APPENDIX 12A. SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS MANUFACTURER’S INTERVIEW GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

**12A. 1**  **INT RODUCTION** 

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**12A. 2**  **ENGIN EERING**  **ANALYSIS............................................................................................. 12A­3** 

**12A. 3**  **SMALL ELECTRIC**  **MOTORS MARKET**  **DATA**

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**12A. 4**  **PRELIMIN ARY**  **MANUFACTURER IMPACT**  **ANALYSIS**

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LIST OF TABLES

**Table 12A­1.**  **Covered Motor**  **Characteristics**

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**Table 12A­2.**  **Example of**  **Filled Out**  **Engineering Table** 

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**Table 12A­3.**  **Small Motor**  **A.1 Polyphase:**  **1 HP,**  **56 Frame,**  **4 Poles.........................................**  **12A­6**

**Table 12A­4.**  **Small Motor**  **A.2 Capacitor­start,**  **induction­run: 1⁄2**  **HP, 56**  **Frame, 4**  **Poles.......... 12A­7** 

**Table 12A­5.**  **Small Motor**  **A.3 Capacitor­start,**  **induction­run: 1⁄2**  **HP, 48**  **Frame, 4**  **Poles.......... 12A­8** 

**Table 12A­6.**  **Small Motor**  **A.4 Capacitor­start,**  **capacitor­run: 3⁄4**  **HP, 56**  **Frame, 4**  **Poles**

**......... 12A­9** 

**Table 12A­7.**  **Apportioning End­use**  **Consumers of**  **Motors by**  **Sales Channel** 

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**Table 12A­8.**  **Operating Hours**  **and Frame**  **Size Apportionment** 

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**12A­1**APPENDIX 12A. SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS MANUFACTURER’S INTERVIEW GUIDE

12A. 1 INTRODUCTION

**Navigant Consulting,**  **Inc. (NCI)**  **has prepared**  **the following**  **manufacturer’s interview**  **guide with**  **the**

**understanding that**  **certain information**  **asked for**  **is sensitive**  **to the**  **manufacturer. Therefore,**  **NCI wishes** 

**to enter**  **into a**  **non­disclosure agreement**  **with your**  **company in**  **order to**  **ensure any**  **data you**  **provide in** 

**response to**  **this guide**  **is held**  **in the**  **strictest confidence.**  **NCI will**  **combine your**  **response with** 

**responses from**  **several other**  **companies to**  **develop a**  **representative industry**  **‘average’ relationship** 

**between a**  **manufacturer’s cost**  **and efficiency**  **for small**  **electric motors.**  **If you**  **have any**  **questions about** 

**the questionnaire,**  **please feel**  **free to**  **contact either:** 

**Contacts at**  **Navigant Consulting,**  **Inc.**

**Matthew Nardotti**  **Michael Scholand** 

**Tel: (202)**  **481­7546 Tel:**  **(202) 973­2482** 

**matthew. nardotti@navigantconsulting.com**  **mscholand@navigantconsulting. com** 

Purpose **: N**  **CI is**  **seeking your**  **input to**  **an engineering**  **analysis that**  **estimates the**  **average relationship** 

**between a**  **manufacturer’s cost**  **and the**  **efficiency for**  **small electric**  **motors. NCI**  **is also**  **seeking your** 

**input on**  **market­related information**  **and any**  **anticipated manufacturer**  **impacts. This**  **guide is**  **broken**

**into three**  **sections: A)**  **the Engineering**  **Analysis, B)**  **the Market**  **Questionnaire, and**  **C) the**  **Manufacturer**

**Impact Questionnaire.**  **The interview**  **guide is**  **part of**  **a larger**  **standards rulemaking**  **process in**  **which the** 

**U. S.**  **Department of**  **Energy is**  **considering energy**  **conservation standards**  **for small**  **electric motors.**  **1**

Request **: Please**  **review the**  **attached interview**  **guide and**  **then contact**  **NCI to**  **discuss whether**  **you are** 

**interested in**  **participating in**  **this process.**  **If so,**  **then NCI**  **will work**  **with you**  **to establish**  **an non** 

**disclosure agreement,**  **and we**  **will schedule**  **a conference**  **call to**  **discuss your**  **inputs at**  **your earliest** 

**convenience.**

Schedule **: Due**  **to DOE’s**  **schedule to**  **publish the**  **Advance Notice**  **of Proposed**  **Rulemaking in** 

**September 2008,**  **NCI will**  **be looking**  **to start**  **holding calls**  **with manufacturers**  **to obtain**  **your responses** 

**to the**  **questions in**  **this Guide**  **starting the**  **week of**  **November 19,**  **2007.**

**DOE published**  **a positive**  **determination for**  **Small Electric**  **Motors on**  **July 10,**  **2006. DOE**  **maintains a**  **website for**  **Small**

**Electric Motors**  **where it**  **publishes documentation**  **associated with**  **this rulemaking,**  **including the**  **July 2006**  **determination**

**notice: http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/small_electric_motors.html** 

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**5** 12A. 2 ENGINEERING ANALYSIS

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ART A. E NGINEERING A NALYSIS

**The engineering**  **analysis will**  **represent general**  **purpose, alternating­current,**  **induction motors,**  **built in**  **a**

**two­digit frame**  **number series.**  **Of these,**  **there are**  **three major**  **types being**  **analyzed:**

• **Polyphase motors** 

• **Capacitor­start, induction­run**  **motors (CSIR)** 

• **Capacitor­start, capacitor­run**  **(or two­value**  **capacitor) motors**  **(CSCR)**

**For each**  **of the**  **small motors**  **proposed for**  **analysis, NCI**  **is seeking**  **an understanding**  **of the**  **discrete**

**design steps**  **you would**  **undertake to**  **achieve the**  **efficiency level**  **shown in**  **the table.**  **In each**  **case, start** 

**with a**  **baseline motor**  **(i.e., the**  **typical efficiency**  **level you**  **would sell),**  **and identify**  **the specific**  **design**

**improvements you**  **would incorporate**  **in order**  **to increase**  **the efficiency**  **of the**  **motor.**

**The following**  **are the**  **four motors**  **are the**  **ones NCI**  **is seeking**  **input on:** 

**Small Motor**  **A.1 Polyphase:**  **1 HP,**  **56 Frame,**  **4 Poles** 

**Small Motor**  **A.2 Capacitor­start,**  **induction­run: 1⁄2**  **HP, 56**  **Frame, 4**  **Poles**

**Small Motor**  **A.3 Capacitor­start,**  **induction­run: 1⁄2**  **HP, 48**  **Frame, 4**  **Poles**

**Small Motor**  **A.4 Capacitor­start,**  **capacitor­run: 3⁄4**  **HP, 56**  **Frame, 4**  **Poles**

**We need**  **to construct**  **a curve**  **that denotes**  **the relationship**  **between cost**  **and efficiency,**  **and therefore**  **we**

**are asking**  **you to**  **provide detailed**  **information on**  **incremental step**  **increases in**  **efficiency from**  **the**

**baseline to**  **a level**  **called the**  **“maximum efficiency”**  **level. The**  **maximum efficiency**  **level may**  **be a** 

**motor that**  **you don’t**  **make today,**  **but is**  **one that**  **represents the**  **highest efficiency**  **level you**  **could**

**achieve if**  **price were**  **no object,**  **and you**  **incorporated every**  **measure you**  **could think**  **of to**  **increase**

**efficiency. That**  **said, when**  **considering the**  **design of**  **the maximum**  **efficiency level,**  **please do**  **not**

**consider exotic**  **core steel,**  **such as**  **boron­based material,**  **please use**  **the best**  **grade of**  **conventional steel.** 

**In order**  **to describe**  **the cost­efficiency**  **curve with**  **some degree**  **of accuracy,**  **NCI is**  **asking you**  **to**

**provide the**  **baseline and**  **maximum efficiency,**  **as well**  **as four**  **interim efficiency**  **values. To**  **summarize,**

**the requested**  **designs would**  **be at**  **the following**  **efficiency points:** 

**0. Baseline**  **motor efficiency** 

**– your**  **typical efficiency**  **for the**  **specified motor.** 

**. Incremental**  **level**

**. Incremental**  **level**

**. Maximum**  **efficiency level**  **seen in**  **market today**  **(i.e., commercially**  **available)**

**. Gap**  **fill between**  **maximum market**  **and maximum**  **feasible**

**. The**  **maximum efficiency**  **level feasible**  **regardless of**  **price yet**  **using conventional,**  **non­exotic**

**materials.**

**For each**  **design change,**  **please also**  **provide an**  **estimate of**  **your incremental**  **production cost**  **over the** 

**baseline, as**  **well as**  **the total**  **unit selling**  **price to**  **an OEM**  **or distributor.**  **In case**  **it is**  **not possible**  **to list** 

**the increase**  **in cost**  **per design**  **change, please**  **specify the**  **total bill­of­materials**  **cost increase**  **for all**  **the**

**improvements.**

**12A­3 We**  **recognize that**  **detailed designs**  **may be**  **difficult to**  **prepare; therefore,**  **in the**  **interests of**  **generating**

**reasonable results**  **in a**  **short period**  **of time,**  **we invite**  **you to**  **use your**  **best judgment**  **and experience** 

**when completing**  **the following**  **tables.**

**Please use**  **the following**  **design specifications**  **for all**  **small electric**  **motors (or**  **please indicate**  **to us**  **if one** 

**or more**  **of these**  **are problematic):** 

Table 12A­1. Covered Motor Characteristics

Application: **General Purpose** 

Motor Type: **Induction motor** 

Frame Size: **NEMA Two­Digit** 

Input: **Alternating­Current, 60**  **Hz**

Speed: **Single Speed** 

Duty: **Continuous Duty** 

Construction: **Open**

**The following**  **example illustrates**  **the kind**  **of information**  **that would**  **be helpful**  **for NCI**  **in compiling**  **an**

**aggregate engineering**  **analysis. In**  **this particular**  **example, we**  **show a**  **set of**  **improvements for** 

**increasing the**  **efficiency of**  **a polyphase,**  **4 pole,**  **1 HP,**  **56 frame**  **size motor**  **(note: this**  **example is**  **purely**

**illustrative as**  **it’s “Defining**  **Design Characteristics”**  **are not**  **completely accurate**  **of a**  **motor of**  **this type,** 

**nor is**  **its incremental**  **value of**  **efficiency). This**  **table is**  **intended only**  **to provide**  **an indication**  **of the** 

**degree of**  **detail being**  **requested in**  **this Interview**  **Guide.**

**12A­4**Table 12A­2. Example of Filled Out Engineering Table



### Example: Polyphase: 1 HP

, 56 Frame, 4 Poles

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Defi ning Design

Characteristics Mfr. Production

Cost Total Mfr.

Unit Selling Price

**0 Basel**  **ine:**

**lowest cost** 

**motor 78.5%**  **2 Stack**  **Length**

**= 10**  **inches**

**­**

**$275 3**  **Slot Fill** 

**= 55%** 

**­**

**St eel**  **Type**

**= Cold**  **rolled,**

**Grade A,**  **(4.51 W/lb**  **@ 15kg,** 

**60 Hz)**  **­**

**AWG**

**= 25** 

**­**

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Desi gn Changes of Baseline

to Meet Efficiency Level Incremental Cost

(over Baseline)

per

Improvement 4 Total Mfr.

Unit Selling Price

**1 Increment**  **al**

**value 80%**  **Increase Stack**  **length to**  **10.25**

**inches +$20** 

**$350 Upgrade**  **steel to**  **Cold rolled,** 

**Grade B,**  **(4.15 W/lb**  **@ 15**  **kg,**

**60 Hz)**  **+$15**

**Addi tional**  **steel processing** 

**operation +$5** 

**Mi scellaneous**  **additional**

**components (e.g.**  **XXXX) +$10** 

**2 Baseline**  **efficiencies are**  **estimates based**  **on information**  **gathered from**  **various product**  **catalogs.**

**3 Price**  **is an**  **estimate based**  **on information**  **gathered from**  **various product**  **catalogs.**

**4 The**  **values in**  **this column**  **are based**  **on estimates**  **shown in**  **the Technical**  **Support Document**  **for small**  **electric motors;** 

**again, they**  **are purely**  **illustrative.**

**12A­5**Table 12A­3. Small Motor A.1 Polyphase: 1 HP, 56 Frame, 4 Poles

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Defi ning Design

Characteristics Mfr. Production

Cost Total Mfr.

Unit Selling

Price

0 **Basel ine:**  **lowest cost** 

**motor 78.5%**  **5**

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Desi gn Changes of

Baseline to Meet

Efficiency Level Incremental Cost

(over Baseline) per

Improvement Total Mfr.

Unit Selling

Price

1 **Increment al** 

**value**

2 **Increment al** 

**value**

3 **Maximum value**  **in**

**market today**  **85.5%**

4 **Gap fill**  **between**

**maximum in**  **market**

**and maximum** 

**feasibl e** 

**Maximum**

5 **technol ogy** 

**feasibl e** 

**Effi ciency**  **value was**  **taken from**  **composite catalog**  **data. Please**  **modify if**  **this number**  **is incorrect.** 

**12A­6 5** Table 12A­4. Small Motor A.2 Capacitor­start, induction­run: 1⁄2 HP, 56 Frame, 4 Poles

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Defi ning Design

Characteristics Mfr. Production

Cost Total Mfr.

Unit Selling

Price

0 **Basel ine:**  **lowest cost**  **61.4% 6** 

**motor**

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Desi gn Changes of

Baseline to Meet

Efficiency Level Incremental Cost

(over Baseline) per

Improvement Total Mfr.

Unit Selling

Price

1 **Increment al** 

**value**

2 **Increment al** 

**value**

3 **Maximum value**  **in**

**market today**  **68.7%**

4 **Gap fill**  **between**

**maximum in**  **market**

**and maximum** 

**feasibl e** 

**Maximum**

5 **technol ogy** 

**feasibl e** 

**Effi ciency**  **value was**  **taken from**  **composite catalog**  **data. Please**  **modify if**  **this number**  **is incorrect.** 

**12A­7 6** Table 12A­5. Small Motor A.3 Capacitor­start, induction­run: 1⁄2 HP, 48 Frame, 4 Poles

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Defi ning Design

Characteristics Mfr. Production

Cost Total Mfr.

Unit Selling

Price

0 **Basel ine:**  **lowest cost**  **64% 7** 

**motor**

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Desi gn Changes of

Baseline to Meet

Efficiency Level Incremental Cost

(over Baseline) per

Improvement Total Mfr.

Unit Selling

Price

1 **Increment al** 

**value**

2 **Increment al** 

**value**

3 **Maximum value**  **in**

**market today**  **68.7%**

4 **Gap fill**  **between**

**maximum in**  **market**

**and maximum** 

**feasibl e** 

**Maximum**

5 **technol ogy** 

**feasibl e** 

**Effi ciency**  **value was**  **taken from**  **composite catalog**  **data. Please**  **modify if**  **this number**  **is incorrect.** 

**12A­8 7** Table 12A­6. Small Motor A.4 Capacitor­start, capacitor­run: 3⁄4 HP, 56 Frame, 4 Poles

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Defi ning Design

Characteristics Mfr. Production

Cost Total Mfr.

Unit Selling

Price

0 **Basel ine:**  **lowest cost**  **67.8% 8** 

**motor**

# Level Rated Full Load

Efficiency Desi gn Changes of

Baseline to Meet

Efficiency Level Incremental Cost

(over Baseline) per

Improvement Total Mfr.

Unit Selling

Price

1 **Increment al** 

**value**

2 **Increment al** 

**value**

3 **Maximum value**  **in**

**market today**  **85.2%**

4 **Gap fill**  **between**

**maximum in**  **market**

**and maximum** 

**feasibl e** 

**Maximum**

5 **technol ogy** 

**feasibl e** 

**Effi ciency**  **value was**  **taken from**  **composite catalog**  **data. Please**  **modify if**  **this number**  **is incorrect.** 

**12A­9 8** 12A.3 SMALL ELECTRIC MOTORS MARKET DATA

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ART B. A DDITIONAL I SSUES FOR D ISCUSSION

**DOE’s rulemaking**  **is focusing**  **on general**  **purpose, alternating­current,**  **induction motors,**  **built in**  **a two** 

**digit frame**  **number series,**  **including: capacitor­start**  **induction­run, capacitor­start**  **capacitor­run, and** 

**polyphase induction**  **motors. All**  **of your**  **responses to**  **the following**  **questions should**  **be in**  **the context**  **of**

**these small**  **motors.**

**B. 1**  Extrapolating Results

**. The**  **Team will**  **need to**  **extrapolate findings**  **from the**  **analyzed motors**  **to**

**other motors.**  **Can you**  **recommend a**  **method of**  **extrapolation that**  **might be**  **applied across** 

**horsepower ratings**  **and numbers**  **of poles?** 

**B. 2**  Shipments Estimate

**. Can**  **you provide**  **an estimate**  **of the**  **total national**  **shipments for**  **the CSIR,** 

**CSCR, and**  **polyphase induction**  **motors? This**  **would be**  **your estimate**  **of the**  **total national** 

**shipments for**  **the US**  **market, not**  **your company’s**  **shipments or**  **proportion of**  **those shipments.** 

**B. 3**  Shipments Breakdown

**. Can**  **you estimate**  **the approximate**  **percentage shipped**  **in frame**  **sizes**

**42, in**  **48, and**  **in 56?**  **Do you**  **observe any**  **trends in**  **your customer**  **orders for**  **these frame**  **sizes**

**(e.g., increasing,**  **decreasing volumes)?** 

**DOE will**  **need to**  **develop a**  **distribution chain**  **model to**  **understand how**  **motors move**  **through the** 

**market from**  **manufacturer to**  **end­user, as**  **well as**  **some of**  **the final**  **operating characteristics.**  **DOE is** 

**interested in**  **understanding both**  **the proportion**  **(volume) of**  **products that**  **move through**  **certain channels** 

**and the**  **mark­ups applied.** 

**B. 4**  Distribution Chain. **In the**  **Determination Analysis,**  **DOE estimated**  **that the**  **shipments from** 

**motor manufacturers**  **to original**  **equipment manufacturers**  **(OEMs) was**  **40%, from**  **motor**

**manufacturers to**  **distributors to**  **OEMs was**  **25%, and**  **from motor**  **manufacturers to**  **distributors to** 

**end users**  **was 35%.**  **Do you**  **agree with**  **these national**  **estimates? What**  **are the**  **typical mark­ups** 

**by stakeholder**  **in each**  **of these**  **channels?**

**B. 5**  End­Use Sectors

**. Which**  **end­use sectors**  **(e.g., industrial,**  **commercial, agricultural)**  **tend to** 

**purchase motors**  **using the**  **three channels**  **identified in**  **B.4? If**  **its easier,**  **please respond**  **to this** 

**question by**  **completing the**  **following table.** 

**12A­10**Table 12A­7. Apportioning End­use Consumers of Motors by Sales Channel

Sales Channel Industrial Commercial Agricultural Other Totals

OEMs **100%**

Distributors to OEMs **100%**

Distributors to End­users **100%**

Totals **100% 100%**  **100% 100%** 

**B.6** End­Use Application Operating Hours and Frame Size Apportionment

**. In**  **the**

**Determination Analysis,**  **DOE estimated**  **the following**  **annual operating**  **hours by**  **application**

**(these are**  **repeated in**  **the table**  **below for**  **convenience)? Do**  **you agree**  **with these**  **national**

**average estimates?**  **Do the**  **average annual**  **operating hours**  **vary significantly**  **by motor**  **type or** 

**size? Also,**  **approximately what**  **percentage of**  **small motor**  **shipments are**  **used in**  **the**

**applications listed**  **below? Please**  **complete the**  **following table**  **with your**  **estimate of**  **the**

**applications breakdown**  **by frame**  **size.**

Table 12A­8. Operating Hours and Frame Size Apportionment

End­Use Application Operating

Hours

/Year Percentage Using...

Totals:

42­Frame 48­Frame 56­Frame

Air and gas compressors **800 100%** 

Commercial and Industrial HVAC /

refrigeration equipment **2500 100%** 

Commercial laundry machinery **2000 100%** 

Conveyors **3000 100%** 

Farm machinery **1000 100%** 

Food machinery **3000 100%** 

General industrial machinery **2000 100%** 

Industrial and commercial fans and blowers **5000 100%** 

Machine tools **2000 100%** 

Packaging machinery **3000 100%** 

Pumps and pumping equipment **3000 100%** 

Service industry machinery **1500 100%** 

Textile machinery **3000 100%** 

Woodworking machinery **2000 100%** 

Totals: **100% 100%**  **100%**

**12A­11**12A.4 PRELIMINARY MANUFACTURER IMPACT ANALYSIS

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ART C. P RELIMINARY M ANUFACTURER I MPACT A NALYSIS

**C.1** Key Issues

**. What**  **are the**  **key issues**  **for your**  **company regarding**  **any new**  **energy conservation** 

**standards for**  **small electric**  **motors?**

**C. 2**  Your Company’s Niches

**. What**  **are your**  **product lines,**  **niches and**  **relative strengths**  **in the** 

**small motors**  **market?**

**C. 3**  Company Demographics

**. Where**  **are your**  **production facilities**  **located, and**  **what is**  **the product** 

**mix manufactured**  **at each**  **location? Does**  **the bulk**  **of your**  **company’s small**  **motor production** 

**occur domestically?**  **What are**  **your employment**  **levels at**  **these facilities?**  **Are there**  **any**

**manufacturing or**  **employment issues**  **that DOE**  **should be**  **aware of**  **in terms**  **of producing**  **more**

**energy efficient**  **motors at**  **your facility/facilities?** 

**C. 4**  Materials and Material Prices

**. Are**  **the materials**  **necessary to**  **build more**  **energy­efficient**

**motors readily**  **available? How**  **would material**  **price changes**  **affect your**  **company’s business?** 

**C. 5**  Impacts

**. Generally**  **how would**  **new efficiency**  **standards on**  **small motors**  **impact your**  **customer**

**mix, distribution**  **channels and**  **corresponding profit**  **margins? Please**  **explain.**

**C. 6**  Capital Investment

**. What**  **level of**  **capital expenditure**  **and product**  **conversion costs**  **would you** 

**anticipate you**  **may need**  **to make**  **at higher**  **standard levels?**  **Please describe**  **these capital** 

**investments and**  **provide your**  **best estimate**  **of their**  **respective magnitudes.** 

**C. 7**  Small Businesses. **To what**  **extent will**  **new standards**  **require small**  **businesses to**  **acquire new** 

**equipment or**  **cause manufacturing**  **process changes**  **that could**  **destabilize their**  **business?**

**C. 8**  Facility Impacts. **How would**  **the imposition**  **of new**  **energy efficiency**  **standards affect**  **capacity**

**utilization and**  **manufacturing assets**  **at your**  **domestic production**  **facilities? Would**  **a new** 

**standard result**  **in stranded**  **capital assets?**  **Would any**  **facilities be**  **closed or**  **downsized? Added** 

**or upgraded?** 

**C. 9**  Depreciation

**. What**  **are the**  **depreciation periods**  **for the**  **three types**  **of capital**  **expenditures**

**(building, equipment,**  **tooling)?**

**12A­12 C.10**  Compliance Costs. **What specific**  **annual compliance**  **costs (after**  **the effective**  **date) do**  **you**

**anticipate incurring**  **to comply**  **with standards?**  **Will they**  **vary with**  **standard level?**  **Would these** 

**costs vary**  **over time?** 

**C. 11**  Exports and Competition

**. Would**  **new standards**  **change your**  **projected export**  **sales? Would** 

**new standards**  **have an**  **impact on**  **the portion**  **of the**  **domestic market**  **served by**  **foreign**

**competition?**

**C. 12**  Industry Consolidation

**. In**  **the absence**  **of new**  **standards, do**  **you expect**  **any industry** 

**consolidation?**

**C. 13**  Competitive Positioning

**. How**  **would new**  **standards affect**  **your ability**  **to compete?**  **Could**

**new standards**  **disproportionately advance**  **or harm**  **the competitive**  **positions of**  **some firms?** 

**C. 14**  IP Issues

**. Are**  **there concerns**  **over intellectual**  **property, patent**  **licensing or**  **other related**  **issue?**

**C. 15**  Impacts on Consumers

**. Could**  **new standards**  **result in**  **disproportionate economic**  **or**

**performance penalties**  **for particular**  **consumer/user subgroups?**  **Beyond price**  **and energy** 

**efficiency, could**  **new standards**  **result in**  **products that**  **will be**  **more or**  **less desirable**  **to**

**consumers due**  **to changes**  **in product**  **functionality, utility**  **or other**  **features?**

**C. 16**  Regulatory Burden

**. Are**  **there recent**  **or impending**  **regulations on**  **small motors**  **or related** 

**products that**  **do or**  **will impose**  **a cumulative**  **burden on**  **the industry?**  **How might**  **an energy** 

**efficiency standard**  **impact the**  **cumulative regulatory**  **burden faced**  **by your**  **company? What**  **is**

**the total**  **expected impact**  **of those**  **other regulations?** 

**C. 17**  Federal Tax Incentives

**. Are**  **there any**  **federal tax**  **credits or**  **other incentive**  **programs to** 

**encourage you**  **to produce**  **energy efficient**  **small motors**  **(covered or**  **subsidized for**  **covered)?**

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