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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A. 

on the testing results for the tested 

combination and which are consistent with 

either of the two following methods: 

(a) Representation of non-tested 

combinations according to an Alternative 

Rating Method (ARM) approved by DOE; or 

(b) Representation of non-tested 

combinations at the same energy efficiency 

level as the tested combination with the same 

outdoor unit. 

(iii) For S&L Class combinations utilizing 

multiple outdoor units that have been tested 

in accordance with this alternate test 

procedure, MEUS may make representations 

based on those test results. 

(iv) For S&L Class combinations utilizing 

multiple outdoor units that have not been 

tested, MEUS may make representations 

which are consistent with any of the three 

following methods: 

(a) Representation of non-tested 

combinations according to an Alternative 

Rating Method (‘‘ARM’’) approved by DOE. 

(b) Representation of non-tested 

combinations at the same energy efficiency 

level as the tested combination with the same 

combination of outdoor units. 

(c) Representation of non-tested 

combinations based on the capacity weighted 

average of the efficiency ratings for the tested 

combinations for each of the individual 

outdoor units used in the system, as 

determined in accordance with the 

provisions of this alternate test procedure. 

(4) This waiver shall remain in effect from 

the date of issuance of this Order consistent 

with the provisions of 10 CFR 431.401(g). 

(5) This waiver is conditioned upon the 

presumed validity of statements, 

representations, and documentary materials 

provided by the petitioner. This waiver may 

be revoked or modified at any time upon a 

determination that the factual basis 

underlying the Petition for Waiver is 

incorrect, or DOE determines that the results 

from the alternate test procedure are 

unrepresentative of the basic models’ true 

energy consumption characteristics. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CD–006] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Publication of the 

Petition for Waiver and Notice of 

Granting the Application for Interim 

Waiver of BSH Home Appliances 

Corporation From the Department of 

Energy Residential Clothes Dryer Test 

Procedure 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, 

granting of application for interim 

waiver, and request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of and publishes the BSH Home 

Appliances Corporation (BSH) petition 

for waiver (hereafter, ‘‘petition’’) from 

specified portions of the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) test 

procedure for determining the energy 

consumption of residential clothes 

dryers. The waiver request pertains to 

BSH’s specified models of condensing 

residential clothes dryers. The existing 

test procedure does not apply to 

condensing clothes dryers. In addition, 

today’s notice grants BSH an interim 

waiver from the DOE test procedure 

applicable to residential clothes dryers. 

DOE solicits comments, data, and 

information concerning BSH’s petition. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to BSH’s 

Petition until May 6, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number CD–006, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: 

AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov. 

Include the case number [Case No. CD– 

005] in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Petition for Waiver Case No. CD–005, 

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. 

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 

rulemakings regarding similar clothes 

dryers. 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: 

Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, 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) 287–6111. Email: Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority 

Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6309, as codified), established the 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles, a program covering most 

major household appliances, which 

includes the residential clothes dryers 

that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B 

includes definitions, test procedures, 

labeling provisions, energy conservation 

standards, and the authority to require 

information and reports from 

manufacturers. Further, Part B 

authorizes the Secretary of Energy to 

prescribe test procedures that are 

reasonably designed to produce results 

which measure energy efficiency, 

energy use, or estimated operating costs, 

and that are not unduly burdensome to 

conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)). The test 

procedure for clothes dryers is 

contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix D. 

DOE’s 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(a)(1). 

Petitioners must include in their 

petition any alternate test procedures 

known to the petitioner evaluate the 

basic model in a manner representative 

of its energy consumption. 10 CFR 

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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 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 on the petition 

for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2); 

430.27(g). An interim waiver remains in 

effect for a period of 180 days or until 

DOE issues its determination on the 

petition for waiver, whichever is sooner, 

and may be extended for an additional 

180 days, if necessary. 10 CFR 

430.27(h). 

II. Petition for Waiver of Test Procedure 

On December 28, 2009, BSH filed a 

petition for waiver and an application 

for interim waiver from the test 

procedure applicable to residential 

clothes dryers set forth in 10 CFR Part 

430, Subpart B, Appendix D. BSH seeks 

a waiver from the applicable test 

procedure for its Bosch WTC82100US 

and Bosch WTE86300US product 

models because, BSH asserts, design 

characteristics of these models prevent 

testing according to the currently 

prescribed test procedure, as described 

in greater detail in the following 

paragraph. DOE previously granted 

Miele Appliance, Inc. (Miele) a waiver 

from test procedures for two similar 

condenser clothes dryer models 

(T1565CA and T1570C). 60 FR 9330 

(Feb. 17, 1995). DOE granted Miele an 

interim waiver for similar additional 

products on February 1, 2011. (76 FR 

5567). DOE also granted waivers for the 

same type of clothes dryer to LG 

Electronics (73 FR 66641, Nov. 10, 

2008), Whirlpool Corporation (74 FR 

66334, Dec. 15, 2009) and General 

Electric (75 FR 13122, Mar. 18, 2010). 

BSH claims that its condenser clothes 

dryers cannot be tested pursuant to the 

DOE procedure and requests that the 

same waiver granted to other 

manufacturers be granted for BSH’s 

Bosch WTC82100US and Bosch 

WTE86300US models. 

In support of its petition, BSH claims 

that the current clothes dryer test 

procedure applies only to vented 

clothes dryers because the test 

procedure requires the use of an exhaust 

restrictor on the exhaust port of the 

clothes dryer during testing. Because 

condenser clothes dryers operate by 

blowing air through the wet clothes, 

condensing the water vapor in the 

airstream, and pumping the collected 

water into either a drain line or an inunit container, these products do not 

use an exhaust port like a vented dryer 

does. BSH plans to market a condensing 

clothes dryer for situations in which a 

conventional vented clothes dryer 

cannot be used, such as high-rise 

apartments and condominiums; the 

construction of these types of buildings 

does not permit the use of external 

venting. 

The BSH Petition requests that DOE 

grant a waiver from the existing test 

procedure to allow the sale of two 

models (Bosch WTC82100US and Bosch 

WTE86300US) until DOE prescribes 

final test procedures and minimum 

energy conservation standards 

appropriate to condenser clothes dryers. 

Similar to the other manufacturers, BSH 

did not include an alternate test 

procedure in its petition. 

III. Application for Interim Waiver 

BSH also requests an interim waiver 

from the existing DOE test procedure for 

immediate relief. Under 10 CFR 

430.27(b)(2) each application for interim 

waiver ‘‘shall demonstrate likely success 

of the Petition for Waiver and shall 

address what economic hardship and/or 

competitive disadvantage is likely to 

result absent a favorable determination 

on the Application for Interim Waiver.’’ 

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 has determined that BSH’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 BSH might experience absent 

a favorable determination on its 

application for interim waiver. DOE 

understands, however, that the BSH 

condensing clothes dryers have a feature 

that prevents testing them according to 

the existing DOE test procedure. In 

addition, as stated in the previous 

section, DOE has previously granted 

waivers to Miele, LG, Whirlpool and GE 

for similar products. It is in the public 

interest to have similar products tested 

and rated for energy consumption on a 

comparable basis, where possible. 

Further, DOE has determined that BSH 

is likely to succeed on the merits of its 

petition for waiver and that it is 

desirable for policy reasons to grant 

immediate relief. 

For the reasons stated above, DOE 

grants BSH’s application for interim 

waiver from testing of its condensing 

clothes dryer product line. Therefore, it 

is ordered that: 

The application for interim waiver 

filed by BSH is hereby granted for BSH’s 

Bosch WTC82100US and Bosch 

WTE86300US condensing clothes 

dryers. BSH shall not be required to test 

its Bosch WTC82100US and Bosch 

WTE86300US condensing clothes 

dryers on the basis of the test procedure 

under 10 CFR part 430 subpart B, 

appendix D. 

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. BSH 

may submit a new or amended petition 

for waiver and request for grant of 

interim waiver, as appropriate, for 

additional models of clothes dryers for 

which it seeks a waiver from the DOE 

test procedure. In addition, DOE notes 

that grant of an interim waiver or waiver 

does not release a petitioner from the 

certification requirements set forth at 10 

CFR 430.62. 

Further, this interim waiver is 

conditioned upon the presumed validity 

of statements, representations, and 

documents provided by the petitioner. 

DOE may revoke or modify this interim 

waiver at any time upon a 

determination that the factual basis 

underlying the petition for waiver is 

incorrect, or upon a determination that 

the results from the alternate test 

procedure are unrepresentative of the 

basic models’ true energy consumption 

characteristics. 

IV. Summary and Request for 

Comments 

Through today’s notice, DOE grants 

BSH an interim waiver from the 

specified portions of the test procedure 

applicable to BSH’s Bosch 

WTC82100US and Bosch WTE86300US 

condensing clothes dryers and 

announces receipt of BSH’s petition for 

waiver from those same portions of the 

test procedure. DOE publishes BSH’s 

petition for waiver in its entirety 

pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv). The 

petition contains no confidential 

information. 

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1However, while the condensing dryer inherently 

uses more energy to dry a load of clothes than a 

conventional dryer, the condensing dryer could 

save substantially more household energy than a 

conventional dryer if the effects on space heating 

and cooling requirements are considered. The air 

lost from dryer exhaust vent can impose a 

significant load on the space-conditioning unit as 

cool or hot outdoor air is drawn inside the room 

or home to replace the exhausted air. 

DOE solicits comments from 

interested parties on all aspects of the 

petition. Pursuant to 10 CFR 

430.27(b)(1)(iv), 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: Dr. Uwe Mette, 

Director, Engineering Laundry Products, 

BSH Home Appliances Corporation, 

5551 McFadden Avenue, Huntington 

Beach, CA 92649. All submissions 

received must 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 signature of the author. DOE 

does not accept telefacsimiles (faxes). 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 30, 

2011. 

Kathleen Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Office of Technology 

Development, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

December 28, 2009 

Catherine Zoi 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Re: Petition of Waiver and Application 

for Interim Waiver, BSH Condenser 

Clothes Dryers 

Dear Assistant Secretary: BSH Home 

Appliances Corporation (‘‘BSH’’) hereby 

submits this Petition for Waiver and 

Application for Interim Waiver, 

pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27, for its 

condenser clothes dryers. A waiver was 

granted to Miele Appliance, Inc. for the 

same type of product. 60 FR 9330 (Feb. 

17, 1995). 

BSH is the manufacturer of household 

appliances bearing the brand names of 

Bosch, Thermador, and Gaggenau. Its 

appliances include washing machines, 

clothes dryers, refrigerator-freezers, 

ovens, microwave ovens, dishwashers, 

and vacuum cleaners, and are sold 

worldwide, including in the United 

States. BSH’s United States operations 

are headquartered in Huntington Beach, 

California. BSH’s residential clothes 

dryers are produced in the United States 

and Poland. 

BSH markets highly efficient, 

advanced-design condenser (nonvented) clothes dryers. The current BSH 

model numbers of these products are 

Bosch WTC82100US and Bosch 

WTE86300US. This product does not 

vent exhaust air to the outside as a 

conventional dryer does, but rather uses 

ambient air to cool the hot, humid air 

inside the appliance thereby condensing 

out the moisture. There is no exhaust 

air, only a wastewater stream that can be 

drained into a water container. This 

type of product is suited for installation 

conditions where exhaust venting is not 

practical or is cost prohibitive. It thus 

benefits those dwellers of high-rise 

apartments and others who in many 

cases have no way to vent to the outside 

or at least not without considerable 

remodeling/construction expense. The 

advantageous no-exhaust design 

characteristic produces a more complex 

drying process than the regular vented 

dryer. 

Condenser clothes dryers offer 

additional utility to the consumer that 

affects energy consumption, and the 

characteristics of the product are not 

reflected by the test procedure. The 

condenser clothes dryer does not have 

an outside vent exhaust, and extracting 

the moisture from the warm moist air in 

the drum requires more energy to dry 

clothes than simply exhausting the 

warm moist air to the outdoors.1

DOE’s existing test procedure for 

clothes dryers requires the use of an 

exhaust restrictor to simulate the 

backpressure effects of a vent tube in an 

installed condition. And the test 

procedure does not provide any 

definition or mention of condenser 

clothes dryers. Since BSH’s condenser 

clothes dryers do not have an exhaust 

vent and the DOE test procedure does 

not provide any definition or mention of 

condenser clothes dryers, the products 

cannot be tested in accordance with the 

test procedure. Thus, the test procedure 

does not apply to them. Consequently, 

the DOE energy conservation standard 

for clothes dryers does not apply to BSH 

condenser dryers since the DOE 

standard must be ‘‘determined in 

accordance with test procedures 

prescribed under section 6293 of this 

title.’’ 42 U.S.C. 6291(6). 

These circumstances clearly warrant a 

waiver. 10 CFR 430.27 provides for 

waiver of DOE test procedures on the 

grounds that a basic model contains 

design characteristics that either prevent 

testing according to the prescribed test 

procedure or produce data so 

unrepresentative of a covered product’s 

true energy consumption characteristics 

as to provide materially inaccurate 

comparative data. As discussed above, 

the BSH condenser clothes dryer 

contains a design characteristic—lack of 

an exhaust—that prevents testing 

according to the DOE test procedure. 

Further, the test procedure does not 

provide any definition or mention of 

condenser clothes dryers. A waiver 

should therefore be granted that 

provides that BSH is not required to test 

its condenser clothes dryers. The 

existing minimum energy conservation 

standard for clothes dryers also should 

not apply to these BSH condenser 

clothes dryers. The waiver should 

remain in effect until DOE prescribes 

final test procedures and minimum 

energy conservation standards 

appropriate to BSH’s condenser clothes 

dryers. 

That a waiver is warranted is borne 

out by the fact that DOE has granted a 

waiver to Miele for the same type of 

product. 60 FR 9330 (Feb. 17, 1995). 

DOE stated: ‘‘The Department agrees 

with Miele and AHAM that the 

condenser clothes dryer offers the 

consumer additional utility, and is 

justified to consum[e] more energy 

(lower energy factor) versus noncondenser clothes dryers. Furthermore, 

the Department believes that the 

existing clothes dryer test procedure is 

not applicable to the Miele condenser 

clothes dryers. This assertion is based 

on the fact that the existing test 

procedure requires the use of an exhaust 

restrictor and does not provide any 

definition or mention of condenser 

clothes dryers. The Department agrees 

with Miele that the current clothes dryer 

minimum energy conservation standard 

does not apply to Miele’s condenser 

clothes dryers. Today’s Decision and 

Order exempts Miele from testing its 

condenser clothes dryer and 

determining an Energy Factor. The 

Department is not publishing an 

amended test procedure for Miele at this 

time because there is not any reason to. 

The existing minimum energy 

conservation standard for clothes dryers 

is not applicable to the Miele condenser 

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2See FTC Advisory Opinion No. 457, TRRP 

1718.20 (1971 Transfer Binder); 49 FR 32213 (Aug. 

13, 1984); 52 FR 49141, 49147–48 (Dec. 30, 1987). 

clothes dryer. Furthermore, the FTC 

does not have a labeling program for 

clothes dryers, therefore, Miele is not 

required to test its condenser clothes 

dryers.’’ 

BSH urges that the same waiver be 

granted to BSH as was granted to Miele 

for its comparable product. 

Manufacturers of all other basic 

models marketed in the United States 

and known to BSH to incorporate 

similar design characteristics as the BSH 

condenser clothes dryer include Miele 

(models T1565CA and T1570C), 

Whirlpool (model WCD7500VW), LG 

(model DLEC733W), and GE (models 

DCVH480E* and DCVH485E*). 

BSH is not aware of any alternative 

test procedure to evaluate in a manner 

representative of the energy 

consumption characteristics of the BSH 

condenser clothes dryers. BSH notes 

that DOE’s February 17, 1995 decision 

on Miele’s application indicated that 

Miele proposed that DOE consider 

adding a class for condenser clothes 

dryers in the then current clothes dryer 

rulemaking for minimum efficiency 

standards, along with an appropriate 

test procedure. DOE’s decision 

indicated that DOE would consider 

adding a new product class for 

condenser clothes dryers in that 

rulemaking and would initiate a clothes 

dryers test procedure rulemaking to add 

the capability of testing condenser 

clothes dryers to the existing test 

procedure for any potential future use. 

To the best of BSH’s knowledge, DOE 

has not done so. 

BSH also requests immediate relief by 

grant of an interim waiver. Grant of an 

interim waiver is fully justified: 

The petition for waiver is likely to be 

granted, as evidenced not only by its 

merits but also because DOE has already 

granted a similar waiver to Miele. 

Lack of relief will impose economic 

hardship on BSH. BSH would be placed 

in an untenable situation: The product 

would be subject to a set of regulations 

that DOE already acknowledges is not 

applicable to such a product and cannot 

be complied with, while at the same 

time another manufacturer is allowed to 

operate under a waiver from such 

regulations. 

Significant investment has already 

been made in BSH condensing clothes 

dryers. Lack of relief would not allow 

BSH to recoup this investment and 

would deny BSH anticipated sales 

revenue. This does not take into account 

significant losses in goodwill and brand 

acceptance. 

Beyond that, since the BSH 

condensing clothes dryer is intended to 

be sold as a pair with BSH washing 

machines an inability to sell the clothes 

dryer will harm sales of the washing 

machine as well. 

The basic purpose of the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act, as 

amended by the National Appliance 

Energy Conservation Act, is to foster 

purchase of energy-efficient appliances, 

not hinder such purchases. The BSH 

condenser clothes dryer makes a dryer 

available to households where for 

physical, structural reasons a vented 

dryer could otherwise not be installed. 

BSH condenser clothes dryers thus offer 

benefits in the public interest. To 

encourage and foster the availability of 

these products is in the public interest. 

Standards programs should not be used 

as a means to block innovative, 

improved designs.2 DOE’s rules thus 

should accommodate and encourage— 

not act to block—such a product. 

Granting the interim waiver and 

waiver would also eliminate a non-tariff 

trade barrier. In addition, grant of relief 

would help enhance economic 

development and employment, 

including not only BSH’s operations in 

North Carolina, and Tennessee, but also 

at major national retailers and regional 

dealers that carry BSH products. 

Furthermore, continued employment 

creation and ongoing investments in its 

marketing, sales and servicing activities 

will be fostered by approval of the 

interim waiver. Conversely, denial of 

the requested relief would harm the 

company and would be anticompetitive. 

We would be pleased to discuss this 

request with DOE and provide further 

information as needed. 

BSH will notify all clothes dryer 

manufacturers of domestically marketed 

units known to BSH of this petition and 

application by letter. 

Sincerely, 

Dr. Uwe Mette 

Director Engineering Laundry Products 

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Agency Information Collection 

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On December 14, 2010 (75 FR 77864), 

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