[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 184 (Thursday, September 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57937-57941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23835]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW-014]
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Notice of
Petition for Waiver of Samsung Electronics America, Inc. From the
Department of Energy Residential Clothes Washer Test Procedure, and
Grant of Interim Waiver
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, notice of grant of interim
waiver, and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt of and publishes the Samsung
Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) petition for waiver (hereafter,
``petition'') from specified portions of the U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE) test procedure for determining the energy consumption of clothes
washers. Today's notice also grants an interim waiver of the clothes
washer test procedure. Through this notice, DOE also solicits comments
with respect to the Samsung petition.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information with respect to
the Samsung petition until, but no later than October 25, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by case number CW-014,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected]. Include ``Case
No. CW-014'' 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.
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 should include the agency
name and case number for this proceeding. Submit electronic comments in
WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Portable Document Format (PDF), or text
(American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)) file
format and avoid the use of special characters or any form of
encryption. Wherever possible, include the electronic
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signature of the author. DOE does not accept telefacsimiles (faxes).
Any person submitting written comments must also send a copy to the
petitioner, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(d). The contact information for
the petitioner is: Mr. Michael Moss, Director, Samsung Electronics
America, Inc., 18600 Broadwick Street, Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220.
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 two copies to DOE: 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.
Docket: For access to the docket to review the background documents
relevant to this matter, you may visit the U.S. Department of Energy,
950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., (Resource Room of the Building Technologies
Program), Washington, DC 20024; (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Available
documents include the following items: (1) This notice; (2) public
comments received; (3) the petition for waiver and application for
interim waiver; and (4) prior DOE waivers and rulemakings regarding
similar clothes washer products. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the
above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting
the Resource Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE-2J,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9611. E-mail:
[email protected].
Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, Mail Stop GC-71, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103. Telephone: (202) 586-7796. E-
mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background and Authority
Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (``EPCA'') sets
forth a variety of provisions concerning energy efficiency. Part A of
Title III provides for the ``Energy Conservation Program for Consumer
Products Other Than Automobiles.'' (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309). Part A
includes definitions, test procedures, labeling provisions, energy
conservation standards, and the authority to require information and
reports from manufacturers. Further, Part A 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 contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart
B, appendix J1.
The regulations set forth in 10 CFR 430.27 contain provisions that
enable a person to seek a waiver from the test procedure requirements
for covered consumer products. A waiver will be granted by the
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the
Assistant Secretary) if it is determined that the basic model for which
the petition for waiver was submitted contains one or more design
characteristics that prevents testing of the basic model according to
the prescribed test procedures, or if the 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(l). 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. 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii). The Assistant Secretary may
grant the 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).
The waiver process also allows the Assistant Secretary to grant an
interim waiver from test procedure requirements to manufacturers that
have petitioned DOE for a waiver of such prescribed test procedures. 10
CFR 430.27(a)(2). An interim waiver remains in effect for 180 days or
until DOE issues its determination on the petition for waiver,
whichever is sooner. An interim waiver may be extended for an
additional 180 days. 10 CFR 430.27(h).
II. Application for Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver
On July 20, 2010, Samsung filed a petition for waiver and
application for interim waiver from the test procedure applicable to
automatic and semi-automatic clothes washers set forth in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix J1. In particular, Samsung requested a waiver
to test its clothes washers with basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic
feet on the basis of the residential 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 petition seeks a waiver from the DOE test procedure
because a test load is used within the procedure, and the mass of this
test load is based on the basket volume of the test specimen, which is
currently not defined for the basket sizes of the basic models cited in
its waiver application. In the DOE test procedure, the relation between
basket volume and test load mass is defined for basket volumes between
0 and 3.8 cubic feet. Samsung has designed a series of clothes washers
that contain basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the test load sizes used in the
test procedure as linear functions of the basket volume. Samsung has
submitted a revised table to extend the maximum basket volume from 3.8
cubic feet to 6.0 cubic feet, a table is similar to one developed by
the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM). AHAM provided
calculations to extrapolate Table 5.1 of the DOE test procedure to
larger container volumes. DOE believes that this is a reasonable
procedure because the DOE test procedure defines test load sizes as
linear functions of the basket volume AHAM's extrapolation was
performed on the load weight in pounds, and AHAM seems to have used the
conversion formula of 1/2.2 (or 0.45454545) to convert pounds to
kilograms. Samsung used the more accurate conversion value of
0.45359237, rounding the results in kilograms to two decimal places.
An interim waiver may be granted if it is determined that the
applicant will experience economic hardship if the application for
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 of the petition for waiver. (10 CFR
430.27(g)). DOE determined that Samsung's application for interim
waiver does not provide sufficient market, equipment price, shipments,
and other manufacturer impact information to permit DOE to evaluate the
economic hardship Samsung might experience absent a favorable
determination on its application for interim waiver. In a previous
similar case, DOE granted an
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interim test procedure waiver to Whirlpool for three of Whirlpool's
clothes washer models with container capacities greater than 3.8 ft\3\.
71 FR 48913 (August 22, 2006). 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 ft\3\. General Electric Company (GE)
submitted a petition very similar to Samsung's on June 22, 2010, and
DOE granted an interim waiver to GE published elsewhere in today's
Federal Register.
DOE believes that the values in the test load size chart submitted
by Samsung are appropriate, and extending the linear relationship
between test load size and container capacity to larger capacities is
valid. Based on this, and the interim waivers granted to Whirlpool and
GE, it appears likely that the petition for waiver will be granted. As
a result, the Department of Energy grants an interim waiver to Samsung
for its line of clothes washers with container volumes greater than 3.8
cubic feet, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(g). Therefore, it is ordered
that:
The application for interim waiver filed by Samsung is hereby
granted for the specified Samsung clothes washer basic models, subject
to the specifications and conditions below.
1. Samsung shall not be required to test or rate the specified
clothes washer products on the basis of the test procedure under 10 CFR
part 430 subpart B, appendix J1.
2. Samsung shall be required to test and rate the specified clothes
washer products according to the alternate test procedure as set forth
in section IV, ``Alternate test procedure.''
The interim waiver applies to the following basic model groups:
WA51A****
WA52A****
WA53A****
WA54A****
WA55A****
WA56A****
WF221***
WF231***
WF241***
WF251***
WF330***
WF331***
WF340***
WF350***
WF409***
WF410***
WF419***
WF421***
WF428***
WF431***
WF438***
WF441***
WF448***
WF451***
WF461***
WF471***
WF500***
WF510***
WF511***
WF512***
WF520***
where *** designates design characteristics such as color, manufactured
by Samsung that are greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
DOE notes that Samsung requested a waiver and interim waiver for
not only the model numbers specified above, but for ``other clothes
washer models manufactured by Samsung that are greater than 3.8 cubic
feet''. DOE makes decisions on waivers and interim waivers for only
those models specifically set out in the petition, not future models
that may or may not be manufactured by the petitioner. Samsung may
submit a new or amended petition for waiver and request for grant of
interim waiver, as appropriate, for additional models of clothes
washers for which it seeks a waiver from the DOE test procedure.
III. Alternate Test Procedure
EPCA requires that manufacturers use DOE test procedures to make
representations about the energy consumption and energy consumption
costs of products covered by EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)) Consistent
representations are important for manufacturers to make representations
about the energy efficiency of their products and to demonstrate
compliance with applicable DOE energy conservation standards. Pursuant
to its regulations for the grant of a waiver or interim waiver from an
applicable test procedure at 10 CFR 430.27, DOE is considering setting
an alternate test procedure for Samsung in the subsequent Decision and
Order. This alternate procedure is intended to allow manufacturers of
clothes washers with basket capacities larger than provided for in the
current test procedure to make valid representations. This test
procedure is based on the expanded Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 submitted
by Samsung. Furthermore, if DOE specifies an alternate test procedure
for Samsung, DOE may consider applying the alternate test procedure to
similar waivers for residential clothes washers.
During the period of the interim waiver granted in this notice,
Samsung shall test its clothes washer basic models according to the
provisions of 10 CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix J1, except that 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
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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 7.18 9.40 4.27
3.90-4.00............................... 110.4-113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.36 9.60 4.36
4.00-4.10............................... 113.3-116.1 3.00 1.36 16.60 7.55 9.80 4.45
4.10-4.20............................... 116.1-118.9 3.00 1.36 17.00 7.73 10.00 4.55
4.20-4.30............................... 118.9-121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.91 10.20 4.64
4.30-4.40............................... 121.8-124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.09 10.40 4.73
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 8.50 10.85 4.93
4.60-4.70............................... 130.3-133.1 3.00 1.36 19.1 8.65 11.03 5.00
4.70-4.80............................... 133.1-135.9 3.00 1.36 19.5 8.83 11.24 5.10
4.80-4.90............................... 135.9-138.8 3.00 1.36 19.9 9.02 11.44 5.19
4.90-5.00............................... 138.8-141.6 3.00 1.36 20.3 9.21 11.65 5.28
5.00-5.10............................... 141.6-144.4 3.00 1.36 20.7 9.39 11.85 5.38
5.10-5.20............................... 144.4-147.3 3.00 1.36 21.1 9.58 12.06 5.47
5.20-5.30............................... 147.3-150.1 3.00 1.36 21.5 9.76 12.26 5.56
5.30-5.40............................... 150.1-152.9 3.00 1.36 21.9 9.95 12.46 5.65
5.40-5.50............................... 152.9-155.8 3.00 1.36 22.3 10.13 12.67 5.75
5.50-5.60............................... 155.8-158.6 3.00 1.36 22.7 10.32 12.87 5.84
5.60-5.70............................... 158.6-161.4 3.00 1.36 23.2 10.51 13.08 5.93
5.70-5.80............................... 161.4-164.3 3.00 1.36 23.6 10.69 13.29 6.03
5.80-5.90............................... 164.3-167.1 3.00 1.36 24.0 10.88 13.49 6.12
5.90-6.00............................... 167.1-169.9 3.00 1.36 24.4 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).
IV. Summary and Request for Comments
Through today's notice, DOE announces receipt of Samsung's petition
for waiver from certain parts of the test procedure that apply to
clothes washers and grants an interim waiver to Samsung. DOE is
publishing Samsung's petition for waiver in its entirety pursuant to 10
CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv). The petition contains no confidential
information. The petition includes a suggested alternate test procedure
which is to measure the energy consumption of clothes washers with
capacities larger than the 3.8 ft\3\ specified in the current DOE test
procedure. DOE is interested in receiving comments from interested
parties on all aspects of the petition, including the suggested
alternate test procedure and any other alternate test procedure.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv), any person submitting written
comments to DOE must also send a copy to the petitioner, whose contact
information is included in the ADDRESSES section above.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 16, 2010.
Henry Kelly,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
July 20, 2010
Catherine Zoi
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.
Washington, DC 20585
Subject: Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver,
Clothes Washers Capacity Greater than 3.8 Cubic Feet
Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi:
Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung
Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung), respectfully submits this Petition
for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver to the Department of
Energy (DOE) for the testing of clothes washers with capacity
greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
The 10 CFR Part 430.27(a)(1) allows a person to submit a
petition to waive for a particular basic model any requirements of
Sec. 430.23 upon the grounds that the basic model contains one or
more design characteristics which either prevent testing of the
basic model according to the prescribed test procedures, or the
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. Additionally,
10 CFR Part 430.27(b)(2) allows an applicant to request an Interim
Waiver if economic hardship and/or competitive disadvantage is
likely to result absent a favorable determination on the Application
for Interim Waiver.
Reasoning
In order to meet current market demands, Samsung designed and
will be marketing clothes washers with capacities greater than
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3.8 cubic feet. Samsung expects that the majority of Samsung clothes
washers will be greater than 3.8 cubic feet in capacity. The current
test procedure, Appendix J1 to Subpart B of Part 430, leaves an open
gap for determining load sizes not covered by Table 5.1, preventing
Samsung from appropriately testing clothes washer models with
capacity greater than 3.8 cubic feet. The Department recognized this
test method deficiency in the Interim Waiver granted to
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\1\ 71 FR 48913.
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Samsung expects that future clothes washer capacities will
expand beyond 3.8 cubic feet, and through extrapolating the linear
relationship between test load sizes and container volume in Table
5.1, Samsung proposes the following table for various Samsung
clothes washer models WF***, where
designates model number and ***
designates design characteristics such as color, or other clothes
washer models manufactured by Samsung that are greater than 3.8
cubic feet:
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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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3.80-3.90 107.6-110.4 3.00 1.36 15.80 7.17 9.40 4.26
3.90-4.00 110.4-113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.35 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 7.71 10.00 4.54
4.20-4.30 118.9-121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.89 10.20 4.63
4.30-4.40 121.8-124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.07 10.40 4.72
4.40-4.50 124.6-127.4 3.00 1.36 18.20 8.26 10.60 4.81
4.50-4.60 127.4-130.3 3.00 1.36 18.70 8.48 10.85 4.92
4.60-4.70 130.3-133.1 3.00 1.36 19.10 8.66 11.05 5.01
4.70-4.80 133.1-135.9 3.00 1.36 19.50 8.85 11.25 5.10
4.80-4.90 135.9-138.8 3.00 1.36 19.90 9.03 11.45 5.19
4.90-5.00 138.8-141.6 3.00 1.36 20.30 9.21 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 9.57 12.05 5.47
5.20-5.30 147.2-150.1 3.00 1.36 21.50 9.75 12.25 5.56
5.30-5.40 150.1-152.9 3.00 1.36 21.90 9.93 12.45 5.65
5.40-5.50 152.9-155.7 3.00 1.36 22.30 10.12 12.65 5.74
5.50-5.60 155.7-158.6 3.00 1.36 22.80 10.34 12.90 5.85
5.60-5.70 158.6-161.4 3.00 1.36 23.20 10.52 13.10 5.94
5.70-5.80 161.4-164.2 3.00 1.36 23.60 10.70 13.30 6.03
5.80-5.90 164.2-167.1 3.00 1.36 24.00 10.89 13.50 6.12
5.90-6.00 167.1-169.9 3.00 1.36 24.40 11.07 13.70 6.21
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The extrapolation was performed on the load weight in pounds
(lb). The weight in kilograms (kg) was converted from lb, where 1 lb
= 0.45359237 kg. The results in kg were rounded to two decimal
places.
A similar test load size table was submitted by the Association
of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) to the Department (AHAM
Comments on the Framework Document for Residential Clothes Washers;
EERE-2008-BT-STD-0019; RIN 1904-AB90, October, 2, 2009).
Conclusion
Without the Interim Waiver, Samsung will face economic hardship
due to lost opportunity for sales, and lost investments in
development and manufacturing.
On the grounds that current test methods for clothes washers
will prevent Samsung from testing the majority of new clothes washer
models and likelihood of economic hardship, Samsung requests that
DOE grants Samsung the Interim Waiver and Waiver, to utilize the
test load size table above for the testing of all Samsung clothes
washers with capacity greater than 3.8 cubic feet.
Affected Persons
Primarily affected persons in the clothes washers category
include Alliance Laundry Systems, LLC., BSH Home Appliances Corp.,
Electrolux Home Products, Equator, Fisher & Paykel Appliances, Inc.,
GE Appliances, Haier America Trading, L.L.C., LG Electronics Inc.,
Miele Appliances, Inc., and Whirlpool Corporation. Samsung will
notify all these entities as required by the Department's rules and
provide them with a version of this Petition. A copy was also
provided to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM).
Sincerely,
Michael Moss,
Director
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