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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

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. 

[FR Doc. 2013–15421 Filed 6–26–13; 8:45 am] 

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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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 28, 2013, GE submitted 

a petition for waiver from the test 

procedure applicable to residential 

electric refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers set forth in 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix A1. GE is seeking 

a waiver because it is developing new 

refrigerator-freezers that incorporate a 

dual-compressor design that is not 

contemplated under DOE’s test 

procedure. In its petition, GE seeks a 

waiver from the existing DOE test 

procedure applicable to refrigerators 

and refrigerator-freezers under 10 CFR 

part 430 for the company’s shared dualcompressor system products. In its 

petition, GE has set forth an alternate 

test procedure and notes in support of 

its petition that DOE has already granted 

Sub-Zero a similar waiver pertaining to 

the use of shared dual compressorequipped refrigerators. See 76 FR 71335 

(November 17, 2011) (interim waiver) 

and 77 FR 5784 (February 6, 2012) 

(Decision and Order). DOE has also 

granted an interim waiver, and Decision 

and Order to LG. See 77 FR 44603 (July 

30, 2012) and 78 FR 18327 (March 26, 

2013), respectively. The reasons for 

which DOE granted Sub-Zero’s and LG’s 

waiver request apply as well to the GE 

basic models that are the subject of this 

waiver request: These models all use a 

shared compressor-based system with 

refrigerant-flow controlled by a 3-way 

valve and do not have the independent, 

sealed systems that the DOE test 

procedure is designed to address. DOE 

has reviewed the alternate procedure 

and believes that it will allow for the 

accurate measurement of the energy use 

of these products, while alleviating the 

testing problems associated with GE’s 

implementation of a dual compressor 

system. 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–029) 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. 

ZIC30GNDII 

ZIK30GNDII 

(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, for the GE products 

listed in paragraph (2) only, replace the 

multiple defrost system, section 5.2.1.4 

of appendix A1, with the following: 

5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems 

with Dual Automatic Defrost. The twopart test method in section 4.2.1 must be 

used, and the energy consumption in 

kilowatt-hours per day shall be 

calculated equivalent to: 

Where: 

—ET is the test cycle energy (kWh/day); 

—1440 = number of minutes in a day; 

—EP1 is the dual compressor energy 

expended during the first part of the test 

(it is calculated for a whole number of 

freezer compressor cycles at least 24 hours 

in duration and may be the summation of 

several running periods that do not include 

any precool, defrost, or recovery periods); 

—T1 is the length of time for EPI (minutes); 

—D is the total number of compartments 

with distinct defrost systems; 

—i is the variable that can equal to 1,2 or 

more that identifies the compartment with 

distinct defrost system; 

—EP2i is the total energy consumed during 

the second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. (kWh); 

—T2i is the length of time (minutes) for the 

second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. 

—12 = conversion factor to adjust for a 50% 

run-time of the compressor in hours/day 

—CTi is the compressor on time between 

defrosts for only compartment i. CTi for 

compartment i with long time automatic 

defrost system is calculated as per 10 CFR 

Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix A1 clause 

5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment I with 

variable defrost system is calculated as per 

10 CFR part 430 subpart B, Appendix A1 

clause 5.2.1.3. (hours rounded to the 

nearest tenth of an hour). 

Stabilization 

The test shall start after a minimum 

24 hours stabilization run for each 

temperature control setting. Steady State 

for EP1: The temperature average for the 


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first and last compressor cycle of the 

test period must be within 1.0 [degrees 

1 F (0.6 [degrees 1 C) of the test period 

temperature average for each 

compartment. Make this determination 

for the fresh food compartment for the 

fresh food compressor cycles closest to 

the start and end of the test period. If 

multiple segments are used for test 

period 1, each segment must comply 

with above requirement. 

Steady State for EP2i 

The second (defrost) part of the test 

must be preceded and followed by 

regular compressor cycles. The 

temperature average for the first and last 

compressor cycle of the test period must 

be within 1.0 [degrees 1 F (0.6 [degrees 

1 C) of the EPI test period temperature 

average for each compartment. 

Test Period for EP2i, T2i 

EP2i includes precool, defrost, and 

recovery time for compartment i, as well 

as sufficient dual compressor steady 

state run cycles to allow T2i to be at 

least 24 hours. The test period shall start 

at the end of a regular freezer 

compressor on-cycle after the previous 

defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 

freezer). The test period also includes 

the target defrost and following regular 

freezer compressor cycles, ending at the 

end of a regular freezer compressor oncycle before the next defrost occurrence 

(refrigerator or freezer). If the previous 

condition does not meet 24 hours time, 

additional EP1 steady state segment data 

could be included. Steady state run 

cycle data can be utilized in EP1 and 

EP2i. 

Test Measurement Frequency 

Measurements shall be taken at regular 

interval not exceeding 1 minute. 

* * * * * 

(4) Representations. GE may make 

representations about the energy use of 

its dual compressor 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 

28, 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 

[FR Doc. 2013–15423 Filed 6–26–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP13–501–000] 

Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of 

Application To Amend Certificates and 

Authorize Abandonment by Sale 

Take notice that on June 13, 2013, 

Dominion Transmission, Inc. (DTI), 120 

Tredegar Street, Richmond, VA filed an 

application under Section 7 of the 

Natural Gas Act and Part 157 the 

Commission’s Rules and Regulations for 

authorization abandon its existing Line 

No. TL–388 and associated facilities by 

sale to Blue Racer Midstream, LLC (Blue 

Racer), a gathering company. DTI 

further requested authority to amend 

certain certificates to remove and/or 

replace the affected pipeline 

interconnects from its Part 157 service 

agreements, and to abandon related 

pipeline interconnects on Line No. TL– 

388, all as more fully set forth in the 

application which is on file with the 

Commission and open to public 

inspection. 

DTI plans to cut and cap TL–388 at 

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP— 

Summerfield, Tennessee Gas—PipelineGilmore, Rockies Express Pipeline 

LLC—Noble, and upstream of the 

interconnect with DTI’s TL–384 

pipeline near DTI’s Gilmore Measuring 

Station. There potentially may be some 

very localized, minimal ground 

disturbances to disconnect the 

abandoned facilities, and to remove and 

relocate the M&R equipment. 

Following the sale, Blue Racer will 

use the facilities to provide a gathering 

function. Blue Racer plans to tie the 

northern end of TL–388 into Blue 

Racer’s Guernsey to Lewis connector. 

DTI then plans to tie the southern end 

of TL–388 into Blue Racer’s proposed 

Berne processing plant. Blue Racer will 

use the TL–388 facilities to gather Utica 

Shale production for processing at one 

of Blue Racer’s plants—Natrium, Lewis 

or Berne. Blue Racer has agreed to pay 

for all costs of the interim receipt 

interconnect and will retain ownership 

of (and DTI will abandon) the interim 

receipt facilities as part of the transfer 

of the TL–388 facilities. 

The filing may also be viewed on the 

web at http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 

Pursuant to Section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: Complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

Any questions regarding this 

Application should be directed to 

Machelle F. Grim, Dominion Resources 

Services, Inc., 701 East Cary Street, 5th 

Floor, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone 

no. (804) 771–3805, facsimile no. (804) 

771–4804 and email: 

Machelle.F.Grim@dom.com. 

There are two ways to become 

involved in the Commission’s review of 

this project. First, any person wishing to 

obtain legal status by becoming a party 

to the proceedings for this project 

should, before the comment date of this 

notice, file with the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426, a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 

385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations 

under the NGA (18 CFR 157.10). A 

person obtaining party status will be 

placed on the service list maintained by 

the Secretary of the Commission and 

will receive copies of all documents 

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