[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73466-73470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25435]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Case Number 2020-007, EERE-2014-BT-WAV-0038]


Energy Conservation Program: Extension of Waiver to GE 
Appliances, a Haier Company From the Department of Energy Consumer 
Refrigeration Products Test Procedure

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

ACTION: Extension of waiver.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (``DOE'') is granting a waiver 
extension (Case No. 2020-007) to GE Appliances, a Haier Company 
(``GEA'') from specified portions of the DOE consumer refrigeration 
products test procedure for determining the energy consumption of the 
specified GEA combination cooler refrigeration product basic model. 
Under this extension, GEA is required to test and rate the specified 
basic model in accordance with the alternate test procedure specified 
in the Order.

DATES: The Extension of Waiver is effective on November 18, 2020. The 
Extension of Waiver will terminate upon the compliance date of any 
future amendment to the test procedure for consumer refrigeration 
products located in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix A that 
addresses the issues presented in this waiver. At such time, GEA must 
use the relevant test procedure for the specified basic model of 
combination cooler refrigeration product for any testing to demonstrate 
compliance with standards, and any other representations of energy use.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Email: 
[email protected].
    Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel, Mail Stop GC-33, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-8145. Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(g)), DOE gives notice of the 
issuance of an Extension of Waiver as set forth below. The Extension of 
Waiver extends the Decision and Order granted to GEA (then GE 
Appliances) on February 12, 2015 (80 FR 7851, ``February 2015 Decision 
and Order'') to include GEA basic model G30W_C-9I-BI_N, as requested by 
GEA on June 29, 2020.\1\ GEA must test and rate the specifically 
identified G30W_C-9I-BI_N basic model in accordance with the alternate 
test procedure specified in the February 2015 Decision and Order. GEA's 
representations concerning the energy consumption of the specified 
basic models must be based on testing according to the provisions and 
restrictions in the alternate test procedure set forth in the February 
2015 Decision and Order, and the representations must fairly disclose 
the test results. Distributors, retailers, and private labelers are 
held to the same requirements when making representations regarding the 
energy consumption of these products. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c))
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    \1\ GEA's request is available at https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EERE-2014-BT-WAV-0038-0004.
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    DOE makes decisions on waiver extensions for only those basic 
models specifically set out in the request, not future models that may 
be manufactured by the petitioner. GEA may submit a new or amended 
petition for waiver and request for grant of interim waiver, as 
appropriate, for additional basic models of consumer refrigeration 
products. Alternatively, if appropriate, GEA may request that DOE 
extend the scope of a waiver to include additional basic models 
employing the same technology as the basic model(s) set forth in the 
original petition consistent with 10 CFR 430.27(g).

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 
12, 2020, by Alexander N. Fitzsimmons, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to 
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with 
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For 
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of 
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the 
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document 
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way 
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the 
Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

Case Number 2020-007

Extension of Waiver

I. Background and Authority

    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (``EPCA'') \1\ 
authorizes DOE to regulate the energy efficiency of a number of 
consumer products and certain industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6291-
6317) Title III, Part B \2\ of EPCA established the Energy Conservation 
Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles, which sets forth 
a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency for 
certain types of consumer products. These products include 
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, freezers. (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(1)) 
EPCA also contains provisions that enable the Secretary of

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Energy to classify additional types of consumer products as covered 
products. (42 U.S.C. 6292(a)(20)) In a final determination of coverage 
published in the Federal Register on July 18, 2016 (the ``July 2016 
Final Coverage Determination''), DOE classified miscellaneous 
refrigeration products (``MREFs'') as covered products under EPCA. 81 
FR 46768. MREFs are consumer refrigeration products other than 
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, or freezers, which include 
coolers and combination cooler refrigeration products. 10 CFR 430.2. 
Combination cooler refrigeration products (e.g., wine chillers combined 
with a refrigerator, freezer, or refrigerator-freezer) are the subject 
of this extension.
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    \1\ All references to EPCA in this document refer to the statute 
as amended through America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018, 
Public Law 115-270 (Oct. 23, 2018).
    \2\ For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, 
Part B was redesignated as Part A.
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    The energy conservation program under EPCA consists essentially of 
four parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation 
standards, and (4) certification and enforcement procedures. Relevant 
provisions of EPCA include definitions (42 U.S.C. 6291), energy 
conservation standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), test procedures (42 U.S.C. 
6293), labeling provisions (42 U.S.C. 6294), and the authority to 
require information and reports from manufacturers. (42 U.S.C. 6296)
    The Federal testing requirements consist of test procedures that 
manufacturers of covered products must use as the basis for: (1) 
Certifying to DOE that their products comply with the applicable energy 
conservation standards adopted pursuant to EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6295(s)), 
and (2) making representations about the efficiency of that product (42 
U.S.C. 6293(c)). Similarly, DOE must use these test procedures to 
determine whether the product complies with relevant standards 
promulgated under EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6295(s))
    Under 42 U.S.C. 6293, EPCA sets forth the criteria and procedures 
DOE is required to follow when prescribing or amending test procedures 
for covered products. EPCA requires that any test procedures prescribed 
or amended under this section must be reasonably designed to produce 
test results that reflect the energy efficiency, energy use or 
estimated annual operating cost of a covered product during a 
representative average use cycle or period of use and requires that 
test procedures not be unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 
6293(b)(3)) The test procedure for refrigerators, refrigerator-
freezers, coolers, and combination cooler refrigeration products is 
contained in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix A--Uniform Test 
Method for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Refrigerators, 
Refrigerator-Freezers, and Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products 
(``Appendix A'').
    Any interested person may submit a petition for waiver from DOE's 
test procedure requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(1). DOE will grant a 
waiver from the test procedure requirements if DOE determines either 
that the basic model for which the waiver was requested contains a 
design characteristic that prevents testing of the basic model 
according to the prescribed test procedures, or that the prescribed 
test procedures evaluate the basic model in a manner so 
unrepresentative of its true energy or water consumption 
characteristics as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data. 
10 CFR 430.27(f)(2). DOE may grant the waiver subject to conditions, 
including adherence to alternate test procedures. Id.
    A petitioner may request that DOE extend the scope of a waiver or 
an interim waiver to include additional basic models employing the same 
technology as the basic model(s) set forth in the original petition, 
without limiting an extension to products of the same class. 10 CFR 
430.27(g). DOE will publish any such extension in the Federal Register. 
Id.

II. Request for an Extension of Waiver: Assertions and Determinations

    On February 12, 2015, DOE issued a Decision and Order in Case 
Number RF-042 granting GEA a waiver to test certain consumer 
refrigerator-freezer basic models subject to the original Decision and 
Order using an alternate test procedure. 80 FR 7851 (``February 2015 
Decision and Order'').\3\ GEA stated that its refrigerator-freezers 
with a dual-compressor design were not properly accounted for in DOE's 
final test procedure rule published on April 21, 2014 (78 FR 22320) 
because these basic models demonstrate non-uniform cycling of their 
compressors, which prevents the verification of two criteria in the 
Appendix A test procedure--to ensure (a) that the first part of the 
test comprises a period of stable operation, and (b) that the second 
part of the test (used to measure the energy use contribution of the 
defrost cycle(s)) both starts and ends during periods of stable 
operation. 80 FR 7852.
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    \3\ The basic models subject to the February 2015 Decision and 
Order are ZIC30***** and ZIK30*****.
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    Based on its review, including of the information provided by GEA, 
DOE determined that the current test procedure at Appendix A would 
evaluate the refrigerator-freezer basic models specified in the 
February 2015 Decision and Order in a manner so unrepresentative of 
their true energy consumption characteristics as to provide materially 
inaccurate comparative data. 80 FR 7852-7853. The February 2015 
Decision and Order specifies that GEA must test and rate the subject 
basic models such that the stability requirements for the first part of 
the test are adapted to dual-compressor cycling and the period 
selection and duration for the second part of the test are adapted to 
dual-compressor cycling and defrosting. Id. Additionally, the unit must 
be run for a stabilization period of at least 24 hours preceding the 
test at each temperature control setting, and the test measurement 
frequency requirements made more stringent to a maximum of 1 minute per 
sample. Id.
    On June 29, 2020, GEA submitted a petition for waiver and interim 
waiver for a certain basic model of a combination cooler refrigeration 
product, which uses the same dual-compressor technology with non-
uniform compressor cycling as the residential refrigerator-freezer 
basic models subject to the February 2015 Decision and Order. Both 
combination cooler refrigeration products and refrigeration-freezers 
must be tested according to Appendix A. 10 CFR 430.23(a) and (ff). In 
its June 29, 2020 petition, GEA suggested the same alternate test 
procedure as prescribed in the February 2015 Decision and Order be used 
for the subject basic model. For these reasons, DOE is treating this 
petition for waiver and interim waiver as a request for an extension 
under 10 CFR 430.27(g) and that the scope of the waiver, Case Number 
RF-042, be extended to the GEA cooler-freezer basic model G30W_C-9I-
BI_N. DOE is publishing at the end of this document GEA's request for 
extension of waiver in its entirety.
    DOE has reviewed GEA's waiver extension request and determined that 
the G30W_C-9I-BI_N basic model identified in GEA's request incorporates 
the same design characteristics as those basic models covered under the 
waiver in Case Number RF-042 such that the test procedure evaluates 
that basic model in a manner that is unrepresentative of its actual 
energy use. The basic model G30W_C-9I-BI_N specified in GEA's request 
is a combination cooler refrigeration product (a cooler-freezer). As 
noted, the specified combination cooler refrigeration product is 
subject to testing according to Appendix A, the Federal test procedure 
from which GEA was granted a waiver in Case Number RF-042. Moreover, 
the subject basic model

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uses the same technology as the basic models of refrigerator-freezers 
subject to the alternate test procedure specified in the February 2015 
Decision and Order. DOE has determined that the alternate procedure 
specified in the February 2015 Decision and Order will allow for the 
accurate measurement of the energy use of the combination cooler 
refrigeration product basic model identified by GEA in its waiver 
extension request.

III. Order

    After careful consideration of all the material submitted by GEA in 
this matter, it is ordered that:
    (1) GEA must, as of the date of publication of this Extension of 
Waiver in the Federal Register, test and rate the following basic model 
with the alternate test procedure as set forth in paragraph (2):

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                   Brand                             Basic model
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GE........................................  G30W_C-9I-BI_N.
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    (2) The alternate test procedure for the GEA basic model referenced 
in paragraph (1) of this Order is the test procedure for refrigerators, 
refrigerator-freezers, and miscellaneous refrigeration products 
prescribed by DOE at 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix A, with the 
following modifications:
    The energy consumption shall be determined as follows:
    [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN18NO20.000
    
Where:

 ET is the test cycle energy (kWh/day);
 1440 = number of minutes in a day;
 EP1 is the dual compressor energy expended during the first 
part of the test. (If at least one compressor cycles, the test 
period for the first part of the test shall include a whole number 
of complete primary compressor cycles comprising at least 24 hours 
of stable operation, unless a defrost occurs prior to completion of 
24 hours of stable operation, in which case the first part of the 
test shall include a whole number of complete primary compressor 
cycles comprising at least 18 hours of stable operation);
 T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes);
 D is the total number of compartments with distinct defrost 
systems;
 i is the variable that equals to 1, 2 or more that 
identifies the compartment with a distinct defrost system;
 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 for the second 
(defrost) part of the test being conducted for compartment i 
(minutes);
 12 = conversion factor to adjust for a 50% run-time of the 
compressor in hours/day;
 CTi is the compressor on-time between defrosts 
for only compartment i. CTi for compartment i with a long 
time automatic defrost system is calculated as per 10 CFR part 430, 
subpart B, appendix A, clause 5.2.1.2. CTi for 
compartment i with a variable defrost system is calculated as per 10 
CFR part 430 subpart B, appendix A, 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.
    Test Period for EP2i, T2i: EP2i 
includes precool, defrost, and recovery time for compartment i, as 
well as sufficient dual compressor cycles to allow T2i to 
be at least 24 hours, unless a defrost occurs prior to completion of 
24 hours, in which case the second part of the test shall include a 
whole number of complete primary compressor cycles comprising at 
least 18 hours. The test period shall start at the end of a regular 
freezer compressor on-cycle after the previous defrost occurrence 
(cooler or freezer). The test period also includes the target 
defrost and following freezer compressor cycles, ending at the end 
of a freezer compressor on-cycle before the next defrost occurrence 
(cooler or freezer).
    Test Measurement Frequency: Measurements shall be taken at 
regular intervals not exceeding 1 minute.
    (3) Representations. GEA may make representations about the 
energy use of the basic model listed in paragraph (1) of this Order 
for compliance, marketing, or other purposes only to the extent that 
the basic model has been tested in accordance with the provisions of 
paragraph (2) of this Order and such representations fairly disclose 
the results of such testing.
    (4) This Extension of Waiver shall remain in effect according to 
the provisions of 10 CFR 430.27.
    (5) This Extension of Waiver is issued on the condition that the 
statements, representations, and documents provided by GEA are 
valid. If GEA makes any modifications to the controls or 
configurations of the basic model, the waiver will no longer be 
valid and GEA will either be required to use the current Federal 
test method or submit a new application for a test procedure waiver. 
DOE may rescind or modify this Extension of Waiver (and/or the 
underlying Order issued in Case Number RF-042) at any time if it 
determines the factual basis underlying the petition for extension 
of waiver (and/or the underlying Order issued in Case Number RF-042) 
is incorrect, or the results from the alternate test procedure are 
unrepresentative of a basic model's true energy consumption 
characteristics. 10 CFR 430.27(k)(1). Likewise, GEA may request that 
DOE rescind or modify the Extension of Waiver (and/or the underlying 
Order issued in Case Number RF-042) if GEA discovers an error in the 
information provided to DOE as part of its petition, determines that 
the waiver is no longer needed, or for other appropriate reasons. 10 
CFR 430.27(k)(2).
    (6) GEA remains obligated to fulfill any applicable requirements 
set forth at 10 CFR part 429.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2020.
Alexander N. Fitzsimmons,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

John T. Schlafer
Senior Counsel
Appliance Park--AP2-225
Louisville, KY 40225
T: (502) 452-7603
F: (502) 452-0347
[email protected]

June 29, 2020

Via Email ([email protected])

Mr. Daniel Simmons
Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
U.S. Department of Energy
Building Technologies Program, Test Procedure Waiver
1000 Independence Avenue SW
Mailstop EE-5B
Washington, DC 20585

Re: Petition for Waiver & Application for Interim Waiver Regarding Test 
Procedure for Measuring the Energy Consumption of Refrigerators, 
Refrigerator-Freezers, and Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products

Dear Asst. Sec. Simmons:

    GE Appliances, a Haier company (GEA) respectfully submits this 
Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver from the 
Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for Miscellaneous 
Refrigeration Products in 10 CFR 430 Subpart B, Appendix A. GEA's 
request is fully consistent with the previously granted waiver provided 
to GEA under Case Number RF-042, 80 FR 7851.
    GEA requests this waiver and interim waiver for the same reason as 
its

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previous waiver request: The current test procedure for dual compressor 
models is not applicable to GEA's models that demonstrate non-uniform 
compressor cycling. GEA requests expedited treatment of this Petition 
and Application as DOE has considered this exact issue before and 
approved the petition. This supplemental waiver request is filed only 
to add new basic models to the existing waiver.

1. About GE Appliances

    GEA is a leading US manufacturer of home appliances. GEA offers a 
full suite of major appliances across seven brands as well as portable 
appliances. GEA has been a participant in and contributor to the DOE's 
home appliance energy conservation program since its founding more than 
40 years ago. Indeed, GEA supports the goal of the appliance efficiency 
program: Maximizing energy savings improvements that offer consumers 
real economic benefits and that do not diminish product performance. 
GEA devotes substantial resources to the development of new 
technologies to increase energy efficiency where they are feasible and 
engineering products to meet the demanding DOE energy efficiency 
requirements.

2. Basic Models for Which a Waiver Is Requested

    This Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver covers 
the combination cooler refrigeration product basic model listed below.

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    Product Class C-9I-BI, Built-in cooler with upright freezer with
              automatic defrost with an automatic icemaker
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G30W_C-9I-BI_N
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    The basic model will be distributed in commerce under the brand 
name ``Monogram''.

3. Design Characteristic Constituting Grounds for the Petition

    The basic model listed utilizes a dual compressor design. The non-
uniform compressor cycling makes direct use of the Appendix A 
requirements for evaluating temperature stability problematic, if not 
impossible.

4. Requirements Sought To Be Waived

    The current test procedure in Appendix A for Multiple-Compressor 
Products with Automatic Defrost, 4.2.3.4.2 requires that ``For each 
compressor system, the compartment temperature averages for the first 
and last complete compressor cycles that lie completely within the 
second part of the test must be within 0.5 [deg]F (0.3 [deg]C) of the 
average compartment temperature measured for the first part of the 
test.'' The non-uniform compressor cycles of this product prevent 
consistent application of these requirements. As DOE stated when 
granting GEA's previous petition, ``DOE has reviewed the alternate test 
procedure and believes that it will allow for the accurate measurement 
of the energy use of these products, while alleviating the testing 
problems associated with GE's implementation of a dual compressor 
system''. (80 FR 7853). Without a waiver, the basic models referenced 
above cannot be accurately tested and rated for energy consumption.

5. Manufacturers of All Other Basic Models With Similar Design 
Characteristics

    To GEA's knowledge, the only other models with similar design 
characteristic are those listed in GEA's previously granted waiver, 
which is cited above.

6. The Proposed Alternate Test Procedure Has Been Approved by DOE

    GEA requests that the alternate test procedure prescribed by DOE in 
the GEA waiver order at 80 FR 7851-7854 be used to measure the energy 
efficiency for the basic model referenced above.
    The alternate test procedure instructions for this waiver are 
included in Exhibit A. They are identical to the alternate test 
procedure approved by DOE in 80 FR 7851-7854.

7. The Application for Interim Waiver Should Be Granted

a. The Petition for Waiver Will Likely Be Successful

    This Petition for Waiver is likely to be granted as an identical 
waiver has already been granted to GEA. The alternate test procedure, 
previously approved by DOE, is applicable to the basic models' design 
characteristics and will evaluate the performance of the models in a 
manner representative of the actual energy consumption.

b. Failure To Provide an Interim Waiver Will Cause Economic Hardship 
and Competitive Disadvantage

    If DOE does not promptly grant an interim waiver, GEA will likely 
be unable to test and certify this model within a commercially 
reasonable time. Such delay will prevent effective competition within 
the marketplace and place GEA at an unfair competitive disadvantage.

8. Notice to Other Manufacturers

    Pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(c), upon publication of a grant of 
interim waiver, GEA will notify in writing all known manufacturers of 
domestically marketed basic models of the same product class (as 
specified in 10 CFR 430.32) and of other product classes known to the 
petitioner to use the technology or have the characteristic at issue in 
the waiver. The notice will include a statement that DOE has published 
the interim waiver and petition for waiver in the Federal Register and 
the date the petition for waiver was published. The notice will also 
include a statement that DOE will receive and consider timely written 
comments on the petition for waiver. Within five working days of 
publication of the grant of interim waiver, GEA will file with DOE a 
statement certifying the names and addresses of each person to whom a 
notice of the petition for waiver was sent.

9. Conclusion

    GEA respectfully requests that DOE grant this Petition for Waiver 
and Application for Interim Waiver from the current test procedure for 
the specified basic models. As DOE has already reviewed and approved an 
identical request for GEA, GEA requests expedited review and approval 
of the application for Interim Waiver.

Very truly yours,
/s/
John T. Schlafer

    Attachments:
Exhibit A--Alternate Test Procedure Page 4 Mr. Daniel Simmons
EXHIBIT A: Alternate Test Procedure for Multiple-compressor Products 
with Automatic Defrost
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN18NO20.001

Where:
--ET is the test cycle energy (kWh/day);
--1440 = number of minutes in a day

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--EP1 is the dual compressor energy expended during the first part 
of the test (If at least one compressor cycles, the test period for 
the first part of the test shall include a whole number of complete 
primary compressor cycles comprising at least 24 hours of stable 
operation, unless a defrost occurs prior to completion of 24 hours 
of stable operation, in which case the first part of the test shall 
include a whole number of complete primary compressor cycles 
comprising at least 18 hours of stable operation);
--T1 is the length of time for EP1 (minutes);
--D is the total number of compartments with distinct defrost 
systems;
--i is the variable that can equal to 1, 2 or more that identifies 
the compartment with distinct defrost system;
--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.
--12 = conversion factor to adjust for a 50% run-time of the 
compressor in hours/day
--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 A clause 5.2.1.2. CTi for compartment 
i with variable defrost system is calculated as per 10 CFR part 430 
subpart B, Appendix A 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.
    Test Period for EP2i, T2i: EP2i 
includes precool, defrost, and recovery time for compartment i, as 
well as sufficient dual compressor cycles to allow T2i to 
be at least 24 hours, unless a defrost occurs prior to completion of 
24 hours, in which case the second part of the test shall include a 
whole number of complete primary compressor cycles comprising at 
least 18 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 freezer compressor cycles, ending at the end 
of a freezer compressor on-cycle before the next defrost occurrence 
(refrigerator or freezer).
    Test Measurement Frequency: Measurements shall be taken at 
regular intervals not exceeding 1 minute.

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