Department of Energy December 11, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces receipt of and publishes a Petition for Waiver from Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. (Mitsubishi). The Petition for Waiver (hereafter ``Mitsubishi Petition'') requests a waiver of the Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure applicable to commercial package air-cooled central air conditioners and heat pumps. The waiver request is specific to the Mitsubishi variable speed and variable refrigerant volume S&L Class (commercial) multi-split heat pumps and heat recovery systems. Through this document, DOE is: (1) Soliciting comments, data, and information with respect to the Mitsubishi Petition; and (2) announcing our determination to grant an Interim Waiver to Mitsubishi from the applicable DOE test procedure for the subject commercial air-cooled, multi-split air conditioners and heat pumps.