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Kimberly D. Bose, 

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[FR Doc. 2010–14721 Filed 6–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–016] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Notice of Petition 

for Waiver of LG Electronics, Inc. (LG) 

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 LG petition for 

waiver (hereafter, ‘‘petition’’) from parts 

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. 

Through this document, DOE is 

soliciting comments with respect to the 

LG petition. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the LG 

petition until, but no later than July 19, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number RF–016, 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–016], and/or ‘‘LG 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 Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 430.27(d). 

The contact information for the 

petitioner is: John I. Taylor, Vice 

President, Government Relations and 

Communications, LG Electronics USA, 

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

DC 20006. E-mail: john.taylor@lge.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 (4) prior DOE 

rulemakings regarding refrigerators. 

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. Betsy 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 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 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 refrigerators 

and 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 

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 

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 


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430.27(a)(2); 430.27(g)) 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)) 

II. Petition for Waiver of Test Procedure 

On April 20, 2010, LG filed a petition 

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. LG is designing new 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

that 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. LG’s technology is similar to 

that used by General Electric Company 

(GE), Whirlpool Corporation 

(Whirlpool), Electrolux, Haier and 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

(Samsung). The GE, Whirlpool and 

Electrolux waivers were granted 

February 27, 2008 (73 FR 10425), May 

5, 2009 (74 FR 20695), and December 

15, 2009 (74 FR 66338), respectively. 

DOE granted an interim waiver to Haier 

on March 11, 2010 (75 FR 11522) and 

to Samsung on April 16, 2010 (75 FR 

1959). 

In its petition, LG seeks a waiver from 

the existing DOE test procedure 

applicable to refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers under 10 CFR part 

430 because the existing test procedure 

takes neither ambient humidity nor 

adaptive technology into account. 

Therefore, LG states that the test 

procedure does not accurately measure 

the energy consumption of LG’s new 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

that feature variable anti-sweat heater 

controls and adaptive heaters. 

Consequently, LG has submitted to DOE 

for approval an alternate test procedure 

that would allow it to correctly calculate 

the energy consumption of this new 

product line. LG’s alternate test 

procedure is the same in all relevant 

particulars as that prescribed for other 

manufacturers for refrigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers that are equipped 

with the same type of technology. The 

alternate test procedure applicable to 

these products simulates the energy 

used by the adaptive heaters in a typical 

consumer household, as explained in 

the 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 

LG also requests an interim waiver 

from the existing DOE test procedure. 

Under 10 CFR 430.27(b)(2), each 

application for interim waiver ‘‘shall 

demonstrate likely success of the 

petition for waiver and shall address 

what economic hardship and/or 

competitive disadvantage is likely to 

result absent a favorable determination 

on the application for interim waiver.’’ 

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 LG’s application 

for interim waiver does not provide 

sufficient market, equipment price, 

shipments, and other manufacturer 

impact information to permit DOE to 

evaluate the economic hardship LG 

might experience absent a favorable 

determination on its application for 

interim waiver. However, DOE 

understands that absent an interim 

waiver, LG’s products would not 

otherwise be tested and rated for energy 

consumption on a comparable basis 

with equivalent products for which DOE 

previously granted waivers, and would 

be required to represent a higher energy 

consumption for essentially the same 

product. Furthermore, it appears likely 

that LG’s Petition for Waiver will be 

granted, and it is desirable for public 

policy reasons to grant LG immediate 

relief pending a determination on the 

petition for waiver. As stated above, 

DOE has already granted similar waivers 

to GE, Whirlpool, and Electrolux, as 

well as interim waivers to Haier and 

Samsung, 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 LG, 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. 

For the reasons stated above, DOE 

grants LG’s application for interim 

waiver from testing of its refrigeratorfreezer product line containing relative 

humidity sensors and adaptive control 

anti-sweat heaters. Therefore, it is 

ordered that: 

The application for interim waiver 

filed by LG is hereby granted for LG’s 

refrigerator-freezer product line 

containing relative humidity sensors 

and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters, 

subject to the specifications and 

conditions below. 

1. LG shall not be required to test or 

rate its refrigerator-freezer product line 

containing relative humidity sensors 

and adaptive control anti-sweat heaters 

based on the test procedure under 10 

CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix A1. 

2. LG shall be required to test and rate 

its refrigerator-freezer product line 

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: 

Type Sales model Brand 

3D (3 door) Basic ......................................................................... LFC2#7##** ........................................ LG 

3D Water Dispenser only ............................................................. LFD2#8##** ........................................ LG 

3D Ice Water Dispenser ............................................................... LFX2#9##LG ....................................... LG 

4D Basic ....................................................................................... LMC2#7##** ........................................ LG 

4D Water Dispenser only ............................................................. LMD2#8##** ........................................ LG 

4D Ice-Water Dispenser ............................................................... LMX2#9##** ........................................ LG 

3D Ice-Water Dispenser ............................................................... LSFX213ST ........................................ Viking 

4D Ice-Water Dispenser ............................................................... LSMX214ST ........................................ Viking 

All .................................................................................................. 795.#####.### .................................... Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... LSC23944** ........................................ LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... LFC20745** ........................................ LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... 7831# .................................................. Kenmore 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... LFC23760** ........................................ LG 


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Type Sales model Brand 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... LFC23770** ........................................ LG 

3D Dispenser ................................................................................ LFD23860** ........................................ LG 

3D Dispenser ................................................................................ 7835# .................................................. Kenmore 

3D Ice and Water ......................................................................... 7841# .................................................. Kenmore 

3D Ice and Water ......................................................................... LFX23965** ......................................... LG 

All .................................................................................................. 501.##### ........................................... Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... LRSC26923** ...................................... LG 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... LRSC26925** ...................................... LG 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5101# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5102# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5103# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... LSC27914** ........................................ LG 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... LSC27934** ........................................ LG 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5107# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5108# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5109# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5131# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5132# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... 5137# .................................................. Kenmore 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... LSC23924** ........................................ LG 

2D SXS ......................................................................................... LSC23954** ........................................ LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... LFC20760** ........................................ LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... 7130# .................................................. Kenmore 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... 7830# .................................................. Kenmore 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... LFC23760** ........................................ LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................... LFC23770** ........................................ LG 

3D Dispenser ................................................................................ 7834# .................................................. Kenmore 

3D Dispenser ................................................................................ 7835# .................................................. Kenmore 

3D Ice and Water ......................................................................... 7840# .................................................. Kenmore 

3D Ice and Water ......................................................................... LFX23961** ......................................... LG 

All .................................................................................................. 795.#####.### .................................... Kenmore 

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. 

IV. Alternate Test Procedure 

For the duration of the interim 

waiver, LG shall be required to use the 

test procedures for electric refrigeratorfreezers prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR 

part 430, appendix A1, except that, for 

the LG 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. 

V. Summary and Request for Comments 

Through today’s notice, DOE grants 

LG an interim waiver from the specified 

portions of the test procedure applicable 

to LG’s new line of refrigerators and 

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1See, 75 Fed. Reg. 19959 (April 16, 2010) 

(Samsung; grant of interim waiver); id. 13120 

(March 18, 2010) (Samsung; grant of waiver); id. 

11530 (March 11, 2010) (Electrolux; grant of 

waiver); id. 11522 (March 11, 2010) (LG; grant of 

interim waiver); id. 4539 (Jan. 28, 2010) (Electrolux; 

grant of interim waiver); 74 Fed. Reg. 66338 (Dec. 

15, 2009) (Electrolux; grant of waiver); id. 66340 

(Dec. 15, 2009) (Samsung; grant of interim waiver); 

id. 26853 (June 4, 2009) Electrolux; grant of interim 

waiver); id. 20695 (May 5, 2009) (Whirlpool; grant 

of waiver); 73 Fed. Reg. 10425 (Feb. 27, 2008) 

(General Electric; grant of waiver). 

heaters, and announces receipt of LG’s 

petition for waiver from certain parts of 

the test procedure that apply to basic 

models of refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers with variable anti-sweat heater 

controls and adaptive heaters 

manufactured by LG. DOE is publishing 

LG’s petition for waiver in its entirety 

pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv). The 

petition contains no confidential 

information. The petition includes a 

suggested alternate test procedure and 

calculation methodology to determine 

the energy consumption of LG’s 

specified refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers 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 June 11, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

April 20, 2010 

The Honorable Catherine Zoi 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy 

United States Department of Energy 

Mail Station EE–10 

Forrestal Building 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

Re: Petition for Waiver and Application 

for Interim Waiver, RefrigeratorFreezers with Adaptive Anti-Sweat 

Heater Technology 

Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi: 

LG Electronics, Inc. (LG) respectfully 

submits this Petition for Waiver and 

Application for Interim Waiver, 

pursuant to 10 CFR § 430.27, for LG 

refrigerator-freezers with adaptive antisweat heater technology. 

The applicable Department of Energy 

(DOE) test procedure does not provide 

an appropriate method for testing and 

rating refrigerator-freezers with this 

technology. DOE has recognized this in 

granting waiver relief to other 

manufacturers, including Electrolux, 

General Electric, LG, Samsung, and 

Whirlpool. 

LG is a manufacturer of digital 

appliances, as well as mobile 

communications, digital displays, and 

digital media products. Its appliances 

include refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, air-conditioners, washing 

machines, clothes dryers, air cleaners, 

ovens, microwave ovens, dishwashers, 

and vacuum cleaners and are sold 

worldwide, including in the United 

States. LG’s U.S. operations are LG 

Electronics USA, Inc., with 

headquarters at 1000 Sylvan Avenue, 

Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 (tel. 201– 

816–2000). Its worldwide headquarters 

are located at LG Twin Towers 20, 

Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-gu Seoul, 

Korea 150–721; (tel. 011–82–2–3777– 

1114); URL: http://www.LGE.com. LG’s 

principal brands include LG® and OEM 

brands, including GE® and Kenmore®. 

LG’s appliances are produced in Korea 

and Mexico. 

LG’s refrigerator-freezers with 

adaptive anti-sweat heater technology 

are beneficial products. They react 

according to different ambient 

conditions such as temperature and 

humidity. A list of models is set forth 

in Appendix A hereto. 

A waiver and interim waiver for 

adaptive anti-sweat heater technology is 

warranted. The test procedure under the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(EPCA), 42 U.S.C. § 6291 et seq., namely 

10 C.F.R. Pt. 430, Subpt. B, App. Al, as 

applied to refrigerator-freezers with this 

technology will yield different test 

results depending on the relative 

ambient relative humidity in the test 

chamber. The test procedure does not 

specify a value for the relative ambient 

humidity in the test chamber. Thus, the 

test procedure evaluates the LG basic 

models in a manner so unrepresentative 

of their true energy consumption 

characteristics as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data, and/or the 

basic models contain one or more 

design characteristics that prevent 

testing of the basic models according to 

the prescribed test procedures. In such 

circumstances DOE ‘‘will grant’’ waiver 

relief. 10 C.F.R. §§ 430.27(l). 

LG’s adaptive anti-sweat heater 

technology is similar to that of 

Electrolux, General Electric, LG, 

Samsung, and Whirlpool for 

refrigerator-freezers that have been the 

subject of waiver relief.1 As with such 

companies for which waiver relief has 

been granted, LG should be required to 

test and rate the product lines 

containing this technology (see 

Appendix A hereto) according to an 

alternative test procedure rather than be 

required to test or rate on the basis of 

the test procedure under 10 C.F.R. Part 

430, Subpart B, Appendix A1. The 

alternative test procedure provides for 

the test to be run with the anti-sweat 

heater switch in the ‘‘off’’ position and 

then, because the test chamber is not 

humidity-controlled, there would be 

added to that result the kilowatt hours 

per day derived by calculating the 

energy used when the anti-sweat heater 

is in the ‘‘on’’ position. The alternative 

is set forth in detail in Appendix B 

hereto. 

The waiver should continue until a 

test procedure can be developed and 

adopted by DOE that will provide a fair 

and accurate assessment of this 

technology’s energy consumption and 

efficiency levels. LG believes that the 

alternative test procedure in this 

petition does provide a fair and accurate 

assessment. 

LG also requests immediate relief by 

grant of an interim waiver. Grant of an 

interim waiver is fully justified: 

— The petition for waiver is likely to 

be granted, as evidenced not only by its 

merits, but also because DOE has 

granted waiver relief to other 

manufacturers. The rationale for 

granting relief to them applies equally to 

LG. And, it is in the public interest for 

comparable products to be tested in a 

comparable manner. 

— Without waiver relief, LG will 

suffer economic hardship. LG would be 

placed in an untenable situation: 

refrigerator-freezers with this 

technology would be subject to a set of 

Regulations that clearly should not 

apply to such a product. Without such 

relief, LG’s products would not be tested 

and rated for energy consumption on a 

comparable basis with comparable 

products for which DOE previously 

granted waivers. LG would be required 

to represent a higher energy 

consumption than would be the case 

with waiver relief. 

— Significant investment has already 

been made in refrigerator-freezers with 

this technology. Lack of relief would not 

allow LG to recoup this investment and 

would deny LG anticipated sales 

revenue. This does not take into account 

significant losses in goodwill and brand 

acceptance. 

— The basic purpose of EPCA is to 

foster purchase of energy-efficient 

products, not hinder such purchases. LG 

refrigerator-freezers with this 

technology are beneficial and in the 

public interest. To encourage and foster 

the availability of these products is in 

the public interest. Standards programs 

should not be used as a means to block 


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2See FTC Advisory Opinion No. 457, TRRP 

1718.20 (1971 Transfer Binder); 49 Fed. Reg. 32213 

(Aug. 13, 1984); 52 Fed. Reg. 49141, 49147–48 (Dec. 

30, 1987). 

innovative, improved designs.2 DOE’s 

rules should accommodate and 

encourage such a product. 

— Granting the interim waiver and 

waiver would also eliminate a non-tariff 

trade barrier. 

— Grant of relief would also help 

enhance economic development and 

employment, including not only LG 

Electronics USA’s operations in New 

Jersey, Illinois and Alabama, but also at 

major national retailers and regional 

dealers that carry LG products. 

Furthermore, continued employment 

creation and ongoing investments in its 

marketing, sales and servicing activities 

will be fostered by approval of the 

interim waiver. Conversely, denial of 

the requested relief would harm the 

company and would be anticompetitive. 

CONCLUSION 

LG respectfully requests that DOE 

grant a waiver and interim waiver from 

existing test procedures for LG 

refrigerator-freezers with adaptive antisweat heater technology until such time 

as a representative test procedure is 

developed and adopted by DOE for such 

products. In the meantime, the 

alternative test procedure set forth 

herein is appropriate. 

We would be pleased to discuss this 

request with DOE and provide further 

information as needed. 

We hereby certify that all 

manufacturers of domestically marketed 

units of the same product type have 

been notified by letter of this petition 

and application, copies of which letters 

are set forth in Appendix C hereto. 

Sincerely, 

John I. Taylor 

Vice President 

Government Relations and Communications 

LG Electronics USA, Inc. 

1776 K Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Phone: 202–719–3490 

Fax: 847–941–8177 

Email: john.taylor@lge.com 

Of counsel: 

John A. Hodges 

Wiley Rein LLP 

1776 K Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Phone: 202–719–7000 

Fax: 202–719–7049 

Email: jhodges@wileyrein.com 

APPENDIX A 

The waiver requested by LG should 

apply to the following model series of 

LG refrigerator-freezers, which include 

LG, Kenmore®, and Viking® brands. 

Please note that the actual model 

numbers will vary to account for such 

factors as year of manufacture, product 

color, or other features. Nonetheless, 

they will always include anti-sweat 

technology whose energy impact is 

calculated in accordance with this 

petition. 

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

number; ‘‘*’’ represents a letter.) 

Type Sales Model Brand 

3D (3 door) Basic ......................................................................................................................... LFC2#7##** LG 

3D Water Dispenser only ............................................................................................................. LFD2#8##** LG 

3D Ice Water Dispenser ............................................................................................................... LFX2#9##LG LG 

4D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... LMC2#7##** LG 

4D Water Dispenser only ............................................................................................................. LMD2#8##** LG 

4D Ice-Water Dispenser ............................................................................................................... LMX2#9##** LG 

3D Ice-Water Dispenser ............................................................................................................... LSFX213ST Viking 

4D Ice-Water Dispenser ............................................................................................................... LSMX214ST Viking 

All ................................................................................................................................................. 795.#####.### Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ LSC23944** LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... LFC20745** LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... 7831# Kenmore 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... LFC23760** LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... LFC23770** LG 

3D Dispenser ............................................................................................................................... LFD23860** LG 

3D Dispenser ............................................................................................................................... 7835# Kenmore 

3D Ice and Water ......................................................................................................................... 7841# Kenmore 

3D Ice and Water ......................................................................................................................... LFX23965** LG 

All ................................................................................................................................................. 501.##### Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ LRSC26923** LG 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ LRSC26925** LG 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5101# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5102# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5103# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ LSC27914** LG 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ LSC27934** LG 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5107# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5108# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5109# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5131# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5132# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ 5137# Kenmore 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ LSC23924** LG 

2D SXS ........................................................................................................................................ LSC23954** LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... LFC20760** LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... 7130# Kenmore 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... 7830# Kenmore 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... LFC23760** LG 

3D Basic ....................................................................................................................................... LFC23770** LG 

3D Dispenser ............................................................................................................................... 7834# Kenmore 

3D Dispenser ............................................................................................................................... 7835# Kenmore 


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Type Sales Model Brand 

3D Ice and Water ......................................................................................................................... 7840# Kenmore 

3D Ice and Water ......................................................................................................................... LFX23961** LG 

All ................................................................................................................................................. 795.#####.### Kenmore 

APPENDIX B 

As requested in this petition, LG 

should be required to test the products 

for which a waiver is requested 

according to the test procedures for 

electric refrigerator-freezers prescribed 

by DOE at 10 CFR Part 430, Appendix 

A1, except that, for the LG products: (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 ‘‘on’’ test will be the 

result of 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 (E[on]), 

expressed in kilowatt-hours per day, shall be 

calculated equivalent to: 

E[ON] = E + (Heater Contribution) [note: 

called ‘‘correction factor’’ by General 

Electric] 

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. 

Heater Contribution n1 = (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) 

v+ 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 

[degrees] F ambient, and DOE reference 

temperatures of fresh food average 

temperature of 45 [degrees] F and freezer 

average temperature of 5 [degrees] F. 

System-loss Factor = 1.3 

[FR Doc. 2010–14758 Filed 6–17–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CAC–024] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Decision and 

Order Granting a Waiver to Daikin AC 

(Americas), Inc. (Daikin) From the 

Department of Energy Residential 

Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump 

Test Procedures 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Decision and order. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishes the U.S. 

Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision 

and order in Case No. CAC–024. DOE 

grants a waiver to Daikin from the 

existing DOE test procedure applicable 

to residential central air conditioners 

and heat pumps. The waiver request is 

specific to the Daikin Altherma air-towater heat pump with integrated 

domestic water heating. The test method 

for central air conditioners and heat 

pumps contained in 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix M does not include 

any provisions to account for the 

operational characteristics of an air-towater heat pump, or any central airconditioning heat pump with an 

integrated domestic hot water 

component. As a condition of this 

waiver, Daikin must test and rate its 

Altherma heat pump products according 

to the alternate test procedure set forth 

in this notice. 

DATES: This decision and order is 

effective June 18, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9611. E-mail: 

Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, 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) 287–6111. Email: 

mailto:Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 10 CFR 430.27(l), DOE 

gives notice of the issuance of its 

decision and order as set forth below. In 

this decision and order, DOE grants 

Daikin a waiver from the applicable 

residential central air conditioner and 

heat pump test procedures at 10 CFR 

part 430, subpart B, appendix M. The 

waiver applies to certain basic models 

of the Daikin Altherma system, which 

consists of an air-to-water heat pump 

that provides hydronic heating and 

cooling as well as domestic hot water 

functions. Daikin must test and rate 

such products using the alternate test 

procedure described in this notice. 

Further, today’s decision requires that 

Daikin may not make any 

representations concerning the energy 

efficiency of these products unless such 

product has been tested consistent with 

the provisions and restrictions in the 

alternate test procedure set forth in the 

decision and order below, and such 

representations fairly disclose the 

results of such testing. (42 U.S.C. 

6314(d)) Distributors, retailers, and 

private labelers are held to the same 


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