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information is included in the 

ADDRESSES section above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 

2011. 

Kathleen Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Office of Technology 

Development, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

February 11, 2011 

Catherine Zoi, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 

20585. 

Re: 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 § 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 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, Table 5.1, does 

not contain load sizes for capacities 

greater than 3.8 cubic feet, 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 Waivers 

granted to Electrolux (75 FR 81258), LG 

(75 FR 71680), Whirlpool (75 FR 69653), 

General Electric (75 FR 57915), and 

Samsung (75 FR 57937). 

The nature of this Application for 

Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver 

does not differ from Samsung’s original 

Application for Interim Waiver and 

Petition for Waiver as published in 75 

FR 57937. 

Conclusion 

On the grounds that current test 

methods for clothes washers will 

prevent Samsung from testing its new 

clothes washer models, and given that 

DOE had already granted Samsung an 

Interim Waiver in 75 FR 57937, 

Samsung requests that DOE 

expeditiously extend the expanded 

Table 5.1, as prescribed in 75 FR 57937, 

to the following Samsung clothes 

washer models: 

WA5471* * * 

WA5461* * * 

WA5451* * * 

WA5441* * * 

WA5431* * * 

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 of Corporate Environmental Affairs 

[FR Doc. 2011–9475 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12758–003] 

BOST5 Hydroelectric Company, LLC; 

Notice of Application Tendered for 

Filing With the Commission and 

Soliciting Additional Study Requests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection. 

a. Type of Application: Original Major 

License. 

b. Project No.: P–12758–003. 

c. Date filed: March 28, 2011. 

d. Applicant: BOST5 Hydroelectric 

Company, LLC (BOST5). 

e. Name of Project: Red River Lock & 

Dam No. 5 Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The proposed project 

would be located at the existing Army 

Corps of Engineer’s (Corps) Red River 

Lock & Dam No. 5 on the Red River, 

near the town of Ninock near the City 

of Shreveport, Louisiana. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r). 

h. Applicant Contacts: Mr. Douglas A. 

Spalding, BOST5 Hydroelectric 

Company, LLC, 8441 Wayzata Blvd., 

Suite 101, Golden Valley, MN 55426; 

(952) 544–8133. 

i. FERC Contact: Jeanne Edwards 

(202) 502–6181 or by e-mail at 

jeanne.edwards@ferc.gov. 

j. Cooperating agencies: Federal, state, 

local, and tribal agencies with 

jurisdiction and/or special expertise 

with respect to environmental issues 

that wish to cooperate in the 

preparation of the environmental 

document should follow the 

instructions for filing such requests 

described in item l below. Cooperating 

agencies should note the Commission’s 

policy that agencies that cooperate in 

the preparation of the environmental 

document cannot also intervene. See, 94 

FERC ¶ 61,076 (2001). 

k. Pursuant to section 4.32(b)(7) of 18 

CFR of the Commission’s regulations, if 

any resource agency, Indian Tribe, or 

person believes that an additional 

scientific study should be conducted in 

order to form an adequate factual basis 

for a complete analysis of the 

application on its merit, the resource 

agency, Indian Tribe, or person must file 

a request for a study with the 

Commission not later than 60 days from 

the date of filing of the application, and 

serve a copy of the request on the 

applicant. 

l. Deadline for filing additional study 

requests and requests for cooperating 

agency status: June 11, 2011. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site (http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ferconline.asp) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

For a simpler method of submitting text 

only comments, click on ‘‘eComment.’’ 

For assistance, please contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

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original and eight copies to: Kimberly D. 

Bose, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

m. The application is not ready for 

environmental analysis at this time. 

n. The proposed project would utilize 

the existing U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (Corps) Red River Lock and 

Dam No. 5, and operate consistent with 

the Corps current operation policy. The 

proposed project consists of: (1) An 

excavated 416-foot-long headrace 

channel to convey water from the 

upstream Pool No. 5 of the Red River to 

a 301-foot-long by 90-foot-wide concrete 

powerhouse located northeast of the end 

of the existing overflow weir; (2) an 

excavated 495-foot-long tailrace channel 

to discharge water from the powerhouse 

to the downstream Pool No. 4 of the Red 

River; (3) one 28.1-megawatt (MW) 

horizontal Kaplan bulb turbine/ 

generator unit; (4) one 7-mile-long, 34.5- 

kilovolt (kV) overhead transmission line 

leading from the project’s powerhouse 

and connecting to Central Louisiana 

Electric Company’s new substation; and 

(5) appurtenant facilities. The proposed 

project would generate about 129,400 

megawatt-hours (MWh) annually which 

would be sold to a local utility. 

o. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room, or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

p. With this notice, we are initiating 

consultation with the Louisiana State 

Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), as 

required by 106, National Historic 

Preservation Act, and the regulations of 

the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation, 36, CFR, at 800.4. 

q. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following Hydro Licensing 

Schedule. Revisions to the schedule will 

be made as appropriate. 

Issue Deficiency Letter ..... May 2011. 

Issue Acceptance Letter ... September 2011. 

Issue Scoping Document 1 

for comments.

October 2011. 

Request Additional Information (if necessary).December 2011. 

Notice of application is 

ready for environmental 

analysis.

April 2012. 

Notice of the availability of 

the EA.

April 2013. 

Dated: April 12, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9375 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2056–049] 

Xcel Energy; Notice of Application of 

Recreational Resources Management 

Plan Update for the St. Anthony Falls 

Project and Soliciting Comments, 

Motions To Intervene, and Protests 

Take notice that the following 

hydroelectric application has been filed 

with the Commission and is available 

for public inspection: 

a. Application Type: Recreational 

Resources Management Plan Update. 

b. Project No.: 2056–049. 

c. Date Filed: December 20, 2010. 

d. Applicant: Xcel Energy. 

e. Name of Project: St. Anthony Falls 

Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: The project is located on 

the Mississippi River, in Hennepin 

County, Minnesota. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a–825r. 

h. Applicant Contact: Mathew Miller, 

Xcel Energy, 1414 West Hamilton Ave., 

P.O. Box 8, Eau Claire, WI 54702–0008, 

(715) 737–1353, 

matthew.j.miller@excelenergy.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Mark Ivy: (202) 502– 

6864; e-mail: Mark.Ivy@ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: May 

12, 2011. 

All documents may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See, 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. If unable to be filed 

electronically, documents may be paperfiled. To paper-file, an original and 

seven copies should be mailed to: 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. Commenters 

can submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. Please include the 

project number (P–2056–049) on any 

comments, motions, or 

recommendations filed. 

k. Description of Request: Xcel 

Energy, licensee of the St. Anthony Falls 

Hydroelectric Project, has filed a 

Recreational Resources Management 

Plan (RRMP) update for the project. The 

RRMP is a comprehensive plan to 

develop and manage Water Power Park 

which is located on project lands. 

l. Location of the Application: A copy 

of the application is available for 

inspection and reproduction at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

located at 888 First Street, NE., Room 

2A, Washington, DC 20426, or by calling 

(202) 502–8371. This filing may also be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. Enter the docket number excluding 

the last three digits in the docket 

number field to access the document. 

You may also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, 

for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is 

also available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filing must (1) bear in 

all capital letters the title 

‘‘COMMENTS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’ as 

applicable; (2) set forth in the heading 

the name of the applicant and the 

project number of the application to 

which the filing responds; (3) furnish 

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