition for waiver. See 10 CFR
430.27(e)(2). Within one year of
issuance of an interim waiver, DOE will
either: (i) Publish in the Federal
Register a determination on the petition
for waiver; or (ii) publish in the Federal
Register a new or amended test
procedure that addresses the issues
presented in the waiver. See 10 CFR
430.27(h)(1).
When DOE amends the test procedure
to address the issues presented in a
waiver, the waiver will automatically
terminate on the date on which use of
that test procedure is required to
demonstrate compliance. See 10 CFR
430.27(h)(2).
II. LGE’s Petition for Waiver and
Interim Waiver
On September 5, 2019, LGE filed a
petition for waiver and interim waiver
from the test procedure for CACs and
HPs set forth at appendix M. According
to LGE, appendix M does not include
provisions for determining cooling
intermediate air volume rate, cooling
minimum air volume rate, and heating
intermediate air volume rate for the
variable-speed coil-only single-split
systems specified in its petition. LGE
asserts that although the CAC and HP
test procedure at appendix M provides
for testing of variable-speed systems, it
does not contemplate the variation
presented by systems comprised of
LGE’s variable-speed coil-only singlesplit systems. LGE notes that DOE
previously granted waivers to GD Midea
Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co.,
Ltd. (‘‘GD Midea’’) and TCL air
conditioner (zhongshan) Co. Ltd. (‘‘TCL
AC’’), for systems that contain variablespeed outdoor units that are noncommunicative systems for which
compressor speed varies based only on
controls located on the outdoor unit that
is paired with an indoor unit that
maintains a constant indoor blower fan
speed. 83 FR 56065 and 84 FR 11941.
LGE asserts that testing the variablespeed coil-only single-split systems
specified in its petition pursuant to the
current appendix M procedure does not
yield results that are representative of
the systems’ true energy consumption
characteristics.
LGE also requests an interim waiver
from the existing DOE test procedure for
the same reasons set forth by GD Midea
and TCL AC. DOE will grant an interim
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waiver if it appears likely that the
petition for waiver will be granted, and/
or if DOE determines that it would be
desirable for public policy reasons to
grant immediate relief pending a
determination of the petition for waiver.
See 10 CFR 430.27(e)(2).
III. Requested Alternate Test Procedure
EPCA requires that manufacturers use
DOE test procedures when making
representations about the energy
consumption and energy consumption
costs of covered products. (42 U.S.C.
6293(c)) Consistent representations are
important when making representations
about the energy efficiency of products,
including when demonstrating
compliance with applicable DOE energy
conservation standards. Pursuant to its
regulations at 10 CFR 430.27, and after
consideration of public comments on
the petition, DOE may establish in a
subsequent Decision and Order an
alternate test procedure for the basic
models addressed by the interim waiver.
As noted, DOE has granted to GD
Midea and TCL AC waivers from the
DOE CAC and HP test procedure for
variable-speed coil-only single-split
systems, subject to use of an alternate
test procedure. 84 FR 11941 and 83 FR
56065. In its petition, LGE requests that
it be allowed to use the same alternate
test procedure as that granted to GD
Midea and TCL AC. That is, LGE
requests that the specified basic models
listed in the petition be tested according
to the test procedure for CACs and HPs
prescribed by DOE at appendix M,
except that, as described below, the
cooling full-load air volume rate would
also be used as the cooling intermediate
and cooling minimum air volume rates,
and the heating full-load air volume rate
would also be used as the heating
intermediate air volume rate.
IV. Interim Waiver Order
DOE has reviewed LGE’s application
for an interim waiver, the alternate test
procedure requested by LGE, and the
additional materials LGE provided in
support of its petition. Based on this
review, the alternate test procedure
appears to allow for the accurate
measurement of the of efficiency of the
products specified in LGE’s petition,
while alleviating the testing problems
associated with the six basic models
specified in its petition. Consequently,
it appears likely that LGE’s petition for
waiver will be granted. Furthermore,
DOE has determined that it is desirable
for public policy reasons to grant LGE
immediate relief pending a
determination of the petition for waiver.
For the reasons stated, it is ordered
that:
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heating intermediate air volume rate.
All other requirements of appendix M
and DOE’s regulations remain
applicable.
In 3.1.4.2, Cooling Minimum Air
Volume Rate, include:
f. For ducted variable-speed
compressor systems tested with a coilonly indoor unit, the cooling minimum
air volume rate is the same as the
cooling full-load air volume rate
determined in section 3.1.4.1.1.c.
3 The specified basic models contain individual
combinations that each consist of an outdoor unit
that uses a variable speed compressor matched with
a coil-only indoor unit.
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(2) The alternate test procedure for the
LGE basic models identified in
paragraph (1) of this Interim Waiver
Order is the test procedure for CACs and
HPs prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix M (‘‘appendix
M’’), except that as described below, for
coil-only combinations: the cooling fullload air volume rate as determined in
section 3.1.4.1.1.c of appendix M shall
also be used as the cooling intermediate
and cooling minimum air volume rates,
and the heating full-load air volume rate
as determined in section 3.1.4.4.1.a of
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combinations listed below,3 using the
alternate test procedure set forth in
paragraph (2).
LG–C1–24–14L
LG–C1–24–14R
LG–C1–24–17L
LG–C1–24–17R
LG–A1–24–14L
LG–A1–24–14R
LG–A1–24–17L
LG–A1–24–17R
LG–C1–24–14L
LG–C1–24–14R
LG–C1–36–17L
LG–C1–36–17R
LG–A1–24–14L
LG–A1–24–14R
LG–A1–36–17L
LG–A1–36–17R
LG–C2–36–14L
LG–C2–36–14R
LG–C1–36–17L
LG–C1–36–17R
LG–A2–36–14L
LG–A2–36–14R
LG–A1–36–17L
LG–A1–36–17R
LG–C2–48–17L
LG–C2–48–17R
LG–C2–48–21L
LG–C2–48–21R
LG–A2–48–17L
LG–A2–48–17R
LG–A2–48–21L
LG–A2–48–21R
LG–C2–48–17L
LG–C2–48–17R
LG–C2–48–21L
LG–C2–48–21R
LG–A2–48–17L
LG–A2–48–17R
LG–A2–48–21L
LG–A2–48–21R
LG–C2–48–17L
LG–C2–48–17R
LG–C2–48–21L
LG–C2–48–21R
LG–A2–48–17L
LG–A2–48–17R
LG–A2–48–21L
LG–A2–48–21R
In 3.1.4.3, Cooling Intermediate Air
Volume Rate, include:
d. For ducted variable-speed
compressor systems tested with a coilonly indoor unit, the cooling
intermediate air volume rate is the same
as the cooling full-load air volume rate
determined in section 3.1.4.1.1.c.
In 3.1.4.6, Heating Intermediate Air
Volume Rate, include:
d. For ducted variable-speed
compressor systems tested with a coilonly indoor unit, the heating
intermediate air volume rate is the same
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as the heating full-load air volume rate
determined in section 3.1.4.4.1.a.
(3) Representations. LGE may not
make representations about the
efficiency of the basic models identified
in paragraph (1) of this Interim Waiver
Order for compliance, marketing, or
other purposes unless the basic model
has been tested in accordance with the
provisions set forth above and such
representations fairly disclose the
results of such testing.
(4) This Interim Waiver Order shall
remain in effect according to the
provisions of 10 CFR 430.27.
(5) This Interim Waiver Order is
issued on the condition that the
statements, representations, test data,
and documentary materials provided by
LGE are valid. If LGE makes any
modifications to the controls or
configurations of these basic models, the
Interim Waiver Order will no longer be
valid and LGE will either be required to
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use the current Federal test method or
submit a new application for a test
procedure interim waiver. DOE may
rescind or modify this Interim Waiver
Order at any time if it determines the
factual basis underlying the petition for
Interim Waiver Order is incorrect, or the
results from the alternate test procedure
are unrepresentative of a basic models’
true energy consumption characteristics.
See 10 CFR 430.27(k)(1). Likewise, LGE
may request that DOE rescind or modify
the Interim Waiver Order if LGE
discovers an error in the information
provided to DOE as part of its petition,
determines that the Interim Waiver
Order is no longer needed, or for other
appropriate reasons. See 10 CFR
430.27(k)(2).
(6) Issuance of this Interim Waiver
Order does not release LGE from the
certification requirements set forth at 10
CFR part 429.
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DOE makes decisions on waivers and
interim waivers for only those basic
models specifically set out in the
petition, not future models that may be
manufactured by the petitioner. LGE
may submit a new or amended petition
for waiver and request for grant of
interim waiver, as appropriate, for
additional basic models of CACs and
HPs. Alternatively, if appropriate, LGE
may request that DOE extend the scope
of a waiver or an interim waiver to
include additional basic models
employing the same technology as the
basic model(s) set forth in the original
petition consistent with 10 CFR
430.27(g).
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 26,
2020.
Alexander N. Fitzsimmons,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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Exhibit 1
LGE Notification List
TABLE 1—AFFECTED COMPANY NOTIFICATION LIST
Company
Representative contact
Aaon, Inc. .................................................................................................
Advanced Distributor Products, LLC ........................................................
Allied Air Enterprises, LLC .......................................................................
AllStyle Coil Company, LP .......................................................................
Amana Company, LP ...............................................................................
Aspen Manufacturing, LLC .......................................................................
AUX Air Conditioner Co., Ltd. ..................................................................
Carrier Corporation ...................................................................................
Daikin Applied Americas Inc. ...................................................................
Daikin North America ...............................................................................
ECOER Inc. ..............................................................................................
Enviromaster International LLC ................................................................
First Co. ....................................................................................................
Friedrich Air Conditioning, LLC ................................................................
Fujitsu General America, Inc. ...................................................................
GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment Co., Ltd. .....................................
GD Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd. .............................
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. dba Daikin Manufacturing
Company, L.P. and Goodman Company, L.P. dba Daikin Company,
L.P.
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai ..................................................
Guangdong Chigo Air-conditioning Co., Ltd ............................................
Guangdong Chigo Heating & Ventilation Equipment Co., Ltd .................
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., dba GE Appliances, a Haier Company.
Hisense (Guangdong) Air Conditioning Co., Ltd. .....................................
Ingersoll Rand Company ..........................................................................
Johnson Controls, Inc. ..............................................................................
Lennox Industries, Inc. .............................................................................
Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating ......................................................
Mortex Products, Inc. dba Summit Manufacturing ...................................
National Comfort Products .......................................................................
Nortek Global HVAC LLC .........................................................................
Panasonic Corporation of North America ................................................
Petra Engineering Industries Co. .............................................................
Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner General Co., Ltd. ....................................
Refrigeration Industries Company ............................................................
Rheem Sales Company, Inc. ...................................................................
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. .................................................................
Sharp Electronics Corporation .................................................................
SpacePak, A Mestek Company ...............................................................
Summit Manufacturing, Inc. ......................................................................
TCL Air Conditioner (ZhongShan) Co., Ltd. .............................................
Texas Furnace, LLC .................................................................................
Unico, Inc. .................................................................................................
Villara Corporation ....................................................................................
Wolf Steel Ltd ...........................................................................................
Zamil Air Conditioners & Home Appliances Co. (L.L.C.) .........................
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP20–482–000]
Enable Gas Transmission, LLC; Notice
of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on June 17, 2020,
Enable Gas Transmission, LLC. (EGT),
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alexf@aaon.com
greg.goetzinger@adpnow.com
Jennifer.george@alliedair.com
justinm@allstyle.com
Pete.alexander@goodmanmfg.com
Jason.Makowski@aspenmfg.com
Kangyuqin@auxgroup.com
Matthew.P.Gunn@carrier.utc.com
thanh.bui@goodmanmfg.com
shinichi.nakaishi@goodmanmfg.com
yeson@ecoer.com
davdre@ecrinternational.com
gwright@firstco.com
pkendrick@friedrich.com
athrudekoos@fujitsugeneral.com
zhaoxh1@midea.com.cn
yangss@midea.com
thanh.bui@goodmanmfg.com; james.kistler@goodmanmfg.com
gree.certification@cn.gree.com
adyzang@126.com
zhujianen@chigo-cac.com
yhu@haieramerica.com
luoguojian@hisense.com
jim.vershaw@irco.com
jessie.a.bell@jci.com
todd.mcintosh@lennoxind.com
pdoppel@hvac.mea.com
gpatterson@mortx.com
KFordJr@nrac.com
Matt.lattanzi@nortek.com
hiroaki.tanaka@us.panasonic.com
m-bahaa@petra-eng.com.jo
liuxuefeng@haier.com
edmundo.gabriel@ric.com.kw
scott.creamer@rheem.com
ck.kolandayan@samsunghvac.com
tpruitt@sharpsec.com
glenz@mestek.com
tsmall@mortx.com
kt_
acanales@allstyle.com
craig@unicosystem.com
radcliffb@villara.com
WBesada@napoleonproducts.com
sirajuddinm@zamilac.com
910 Louisiana Street, Suite 48040,
Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket
No. CP20–482–000 a prior notice
request pursuant to sections 157.205,
157.208, 157.210, and 157.216 of the
Commission’s regulations under the
Natural Gas Act (NGA), and EGT’s
blanket certificate issued in Docket Nos.
CP82–384–000 and CP82–384–001, to:
(i) install a new 1.5-mile pipeline that
will provide transportation service from
EGT’s existing Delhi Compressor Station
to a tap on EGT’s existing Line CP; (ii)
modify the existing Delhi Compressor
Station including abandonment of
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existing compressor units and
installation of a new compressor unit
package; (iii) permanently remove and
relocate an existing compressor unit
from EGT’s White River Compressor
Station to its existing Byars Lake
Compressor Station; (iv) install auxiliary
facilities at EGT’s existing FM–63 and
FM–65 receiver site; (v) install auxiliary
facilities at EGT’s existing Amber
Junction Compressor Station; and (vi)
install auxiliary facilities at EGT’s
existing Beirne Compressor Station.
All project work will be conducted
within Clark and Jackson Counties,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Case Number 2019-008; EERE-2019-BT-WAV-0023]
Energy Conservation Program: Notice of Petition for Waiver of LG
Electronics U.S.A., Inc. From the Department of Energy Central Air
Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test Procedure and Notice of Grant of
Interim Waiver
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver and grant of an interim waiver;
request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of and publishes a petition for
waiver and interim waiver from LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. (``LGE''),
which seeks a waiver from the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') test
procedure used for determining the efficiency of specified central air
conditioner (``CAC'') and heat pump (``HP'') basic models. DOE also
gives notice of an Interim Waiver Order that requires LGE to test and
rate specified CAC and HP basic models in accordance with the alternate
test procedure set forth in the Interim Waiver Order. DOE solicits
comments, data, and information concerning LGE's petition and its
suggested alternate test procedure so as to inform DOE's final decision
on LGE's waiver request.
DATES: The Interim Waiver Order is effective on July 6, 2020. Written
comments and information will be accepted on or before August 5, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov.
Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by
case number ``2019-008'', and Docket number ``EERE-2019-BT-WAV-0023,''
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: [email protected]. Include case number,
2019-008, in the subject line of the message.
Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, Petition for
Waiver Case No. 2019-008, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disc
(``CD''), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance and Equipment Standards
Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950
L'Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. If possible, please
submit all items on a ``CD'', in which case it is not necessary to
include printed copies.
No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be accepted. For detailed
instructions on submitting comments and additional information on this
process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
Docket: The docket, which includes Federal Register notices,
comments, and other supporting documents/materials, is available for
review at https://www.regulations.gov. All documents in the docket are
listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index. However, some documents
listed in the index, such as those containing information that is
exempt from public disclosure, may not be publicly available.
The docket web page can be found https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE-2019-BT-WAV-0023. The docket web page contains
instruction on how to access all documents, including public comments,
in the docket. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
information on how to submit comments through https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop
EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Email:
[email protected].
Mr. Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, Mail Stop GC-33, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103. Telephone: (202) 586-9496. Email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is publishing LGE's petition for waiver
in its entirety, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv), absent any
confidential business information. DOE invites all interested parties
to submit in writing by August 5, 2020, comments and information on all
aspects of the petition, including the alternate test procedure.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(d), 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 Jean-Cyril Walker,
[email protected], Keller and Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street NW, Suite 500
West, Washington, DC 20001.
Submitting comments via https://www.regulations.gov. The https://
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www.regulations.gov web page will require you to provide your name and
contact information. Your contact information will be viewable to DOE
Building Technologies staff only. Your contact information will not be
publicly viewable except for your first and last names, organization
name (if any), and submitter representative name (if any). If your
comment is not processed properly because of technical difficulties,
DOE will use this information to contact you. If DOE cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, DOE may not be able to consider your comment.
However, your contact information will be publicly viewable if you
include it in the comment or in any documents attached to your comment.
Any information that you do not want to be publicly viewable should not
be included in your comment, nor in any document attached to your
comment. Persons viewing comments will see only first and last names,
organization names, correspondence containing comments, and any
documents submitted with the comments.
Do not submit to https://www.regulations.gov information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute, such as trade secrets and
commercial or financial information (hereinafter referred to as
Confidential Business Information (``CBI'')). Comments submitted
through https://www.regulations.gov cannot be claimed as CBI. Comments
received through the website will waive any CBI claims for the
information submitted. For information on submitting CBI, see the
Confidential Business Information section.
DOE processes submissions made through https://www.regulations.gov
before posting. Normally, comments will be posted within a few days of
being submitted. However, if large volumes of comments are being
processed simultaneously, your comment may not be viewable for up to
several weeks. Please keep the comment tracking number that https://www.regulations.gov provides after you have successfully uploaded your
comment.
Submitting comments via email, hand delivery/courier, or postal
mail. Comments and documents submitted via email, hand delivery/
courier, or postal mail also will be posted to https://www.regulations.gov. If you do not want your personal contact
information to be publicly viewable, do not include it in your comment
or any accompanying documents. Instead, provide your contact
information on a cover letter. Include your first and last names, email
address, telephone number, and optional mailing address. The cover
letter will not be publicly viewable as long as it does not include any
comments.
Include contact information each time you submit comments, data,
documents, and other information to DOE. If you submit via postal mail
or hand delivery/courier, please provide all items on a CD, if
feasible. It is not necessary to submit printed copies. No facsimiles
(faxes) will be accepted.
Comments, data, and other information submitted to DOE
electronically should be provided in PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or
Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file format. Provide documents that
are not secured, written in English and free of any defects or viruses.
Documents should not contain special characters or any form of
encryption and, if possible, they should carry the electronic signature
of the author.
Campaign form letters. Please submit campaign form letters by the
originating organization in batches of between 50 to 500 form letters
per PDF or as one form letter with a list of supporters' names compiled
into one or more PDFs. This reduces comment processing and posting
time.
Confidential Business Information. 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 via
email, postal mail, or hand delivery/courier two well-marked copies:
one copy of the document marked confidential including all the
information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document
marked ``non-confidential'' with the information believed to be
confidential deleted. Submit these documents via email or on a CD, if
feasible. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it according to its determination.
It is DOE's policy that all comments may be included in the public
docket, without change and as received, including any personal
information provided in the comments (except information deemed to be
exempt from public disclosure).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 26,
2020, by Alexander N. Fitzsimmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer,U.S. Department of Energy.
Case Number 2019-008
Interim Waiver Order
I. Background and Authority
The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA''),\1\
among other things, authorizes the U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'')
to regulate the energy efficiency of a number of consumer products and
industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6291-6317) Title III, Part B \2\ of
EPCA established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products
Other Than Automobiles, which sets forth a variety of provisions
designed to improve energy efficiency for certain types of consumer
products. These products include central air conditioners and central
air conditioning heat pumps (CACs and HPs), the subject of this Interim
Waiver Order. (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(3))
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\1\ All references to EPCA in this document refer to the statute
as amended through America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018,
Public Law 115-270 (October 23, 2018).
\2\ For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code,
Part B was redesignated as Part A.
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Under EPCA, DOE's energy conservation program consists essentially
of four parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) Federal energy
conservation standards, and (4) certification and enforcement
procedures. Relevant provisions of EPCA include definitions (42 U.S.C.
6291), energy conservation standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), test procedures
(42 U.S.C. 6293), labeling provisions (42 U.S.C. 6294), and the
authority to require information and reports from manufacturers (42
U.S.C. 6296).
The Federal testing requirements consist of test procedures that
manufacturers of covered products must use as the basis for: (1)
Certifying to DOE that their products comply with the applicable energy
conservation
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standards adopted pursuant to EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6295(s)), and (2) making
representations about the efficiency of that product (42 U.S.C.
6293(c)). Similarly, DOE must use these test procedures to determine
whether the product complies with relevant standards promulgated under
EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6295(s))
Under 42 U.S.C. 6293, EPCA sets forth the criteria and procedures
DOE is required to follow when prescribing or amending test procedures
for covered products. EPCA requires that any test procedures prescribed
or amended under this section must be reasonably designed to produce
test results which reflect the energy efficiency, energy use or
estimated annual operating cost of a covered product during a
representative average use cycle or period of use and requires that
test procedures not be unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C.
6293(b)(3)) The test procedure for CACs and HPs is contained in the
Code of Federal Regulations (``CFR'') at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B,
appendix M, Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of
Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps (referred to in this Interim
Waiver Order as ``appendix M'').
Under 10 CFR 430.27, any interested person may submit a petition
for waiver from DOE's test procedure requirements. DOE will grant a
waiver from the test procedure requirements if DOE determines either
that the basic model for which the waiver was requested contains a
design characteristic that prevents testing of the basic model
according to the prescribed test procedures, or that the prescribed
test procedures evaluate the basic model in a manner so
unrepresentative of its true energy consumption characteristics as to
provide materially inaccurate comparative data. See 10 CFR
430.27(f)(2). A petitioner must include in its petition any alternate
test procedures known to the petitioner to evaluate the performance of
the product type in a manner representative of the energy consumption
characteristics of the basic model. See 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii). DOE
may grant the waiver subject to conditions, including adherence to
alternate test procedures. See 10 CFR 430.27(f)(2).
As soon as practicable after the granting of any waiver, DOE will
publish in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to
amend its regulations so as to eliminate any need for the continuation
of such waiver. See 10 CFR 430.27(l). As soon thereafter as
practicable, DOE will publish in the Federal Register a final rule. Id.
The waiver process also provides that DOE may grant an interim
waiver if it appears likely that the underlying petition for waiver
will be granted and/or if DOE determines that it would be desirable for
public policy reasons to grant immediate relief pending a determination
on the underlying petition for waiver. See 10 CFR 430.27(e)(2). Within
one year of issuance of an interim waiver, DOE will either: (i) Publish
in the Federal Register a determination on the petition for waiver; or
(ii) publish in the Federal Register a new or amended test procedure
that addresses the issues presented in the waiver. See 10 CFR
430.27(h)(1).
When DOE amends the test procedure to address the issues presented
in a waiver, the waiver will automatically terminate on the date on
which use of that test procedure is required to demonstrate compliance.
See 10 CFR 430.27(h)(2).
II. LGE's Petition for Waiver and Interim Waiver
On September 5, 2019, LGE filed a petition for waiver and interim
waiver from the test procedure for CACs and HPs set forth at appendix
M. According to LGE, appendix M does not include provisions for
determining cooling intermediate air volume rate, cooling minimum air
volume rate, and heating intermediate air volume rate for the variable-
speed coil-only single-split systems specified in its petition. LGE
asserts that although the CAC and HP test procedure at appendix M
provides for testing of variable-speed systems, it does not contemplate
the variation presented by systems comprised of LGE's variable-speed
coil-only single-split systems. LGE notes that DOE previously granted
waivers to GD Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd. (``GD
Midea'') and TCL air conditioner (zhongshan) Co. Ltd. (``TCL AC''), for
systems that contain variable-speed outdoor units that are non-
communicative systems for which compressor speed varies based only on
controls located on the outdoor unit that is paired with an indoor unit
that maintains a constant indoor blower fan speed. 83 FR 56065 and 84
FR 11941. LGE asserts that testing the variable-speed coil-only single-
split systems specified in its petition pursuant to the current
appendix M procedure does not yield results that are representative of
the systems' true energy consumption characteristics.
LGE also requests an interim waiver from the existing DOE test
procedure for the same reasons set forth by GD Midea and TCL AC. DOE
will grant an interim waiver if it appears likely that the petition for
waiver will be granted, and/or if DOE determines that it would be
desirable for public policy reasons to grant immediate relief pending a
determination of the petition for waiver. See 10 CFR 430.27(e)(2).
III. Requested Alternate Test Procedure
EPCA requires that manufacturers use DOE test procedures when
making representations about the energy consumption and energy
consumption costs of covered products. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)) Consistent
representations are important when making representations about the
energy efficiency of products, including when demonstrating compliance
with applicable DOE energy conservation standards. Pursuant to its
regulations at 10 CFR 430.27, and after consideration of public
comments on the petition, DOE may establish in a subsequent Decision
and Order an alternate test procedure for the basic models addressed by
the interim waiver.
As noted, DOE has granted to GD Midea and TCL AC waivers from the
DOE CAC and HP test procedure for variable-speed coil-only single-split
systems, subject to use of an alternate test procedure. 84 FR 11941 and
83 FR 56065. In its petition, LGE requests that it be allowed to use
the same alternate test procedure as that granted to GD Midea and TCL
AC. That is, LGE requests that the specified basic models listed in the
petition be tested according to the test procedure for CACs and HPs
prescribed by DOE at appendix M, except that, as described below, the
cooling full-load air volume rate would also be used as the cooling
intermediate and cooling minimum air volume rates, and the heating
full-load air volume rate would also be used as the heating
intermediate air volume rate.
IV. Interim Waiver Order
DOE has reviewed LGE's application for an interim waiver, the
alternate test procedure requested by LGE, and the additional materials
LGE provided in support of its petition. Based on this review, the
alternate test procedure appears to allow for the accurate measurement
of the of efficiency of the products specified in LGE's petition, while
alleviating the testing problems associated with the six basic models
specified in its petition. Consequently, it appears likely that LGE's
petition for waiver will be granted. Furthermore, DOE has determined
that it is desirable for public policy reasons to grant LGE immediate
relief pending a determination of the petition for waiver.
For the reasons stated, it is ordered that:
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(1) LGE must test and rate the central air conditioner and heat
pump (``CAC and HP'') basic models LUU189HV, LUU249HV, LUU369HV,
LUU429HV, LUU488HV, and LUU489HV, which are comprised of the individual
combinations listed below,\3\ using the alternate test procedure set
forth in paragraph (2).
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\3\ The specified basic models contain individual combinations
that each consist of an outdoor unit that uses a variable speed
compressor matched with a coil-only indoor unit.
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Basic model No. Brand Outdoor unit Coil-only indoor unit
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LUU189HV...................... LG Electronics LUU189HV............. LG-C1-24-14L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU189HV............. LG-C1-24-14R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU189HV............. LG-C1-24-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU189HV............. LG-C1-24-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU189HV............. LG-A1-24-14L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU189HV............. LG-A1-24-14R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU189HV............. LG-A1-24-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU189HV............. LG-A1-24-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LUU249HV...................... LG Electronics LUU249HV............. LG-C1-24-14L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU249HV............. LG-C1-24-14R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU249HV............. LG-C1-36-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU249HV............. LG-C1-36-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU249HV............. LG-A1-24-14L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU249HV............. LG-A1-24-14R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU249HV............. LG-A1-36-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU249HV............. LG-A1-36-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LUU369HV...................... LG Electronics LUU369HV............. LG-C2-36-14L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU369HV............. LG-C2-36-14R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU369HV............. LG-C1-36-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU369HV............. LG-C1-36-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU369HV............. LG-A2-36-14L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU369HV............. LG-A2-36-14R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU369HV............. LG-A1-36-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU369HV............. LG-A1-36-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LUU429HV...................... LG Electronics LUU429HV............. LG-C2-48-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU429HV............. LG-C2-48-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU429HV............. LG-C2-48-21L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU429HV............. LG-C2-48-21R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU429HV............. LG-A2-48-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU429HV............. LG-A2-48-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU429HV............. LG-A2-48-21L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU429HV............. LG-A2-48-21R
U.S.A., Inc..
LUU488HV...................... LG Electronics LUU488HV............. LG-C2-48-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU488HV............. LG-C2-48-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU488HV............. LG-C2-48-21L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU488HV............. LG-C2-48-21R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU488HV............. LG-A2-48-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU488HV............. LG-A2-48-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU488HV............. LG-A2-48-21L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU488HV............. LG-A2-48-21R
U.S.A., Inc..
LUU489HV...................... LG Electronics LUU489HV............. LG-C2-48-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU489HV............. LG-C2-48-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU489HV............. LG-C2-48-21L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU489HV............. LG-C2-48-21R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU489HV............. LG-A2-48-17L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU489HV............. LG-A2-48-17R
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU489HV............. LG-A2-48-21L
U.S.A., Inc..
LG Electronics LUU489HV............. LG-A2-48-21R
U.S.A., Inc..
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(2) The alternate test procedure for the LGE basic models
identified in paragraph (1) of this Interim Waiver Order is the test
procedure for CACs and HPs prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430,
subpart B, appendix M (``appendix M''), except that as described below,
for coil-only combinations: the cooling full-load air volume rate as
determined in section 3.1.4.1.1.c of appendix M shall also be used as
the cooling intermediate and cooling minimum air volume rates, and the
heating full-load air volume rate as determined in section 3.1.4.4.1.a
of appendix M shall also be used as the heating intermediate air volume
rate. All other requirements of appendix M and DOE's regulations remain
applicable.
In 3.1.4.2, Cooling Minimum Air Volume Rate, include:
f. For ducted variable-speed compressor systems tested with a coil-
only indoor unit, the cooling minimum air volume rate is the same as
the cooling full-load air volume rate determined in section
3.1.4.1.1.c.
In 3.1.4.3, Cooling Intermediate Air Volume Rate, include:
d. For ducted variable-speed compressor systems tested with a coil-
only indoor unit, the cooling intermediate air volume rate is the same
as the cooling full-load air volume rate determined in section
3.1.4.1.1.c.
In 3.1.4.6, Heating Intermediate Air Volume Rate, include:
d. For ducted variable-speed compressor systems tested with a coil-
only indoor unit, the heating intermediate air volume rate is the same
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as the heating full-load air volume rate determined in section
3.1.4.4.1.a.
(3) Representations. LGE may not make representations about the
efficiency of the basic models identified in paragraph (1) of this
Interim Waiver Order for compliance, marketing, or other purposes
unless the basic model has been tested in accordance with the
provisions set forth above and such representations fairly disclose the
results of such testing.
(4) This Interim Waiver Order shall remain in effect according to
the provisions of 10 CFR 430.27.
(5) This Interim Waiver Order is issued on the condition that the
statements, representations, test data, and documentary materials
provided by LGE are valid. If LGE makes any modifications to the
controls or configurations of these basic models, the Interim Waiver
Order will no longer be valid and LGE will either be required to use
the current Federal test method or submit a new application for a test
procedure interim waiver. DOE may rescind or modify this Interim Waiver
Order at any time if it determines the factual basis underlying the
petition for Interim Waiver Order is incorrect, or the results from the
alternate test procedure are unrepresentative of a basic models' true
energy consumption characteristics. See 10 CFR 430.27(k)(1). Likewise,
LGE may request that DOE rescind or modify the Interim Waiver Order if
LGE discovers an error in the information provided to DOE as part of
its petition, determines that the Interim Waiver Order is no longer
needed, or for other appropriate reasons. See 10 CFR 430.27(k)(2).
(6) Issuance of this Interim Waiver Order does not release LGE from
the certification requirements set forth at 10 CFR part 429.
DOE makes decisions on waivers and interim waivers for only those
basic models specifically set out in the petition, not future models
that may be manufactured by the petitioner. LGE may submit a new or
amended petition for waiver and request for grant of interim waiver, as
appropriate, for additional basic models of CACs and HPs.
Alternatively, if appropriate, LGE may request that DOE extend the
scope of a waiver or an interim waiver to include additional basic
models employing the same technology as the basic model(s) set forth in
the original petition consistent with 10 CFR 430.27(g).
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2020.
Alexander N. Fitzsimmons,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy.
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Exhibit 1
LGE Notification List
Table 1--Affected Company Notification List
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Company Representative contact
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Aaon, Inc.............................. [email protected]
Advanced Distributor Products, LLC..... [email protected]
Allied Air Enterprises, LLC............ [email protected]
AllStyle Coil Company, LP.............. [email protected]
Amana Company, LP...................... [email protected]
Aspen Manufacturing, LLC............... [email protected]
AUX Air Conditioner Co., Ltd........... [email protected]
Carrier Corporation.................... [email protected]
Daikin Applied Americas Inc............ [email protected]
Daikin North America................... [email protected]
ECOER Inc.............................. [email protected]
Enviromaster International LLC......... [email protected]
First Co............................... [email protected]
Friedrich Air Conditioning, LLC........ [email protected]
Fujitsu General America, Inc........... [email protected]
GD Midea Air-Conditioning Equipment [email protected]
Co., Ltd..
GD Midea Heating & Ventilating [email protected]
Equipment Co., Ltd..
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. dba [email protected];
Daikin Manufacturing Company, L.P. and [email protected]
Goodman Company, L.P. dba Daikin
Company, L.P.
Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of [email protected]
Zhuhai.
Guangdong Chigo Air-conditioning Co., [email protected]
Ltd.
Guangdong Chigo Heating & Ventilation cac.com">[email protected]cac.com
Equipment Co., Ltd.
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., dba [email protected]
GE Appliances, a Haier Company.
Hisense (Guangdong) Air Conditioning [email protected]
Co., Ltd..
Ingersoll Rand Company................. [email protected]
Johnson Controls, Inc.................. [email protected]
Lennox Industries, Inc................. [email protected]
Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating.. [email protected]
Mortex Products, Inc. dba Summit [email protected]
Manufacturing.
National Comfort Products.............. [email protected]
Nortek Global HVAC LLC................. [email protected]
Panasonic Corporation of North America. [email protected]
Petra Engineering Industries Co........ eng.com.jo">[email protected]eng.com.jo
Qingdao Haier Air Conditioner General [email protected]
Co., Ltd..
Refrigeration Industries Company....... [email protected]
Rheem Sales Company, Inc............... [email protected]
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd........... [email protected]
Sharp Electronics Corporation.......... [email protected]
SpacePak, A Mestek Company............. [email protected]
Summit Manufacturing, Inc.............. [email protected]
TCL Air Conditioner (ZhongShan) Co., [email protected]
Ltd..
Texas Furnace, LLC..................... [email protected]
Unico, Inc............................. [email protected]
Villara Corporation.................... [email protected]
Wolf Steel Ltd......................... [email protected]
Zamil Air Conditioners & Home [email protected]
Appliances Co. (L.L.C.).
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