50355

Proposed Rules

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EE-RM-96-400]

Energy Efficiency Program for Certain

Commercial and Industrial Equipment:

Petition for Recognition of

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. To Be

Classified as a Nationally Recognized

Certification Program for Electric

Motor Efficiency

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy; Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Public notice and solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY : Underwriters Laboratories

Inc. has petitioned the Department of

Energy (Department) to classify its

Energy Verification Service program for

electric motors as a nationally

recognized certification program in the

United States. The Department solicits

comments, data and information as to

whether to grant the Petition.

DATES : Written comments, data and

information, in triplicate, must be

received at the Department of Energy by

October 18, 2001.

ADDRESSES : Written comments, data and

information should be labeled

"Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Petition

to be Classified as a Nationally

Recognized Certification Program for

Electric Motor Efficiency," and

submitted to: Ms. Brenda EdwardsJones, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, EE-41, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-0121.

Telephone: (202) 586-2945; Telefax:

(202) 586-4617. Also, a copy of such

comments should be submitted to Ms.

Jodine E. Smyth, Senior Coordinator,

Global Accreditation Services,

Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 333

Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062.

Telephone: (847) 272-8800, ext. 42418;

or Telefax (847) 509-6321.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE-41, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121,

telephone (202) 586-8654, telefax

(202) 586-4617, or:

jim.raba@ee.doe.gov.

Francine Pinto, Esq., U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC-72, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202)

586-7432, telefax (202) 586-4116,

or: francine.pinto@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : A copy of

the Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

petition for its certification program to

be nationally recognized is appended to

this notice. Supporting documents that

accompanied the Petition may be

viewed at the Freedom of Information

Reading Room, U.S. Department of

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-0101, telephone

(202) 586-3142, between the hours of

9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Also, it can be viewed on the World

Wide Web at http://www.eren.doe.gov/

buildings/codes standards/rules/

index.htm.

Additional information about

Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s Energy

Verification Services (EVS), and in

particular, three-phase induction (1-200

horsepower) motors, can be obtained on

the World Wide Web at http://

www.ul.com/energy/index.html and

http://www.ul.com/enel-gyl

elements.html and http://www.ul.com/

energy/test.html respectively, or from

Ms. Jodine E. Smyth, Senior

Coordinator, Global Accreditation

Services, Underwriters Laboratories

Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL

60062, or telephone: (847) 272-8800,

ext. 42418; or telefax (847) 509-6321, or

electronic mail at

Jodine.E.Smyth@us.ul.com Also,

information about the Petition to be a

nationally recognized certification

program for electric motor efficiency

can be obtained from Ms. Smyth.

The Final Rule for Test Procedures,

Labeling, and Certification

Requirements for Electric Motors, 10

CFR Part 431, was published in the

Federal Register

Vol. 66, No. 192

Wednesday, October 3, 2001

Federal Register (64 FR 54114) on

October 5, 1999. It can also be obtained

from the Office of Building Research

and Standards, Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE41, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-0121, or

telephone 202-586-9127, or on the

World Wide Web at http://

www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/

codes standards/rules/motors/

index.htm

Authority

Part C of Title III of the Energy Policy

and Conservation Act contains energy

conservation requirements for electric

motors, including test procedures,

energy efficiency standards, and

compliance certification requirements.

42 U.S.C. 6311-6316. Section 345(c) of

EPCA directs the Secretary of Energy to

require motor manufacturers "to certify

through an independent testing or

certification program nationally

recognized in the United States, that

[each electric motor subject to EPCA

efficiency standards] meets the

applicable standard." 42 U.S.C. 6316(c).

Regulations to implement this EPCA

directive are codified in Title 10 of the

Code of Federal Regulations Part 431 (10

CFR Part 431) at sections 431.123,

Compliance Certification, 431.27,

Department of Energy recognition of

nationally recognized certification

programs, and 431.28, Procedures for

recognition and withdrawal of

recognition of accreditation bodies and

certification programs. Sections 431.27

and 431.28 set forth the criteria and

procedures for national recognition of

an energy efficiency certification

program for electric motors by the

Department of Energy.

Background

For a certification program to be

classified by the Department of Energy

as being nationally recognized in the

United States for the purposes of section

345 of EPCA, the organization operating

the program must submit a petition to

the Department requesting such

classification, in accordance with

sections 431.27 and 431.28 of 10 CFR

Part 431. In sum, for the Department to

grant such a petition, the certification

program must: (1) Have satisfactory

standards and procedures for

conducting and administering a

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certification system, and for granting a

certificate of conformity; (2) be

independent of electric motor

manufacturers, importers, distributors,

private labelers or vendors; (3) be

qualified to operate a certification

system in a highly competent manner;

and (4) be expert in the test procedures

and methodologies in IEEE Standard

112-1996 Test Method B and CSA

Standard C390-93 Test Method (1), or

similar procedures and methodologies

for determining the energy efficiency of

electric motors, and have satisfactory

criteria and procedures for selecting and

sampling electric motors for energy

efficiency testing. 10 CFR Part 431.27(b).

Each petition requesting classification

as a nationally recognized certification

program must contain a narrative

statement as to why the organization

meets the above criteria, be

accompanied by documentation that

supports the narrative statement, and

signed by an authorized representative.

10 CFR Part 431.27(c).

Discussion

Pursuant to sections 431.27 and

431.28(a) of 10 CFR Part 431, on

February 16, 2001, Underwriters

Laboratories Inc. submitted to the

Department a Petition for "Classification

in Accordance with 10 CFR Part 431.27"

("Petition" or "UL Petition"). The

Petition consisted of a letter from

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. to the

Department, narrative statements on

each of four subjects, and supporting

documentation on these subjects. The

Department is required to publish in the

Federal Register such petitions for

public notice and solicitation of

comments, data and information as to

whether the Petition should be granted.

10 CFR Part 431.28(b). The Department

is hereby publishing as an attachment to

this notice the four narrative statements

in their entirety. Also, attached is the

Department's summary of the

supporting documentation.

The Department hereby solicits

comments, data and information on

whether the Underwriters Laboratories

Inc. Petition should be granted. 10 CFR

Part 431.28(b). Any person submitting

written comments to DOE with respect

to the Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Petition must also, at the same time,

send a copy of such comments to

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. As

provided under section 431.28(c) of 10

CFR Part 431, Underwriters Laboratories

Inc. may submit to the Department a

written response to any such comments.

After receiving any such comments and

responses, the Department will issue an

interim and then a final determination

on the Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

Petition, in accordance with sections

431.28(d) and (e) of 10 CFR Part 431.

In particular, the Department is

interested in obtaining comments, data,

and information respecting the

following:

a. Attachment 1 of the Underwriters

Laboratories Inc.'s Petition, segment

entitled "431.27(c)(1) Standards and

Operating Procedures." The Department

is interested in obtaining comments as

to how rigorously Underwriters

Laboratories Inc. operates its

certification system under the

guidelines contained in ISO/IEC Guide

65, General requirements for bodies

operating product certification systems.

b. Attachment 1 of the Underwriters

Laboratories Inc.'s Petition, segment

entitled "Test Facility Evaluation." The

Department is interested in obtaining

comments concerning the step-by-step

procedures and processes that, in fact,

Underwriters Laboratories uses to

examine and qualify a testing facility

under the guidelines contained in ISO/

IEC Guide 25, General requirements for

the competence of calibration and

testing laboratories. Also, the

procedures it uses to evaluate motor

efficiency through review of motor

design and construction information,

conduct actual witness testing, analyze

test data, and determine the reliability

of an alternative efficiency

determination method.

c. Attachment 1 of the Underwriters

Laboratories Inc.'s Petition, segment

entitled "Sample Selection." The

Department is interested in obtaining

comments concerning the criteria and

procedures Underwriters Laboratories

Inc. uses for the selection and sampling

of electric motors to be tested for energy

efficiency.

d. Attachment 2 of the Underwriters

Laboratories Inc.'s Petition, segment

entitled "431.27(c)(2) Independence."

The Department is interested in

obtaining comments as to whether there

is a conflict of interest, or the

appearance of a conflict of interest, in

certain situations where Underwriters

Laboratories Inc. has an ongoing

relationship, direct or indirect, with a

motor manufacturer, importer, private

labeler, or other such entity through (a)

the UL product listing process for safety,

or (b) through a manufacturer's

representative that would serve in a UL

Industry Advisory Group.

e. Attachment 4 of the Underwriters

Laboratories Inc.'s Petition, segment

entitled "431.27(c)(4) Expertise in Motor

Test procedures." The Department is

interested in obtaining comments

concerning the technical qualifications

and experience of Underwriters

Laboratories Inc. staff with evaluating

and testing electric motors for energy

efficiency under IEEE 112-1996 Test

Method B and CSA C390-93 Test

Method (1).

Additionally, the Department has

been conducting an independent

investigation of the Underwriters

Laboratories Inc., Energy Verification

Service.

Issued in Washington, DC, September 27,

2001.

David K. Garman,

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Petition

16 February 2001

Mr. James Raba

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail

Station EE-41, 1000 Independence Ave.,

SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121

Subject: Classification in Accordance with 10

CFR 431.27

Dear Mr. Raba:

Please accept this letter and supporting

documentation as Underwriters Laboratories

Inc., petition for classification in accordance

with 10 CFR Part 431.27, par. c)-Department

of Energy Recognition of Nationally

Recognized Certification Programs.

Provided for your review is information

regarding:

• The program procedures for

implementing UL's Energy Verification

Services

• Statement of Independence

• History and evidence of UL's experience

as a third party product certification

organization.

• History in UL's experience in the field of

energy verification services.

If you require any further information

regarding this request, please feel free to

contact us.

Sincerely,

Jodine E. Smyth (Ext. 42418),

Senior Coordinator, Global Accreditation

Services,

FAX: 847-509-6321,

Email: Jodine.E.SmythEus.ul.com

Reviewed by:

Rick A. Titus,

Associate Manager, Global Accreditation

Services,

FAX: 847-509-6321,

Email: Rick.A.Titus@us.ul.com

Attachment 1

431.27(c)(1) Standards and Operating

Procedures

Underwriters Laboratories Inc., energy

verification service assists manufacturers

demonstrate their products meet UL and

Canadian regulations by verifying the energy

efficiency ratings of their products. UL's

Energy Verification service includes products

such as motors, air conditioning units,

furnaces, refrigerators, etc. UL's Energy

Verification service is offered as an adjunct

service to UL's traditional product safety

certification programs.

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. product

safety certification program is an ISO Guide

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65 compliant program as demonstrated by

ANSI accreditation, letter/scope is provided

at part of Attachment 3. UL's Energy

Verification utilizes the same operation

manuals as UL's product safety certification

services with minor variations that are

detailed in the UL Energy Verification

Manual.

These variations include: Scope of

products: Motors, Three-Phase Induction (1

to 200 horsepower).

Declaration of Test Standards Used

(a) CSA-C390-M93, Three-Phase Induction

Efficiency Quoting Method and Permissible

Efficiency Tolerance, or

(b) DOE Test Procedure 10 CFR, Part

431.23.

The certification of motors under UL's

Energy Verification Service is based upon the

satisfactory evaluation and testing to the

requirements of the applicable standard.

Continued certification is judged through

continued surveillance of products at the

manufacturing location. The following is a

description of the major elements of UL's

Energy Verification Service used for

qualifying manufacturers' motors.

Application Process

The customer requests energy verification

certification of their motors. UL will collect

information and provide applications to the

customer. Upon receipt of applications UL

will assign a qualified UL staff member to be

responsible for handling the investigation.

Initial Product Evaluation Criteria

General-The following information is

obtained prior to and during the initial visit

to the manufacturer's facilities:

(a) Identification of the products being

submitted by type, brand name, model

designations and, if available, rated yearly

energy consumption (kWh/yr.), and any other

pertinent information specific to these

products.

(b) A summary of test data and information

on energy consumption, and product

capacity for the products being submitted,

obtained in accordance with the applicable

Standard.

(c) Information on the test facilities used in

obtaining the test data and to be used in

verifying the test data-a list of instruments

used in making the necessary measurements

such as temperature, electrical, time and

power supply, information on calibration and

other applicable information on the test room

such as the location, source of supply and

environmental controls.

(d) Information on the products' design

and construction, including the critical

product features which would affect the

product performance with respect to energy

efficiency which must be controlled by the

manufacturer in order to maintain a

consistent product performance with respect

to energy efficiency.

(e) A description of the production testing

conducted to monitor controls on energy

efficiency ratings assigned for the products.

Test Facility Evaluation

Due to the volume of testing, and the need

to demonstrate that products manufactured

after the initial evaluation remain in

compliance with requirements , UL's Energy

Verification Service is designed to make use

of manufacturers' test facilities. A client may

utilize the UL Client Test Data Program or the

UL Witness Test Data program . UL's Client

Test Data or UL 's Witness Test Data programs

as detailed in the UL Client Interactive

Manual.

The Witness Test data program includes a

review of the test facilities, equipment and

competence of personnel conducting the

testing. All tests are witnessed by UL staff to

confirm the results of the tests.

The UL Client Test Data programs requires

initial and annual assessments of the clients

testing capabilities which includes: the

laboratory quality system , physical resources,

test equipment, personnel, procedures and

documentation of data.

Sample Selection

Representative samples from the

manufacturer's production are selected for

use in testing witnessed by UL's engineering

staff. Representative samples are those that,

when reviewed as a group, can adequately

represent a line of similar models that use the

same major energy consuming components.

The objective in selecting representative

samples is to obtain sufficient confidence

that the series of motors verified meet the

applicable energy efficiency standard and

regulation while at the same time minimizing

the number of tests the manufacturer is

required to perform. For a series of motors,

samples are selected to represent the entire

range of motors. The data collected in the

representative samples is reviewed to verify

the samples can completely represent the

model line. Additional sampling may be

necessary to completely represent the model

line.

Product Construction Evaluation

The manufacturer's product construction is

evaluated to identify the critical construction

features that would affect the product

capacity and performance with respect to

energy efficiency. In addition, the

manufacturer's existing quality assurance

procedures for controlling critical

construction features, as well as the

manufacturer's procedures for ongoing

production testing, are evaluated to

determine that adequate controls are in place

to provide consistent energy efficiency.

On-Going Production Testing

Manufacturers test samples of their

products as part of their ongoing production

procedures to determine continued

compliance with the energy efficiency

requirements. The number of samples to be

tested and the frequency of testing varies for

each product type and is dependent on the

applicable standard, government regulation,

industry practices and number of units

manufactured. The manufacturer is required

to document the test results, which UL audits

as part of each follow-up visit.

Follow-Up Visits and Testing

UL representatives conduct unannounced

inspections at each authorized manufacturing

location. Typically, two visits to each

manufacturing facility are carried out each

year to examine samples of the product and

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monitor the manufacturers' production and

control measures and use of the Energy

Verification marking. Whenever possible, the

follow-up visits are combined with ongoing

safety certification Follow-Up visits. During

each visit, samples are selected by the UL

representative and tested by the

manufacturer at its own or other qualified

facility. The test results are compared to the

documented test results for the selected

products to verify continuing compliance.

The number of samples to be tested varies for

each product and is dependent on variables

similar to those used to determine the

number of tests to be performed.

Non-Conformance

For non-conforming test results found

during follow-up testing at the

manufacturer's own or other qualified test

facilities, the manufacturer is required to

either remove the UL Energy Verification

markings from non-conforming products or

determine the cause of non-conformance and

implement one of the following:

(a) Cull the lot to segregate non-conforming

products;

(b) Rework the lot to correct the nonconformance; or

(c) Determine that no other sample will

exhibit non-conformance.

Certification

After determination that the motors meet

the applicable standard and regulation, the

applicant is formally notified that they are

authorized to apply the UL Energy

Verification Mark. A Follow-Up Procedure

report is issued that contains identification of

the motors found in compliance, electrical

and efficiency ratings, critical construction

features, test results and Follow-Up testing

requirements. A directory listing all the

products verified for energy efficiency is

published and available to the general public.

Follow-Up Service (FUS) Agreement

In compliance with ISO Guide 65 Clause

13.2 and as a means of control of UL's Energy

Verification Mark, the applicant and

manufacturer must enter into contract "FUS

Agreement" with Underwriters Laboratories

Inc. This FUS Agreement defines the

conditions for maintaining certification such

as access to manufacturing sites, records,

follow-up inspections and product re-testing.

A client may only apply UL's mark to

products that comply with the UL Follow-Up

Procedure, described above.

Attachment 2

431.27(c)(2) Independence

UL is independent and impartial of any

individual supplier or purchaser and is free

from any other conflict of interest. Attached

is a notarized Statement of Independence

signed by an officer of the corporation.

Attachment 3

431.27(c)(3) Qualifications

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an

independent, not-for-profit product safety

certification organization, whose corporate

mission is to serve the public by testing

products for safety. UL's principal activity is

investigating the safety of many kinds of

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products, including electrical and electronic

equipment and products, mechanical

products, building materials, construction

systems, fire protection equipment, burglary

protection systems and equipment, and

marine products. UL also devotes its

resources to the development of UL

Standards for Safety. These documents

contain the safety requirements for products

tested by UL. Since the first Standard was

developed in 1903, the number of UL

Standards for Safety has increased to over

700.

UL was founded in 1894. In the past 105

years, UL has grown to approximately 5250

employees, some 1500 of which are

Engineers. UL's Corporate Headquarters is in

Northbrook, Illinois. Additionally, there are

four other major domestic testing locations,

24 international subsidiaries and liaison

offices and 190 inspection centers. Today,

more than 16.1 billion UL Marks appear on

new products annually.

Testing Experience and Expertise

UL has been conducting product

evaluations for 105 years-an activity that is

the basis of UL's expertise. Since its first

examination on March 24, 1894, on the

flammability characteristics of a

noncombustible insulator, the breadth of UL

product evaluations has increased every year.

In 1999 alone , UL conducted more than

94,300 product evaluations.

Summary of UL's Accreditations

UL is involved in over 80 accreditation

programs covering a wide spectrum of

products and services. These accreditation

programs are all related to UL's activities

concerned with the evaluation and testing

services of materials, products, and systems

for public safety. UL works with accreditors

from the private sector whose work is

accepted by a variety of stakeholders and

with accreditors from municipal, State and

Federal Government bodies. These

organizations include the American National

Standards Institute (ANSI), National Institute

of Standards and Technology under the

National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Program (NIST/NVLAP) and Occupational

Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as

a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

(NRTL) and the Standards Council of Canada

(SCC), just to name a few.

The majority of these accreditations cover

UL as a testing laboratory and product safety

certification organization. Although each

accreditor to a certain extent establishes their

own criteria , for the most part, two sets of

criteria are utilized for evaluating the

competence of a testing laboratory and

product certification organization . ISO/IEC

Guide 25, General Requirements for the

Competence of Calibration and Testing

Laboratories and ISO/IEC Guide 65 General

Requirements for Bodies Operating Product

Certification Systems. UL's written policies

and associated operating procedures were

designed using the criteria of these two

guides.

Copies of UL's accreditation certificates by

ANSI, SCC, and OSHA are included for your

review.

Attachment 4

431.27(c)(4) Expertise in Motor Test

Procedures

General

UL has been providing Energy Verification

certification services since 1995. UL has

evaluated motors in sizes ranging from 1 hp

to 200 hp using the standards IEEE 112 Test

Method B or CSA C390. Review of the

enclosed Directory of Products Verified to

Energy Efficient Standards will reveal the

number of manufacturers UL currently

maintains Listings for in each category. UL

Energy Verification Certifications can also be

accessed on-line by using the following

address: http://www.ul.com/database/

index.htm.

Personnel

UL engineering staff maintains a minimum

four-year Bachelor of Science in engineering.

The Resume of the involved Managing

Engineers and the personnel bulletins of the

staff involved at the UL facilities is provided

for your review.

The Department's Summary of Supporting

Documentation Provided by Underwriters

Laboratories Inc.

Summary of Attachment 1 Supporting

Documentation

Attachment 1 of the Underwriters

Laboratories Inc. petition contained no

supporting documents.

Summary of Attachment 2 Supporting

Documentation

Attachment 2 of the Underwriters

Laboratories Inc. petition contains a copy of

a sworn statement of the independent status

of Underwriters Laboratories Inc., dated

November 12, 1999.

Summary of Attachment 3 Supporting

Documentation

Attachment 3 of the petition contains

copies of the following documents

Underwriters Laboratories Inc., has received

in recognition of its certification system and

technical capabilities:

1. Letter of confirmation that the attached

list of Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s

certification programs and their sites are

accredited by the American National

Standards Institute, in accordance with ISO/

IEC Guide 65-General Requirements for

Bodies Operating Product Certification

Systems, dated September 5, 2000.

2. Certificate of Accreditation as a

certification organization from the Standards

Council of Canada, October 5, 1993.

3. Certificate of Recognition as a Nationally

Recognized Testing Laboratory Program from

the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration, U.S. Department of Labor,

June 29, 2000.

Summary of Attachment 4 Supporting

Documentation

Attachment 4 of the petition contains a

copy of the Underwriters Laboratories Inc.,

Directory of Products Verified to Energy

Efficiency Standards, September 7, 1999.

Also, Attachment 4 contains copies of

resumes of certain managing engineers, and

the Personnel Bulletins of the involved staff

at the Underwriters Laboratories Inc.,

facilities.

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