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1 DOE understands, however, that absent an 

interim waiver, Samsung’s products would not be 

accurately tested and rated for energy consumption 

because the current energy test procedure does not 

include test procedures for products with multiple 

defrost cycle types. 

2Until these amendments are required in 

conjunction with the 2014 standards, manufacturers 

introducing products equipped with multiple 

defrost cycle types should, consistent with 10 CFR 

430.27, petition for a waiver since the modified 

version of Appendix A1 set out in today’s notice 

will not include a specified method for capturing 

this energy usage. 

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. 

IV. Summary and Request for 

Comments 

Through today’s notice, DOE 

announces receipt of Samsung’s petition 

for waiver from certain parts of the test 

procedure that apply to clothes washers 

and grants an interim waiver to 

Samsung. DOE is publishing Samsung’s 

petition for waiver in its entirety 

pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iv). The 

petition contains no confidential 

information. The petition includes a 

suggested alternate test procedure to 

measure the energy consumption of 

refrigerator-freezer basic models that 

incorporate multiple defrost cycles. 

DOE solicits comments from 

interested parties on all aspects of the 

petition. Pursuant to 10 CFR 

430.27(b)(1)(iv), 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: Michael Moss, Director 

of Corporate Environmental Affairs, 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 

18600 Broadwick St., Rancho 

Dominguez, CA 90220. All submissions 

received must include the agency name 

and case number for this proceeding. 

Submit electronic comments in 

WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Portable 

Document Format (PDF), or text 

(American Standard Code for 

Information Interchange (ASCII)) file 

format and avoid the use of special 

characters or any form of encryption. 

Wherever possible, include the 

electronic signature of the author. DOE 

does not accept telefacsimiles (faxes). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 28, 

2012. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

December 14, 2011 

Dr. Henry Kelly 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue SW. 

Washington, DC 20585 

Re: Samsung Petition for Waiver and 

Application for Interim Waiver, 

Single Compressor RefrigeratorFreezers with Multiple Defrost 

Cycles 

Dear Assistant Secretary Kelly: 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

(‘‘Samsung’’) respectfully submits this 

Application for Interim Waiver and 

Petition for Waiver to the Department of 

Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the Department’’) for 

single compressor refrigerator-freezers 

with multiple defrost cycles that are 

manufactured by Samsung from DOE’s 

test procedure for refrigerator-freezers. 

Reasoning 

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. 

Current test procedures as prescribed 

in Appendix A1 to Subpart B of Part 430 

(‘‘Appendix A1’’) do not adequately 

provide a way for Samsung to accurately 

represent the energy consumption of its 

refrigerator-freezers with multiple 

defrost cycles. Previous, DOE concurred 

with Samsung’s understanding in the 

interim waiver granted to Samsung in 

76 FR 54456 and 76 FR 16760.1

Meanwhile, DOE communicated that all 

manufacturers planning on marketing 

refrigerator-freezers with multiple 

defrost cycles must seek a waiver from 

the Department.2

Request 

Samsung respectfully request 

immediate relief from being required to 

test or rate its refrigerator-freezer 

products that incorporate multiple 

defrost cycles according to 10 CFR part 

430 subpart B, appendix A1. Instead, 

Samsung seeks the alternate test 

procedure as prescribed in 76 FR 54456, 

Section IV, ‘‘Alternate Test Procedure’’ 

for the following models: 

PFSS6SMX**** 

PSB42****** 

RF323T*DB** 

RF263B*AE** 

RF263N*AE** 

592 656** 

GSE4820SS 

RF323B*DB** 

RF261B*AE** 

RF263S*AE** 

PSB48****** 

E42BS75E** 

RF263T*AE** 

RF260B*AE** 

Please feel free to contact me if you 

have any questions regarding this 

Petition for Waiver and Application for 

Interim Waiver. I will be happy to 

discuss should any questions arise. 

Sincerely, 

Michael Moss, 

Director of Corporate Environmental Affairs. 

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