49442 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 159 / Thursday, August 16, 2012 / Notices 

Committee’s (EAC) charter has been 

renewed for a two-year period beginning 

on August 9, 2012. 

The Committee will provide advice 

and recommendations to the Assistant 

Secretary for Electricity Delivery and 

Energy Reliability on programs to 

modernize the Nation’s electric power 

system. 

Additionally, the renewal of the EAC 

has been determined to be essential to 

conduct Department of Energy business, 

and to be in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed upon the Department of 

Energy by law and agreement. The 

Committee will continue to operate in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

rules and regulations in implementation 

of that Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Meyer, Designated Federal Officer 

at (202) 586–3118. 

Issued at Washington DC on August 9, 

2012. 

Carol A. Matthews, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20120 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Nevada. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 

92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 

4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Atomic Testing Museum, 

755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89119. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Ulmer, Board Administrator, 

232 Energy Way, M/S 505, North Las 

Vegas, Nevada 89030. Phone: (702) 630– 

0522; Fax (702) 295–5300 or Email: 

NSSAB@nv.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE–EM 

and site management in the areas of 

environmental restoration, waste 

management, and related activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

1. Fiscal Year 2013 Work Plan 

Development. 

2. Election of Officers. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Nevada, welcomes the attendance of the 

public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Barbara 

Ulmer at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral presentations pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Barbara Ulmer at 

the telephone number listed above. The 

request must be received five days prior 

to the meeting and reasonable provision 

will be made to include the presentation 

in the agenda. The Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Individuals wishing to make 

public comments will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing to Barbara Ulmer at the address 

listed above or at the following Web 

site: http://nv.energy.gov/nssab/ 

MeetingMinutes.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 13, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20121 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge 

Reservation 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Oak Ridge 

Reservation. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770) requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 

6:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Energy 

Information Center, Office of Science 

and Technical Information, 1 

Science.gov Way, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 

37830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melyssa P. Noe, Federal Coordinator, 

Department of Energy Oak Ridge 

Operations Office, P.O. Box 2001, EM– 

90, Oak Ridge, TN 37831. Phone (865) 

241–3315; Fax (865) 576–0956 or email: 

noemp@oro.doe.gov or check the Web 

site at www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE–EM 

and site management in the areas of 

environmental restoration, waste 

management, and related activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Welcome and Announcements 

• Comments from the Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer 

• Comments from the DOE, Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation, and Environmental 

Protection Agency Liaisons 

• Public Comment Period 

• Presentation: Cleanup Status at the 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory 

• Additions/Approval of Agenda 

• Motions/Approval of June Meeting 

Minutes 

• Status of Recommendations with DOE 

• Committee Reports 

• Federal Coordinator Report 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Melyssa P. 

Noe at least seven days in advance of 

the meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to the agenda 

item should contact Melyssa P. Noe at 

the address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests must be received five 

days prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/ 

minutes.htm. 

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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 13, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20124 Filed 8–15–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–022] 

Decision and Order Granting a Waiver 

to Sanyo From the Department of 

Energy Residential Refrigerator and 

Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedures 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Decision and Order. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) gives notice of the 

decision and order (Case No. RF–022) 

that grants Sanyo E&E Corporation 

(Sanyo) a waiver from the DOE electric 

refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer test 

procedures for determining the energy 

consumption of residential refrigeratorfreezers for the basic models set forth in 

its petition for waiver. Under today’s 

decision and order, Sanyo shall be 

required to test and rate its hybrid wine 

chiller/beverage center basic models 

using an alternate test procedure that 

requires Sanyo to test the wine chiller 

compartment at 55 °F instead of the 

prescribed temperature of 38 °F. 

DATES: This Decision and Order is 

effective August 16, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Telephone: (202) 586–0371, 

Email: Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0103, (202) 586–7796, Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)), 

DOE gives notice of the issuance of its 

decision and order as set forth below. 

The decision and order grants Sanyo a 

waiver from the applicable residential 

refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer test 

procedures found in 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix A1 for certain basic 

models of hybrid wine chiller/beverage 

center, provided that Sanyo tests and 

rates such products using the alternate 

test procedure described in this notice. 

Today’s decision prohibits Sanyo from 

making representations concerning the 

energy efficiency of these products 

unless the product has been tested in a 

manner consistent with the provisions 

and restrictions in the alternate test 

procedure set forth in the decision and 

order below, and the representations 

fairly disclose the test results. 

Distributors, retailers, and private 

labelers are held to the same standard 

when making representations regarding 

the energy efficiency of these products. 

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

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 9, 

2012. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: Sanyo E&E 

Corporation (Case No. RF–022). 

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 residential 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 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 residential electric 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers is 

set forth in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, 

appendix A1. 

DOE’s regulations for covered 

products contain provisions allowing a 

person to seek a waiver from the test 

procedure requirements for a particular 

basic model for covered consumer 

products when (1) the petitioner’s basic 

model for which the petition for waiver 

was submitted contains one or more 

design characteristics that prevent 

testing according to the prescribed test 

procedure, or (2) when 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(a)(1). 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 characteristics. 

The Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the 

Assistant Secretary) may grant a 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). 

Any interested person who has 

submitted a petition for waiver may also 

file an application for interim waiver of 

the applicable test procedure 

requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The 

Assistant Secretary will grant an interim 

waiver request if it is determined that 

the applicant will experience economic 

hardship if the 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. 10 CFR 430.27(g). 

II. Sanyo’s Petition for Waiver: 

Assertions and Determinations 

On June 2, 2011, Sanyo submitted a 

petition for waiver and application for 

interim waiver (petition) from the test 

procedure applicable to residential 

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

subpart B, appendix A1. In its petition, 

Sanyo seeks a waiver from the existing 

DOE test procedure applicable to 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

under 10 CFR Part 430 for Sanyo’s 

hybrid models that consist of singlecabinet units with a refrigerated 

beverage compartment in the top 

portion and a wine storage compartment 

in the bottom of the units. DOE issued 

guidance that clarified the test 

procedures to be used for hybrid 

products such as the Sanyo models at 

issue here: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards/

residential/pdfs/refrigerator_definition_

faq.pdf. This guidance specifies that 

basic models such as the ones Sanyo 

identifies in its petition, which do not 

have a separate wine storage 

compartment with a separate exterior 

door, are to be tested according to the 

DOE test procedure in Appendix A1, 

with the temperatures specified therein. 

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