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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

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DATES: Thursday, July 25, 2013, 8:30 

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Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 

Germantown Building, 1000 

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D News from Office of Science/DOE 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–028] 

Decision and Order Granting a Waiver 

to GE Appliances 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–028) 

that grants to GE Appliances (GE) 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, GE shall be required 

to test and rate its refrigerator-freezers 

with separate fresh-food and freezer 

evaporators and a compressor that 

cycles in a non-uniform pattern using an 

alternate test procedure that takes this 

technology into account when 

measuring energy consumption. 

DATES: This Decision and Order is 

effective June 27, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email: 

Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE gives 

notice of the issuance of its decision and 

order as set forth below. The decision 

and order grants GE 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 

refrigerator-freezers with separate freshfood and freezer evaporators and a 

compressor that cycles in a non-uniform 

pattern, provided that GE tests and rates 

such products using the alternate test 

procedure described in this notice. 

Today’s decision prohibits GE from 

making representations concerning the 

energy efficiency of these products 

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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 21, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: GE Appliances (Case 

No. RF–028) 

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 

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 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. GE’s Petition for Waiver: Assertions 

and Determinations 

On February 15, 2013, GE submitted 

via electronic mail an undated 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. GE is designing new 

refrigerator-freezers with separate freshfood and freezer evaporators and a 

compressor that cycles in a non-uniform 

pattern. In its petition, GE seeks a 

waiver from the test procedure for 

refrigerator-freezers provided in 

appendix A1 because that test 

procedure does not provide a means to 

measure the energy use of products with 

multiple defrost cycles. The petition 

further states that, because of these 

models’ non-uniform compressor cycles, 

they cannot attain the 0.5 °F 

temperature differential between 

compressor cycles that is required in 

order to identify regular compressor 

operation using the method specified for 

the second part of the Appendix A test 

that will be required starting in 2014. 

Therefore, GE has asked to use an 

alternate test procedure. DOE did not 

receive any comments on the GE 

petition. 

III. Consultations With Other Agencies 

DOE consulted with the Federal Trade 

Commission (FTC) staff concerning the 

GE petition for waiver. The FTC staff 

did not have any objections to granting 

a waiver to GE. 

IV. Conclusion 

After careful consideration of all the 

material that was submitted by GE and 

consultation with the FTC staff, it is 

ordered that: 

(1) The petition for waiver submitted 

by GE Appliances (Case No. RF–028) is 

hereby granted as set forth in the 

paragraphs below. 

(2) GE shall be required to test and 

rate the following GE models according 

to the alternate test procedure set forth 

in paragraph (3) below. 

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(3) GE shall be required to test the 

products listed in paragraph (2) above 

according to the test procedures for 

electric refrigerator-freezers prescribed 

by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, appendix 

A1, except that it would use a modified 

version of the test period specified in 

section 4 and the energy use calculation 

for products with long-time or variable 

defrost control and multiple defrost 

cycle types in section 5.2.1.5 of 

Appendix A. As described by GE, Part 

2 of the test (T2i in the formula) would 

be defined as the series of cycles prior 

to and following the defrost period, 

identified as the A1-j and B1-k cycles, 

respectively. These cycles would be 

used to determine when the 0.5 °F 

temperature differential has been 

achieved. 

As an example, if the average 

temperatures for Part 1 of the test are 

37.8 °F and 0.2 °F in the fresh food and 

freezer compartments, respectively, and 

the temperatures for the Cycle B series 

of Part 2 of the test (i.e., Cycles BI-k), are 

as follows: 

Fresh 

food Freezer 

B1 ............. 42.1 °F 4.3 °F 

B1–2 ......... 40.2 °F 2.1 °F 

B1–3 ......... 38.0 °F 0.0 °F 

then the average temperatures for the 

Cycle B series are 38.0 °F and 0.0 °F, 

which are within the 0.5 °F (0.3 °C) 

requirement. In this example, Part 2 

ends after cycle B3. 

During the period of the interim 

waiver granted in this notice, GE shall 

test the products listed above according 

to the test procedures for residential 

electric refrigerator-freezers prescribed 

by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, 

appendix A1, except that, for the GE 

products listed above only, include: 

1. In section 4, test period, the 

following: 

4. Test Period 

* * * * * 

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4.2.1 Long-time Automatic Defrost 

with Nonuniform Compressor Cycling 

and Multiple Defrost Cycle Types. The 

two-part test described in this section 

shall be used. The first part is a stable 

period of compressor operation that 

includes no portions of the defrost 

cycle, such as precooling or recovery. 

The second part is designed to capture 

the energy consumed during all of the 

events occurring with the defrost 

control sequence that are outside of 

stable operation. The second part of the 

method will be conducted separately for 

each distinct defrost cycle type. 

4.2.1.1 Measurement Frequency. 

Measurements shall be taken at intervals 

not exceeding one minute. Steady state 

conditions as described in section 2.9 

shall be verified using measurements 

taken at intervals not exceeding one 

minute. 

4.2.1.2 The test period for the first 

part of the test shall start at the start of 

a compressor ‘‘on’’ cycle after steadystate conditions have been achieved and 

be no less than 3 hours in duration. 

During the test period, the compressor 

motor shall complete two or more whole 

compressor cycles. At the end of the test 

period both compartment temperatures 

(fresh food and freezer) shall be within 

0.5 °F (0.3 °C) of their measurements at 

the start of the test period. For this 

comparison, these compartment 

temperatures shall be measured at the 

start and end of the test period rather 

than averaged for the entire test period, 

but otherwise shall be defined as 

described in sections 5.1.3 and 5.1.4. If 

24 hours pass before the compartment 

temperatures meet this requirement, the 

test period shall comprise a whole 

number of compressor cycles lasting at 

least 24 hours. 

4.2.1.3 The second part of the test 

starts at the termination of the first part 

of the test. The average compartment 

temperatures as defined in sections 

5.1.3 and 5.1.4 for a whole number of 

compressor cycles occurring after the 

start of the test period and before the 

time that the defrost heater is energized 

must both be within 0.5 14;°F (0.3 °C) 

of their average temperatures measured 

for the first part of the test. The test 

period for the second part of the test 

ends at the start of a compressor ‘‘on’’ 

cycle after both compartment 

temperatures have fully recovered to 

their stable conditions after the defrost. 

The average compartment temperatures 

as defined in sections 5.1.3 and 5.1.4 for 

a whole number of compressor cycles 

occurring after temperature recovery 

and before the end of the test period 

must both be within 0.5 14;°F (0.3 °C) 

of their average temperatures measured 

for the first part of the test. See Figure 

1. 

Figure 1 Note: The average temperatures of 

the compartments for compressor cycles A1

through Aj shall be within 0.5 °F (0.3 °C) of 

their temperature averages for the first part of 

the test. Likewise, the average temperatures 

of the compartments for compressor cycles B1

through Bk shall be within 0.5 °F (0.3 °C) of 

their temperature averages for the first part of 

the test. 

2. In section 5, Test Measurements, 

the following: 

5.2.1.5 Long-time or Variable Defrost 

Control for Systems with Multiple 

Defrost cycle Types. The energy 

consumption in kilowatt-hours per day 

shall be calculated equivalent to: 


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Where: 

1440 is defined in 5.2.1.1 and EP1, T1, and 

12 are defined in 5.2.1.2; 

i is a variable that can equal 1, 2, or more 

that identifies the distinct defrost cycle 

types applicable for the refrigerator or 

refrigerator-freezer; 

EP2i = energy expended in kilowatt-hours 

during the second part of the test for 

defrost cycle type i; 

T2i = length of time in minutes of the second 

part of the test for defrost cycle type i; 

CTi is the compressor run time between 

instances of defrost cycle type i, for longtime automatic defrost control equal to a 

fixed time in hours rounded to the 

nearest tenth of an hour, and for variable 

defrost control equal to 

(CTLi × CTMi)/(F × (CTMi ~ CTLi) + CTLi); 

CTLi = least or shortest compressor run time 

between instances of defrost cycle type 

i in hours rounded to the nearest tenth 

of an hour (CTL for the defrost cycle type 

with the longest compressor run time 

between defrosts must be greater than or 

equal to 6 but less than or equal to 12 

hours); 

CTMi = maximum compressor run time 

between instances of defrost cycle type 

i in hours rounded to the nearest tenth 

of an hour (greater than CTLi but not 

more than 96 hours); 

For cases in which there are more than one 

fixed CT value (for long-time defrost 

models) or more than one CTM and/or 

CTL value (for variable defrost models) 

for a given defrost cycle type, an average 

fixed CT value or average CTM and CTL

values shall be selected for this cycle 

type so that 12 divided by this value or 

values is the frequency of occurrence of 

the defrost cycle type in a 24 hour 

period, assuming 50% compressor run 

time. 

F = default defrost energy consumption 

factor, equal to 0.20. 

For variable defrost models with no values 

for CTLi and CTMi in the algorithm, the 

default values of 6 and 96 shall be used, 

respectively. 

D is the total number of distinct defrost cycle 

types. 

(4) Representations. GE may make 

representations about the energy use of 

its above specified refrigerator-freezer 

products for compliance, marketing, or 

other purposes only to the extent that 

such products have been tested in 

accordance with the provisions outlined 

above and such representations fairly 

disclose the results of such testing. 

(5) This waiver shall remain in effect 

consistent with the provisions of 10 CFR 

430.27(m). 

(6) This waiver is issued on the 

condition that the statements, 

representations, and documentary 

materials provided by the petitioner are 

valid. DOE may revoke or modify this 

waiver at any time if it determines the 

factual basis underlying the petition for 

waiver is incorrect, or the results from 

the alternate test procedure are 

unrepresentative of the basic models’ 

true energy consumption characteristics. 

(7) This waiver applies only to those 

basic models set out in GE’s February 

15, 2013 petition for waiver. Grant of 

this waiver does not release a petitioner 

from the certification requirements set 

forth at 10 CFR part 429. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 21, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–029] 

Decision and Order Granting a Waiver 

to GE Appliances 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–029) 

that grants to GE Appliances (GE) 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, GE shall be required 

to test and rate its refrigerator-freezers 

with dual compressors using an 

alternate test procedure that takes this 

technology into account when 

measuring energy consumption. 

DATES: This Decision and Order is 

effective June 27, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Program, 

Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email: 

Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE gives 

notice of the issuance of its decision and 

order as set forth below. The decision 

and order grants GE 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 

refrigerator-freezers with dual 

compressors, provided that GE tests and 

rates such products using the alternate 

test procedure described in this notice. 

Today’s decision prohibits GE 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 21, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: GE Appliances (Case 

No. RF–029). 

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 


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