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2 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. 

3Until 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. 

for waiver from certain parts of the test 

procedure that apply to refrigeratorfreezers 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., 19 

Chapin Road, Building D, Pine Brook, 

NJ 07058. 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 March 7, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

February 5, 2013 

Dr. David Danielson 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue SW. 

Washington, DC 20585 

Dear Assistant Secretary Danielson: 

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 

Samsung’s compressor refrigeratorfreezers with multiple defrost cycles. 

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. DOE concurred with 

Samsung’s understanding in the interim 

waiver granted to Samsung in 76 FR 

16760 2 and subsequently granted the 

waiver on January 10, 2012 (77 FR 

1474). Additionally, DOE 

communicated that all manufacturers 

planning on marketing refrigeratorfreezers with multiple defrost cycles 

must seek a waiver from the 

Department.3

For the reasons that DOE described in 

its granting of waiver (77 FR 1474) for 

Samsung refrigerator freezers with 

multiple defrost cycles, Samsung 

believes that the granting of Interim 

Waiver and Waiver for the models listed 

below are warranted. 

Request 

Samsung requests that the alternate 

test procedure for refrigerators with 

multiple defrost cycles, as prescribed in 

the waiver (77 FR 1474) and in the 

interim waiver (77 FR 13109) granted to 

Samsung, be granted for the following 

basic Samsung refrigerator-freezer with 

multiple defrost cycles models: 

RS27FD***** 

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 

[FR Doc. 2013–05771 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. RF–026] 

Petition for Waiver of Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. From the 

Department of Energy Residential 

Refrigerator and Refrigerator-Freezer 

Test Procedure and Grant of Interim 

Waiver 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, 

notice of granting application for 

interim waiver, and request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt 

of a petition for waiver from Samsung 

Electronics America, Inc. (Samsung) 

seeking an exemption from specified 

portions of the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) test procedure for 

determining the energy consumption of 

electric refrigerators and refrigeratorfreezers. Samsung asks that it be 

permitted to use an alternate test 

procedure to address the difficulties in 

testing dual compressor systems 

according to the currently applicable 

DOE test procedure. DOE solicits 

comments, data, and information 

concerning Samsung’s petition and the 

suggested alternate test procedure. 

Today’s notice also grants Samsung 

with an interim waiver from the electric 

refrigerator-freezer test procedure, 

subject to use of the alternative test 

procedure set forth in this notice. The 

waiver request pertains to the basic 

models set forth in Samsung’s petition 

that incorporate dual compressors. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information with respect to the 

Samsung Petition until April 12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by case number ‘‘RF–026,’’ by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: 

AS_Waiver_Requests@ee.doe.gov 

Include the case number [Case No. RF– 

026] in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J/ 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please 

submit one signed original paper copy. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

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

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed original paper copy. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

review the background documents 

relevant to this matter, you may visit the 

U.S. Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW., Washington, DC, 20024; 

(202) 586–2945, between 9:00 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. Available 

documents include the following items: 

(1) This notice; (2) public comments 

received; (3) the petition for waiver and 

application for interim waiver; and (4) 

prior DOE rulemakings regarding 

similar refrigerator-freezers. Please call 

Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above 

telephone number for additional 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–0371. Email: 

Bryan.Berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103. 

Telephone: (202) 586–7796. Email: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background and Authority 

Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6309, as codified, established the Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products Other Than Automobiles, a 

program covering most major household 

appliances, which includes the electric 

refrigerators and refrigerator-freezers 

that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B 

includes definitions, test procedures, 

labeling provisions, energy conservation 

standards, and the authority to require 

information and reports from 

manufacturers. Further, Part B 

authorizes the Secretary of Energy to 

prescribe test procedures that are 

reasonably designed to produce results 

that measure the energy efficiency, 

energy use, or estimated annual 

operating costs of a covered product, 

and that are not unduly burdensome to 

conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) The test 

procedure for electric refrigerators and 

electric refrigerator-freezers is contained 

in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix 

A1. 

The regulations set forth in 10 CFR 

430.27 contain provisions that enable a 

person to seek a waiver from the test 

procedure requirements for covered 

products. The Assistant Secretary for 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (the Assistant Secretary) will 

grant a waiver if it is determined that 

the basic model for which the petition 

for waiver was submitted contains one 

or more design characteristics that 

prevents testing of the basic model 

according to the prescribed test 

procedures, or if 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. 10 CFR 

430.27(l). Petitioners must include in 

their petition any alternate test 

procedures known to the petitioner to 

evaluate the basic model in a manner 

representative of its energy 

consumption. The Assistant Secretary 

may grant the waiver subject to 

conditions, including adherence to 

alternate test procedures. 10 CFR 

430.27(l). Waivers remain in effect 

pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 

430.27(m). 

The waiver process also allows the 

Assistant Secretary to grant an interim 

waiver from test procedure 

requirements to manufacturers that have 

petitioned DOE for a waiver of such 

prescribed test procedures. 10 CFR 

430.27(g). An interim waiver remains in 

effect for 180 days or until DOE issues 

its determination on the petition for 

waiver, whichever occurs earlier. DOE 

may extend an interim waiver for an 

additional 180 days. 10 CFR 430.27(h). 

II. Petition for Waiver of Test Procedure 

On January 7, 2013, Samsung 

submitted a petition for waiver from the 

test procedure applicable to residential 

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

subpart B, appendix A1. Samsung is 

seeking a waiver because it is 

developing new refrigerator-freezers that 

incorporate a dual-compressor design 

that is not contemplated under DOE’s 

test procedure. In its petition, Samsung 

seeks a waiver from the existing DOE 

test procedure applicable to refrigerators 

and refrigerator-freezers under 10 CFR 

part 430 for the company’s dualcompressor products. In its petition, 

Samsung has set forth an alternate test 

procedure and notes in support of its 

petition that DOE has already granted 

Sub-Zero a similar waiver pertaining to 

the use of dual compressor-equipped 

refrigerators. See 76 FR 71335 

(November 17, 2011) (interim waiver) 

and 77 FR 5784 (February 6, 2012) 

(Decision and Order). DOE has also 

granted an interim waiver to LG. See 77 

FR 44603 (July 30, 2012). While 

Samsung has acknowledged that its 

products have some differences from the 

ones addressed by the Sub-Zero waiver, 

Samsung asserts that the procedure 

outlined in that waiver will be 

compatible with its product. In 

addition, Samsung requests that it be 

permitted to use the alternate test 

procedure that DOE has already 

permitted Sub-Zero and LG to use in 

response to similar waiver requests 

pertaining to the testing of refrigeratorfreezers that use shared dual 

compressors, with minor modification 

suggested below: 

Before: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems 

with dual Automatic Defrost 

With Minor Change: 5.2.1.4 Dual 

Compressor Systems with Automatic Defrost 

(i=1 is mono, i=2 is dual) 

Samsung also requests an interim 

waiver from the existing DOE test 

procedure. An interim waiver may be 

granted if it is determined that the 

applicant will experience economic 

hardship if the application for interim 

waiver is denied, if it appears likely that 

the petition for waiver will be granted, 

and/or the Assistant Secretary 

determines that it would be desirable for 

public policy reasons to grant 

immediate relief pending a 

determination of the petition for waiver. 

See 10 CFR 430.27(g). 

DOE has determined that Samsung’s 

application for interim waiver does not 

provide sufficient market, equipment 

price, shipments and other 

manufacturer impact information to 

permit DOE to evaluate the economic 

hardship Samsung might experience 

absent a favorable determination on its 

application for interim waiver. DOE 

recognizes, however, that the DOE test 

procedure for dual compressor systems 

primarily addresses independent, sealed 

systems, which differ from the shared 

system used by the models listed in 

Samsung’s petition. As a result, it is not 

possible to test these products using the 

DOE test procedure, and use of the test 

procedure would provide test results so 

unrepresentative as to provide 

materially inaccurate comparative data. 

DOE reviewed the alternate procedure 

and determined that it will alleviate the 

testing problems associated with 

Samsung’s implementation of a dual 

compressor system. Therefore, it 

appears likely that Samsung’s petition 

for waiver will be granted. Previously, 

DOE granted Sub-Zero a similar waiver 

pertaining to the use of dual 

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compressor-equipped refrigerators. See 

76 FR 71335 (November 17, 2011) 

(interim waiver) and 77 FR 5784 

(February 6, 2012) (Decision and Order). 

DOE has also granted an interim waiver 

to LG. See 77 FR 44603 (July 30, 2012). 

For the reasons stated above, DOE 

grants Samsung’s application for interim 

waiver from testing of its refrigeratorfreezer product line containing dual 

compressors. Therefore, it is ordered 

that: 

The application for interim waiver 

filed by Samsung is hereby granted for 

Samsung’s refrigerator-freezer product 

lines that incorporate dual compressors 

subject to the following specifications 

and conditions below. Samsung shall be 

required to test and rate its refrigeratorfreezer product line containing dual 

compressors according to the alternate 

test procedure as set forth in section III, 

‘‘Alternate test procedure.’’ 

The interim waiver applies to the 

following basic model groups: 

RF32FM 

* * * * * 

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. Samsung may submit 

a new or amended petition for waiver 

and request for grant of interim waiver, 

as appropriate, for additional models of 

refrigerator-freezers for which it seeks a 

waiver from the DOE test procedure. In 

addition, DOE notes that granting of an 

interim waiver or waiver does not 

release a petitioner from the 

certification requirements set forth at 10 

CFR part 429. 

Further, this interim waiver is 

conditioned upon the presumed validity 

of statements, representations, and 

documents provided by the petitioner. 

DOE may revoke or modify this interim 

waiver at any time upon a 

determination that the factual basis 

underlying the petition for waiver is 

incorrect, or upon a determination that 

the results from the alternate test 

procedure are unrepresentative of the 

basic models’ true energy consumption 

characteristics. 

III. 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, DOE will consider 

setting an alternate test procedure for 

Samsung in a subsequent Decision and 

Order. 

During the period of the interim 

waiver granted in this notice, Samsung 

shall test the products listed above 

according to the test procedures for 

residential electric refrigerator-freezers 

prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix A1, except that, for 

the Samsung products listed above only, 

include: 

5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems 

with Automatic Defrost (i=1 is mono, 

i=2 is dual). The two-part test method in 

section 4.2.1 must be used, and the 

energy consumption in kilowatt-hours 

per day shall be calculated equivalent 

to: 

Where: 

1440 = number of minutes in a day 

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

i is a variable that can equal to 1, 2 or more 

that identifies the distinct defrost cycle 

types applicable for the refrigerator or 

refrigerator-freezer; 

D is the total number of distinct defrost cycle 

types; 

EP1 is the dual compressor energy expended 

during the first part of the test (it is 

calculated for a whole number of freezer 

compressor cycles at least 24 hours in 

duration and may be the summation of 

several running periods that do not 

include any precool, defrost, or recovery 

periods); 

T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes); 

EP2i is the total energy consumed during the 

second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. (kWh); 

T2i is the length of time (minutes) for the 

second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. 

CTi is the freezer compressor run time 

between instances of defrost cycle type 

i. CTi for compartment i with long time 

automatic defrost system is calculated as 

per 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix 

A1 clause 5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment 

i with variable defrost system is 

calculated as per 10 CFR part 430 

subpart B appendix A1 clause 5.2.1.3. 

(hours rounded to the nearest tenth of an 

hour). 

Stabilization: 

The test shall start after a minimum 24 

hours stabilization run for each temperature 

control setting. 

Steady State for EP1: 

The temperature average for the first and 

last compressor cycle of the test period must 

be within 1.0 [degrees] F (0.6 [degrees] C) of 

the test period temperature average for each 

compartment. Make this determination for 

the fresh food compartment for the fresh food 

compressor cycles closest to the start and end 

of the test period. If multiple segments are 

used for test period 1, each segment must 

comply with above requirement. 

Steady State for EP2i: 

The second (defrost) part of the test must 

be preceded and followed by regular 

compressor cycles. The temperature average 

for the first and last compressor cycle of the 

test period must be within 1.0 [degrees] F 

(0.6 [degrees] C) of the EP1 test period 

temperature average for each compartment. 

Test Period for EP2i, T2i: 

EP2i includes precool, defrost, and 

recovery time for compartment i, as well as 

sufficient dual compressor steady state run 

cycles to allow T2i to be at least 24 hours. 

The test period shall start at the end of a 

regular freezer compressor on-cycle after the 

previous defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 

freezer). The test period also includes the 

target defrost and following regular freezer 

compressor cycles, ending at the end of a 

regular freezer compressor on-cycle before 

the next defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 

freezer). If the previous condition does not 

meet 24 hours time, additional EP1 steady 

state segment data could be included. Steady 

state run cycle data can be utilized in EP1 

and EP2i. 

Test Measurement Frequency 

Measurements shall be taken at regular 

interval not exceeding 1 minute. 

[End of 5.2.1.4] 

IV. Summary and Request for 

Comments 

Through today’s notice, DOE grants 

Samsung an interim waiver from the 

specified portions of the test procedure 

applicable to Samsung’s line of 

refrigerator-freezers with dual 

compressors and announces receipt of 

Samsung’s petition for waiver from 

those same portions of the test 

procedure. DOE publishes Samsung’s 

petition for waiver pursuant to 10 CFR 

430.27(b)(1)(iv). The petition includes a 

suggested alternate test procedure to 

determine the energy consumption of 

Samsung’s specified refrigerator-freezers 

with dual compressors. Samsung is 

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procedure as a condition of its interim 

waiver, and DOE is considering 

including this alternate procedure in its 

subsequent Decision and Order. 

DOE solicits comments from 

interested parties on all aspects of the 

petition, including the suggested 

alternate test procedure and calculation 

methodology. 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., 19 

Chapin Road, Building D, Pine Brook, 

NJ 07058. 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 March 7, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

January 7, 2013 

The Honorable David Danielson 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

United States Department of Energy 

Mail Station EE–1 

Forrestal Building 

1000 Independence Avenue SW 

Washington, DC 20585 

Dear Assistant Secretary Danielson: 

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. 

(‘‘Samsung’’) respectfully submits the 

Application for Petition for Waiver and 

Application for Interim Waiver to the 

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’ or ‘‘the 

Department’’) regards to Samsung’s 

residential refrigerator-freezers that use 

shared dual compressors. 

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 

when (1) the basic model contains one or 

more design characteristics which either 

prevent testing of the basic model according 

to the prescribed test procedures, or (2) 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 10 Part 430 do 

not adequately provide a way for Samsung to 

accurately represent the energy consumption 

of its refrigerator-freezers that use shared 

dual compressors. Meanwhile, based on 

similar situations, DOE has already granted a 

waiver to Sub-Zero in 77 FR 5784 on 

February 6, 2012, and similarly, an interim 

waiver to LG in 77 FR 44603 on July 30, 

2012. 

However, unlike Subzero’s design which 

features two compressors, two evaporators, 

and two defrost heaters, Samsung’s design 

features two compressors, four evaporators, 

and three defrost heaters. 

Samsung’s design features four 

compartments that have their own 

evaporators. Three compartments, freezer/ 

convertible/fresh food compartment, are 

accessible with an exterior door and the 

fourth ice room compartment is a sub 

compartment and located inside of the fresh 

food compartment. Defrost heaters are 

adopted at three evaporators (freezer/ 

convertible/ice room) except the fresh food 

compartment evaporator and those heaters 

operate all together at the same time 

according to the control logic. So essentially, 

there is only one defrost type. Despite these 

differences of the composition, Samsung 

believes that the test procedure, as prescribed 

in the waiver granted to Subzero and in the 

interim waiver granted to LG, is equally 

applicable and appropriate. 

More specifically, Samsung’s residential 

refrigerator-freezers that use shared dual 

compressors can be tested and calculate to a 

reasonable result with same test procedure 

granted to Subzero’s waiver because the test 

procedure of Subzero’s waiver adopt a 

multiple defrost system of 1, 2 or more 

compartment with distinct defrost system 

and Samsung’s dual units have one defrost 

system despite of having four compartments 

and three defrost heaters as explained above. 

Therefore, Samsung respectfully requests a 

waiver and an interim waiver for the 

alternate test procedure that DOE has already 

granted Sub-Zero and LG pertaining to the 

refrigerator-freezers that use shared dual 

compressors, with minor modification 

suggested below: 

Before: 5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems 

with dual Automatic Defrost 

With Minor Change: 5.2.1.4 Dual 

Compressor Systems with Automatic Defrost 

(i=1 is mono, i=2 is dual) 

Alternate Test Procedure 

Replace the multiple defrost system section 

5.2.1.4 of Appendix A1 with the following: 

5.2.1.4 Dual Compressor Systems with 

Automatic Defrost. The two-part test method 

in section 4.2.1 must be used, and the energy 

consumption in kilowatt-hours per day shall 

be calculated equivalent to: 

Where: 

• 1440 = number of minutes in a day 

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

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

more that identifies the compartment 

with distinct defrost system; 

• D is the total number of compartments 

with distinct defrost systems; 

• EP1 is the dual compressor energy 

expended during the first part of the test 

(it is calculated for a whole number of 

freezer compressor cycles at least 24 

hours in duration and may be the 

summation of several running periods 

that do not include any precool, defrost, 

or recovery periods); 

• T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes); 

• EP2i is the total energy consumed during 

the second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. (kWh); 

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

second (defrost) part of the test being 

conducted for compartment i. 

• CTi is the compressor on time between 

defrosts for only compartment i. CTi for 

compartment i with long time automatic 

defrost system is calculated as per 10 

CFR part 430 subpart B appendix A1 

clause 5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment i 

with variable defrost system is calculated 

as per 10 CFR part 430 subpart B 

appendix A1 clause 5.2.1.3. (hours 

rounded to the nearest tenth of an hour). 

Stabilization: 

The test shall start after a minimum 

24 hours stabilization run for each 

temperature control setting. 

Steady State for EP1: 

The temperature average for the first 

and last compressor cycle of the test 

period must be within 1.0°F (0.6°C) of 

the test period temperature average for 

each compartment. Make this 

determination for the fresh food 

compartment for the fresh food 

compressor cycles closest to the start 

and end of the test period. If multiple 

segments are used for test period 1, each 

segment must comply with above 

requirement. 

Steady State for EP2i: 

The second (defrost) part of the test 

must be preceded and followed by 

regular compressor cycles. The 

temperature average for the first and last 

compressor cycle of the test period must 

be within 1.0°F (0.6°C) of the EP1 test 

period temperature average for each 

compartment. 

Test Period for EP2i, T2i: 


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EP2i includes precool, defrost, and 

recovery time for compartment i, as well 

as sufficient dual compressor steady 

state run cycles to allow T2i to be at 

least 24 hours. The test period shall start 

at the end of a regular freezer 

compressor on-cycle after the previous 

defrost occurrence (refrigerator or 

freezer). The test period also includes 

the target defrost and following regular 

freezer compressor cycles, ending at the 

end of a regular freezer compressor 

oncycle before the next defrost 

occurrence (refrigerator or freezer). If the 

previous condition does not meet 24 

hours time, additional EP1 steady state 

segment data could be included. Steady 

state run cycle data can be utilized in 

EP1 and EP2i. 

Test Measurement Frequency 

Measurements shall be taken at 

regular interval not exceeding 1 minute. 

For the reasons that DOE described in 

its granting of waiver and interim 

waiver for Sub-Zero and LG for 

refrigerator-freezers with shared dual 

compressors, Samsung believes that the 

expeditious granting of Waiver and 

Interim Waiver for the model listed 

below is warranted: 

RF32FM 

* * * * * 

Please feel free to contact me if you 

have any questions regarding this 

Application for 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 

[FR Doc. 2013–05767 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0494; FRL 9527–7] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; Tips and 

Complaints Regarding Environmental 

Violations (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Tips and 

Complaints Regarding Environmental 

Violations (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 

2219.04, OMB Control No. 2020–0032) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 

which is currently approved through 

March 31, 2013. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register (77 FR 69451) on November 19, 

2012 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. A fuller 

description of the ICR is given below, 

including its estimated burden and cost 

to the public. An Agency may not 

conduct or sponsor and a person is not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before April 12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OECA–2009–0494 to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Le Desma; Legal Counsel 

Division; Office of Criminal 

Enforcement, Forensics, and Training; 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal 

Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone 

number: (303) 462–9453; fax number: 

(303) 462–9075; email address: 

ledesma.michael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: EPA tips and complaints 

web form is intended to provide an easy 

and convenient means by which 

members of the public can supply 

information to EPA regarding suspected 

violations of environmental law. The 

decision to provide a tip or complaint 

is entirely voluntary and use of the web 

form when supplying a tip or complaint 

is also entirely voluntary. Tippers need 

not supply contact information or other 

personal identifiers. Those who do 

supply such information, however, 

should know that this information may 

be shared by EPA with appropriate 

administrative, law enforcement, and 

judicial entities engaged in investigating 

or adjudicating the tip or complaint. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Anyone wishing to file a tip or 

complaint. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

9,202 (total). 

Frequency of response: Occasionally. 

Total estimated burden: 4,601 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b) 

Total estimated cost: $100,026 (per 

year), which includes no annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 821 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with that identified in the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. This increase reflects 

the fact that tips and complaints are 

being filed at a higher rate than 

originally anticipated, a strong 

indication of the success of this 

program. There has been no change in 

the information being reported or the 

estimated burden per respondent. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05706 Filed 3–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0691; FRL–9529–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Mercury Cell 

Chlor-Alkali Plants (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

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