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Re: Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver of 10 CFR 430.27 concerning the measurement ofwater and energy used in the water softening regeneration process of Dishwasher having an Integrated Water Softener. To all concerned BSH Home Appliance Corporation is submitting both a Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27, to the US Department of Energy concerning the test procedure 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B, App C for measuring energy consumption of Dishwashers. The request forWaiver is directed to Dishwashers containing a built-in or integrated water softener. This request forWaiver's is a follow-up to a basically identical waiver previously granted to BSH (Waiver Case No. DW-005). This new waiver application is only to add additional models with the same Water Softening technology. It is a requirement of 10 CFR 430.27 that when applying for Interim Waiver or Petition forWaiver that all know manufacturers ofdomestically marketed units of the same product type to be notified and provided a copy ofthe Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver.The Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will receive and consider timely written comments from stakeholders on the application for Interim Waiver and the Petition for Waiver.
In this case, the Petition for Waiver and application for Interim Waiver are being filed jointly and are attached. Comments should be directed to The Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (cathy

.zoi@ee

.doe

.gov). According to the regulations, BSH Home Appliances should also receive copies of any comments submitted to The Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Comments sent to BSH Home Appliances should be addressed as shown in the contact information directly below.

With Best Regards, Mike Edwards

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