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waiver to Liebherr. DOE is publishing 

Liebherr’s petition for waiver. 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 

shares a control panel with an 

accompanying freezer. 

DOE solicits comments from 

interested parties on all aspects of the 

petition. Any person submitting written 

comments to DOE must also send a copy 

of such comments to the petitioner. 10 

CFR 430.27(d). The contact information 

for the petitioner is: Gordon Tosh, 

Technical Advisor, Refrigerator and 

Freezer Division, Liebherr Canada Ltd., 

1015 Sutton Drive, Burlington, Ontario, 

Canada, N0B 2K0. 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 January 16, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

September 27, 2013 

The Honorable David Danielson 

Assistant Secretary 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

U. S. Department of Energy 

Mail Station EE–10 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW. 

Washington DC 20585–010 

Liebherr Canada Ltd. (Liebherr) 

respectfully summits an Application for 

Petition of Waiver and Application for 

Interim Waiver to the Department of 

Energy (DOE) with regard to Liebherr’s 

all-refrigerator that shares a control 

panel with an accompanying freezer. 

Reasoning 

10 CFR 430.27, Petitions for waiver 

and applications for interim waiver, 

allows any interested person to submit 

a petition to waive for a particular basic 

model any requirements of § 430.23, or 

of any appendix to this subpart, upon 

the grounds that the basic model 

contains one or more design 

characteristics which prevent testing of 

the basic model according to the 

prescribed test procedures. 

APPENDIX A TO SUBPART B OF 

PART 430—UNIFORM TEST METHOD 

FOR MEASURING THE ENERGY 

CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRIC 

REFRIGERATORS AND ELECTRIC 

REFRIGERATOR-FREEZERS, SEC. 3 

TEST CONTROL SETTINGS: Requires 

that refrigerators with a user operable 

temperature control be tested with the 

control set a prescribed manor 

according TABLE 1—TEMPERATURE 

SETTINGS FOR ALL-REFRIGERATORS. 

This is not possible unless the 

refrigerator is connected to the 

accompanying freezer which has the 

control panel for both appliances. 

Liebherr petitions for waiver for a 

refrigerator that due to a design 

characteristic prevents testing of the 

basic model according to the prescribed 

test procedures because its control panel 

is located in an accompanying freezer. 

The petition for waiver is to allow a 

freezer, with the appropriate connection 

and control panel, to be connected to 

the refrigerator for the sole purpose of 

changing the control settings in the 

refrigerator under test. 

Alternate test procedure. 

When the refrigerator is in position 

for testing, locate the freezer close 

enough to attach the low voltage 

connection (approximately 18′′) but not 

in a location where the freezer interferes 

with the ambient air flow or other 

testing conditions. Connect the 

refrigerator’s low voltage cable to the 

freezer. Plug in the freezer. Turn the 

freezer off on the control panel. Use the 

refrigerator portion of the control panel 

to set the appropriate temperatures for 

the refrigerator test. 

Conclusion 

Liebherr Petitions for Waiver and 

application for Interim Waiver to allow 

the use of the control panel in an 

accompanying freezer to set the 

temperature of a refrigerator under test. 

The effected models are RB 1420 and 

R 1420. 

Please feel free to contact me if we 

have any questions regarding this 

Petition for Waiver and application for 

Interim Waiver. I will be happy to 

provide any other information or 

discuss any questions. 

Sincerely, 

Gordon Tosh 

Technical Advisor 

Refrigerator and Freezer Division 

1015 Sutton Drive 

Burlington, Ontario 

Canada, N0B 2K0 

Phone: 905–315–2798 

Mobile: 905–220–5933 

Fax: 905–319–9336 

Email: gordon.tosh@liebherr.com 

[FR Doc. 2014–01346 Filed 1–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–037] 

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 petitions 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 that is intended to address 

difficulties in testing dual compressor 

systems using the currently applicable 

DOE test procedure. DOE solicits 

comments, data, and information 

concerning Samsung’s petitions and the 

suggested alternate test procedure. 

Today’s notice also grants Samsung 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 petitions 

that incorporate dual compressors. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the 

Samsung Petition until February 24, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number ‘‘RF–037,’’ 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–037] in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J/ 


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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

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., 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 rulemakings regarding 

similar refrigerator-freezers. 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. 

Mr. Michael Kido, 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) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@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 

that 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 

electric refrigerator-freezers 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 December 13 and 26, 2013, 

Samsung submitted petitions for waiver 

from the test procedure applicable to 

residential electric refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers set forth in 10 CFR 

part 430, subpart B, appendix A1. 

Samsung is seeking a waiver because it 

is developing new refrigerator-freezers 

that incorporate a dual-compressor 

design that is not contemplated under 

DOE’s test procedure. In its petitions, 

Samsung seeks a waiver from the 

existing DOE test procedure applicable 

to refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

under 10 CFR part 430 for the 

company’s dual-compressor products. 

In its petitions, Samsung has set forth an 

alternate test procedure and notes in 

support of its petition that DOE has 

already granted Sub-Zero a similar 

waiver pertaining to the use of dual 

compressor-equipped refrigerators. See 

76 FR 71335 (November 17, 2011) 

(interim waiver) and 77 FR 5784 

(February 6, 2012) (Decision and Order). 

DOE has also granted an interim waiver 

for products of this type to LG. See 77 

FR 44603 (July 30, 2012). While 

Samsung has acknowledged that its 

products have some differences from the 

ones addressed by the Sub-Zero waiver, 

Samsung asserts that the procedure 

outlined in that waiver will be 

compatible with its product. In 

addition, Samsung requests that it be 

permitted to use the alternate test 

procedure that DOE has already 

permitted Sub-Zero and LG to use in 

response to similar waiver requests 

pertaining to the testing of refrigeratorfreezers that use shared dual 

compressors, with minor modification 

suggested below: 

Before: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems 

with dual Automatic Defrost 

With Minor Change: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor 

Systems with Automatic Defrost (i=1 is 

mono, i=2 is dual) 

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. 

See 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 

recognizes, however, that the DOE test 

procedure for dual compressor systems 

primarily addresses independent, sealed 

systems, which differ from the shared 

system used by the models listed in 

Samsung’s petition. As a result, it is not 

possible to test these products using the 

DOE test procedure, and use of the test 

procedure would provide test results so 

unrepresentative as to provide 

materially inaccurate comparative data. 

DOE reviewed the alternate procedure 

and determined that it will alleviate the 


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testing problems associated with 

Samsung’s implementation of a dual 

compressor system. Therefore, it 

appears likely that Samsung’s petition 

for waiver will be granted. Previously, 

DOE granted GE, Samsung, LG, and 

Sub-Zero similar waivers pertaining to 

the use of dual compressor-equipped 

refrigerators. See 78 FR 38699 (June 27, 

2013); 78 FR 35899 (June 14, 2013); 78 

FR 18327 (March 26, 2013); and 77 FR 

5784 (February 6, 2012). 

For the reasons stated above, DOE 

grants Samsung’s application for interim 

waiver from testing of its refrigeratorfreezer product line containing dual 

compressors. Therefore, it is ordered 

that: 

The application for interim waiver filed by 

Samsung is hereby granted for Samsung’s 

refrigerator-freezer product lines that 

incorporate dual compressors subject to the 

following specifications and conditions 

below. Samsung shall be required to test and 

rate its refrigerator-freezer product line 

containing dual compressors according to the 

alternate test procedure as set forth in section 

III, ‘‘Alternate test procedure.’’ 

The interim waiver applies to the following 

basic models group: 

RF34H99**** 

RF33H99  

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 new or 

amended 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 

granting 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, 

include: 

5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems 

with Automatic Defrost (i=1 is mono, 

i=2 is dual). The two-part test method in 

section 4.2.1 must be used, and the 

energy consumption in kilowatt-hours 

per day shall be calculated equivalent 

to: 

Where: 

1440 = number of minutes in a day 

ET is the test cycle energy (kWh/day); 

i is the variable that can equal to 1, 2 or more 

that identifies the compartment with 

distinct defrost system; 

D is the total number of compartments with 

distinct defrost systems; 

EP1 is the dual compressor energy expended 

during the first part of the test (it is 

calculated for a whole number of freezer 

compressor cycles at least 24 hours in 

duration and may be the summation of 

several running periods that do not 

include any precool, defrost, or recovery 

periods); 

T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes); 

EP2i is the total energy consumed during the 

second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. (kWh); 

T2i is the length of time (minutes) for the 

second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. 

CTi is the compressor on time between 

defrosts for only compartment i. CTi for 

compartment i with long time automatic 

defrost system is calculated as per 10 

CFR part 430 subpart B appendix A1 

clause 5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment i 

with variable defrost system is calculated 

as per 10 CFR part 430 subpart B 

appendix A1 clause 5.2.1.3. (hours 

rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour). 

Stabilization: 

The test shall start after a minimum 

24 hours stabilization run for each 

temperature control setting. 

Steady State for EP1: 

The temperature average for the first 

and last compressor cycle of the test 

period must be within 1.0 °F (0.6 °C) of 

the test period temperature average for 

each compartment. Make this 

determination for the fresh food 

compartment for the fresh food 

compressor cycles closest to the start 

and end of the test period. If multiple 

segments are used for test period 1, each 

segment must comply with above 

requirement. 

Steady State for EP2i: 

The second (defrost) part of the test 

must be preceded and followed by 

regular compressor cycles. The 

temperature average for the first and last 

compressor cycle of the test period must 

be within 1.0 °F (0.6 °C) of the EP1 test 

period temperature average for each 

compartment. 

Test Period for EP2i, T2i: 

EP2i includes precool, defrost, and 

recovery time for compartment i, as well 

as sufficient dual compressor steady 

state run cycles to allow T2i to be at 

least 24 hours. The test period shall start 

at the end of a regular freezer 

compressor on-cycle after the previous 

defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 

freezer). The test period also includes 

the target defrost and following regular 

freezer compressor cycles, ending at the 

end of a regular freezer compressor on 

cycle before the next defrost occurrence 

(refrigerator or freezer). If the previous 

condition does not meet 24 hours time, 

additional EP1 steady state segment data 

could be included. Steady state run 

cycle data can be utilized in EP1 and 

EP2i. 

Test Measurement Frequency: 

Measurements shall be taken at 

regular interval not exceeding 1 minute. 

[End of 5.2.1.4] 

IV. Summary and Request for 

Comments 

Through today’s notice, DOE grants 

Samsung an interim waiver from the 

specified portions of the test procedure 

applicable to Samsung’s line of 

refrigerator-freezers with dual 

compressors and announces receipt of 

Samsung’s petitions for waiver from 

those same portions of the test 

procedure. DOE publishes Samsung’s 

petitions for waiver in its entirety. The 


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petitions include a suggested alternate 

test procedure to determine the energy 

consumption of Samsung’s specified 

refrigerator-freezers with dual 

compressors. Samsung is required to 

follow this alternate procedure as a 

condition of its interim waiver, and 

DOE is considering including this 

alternate procedure in its subsequent 

Decision and Order. 

DOE solicits comments from 

interested parties on all aspects of the 

petitions, including the suggested 

alternate test procedure and calculation 

methodology. 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 January 16, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

December 13, 2013 

The Honorable David Danielson 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

United States Department of Energy 

Forrestal Building (Mail Station EE–1) 

1000 Independence Avenue SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

Dear Assistant Secretary Danielson: 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

(‘‘Samsung’’) respectfully submits the 

Application for Petition for Waiver and 

Application for Interim Waiver to the 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the 

Department’’) regards to Samsung’s 

residential refrigerator-freezers that use 

shared dual compressors. 

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 

when (1) the basic model contains one or 

more design characteristics which either 

prevent testing of the basic model according 

to the prescribed test procedures, or (2) 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 10 Part 430 do 

not adequately provide a way for Samsung to 

accurately represent the energy consumption 

of its refrigerator-freezers that use shared 

dual compressors. Meanwhile, based on 

similar situations, DOE has already granted a 

waiver to Sub-Zero in 77 FR 5784 on 

February 6, 2012, and similarly, an interim 

waiver to LG in 77 FR 44603 on July 30, 

2012. 

However, unlike Subzero’s design which 

features two compressors, two evaporators, 

and two defrost heaters, Samsung’s design 

features two compressors, four evaporators, 

and three defrost heaters. 

Samsung’s design features four 

compartments that have their own 

evaporators. Three compartments, freezer/

convertible/fresh food compartment, are 

accessible with an exterior door and the 

fourth ice room compartment is a sub 

compartment and located inside of the fresh 

food compartment. Defrost heaters are 

adopted at three evaporators (freezer/

convertible/ice room) except the fresh food 

compartment evaporator and those heaters 

operate all together at the same time 

according to the control logic. So essentially, 

there is only one defrost type. Despite these 

differences of the composition, Samsung 

believes that the test procedure, as prescribed 

in the waiver granted to Subzero and in the 

interim waiver granted to LG, is equally 

applicable and appropriate. 

More specifically, Samsung’s residential 

refrigerator-freezers that use shared dual 

compressors can be tested and calculate to a 

reasonable result with same test procedure 

granted to Subzero’s waiver because the test 

procedure of Subzero’s waiver adopt a 

multiple defrost system of 1, 2 or more 

compartment with distinct defrost system 

and Samsung’s dual units have one defrost 

system despite of having four compartments 

and three defrost heaters as explained above. 

Therefore, Samsung respectfully requests a 

waiver and an interim waiver for the 

alternate test procedure that DOE has already 

granted Sub-Zero and LG pertaining to the 

refrigerator-freezers that use shared dual 

compressors, with minor modification 

suggested below: 

Before: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems 

with dual Automatic Defrost 

With Minor Change: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor 

Systems with Automatic Defrost (i=1 is 

mono, i=2 is dual) 

Alternate Test Procedure 

Replace the multiple defrost system section 

5.2.1.4 of Appendix A1 with the following: 

5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems with 

Automatic Defrost. The two-part test method 

in section 4.2.1 must be used, and the energy 

consumption in kilowatt-hours per day shall 

be calculated equivalent to: 

Where: 

• 1440 = number of minutes in a day 

• ET is the test cycle energy (kWh/day); 

• i is the variable that can equal to 1, 2 or 

more that identifies the compartment 

with distinct defrost system; 

• D is the total number of compartments 

with distinct defrost systems; 

• EP1 is the dual compressor energy 

expended during the first part of the test 

(it is calculated for a whole number of 

freezer compressor cycles at least 24 

hours in duration and may be the 

summation of several running periods 

that do not include any precool, defrost, 

or recovery periods); 

• T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes); 

• EP2i is the total energy consumed during 

the second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. (kWh); 

• T2i is the length of time (minutes) for the 

second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. 

• CTi is the compressor on time between 

defrosts for only compartment i. CTi for 

compartment i with long time automatic 

defrost system is calculated as per 10 CFR 

part 430 subpart B appendix A1 clause 

5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment i with variable 

defrost system is calculated as per 10 CFR 

part 430 subpart B appendix A1 clause 

5.2.1.3. (hours rounded to the nearest tenth 

of an hour). 

Stabilization: 

The test shall start after a minimum 24 

hours stabilization run for each temperature 

control setting. 

Steady State for EP1: 

The temperature average for the first and 

last compressor cycle of the test period must 

be within 1.0 °F (0.6 °C) of the test period 

temperature average for each compartment. 

Make this determination for the fresh food 

compartment for the fresh food compressor 

cycles closest to the start and end of the test 

period. If multiple segments are used for test 

period 1, each segment must comply with 

above requirement. 

Steady State for EP2i: 

The second (defrost) part of the test must 

be preceded and followed by regular 

compressor cycles. The temperature average 

for the first and last compressor cycle of the 

test period must be within 1.0 °F (0.6 °C) of 

the EP1 test period temperature average for 

each compartment. 

Test Period for EP2i, T2i: 


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EP2i includes precool, defrost, and 

recovery time for compartment i, as well as 

sufficient dual compressor steady state run 

cycles to allow T2i to be at least 24 hours. 

The test period shall start at the end of a 

regular freezer compressor on-cycle after the 

previous defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 

freezer). The test period also includes the 

target defrost and following regular freezer 

compressor cycles, ending at the end of a 

regular freezer compressor oncycle before the 

next defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 

freezer). If the previous condition does not 

meet 24 hours time, additional EP1 steady 

state segment data could be included. Steady 

state run cycle data can be utilized in EP1 

and EP2i. 

Test Measurement Frequency: 

Measurements shall be taken at regular 

interval not exceeding 1 minute. 

Request 

For the reasons that DOE described in its 

granting of waiver and interim waiver for 

Sub-Zero and LG for refrigerator-freezers 

with shared dual compressors, Samsung 

believes that the expeditious granting of 

Waiver and Interim Waiver for the model 

listed below is warranted: 

RF34H99** ** 

Please feel free to contact me if you have 

any questions regarding this Application for 

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 

December 26, 2013 

The Honorable David Danielson 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

United States Department of Energy 

Forrestal Building (Mail Station EE–1) 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

Dear Assistant Secretary Danielson: 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

(‘‘Samsung’’) respectfully submits the 

Application for Petition for Waiver and 

Application for Interim Waiver to the 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the 

Department’’) regards to Samsung’s 

residential refrigerator-freezers that use 

shared dual compressors. 

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 

when (1) the basic model contains one or 

more design characteristics which either 

prevent testing of the basic model according 

to the prescribed test procedures, or (2) 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 10 Part 430 do 

not adequately provide a way for Samsung to 

accurately represent the energy consumption 

of its refrigerator-freezers that use shared 

dual compressors. Meanwhile, based on 

similar situations, DOE has already granted a 

waiver to Sub-Zero in 77 FR 5784 on 

February 6, 2012, and similarly, an interim 

waiver to LG in 77 FR 44603 on July 30, 

2012. 

However, unlike Subzero’s design which 

features two compressors, two evaporators, 

and two defrost heaters, Samsung’s design 

features two compressors, four evaporators, 

and three defrost heaters. 

Samsung’s design features four 

compartments that have their own 

evaporators. Three compartments, freezer/

convertible/fresh food compartment, are 

accessible with an exterior door and the 

fourth ice room compartment is a sub 

compartment and located inside of the fresh 

food compartment. Defrost heaters are 

adopted at three evaporators (freezer/

convertible/ice room) except the fresh food 

compartment evaporator and those heaters 

operate all together at the same time 

according to the control logic. So essentially, 

there is only one defrost type. Despite these 

differences of the composition, Samsung 

believes that the test procedure, as prescribed 

in the waiver granted to Subzero and in the 

interim waiver granted to LG, is equally 

applicable and appropriate. 

More specifically, Samsung’s residential 

refrigerator-freezers that use shared dual 

compressors can be tested and calculate to a 

reasonable result with same test procedure 

granted to Subzero’s waiver because the test 

procedure of Subzero’s waiver adopt a 

multiple defrost system of 1, 2 or more 

compartment with distinct defrost system 

and Samsung’s dual units have one defrost 

system despite of having four compartments 

and three defrost heaters as explained above. 

Therefore, Samsung respectfully requests a 

waiver and an interim waiver for the 

alternate test procedure that DOE has already 

granted Sub-Zero and LG pertaining to the 

refrigerator-freezers that use shared dual 

compressors, with minor modification 

suggested below: 

Before: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems 

with dual Automatic Defrost 

With Minor Change: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor 

Systems with Automatic Defrost (i=1 is 

mono, i=2 is dual) 

Alternate Test Procedure 

Replace the multiple defrost system section 

5.2.1.4 of Appendix A1 with the following: 

5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems with 

Automatic Defrost. The two-part test method 

in section 4.2.1 must be used, and the energy 

consumption in kilowatt-hours per day shall 

be calculated equivalent to: 

Where: 

• 1440 = number of minutes in a day 

• ET is the test cycle energy (kWh/day); 

• i is the variable that can equal to 1, 2 or 

more that identifies the compartment 

with distinct defrost system; 

• D is the total number of compartments 

with distinct defrost systems; 

• EP1 is the dual compressor energy 

expended during the first part of the test 

(it is calculated for a whole number of 

freezer compressor cycles at least 24 

hours in duration and may be the 

summation of several running periods 

that do not include any precool, defrost, 

or recovery periods); 

• T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes); 

• EP2i is the total energy consumed during 

the second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. (kWh); 

• T2i is the length of time (minutes) for the 

second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. 

• CTi is the compressor on time between 

defrosts for only compartment i. CTi for 

compartment i with long time automatic 

defrost system is calculated as per 10 CFR 

part 430 subpart B appendix A1 clause 

5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment i with 

variable defrost system is calculated as per 

10 CFR part 430 subpart B appendix A1 

clause 5.2.1.3. (hours rounded to the 

nearest tenth of an hour). 

Stabilization: 

The test shall start after a minimum 24 

hours stabilization run for each temperature 

control setting. 

Steady State for EP1: 

The temperature average for the first and 

last compressor cycle of the test period must 

be within 1.0 °F (0.6 °C) of the test period 

temperature average for each compartment. 

Make this determination for the fresh food 

compartment for the fresh food compressor 

cycles closest to the start and end of the test 

period. If multiple segments are used for test 

period 1, each segment must comply with 

above requirement. 

Steady State for EP2i: 

The second (defrost) part of the test must 

be preceded and followed by regular 

compressor cycles. The temperature average 

for the first and last compressor cycle of the 

test period must be within 1.0 °F (0.6 °C) of 

the EP1 test period temperature average for 

each compartment. 

Test Period for EP2i, T2i: 

EP2i includes precool, defrost, and 

recovery time for compartment i, as well as 

sufficient dual compressor steady state run 

cycles to allow T2i to be at least 24 hours. 

The test period shall start at the end of a 

regular freezer compressor on-cycle after the 

previous defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 


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freezer). The test period also includes the 

target defrost and following regular freezer 

compressor cycles, ending at the end of a 

regular freezer compressor oncycle before the 

next defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 

freezer). If the previous condition does not 

meet 24 hours time, additional EP1 steady 

state segment data could be included. Steady 

state run cycle data can be utilized in EP1 

and EP2i. 

Test Measurement Frequency: 

Measurements shall be taken at regular 

interval not exceeding 1 minute. 

Request 

For the reasons that DOE described in its 

granting of waiver and interim waiver for 

Sub-Zero and LG for refrigerator-freezers 

with shared dual compressors, Samsung 

believes that the expeditious granting of 

Waiver and Interim Waiver for the model 

listed below is warranted: 

RF33H99**** 

Please feel free to contact me if you have 

any questions regarding this Application for 

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 

[FR Doc. 2014–01345 Filed 1–22–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 637–097] 

PUD No. 1 of Chelan County; Notice of 

Application Accepted for Filing 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: Non-project use 

of project lands and waters 

b. Project No: 637–097 

c. Date Filed: January 7, 2014 

d. Applicant: Public Utility District 

No. 1 of Chelan County 

e. Name of Project: Lake Chelan 

Hydroelectric Project 

f. Location: Chelan River in Chelan 

County, Washington. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 791a—825r 

h. Applicant Contact: Michelle Smith, 

Licensing and Compliance Manager, 

Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan 

County, 327 North Wenatchee Avenue, 

Wenatchee, Washington 98801. Phone: 

888–663–8121, ext 4180. Email: 

michelle@chelanpud.org. 

i. FERC Contact: Shana High at (202) 

502–8674, or email: shana.high@

ferc.gov. 

j. Deadline for filing comments, 

motions to intervene, and protests: 

February 14, 2014. 

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. 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. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Secretary, 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. Please include the project 

number (P–637–097) on any comments, 

motions, or recommendations filed. 

The Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure require all intervenors 

filing documents with the Commission 

to serve a copy of that document on 

each person whose name appears on the 

official service list for the project. 

Further, if an intervenor files comments 

or documents with the Commission 

relating to the merits of an issue that 

may affect the responsibilities of a 

particular resource agency, they must 

also serve a copy of the document on 

that resource agency. 

k. Description of Request: Public 

Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County 

proposes to permit Chelan Lookout LLC 

to construct a 70-slip marina to provide 

boat moorage and lake access for 

property owners at the Lookout at Lake 

Chelan, a residential development on 

Lake Chelan’s north shore. The 12,773 

square-foot facility would be 

constructed on private property (29%) 

and Washington Department of Natural 

Resources leased land (71%). The 

application details proposed 

compensatory mitigation. No dredging 

or fill would occur, and no fuel facilities 

are proposed. 

l. Locations 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 (P–637) 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 email 

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. Agencies may obtain copies of 

the application directly from the 

applicant. 

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, 

respectively. 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 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 the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person 

commenting, protesting or intervening; 

and (4) otherwise comply with the 

requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 

through 385.2005. All comments, 

motions to intervene, or protests must 

set forth their evidentiary basis. Any 

filing made by an intervenor must be 

accompanied by proof of service on all 

persons listed in the service list 

prepared by the Commission in this 

proceeding, in accordance with 18 CFR 

385.2010. 

Dated: January 15, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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