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institutions President/CEO/Chancellor 

as well as for disseminating that 

information to prospective U.S. 

students. The Departments regulations, 

at 34 CFR 668.14(b)(7), require Title IV 

participating institutions to submit 

reports to the Department containing 

such information as the Secretary may 

reasonably require to carry out the 

purposes of the Title IV, HEA programs. 

This is being done to improve consumer 

information by providing more specific 

consumer information to prospective 

U.S. medical students at foreign 

institutions. 

Dated: March 7, 2013. 

Kate Mullan, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Friday, March 15, 2013 9 a.m. to 

5:45 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Bolger Center, 9600 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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Federal Officer, Office of Fusion Energy 

Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 

1000 Independence Avenue SW.; 

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Telephone: 301–903–4941. 

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given to the Committee in the letter 

from the Director, Office of Science, 

dated December 20, 2012, asking the 

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 

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on new or upgraded scientific user 

facilities that could contribute to world 

leading science during 2014–2024 

necessary to position the DOE Office of 

Science at the forefront of scientific 

discovery. 

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• Report from the Subcommittee 

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• Status of the ITER Project 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–027] 

Notice of Petition for Waiver of 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

from the Department of Energy 

Residential Refrigerator and 

Refrigerator-Freezer 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. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of a petition for waiver from Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) 

regarding specified portions of the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) test 

procedure for determining the energy 

consumption of electric refrigerators 

and refrigerator-freezers. In its petition, 

Samsung provides an alternate test 

procedure that is the same as the test 

procedure DOE published in a final rule 

setting out testing requirements for 

manufacturers to follow starting in 

2014. DOE solicits comments, data, and 

information concerning Samsung’s 

petition and the suggested alternate test 

procedure. Today’s notice also grants 

Samsung an interim waiver from the 

electric refrigerator and refrigeratorfreezer test procedure, subject to use of 

the alternative test procedure set forth 

in this notice. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the 

Samsung Petition until April 12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number ‘‘RF–027,’’ by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: 

AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov 

Include the case number (Case No. RF– 

027) 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. 

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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

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., Washington, DC, 20024; 

(202) 586–2945, between 9:00 a.m. and 

4:00 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 refrigerator-freezer 

products. Please call Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at the above telephone number 

for additional information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email: 

Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

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. Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@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 electric refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers 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 the energy 

efficiency, energy use, or estimated 

annual operating costs of a covered 

product, and that are not unduly 

burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 

6293(b)(3)) The test procedure for 

electric refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers is contained in 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix A1. 

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 

products. The Assistant Secretary for 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (the Assistant Secretary) will 

grant a waiver 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. 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(g). An interim waiver remains in 

effect for 180 days or until DOE issues 

its determination on the petition for 

waiver, whichever occurs earlier. DOE 

may extend an interim waiver for an 

additional 180 days. 10 CFR 430.27(h). 

II. Petition for Waiver of Test Procedure 

and Application for Interim Waiver 

On February 5, 2013, Samsung 

submitted a petition for waiver from the 

test procedure applicable to residential 

electric refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers set forth in 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix A1. Samsung is 

designing new refrigerator-freezers that 

incorporate multiple defrost cycles. In 

its petition, Samsung seeks a waiver 

from the existing DOE test procedure 

applicable to refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers under 10 CFR part 

430 because the existing test procedure 

does not account for multiple defrost 

cycles. Therefore, Samsung has asked to 

use an alternate test procedure that is 

the same as the test procedure 

provisions for products with long time 

or variable defrost DOE published in a 

final rule (77 FR 3559, 3564–3565, 

January 25, 2012). These provisions 

were placed in appendix A, which is 

not required for use until September 15, 

2014, and not in the current appendix 

A1 test procedure. On January 27, July 

19, and December 14, 2011, Samsung 

had submitted similar petitions for 

waiver and requests for interim waiver 

for other basic models of refrigeratorfreezers that incorporate multiple 

defrost cycles. DOE subsequently 

granted a waiver for the products 

specified in these petitions. 77 FR 1474 

(Jan. 10, 2012) and 77 FR 75428 (Dec. 

20, 2012). 

Samsung also requests an interim 

waiver from the existing DOE test 

procedure. 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 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. DOE has 

determined, however, that it is likely 

Samsung’s petition will be granted, and 

that it is desirable for public policy 

reasons to grant Samsung relief pending 

a determination on the petition. 

Previously, DOE granted a waiver to 

Samsung for other basic models 

incorporating multiple defrost 

technology (77 FR 1474, Jan. 10, 2012 

and 77 FR 75428, Dec. 20, 2012), and 

DOE has determined that it is desirable 

to have similar basic models tested in a 

consistent manner. 

Samsung’s petition included an 

alternate test procedure to account for 

the energy consumption of its 

refrigerator-freezer models with 

multiple defrost cycles. The alternate 

test procedure specified by Samsung is 

the same as the test procedure 

published in the final rule referenced 

above. The alternate test procedure 

specified in this interim waiver (as well 

as the previous waiver granted to 

Samsung) is identical to the test 

procedure provisions for products with 

long time or variable defrost adopted in 

the final test procedure rule that 

manufacturers of these products are 

required to use in 2014. 

For the reasons stated above, DOE 

grants Samsung’s application for interim 

waiver from testing of its refrigeratorfreezer product line containing multiple 

defrost cycles. Therefore, it is ordered 

that: 

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The application for interim waiver 

filed by Samsung is hereby granted for 

the specified Samsung refrigeratorfreezer basic model that incorporates 

multiple defrost cycles, subject to the 

specifications and conditions below. 

Samsung shall be required to test or rate 

the specified refrigerator-freezer product 

according to the alternate test procedure 

as set forth in section III, ‘‘Alternate Test 

Procedure.’’ 

The interim waiver applies to the 

following basic model: 

RS27FD***** 

DOE makes decisions on waivers and 

interim waivers for only those models 

specifically set out in the petition, not 

future models that may be manufactured 

by the petitioner. Samsung may submit 

a subsequent petition for waiver and 

request for grant of interim waiver, as 

appropriate, for additional models of 

refrigerator-freezers 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 part 429. 

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. 

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 the statute. 

(42 U.S.C. 6293(c)) Consistent 

representations are important for 

manufacturers to use in making 

representations about the energy 

efficiency of their products and to 

demonstrate compliance with 

applicable DOE energy conservation 

standards. Pursuant to its regulations 

applicable to waivers and interim 

waivers from applicable test procedures 

at 10 CFR 430.27, DOE will consider 

setting an alternate test procedure for 

Samsung in a subsequent Decision and 

Order. 

During the period of the interim 

waiver granted in this notice, Samsung 

shall test the products listed above 

according to the test procedures for 

residential electric refrigerator-freezers 

prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix A1, except that, for 

the Samsung products listed above only, 

Samsung shall include the following: 

1. In section 1, Definitions, the 

following definition: 

‘‘Defrost cycle type’’ means a distinct 

sequence of control whose function is to 

remove frost and/or ice from a 

refrigerated surface. There may be 

variations in the defrost control 

sequence such as the number of defrost 

heaters energized. Each such variation 

establishes a separate distinct defrost 

cycle type. However, defrost achieved 

regularly during the compressor ‘‘off’’ 

cycles by warming of the evaporator 

without active heat addition is not a 

defrost cycle type. 

2. In section 4, Test Period, the 

following: 

4.2.1 Long-time Automatic Defrost. 

If the model being tested has a long-time 

automatic defrost system, the two-part 

test described in this section may be 

used. The first part is a stable period of 

compressor operation that includes no 

portions of the defrost cycle, such as 

precooling or recovery, that is otherwise 

the same as the test for a unit having no 

defrost provisions (section 4.1). The 

second part is designed to capture the 

energy consumed during all of the 

events occurring with the defrost 

control sequence that are outside of 

stable operation. 

4.2.1.1 Cycling Compressor System. 

For a system with a cycling compressor, 

the second part of the test starts at the 

termination of the last regular 

compressor ‘‘on’’ cycle. The average 

temperatures of the fresh food and 

freezer compartments measured from 

the termination of the previous 

compressor ‘‘on’’ cycle to the 

termination of the last regular 

compressor ‘‘on’’ cycle must both be 

within 0.5 °F (0.3 °C) of their average 

temperatures measured for the first part 

of the test. If any compressor cycles 

occur prior to the defrost heater being 

energized that cause the average 

temperature in either compartment to 

deviate from its average temperature for 

the first part of the test by more than 0.5 

°F (0.3 °C), these compressor cycles are 

not considered regular compressor 

cycles and must be included in the 

second part of the test. As an example, 

a ‘‘precooling’’ cycle, which is an 

extended compressor cycle that lowers 

the temperature(s) of one or both 

compartments prior to energizing the 

defrost heater, must be included in the 

second part of the test. The test period 

for the second part of the test ends at the 

termination of the first regular 

compressor ‘‘on’’ cycle after both 

compartment temperatures have fully 

recovered to their stable conditions. The 

average temperatures of the 

compartments measured from this 

termination of the first regular 

compressor ‘‘on’’ cycle until the 

termination of the next regular 

compressor ‘‘on’’ cycle must both be 

within 0.5 °F (0.3 °C) of their average 

temperatures measured for the first part 

of the test. See Figure 1. 

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4.2.4 Systems with Multiple Defrost 

Frequencies. This section applies to 

models with long-time automatic or 

variable defrost control with multiple 

defrost cycle types, such as models with 

single compressors and multiple 

evaporators in which the evaporators 

have different defrost frequencies. The 

two-part method in 4.2.1 shall be used. 

The second part of the method will be 

conducted separately for each distinct 

defrost cycle type. 

3. In section 5, Test Measurements, 

the following: 

5.2.1.5 Long-time or Variable Defrost 

Control for Systems with Multiple 

Defrost cycle Types. The energy 

consumption in kilowatt-hours per day 

shall be calculated equivalent to: 

Where: 

1440 is defined in 5.2.1.1 and EP1, T1, and 

12 are defined in 5.2.1.2; i is a variable 

that can equal 1, 2, or more that 

identifies the distinct defrost cycle types 

applicable for the refrigerator or 

refrigerator-freezer; 

EP2i = energy expended in kilowatt-hours 

during the second part of the test for 

defrost cycle type i; 

T2i = length of time in minutes of the second 

part of the test for defrost cycle type i; 

CTi is the compressor run time between 

instances of defrost cycle type i, for longtime automatic defrost control equal to a 

fixed time in hours rounded to the 

nearest tenth of an hour, and for variable 

defrost control equal to 

(CTLi × CTMi)/(F × (CTMi ¥ CTLi) + CTLi); 

CTLi = least or shortest compressor run time 

between instances of defrost cycle type 

i in hours rounded to the nearest tenth 

of an hour (CTL for the defrost cycle type 

with the longest compressor run time 

between defrosts must be greater than or 

equal to 6 but less than or equal to 12 

hours); 

CTMi = maximum compressor run time 

between instances of defrost cycle type 

i in hours rounded to the nearest tenth 

of an hour (greater than CTLi but not 

more than 96 hours); 

For cases in which there are more than one 

fixed CT value (for long-time defrost 

models) or more than one CTM and/or 

CTL value (for variable defrost models) 

for a given defrost cycle type, an average 

fixed CT value or average CTM and CTL

values shall be selected for this cycle 

type so that 12 divided by this value or 

values is the frequency of occurrence of 

the defrost cycle type in a 24 hour 

period, assuming 50% compressor run 

time. 

F = default defrost energy consumption 

factor, equal to 0.20. 

For variable defrost models with no values 

for CTLi and CTMi in the algorithm, the 

default values of 6 and 96 shall be used, 

respectively. 

D is the total number of distinct defrost cycle 

types. 

IV. Summary and Request for 

Comments 

Through today’s notice, DOE 

announces receipt of Samsung’s petition 


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2 DOE understands, however, that absent an 

interim waiver, Samsung’s products would not be 

accurately tested and rated for energy consumption 

because the current energy test procedure does not 

include test procedures for products with multiple 

defrost cycle types. 

3Until these amendments are required in 

conjunction with the 2014 standards, manufacturers 

introducing products equipped with multiple 

defrost cycle types should, consistent with 10 CFR 

430.27, petition for a waiver since the modified 

version of Appendix A1 set out in today’s notice 

will not include a specified method for capturing 

this energy usage. 

for waiver from certain parts of the test 

procedure that apply to refrigeratorfreezers 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 to 

measure the energy consumption of 

refrigerator-freezer basic models that 

incorporate multiple defrost cycles. 

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: Michael Moss, Director 

of Corporate Environmental Affairs, 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 19 

Chapin Road, Building D, Pine Brook, 

NJ 07058. 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). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 7, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

February 5, 2013 

Dr. David Danielson 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue SW. 

Washington, DC 20585 

Dear Assistant Secretary Danielson: 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

(‘‘Samsung’’) respectfully submits this 

Application for Interim Waiver and 

Petition for Waiver to the Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the Department’’) for 

Samsung’s compressor refrigeratorfreezers with multiple defrost cycles. 

Reasoning 

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. 

Current test procedures as prescribed 

in Appendix A1 to Subpart B of Part 430 

(‘‘Appendix A1’’) do not adequately 

provide a way for Samsung to accurately 

represent the energy consumption of its 

refrigerator-freezers with multiple 

defrost cycles. DOE concurred with 

Samsung’s understanding in the interim 

waiver granted to Samsung in 76 FR 

16760 2 and subsequently granted the 

waiver on January 10, 2012 (77 FR 

1474). Additionally, DOE 

communicated that all manufacturers 

planning on marketing refrigeratorfreezers with multiple defrost cycles 

must seek a waiver from the 

Department.3

For the reasons that DOE described in 

its granting of waiver (77 FR 1474) for 

Samsung refrigerator freezers with 

multiple defrost cycles, Samsung 

believes that the granting of Interim 

Waiver and Waiver for the models listed 

below are warranted. 

Request 

Samsung requests that the alternate 

test procedure for refrigerators with 

multiple defrost cycles, as prescribed in 

the waiver (77 FR 1474) and in the 

interim waiver (77 FR 13109) granted to 

Samsung, be granted for the following 

basic Samsung refrigerator-freezer with 

multiple defrost cycles models: 

RS27FD***** 

Please feel free to contact me if you 

have any questions regarding this 

Petition for Waiver and Application for 

Interim Waiver. I will be happy to 

discuss should any questions arise. 

Sincerely, 

Michael Moss 

Director of Corporate Environmental 

Affairs 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–026] 

Petition for Waiver of Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. From the 

Department of Energy Residential 

Refrigerator and Refrigerator-Freezer 

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 granting application for 

interim waiver, and request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of a petition for waiver from Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) 

seeking an exemption from specified 

portions of the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) test procedure for 

determining the energy consumption of 

electric refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers. Samsung asks that it be 

permitted to use an alternate test 

procedure to address the difficulties in 

testing dual compressor systems 

according to the currently applicable 

DOE test procedure. DOE solicits 

comments, data, and information 

concerning Samsung’s petition and the 

suggested alternate test procedure. 

Today’s notice also grants Samsung 

with an interim waiver from the electric 

refrigerator-freezer test procedure, 

subject to use of the alternative test 

procedure set forth in this notice. The 

waiver request pertains to the basic 

models set forth in Samsung’s petition 

that incorporate dual compressors. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the 

Samsung Petition until April 12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number ‘‘RF–026,’’ by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: 

AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov 

Include the case number [Case No. RF– 

026] 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, 

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