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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated as Part A. 

2All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the EPS 

Improvement Act of 2017, Public Law 11–115 

(January 12, 2018). 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program website at http://energy.gov/ 

node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 7, 

2018. 

Christopher Lawrence, 

Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17313 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Case No. CAC–050] 

Notice of Petition for Waiver of 

Johnson Controls, Inc. From the 

Department of Energy Central Air 

Conditioners and Heat Pumps Test 

Procedure, and Notice of Grant of 

Interim Waiver 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, 

grant of an interim waiver, and request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of and publishes a petition for waiver 

from Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) seeking 

an exemption from the U.S. Department 

of Energy (DOE) test procedure for 

determining the efficiency of central air 

conditioners and heat pumps. JCI seeks 

to use an alternate test procedure to 

address issues involved in testing 

certain basic models identified in its 

amended petition. According to JCI, 

testing the basic models of the central 

air conditioners listed in its amended 

petition as outdoor units with no match 

will overstate their energy usage as they 

will be rated using default indoor unit 

parameters that are representative of an 

old, inefficient indoor unit. JCI seeks to 

use an alternate test procedure to test 

and rate the basic models listed in its 

amended petition as matched systems. 

JCI proposes to waive the DOE test 

procedure requirement to test these 

basic models as outdoor units with no 

match and instead, test these basic 

models as matched systems. This notice 

also announces that DOE grants JCI an 

interim waiver from the DOE central air 

conditioners and heat pumps test 

procedure for its specified basic models, 

subject to use of the alternative test 

procedure as set forth in the Order. DOE 

solicits comments, data, and 

information concerning JCI’s amended 

petition and its suggested alternate test 

procedure. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the JCI 

Petition until September 12, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number ‘‘CAC–050’’ 

and Docket number ‘‘EERE–2017–BT– 

WAV–0039,’’ by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: JCI2017WAV0042@

ee.doe.gov. Include the case number 

CAC–050 in the subject line of the 

message. Submit electronic comments 

in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, 

or ASCII file format, and avoid the use 

of special characters or any form of 

encryption. 

• Postal Mail: U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Office, 

Mailstop EE–5B, Petition for Waiver 

Case No CAC–050, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. If possible, please submit all items 

on a compact disc (CD), in which case 

it is not necessary to include printed 

copies. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance 

and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, 

please submit all items on a CD, in 

which case it is not necessary to include 

printed copies. 

Docket: The docket, which includes 

Federal Register notices, comments, 

and other supporting documents/ 

materials, is available for review at 

http://www.regulations.gov. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the http://www.regulations.gov index. 

However, some documents listed in the 

index, such as those containing 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure, may not be publicly 

available. 

The docket web page can be found at 

https://www.regulations.gov/ 

docket?D=EERE-2017-BT-WAV-0039. 

The docket web page will contain 

simple instruction on how to access all 

documents, including public comments, 

in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Pete Cochran, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–33, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0103. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email: 

Peter.Cochran@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority 

Title III, Part B1 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, which includes central air 

conditioners and heat pumps.2 Part B 

includes definitions, test procedures, 

labeling provisions, energy conservation 

standards, and the authority to require 

information and reports from 

manufacturers. Further, Part B requires 

the Secretary of Energy to prescribe test 

procedures that are reasonably designed 

to produce results that measure energy 

efficiency, energy use, or estimated 

operating costs during a representative 

average-use cycle, and that are not 

unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 

U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The test procedure for 

central air conditioners and heat pumps 

is contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix M (referred to in this notice 

as ‘‘appendix M’’). 

DOE’s regulations set forth at 10 CFR 

430.27 contain provisions that allow a 

person to seek a waiver from the test 

procedure requirements for a particular 

basic model of a covered product when 

the petitioner’s basic model for which 

the petition for waiver was submitted 

contains one or more design 

characteristics that either (1) prevent 

testing according to the prescribed test 

procedure, or (2) cause the prescribed 

test procedures to 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). A petitioner must include 

in its 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). 

DOE may grant a waiver subject to 

conditions, including adherence to 

alternate test procedures. 10 CFR 

430.27(f)(2). As soon as practicable after 

the granting of any waiver, DOE will 

publish in the Federal Register a notice 

of proposed rulemaking to amend its 

regulations so as to eliminate any need 

for the continuation of such waiver. As 

soon thereafter as practicable, DOE will 

publish in the Federal Register a final 

rule. 10 CFR 430.27(l). 

The regulations governing the waiver 

process also allow DOE to grant an 


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3The specific basic models are listed in 

Attachment A to JCI’s June 5, 2018 letter (attached 

at the end of this notice). 

interim waiver if it appears likely that 

the petition for waiver will be granted 

or if DOE 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(e)(2). Within one 

year of issuance of an interim waiver, 

DOE will either: (i) Publish in the 

Federal Register a determination on the 

petition for waiver; or (ii) publish in the 

Federal Register a new or amended test 

procedure that addresses the issues 

presented in the waiver. 10 CFR 

430.27(h)(1). When DOE amends the test 

procedure to address the issues 

presented in a waiver, the waiver will 

automatically terminate on the date on 

which use of that test procedure is 

required to demonstrate compliance. 10 

CFR 430.27(h)(2). 

II. JCI’s Petition for Waiver of Test 

Procedure and Application for Interim 

Waiver 

On April 6, 2017, JCI filed a petition 

for waiver and an application for 

interim waiver from the CAC and HP 

test procedure set forth in 10 CFR part 

430, subpart B, appendix M. JCI filed an 

amended petition for waiver and 

application for interim waiver on June 

5, 2018. According to JCI, the basic 

models listed in its amended petition 3

are offered as new, matched systems 

and testing them as outdoor units with 

no match (as required by the DOE test 

procedure) will overstate their energy 

usage. Energy usage for these models 

will be overstated because these R–407C 

outdoor units will be rated using default 

indoor unit parameters that approximate 

the performance of an old, previously 

installed indoor unit. JCI seeks to use an 

alternate test procedure to test and rate 

the basic models listed in its amended 

petition. JCI proposes to waive the DOE 

test procedure requirement to test these 

basic models as outdoor units with no 

match and instead, test these basic 

models as matched systems in 

accordance with 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, as applicable. 

JCI also requests an interim waiver 

from the existing DOE test procedure. 

An interim waiver may be granted if it 

appears likely that the petition for 

waiver will be granted, and/or if DOE 

determines that it would be desirable for 

public policy reasons to grant 

immediate relief pending a 

determination of the petition for waiver. 

See 10 CFR 430.27(e)(2). 

III. Requested 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, and after 

consideration of public comments on 

the petition, DOE will consider setting 

an alternate test procedure for the 

equipment identified by JCI in a 

subsequent Decision and Order. 

As an alternate test procedure, JCI 

proposes that the basic models listed in 

the amended petition be tested 

according to the test procedure for 

central air conditioners and heat pumps 

prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix M, as applicable, 

except for the provisions under 10 CFR 

429.16(a)(3)(i) that require JCI’s R–407C 

outdoor units to be tested, at a 

minimum, as outdoor units with no 

match. Under JCI’s proposed alternative 

test procedure, the basic models listed 

in the amended petition would be tested 

as new, matched systems. 

IV. Grant of an Interim Waiver 

DOE conducted a review of JCI’s 

public-facing materials, including 

websites, marketing materials, Airconditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration 

Institute (AHRI) system matches, and 

technical guides for the 1,187 system 

combinations listed in JCI’s amended 

petition that use GAW Series outdoor 

units and are certified in DOE’s 

Compliance Certification Management 

System to confirm that these materials 

support JCI’s assertions that these basic 

models are offered as new, matched 

systems. All materials reviewed by DOE 

can be found in the docket. Based on a 

review of the amended petition and 

JCI’s public-facing materials, it is DOE’s 

current understanding that these basic 

models, similar to central air 

conditioners that use other refrigerants, 

are offered as both matched, new 

systems and as replacement outdoor 

units for existing systems. JCI proposes 

to evaluate the basic models listed in its 

amended petition in a manner that is 

representative of the true energy 

consumption of these products when 

installed as new, matched systems, 

similar to how central air conditioners 

that use other refrigerants and are sold 

both as new, matched systems and as 

replacement outdoor units are treated 

under DOE’s test procedures. 

Consequently, DOE has determined that 

JCI’s amended petition for waiver will 

likely be granted. Furthermore, as 

central air conditioners that use other 

refrigerants and are sold both as new, 

matched systems and as replacement 

units are currently not subject to the 

outdoor unit with no match testing 

provisions, DOE has determined that it 

is also desirable for public policy 

reasons to grant JCI immediate interim 

relief pending a determination of the 

amended petition for waiver. 

For the reasons stated, DOE has 

granted JCI’s application for interim 

waiver for its specified basic models of 

central air conditioners. The substance 

of DOE’s Interim Waiver Order is 

summarized below. 

Therefore, DOE has issued an Order, 

stating: 

(1) JCI must test and rate the CAC and HP 

basic models listed in paragraph (A) as new, 

matched systems with the alternate test 

procedure set forth in paragraph (2): 

(A) GAW14L18C2*S, GAW14L24C2*S, 

GAW14L30C2*S, GAW14L36C2*S, 

GAW14L42C2*S, GAW14L48C2*S, 

GAW14L60C2*S 

(2) The applicable method of test for the 

JCI basic models listed in paragraph (1)(A) is 

the test procedure for CACs and HPs 

prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix M, except that 10 CFR 

part 429.16(a)(3)(i) shall be as detailed below. 

All other requirements of 10 CFR part 429.16 

remain applicable. 

In 429.16(a), Determination of Represented 

Value: 

(3) Refrigerants. (i) If a model of outdoor 

unit (used in a single-split, multi-split, multicircuit, multi-head mini-split, and/or outdoor 

unit with no match system) is distributed in 

commerce and approved for use with 

multiple refrigerants, a manufacturer must 

determine all represented values for that 

model using each refrigerant that can be used 

in an individual combination of the basic 

model (including outdoor units with no 

match or ‘‘tested combinations’’). This 

requirement may apply across the listed 

categories in the table in paragraph (a)(1) of 

this section. A refrigerant is considered 

approved for use if it is listed on the 

nameplate of the outdoor unit. If any of the 

refrigerants approved for use is HCFC–22 or 

if there are no refrigerants designated as 

approved for use, a manufacturer must 

determine represented values (including 

SEER, EER, HSPF, SEER2, EER2, HSPF2, 

PW,OFF, cooling capacity, and heating 

capacity, as applicable) for, at a minimum, an 

outdoor unit with no match. If a model of 

outdoor unit is not charged with a specified 

refrigerant from the point of manufacture 

(unless either (a) the factory charge is equal 

to or greater than 70% of the outdoor unit 

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refrigerant at 95 °F or (b) an A2L refrigerant 

is approved for use and listed in the 

certification report), a manufacturer must 

determine represented values (including 

SEER, EER, HSPF, SEER2, EER2, HSPF2, 

PW,OFF, cooling capacity, and heating 

capacity, as applicable) for, at a minimum, an 

outdoor unit with no match. 

(3) Representations. JCI is permitted to 

make representations about the efficiency of 

basic models that meet the requirements of 

paragraph (1) for compliance, marketing, or 

other purposes only to the extent that the 

basic model has been tested in accordance 

with the provisions set forth above and such 

representations fairly disclose the results of 

such testing in accordance with 10 CFR 

429.16 and 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, 

appendix M. 

(4) This interim waiver shall remain in 

effect consistent with the provisions of 10 

CFR 430.27(h) and (k). 

(5) 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 

model’s true energy consumption 

characteristics. 

(6) Granting of this interim waiver does not 

release JCI from the certification 

requirements set forth at 10 CFR part 429, 

other than those explicitly stated in 

paragraph (2). 

DOE makes decisions on waivers and 

interim waivers for only those models 

specifically set out in the petition, not 

future models that may be manufactured 

by the petitioner. JCI may submit a new 

or amended petition for waiver and 

request for grant of interim waiver, as 

appropriate, for additional models of 

central air conditioners and heat pumps. 

Alternatively, if appropriate, JCI may 

request that this interim waiver (or 

subsequent waiver, if applicable) be 

extended to additional basic models 

employing the same technology as basic 

models specifically set out in this 

petition (see 10 CFR 430.27(g)). 

V. Summary and Request for Comments 

Through this notice, DOE announces 

receipt of JCI’s petition for waiver from 

the DOE test procedure for certain basic 

models and announces DOE’s decision 

to grant JCI an interim waiver from the 

test procedure for the basic models 

listed in JCI’s amended petition. DOE is 

publishing JCI’s amended petition for 

waiver in its entirety, pursuant to 10 

CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv). The amended 

petition contains no confidential 

information. The amended petition 

includes a suggested alternate test 

procedure, as specified in section III of 

this notice, to determine the energy 

consumption of JCI’s specified CAC 

basic models. DOE may consider 

including the alternate procedure 

specified in the Order in a subsequent 

Decision and Order. 

DOE invites all interested parties to 

submit in writing by September 12, 

2018, comments and information on all 

aspects of the amended petition, 

including the suggested alternate test 

procedure and calculation and rating 

methodology. DOE also seeks comment 

and data on JCI’s assertion that it offers 

R–407C outdoor units as matched 

systems. Pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(d), 

any person submitting written 

comments to DOE must also send a copy 

of such comments to the petitioner. The 

contact information for the petitioner is 

Steve Tice, Johnson Controls, Inc., 3110 

N Mead St., Wichita, KS 67219. 

Submitting comments via http://

www.regulations.gov. The http://

www.regulations.gov web page will 

require you to provide your name and 

contact information. Your contact 

information will be viewable to DOE 

Building Technologies staff only. Your 

contact information will not be publicly 

viewable except for your first and last 

names, organization name (if any), and 

submitter representative name (if any). 

If your comment is not processed 

properly because of technical 

difficulties, DOE will use this 

information to contact you. If DOE 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, DOE may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

However, your contact information 

will be publicly viewable if you include 

it in the comment or in any documents 

attached to your comment. Any 

information that you do not want to be 

publicly viewable should not be 

included in your comment, nor in any 

document attached to your comment. 

Persons viewing comments will see only 

first and last names, organization 

names, correspondence containing 

comments, and any documents 

submitted with the comments. 

Do not submit to http://

www.regulations.gov information for 

which disclosure is restricted by statute, 

such as trade secrets and commercial or 

financial information (hereinafter 

referred to as Confidential Business 

Information (CBI)). Comments 

submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov cannot be claimed 

as CBI. Comments received through the 

website will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section. 

DOE processes submissions made 

through http://www.regulations.gov 

before posting. Normally, comments 

will be posted within a few days of 

being submitted. However, if large 

volumes of comments are being 

processed simultaneously, your 

comment may not be viewable for up to 

several weeks. Please keep the comment 

tracking number that http://

www.regulations.gov provides after you 

have successfully uploaded your 

comment. 

Submitting comments via email, hand 

delivery, or mail. Comments and 

documents submitted via email, hand 

delivery, or mail also will be posted to 

http://www.regulations.gov. If you do 

not want your personal contact 

information to be publicly viewable, do 

not include it in your comment or any 

accompanying documents. Instead, 

provide your contact information on a 

cover letter. Include your first and last 

names, email address, telephone 

number, and optional mailing address. 

The cover letter will not be publicly 

viewable as long as it does not include 

any comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. If you 

submit via mail or hand delivery, please 

provide all items on a CD, if feasible. It 

is not necessary to submit printed 

copies. No facsimiles (faxes) will be 

accepted. 

Comments, data, and other 

information submitted to DOE 

electronically should be provided in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English and free of 

any defects or viruses. Documents 

should not contain special characters or 

any form of encryption and, if possible, 

they should carry the electronic 

signature of the author. 

Campaign form letters. Please submit 

campaign form letters by the originating 

organization in batches of between 50 to 

500 form letters per PDF or as one form 

letter with a list of supporters’ names 

compiled into one or more PDFs. This 

reduces comment processing and 

posting time. 

Confidential Business Information. 

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 via email, postal mail, or 

hand delivery two well-marked copies: 

one copy of the document marked 

confidential including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

‘‘non-confidential’’ with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

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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) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time, and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in the public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 3, 

2018. 

Cathy Tripodi, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 


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VI. VIA E-MAIL: AS_ Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov 

Ashley Armstrong 

Building Technologies Program 

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

U.S. Department of Energy 

Mailstop EE-5B 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington, DC 20585-0121 

Johnson Controls, Inc. 

3110 N. Mead St. Wichita, KS 6 7219 

Tel 316-239-2925 Fax 316-832-6598 

June 5, 2018 

Re: Amended Petition for Waiver and Interim Waiver of "Outdoor Unit with No Match" Test 

Procedure Provisions for JCI's GAW Series Central Air Conditioners 

Dear Ms. Armstrong: 

Pursuant to 10 C.P.R. § 430.27, Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) respectfully submits this amended 

petition for waiver and interim waiver1 from certain provisions of the Department of Energy's (DOE) test 

procedure for central air conditioners (CAC). 2 Specifically, as explained herein, JCI seeks waiver of two 

requirements codified at 10 C.F .R. § 429 .16(a)(3) with respect to its GA W Series of central air 

conditioners, which use R-407C as the refrigerant: (i) the requirement that represented values for a model 

of outdoor unit that is approved for use with any refrigerant that has a 95 op midpoint saturation absolute 

pressure within 18% of the 95 op midpoint saturation absolute pressure for HCFC-22, be determined 

under the "outdoor unit with no match" provisions of the CAC test procedure found at 10 C.P.R., Part 

430, Subpart B, Appendix M, Sections 2.2e, 3.2.1, and 3.5.3 (No Match Provisions); and (ii) the 

requirement that represented values for a model of outdoor unit that is shipped requiring the addition of 

more than two pounds of refrigerant to meet the charge required for testing be determined under the same 

No Match Provisions (together, these requirements are referred to herein as the "R-407C No Match 

Requirements")? If applied to the GAW Series basic models, each of the R-407C No Match 

Requirements would result in evaluation of the products under the test procedure in a manner so 

1 JCI submitted a petition for test procedure waiver and interim waiver with respect to its GA W Series products on 

April6, 2017. JCI, Petition for Waiver and Interim Waiver of"Outdoor Unit with No Match" Test Procedure 

Provisions for JCI's GAW Series Central Air Conditioners (Apr. 6, 2017) ("April6, 2017 Petition"). DOE has not 

yet acted on the April 6, 2017 Petition. This amended petition updates and amends the April6, 2017 Petition, 

seeking relief from the same test procedure provisions for the same basic models. 2 10 C.F.R. Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix M. 3

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unrepresentative of the GAW Series' true energy consumption characteristics as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data4 

To evaluate the GAW Series products in a manner representative of their true energy 

characteristics, JCI asks for waiver of the R-407C No Match Requirements. Under JCI's proposed 

alternative test procedure, the GA W Series products would be subject to the full Appendix M test 

procedure except for the No Match Provisions, so that the GA W series basic models would be tested in 

the same manner as other matched CA C systems. This approach allows tor rating of J Cl' s R -407 C 

systems for purposes of determining compliance with efficiency standards based on an evaluation of the 

performance of a new matched system combination, which is consistent with the development of DOE's 

CAC efficiency standards themselves, which were based on consideration of the performance of matched 

combinations of new components. The basis for this test procedure waiver, and the corresponding interim 

test procedure waiver, are explained below. 

I. Johnson Controls 

JCI is a diversified equipment and technology company with its operational headquarters in 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our employees provide intelligent buildings, energy efficient solutions and 

integrated infrastructure to optimize energy efficiency and to create the smart buildings and communities 

of the future. Through its Ducted Systems business, JCI manufactures and sells heating and air 

conditioning systems for residential uses. 

JCI manufactures a line of environment-friendly central air conditioners known as its GA W 

Series that utilize R-407C as the refrigerant. R-407C is a non-ozone-depleting refrigerant that is readily 

available, less expensive than R -41 OA, the current industry standard refrigerant, and approved for use in 

CAC systems under the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Significant New Alternatives Policy 

(SNAP) Program.5 All of these products are manufactured in the United States, in Wichita, Kansas. 

II. Background 

A. Promulgation of the R-407C No Match Requirements 

DOE's CAC test procedure found at 10 C.P.R. Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix M provides that 

the efficiency rating for an "outdoor unit with no match" must be determined using default parameters 

representative of an inefficient, old CAC system that would not meet today' s standards.6 "Outdoor unit 

with no match" is defined in Appendix M as an outdoor unit "that is not distributed in commerce with any 

indoor units."7 

The No Match Provisions were adopted in a June 2016 final rule to specify how to test and rate 

outdoor units using the refrigerant R-22. 8 DOE found that EPA Clean Air Act regulations prohibited the 

4

ld. § 430.27(f)(2) ("DOE will grant a waiver from the test procedure requirements if DOE determines ... that the 

prescribed test procedures evaluate the basic model in a manner so unrepresentative of its true energy or water 

consumption characteristics as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data."). 5 See Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: New Listings of Substitutes; Changes of Listing Status; and 

Reinterpretation of Unacceptability for Closed Cell Foam Products Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy 

Program; and Revision of Clean Air Act Section 608 Venting Prohibition for Propane, 81 Fed. Reg. 86,778, 86,806 

(Dec. 1, 2016) (Table 4). 6 10 C.F.R. Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix M §§ 2.2(e), 3.2.1, and 3.5.3. 7

ld. 

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sale of matched CAC combinations using R-22 as the refrigerant. 9 Because the DOE test procedure 

required the testing of matched outdoor and indoor CAC components to calculate a CAC energy 

efficiency rating, DOE determined that the No Match Provisions were needed to specify how to test and 

rate R-22 outdoor units that could not, by law, be matched with an indoor unit for sale. 

In a subsequent final rule promulgated in January 2017, DOE further amended the CAC test 

procedures to, inter alia, adopt the R-407C No Match Requirements, which require that R-407C products 

must be rated under the No Match Provisions, regardless of whether they are matched products .

1 ° For R407C matched systems to be certified as compliant with applicable standards under Appendix Mas 

revised by the 2017 Final Rule, the matched system must be rated compliant under the matched system 

test provisions of Appendix M, and the R-407C outdoor unit must be separately rated compliant under the 

No Match Provisions. 11 

The 2017 Final Rule required compliance with the R-407C No Match Requirements as of July 5, 

2017. 12 

B. Requests for Relieffrom the R-407C No Match Requirements 

After promulgation of the R-407C No Match Requirements in the 2017 Final Rule, JCI sought 

relief via several avenues. First, JCI filed a petition for review of the 2017 Final Rule in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. 13 The parties to this case, including DOE, agreed to place the 

case in mediation on April28, 2017, at which time the briefing schedule was suspended. 14 That case 

remains pending before the Court of Appeals. 

Second, JCI sought, and DOE granted, a 180-day extension of the Final Rule's July 5, 2017 

compliance deadline pursuant to Section 323(c)(3) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), 

which permits DOE to authorize such an extension if it determines that the original compliance deadline 

"would impose an undue hardship" on the petitioner. 15 In granting that request, DOE found that "JCI has 

met the criteria for granting such a request," and delayed JCI' s compliance date for testing in accordance 

with the R-407 No Match Requirements for the GAW Series models until January 1, 2018. 16 

Third, JCI sought, 17 and DOE granted, 18 an administrative stay ofthe R-407C No Match 

Requirements, pending judicial review in the Seventh Circuit, under Section 705 ofthe Administrative 

9

Id. at 37,008. 10 Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, 82 Fed. Reg. 1426 (Jan. 5, 2017) (2017 Final 

Rule). 

]]Id. 

l2Id. 

13 PetitionforReview,Johnson Controls, Inc. v. U.S. Dep'tofEnergy, No. 17-1470 (7thCir. Mar. 3, 2017). 14 Notice of Mediation, Johnson Controls, Inc. v. U.S. Dep 't of Energy, No. 17-1470 (7th Cir. Apr. 28, 2017); 

Circuit Rule 33 Order Suspending Briefing Schedule, Johnson Controls, Inc. v. U.S. Dep 't of Energy, No. 17-1470 

(7th Cir. Apr. 28, 2017). 15 42 U.S.C. § 6293(c)(3). 16 Letter from Daniel R. Simmons, Acting Assistant Secretary, DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy, to Elizabeth A. Haggerty, Vice-President & General Manager, JCI Unitary Products Group at 1 (June 2, 

2017), available at (180-Day 

Hardship Extension). 17 Request of Johnson Controls, Inc. for Administrative Stay Pending Judicial Review of Certain Elements of 

January 5, 2017 Final Rule on Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, and Request for 

Expedited Action (May 31, 2017). 
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Procedure Act. 19 In issuing the administrative stay, DOE "determined that, during the pendency ofthe 

lawsuit brought by JCI, it is in the interests of justice to postpone the effectiveness of the [R-407C No 

Match Requirements]."20 Additionally, DOE explained that it "determined to postpone the effectiveness 

of these provisions based on JCI's submissions to DOE that raise concerns about significant potential 

impacts on JCI."21 

Fourth, JCI submitted a petition for test procedure waiver, and interim test procedure waiver, of 

the R-407C No Match Requirements to DOE on April 6, 2017 22 DOE has not yet taken action on the 

April 6, 2017 Petition. This amended petition for test procedure waiver and interim test procedure waiver 

updates the April 6, 2017 Petition. 

III. Grounds for Test Procedure Waiver- Applying the No Match Provisions to the JCI GAW 

Series Combinations Results in Materially Inaccurate Comparative Data. 

DOE's regulations explain that "DOE will grant a waiver from the test procedure requirements if 

DOE determines ... that the prescribed test procedures evaluate the basic model in a manner so 

unrepresentative of its true energy or water consumption characteristics as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data." 23 JCI seeks a waiver from certain elements of the applicable CAC test 

procedure for its GAW Series products. Because JCI's GAW Series products use the refrigerant R-407C, 

the R-407C No Match Requirements require that such systems be tested under the No Match Provisions 

found in Appendix M. However, applying the No Match Provisions to the GA W Series products, as the 

R-407C No Match Requirements mandate, provides materially inaccurate comparative data. 

Rating R-407C system combinations using the No Match Requirements provides materially 

inaccurate data for purposes of comparing basic model performance to the applicable efficiency 

standards. CAC test procedures arc used to determine efficiency ratings of CAC basic models, as a basis 

for evaluating compliance of the basic models with mandatory efficiency standards. The R-407C No 

Match Requirements require that ratings for matched combinations of CAC products using R-407C be 

determined under the No Match Provisions, which evaluate the R-407C outdoor unit along with default 

indoor unit parameters that approximate the performance of an old, previously installed indoor unit. The 

CAC standards against which the products are judged, however, were developed based upon 

consideration of the efficiency of matched CAC combinations in which both the indoor and outdoor 

components are new. DOE did not consider, in developing its current standards, what standard level is 

technically feasible and economically justified for a CAC combination consisting of a new outdoor unit 

and an old, inefficient indoor unit. Because of this discrepancy, the R-407C No Match Requirements 

produce ratings for R-407C matched systems, such as the GAW Series basic models, that are materially 

inaccurate for purposes of judging compliance with the efficiency standards. 

JCI' s GA W Series products have many matched combinations- they are not "outdoor units with 

no match." Because the GAW Series products use the refrigerant R-407C, the CAC test procedure 

requires that the systems be tested and rated as outdoor units with no match. However, JCI certifies and 

offers its GAW Series products as matched systems. JCI has certified its GAW Series to DOE in more 

18 Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, 82 Fed. Reg. 32,227 (July 13, 2017) (pending 

judicial review in Natural Resources Defense Council v. U.S. Dep 't of Energy, No. 17-cv-6989 (S.D.N.Y.)) 

(Administrative Stay). 19 5 U.S. C. § 705. 20 Administrative Stay, 82 Fed. Reg. at 32,227-28. 21 ld. at 32,228. 22 April 6, 2017 Petition. 23 10 C.F.R. § 430.27(f)(2). 
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than 1,100 unique matched CAC system combinations that represent a wide range of possible indoor and 

outdoor unit installation scenarios. 24 The certified ratings range from 14 to 16 SEER, based on the 

matched components. Requiring the GA W Series to be tested under the No Match Provisions would 

result in each of these ratings falling below 13 SEER, thus producing "materially inaccurate" 

representations ofthe performance ofthe matched offerings ofthe GAW Series products. 

Unlike R-22 products. sales of matched R-407C systems are not barred by law. The rationale for 

establishing the outdoor unit with no match requirements for R-22 outdoor units does not apply to the 

GAW Series. DOE found that sale ofmatched R-22 systems was barred by EPA regulation under the 

Clean Air Act, and thus it needed to provide special test procedures, including specification of a default 

indoor unit, for purposes of testing R-22 outdoor units, because "the EPA prohibits distribution of new 

HCFC-22 condensing unit and coil combinations (i.e., complete systems)."25 There is no such legal 

limitation on the distribution of matched systems using R-407C. Thus, while R-22 outdoor units can only 

be rated under the No Match Provisions, R-407C systems can be rated as matched systems, as reflected 

by the 1100+ combinations certified in DOE's Compliance Certification Management System by JCI. 

Granting a waiver will ensure accurate comparative data for CAC components. Although CACs 

are rated as matched systems, many CAC components including outdoor units, regardless of refrigerant 

type, are also used to replace failed components of previously-installed systems. An R-41 OA outdoor unit 

used to replace a failed R-22 outdoor unit is rated based on testing with its certified matches; it is not 

rated based on an approximation of its efficiency performance when matched with outdated, already 

installed components. Thus, requiring JCI's R-407C outdoor units to be rated using default indoor unit 

parameters representative of an old, inefficient indoor unit results in materially inaccurate comparative 

data for consumers. For instance, under the R-407C No Match Requirements, although an R-407C 

outdoor unit and an R-410A outdoor unit might operate at the same efficiency when matched with the 

same new indoor coil, the R-407C unit will nonetheless be rated at a substantially lower efficiency 

because it is required to be rated under the No Match Provisions. This R-407C penalty will lead to 

distorted comparative ratings, and in this case would result in noncompliance determinations for the R407C products and thus the unavailability to consumers ofR-407C products. 

Granting a test procedure waiver will give effect to the requirements ofEPCA § 323(e). Section 

323(e)(2) ofEPCA provides that if a test procedure amendment "will alter the measured efficiency" of a 

covered product, DOE shall amend the efficiency standards so that minimally compliant products under 

the old test procedure will comply under the amended test procedure. Further, Section 323(e)(3) ofEPCA 

provides that products that comply with the standards before a test procedure amendment "shall be 

deemed to comply" after the amendment takes effect. 26 The GA W Series products for which a test 

procedure waiver is sought were compliant with applicable efficiency standards under the applicable 

Appendix M test procedure prior to the effective date of the 2017 Final Rule. The 2017 Final Rule's R407C No Match Requirements from which JCI seeks waiver, if applied to the GAW Series products, 

would render those products noncompliant with DOE efficiency standards. Thus the R-407C No Match 

24 The list of GA W Series outdoor unit/indoor coil combination matches certified by JCI is attached as Attachment 

A. JCI has certified to DOE individual combinations under each separate R-407C basic model in its GA W Series. 

For each basic model, there are a number of matched outdoor unit/indoor coil combinations, and for each such 

combination, JCI has certified a number of matched ducted air movers. For example, for Evcon outdoor unit basic 

model GAW14Ll8C22S, there are 18 indoor coil matches, which are certified with several different ducted air 

movers, in addition to 4 different air handler matches for a total of 219 matched combinations. GA W Series outdoor 

unit/indoor coil combinations are distributed under several brand names, including Guardian, Evcon and York; as a 

result, DOE's Compliance Certification Management System (CCMS) shows more than 2,700 certified 

combinations of GA W Series products. 25 Test Procedures for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, 81 Fed. Reg. at 37,008. 26 See 42 U.S.C. § 6293(e)(3). 
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Requirements alter the measured efficiency of the GAW Series, and pursuant to EPCA Section 323(e), 

the GA W Series should be deemed to comply under the revised test procedure that includes the R-407C 

No Match Requirements?7 Granting this requested test procedure waiver would be an appropriate means 

of giving effect to these requirements of Section 323(e) ofEPCA. 

For the reasons discussed above, DOE should grant the requested test procedure waiver and allow 

JCI to test its GAW series products according to an appropriate alternative test procedure, i.e., the 

Appendix M test procedure except for the requirement to test under the No Match Provisions, consistent 

with the test procedure applicable to all other matched CAC systems. 

IV. Test Procedures From Which Waiver Is Requested 

JCI requests waiver with respect to its GAW Series from the provisions of 10 C.P.R. § 

429.16(a)(3) requiring that: (i) represented values for a model of outdoor unit that is approved for use 

with any refrigerant that has a 95 op midpoint saturation absolute pressure within 18% of the 95 op 

midpoint saturation absolute pressure for HCFC-22, be determined under the outdoor unit with no match 

provision ofthe CAC test procedure found at Appendix M, Sections 2.2e, 3.2.1, and 3.5.3; and (ii) 

represented values for a model of outdoor unit that is shipped requiring the addition of more than two 

pounds of refrigerant to meet the charge required for testing be determined under the same outdoor unit 

with no match" provision. If DOE grants this limited waiver, the GA W Series products would remain 

subject to all of Appendix M's requirements applicable to matched systems. 

V. Basic Models for Which Waiver Is Requested 

JCI requests waiver for all individual combinations it has certified under the following basic 

model designations: GAW14Ll8C2*S, GAW14L24C2*S, GAW14L30C2*S, GAW14L36C2*S, 

GAW14L42C2*S, GAW14L48C2*S, and GAW14L60C2*S. These basic models include a large number 

of unique outdoor unit/indoor unit/ ducted air mover combinations. As shown in Attachment A, J CI has 

certified more than 1,1 00+ unique combinations. These products are marketed under the Guardian, 

Evcon, and York brands, so CCMS shows a total of over 2, 700 certified combinations under these basic 

models. 

VI. Alternative Test Procedures 

DOE's Appendix M test procedure, except for the requirement to test using the No Match 

Provisions, constitutes the appropriate alternate test procedure. This will evaluate the performance of 

JCI's GAW Series in a manner representative of its energy consumption characteristics. Therefore, JCI 

proposes to test its GA W Series basic models by applying Appendix M to 10 C.F .R. Part 430, Subpart B, 

as it would apply to matched systems that are not subject to the R-407C No Match Requirements. JCI 

would apply the entirety of Appendix M, with the revision to 10 C.P.R. § 429.16(a)(3)(i) shown below: 

If a model of outdoor unit (used in a single-split, multi-split, multi-circuit, multi-head 

mini-split, and/or outdoor unit with no match system) is distributed in commerce and 

approved for use with multiple refrigerants, a manufacturer must determine all 

27 EPCA § 323(e) is designed to ensure that test procedure amendments (as opposed to efficiency standard 

amendments) will not create hardship by interfering with continued sales of covered products. DOE has 

acknowledged that imposition of the R-407C No Match Requirements on the GA W Series would impose hardship 

on JCI. DOE granted JCI's request for a 180-day compliance deadline extension based on a finding of "undue 

hardship," and granted an administrative stay of the R -407C No Match Requirements because of "significant 

potential impacts on JCI." See 180-Day Hardship Extension at 1; Administrative Stay, 82 Fed. Reg. at 32,228. 
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represented values for that model using each refrigerant that can be used in an individual 

combination of the basic model (including outdoor units with no match or "tested 

combinations"). This requirement may apply across the listed categories in the table in 

paragraph (a)(l) of this section. A refrigerant is considered approved for use if it is listed 

on the nameplate of the outdoor unit. If any of the refrigerants approved for use is HCFC22 er hGts Gt 95 °F midpeint sGttumtien Gteselute pressure thGtt is c~z 1 18 peree!'lt &}the 95 

°F sGttumtien Gteselute pressure fer HCFC 22, or if there are no refrigerants designated 

as approved tor use, a manufacturer must determine represented values (including SEER, 

EER, HSPF, SEER2, EER2, HSPF2, PW,OFF, cooling capacity, and heating capacity, as 

applicable) for, at a minimum, an outdoor unit with no match. If a model of outdoor unit 

is not charged with a specified refrigerant from the point of manufacture er if the unit is 

shipped requiring the Gtdditien &}mere thGtn twe peunds &jrefrigemnt te meet the ehGtrge 

required for testingper seetien 2.2.5 &}G!fJPendix},{er Gtppendix},{l (unless either (a) the 

factory charge is equal to or greater than 70% of the outdoor unit internal volume times 

the liquid density of refrigerant at 95 °F or (b) an A2L refrigerant is approved for use and 

listed in the certification report), a manufacturer must determine represented values 

(including SEER, EER, HSPF, SEER2, EER2, HSPF2, PW,OFF, cooling capacity, and 

heating capacity, as applicable) for, at a minimum, an outdoor unit with no match. 

Thus, the only change would be to eliminate application ofthe No Match Provisions for JCI's GAW 

Series. The resulting test procedure would be the same as that which applies, for instance, to R-410A 

products. 

VII. Similar Products 

Based on market information, it appears that two other manufacturers manufacture, or have 

manufactured, residential split-system central air conditioners designed to use R-407C: Broadair 

(Allstyle) and Thermal Zone (Rheem). 

VIII. Petition for Interim Waiver 

Pursuant to 10 C.P.R. § 430.27, JCI also requests an interim waiver of the R-407C No Match 

Requirements of the CAC test procedure for the GA W Series basic model families described in Section 

V. DOE's regulations provide that an interim waiver will be granted if it appears likely that the petition 

for waiver will be granted or if DOE determines that it would be desirable for public policy reasons to 

grant immediate relief pending a determination on the petition for waiver. 28 

An interim waiver is important in this case because compliance with the R-407C No Match 

Requirements in the 2017 Final Rule would be required for JCI but for DOE's administrative stay of 

those requirements. The Administrative Stay is currently the subject of litigation, and if the stay is 

dissolved, JCI's GAW Series would become subject to the R-407C No Match Requirements. Interim 

relief is important to ensure that JCI can continue to offer the GAW Series products in the event DOE's 

stay of the R-407C No Match Requirements is dissolved and DOE has not yet completed its consideration 

of JCI' s petition for test procedure waiver. 

Likely Success of the Petition for Waiver. For the reasons outlined above in Section III, JCI 

believes that there are strong arguments for granting the petition for waiver on the merits. Specifically: 

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Rating R-407C system combinations using the No Match Provisions in the Appendix M test 

procedure provides materially inaccurate data for purposes of comparing basic model 

performance to the applicable efficiency standards, because the applicable efficiency standards 

were developed based upon consideration ofthe performance of new, matched systems, and not 

outdoor units with no match; 

JCI's GAW Series products have many matched combinations, and are not "outdoor units with no 

match," for which the No Match Provisions are intended; 

Unlike R-22 products, for which the No Match Provisions were originally developed, sales of 

matched R-407C systems are not barred by law; 

Granting a waiver will ensure accurate comparative data for CAC components, so that GAW 

Series products are not disadvantaged as compared to comparable R-410A products; and 

Given that the R-407C No Match Requirements would render the GAW Series products 

noncompliant with DOE standards, granting a test procedure waiver will give effect to the 

requirements ofEPCA § 323(e), which requires that DOE deem products that are compliant with 

applicable standards prior to a test procedure amendment compliant with the standards after the 

test procedure amendment. 

Economic Hardship. DOE has found, in acting on JCI's applications for administrative stay and 

compliance deadline extension, that requiring JCI to rerate the GAW Series products under the R-407C 

No Match Requirements would result in economic hardship?9 If JCI is required to comply with the R407C No Match Requirements with respect to the GAW Series basic model families, these products will 

no longer be able to be manufactured in compliance with applicable efficiency standards. JCI would be 

forced to cease production of the GAW Series, which will cause significant economic harm to JCI, and 

will eliminate an economic and innovative option currently available to consumers. 

Public Policy Reasons to Grant Interim Waiver. The imposition of the R-407C No Match 

Requirements on JCI's GAW Series products while DOE considers the petition for test procedure waiver 

will require JCI to stop manufacturing such products and make the products unavailable to consumers. 

As a practical matter, if these products were taken off the market in the absence of an interim waiver, it is 

very unlikely that JCI would begin manufacturing them again at a later date in the event that the petition 

for test procedure waiver was eventually granted. Thus, an interim waiver will allow the GA W Series to 

continue to be manufactured until the Department has an opportunity to fully consider and act on the 

petition for waiver set out above. Denial of an interim waiver threatens to take this product line out of the 

market before DOE considers the issues raised in the petition. 

The scope of JCI's request for interim test procedure waiver, and the alternative test procedure 

that JCI proposes to apply during the effectiveness of an interim test procedure waiver, are identical to 

JCI's request for waiver and alternative test procedure set forth above. 

VII. IX. Conclusion 

For the reasons stated above, JCI respectfully requests that DOE grant this request for waiver of 

the R -407 C No Match Requirements for its GA W Series of R -407 C central air conditioners. J CI further 

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VIII. Attachment A 

CERTIFIED GAW SERIES PRODUCT COMBINATIONS

Outdoor unit models Indoor models 

Number of 

unique ducted 

air mover 

combinations 

GAW14L18C2*S ......................................................................... CF/CM/CU42C+TXV .................................................................. 22 

CF/CM/CU42D+TXV .................................................................. 14 

CF/CM/CU48C+TXV .................................................................. 22 

CF/CM/CU48D+TXV .................................................................. 22 

CF/CM42D+ME14DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM48D+ME14DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF42B+ME12BN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

CF42B+TXV ............................................................................... 15 

FC/MC/PC37A+TXV ................................................................... 10 

FC/MC/PC43B+TXV ................................................................... 14 

FC/MC/PC43C+TXV ................................................................... 22 

FC/MC/PC48C+TXV ................................................................... 22 

FC/MC/PC48D+TXV ................................................................... 26 

FC/MC43B+MV12BN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC43B+MX12BN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC48D+MX12DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/PC60C+TXV ......................................................................... 1 

FC1CXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 23 

GAW14L24C2*S ......................................................................... CF/CM64D+ME14DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+TXV ......................................................................... 38 

FC/MC62D+MX12DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+TXV ......................................................................... 36 

FC3DXT1+MX12DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 37 

FC5DXT1+MX12DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 


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CERTIFIED GAW SERIES PRODUCT COMBINATIONS—Continued 

Outdoor unit models Indoor models 

Number of 

unique ducted 

air mover 

combinations 

FC5DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 36 

FC64D+MX12DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+TXV ............................................................................... 36 

GAW14L30C2*S ......................................................................... CF/CM64D+ME14DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+ME20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+TXV ......................................................................... 39 

FC/MC62D+MX12DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+MX20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+TXV ......................................................................... 37 

FC3DXT1+MX12DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+MX20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 38 

FC5DXT1+MX12DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+MX20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 37 

FC64D+MX12DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+MX20DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+TXV ............................................................................... 37 

GAW14L36C2*S ......................................................................... CF/CM64D+ME14DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+ME20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+TXV ......................................................................... 41 

FC/MC62D+MV12DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+MV20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+MX12DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+MX20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+TXV ......................................................................... 37 

FC3DXT1+MV12DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+MV20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+MX12DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+MX20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 37 

FC5DXT1+MV12DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+MV20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+MX12DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+MX20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 37 

FC64D+MV12DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+MV20DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+MX12DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+MX20DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+TXV ............................................................................... 37 

AE60DX21+TXV ......................................................................... 1 

AHE60D3X(H,T)21+TXV ............................................................ 1 

RFCX60DE20MP21+TXV .......................................................... 1 

RFCX60DE20MP22+TXV .......................................................... 1 

GAW14L42C2*S ......................................................................... CF/CM64D+ME14DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+ME20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+TXV ......................................................................... 40 

FC/MC62D+MV20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+MX20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

FC/MC62D+TXV ......................................................................... 41 

FC3DXT1+MV20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+MX20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC3DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 42 

FC5DXT1+MV20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+MX20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 32 

FC64D+MV20DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+MX20DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+TXV ............................................................................... 32 

AE60DX21+TXV ......................................................................... 1 

AHE60D3X(H,T)21+TXV ............................................................ 1 

RFCX60DE20MP21+TXV .......................................................... 1 

RFCX60DE20MP22+TXV .......................................................... 1 

GAW14L48C2*S ......................................................................... CF/CM64D+ME20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+TXV ......................................................................... 20 

FC5DXT1+MV20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 34 

FC64D+MV20DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 


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CERTIFIED GAW SERIES PRODUCT COMBINATIONS—Continued 

Outdoor unit models Indoor models 

Number of 

unique ducted 

air mover 

combinations 

FC64D+TXV ............................................................................... 33 

AE60DX21+TXV ......................................................................... 1 

RFCX60DE20MP22+TXV .......................................................... 1 

GAW14L60C2*S ......................................................................... CF/CM64D+ME20DN21+TXV .................................................... 1 

CF/CM64D+TXV ......................................................................... 19 

FC5DXT1+MV20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+MX20DN21+TXV ...................................................... 1 

FC5DXT1+TXV ........................................................................... 22 

FC64D+MV20DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+MX20DN21+TXV ........................................................... 1 

FC64D+TXV ............................................................................... 21 

AE60DX21+TXV ......................................................................... 1 

RFCX60DE20MP22+TXV .......................................................... 1 

Total Number of Unique Certified Product Combinations .. ..................................................................................................... 1,178 

[FR Doc. 2018–17188 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Supercritical CO2 Oxy-Combustion 

Technology Group 

AGENCY: National Energy Technology 

Laboratory, Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Energy 

Technology Laboratory (NETL) will host 

a public meeting via WebEx August 29, 

2018, of the Supercritical CO2 Oxycombustion Technology Group, to 

address challenges associated with oxycombustion systems in directly heated 

supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power cycles. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on August 29, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 

3:00 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held via WebEx and hosted by NETL. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information regarding the public 

meeting, please contact Seth Lawson or 

Walter Perry at NETL by telephone at 

(304) 285–4469, by email at 

Seth.Lawson@netl.doe.gov, 

Walter.Perry@netl.doe.gov, or by postal 

mail addressed to National Energy 

Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins 

Ferry Road, P.O. Box 880, Morgantown, 

WV, 26507–0880. Please direct all 

media inquiries to the NETL Public 

Affairs Officer at (304) 285–0228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions and Information on the 

Public Meeting 

The public meeting will be held via 

WebEx. The public meeting will begin 

at 1:00 p.m. and end at 3:00 p.m. 

Interested parties may RSVP, to confirm 

their participation and receive login 

instructions, by emailing Seth.Lawson@

netl.doe.gov. 

The objective of the Supercritical CO2

Oxy-combustion Technology Group is to 

promote a technical understanding of 

oxy-combustion for direct-fired sCO2

power cycles by sharing information or 

viewpoints from individual participants 

regarding risk reduction and challenges 

associated with developing the 

technology. 

Oxy-combustion systems in directly 

heated supercritical CO2 (SCO2) power 

cycles utilize natural gas or syngas oxycombustion systems to produce a high 

temperature SCO2 working fluid and 

have the potential to be efficient, cost 

effective and well-suited for carbon 

dioxide (CO2) capture. To realize the 

benefits of direct fired SCO2 power 

cycles, the following challenges must be 

addressed: chemical kinetic 

uncertainties, combustion instability, 

flowpath design, thermal management, 

pressure containment, definition/ 

prediction of turbine inlet conditions, 

ignition, off-design operation, transient 

capabilities, in-situ flame monitoring, 

and modeling, among others. 

The format of the meeting will 

facilitate equal opportunity for 

discussion among all participants; all 

participants will be welcome to speak. 

Following a detailed presentation by 

one volunteer participant regarding 

lessons learned from his or her area of 

research, other participants will be 

provided the opportunity to briefly 

share lessons learned from their own 

research. Meetings are expected to take 

place every other month with a different 

volunteer presenting at each meeting. 

Meeting minutes shall be published for 

those who are unable to attend. 

This meeting is considered ‘‘open-tothe-public;’’ the purpose for this 

meeting has been examined during the 

planning stages, and NETL management 

has made specific determinations that 

affect attendance. All information 

presented at this meeting must meet 

criteria for public sharing or be 

published and available in the public 

domain. Participants should not 

communicate information that is 

considered official use only, 

proprietary, sensitive, restricted or 

protected in any way. Foreign nationals, 

who may be present, have not been 

approved for access to DOE information 

and technologies. 

Dated: July 23, 2018. 

Heather Quedenfeld, 

Associate Director, Coal Technology 

Development & Integration Center, National 

Energy Technology Laboratory. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17312 Filed 8–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Coal Council 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the National Coal Council 

(NCC). The Federal Advisory Committee 

Act requires that public notice of these 

meetings be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Thursday, September 13, 2018

8:20 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Norfolk The Main, 

100 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 

23510. 


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