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Contract No. 89–00–1501– Customer Capacity 

allocation 

Average 

energy 

Cost allocation factor 

(percent) 

873 ..................................... Town of Clayton .................................................................................. 161 121,562 0.027387 

1213 ................................... Town of Culpepper ............................................................................. 391 297,916 0.067117 

894 ..................................... Town of Edenton ................................................................................. 775 585,159 0.131830 

1214 ................................... Town of Elkton .................................................................................... 171 128,609 0.028974 

1218 ................................... Town of Enfield ................................................................................... 259 194,810 0.043889 

874 ..................................... Town of Farmville ............................................................................... 237 178,946 0.040315 

876 ..................................... Town of Fremont ................................................................................. 60 45,303 0.010206 

896 ..................................... Town of Hamilton ................................................................................ 40 30,202 0.006804 

897 ..................................... Town of Hertford ................................................................................. 203 153,274 0.034531 

898 ..................................... Town of Hobgood ............................................................................... 46 34,732 0.007825 

877 ..................................... Town of Hookerton ............................................................................. 30 22,651 0.005103 

879 ..................................... Town of La Grange ............................................................................. 93 70,219 0.015820 

868 ..................................... Town of Louisburg .............................................................................. 857 2,552,452 0.575041 

883 ..................................... Town of Pikeville ................................................................................. 40 30,202 0.006804 

884 ..................................... Town of Red Springs .......................................................................... 117 88,340 0.019902 

1207 ................................... Town of Richlands .............................................................................. 500 377,569 0.085062 

899 ..................................... Town of Robersonville ........................................................................ 232 175,170 0.039464 

900 ..................................... Town of Scotland Neck ....................................................................... 304 229,533 0.051711 

886 ..................................... Town of Selma .................................................................................... 183 138,173 0.031129 

887 ..................................... Town of Smithfield .............................................................................. 378 285,407 0.064299 

901 ..................................... Town of Tarboro ................................................................................. 2,145 1,619,568 0.364872 

888 ..................................... Town of Wake Forest ......................................................................... 149 112,501 0.025345 

1217 ................................... Town of Wakefield .............................................................................. 106 79,723 0.017961 

1219 ................................... Town of Windsor ................................................................................. 331 248,946 0.056085 

866 ..................................... Tri-County EMC .................................................................................. 3,096 9,220,782 2.077345 

867 ..................................... Wake EMC .......................................................................................... 2,164 6,445,017 1.451994 

Total ............................ ......................................................................................................... 196,500 443,873,428 

Energy To Be Furnished by the 

Government 

The Government will sell to the 

Customer and the Customer will 

purchase from the Government energy 

each billing month equivalent to a 

percentage specified by contract of the 

energy made available to the Facilitator 

(less any losses required by the 

Facilitator). The customer’s contract 

demand and accompanying energy will 

be allocated proportionately to its 

individual delivery points served from 

the Facilitator’s system. 

Billing Month 

The billing month for power sold 

under this schedule shall lend at 12 

midnight on the last day of each 

calendar month. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23793 Filed 9–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CW–014] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: 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 (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, but no later 

than October 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number CW–014, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: 

AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov. 

Include ‘‘Case No. CW–014’’ 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 


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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: Mr. Michael Moss, 

Director, 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. 

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 of the Energy Policy and 

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

variety of provisions concerning energy 

efficiency. Part A of Title III provides for 

the ‘‘Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles.’’ (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309). 

Part A includes definitions, test 

procedures, labeling provisions, energy 

conservation standards, and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers. Further, 

Part A authorizes the Secretary of 

Energy to prescribe test procedures that 

are reasonably designed to produce 

results which measure energy 

efficiency, energy use, or estimated 

operating costs, and that are not unduly 

burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 

6293(b)(3)). The test procedure for 

automatic and semi-automatic clothes 

washers is contained in 10 CFR part 

430, subpart B, appendix J1. 

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 

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. An 

interim waiver may be extended for an 

additional 180 days. 10 CFR 430.27(h). 

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 with 

basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic 

feet on the basis of the residential test 

procedures contained in 10 CFR part 

430, Subpart B, Appendix J1, with a 

revised Table 5.1 which extends the 

range of container volumes beyond 3.8 

cubic feet. 

Samsung’s petition seeks a waiver 

from the DOE test procedure because a 

test load is used within the procedure, 

and the mass of this test load is based 

on the basket volume of the test 

specimen, which is currently not 

defined for the basket sizes of the basic 

models cited in its waiver application. 

In the DOE test procedure, the relation 

between basket volume and test load 

mass is defined for basket volumes 

between 0 and 3.8 cubic feet. Samsung 

has designed a series of clothes washers 

that contain basket volumes 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 has submitted a revised table 

to extend the maximum basket volume 

from 3.8 cubic feet to 6.0 cubic feet, a 

table is similar to one developed by the 

Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (AHAM). AHAM 

provided calculations to extrapolate 

Table 5.1 of the DOE test procedure to 

larger container volumes. DOE believes 

that this is a reasonable procedure 

because the DOE test procedure defines 

test load sizes as linear functions of the 

basket volume AHAM’s extrapolation 

was performed on the load weight in 

pounds, and AHAM seems to have used 

the conversion formula of 1/2.2 (or 

0.45454545) to convert pounds to 

kilograms. Samsung used the more 

accurate conversion value of 

0.45359237, rounding the results in 

kilograms to two decimal places. 

An interim waiver may be granted if 

it is determined that the applicant will 

experience economic hardship if the 

application for interim waiver is denied, 

if it appears likely that the petition for 

waiver will be granted, and/or the 

Assistant Secretary determines that it 

would be desirable for public policy 

reasons to grant immediate relief 

pending a determination of the petition 

for waiver. (10 CFR 430.27(g)). DOE 

determined that Samsung’s application 

for interim waiver does not provide 

sufficient market, equipment price, 

shipments, and other manufacturer 

impact information to permit DOE to 

evaluate the economic hardship 

Samsung might experience absent a 

favorable determination on its 

application for interim waiver. In a 

previous similar case, DOE granted an 


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interim test procedure waiver to 

Whirlpool for three of Whirlpool’s 

clothes washer models with container 

capacities greater than 3.8 ft3. 71 FR 

48913 (August 22, 2006). This notice 

contained an alternate test procedure, 

which extended the linear relationship 

between maximum test load size and 

clothes washer container volume in 

Table 5.1 to include a maximum test 

load size of 15.4 pounds (lbs) for clothes 

washer container volumes of 3.8 to 3.9 

ft3. General Electric Company (GE) 

submitted a petition very similar to 

Samsung’s on June 22, 2010, and DOE 

granted an interim waiver to GE 

published elsewhere in today’s Federal 

Register. 

DOE believes that the values in the 

test load size chart submitted by 

Samsung are appropriate, and extending 

the linear relationship between test load 

size and container capacity to larger 

capacities is valid. Based on this, and 

the interim waivers granted to 

Whirlpool and GE, it appears likely that 

the petition for waiver will be granted. 

As a result, the Department of Energy 

grants an interim waiver to Samsung for 

its line of clothes washers with 

container volumes greater than 3.8 cubic 

feet, pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(g). 

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. 

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: 

WA51A**** 

WA52A  

WA53A** ** 

WA54A  

WA55A** ** 

WA56A  

WF221** * 

WF231*** 

WF241*** 

WF251*** 

WF330*** 

WF331*** 

WF340*** 

WF350*** 

WF409*** 

WF410*** 

WF419*** 

WF421*** 

WF428*** 

WF431*** 

WF438*** 

WF441*** 

WF448*** 

WF451*** 

WF461*** 

WF471*** 

WF500*** 

WF510*** 

WF511*** 

WF512*** 

WF520*** 

where *** designates design 

characteristics such as color, 

manufactured by Samsung that are 

greater than 3.8 cubic feet. 

DOE notes that Samsung requested a 

waiver and interim waiver for not only 

the model numbers specified above, but 

for ‘‘other clothes washer models 

manufactured by Samsung that are 

greater than 3.8 cubic feet’’. 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. 

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 EPCA. (42 

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

representations are important for 

manufacturers to make representations 

about the energy efficiency of their 

products and to demonstrate 

compliance with applicable DOE energy 

conservation standards. Pursuant to its 

regulations for the grant of a waiver or 

interim waiver from an applicable test 

procedure at 10 CFR 430.27, DOE is 

considering setting an alternate test 

procedure for Samsung in the 

subsequent Decision and Order. This 

alternate procedure is intended to allow 

manufacturers of clothes washers with 

basket capacities larger than provided 

for in the current test procedure to make 

valid representations. This test 

procedure is based on the expanded 

Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 submitted by 

Samsung. Furthermore, if DOE specifies 

an alternate test procedure for Samsung, 

DOE may consider applying the 

alternate test procedure to similar 

waivers for residential clothes washers. 

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 


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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) 

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 7.18 9.40 4.27 

3.90–4.00 ..................... 110.4–113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.36 9.60 4.36 

4.00–4.10 ..................... 113.3–116.1 3.00 1.36 16.60 7.55 9.80 4.45 

4.10–4.20 ..................... 116.1–118.9 3.00 1.36 17.00 7.73 10.00 4.55 

4.20–4.30 ..................... 118.9–121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.91 10.20 4.64 

4.30–4.40 ..................... 121.8–124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.09 10.40 4.73 

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 8.50 10.85 4.93 

4.60–4.70 ..................... 130.3–133.1 3.00 1.36 19.1 8.65 11.03 5.00 

4.70–4.80 ..................... 133.1–135.9 3.00 1.36 19.5 8.83 11.24 5.10 

4.80–4.90 ..................... 135.9–138.8 3.00 1.36 19.9 9.02 11.44 5.19 

4.90–5.00 ..................... 138.8–141.6 3.00 1.36 20.3 9.21 11.65 5.28 

5.00–5.10 ..................... 141.6–144.4 3.00 1.36 20.7 9.39 11.85 5.38 

5.10–5.20 ..................... 144.4–147.3 3.00 1.36 21.1 9.58 12.06 5.47 

5.20–5.30 ..................... 147.3–150.1 3.00 1.36 21.5 9.76 12.26 5.56 

5.30–5.40 ..................... 150.1–152.9 3.00 1.36 21.9 9.95 12.46 5.65 

5.40–5.50 ..................... 152.9–155.8 3.00 1.36 22.3 10.13 12.67 5.75 

5.50–5.60 ..................... 155.8–158.6 3.00 1.36 22.7 10.32 12.87 5.84 

5.60–5.70 ..................... 158.6–161.4 3.00 1.36 23.2 10.51 13.08 5.93 

5.70–5.80 ..................... 161.4–164.3 3.00 1.36 23.6 10.69 13.29 6.03 

5.80–5.90 ..................... 164.3–167.1 3.00 1.36 24.0 10.88 13.49 6.12 

5.90–6.00 ..................... 167.1–169.9 3.00 1.36 24.4 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 

which is to measure the energy 

consumption of clothes washers with 

capacities larger than the 3.8 ft3

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 September 

16, 2010. 

Henry Kelly, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

July 20, 2010 

Catherine Zoi 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW. 

Washington, DC 20585 

Subject: Petition for Waiver and Application 

for Interim Waiver, Clothes Washers Capacity 

Greater than 3.8 Cubic Feet 

Dear Assistant Secretary Zoi: 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a 

subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 

(Samsung), respectfully submits this Petition 

for Waiver and Application for Interim 

Waiver to the Department of Energy (DOE) 

for 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 


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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, leaves an open gap for 

determining load sizes not covered by Table 

5.1, 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 Waiver granted to Whirlpool.1

Samsung expects that future clothes 

washer capacities will expand beyond 3.8 

cubic feet, and through extrapolating the 

linear relationship between test load sizes 

and container volume in Table 5.1, Samsung 

proposes the following table for various 

Samsung clothes washer models WF###***, 

where ### designates model number and *** 

designates design characteristics such as 

color, or other clothes washer models 

manufactured by Samsung that are greater 

than 3.8 cubic feet: 

Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load 

cu. ft. 

≥ < 

(liter) 

≥ < lb (kg) lb (kg) lb (kg) 

3.80–3.90 107.6–110.4 3.00 1.36 15.80 7.17 9.40 4.26 

3.90–4.00 110.4–113.3 3.00 1.36 16.20 7.35 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 7.71 10.00 4.54 

4.20–4.30 118.9–121.8 3.00 1.36 17.40 7.89 10.20 4.63 

4.30–4.40 121.8–124.6 3.00 1.36 17.80 8.07 10.40 4.72 

4.40–4.50 124.6–127.4 3.00 1.36 18.20 8.26 10.60 4.81 

4.50–4.60 127.4–130.3 3.00 1.36 18.70 8.48 10.85 4.92 

4.60–4.70 130.3–133.1 3.00 1.36 19.10 8.66 11.05 5.01 

4.70–4.80 133.1–135.9 3.00 1.36 19.50 8.85 11.25 5.10 

4.80–4.90 135.9–138.8 3.00 1.36 19.90 9.03 11.45 5.19 

4.90–5.00 138.8–141.6 3.00 1.36 20.30 9.21 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 9.57 12.05 5.47 

5.20–5.30 147.2–150.1 3.00 1.36 21.50 9.75 12.25 5.56 

5.30–5.40 150.1–152.9 3.00 1.36 21.90 9.93 12.45 5.65 

5.40–5.50 152.9–155.7 3.00 1.36 22.30 10.12 12.65 5.74 

5.50–5.60 155.7–158.6 3.00 1.36 22.80 10.34 12.90 5.85 

5.60–5.70 158.6–161.4 3.00 1.36 23.20 10.52 13.10 5.94 

5.70–5.80 161.4–164.2 3.00 1.36 23.60 10.70 13.30 6.03 

5.80–5.90 164.2–167.1 3.00 1.36 24.00 10.89 13.50 6.12 

5.90–6.00 167.1–169.9 3.00 1.36 24.40 11.07 13.70 6.21 

The extrapolation was performed on the 

load weight in pounds (lb). The weight in 

kilograms (kg) was converted from lb, where 

1 lb = 0.45359237 kg. The results in kg were 

rounded to two decimal places. 

A similar test load size table was submitted 

by the Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (AHAM) to the Department 

(AHAM Comments on the Framework 

Document for Residential Clothes Washers; 

EERE–2008–BT–STD–0019; RIN 1904–AB90, 

October, 2, 2009). 

Conclusion 

Without the Interim Waiver, Samsung will 

face economic hardship due to lost 

opportunity for sales, and lost investments in 

development and manufacturing. 

On the grounds that current test methods 

for clothes washers will prevent Samsung 

from testing the majority of new clothes 

washer models and likelihood of economic 

hardship, Samsung requests that DOE grants 

Samsung the Interim Waiver and Waiver, to 

utilize the test load size table above for the 

testing of all Samsung clothes washers with 

capacity greater than 3.8 cubic feet. 

Affected Persons 

Primarily affected persons in the clothes 

washers category include Alliance Laundry 

Systems, LLC., BSH Home Appliances Corp., 

Electrolux Home Products, Equator, 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 

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