[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07368]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

[Case No. CR-006]


Notice of Petition for Waiver of AHT Cooling Systems GmbH and AHT 
Cooling Systems USA Inc. From the Department of Energy Commercial 
Refrigerator, Freezer, and Refrigerator-Freezer Test Procedures and 
Partial Granting of an Interim Waiver; Withdrawal

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver, partial granting of an interim 
waiver, and request for public comment; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is withdrawing its notice 
of petition for waiver, partial granting of an interim waiver, and 
request for public comment for AHT Cooling Systems GmbH and AHT Cooling 
Systems USA Inc. (``AHT'') from the commercial refrigerator, freezer, 
and refrigerator-freezer (``CRE'') test procedures. The notice 
published on March 28, 2017, included an error in the calculations to 
determine daily energy consumption in the alternate test procedure and 
omitted a step needed to accurately capture the entire defrost energy 
contribution. Therefore, DOE is withdrawing the notice in its entirety 
and will republish the notice with corrected calculations and 
associated discussion.

DATES: The notice published at 82 FR 15345 on March 28, 2017, is 
withdrawn as of April 12, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy, Building 
Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-0371. Email: 
[email protected].
    Johanna Jochum, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, Mail Stop GC-33, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0103. Telephone: (202) 287-63007. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is withdrawing its notice of petition 
for waiver, partial granting of an interim waiver, and request for 
public comment for AHT from the CRE test procedures. The notice 
published on March 28, 2017, included an error in the calculations to 
determine daily energy consumption in the alternate test procedure. 82 
FR 15345, 15348. Specifically, the notice included an error in the 
calculation of tDS, the sum of defrost time per week. The 
notice incorrectly showed that value calculated as the duration of one 
defrost cycle divided by the maximum number of defrosts per week. The 
correct calculation would be the duration of one defrost cycle 
multiplied by the maximum number of defrosts per week.
    In addition, the notice omitted the test methodology instructions 
to capture the entire defrost operation. As published, the test period 
would only capture the defrost itself and not any pre-cooling or 
temperature recovery periods that would use more energy along with the 
defrost.
    Because of this error and omission, DOE is withdrawing the March 
28, 2017, notice in its entirety and will republish the notice to 
correct the error. While DOE works to expeditiously correct and 
republish the interim waiver, AHT's original application will be 
considered pending and DOE's enforcement policy on test procedure 
waivers will apply.\1\
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    \1\ For additional information on DOE's enforcement policy 
pertaining to test procedure waivers, see https://www.energy.gov/gc/downloads/enforcement-policy-application-waivers-and-waiver-process.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2017.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2017-07368 Filed 4-11-17; 8:45 am]
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