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Issued at Washington, DC, on October 12, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–26886 Filed 10–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Advanced Scientific Computing 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CW–021] 

Notice of Petition for Waiver of LG 

Electronics U.S.A., 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. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of and publishes the LG Electronics 

U.S.A., Inc. (LG) petition for waiver and 

application for interim waiver 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 LG petition. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the LG 

petition until, but no later than 

November 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number CW–021, 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 ‘‘Case No. CW–021’’ 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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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

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 

waivers and rulemakings regarding 

similar clothes washer products. Please 

call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above 

telephone number for additional 

information. 

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. 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: 

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 clothes washers 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 automatic and semiautomatic 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. 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. 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. DOE 

may extend an interim waiver for an 

additional 180 days. 10 CFR 430.27(h). 

On December 23, 2010, DOE issued 

enforcement guidance on the 

application of waivers for large-capacity 

clothes washers and announced steps to 

improve the waiver process and refrain 

from certain enforcement actions. This 

guidance can be found on DOE’s Web 

site at http://www.gc.energy.gov/ 

1661.htm. 

II. Application for Interim Waiver and 

Petition for Waiver 

On October 3, 2011, LG’s submitted a 

petition for waiver from the DOE test 

procedure applicable to automatic and 

semi-automatic clothes washers set forth 

in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix 

J1. LG requested the waiver because the 

mass of the test load used in the 

procedure, which is based on the basket 

volume of the test unit, is currently not 

defined for basket sizes greater than 3.8 

cubic feet. In its petition, LG seeks a 

waiver for the specified basic models 

with capacities 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. LG requests that DOE 

grant a waiver for testing and rating 

based on a revised Table 5.1. The table 

is identical to the Table 5.1 found in 

DOE’s clothes washer test procedure 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). 

75 FR 57556 (September 21, 1010), 

which was altered slightly (to correct 

rounding errors) by the supplemental 

proposed rule issued on July 26, 2011 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/pdfs/ 

rcw_tp_snopr.pdf. 

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 LG’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 LG might experience absent a 

favorable determination on its 

application for interim waiver. 

Previously, however, DOE granted test 

procedure waivers to Whirlpool (75 FR 

69653 (November 15, 2010)), General 

Electric Company (GE) (75 FR 76968 

(December 10, 2010)), Samsung (76 FR 

13169 (March 10, 2011), (76 FR 50207 

(August 12, 2011)), and Electrolux (76 

FR 11440 (March 2, 2011)) for products 

with capacities larger than currently 

specified in the test procedure. DOE has 

also granted previous waivers to LG for 

similar products. (76 FR 11233, Mar. 1, 

2011; 76 FR 21879, Apr. 19, 2011). In 

these waivers, DOE established an 

alternate test procedure extending the 

linear relationship between the 

maximum test load size and clothes 

washer container volume up to 6.0 

cubic feet, the same test procedure that 

would be established by adoption of 

DOE’s September 2010 test procedure 

NOPR and requested by LG in its 

current and previous petitions. As noted 

above, DOE published a supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking to adjust 

the proposed test procedure 

(specifically, Table 5.1) to correct 

rounding errors in a supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking issued 

on July 26, 2011. 

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The current DOE test procedure 

specifies test load sizes only for 

machines with capacities up to 3.8 

cubic feet. For the reasons set forth in 

DOE’s September 2010 NOPR, DOE 

believes that extending the linear 

relationship between test load size and 

container capacity to larger capacities is 

valid. In addition, testing a basic model 

with a capacity larger than 3.8 cubic feet 

using the current procedure could 

evaluate the basic model in a manner so 

unrepresentative of its true energy 

consumption as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data. Based on 

these considerations, and the waivers 

granted to Whirlpool, GE, Electrolux 

and Samsung, as well as the previous 

waivers granted to LG for similar 

models, it appears likely that the 

petition for waiver will be granted. As 

a result, DOE grants an interim waiver 

to LG for the basic models of clothes 

washers with container volumes greater 

than 3.8 cubic feet specified in its 

petition for waiver, pursuant to 10 CFR 

430.27(g). DOE also provides for the use 

of an alternative test procedure 

extending the linear relationship 

between test load size and container 

capacity, described below. Therefore, it 

is ordered that: 

The application for interim waiver 

filed by LG is hereby granted for the 

specified LG clothes washer basic 

models, subject to the specifications and 

conditions below. 

1. LG 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. LG 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: 

Model Brand 

WT6001H* ................. LG. 

WT5170H* ................. LG. 

WM3470H*** ............. LG. 

WM4070H*** ............. LG. 

4153#21# .................. Kenmore. 

4154#21# .................. Kenmore. 

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. LG may submit a 

subsequent 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. 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. 

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 

LG in a subsequent Decision and Order. 

The alternate procedure approved 

today is intended to allow LG to make 

valid representations regarding its 

clothes washers with basket capacities 

larger than provided for in the current 

test procedure. This alternate test 

procedure is based on the expanded 

Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 that appears in 

DOE’s clothes washer test procedure 

NOPR. 75 FR 57556 (September 21, 

1010), altered slightly to correct 

rounding errors as specified in DOE’s 

supplemental proposal issued on July 

26, 2011. 

During the period of the interim 

waiver granted in this notice, LG 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

Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load 

Cu. ft. Liter 

Lb Kg Lb Kg Lb Kg 

≥ < ≥ < 

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 

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 

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TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES—Continued 

Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load 

Cu. ft. Liter 

Lb Kg Lb Kg Lb Kg 

≥ < ≥ < 

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 7.16 9.40 4.26 

3.90–4.00 ............................................. 110.4–113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.34 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 7.72 10.00 4.54 

4.20–4.30 ............................................. 118.9–121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.90 10.20 4.63 

4.30–4.40 ............................................. 121.8–124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.09 10.40 4.72 

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 8.46 10.85 4.91 

4.60–4.70 ............................................. 130.3–133.1 3.00 1.36 19.10 8.65 11.05 5.00 

4.70–4.80 ............................................. 133.1–135.9 3.00 1.36 19.50 8.83 11.25 5.10 

4.80–4.90 ............................................. 135.9–138.8 3.00 1.36 19.90 9.02 11.45 5.19 

4.90–5.00 ............................................. 138.8–141.6 3.00 1.36 20.30 9.20 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 9.58 12.05 5.47 

5.20–5.30 ............................................. 147.2–150.1 3.00 1.36 21.50 9.76 12.25 5.56 

5.30–5.40 ............................................. 150.1–152.9 3.00 1.36 21.90 9.95 12.45 5.65 

5.40–5.50 ............................................. 152.9–155.7 3.00 1.36 22.30 10.13 12.65 5.75 

5.50–5.60 ............................................. 155.7–158.6 3.00 1.36 22.80 10.32 12.90 5.84 

5.60–5.70 ............................................. 158.6–161.4 3.00 1.36 23.20 10.51 13.10 5.93 

5.70–5.80 ............................................. 161.4–164.2 3.00 1.36 23.60 10.69 13.30 6.03 

5.80–5.90 ............................................. 164.2–167.1 3.00 1.36 24.00 10.88 13.50 6.12 

5.90–6.00 ............................................. 167.1–169.9 3.00 1.36 24.40 11.06 13.70 6.21 

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 LG’s petition for 

waiver from certain parts of the test 

procedure that apply to clothes washers 

and grants an interim waiver to LG. DOE 

is publishing LG’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 clothes washers with 

capacities larger than the 3.8 cubic feet 

specified in the current DOE test 

procedure. 

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 John I. Taylor, Vice 

President, Government Relations and 

Communications, LG Electronics USA, 

Inc., 1776 K Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20006. All submissions received 

must include the agency name and case 

number for this proceeding. Submit 

electronic comments in 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 October 11, 

2011. 

Kathleen Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

October 3, 2011 

The Honorable Henry Kelly 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

United States Department of Energy 

Mail Station EE–10 

Forrestal Building 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

Re: Petition for Waiver and Application 

for Interim Waiver, Test 

Procedure for Clothes Washers 

Dear Assistant Secretary Kelly: 

LG Electronics, Inc. (LG) respectfully 

submits this Petition for Waiver and 

Application for Interim Waiver, 

pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 430.27, as 

related to DOE’s test procedure for 

clothes washers. DOE has already 

granted LG waivers relating to testing of 

certain models. 76 Fed. Reg. 21879 

(April 19, 2011); id. 11228 (March 1, 

2011); id. 11233 (March 1, 2011); 75 

Fed. Reg. 71680 (Nov. 24, 2010). The 

current Petition and Application would 

expand the number of models subject to 

the grant of a waiver. LG requests 

expedited treatment of the Petition 

and Application. 

LG is a manufacturer of clothes 

washers and other products sold 

worldwide, including in the United 

States. LG’s U.S. operations are LG 

Electronics USA, Inc., with 

headquarters at 1000 Sylvan Avenue, 

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 (tel. 201– 

816–2000). Its worldwide headquarters 

are located at LG Twin Towers 20, 

Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-gu Seoul, 

Korea 150–721; (tel. 011–82–2–3777– 

1114); URL: http.www.LGE.com. LG’s 

principal brands include LG® and OEM 

brands, including GE® and Kenmore®. 

The test procedure under the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), 42 

U.S.C. § 6291 et seq., provides for 

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1All LG models are measured in accordance with 

DOE’s final guidance for measuring clothes 

container capacity under the test procedure in 10 

C.F.R. Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix J1. 

2 DOE goes on to state that ‘‘DOE, as a matter of 

policy, will refrain from enforcement actions 

related to a waiver request that is pending with the 

Department’’ Id. 

clothes washers to be tested with 

specified allowable test load sizes. See 

10 C.F.R. Pt. 430, Subpt. B, App. Jl, 

Table 5.1. The largest average load 

under Table 5.1 is 9.20 lbs. LG believes 

that it is appropriate for DOE to grant a 

waiver that would allow for testing and 

rating of specified models (see 

Appendix 1 hereto) with larger test 

loads where the model has a container 

volume that is greater than the largest 

volume shown on Table 5.1. 

DOE has already granted waivers and/ 

or interim waivers to a number of 

manufacturers, including LG, 

Whirlpool, General Electric, Samsung, 

and Electrolux for testing with larger 

test loads for specified models with 

container volumes in excess of 3.8 cubic 

feet. See, e.g., 76 Fed. Reg. 48149 (Aug. 

8, 2011) (Samsung); id. 21879 (April 19, 

2011 (LG); id. 21881 (April 19, 2011) 

(Samsung); id. 13169 (March 10, 2011) 

(Samsung); id. 11440 (March 2, 2011) 

(Electrolux); id. 11228 (March 1, 2011) 

(LG); id. 11233 (March 1, 2011) (LG); 75 

Fed. Reg. 81258 (Dec. 27, 2010) 

(Electrolux); id. 76968 (Dec. 10, 2010) 

(GE); id. 71680 (Nov. 24, 2010) (LG); id. 

57915 (Sept. 23, 2010) (GE); id. 57937 

(Sept. 23, 2010) (Samsung); id. 69653 

(Nov. 15, 2010) (Whirlpool); id. 76962 

(Dec. 10, 2010) (Electrolux); id. 76968 

(Dec. 10, 2010) (GE); id. 81258 (Dec. 27, 

2010) (Electrolux); 71 Fed. Reg. 48913 

(Aug. 22, 2006) (Whirlpool). The 

Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (AHAM) has submitted 

comments to DOE suggesting that the 

DOE test procedure be amended to 

provide for testing with loads in excess 

of those shown in Table 5.1 when 

testing is done on clothes washers with 

volumes in excess of 3.8 cubic feet. See 

AHAM Comments on the Framework 

Document for Residential Clothes 

Washers; EERE–2008–BT–STD–0019; 

RIN 1904–AB90, at Appendix B— 

AHAM Proposed Changes to J1 Table 

5.1 (Oct. 2, 2009). In addition, DOE has 

issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

proposing to amend the DOE test 

procedure to adopt the AHAM proposed 

Table 5.1. 75 Fed. Reg. 57556 (Sept. 21, 

2010). Further, DOE has issued a 

guidance document indicating the 

appropriateness of waivers for testing 

with larger test loads for clothes 

washers with volumes in excess of 3.8 

cubic feet. DOE, GC Enforcement 

Guidance on the Application of Waivers 

and on the Waiver Process (Dec. 23, 

2010), at http://www.gc.energy.gov/

documents/LargeCapacityRCW_

guidance_22210.pdf. 

LG requests that DOE grant a waiver 

for testing and rating based on the 

revised Table 5.1 in Appendix 2 hereto. 

This is the Table 5.1 as already set forth 

in the waivers granted to LG for certain 

models. See 76 Fed. Reg. 21879 (April 

19, 2011); id. 11228 (March 1, 2011); id. 

11233 (March 1, 2011); 75 Fed. Reg. 

71680 (Nov. 24, 2010). The revised 

Table 5.1 should be applied to LG’s 

testing and rating of other models as 

specified in Appendix 1 hereto.1

The waiver should continue until 

DOE adopts an applicable amended test 

procedure. 

LG also requests an interim waiver for 

its testing and rating of the foregoing 

models. The petition for waiver is likely 

to be granted, as evidenced not only by 

its merits, but also because DOE has 

granted waivers and/or interim waivers 

to LG, Whirlpool, GE, Samsung, and 

Electrolux and has proposed a 

corresponding amendment to its test 

procedure. Hence, grant of an interim 

waiver for LG is appropriate. 

We would be pleased to discuss this 

request with DOE and provide further 

information as needed. 

LG requests expedited treatment of 

the Petition and Application. In that 

regard, DOE has stated in its December 

23, 2010 Enforcement Guidance (supra) 

that it ‘‘commits to act promptly on 

waiver requests.’’ LG repeated this in its 

March 7, 2011 notice concerning its 

certification, compliance and 

enforcement rule. 76 Fed. Reg. 12422, 

12442 (‘‘The Department renews its 

commitment to act swiftly on waiver 

requests’’).2 LG appreciates this 

commitment by DOE. 

We hereby certify that all 

manufacturers of domestically marketed 

units of the same product type have 

been notified by letter of this petition 

and application, copies of which letters 

are set forth in Appendix 3 hereto. 

Sincerely, 

John I. Taylor 

Vice President 

Government Relations and 

Communications 

LG Electronics USA, Inc. 

1776 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20006 

Phone: 202–719–3490 

Fax: 847–941–8177 

E-mail: john.taylor@lge.com 

Of counsel: 

John A. Hodges 

Wiley Rein LLP 

1776 K Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20006 

Phone: 202–719–7000 

Fax: 202–719–7049 

E-mail: jhodges@wileyrein.com 

APPENDIX 1 

The waiver and interim waiver 

requested herein should apply to testing 

and rating of the following model series 

of LG-manufactured clothes washers. 

Please note that the actual model 

numbers will vary to account for such 

factors as year of manufacture, product 

color, or other features. Nonetheless, 

they will always have volumes in excess 

of 3.8 cubic feet. 

(In the chart below, ‘‘#’’ represents a 

number; ‘‘*’’ represents a letter.) 

Model Brand 

WT6001H* ................. LG 

WT5170H* ................. LG 

WM3470H*** ............. LG 

WM4070H*** ............. LG 

4153#21# .................. Kenmore 

4154#21# .................. Kenmore 

APPENDIX 2 

TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES

Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load 

cu. ft. ≥ < liter ≥ < lb kg lb kg lb kg 

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 

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TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES—Continued 

Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load 

cu. ft. ≥ < liter ≥ < lb kg lb kg lb kg 

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 

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 7.16 9.40 4.26 

3.90–4.00 ............................................. 110.4–113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.34 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 7.72 10.00 4.54 

4.20–4.30 ............................................. 118.9–121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.90 10.20 4.63 

4.30–4.40 ............................................. 121.8–124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.09 10.40 4.72 

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 8.46 10.80 4.91 

4.60–4.70 ............................................. 130.3–133.1 3.00 1.36 19.10 8.65 11.00 5.00 

4.70–4.80 ............................................. 133.1–135.9 3.00 1.36 19.50 8.83 11.20 5.10 

4.80–4.90 ............................................. 135.9–138.8 3.00 1.36 19.90 9.02 11.40 5.19 

4.90–5.00 ............................................. 138.8–141.6 3.00 1.36 20.30 9.20 11.60 5.28 

5.00–5.10 ............................................. 141.6–144.4 3.00 1.36 20.70 9.39 11.90 5.38 

5.10–5.20 ............................................. 144.4–147.2 3.00 1.36 21.10 9.58 12.10 5.47 

5.20–5.30 ............................................. 147.2–150.1 3.00 1.36 21.50 9.76 12.30 5.56 

5.30–5.40 ............................................. 150.1–152.9 3.00 1.36 21.90 9.95 12.50 5.65 

5.40–5.50 ............................................. 152.9–155.7 3.00 1.36 22.30 10.13 12.70 5.75 

5.50–5.60 ............................................. 155.7–158.6 3.00 1.36 22.80 10.32 12.90 5.84 

5.60–5.70 ............................................. 158.6–161.4 3.00 1.36 23.20 10.51 13.10 5.93 

5.70–5.80 ............................................. 161.4–164.2 3.00 1.36 23.60 10.69 13.30 6.03 

5.80–5.90 ............................................. 164.2–167.1 3.00 1.36 24.00 10.88 13.50 6.12 

5.90–6.00 ............................................. 167.1–169.9 3.00 1.36 24.40 11.06 13.70 6.21 

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). 

APPENDIX 3 

[Letters are not included in the 

published document.] 

[FR Doc. 2011–26883 Filed 10–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. DW–006] 

Notice of Petition for Waiver of Miele, 

Inc. From the Department of Energy 

Residential Dishwasher 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 and publishes the Miele, Inc. (Miele) 

petition for waiver from specified 

portions of the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) test procedure for 

determining the energy consumption of 

dishwashers. Today’s notice also grants 

an interim waiver of the dishwasher test 

procedure. Through this notice, DOE 

also solicits comments with respect to 

the Miele petition. 

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