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Issued at Washington, DC, on August 2, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20020 Filed 8–5–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CW–020] 

Notice of Petition for Waiver of 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

From the Department of Energy 

Residential Clothes Washer 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 and application for 

interim waiver (hereafter, ‘‘petition’’) 

from specified portions of the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) test 

procedure for determining the energy 

consumption of clothes washers. 

Today’s notice also grants an interim 

waiver of the clothes washer test 

procedure. Through this notice, 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 September 7, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number CW–020, 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 ‘‘Case No. CW–020’’ 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 

should 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 to the 

petitioner, pursuant to 10 CFR 

430.27(d). The contact information for 

the petitioner is: Michael Moss, Director 

of Corporate Environmental Affairs, 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 

18600 Broadwick Street, Rancho 

Dominguez, CA 90220. 

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. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) a date 

upon which such information might 

lose its confidential nature due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

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 clothes washer products. 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, 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 clothes washers that are the 

focus of this notice.1 Part B includes 

definitions, test procedures, labeling 

provisions, energy conservation 

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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 automatic and semiautomatic clothes washers is contained 

in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix 

J1. 

The regulations set forth in 10 CFR 

part 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 

430.27(a)(2). An interim waiver remains 

in effect for 180 days or until DOE 

issues its determination on the petition 

for waiver, whichever is sooner. DOE 

may extend an interim waiver for an 

additional 180 days. 10 CFR 430.27(h). 

On December 23, 2010, DOE issued 

enforcement guidance on the 

application of waivers for large-capacity 

clothes washers and announced steps to 

improve the waiver process and refrain 

from certain enforcement actions. This 

guidance can be found on DOE’s Web 

site at http://www.gc.energy.gov/1661.

htm. 

II. Application for Interim Waiver and 

Petition for Waiver 

On July 20, 2010, Samsung filed a 

petition for waiver and application for 

interim waiver from the test procedure 

applicable to automatic and semiautomatic clothes washers set forth in 

10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1. 

In particular, Samsung requested a 

waiver to test its clothes washers for 

certain specified basic models with 

basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic 

feet on the basis of the aforementioned 

residential test procedures, using a 

revised Table 5.1 which extends the 

range of container volumes beyond 3.8 

cubic feet. This petition was granted on 

March 10, 2011. 76 FR 13169. On 

February 11, 2011, Samsung filed an 

additional petition for waiver and 

application for interim waiver to expand 

the number of models subject to the 

alternative test procedure set forth in 

the company’s July 2010 petition for 

waiver. The interim waiver was granted 

on April 19, 2011. 76 FR 21881. 

Samsung filed the instant petition for 

waiver for additional products on June 

20, 2011. 

Samsung’s current petition seeks a 

waiver from the DOE test procedure 

because the mass of the test load used 

in the procedure, which is based on the 

basket volume of the test unit, is 

currently not defined for basket sizes 

greater than 3.8 cubic feet. In its 

petition, Samsung seeks a waiver for the 

specified basic models with capacities 

greater than 3.8 cubic feet. 

Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the 

test load sizes used in the test procedure 

as linear functions of the basket volume. 

Samsung requests that DOE grant a 

waiver for testing and rating based on a 

revised Table 5.1, the same table as set 

forth in the waiver granted to Samsung 

on March 10, 2011. 76 FR 13169. The 

table is identical to the Table 5.1 found 

in DOE’s clothes washer test procedure 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR). 

75 FR 57556 (September 21, 1010), 

which was altered slightly (to correct 

rounding errors) by the supplemental 

proposed rule issued on July 26, 2011 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/residential/pdfs/

rcw_tp_snopr.pdf. 

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 has 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. 

Previously, however, DOE granted an 

interim test procedure waivers to 

Whirlpool (75 FR 69653 (November 15, 

2010)), General Electric Company (GE) 

(75 FR 76968 (December 10, 2010)), LG 

(76 FR 11233 (March 1, 2011)), and 

Electrolux (76 FR 11440 (March 2, 

2011)) for products with capacities 

larger than currently specified in the 

test procedure. As stated above, DOE 

granted a previous waiver to Samsung 

on March 10, 2011, and a further 

interim waiver on April 19, 2011. In 

these waivers, DOE established an 

alternate test procedure extending the 

linear relationship between the 

maximum test load size and clothes 

washer container volume up to 6.0 

cubic feet, the same test procedure set 

forth in DOE’s September 2010 test 

procedure NOPR and requested by 

Samsung in its June 2011 petition. 

The current DOE test procedure 

specifies test load sizes only for 

machines with capacities up to 3.8 

cubic feet. For the reasons set forth in 

DOE’s September 2010 NOPR, DOE 

believes that extending the linear 

relationship between test load size and 

container capacity to larger capacities is 

valid. In addition, testing a basic model 

with a capacity larger than 3.8 cubic feet 

using the current procedure could 

evaluate the basic model in a manner so 

unrepresentative of its true energy 

consumption as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data. Based on 

these considerations, and the waivers 

granted to Whirlpool, GE, Electrolux 

and LG, as well as the previous waiver 

and interim waiver granted to Samsung 

for similar models, it appears likely that 

the petition for waiver will be granted. 

As a result, DOE grants an interim 

waiver to Samsung for the basic models 

of clothes washers with container 

volumes greater than 3.8 cubic feet 

specified in its petition for waiver, 

pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(g). DOE also 

provides for the use of an alternative 

test procedure extending the linear 

relationship between test load size and 

container capacity, described below. 

Therefore, it is ordered that: 

The application for interim waiver 

filed by Samsung is hereby granted for 

the specified Samsung clothes washer 

basic models, subject to the 

specifications and conditions below. 

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1. Samsung shall not be required to 

test or rate the specified clothes washer 

products on the basis of the test 

procedure under 10 CFR part 430 

subpart B, appendix J1. 

2. Samsung shall be required to test 

and rate the specified clothes washer 

products 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: WF501 

*** 

DOE makes decisions on waivers and 

interim waivers for only those models 

specifically set out in the petition, not 

future models that may or may not be 

manufactured by the petitioner. 

Samsung may submit a new or amended 

petition for waiver and request for grant 

of interim waiver, as appropriate, for 

additional models of clothes washers for 

which it seeks a waiver from the DOE 

test procedure. In addition, DOE notes 

that grant of an interim waiver or waiver 

does not release a petitioner from the 

certification requirements set forth at 10 

CFR part 429. 

III. Alternate Test Procedure 

EPCA requires that manufacturers use 

DOE test procedures to make 

representations about the energy 

consumption and energy consumption 

costs of products covered by the statute. 

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

representations are important for 

manufacturers to use in making 

representations about the energy 

efficiency of their products and to 

demonstrate compliance with 

applicable DOE energy conservation 

standards. Pursuant to its regulations 

applicable to waivers and interim 

waivers from applicable test procedures 

at 10 CFR 430.27, DOE will consider 

setting an alternate test procedure for 

Samsung in a subsequent Decision and 

Order. 

The alternate procedure approved 

today is intended to allow Samsung to 

make valid representations regarding its 

clothes washers with basket capacities 

larger than provided for in the current 

test procedure. This alternate test 

procedure is based on the expanded 

Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 that appears in 

DOE’s clothes washer test procedure 

NOPR. 75 FR 57556 (September 21, 

1010), altered slightly to correct 

rounding errors as specified in DOE’s 

supplemental proposal issued on July 

26, 2011. 

During the period of the interim 

waiver granted in this notice, Samsung 

shall test its clothes washer basic 

models according to the provisions of 10 

CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix J1, 

except that the expanded Table 5.1 

below shall be substituted for Table 5.1 

of appendix J1. 

TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES

Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load 

cu. ft. liter 

lb kg lb kg lb kg 

≥ < ≥ < 

0–0.8 ........ 0–22.7 3.00 1.36 3.00 1.36 3.00 1.36 

0.80–0.90 22.7–25.5 3.00 1.36 3.50 1.59 3.25 1.47 

0.90–1.00 25.5–28.3 3.00 1.36 3.90 1.77 3.45 1.56 

1.00–1.10 28.3–31.1 3.00 1.36 4.30 1.95 3.65 1.66 

1.10–1.20 31.1–34.0 3.00 1.36 4.70 2.13 3.85 1.75 

1.20–1.30 34.0–36.8 3.00 1.36 5.10 2.31 4.05 1.84 

1.30–1.40 36.8–39.6 3.00 1.36 5.50 2.49 4.25 1.93 

1.40–1.50 39.6–42.5 3.00 1.36 5.90 2.68 4.45 2.02 

1.50–1.60 42.5–45.3 3.00 1.36 6.40 2.90 4.70 2.13 

1.60–1.70 45.3–48.1 3.00 1.36 6.80 3.08 4.90 2.22 

1.70–1.80 48.1–51.0 3.00 1.36 7.20 3.27 5.10 2.31 

1.80–1.90 51.0–53.8 3.00 1.36 7.60 3.45 5.30 2.40 

1.90–2.00 53.8–56.6 3.00 1.36 8.00 3.63 5.50 2.49 

2.00–2.10 56.6–59.5 3.00 1.36 8.40 3.81 5.70 2.59 

2.10–2.20 59.5–62.3 3.00 1.36 8.80 3.99 5.90 2.68 

2.20–2.30 62.3–65.1 3.00 1.36 9.20 4.17 6.10 2.77 

2.30–2.40 65.1–68.0 3.00 1.36 9.60 4.35 6.30 2.86 

2.40–2.50 68.0–70.8 3.00 1.36 10.00 4.54 6.50 2.95 

2.50–2.60 70.8–73.6 3.00 1.36 10.50 4.76 6.75 3.06 

2.60–2.70 73.6–76.5 3.00 1.36 10.90 4.94 6.95 3.15 

2.70–2.80 76.5–79.3 3.00 1.36 11.30 5.13 7.15 3.24 

2.80–2.90 79.3–82.1 3.00 1.36 11.70 5.31 7.35 3.33 

2.90–3.00 82.1–85.0 3.00 1.36 12.10 5.49 7.55 3.42 

3.00–3.10 85.0–87.8 3.00 1.36 12.50 5.67 7.75 3.52 

3.10–3.20 87.8–90.6 3.00 1.36 12.90 5.85 7.95 3.61 

3.20–3.30 90.6–93.4 3.00 1.36 13.30 6.03 8.15 3.70 

3.30–3.40 93.4–96.3 3.00 1.36 13.70 6.21 8.35 3.79 

3.40–3.50 96.3–99.1 3.00 1.36 14.10 6.40 8.55 3.88 

3.50–3.60 99.1–101.9 3.00 1.36 14.60 6.62 8.80 3.99 

3.60–3.70 101.9–104.8 3.00 1.36 15.00 6.80 9.00 4.08 

3.70–3.80 104.8–107.6 3.00 1.36 15.40 6.99 9.20 4.17 

3.80–3.90 107.6–110.4 3.00 1.36 15.80 7.16 9.40 4.26 

3.90–4.00 110.4–113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.34 9.60 4.35 

4.00–4.10 113.3–116.1 3.00 1.36 16.60 7.53 9.80 4.45 

4.10–4.20 116.1–118.9 3.00 1.36 17.00 7.72 10.00 4.54 

4.20–4.30 118.9–121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.90 10.20 4.63 

4.30–4.40 121.8–124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.09 10.40 4.72 

4.40–4.50 124.6–127.4 3.00 1.36 18.20 8.27 10.60 4.82 

4.50–4.60 127.4–130.3 3.00 1.36 18.70 8.46 10.85 4.91 

4.60–4.70 130.3–133.1 3.00 1.36 19.10 8.65 11.05 5.00 

4.70–4.80 133.1–135.9 3.00 1.36 19.50 8.83 11.25 5.10 

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TABLE 5.1—TEST LOAD SIZES—Continued 

Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load 

cu. ft. liter 

lb kg lb kg lb kg 

≥ < ≥ < 

4.80–4.90 135.9–138.8 3.00 1.36 19.90 9.02 11.45 5.19 

4.90–5.00 138.8–141.6 3.00 1.36 20.30 9.20 11.65 5.28 

5.00–5.10 141.6–144.4 3.00 1.36 20.70 9.39 11.85 5.38 

5.10–5.20 144.4–147.2 3.00 1.36 21.10 9.58 12.05 5.47 

5.20–5.30 147.2–150.1 3.00 1.36 21.50 9.76 12.25 5.56 

5.30–5.40 150.1–152.9 3.00 1.36 21.90 9.95 12.45 5.65 

5.40–5.50 152.9–155.7 3.00 1.36 22.30 10.13 12.65 5.75 

5.50–5.60 155.7–158.6 3.00 1.36 22.80 10.32 12.90 5.84 

5.60–5.70 158.6–161.4 3.00 1.36 23.20 10.51 13.10 5.93 

5.70–5.80 161.4–164.2 3.00 1.36 23.60 10.69 13.30 6.03 

5.80–5.90 164.2–167.1 3.00 1.36 24.00 10.88 13.50 6.12 

5.90–6.00 167.1–169.9 3.00 1.36 24.40 11.06 13.70 6.21 

Notes: (1) All test load weights are bone dry weights. 

(2) Allowable tolerance on the test load weights are ±0.10 lbs (0.05 kg). 

IV. Summary and Request for 

Comments 

Through today’s notice, DOE 

announces receipt of Samsung’s petition 

for waiver from certain parts of the test 

procedure that apply to clothes washers 

and grants an interim waiver to 

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 to 

measure the energy consumption of 

clothes washers with capacities larger 

than the 3.8 cubic feet specified in the 

current DOE test procedure. DOE is 

interested in receiving comments from 

interested parties on all aspects of the 

petition, including the suggested 

alternate test procedure and any other 

alternate test procedure. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv), 

any person submitting written 

comments to DOE must also send a copy 

to the petitioner, whose contact 

information is included in the 

ADDRESSES section above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2, 

2011. 

Kathleen Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Office of Technology 

Development, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

June 20, 2011 

Dr. Henry Kelly, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy Department of Energy, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Re: Petition for Waiver and Application for 

Interim Waiver, Clothes Washers 

Capacity Greater than 3.8 Cubic Feet 

Dear Assistant Secretary Kelly: 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 the testing of 

clothes washers with capacity greater than 

3.8 cubic feet. 

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 

In order to meet current market demands, 

Samsung designed and will be marketing 

clothes washers with capacities greater than 

3.8 cubic feet. Samsung expects that the 

majority of Samsung clothes washers will be 

greater than 3.8 cubic feet in capacity. The 

current test procedure, Appendix J1 to 

Subpart B of Part 430, Table 5.1, does not 

contain load sizes for capacities greater than 

3.8 cubic feet, preventing Samsung from 

appropriately testing clothes washer models 

with capacity greater than 3.8 cubic feet. The 

Department recognized this test method 

deficiency in the Interim Waivers granted to 

Electrolux (76 FR 11440), LG (76 FR 11233), 

Whirlpool (75 FR 69653), General Electric (75 

FR 76968), and Samsung (76 FR 21881). 

The nature of this Application for Interim 

Waiver and Petition for Waiver does not 

differ from Samsung’s original Application 

for Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver as 

published in 75 FR 57937. 

Conclusion 

Samsung requests that DOE expeditiously 

grants the requested waiver for our Samsung 

clothes washer, model WF501***. This 

request is based upon the grounds that: 

1. Current test methods for clothes washers 

do not allow testing of clothes washers with 

greater than 3.8 cubic feet capacity. 

2. DOE has already granted Samsung an 

Interim Waiver in 75 FR 57937, per Table 5.1, 

for similar models. 

Affected Persons 

Primarily affected persons in the clothes 

washers category include Alliance Laundry 

Systems, LLC., BSH Home Appliances Corp., 

Electrolux Home Products, Fisher & Paykel 

Appliances, Inc., GE Appliances, Haier 

America Trading, L.L.C., LG Electronics Inc., 

Miele Appliances, Inc., and Whirlpool 

Corporation. Samsung will notify all these 

entities as required by the Department’s rules 

and provide them with a version of this 

Petition. A copy was also provided to the 

Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (AHAM). 

Sincerely, 

Michael Moss, 

Director of Corporate Environmental Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Docket Number EERE–2011–BT–NOA– 

0049] 

Commercial Building Asset Rating 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or the Department) seeks 

to develop a voluntary National Asset 

Rating Program for Commercial 

Buildings (AR Program). The AR 

Program would establish an Asset 

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