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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 on

the Petition for Waiver. An Interim Waiver

remains in effect for a period of 180 days or

until DOE issues its determination on the

Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner, and

may be extended for an additional 180 days,

if necessary.

Amana filed a "Petition for Waiver" dated

May 15, 1990, in accordance with § 430.27 of

10 CFR part 430. DOE published in the

Federal Register on January 9, 1991, Amana's

petition and solicited comments, data and

information respecting the petition. 56 FR 853.

Amana also filed an "Application for Interim

Waiver" under § 430.27(g) which DOE

granted on January 2, 1991. 56 FR 853, January

9, 1991. ,

No comments were received concerning

either the "Petition for Waiver" or the

"Interim Waiver". DOE consulted with

Federal Trade Commission (FTC), concerning

the Amana petition. The FTC did not have

any objections to the issuance of a waiver to

Amana.

Assertions and Determinations

Amana's Petition seeks a waiver from the

DOE test provisions that require a 1.5-minute

time delay between the ignition of the burner

and the starting of the circulating air blower.

Amana requests the allowance to test using a

30-second blower time delay when testing its

GUD series condensing gas furnaces. Amana

states that since the 30-second delay is

indicative of how this model actually

operates and since such a delay results in an

improvement in efficiency of approximately

1.7 percent, the waiver should be granted.

Under specific circumstances, the DOE test

procedures contain exceptions which allow

testing with blower delay times of less than

the prescribed 1.5-minute delay. Amana

indicates that it is unable to take advantage

of any of these exceptions for the GUD series

condensing gas furnaces.

Since the blower controls incorporated on

the Amana furnace are designed to impose a

30-second blower delay in every instance of

start up, and since the current provisions do

not specifically address this type of control,

DOE agrees that a waiver should be granted

to allow the 30-second blower time delay

when testing the Amana GUD condensing gas

furnace. Accordingly, with regard to testing

the GUD condensing gas furnace, today's

Decision and Order exempts Amana from the

existing provisions regarding blower controls

and allows testing with the 30-second delay.

It is therefore, ordered that. (1) The

"Petition for Waiver" filed by the Ama.na

Refrigeration, Inc., (Case No. F-027) is hereby

granted as set forth in paragraph (2) below,

subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4)

and (5).

(2) Not withstanding any contrary

provisions of appendix N of 10 CFR part 430,

subpart B, the Amana Refrigeration, Inc. shall

be permitted to test its GUD condensing gas

furnace on the basis of the test procedure

specified in 10 CFR part 430, with

modifications set forth below:

(i) Section 3.0 of appendix N is deleted and

eplacert with the following paragraph:

3.0 Test procedure. Testing and

measurements shall be as specified in section

9 of ANSI/ASHRAE 103-82 with the

exception of sections 9.2.2, 9.3.1, and 9.3.2,

and the inclusion of the following additional

procedures:

(ii) Add a new paragraph 3.10 to appendix

N as follows:

3.10 Gas- and oil fueled central furnaces.

The following paragraph is in lieu of the

requirement specified in section 9.3.1 of

ANSI/ASHRAE 103-82. After equilibrium

conditions are achieved following the cooldown test and the required measurements

performed, turn on the furnace and measure

the flue gas temperature, using the

thermocouple grid described above, at 0.5

and 2.5 minutes after the main burner(s) come

on. After the burner start-up, delay the

blower start-up by 1.5 minutes (t-), unless:

(1) The furnace employs a single motor to

drive the power burner and the indoor air

circulating blower, in which ease the burner

and blower shall be started together, (2) the

furnace is designed to operate using an

unvarying delay time that is other than 1.5

minutes, in which case the fan control shall

be permitted to start the blower, or (3) the

delay time results in the activation of a

temperature safety device which shuts off the

burner, in which case the fan control shall be

permitted to start the blower. In the latter

case, if the fan control is adjustable, set it to

start the blower at the highest temperature. If

the fan control is permitted to start the

blower, measure time delay, (t-), using a

stop watch. Record the measured

temperatures. During the heat-up test for oilfueled furnaces, maintain the draft in the flue

pipe within ±0.01 in. of water gauge of the

manufacturer's recommended on-period

draft.

(iii) With the exception of the modification

set forth above, Amana Refrigeration, Inc.

shall comply in all respects with the test

procedures specified in appendix N of 10 CFR

part 430, subpart B.

(3) The waiver shall remain in effect from

the date of issuance of this Order until DOE

prescribes final test procedures appropriate

to the GUD condensing gas furnace

manufactured by Amana Refrigeration, Inc.

(4) This waiver is based upon the presumed

validity of statements, allegations, and

documentary materials submitted by the

petitioner. This waiver may be revoked or

modified at any time upon a determination

that the factual basis underlying the petition

is incorrect.

(5) Effective May 29, 1991, this Waiver

supersedes the Interim Waiver Granted

Amana Refrigeration, Inc. on January 2, 1991.

56 FR 853, January 9, 1991. (Case No. F-027).

Issued In Washington, DC, May 29, 1991.

J. Michael Davis, P.E.,

Assistant Secretary, Conservation and

Renewable Energy.

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27959

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products; Application for

Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver

of Furnace Test Procedures from

Inter-City Products Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

SUMMARY: Today's notice publishes a

letter granting an Interim Waiver to

Inter-City Products Corporation (InterCity) from the existing Department of

Energy (DOE) test procedures for

furnaces blower time delay for the

company's PGAA gas furnace.

Today's notice also publishes a

"Petition for Waiver" from Inter-City.

Inter-City's Petition for Waiver requests

DOE to grant relief from the DOE test

procedures relating to the blower time

delay specification. Inter-City seeks to

test using a blower delay time of 30

seconds for its PGAA gas furnace

instead of the specified 1.5 minute delay

between burner on-time and blower ontime. DOE is soliciting comments, data,

and information respecting the Petition

for Waiver.

DATE: DOE will accept comments, data,

and information not later than July 18,

1991.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Case No. F-031, Mail

Stop CE-90, room 6B-025, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585 (202) 586-

3012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Mail Station CE-43,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-9127.

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC-41, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202)

586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act (EPCA), Public Law 94-163, 89 Stat.

917, as amended by the National Energy

'Conservation Policy Act (NECPA),

Public Law 95-619, 92 Stat. 3266, the

National Appliance Energy

Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA),

Public Law 100-12, and the National

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Appliance Energy Conservation

Amendments of 1988 (NAECA) 1988),

Public Law 100-357, which requires DOE

to prescribe standardized test

procedures to measure the energy

consumption of certain consumer

products, including furnaces. The intent

of the test procedures is to provide a

comparable measure of energy

consumption that will assist consumers

in making purchasing decisions.. These

test procedures appear at 10 CFR part

430, subpart B.

DOE amended the prescribed test

procedures by adding 10 CFR 430.27 on

September 26, 1980, creating the waiver

process. 45 FR 64108. Thereafter DOE

further amended the appliance test

procedure waiver process to allow the

Assistant Secretary for Conservation

and Renewable Energy (Assistant

Secretary) to grant an Interim Waiver

from test procedure requirements to

manufacturers that have petitioned DOE

for waiver of such prescribed test

procedures. 51 FR 42823, November 26,

1986.

The waiver process allows the

Assistant Secretary to waive

temporarily test procedures for a

particular basic model when a petitioner

shows that the basic model contains one

or more. design- characteristics which

prevent testing according to the

prescribed test procedures or when the

prescribed test procedures may evaluate

the basic model in a manner so

unrepresentative of its true energy

consumption as to, provide materially

inaccurate comparative data. Waivers

generally remain in effect until final test

procedure amendments become

effective, resolving the problem that is

the subject to the waiver..

The interim waiver provisions, added

by the 1986 amendment, allow the

Assistant Secretary to grant an Interim

Waiver when 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 on the .

Petition for Waiver. An Interim Waiver

remains in effect for a period of 180 days

or until DOE issues its determination on

the Petition for Waiver, whichever is

sooner, and may be extended for an

additional 180 days,. if necessary.

On February 18, 1991, Inter-City filed

an Application for an Interim Waiver

regarding blower time delay. Inter-City's

Application seeks an Interim Waiver

from the DOE test provisions that

require a 1.5-minute time delay between

the ignition of the burner and starting of

the circulating air blower. Instead, InterCity requests the allowance to test using

a 30-second blower time delay when

testing its PGAA gas furnace. Inter-City

states that the 30-second delay is

indicative of how these furnaces

actually operate. Such a delay results in

an energy savings of approximately 0.6

percent. Since current DOE test

procedures do not address this variable

blower time delay, Inter-City asks that

the interim waiver be granted.

Previous waivers for this type of

timed blower delay control have been

granted by DOE to Coleman Company,

50 FR 2710, January 18, 1985; Magic Chef

Company, 50 FR 41553, October 11, 1985;

Rheem Manufacturing Company, 53 FR

48574, December 1, 1988, and 55 FR 3253,

January 31,199D; Trans Company, 54 FR

19226, May 4, 1989, and 55 FR 41589,

October 12,1990; DMO Industries, 55 FR

4004, February 6,1990; Heil-Quaker

Corporation, 55 FR 13184, April 9, 1990;

Carrier Corporation, 55 FR 13182; April

9, 1990; Amana- Refrigeration Inc., 56 FR

653, January 9,1991; and Armstrong Air

Conditioning, Inc., 56 FR 10553, March

13, 199L Thus, it appears likely that the

Petition for Waiver will be granted for

blower time delay.

In those instances where the likely

success of the Petition for Waiver has

been demonstrated based upon DOE

having granted a waiver for a similar

product design, it is in the public interest

to have similar products tested and

rated for energy consumption on a

comparable basis.

Therefore, based on the above, DOE is

granting Inter-City an Interim Waiver

for its PGAA series of gas furnaces,

Pursuant to paragraph (e) of § 430.27 of

the Code of Federal Regulations, the

following letter granting the Application

for Interim Waiver to Inter-City

Products Corporation was issued.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR

430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the

"Petition for Waiver" in its entirety. The

petition contains no confidential

information. DOE solicits comments,

data, and information respecting the

petition.

Issued in Washington, DC, May 29,1991.

1. Michael Davis, P.E.,

Assistant Secretaryr for Conservation and

Renewable Energy.

Assistant Secretary, Conservation and

Renewable Energy,

United States Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue SW., W, ashington,

District of Columbia 20585.

Gentlemen: Please consider this Petition for

Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver

pursuant to Title 10 CFR 430.27.

Waiver is requested from the test

procedures covering gas furnaces found at

appendix N to subpart B of 10 CFR Part 430.

The current Heat-Up Test procedure requires

a 1.5 minute time delay between buyer and

blower startup. Inter-City Products is

requesting to use 30 seconds instead of 1.5

minutes for Series "PGAA" Packaged Gas

Furnaces.

These models will employ an electronic

blower time control that starts the blower in

approximately 30 seconds. Our testing

indicates an increase of .6 percent in AFUE

using the 30 second time delay.

Inter-City Products Corporation seeks an

interim waiver because it is likely that our

waiver will be granted. Similar waivers have

been granted to other manufacturers in the

past.

A copy of this Petition for Waiver and

Application for Interim Waiver will be sent to

other manufacturers of similar type products.

Respectfully yours,

William E. Dalton,

Vice President. Engineering.

Mr. William E. Dalton,

Vice President, Engineering, Inter-City

Products Corporation, 1136 Heil-Quaker

Boulevard, Lavergne, TN 37086-1985.

Dear Mr. Dalton: This is in response to

your February la, 1991, Application for

Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver from

the Department of Energy (DOE) test

procedures for furnaces regarding blower

time delay for the Inter-City Products

Corporation (Inter-City) PGAA gas furnace.

Previous waivers for timed blower delay

control have been granted by DOE to

Coleman Company, 50 FR 2710, January 18,

1985; Magic Chef Company, 50 FR 41553,

October 11,1985; Rheem Manufacturing

Company, 53 FR 48574, December 1, 1988, and

55 FR 3253, January 31, 1990; Trane Company.

54 FR 19226, May 4, 1989, and 55 FR 41589,

October 12, 1990; DMO Industries, 55 FR 4004,

February 6, 1990; Heil-Quaker Corporation, 55

FR 13184, April 9,1990; Carrier Corporation,

55 FR 13182, April 9,1990; Amana

Refrigeration Inc., 56 FR 853, January 9,1991:

and Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc., 56 PR

10553, March 13, 1M.

Inter-City's Application for Interim Waiver

does not provide sufficient information to

evaluate what, if any, economic impact or

competitive disadvantage Inter-City will

likely experience absent a favorable

determination on its application. However. in

those instances where the likely success of

the Petition for Waiver has been

demonstrated, based upon DOE having

granted a waiver for a similar product design.

it is in the public interest to have similar

products tested and rated for energy

consumption on a comparable basis.

Therefore, Inter-City's Application for an

Interim Waiver from the DOE test procedures

for its PGAA gas furnace regarding blower

time delay is granted.

Inter-City shall be permitted to test its time

of PGAA gas furnace on the basis of the test

procedures specified in 10 CPR part 430,

subpart B, Appendix N, with the modification

set forth below.

(i) Section 3.0 in appendix Nis deleted and

replaced with the following paragraph:

3.0 Test Procedure. Testing and

measurements shall be as specified in section

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9 in ANSI;JASFIRAE 103=82-with - the

exception,aIsections-9.2.2, 9:3.1, and9.3 2;

and the inclusion, of the: following. additional

Droceduresr

(ii7 Add.a new paragraph 3.10. in appendix

N as follows:.

3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central

Furnaces. After equilibrium conditions are

achieved following the cool-down test and

the required measurements performed, turn

on the furnace: and measure: the flue gas

temperatures. using'the. thermocouple grid.

described above, at 0.5 and 2.5 minutes allure

the maim burns,-(s): comeeoa, After the burner

start-up„ delay the'blow.der start-up_ by 1.5.

minutes (t-j,. unless, . (1). the furnace employs a

single motor to drive the power burner and

the indoor air circulation blower; in which

case the burner and blower shall be started

together, or (2)'the- furnace. is. designed to

operate using an unvarying delay-time. that is

other than 1. 5 minutes, in which case the fan

control shall. be permitted to start the blower:

or (3), the,, delay time results in the activation

of a temperature safety device shuts off the

burner, in' which' case the fan control shall be

permitted to start the- blower: In the latter

case, if the fan control is adjustable; set ii to,

start the. blbwer at the highest.: temperature. If

the fan control is-permitted to start the

blower; measure time,, delay;,(!-j;using.a:stap

watch_Record.the measured temperatures.

During the heat-up test for oil-fuefed

furnaces,:mafntainrthe draft. n the flue pipe

withiir + *(n inch of water column of the

manufacturer's recommended on-period

draft

This Inferinr Waiver is based upon the

presumedvalidity, oof statements and all,

allegations. submitttedby the- compasy. This

interim wavier maybe revoked or modified,

.at any time upon a d'etermination-that.the.

factual' basis underlying the application is.

incorrect.

The Interim Waiver shall! remain. in effect,

for a peribd©fT84days. or until DOE. acts. on

the Petition, for Waiver..whichever is: sooner.

and-n ay:betextended,for an additional- 180

day* period,. if necessary..

Sincerely,,

J.-Michael Davis,,

Assistant Secretary, Conservation and

Renewable Energy.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the

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