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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–014] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Notice of 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 grant of interim waiver, and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of and publishes the Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) 

petition for waiver (hereafter, ‘‘petition’’) 

from specified portions of the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) test 

procedure for determining the energy 

consumption of electric refrigerators 

and refrigerator-freezers. Today’s notice 

also grants an interim waiver of the test 

procedures applicable to residential 

refrigerator-freezers to additional 

Samsung basic models. Through this 

document, DOE also solicits comments 

with respect to the Samsung petition. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the 

Samsung petition until, but no later 

than May 17, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number RF–014, 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 either the case number [Case 

No. RF–014], and/or ‘‘Samsung Petition’’ 

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, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed original paper copy. 

Instructions: 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). 

Any person submitting written 

comments must also send a copy of 

such comments to the petitioner, 

pursuant to 10 CFR 431.401(d). The 

contact information for the petitioner is: 

Mr. Michael Moss, Samsung Electronics 

America, Inc., 18600 Broadwick St., 

Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220, Phone: 

(310) 900–5245, E-mail: 

mikem@sea.samsung.com. 

According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any 

person submitting information that he 

or she believes to be confidential and 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

should submit two copies to DOE: one 

copy of the document including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document with the 

information believed to be confidential 

deleted. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

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 central air conditioning and heat 

pump equipment. Please call Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at the above telephone 

number for additional information 

regarding visiting the Resource Room. 

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 of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (‘‘EPCA’’) sets forth a 

variety of provisions concerning energy 

efficiency. Part A of Title III provides for 

the ‘‘Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles.’’ (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309) 

Part A includes definitions, test 

procedures, labeling provisions, energy 

conservation standards, and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers. Further, 

Part A 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 

residential refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers 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 

consumer products. A waiver will be 

granted by the Assistant Secretary for 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (the Assistant Secretary) if it is 

determined that the basic model for 

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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 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 additionally 

180 days, if necessary. (10 CFR 

430.27(h)) 

On September 9, 2009, Samsung filed 

a petition for waiver and application for 

interim waiver from the test procedure 

applicable to residential electric 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers set 

forth in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, 

appendix A1. The products covered by 

the petition employ adaptive anti-sweat 

heaters, which detect and respond to 

temperature and humidity conditions, 

and then activate adaptive heaters as 

needed to evaporate excess moisture. 

DOE published Samsung’s petition for 

waiver for residential refrigeratorfreezers with adaptive anti-sweat 

heaters, as well as its grant of interim 

waiver to Samsung for these products, 

in the Federal Register on December 15, 

2009. 74 FR 66340. DOE granted 

Samsung’s petition for waiver on March 

18, 2010 (75 FR 13120). 

II. Petition for Waiver 

On February 1, 2010, Samsung 

informed DOE in a petition dated 

January 20, 2010, that after it filed its 

petition for waiver in September 2009 it 

developed additional basic models with 

adaptive anti-sweat heater technology. 

Samsung asserted that these new 

products function and operate the same 

way as the basic models listed in 

Samsung’s September 2009 petition 

with respect to the properties that made 

those products eligible for a waiver. 

Therefore, Samsung requested that DOE 

add these models to the list of basic 

models for which the interim waiver 

was granted. In addition, Samsung 

requested that DOE grant a new waiver 

for these additional basic models. The 

following additional products are 

covered by the January 2010 waiver 

request: 

RB***H***, RF***H***, 

RF#***H***, RS***H***, RS#***H***. 

The additional basic models of 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

contain variable anti-sweat heater 

controls that detect a broad range of 

temperature and humidity conditions, 

and respond by activating adaptive 

heaters, as needed, to evaporate excess 

moisture. Samsung’s technology is 

similar to that used by General Electric 

Company (GE), Whirlpool Corporation 

(Whirlpool), and Electrolux for 

refrigerator-freezers which were the 

subject of petitions for waiver published 

April 17, 2007 (72 FR 19189), July 10, 

2008 (73 FR 39684), and January 28, 

2010 (75 FR 4539), respectively. GE’s 

waiver was granted on February 27, 

2008 (73 FR 10425); Whirlpool’s waiver 

was granted on May 5, 2009 (74 FR 

20695); and Electrolux’s waiver was 

granted on March 11, 2010 (75 FR 

11530). Samsung seeks a waiver from 

the existing DOE test procedure 

applicable to refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers under 10 CFR Part 

430 because it takes neither ambient 

humidity nor adaptive technology into 

account. Therefore, Samsung stated that 

the test procedure does not accurately 

measure the energy consumption of 

Samsung’s new refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers that feature variable 

anti-sweat heater controls and adaptive 

heaters. 

DOE notes that Samsung’s January 

2010 petition to extend its interim 

waiver and petition for waiver also 

includes an alternate test procedure for 

testing products equipped with adaptive 

anti-sweat heaters. The alternate test 

procedure submitted in the January 

2010 petition is identical to the one 

contained in Samsung’s September 9, 

2009 petition. The alternate test 

procedure is the same in all relevant 

particulars as that prescribed for GE, 

Whirlpool, and Electrolux refrigerators 

and refrigerator-freezers that are 

equipped with the same type of 

technology. The alternate test procedure 

applicable to the GE, Whirlpool, and 

Electrolux products simulates the 

energy used by the adaptive heaters in 

a typical consumer household, as 

explained in the GE Decision and Order 

that DOE published in the Federal 

Register on February 27, 2008. 73 FR 

10425. DOE believes that it is in the 

public interest to have similar products 

tested and rated for energy consumption 

on a comparable basis. 

III. Application for Interim Waiver 

Samsung also requests an interim 

waiver for these additional basic 

models. 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 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 

understands that absent an Interim 

Waiver, however, Samsung’s products 

would not be tested and rated for energy 

consumption on a comparable basis 

with equivalent GE, Whirlpool, and 

Electrolux products where DOE 

previously granted waivers, and would 

be required to represent a higher energy 

consumption for essentially the same 

product. DOE also determined that it 

appears likely that Samsung’s petition 

for waiver will be granted and that it is 

desirable for public policy reasons to 

grant Samsung immediate relief pending 

a determination on the petition for 

waiver. As stated above, DOE has 

already granted similar waivers to GE, 

Whirlpool, and Electrolux because the 

test procedure does not accurately 

represent the energy consumption of 

refrigerator-freezers containing relative 

humidity sensors and adaptive control 

anti-sweat heaters. The rationale for 

granting these waivers is equally 

applicable to Samsung, which has 

products containing similar relative 

humidity sensors and anti-sweat 

heaters. DOE has also concluded that it 

is in the public interest to have similar 

products tested and rated for energy 

consumption on a comparable basis. In 

sum, Samsung seeks a waiver that is 

very similar to the ones DOE granted to 

GE, Whirlpool, and Electrolux for the 

same sensors and controls and alternate 

test procedure. 

For the reasons stated above, DOE 

grants Samsung’s application for interim 

waiver from testing of the additional 

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basic models of refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers containing relative 

humidity sensors and adaptive control 

anti-sweat heaters. Therefore, it is 

ordered that: 

The Application for interim waiver 

filed by Samsung is hereby granted for 

Samsung’s additional basic models of 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

containing relative humidity sensors 

and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters, 

subject to the specifications and 

conditions below. 

1. Samsung shall not be required to 

test or rate the additional basic models 

of refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

containing relative humidity sensors 

and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters 

on the basis of the test procedure under 

10 CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix 

A1. 

2. Samsung shall be required to test 

and rate the additional basic models of 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

containing relative humidity sensors 

and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters 

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: 

RB***H***, RF***H***, 

RF#***H***, RS***H***, RS#***H***. 

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 

For the duration of the interim 

waiver, Samsung shall be required to 

use the test procedures for electric 

refrigerator-freezers prescribed by DOE 

at 10 CFR Part 430, Appendix A1, 

except that, for the Samsung products 

listed above only: 

(A) The following definition is added 

at the end of Section 1: 

1.13 ‘‘Variable anti-sweat heater control’’ 

means an anti-sweat heater where power 

supplied to the device is determined by an 

operating condition variable(s) and/or 

ambient condition variable(s). 

(B) Section 2.2 is revised to read as 

follows: 

2.2 Operational conditions. The electric 

refrigerator or electric refrigerator-freezer 

shall be installed and its operating conditions 

maintained in accordance with HRF–1–1979, 

section 7.2 through section 7.4.3.3. except 

that the vertical ambient temperature 

gradient at locations 10 inches (25.4 cm) out 

from the centers of the two sides of the unit 

being tested is to be maintained during the 

test. Unless shields or baffles obstruct the 

area, the gradient is to be maintained from 2 

inches (5.1 cm) above the floor or supporting 

platform to a height one foot (30.5 cm) above 

the unit under test. Defrost controls are to be 

operative. The anti-sweat heater switch is to 

be ‘‘off’’ during one test and ‘‘on’’ during the 

second test. In the case of an electric 

refrigerator-freezer equipped with variable 

anti-sweat heater control, the result of the 

second test will be derived from the 

calculation described in 6.2.3. Other 

exceptions are noted in 2.3, 2.4, and 5.1 

below. 

(C) New section 6.2.3 is inserted after 

section 6.2.2.2. 

6.2.3 Variable anti-sweat heater control 

test. The energy consumption of an electric 

refrigerator-freezer with a variable anti-sweat 

heater control in the ‘‘on’’ position (Eon), 

expressed in kilowatt-hours per day, shall be 

calculated equivalent to: 

EON = E + (Correction Factor) 

Where E is determined by 6.2.1.1, 6.2.1.2, 

6.2.2.1, or 6.2.2.2, whichever is 

appropriate, with the anti-sweat heater 

switch in the ‘‘off’’ position. 

Correction Factor = (Anti-sweat Heater Power 

× System-loss Factor) × (24 hrs/1 day) × 

(1 kW/1000 W) 

Where: 

Anti-sweat Heater Power = 

A1 * (Heater Watts at 5%RH) 

+ A2 * (Heater Watts at 15%RH) 

+ A3 * (Heater Watts at 25%RH) 

+ A4 * (Heater Watts at 35%RH) 

+ A5 * (Heater Watts at 45%RH) 

+ A6 * (Heater Watts at 55%RH) 

+ A7 * (Heater Watts at 65%RH) 

+ A8 * (Heater Watts at 75%RH) 

+ A9 * (Heater Watts at 85%RH) 

+ A10 * (Heater Watts at 95%RH) 

Where A1–A10 are from the following 

table: 

A1 = 0.034 A6 = 0.119 

A2 = 0.211 A7 = 0.069 

A3 = 0.204 A8 = 0.047 

A4 = 0.166 A9 = 0.008 

A5 = 0.126 A10 = 0.015 

Heater Watts at a specific relative 

humidity = the nominal watts used 

by all heaters at that specific 

relative humidity, 72 °F ambient, 

and DOE reference temperatures of 

fresh food (FF) average temperature 

of 45 °F and freezer (FZ) average 

temperature of 5 °F. 

System-loss Factor = 1.3 

IV. Summary and Request for 

Comments 

The Department has reviewed 

Samsung’s petition and its request to 

extend its interim waiver to additional 

models. The additional models contain 

the same anti-sweat heater controls and 

relative humidity sensors as the models 

listed in Samsung’s September 2009 

petition. The alternate test procedure is 

also valid for these additional models. 

Given that the basis for granting an 

interim waiver to the additional basic 

models is the same as the basis for 

granting the interim waiver for the 

models listed in Samsung’s September 

2009 petition, DOE finds that it is 

appropriate to grant an interim waiver 

for the additional models listed in this 

petition. Accordingly, DOE extends the 

prior grant of interim waiver to the 

models listed in this petition. 

Through today’s notice, DOE 

announces receipt of Samsung’s petition 

for waiver from certain parts of the test 

procedure that apply to additional basic 

models of refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers with variable anti-sweat heater 

controls and adaptive heaters 

manufactured by Samsung. DOE is 

publishing Samsung’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 and calculation 

methodology to determine the energy 

consumption of Samsung’s specified 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

with adaptive anti-sweat heaters. DOE is 

interested in receiving comments from 

interested parties on all aspects of the 

petition, including the suggested 

alternate test procedure and calculation 

methodology. 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, whose contact information is 

included in the ADDRESSES section 

above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

January 20, 2010 

Catherine Zoi, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 

20585 

Subject: Petition for Waiver and 

Application for Interim Waiver, 

Samsung Refrigerator-Freezers with 

Adaptive Anti-Sweat Heaters 

Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi: 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a 

subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., 

Ltd. (Samsung), respectfully submits 

this Petition for Waiver and Application 

for Interim Waiver to the Department of 

Energy (DOE) for refrigerator-freezer 

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1 74 FR 66340. 2 72 FR 19189. 

models incorporating adaptive antisweat heater technologies, pursuant to 

10 CFR Part 430.27. 

The 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 upon the 

grounds that the basic model contains 

one or more design characteristics 

which either prevent testing of the basic 

model according to the prescribed test 

procedures, or 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. 

Additionally, 10 CFR Part 430.27(b)(2) 

allows an applicant to request an 

Interim Waiver if economic hardship 

and/or competitive disadvantage is 

likely to result absent a favorable 

determination on the Application for 

Interim Waiver. 

Reasoning 

Samsung designed refrigeratorfreezers with anti-sweat heater 

technologies that react according to 

different ambient conditions such as 

humidity and temperature. This antisweat technology allows the heater to 

variably activate depending on relative 

ambient humidity levels. Samsung 

believes that the current test procedure, 

Appendix A1 to Subpart B of Part 430, 

prevents Samsung from accurately 

evaluating its refrigerator-freezers that 

feature this adaptive anti-sweat heater 

technology. The models requested in 

this Application and Petition have the 

same anti-sweat designs as other 

Samsung models which the Department 

had granted an Interim Waiver 1 for. 

Samsung’s adaptive anti-sweat heater 

technology is similar to that used by 

General Electric Company (GE) and 

Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) for 

refrigerator-freezers which were the 

subject of Petitions for Waiver 

published April 17, 2007 and July 10, 

2008, respectively. 72 FR 19189; 73 FR 

39684. GE’s waiver was granted on 

February 27, 2008. 73 FR 10425. 

Whirlpool’s waiver was granted on May 

5, 2009. 74 FR 20695. 

The current testing method prescribes 

that the refrigerator-freezer be tested 

without any prescription for humidity 

levels. Lacking the prescription of a 

humidity level, current refrigeratorfreezers employ an anti-sweat 

technology that engages at 

predetermined intervals to prevent 

moisture build-up according to an 

assumed, fixed algorithm. Lacking the 

proper sensors to effectively detect and 

engage the heater at specific dew points, 

a general assumption is made for the 

scheduled activation of anti-sweat 

heaters. General assumptions and timed 

action sequences are inefficient methods 

to control condensation; the adaptive 

anti-sweat heater technology will take 

the guesswork out of anti-sweat heater 

activation and will base activation on 

real-time environment conditions for 

the purpose of energy efficiency. 

Since adaptive anti-sweat heater 

technology was not available during the 

development stage of the current DOE 

requirements, and since the existing 

requirements do not fairly represent 

energy consumption for refrigeratorfreezers containing this technology, an 

exception relief is warranted. 

Test Method 

In a manner similar to GE in their 

Petition 2, Samsung proposes to run the 

energy-consumption test with the antisweat heater switch in the ‘‘off’’ position 

and then, because the test chamber is 

not humidity-controlled, to add to that 

result the kilowatt hours per day 

derived by calculating the energy used 

when the anti-sweat heater is in the ‘‘on’’ 

position. 

‘‘[GE] in an effort to establish a 

national average of energy used by a 

variably controlled anti-sweat heater, 

the population-weighted humidity 

values were grouped into 10 bands, each 

with a range of 10% relative humidity. 

The table below sets out the percent 

probability that any U.S. household will 

experience the listed average humidity 

conditions during any month of the 

year.’’ Those 10 bands are as follows: 

% RH Probability 

(%) 

Constant 

designation 

1. 0–10 ............................................................................................................................................................. 3.4 A1 

2. 10–20 ........................................................................................................................................................... 21.1 A2 

3. 20–30 ........................................................................................................................................................... 20.4 A3 

4. 30–40 ........................................................................................................................................................... 16.6 A4 

5. 40–50 ........................................................................................................................................................... 12.6 A5 

6. 50–60 ........................................................................................................................................................... 11.9 A6 

7. 60–70 ........................................................................................................................................................... 6.9 A7 

8. 70–80 ........................................................................................................................................................... 4.7 A8 

9. 80–90 ........................................................................................................................................................... 0.8 A9 

10. 90–100 ....................................................................................................................................................... 1.5 A10 

Similar to GE, Samsung determined 

that additional energy required to 

operate the anti-sweat heater control 

and related components, and the 

additional energy required to increase 

compressor run time to remove heat 

introduced into the refrigerator 

compartments by the anti-sweat heater 

have a ‘‘system-loss factor’’. Samsung 

has also determined that this ‘‘systemloss factor’’ is 1.3. Therefore, Samsung 

proposes that the energy consumption 

results should be calculated with the 

anti-sweat heater switch in the ‘‘off’’ 

position and with the correction factor 

taken into account. The correction factor 

should be as follows: 

Correction Factor = (Anti-sweat Heater 

Power × System-loss Factor) × (24 

hours/1 day) × (1 kW/1000 W) 

The national average power in watts 

used by the anti-sweat heaters is then 

calculated by totaling the product of 

constants A1–A10 multiplied by the 

respective heater watts used by a 

refrigerator operating in the median 

percent relative humidity for that band 

and standard refrigerator conditions: 

ambient temperature of 72 °F, fresh food 

(FF) average temperature of 45 °F, and 

freezer (FZ) average temperature of 5 °F. 

Anti-sweat Heater Power = A1 * (Heater 

Watts at 5% RH) + A2 * (Heater 

Watts at 15% RH) + A3 * (Heater 

Watts at 25% RH) + A4 * (Heater 

Watts at 35% RH) + A5 * (Heater 

Watts at 45% RH) + A6 * (Heater 

Watts at 55% RH) + A7 * (Heater 

Watts at 65% RH) + A8 * (Heater 

Watts at 75% RH) + A9 * (Heater 

Watts at 85% RH) + A10 * (Heater 

Watts at 95% RH) 

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3 73 FR 10425. 

4 74 FR 20695. 

Samsung requests that DOE prescribe 

an alternate test procedure, whereby the 

test procedure were modified to 

calculate the energy of the unit by 

testing the unit with the anti-sweat 

heaters in the ‘‘on’’ position as equal to 

the energy of the unit tested with the 

anti-sweat heaters in the ‘‘off’’ position 

plus the Anti-Sweat Heater Power times 

1.3, similar to those prescribed within 

waivers granted to GE 3 and Whirlpool,4

to allow Samsung to accurately evaluate 

the energy consumption for the 

following Samsung refrigerator-freezer 

models: 

RB***H*** 

RF***H*** 

RF#***H*** 

RS***H*** 

RS#***H*** 

Conclusion 

On the grounds that current test 

methods for refrigerator-freezers will 

result in inaccurate evaluation of energy 

consumption, Samsung requests that, 

until a final rule prescribing a test 

method for adaptive anti-sweat heater 

technologies, a waiver is granted for 

Samsung refrigerator-freezer models 

which utilize adaptive anti-sweat heater 

technologies. 

By granting Samsung the requested 

waiver and interim waiver, DOE will 

ensure that advancements in 

technologies are not hindered by 

regulations, and that similar products 

are tested and rated for energy 

consumption on a comparable basis. 

Affected Persons 

Primarily affected persons in the 

refrigerator-freezer category include 

BSH Home Appliances Corp. (BoschSiemens Hausgerate GmbH), Electrolux 

Home Products, Equator, Fisher & 

Paykel Appliances Inc., GE Appliances, 

Haier America Trading, L.L.C., 

Heartland Appliances, Inc., Kelon 

Electrical Holdings Co., Ltd., Liebherr 

Hausgerate, LG Electronics Inc., 

Northland-Marvel, Sanyo Fisher 

Company, Sears, Sub-Zero Freezer 

Company, U-Line, Viking Range, W. C. 

Wood Company, and Whirlpool 

Corporation. 

The Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers is also generally 

interested in energy efficiency 

requirements for appliances, including 

refrigerator-freezers. Samsung will 

notify all these entities as required by 

the Department’s rules and provide 

them with a version of this Petition. 

Sincerely, 

Michael Moss, 

Senior Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2010–8772 Filed 4–15–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP09–455–000; Docket No. 

CP09–456–000] 

Florida Gas Transmission Company, 

LLC; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC; Florida Gas 

Transmission Company, LLC; Notice 

of Availability of the Environmental 

Assessment for the Proposed Mobile 

Bay Lateral Extension Project and the 

Pascagoula Expansion Project 

April 9, 2010. 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) has prepared an 

environmental assessment (EA) of the 

Mobile Bay Lateral Extension Project 

(Mobile Bay Project) proposed by 

Florida Gas Transmission Company, 

LLC (FGT) and the Pascagoula 

Expansion Project proposed by FGT and 

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 

Company, LLC (Transco) in the above 

referenced dockets. 

The EA assesses the potential 

environmental effects of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed Mobile Bay Project and the 

Pascagoula Expansion Project in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act. The 

FERC staff concludes that approval of 

the proposed projects, with appropriate 

mitigating measures, would not 

constitute a major Federal action 

significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

This EA was prepared in cooperation 

with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS); and the Mississippi 

Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and 

Parks. 

The proposed Mobile Bay Project 

includes the following proposed 

facilities: 

• Approximately 8.8 miles of 24-inchdiameter mainline pipeline, from near 

Grand Bay in Mobile County, Alabama 

to the existing FGT Compressor Station 

(CS) 44 in Mobile County, Alabama, 

(milepost [MP] 0.0); 

• One new Meter and Regulation 

(M&R) (Grand Bay M&R Station) with 

pig launcher in Grand Bay, Alabama 

(MP 8.8); 

• One new Over Pressure Protection 

Regulator Station with pig receiver in 

Citronelle, Alabama); and 

• Modifications to the existing FGT 

CS 44. 

The Pascagoula Expansion Project 

would consist of the following facilities: 

• A receipt meter station near 

Pascagoula in Jackson County, 

Mississippi; 

• Approximately 15.5 miles of 26- 

inch-diameter jointly owned pipeline 

from Jackson County, Mississippi to 

Grand Bay, Mobile County, Alabama; 

• Modifications to FGT/Transco’s 

existing Compressor Station 82 in 

Mobile County, Alabama; and 

• Minor above-ground facilities. 

The EA has been placed in the public 

files of the FERC. A limited number of 

copies of the EA are available for 

distribution and public inspection at: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, 

NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. 

(202) 502–8371. 

Copies of the EA have been mailed to 

Federal, State, and local government 

representatives and agencies; elected 

officials; environmental and public 

interest groups; Native American Tribes; 

potentially affected landowners and 

other interested individuals and groups; 

newspapers and libraries in the project 

area; and parties to this proceeding. Any 

person wishing to comment on the EA 

may do so. To ensure consideration 

prior to a Commission decision on the 

proposal, it is important that we receive 

your comments before the date specified 

below. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

The more specific your comments, the 

more useful they will be. To ensure that 

your comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please send in your comments 

so that they will be received in 

Washington, DC on or before May 10, 

2010. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods in which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances please reference the project 

docket numbers (CP09–455–000 and 

CP09–456–000) with your submission. 

The Commission encourages electronic 

filing of comments and has dedicated 

eFiling expert staff available to assist 

you at (202) 502–8258 or 

efiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the Quick 

Comment feature, which is located on 

the Commission’s internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. A Quick 

Comment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit text-only 

comments on a project; 

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