39206 Federal Register / V ol. 49, N o. 194 / Thursday, October 4, 1984 / Notices

and approve on an interim basis,

effective October 1,1984, Rate

Schedules A-F9, A-N10, and A -W l.

These rates shall remain in effect on an

interim basis for a period of 12 months

unless such period is extended or until

the FER C confirms and approves the

rates on a final basis.

Issued at W ash in gton , D C this 25th d ay o f

Septem ber, 1984.

Danny ). Boggs,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 84-26390 Filed 10-3-84: 8;45 am]

BILUNG CODE 6450-01-M

Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy

[Case No. DW-003]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products; Petition for

Waiver of Dishwasher Test Procedure

From ANDI-CO Appliances, Inc.

agency : Conservation and Renewable

Energy Office, DOE.

Summa r y : Today’s notice publishes a

“ Petition for W aiver” from A N D I-C O

Appliances, Incorporated (A N D I-C O ) of

Fort Lee, New Jersey, requesting a

waiver from the existing Department of

Energy (DOE) test procedure for

dishwashers. A N D I-C O is petitioning as

the agent for A E G Household

Appliances, a foreign manufacturer of

dishwashers. A N D I-C O plans to import

certain models of dishwashers

manufactured by A E G Household

Appliances to the United States. These

dishwashers utilize an electrical supply

voltage of 240 volts and, in their normal

mode, use cold water input only and

heat it to a designated program-selected

temperature. The petition requests D O E

to grant relief from the test procedure

requirement relating to the electrical

supply voltage specified for testing, the

inlet water temperature specified for

testing, and the procedure for

calculating per-cycle energy

consumption. D O E is soliciting

comments, data, arid information

respecting the petition.

dat e : D O E will accept comments, data

and information not later than

November 5,1984.

addr ess : Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Case No. DW-003,

Mail Stop CE-113, Forrestal Building,

1000 Independence Avenue, S W „

Washington, D .C . 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. M cCabe, U .S. Department of

Energy, Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Mail Station C E -

113, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW „

Washington, D .C . 20585, (202) 252-

9127.

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U .S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station CE-12, Forrestal Building,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW .,

Washington, D .C . 20585, (202) 252-

9513.

Background

The Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation

A ct (EPCA), Pub. L. 94-163, 89 Stat. 917,

as amended by the National Energy

Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), Pub.

L. 95-619, 92 Stat. 3266, which requires

D O E to prescribe standardizedTest

procedures to measure the energy

consumption of certain consumer

products, including dishwashers. The

intent of the test procedures is to

provide a comparable measure of energy

consumption that will assist consumers

in making purchasing decisions. These

test procedures appear at 10 C FR Part

430, Subpart B.

D O E has also prescribed procedures

by which manufacturers may petition for

waiver of test procedure requirements

for a particular basic model of a product

covered by a test procedure and the

Assistant Secretary for Conservation

and Renewable Energy may temporarily

waive such test procedure requirements

for such basic model. W aivers may be

granted when one or more design

characteristics of a basic model either

prevent testing of the basic model

according to the prescribed test

procedure or lead to results so

unrepresentative of the model’s true

energy consumption as to provide

materially inaccurate comparative data.

These waiver procedures appear at 10

CFR 430.27. W aivers generally remain in

effect until final test procedure

amendments become effective, resolving

the problem that is the subject of the

waiver.

Dishwashers are one of the products

covered by the Federal Trade

Commission’s (FTC) Appliance Labeling

Program. The energy consumption of

dishwashers, as determined using D O E ’s

test procedure, forms the basis of the

estimated annual operating cost figures /

which FT C requires manufacturers of

dishwashers to disclose on an Energy

Guide label on each unit to assist

consumers in making a dishwasher

purchasing decision.

A N D I-C O filed a Petition for Waiver

from the D O E test procedure for

dishwashers on the grounds that the

procedure gives materially inaccurate !

estimates of the energy consumed by its

Favorit Model 263 and 265 dishwashers,

which are designed to operate with an

electrical supply voltage of 240 volts and

with cold inlet water. A N D I-C O states

that its present plans call for the

importation of 100 of these dishwasher

models for test marketing purposes. The

petition points out that the D O E test

procedure for dishwashers does not

provide for testing units designed to

operate with an electrical supply voltage

of 240 volts. The test procedure only

provides for testing dishwashers

designed to operate with an electrical

supply voltage of 115 volts. Further, the

.petition alleges that the test procedure

requirement that measurement of energy

consumption be based on an inlet water

temperature of either 140 °F or 120 °F

and a nominal water heater temperature

rise of 90 °F or 70 °F, respectively, yields

an inaccurate estimate of the annual

operating cost of dishwashers designed

to operate with cold inlet water.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR

430.27, D O E is hereby publishing the

“Petition for W aiver” in its entirety. The

petition contains no confidential

information. D O E solicits comments,

data, and information respecting the

petition.

Issued in Washington, D.C., September 20,

1984.

Pat Collins,

A ctin g A ssista n t Secretary, Conservation and

R enew able Energy.

A ugu st 12,1984.

ANDI-CO Appliances Inc.

Assistant Secretary for Conservation and

Renewable Energy,

U n ited States Departm ent o f Energy, 1000

Independence A v e . S W ., Washington,

D .C .

D ear Sir: Pursuant to 430.27 o f Chapter 10

o f the Code o f Federal Regulations: we

hereby request a w aiver from testing and

labeling o f our Favorit M o d el 263 Sr 265

dish w ashers. For purposes o f this application

A N D I - C O is acting as “ the agent” for A E G

H ousehold A ppliances: “ the manufacturer”.

The Model 263 and the Model 265 are in

fact the same design from both a mechanical

and electrical viewpoint. The number

variation designates a color difference.

Although this appliance falls within the

definition of a “dishwasher” it has certain

unique design features not commonly found

in appliances of American manufacture. This

German dishwasher has:

(1) A n electrical supply o f 240 volts.

A p p e n d ix C to Subp art B o f Part 430 specifies 

a test condition o f 115 Volts.

(2) These units can be classified as water

heating dishwashers. It commonly heats its

own water and is not dependent upon

domestic demand hot water supply. In its

normal mode it uses cold, water input only

and heats it to the designated program
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selected temperature. It can h ow ever use hot

water input if there is a dem and hot w ater

system available w ith idle capacity.

! (3) In principal this unit w a s designed to be

I independent o f hot w ater system s. A s you are

; aware there exist certain " o ff p eak” dem and

hot water system s so consequently this unit

was designed to take advantage o f this

concept and-system if it w a s availab le.

However, the key point is that the provisions

of paragraph 23 o f the testing conditions does

' not represent the norm al conditions o f

operation.

(4) The calcu lation o f per/cycle w ater

energy consumption using electrically heated

water is of course possible. H ow ever, the

format of calculation as specified in

paragraph 4.1 w ould need to be m odified to

correctly reflect the actual operation o f this

dishwasher.

(5) The design purpose o f a w ater heating

dishwasher h as as its engineering basis the

reduction o f the ca p a city requirements o f

domestic hot w ater heaters. Th e obvious

advantages o f not using dem and hot w ater

combined w ith the additional advantage o f

'using "o ff p eak " hot w ater (should it be

economically available) m akes energy usage

comparisons b ased on the present regulations

for standard dishw ashers-inequitable.

Accordingly, for the above reasons w e

hereby request a w a iver from the testing and

labeling requirements for these units. A

preliminary brochure is enclosed. O u r present

plans are for the im portation o f 100 o f these

units for test m arketing purposes.

Sincerely,

George W . U llrich. P .E .,

Executive V ice President.

cc: Michael J. M cC a b e .

[FR Doc. 84-26386 Filed 10-3-84; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-M

IF-013]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products; Petition for

Waiver of Furnace Test Procedures

From the Coleman Co., Inc.

agency : Conservation and Renewable

Energy Office DOE.

summa r y : Today’s notice publishes a

“Petition for W aiver” from The Coleman

Company, Inc. (Coleman) of Wichita,

Kansas, requesting a waiver from the

existing Department of Energy (DOE)

test procedures for furnaces. Coleman

manufactures residential and

commercial heating appliances. The

petition requests D O E to grant relief

from the test procedure relating to the

blower time delay specification for

Coleman’s 2900 model series gas

furnaces. Coleman seeks to test using a

blower delay time of 20 seconds instead

of the specified 1.5 minutes. D O E is

soliciting comments, data, and

information respecting the petition.

Bat e: D O E will accept comments, data

®nd information not later than

November 5,1984.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Case No. F-013, Mail

Stop CE-112, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW „

Washington, D .C. 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. M cCabe, U .S. Department of

Energy Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Mail Station, C E -

112, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW .,

Washington, D .C. 20585 (202) 252-9127

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U .S. Department

of Energy Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC-12, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW ., Washington, D .C . 20585, (202)

252-9513.

Background

The Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation

A ct (EPCA), Pub. L. 94-163, 89 Stat. 917,

as amended.by the National Energy

Conservation Policy A ct (NECPA), Pub.

L. 95-619, 92 Stat. 3266, which requires

D O E to prescribe standardized test

procedures to measure the energy

consumption of certain consumer

products, including furnaces. The intent

of the test procedure? is to provide a

comparable measure of energy

consumption that will assist consumers

in making purchasing decisions. These

test procedures appear at 10 CFR Part

430, Subpart B.

D O E has amended the prescribed test

procedures by adding to C FR 430.27,

Petitions for Waiver, to allow the

Assistant Secretary for Conservation

and Renewable Energy temporarily to

waive test procedures for a particular

basic model. 45 FR 64108 (September 26,

1980). Waivers may be granted when

one or more design characteristics of a

basic model either prevent testing of the

basic model according to the prescribed

test procedures or lead to results so

unrepresentative of the model’s true

energy consumption as to provide

materially inaccurate comparative data.

Waivers generally remain in effect until

final test procedure amendments

become effective, resolving the problem

that is the subject of the waiver.

Coleman’s petition seeks a waiver

from the D O E test provisions that

require a 1.5 minute time delay between

the ignition of the burner and the

starting of the circulating air blower,

Instead, Coleman requests the

allowance to test using a 20 second

blower time delay when testing its 2900

model series gas furnaces. Coleman

states that since the 20 second delay is

indicative of how the 2900 models

actually operate and since such a delay

results in an improvement in efficiency

of approximately 0.5%, the waiver

should be granted.

Under specific circumstances, the

D O E test procedures contain exceptions

which allow testing with blower delay

times of less than the prescribed 1.5

minute delay. Coleman indicates that it

is unable to take advantage of any of

these exceptions for the 2900 model

series.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR

430.27, D O E is hereby publishing the

“Petition for W aiver” in its entirety. The

petition contains no confidential

information. D O E solicits comments,

data, and information respecting the

petition, „

Issued in W a sh in g to n , D .C ., Septem ber 27,

1984.

Pat Collins,

A ctin g A ssista n t Secretary, Conservation and

R enew able Energy.

Ju ly 31,1984.

Colem an Com pany, Inc.

A ssistant Secretary for C onservation and

Solar Energy,

U nited States Departm ent o f Energy,

W ashington, D .C .

Re: Petition for W aiver

G entlem en: T h is is a petition for w a iver

w hich is being subm itted pursuant to T itle 10

C F R 430.27. W a iv e r is requested from the

condensing furnace test procedure found at

A p p en d ix N to Subpart B o f Part 430 w hich

requires a 1.5 minute time d elay b etw een

burner on and circulating air blow er on. This

is a request for authorization to use a delay

o f 20 second s instead o f 1.5 m inutes.

The Colem an Com pany, Inc. manufactures

a line o f condensing furnaces com prising the

2900 m odel series. In order to a ch ieve

maximum energy efficiency from these units,

the circulating air blow er is a ctivated 20

seconds after burner on. This change o f state

occurs approxim ately w hen the stack

temperature reaches thermal equilibrium and

sav e s a substantial am ount o f h eat energy.

Under the appendix N procedures, stack

tem perature in the 2900 series m odels is

allow ed to overshoot thermal equilibrium and

a substantial -amount o f h eat energy escap es

out the vent. This energy w aste w ould never

occur in a n actu al installation. I f this petition

is granted, the true blow er on d elay time (t-)

w ould be used in the calculations.

The standard test procedures do not give

Colem an credit for this energy savin gs w hich

averages approxim ately 0.5%. A 0.5%

im provem ent is a reduction o f 5% o f the

energy loss and w e are o f the opinion that

this 5% savin gs is sign ifican t a n d that the

prescribed test procedures, b y prohibiting

The Colem an Com pany from taking credit for

the saved energy, distort the facts so as to

provide materially inaccurate comparative

data.

Confidential test data is available which

confirm s the 5% w aste energy savin gs