80_FR_62641 80 FR 62441 - Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Clothes Washers; Correcting Amendments

80 FR 62441 - Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Clothes Washers; Correcting Amendments

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On August 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a final rule amending the test procedures for clothes washers. This correction addresses several cross-reference numbering errors, in which the cross-references were inadvertently not updated to reflect the revised section numbering resulting from the final rule amendments. In addition, this correction republishes several amendments from the final rule that could not be incorporated into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) due to inaccurate amendatory instructions, and clarifies several of the amendatory instructions in the final rule to remove certain sections of the test procedures. Furthermore, this correction reinstates three sections of the clothes washer test procedure that were inadvertently removed from the CFR starting with the 2013 annual edition. Neither the errors nor the corrections in this document affect the substance of the rulemaking or any of the conclusions reached in support of either of these final rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2013-BT-TP-0009]
RIN 1904-AC97


Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test 
Procedures for Clothes Washers; Correcting Amendments

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

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: On August 5, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a final rule amending the test procedures for clothes 
washers. This correction addresses several cross-reference numbering 
errors, in which the cross-references were inadvertently not updated to 
reflect the revised section numbering resulting from the final rule 
amendments. In addition, this correction republishes several amendments 
from the final rule that could not be incorporated into the Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) due to inaccurate amendatory instructions, 
and clarifies several of the amendatory instructions in the final rule 
to remove certain sections of the test procedures. Furthermore, this 
correction reinstates three sections of the clothes washer test 
procedure that were inadvertently removed from the CFR starting with 
the 2013 annual edition. Neither the errors nor the corrections in this 
document affect the substance of the rulemaking or any of the 
conclusions reached in support of either of these final rules.

DATES: Effective Date: October 16, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-0371. Email: 
[email protected].
    Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General 
Counsel,

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GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. 
Telephone: (202) 586-9507. Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published a final rule in the Federal 
Register on August 5, 2015 (the ``August 2015 final rule''), amending 
the test procedures for clothes washers. 80 FR 46729. In the rule, 
several section number cross-references were inadvertently not updated 
to reflect the revised section numbering resulting from the final rule 
amendments. These errors apply to both Appendix J1 and Appendix J2 to 
subpart B of 10 CFR part 430. Table 1 summarizes the affected sections 
and the associated corrections.

         Table 1--Corrections to Section Number Cross-References
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                               Appendix J1
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Section 2.7............................  Existing reference to section
Section 4.2.3..........................   3.1.5 updated to 3.1.6.
Section 4.4............................
Section 3.6............................  Existing reference to section
                                          1.18 updated to 1.20.
Section 3.7.1..........................  Existing reference to section
Section 3.7.2..........................   3.5.2.3 updated to 3.5.3.
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                               Appendix J2
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Section 3.8.2.6........................  Existing reference to ``section
                                          6.3 of this appendix'' updated
                                          to ``section 7 of appendix J3
                                          to 10 CFR part 430, subpart
                                          B.''
Section 3.8.3.2........................  Existing reference to ``section
Section 3.8.3.4........................   6.2.1 of this appendix''
                                          updated to ``section 6.1 of
                                          appendix J3 to 10 CFR part
                                          430, subpart B.''
Section 4.2.4..........................  Existing reference to section
                                          3.7 updated to 3.6.
Section 4.2.5..........................  Existing reference to section
                                          3.6 updated to 3.7.
Section 4.2.12.........................  Existing reference to section
Section 4.2.13.........................   3.1.6 updated to 3.1.7.
Section 4.5............................
Section 4.6............................
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    In addition, this final rule republishes the amendments to sections 
2.6.5.1 and 2.6.5.2. It also clarifies that sections 2.6.5.3 (including 
its subsections), 2.6.5.4, 2.6.6.1, 2.6.6.2, 2.6.7.1, and 2.6.7.2 of 
Appendix J1 are to be removed.
    Finally, in a test procedure final rule published on March 7, 2012 
(the ``March 2012 final rule''), DOE amended section 3.6 of Appendix J1 
and intended for sections 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 to remain unchanged. 77 
FR 13888. In the January 1, 2013 version of the CFR, sections 3.6.1 
through 3.6.3 of Appendix J1 were inadvertently removed. Section 3.6 
requires measuring water and electrical energy consumption for the Cold 
Wash temperature selection using the water fill levels and test load 
sizes specified in sections 3.6.1 through 3.6.3. As was the case prior 
to the inadvertent deletion and as reinstated, sections 3.6.1 through 
3.6.3 provide these specifications and also define the variables 
associated with each measurement. This final rule correction reinstates 
these sections as they appeared in the January 1, 2012 version of the 
CFR, except that the word ``adaptive'' in section 3.6.3 is changed to 
``automatic,'' as described in the August 2015 final rule.

Procedural Issues and Regulatory Review

    The regulatory reviews conducted for this rulemaking are those set 
forth in the March 2012 final rule and August 2015 final rule that 
originally codified the respective amendments to DOE's test procedures 
for clothes washers. The amendments in the March 2012 final rule became 
effective April 6, 2012, and the amendments in the August 2015 final 
rule became effective September 4, 2015.
    Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), DOE 
has determined that notice and prior opportunity for comment on this 
rule are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Neither the 
errors nor the corrections in this document affect the substance of the 
rulemakings or any of the conclusions reached in support of either of 
these final rules. For these reasons, DOE has also determined that 
there is good cause to waive the 30-day delay in effective date.

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430

    Administrative practice and procedure, Confidential business 
information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Imports, 
Intergovernmental relations, Small businesses.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 5, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, part 430 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 430--ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS

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1. The authority citation for part 430 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291-6309; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note.


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2. Appendix J1 to subpart B of part 430 is amended by:
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a. Revising sections 2.6.5.1 and 2.6.5.2;
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b. Removing sections 2.6.5.3, 2.6.5.3.1 through 2.6.5.3.6, 2.6.5.4, 
2.6.6.1, 2.6.6.2, 2.6.7.1, and 2.6.7.2;
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c. Revising sections 2.7, 3.6, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 4.2.3, and 4.4; and
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d. Adding sections 3.6.1, 3.6.2, and 3.6.3.
    The revisions and additions read as follows:

Appendix J1 to Subpart B of Part 430--Uniform Test Method for Measuring 
the Energy Consumption of Automatic and Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers

* * * * *
    2.6.5.1 Using the coefficients A and B calculated in Appendix J3 
to 10 CFR part 430, subpart B:

RMCcorr = A x RMC + B

    2.6.5.2 Substitute RMCcorr values in calculations in 
section 3.8 of this appendix.
* * * * *
    2.7 Test Load Sizes. Maximum, minimum, and, when required, 
average test load sizes shall be determined using Table 5.1 of this 
appendix and the clothes container capacity as measured in sections 
3.1.1 through 3.1.6 of this appendix. Test loads shall consist of 
energy test cloths, except that adjustments to the test loads to 
achieve proper weight can be made by the use of energy stuffer 
cloths with no more than 5 stuffer cloths per load.
* * * * *
    3.6 ``Cold Wash'' (Minimum Wash Temperature Selection). Water 
and electrical energy consumption shall be measured for each water 
fill level or test load size as specified in sections 3.6.1 through 
3.6.3 of this appendix for the coldest wash temperature selection 
available. For a clothes washer that offers two or more wash 
temperature settings labeled as cold, such as ``Cold'' and ``Tap 
Cold,'' the setting with the minimum wash temperature shall be 
considered the cold wash. If any of the other cold wash temperature 
settings add hot water to raise the wash temperature above the cold 
water supply temperature, as defined in section 2.3 of this 
appendix, those setting(s) shall be considered warm wash setting(s), 
as defined in section 1.20 of this appendix. If none of the cold 
wash temperature settings add hot water for any of the water fill 
levels or test load sizes required for the energy test cycle, the 
wash temperature setting labeled as ``Cold'' shall be considered the 
cold wash, and the other wash temperature setting(s) labeled as cold 
shall not be required for testing.
    3.6.1 Maximum test load and water fill. Hot water consumption 
(Hcx), cold water consumption (Ccx), and 
electrical energy consumption (Ecx) shall be measured for 
a cold wash/cold rinse energy test cycle, with the controls set for 
the maximum water fill level. The maximum test load size is to be 
used and shall be determined per Table 5.1 of this appendix.
    3.6.2 Minimum test load and water fill. Hot water consumption 
(Hcn), cold water

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consumption (Ccn), and electrical energy consumption 
(Ecn) shall be measured for a cold wash/cold rinse energy 
test cycle, with the controls set for the minimum water fill level. 
The minimum test load size is to be used and shall be determined per 
Table 5.1 of this appendix.
    3.6.3 Average test load and water fill. For clothes washers with 
an automatic water fill control system, measure the values for hot 
water consumption (Hca), cold water consumption 
(Cca), and electrical energy consumption (Eca) 
for a cold wash/cold rinse energy test cycle, with an average test 
load size as determined per Table 5.1 of this appendix.
* * * * *
    3.7.1 For the rinse only, measure the amount of hot water 
consumed by the clothes washer including all deep and spray rinses, 
for the maximum (Rx), minimum (Rn), and, if 
required by section 3.5.3 of this appendix, average (Ra) 
test load sizes or water fill levels.
    3.7.2 Measure the amount of electrical energy consumed by the 
clothes washer to heat the rinse water only, including all deep and 
spray rinses, for the maximum (ERx), minimum 
(ERn), and, if required by section 3.5.3 of this 
appendix, average (ERa) test load sizes or water fill 
levels.
* * * * *
    4.2.3 Water factor. Calculate the water factor, WF, expressed in 
gallons per cycle per cubic foot (or liters per cycle per liter), 
as:

WF = QT/C

where:

QT = As defined in section 4.2.2 of this appendix.
C = As defined in section 3.1.6 of this appendix.
* * * * *
    4.4 Modified energy factor. Calculate the modified energy 
factor, MEF, expressed in cubic feet per kilowatt-hour per cycle (or 
liters per kilowatt-hour per cycle) and defined as:

MEF = C/(ETE + DE)

where:

C = As defined in section 3.1.6 of this appendix.
ETE = As defined in section 4.1.7 of this appendix.
DE = As defined in section 4.3 of this appendix.
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3. Appendix J2 to subpart B of part 430 is amended by revising sections 
3.8.2.6, 3.8.3.2, 3.8.3.4, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, 4.2.12, 4.2.13, 4.5, and 4.6 
to read as follows:

Appendix J2 to Subpart B of Part 430--Uniform Test Method for Measuring 
the Energy Consumption of Automatic and Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers

* * * * *
    3.8.2.6 Apply the RMC correction curve described in section 7 of 
appendix J3 to this subpart to calculate the corrected remaining 
moisture content, RMCcorr, expressed as a percentage as 
follows:

RMCcorr = (A x RMCx + B) x 100%

where:

A and B are the coefficients of the RMC correction curve as defined 
in section 6.1 of appendix J3 to this subpart.

RMCx = As defined in section 3.8.2.5 of this appendix.
* * * * *
    3.8.3.2 Apply the RMC correction curve described in section 7 of 
appendix J3 to this subpart to calculate the corrected remaining 
moisture content for Cold Wash/Cold Rinse, RMCCOLD,corr, 
expressed as a percentage, as follows:

RMCCOLD,corr = (A x RMCCOLD + B) x 100%

where:

A and B are the coefficients of the RMC correction curve as defined 
in section 6.1 of appendix J3 to this subpart.

RMCCOLD = As defined in section 3.8.3.1 of this appendix.
* * * * *
    3.8.3.4 Apply the RMC correction curve described in section 7 of 
appendix J3 to this subpart to calculate the corrected remaining 
moisture content for Warm Wash/Warm Rinse, RMCWARM,corr, 
expressed as a percentage, as follows:

RMCWARM,corr = (A x RMCWARM + B) x 100%

where:

A and B are the coefficients of the RMC correction curve as defined 
in section 6.1 of appendix J3 to this subpart.

RMCWARM = As defined in section 3.8.3.3 of this appendix.
* * * * *
    4.2.4 Per-cycle water consumption for Warm Wash/Warm Rinse. 
Calculate the maximum, average, and minimum total water consumption, 
expressed in gallons per cycle (or liters per cycle), for the Warm 
Wash/Warm Rinse cycle and defined as:

Qwwmax = [Hwwx + Cwwx]
Qwwavg = [Hwwa + Cwwa]
Qwwmin = [Hwwn + Cwwn]

where:

Hwwx, Cwwx, Hwwa, Cwwa, 
Hwwn, and Cwwn are defined in section 3.6 of 
this appendix.

    4.2.5 Per-cycle water consumption for Cold Wash/Cold Rinse. 
Calculate the maximum, average, and minimum total water consumption, 
expressed in gallons per cycle (or liters per cycle), for the Cold 
Wash/Cold Rinse cycle and defined as:

Qcmax = [Hcx + Ccx]
Qcavg = [Hca + Cca]
Qcmin = [Hcn + Ccn]

where:

Hcx, Ccx, Hca, Cca, 
Hcn, and Ccn are defined in section 3.7 of 
this appendix.
* * * * *
    4.2.12 Water factor. Calculate the water factor, WF, expressed 
in gallons per cycle per cubic foot (or liters per cycle per liter), 
as:

WF = QcT/C

where:

QcT = As defined in section 4.2.10 of this appendix.
C = As defined in section 3.1.7 of this appendix.

    4.2.13 Integrated water factor. Calculate the integrated water 
factor, IWF, expressed in gallons per cycle per cubic foot (or 
liters per cycle per liter), as:

IWF = QT/C

where:

QT = As defined in section 4.2.11 of this appendix.
C = As defined in section 3.1.7 of this appendix.
* * * * *
    4.5 Modified energy factor. Calculate the modified energy 
factor, MEF, expressed in cubic feet per kilowatt-hour per cycle (or 
liters per kilowatt-hour per cycle) and defined as:

MEF = C/(ETE + DE)

where:

C = As defined in section 3.1.7 of this appendix.
ETE = As defined in section 4.1.7 of this appendix.
DE = As defined in section 4.3 of this appendix.

    4.6 Integrated modified energy factor. Calculate the integrated 
modified energy factor, IMEF, expressed in cubic feet per kilowatt-
hour per cycle (or liters per kilowatt-hour per cycle) and defined 
as:

IMEF = C/(ETE + DE + ETLP)

where:

C = As defined in section 3.1.7 of this appendix.
ETE = As defined in section 4.1.7 of this appendix.
DE = As defined in section 4.3 of this appendix.
ETLP = As defined in section 4.4 of this appendix.
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62442 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 200 / Friday, October 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue Cold Wash temperature selection using ■ 2. Appendix J1 to subpart B of part SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. the water fill levels and test load sizes 430 is amended by: Telephone: (202) 586–9507. Email: specified in sections 3.6.1 through 3.6.3. ■ a. Revising sections 2.6.5.1 and Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov. As was the case prior to the inadvertent 2.6.5.2; deletion and as reinstated, sections 3.6.1 ■ b. Removing sections 2.6.5.3, 2.6.5.3.1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published a final rule in the Federal through 3.6.3 provide these through 2.6.5.3.6, 2.6.5.4, 2.6.6.1, Register on August 5, 2015 (the ‘‘August specifications and also define the 2.6.6.2, 2.6.7.1, and 2.6.7.2; variables associated with each ■ c. Revising sections 2.7, 3.6, 3.7.1, 2015 final rule’’), amending the test procedures for clothes washers. 80 FR measurement. This final rule correction 3.7.2, 4.2.3, and 4.4; and reinstates these sections as they ■ d. Adding sections 3.6.1, 3.6.2, and 46729. In the rule, several section appeared in the January 1, 2012 version 3.6.3. number cross-references were The revisions and additions read as inadvertently not updated to reflect the of the CFR, except that the word ‘‘adaptive’’ in section 3.6.3 is changed to follows: revised section numbering resulting from the final rule amendments. These ‘‘automatic,’’ as described in the August Appendix J1 to Subpart B of Part 430— errors apply to both Appendix J1 and 2015 final rule. Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Appendix J2 to subpart B of 10 CFR part Procedural Issues and Regulatory Energy Consumption of Automatic and 430. Table 1 summarizes the affected Review Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers sections and the associated corrections. * * * * * The regulatory reviews conducted for this rulemaking are those set forth in the 2.6.5.1 Using the coefficients A and B TABLE 1—CORRECTIONS TO SECTION March 2012 final rule and August 2015 calculated in Appendix J3 to 10 CFR part NUMBER CROSS-REFERENCES 430, subpart B: final rule that originally codified the RMCcorr = A × RMC + B respective amendments to DOE’s test Appendix J1 procedures for clothes washers. The 2.6.5.2 Substitute RMCcorr values in calculations in section 3.8 of this appendix. Section 2.7 ..... Existing reference to section amendments in the March 2012 final rule became effective April 6, 2012, and * * * * * Section 4.2.3 .. 3.1.5 updated to 3.1.6. 2.7 Test Load Sizes. Maximum, minimum, Section 4.4 ..... the amendments in the August 2015 and, when required, average test load sizes Section 3.6 ..... Existing reference to section final rule became effective September 4, shall be determined using Table 5.1 of this 1.18 updated to 1.20. 2015. appendix and the clothes container capacity Section 3.7.1 .. Existing reference to section Pursuant to the Administrative as measured in sections 3.1.1 through 3.1.6 Section 3.7.2 .. 3.5.2.3 updated to 3.5.3. Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), DOE has of this appendix. Test loads shall consist of determined that notice and prior energy test cloths, except that adjustments to Appendix J2 opportunity for comment on this rule the test loads to achieve proper weight can are unnecessary and contrary to the be made by the use of energy stuffer cloths Section 3.8.2.6 Existing reference to ‘‘sec- with no more than 5 stuffer cloths per load. tion 6.3 of this appendix’’ public interest. Neither the errors nor updated to ‘‘section 7 of the corrections in this document affect * * * * * the substance of the rulemakings or any 3.6 ‘‘Cold Wash’’ (Minimum Wash appendix J3 to 10 CFR of the conclusions reached in support of Temperature Selection). Water and electrical part 430, subpart B.’’ energy consumption shall be measured for Section 3.8.3.2 Existing reference to ‘‘sec- either of these final rules. For these each water fill level or test load size as Section 3.8.3.4 tion 6.2.1 of this appendix’’ reasons, DOE has also determined that specified in sections 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 of updated to ‘‘section 6.1 of there is good cause to waive the 30-day this appendix for the coldest wash appendix J3 to 10 CFR delay in effective date. temperature selection available. For a clothes part 430, subpart B.’’ washer that offers two or more wash Section 4.2.4 .. Existing reference to section List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430 temperature settings labeled as cold, such as 3.7 updated to 3.6. Administrative practice and ‘‘Cold’’ and ‘‘Tap Cold,’’ the setting with the Section 4.2.5 .. Existing reference to section minimum wash temperature shall be procedure, Confidential business 3.6 updated to 3.7. considered the cold wash. If any of the other Section 4.2.12 Existing reference to section information, Energy conservation, Household appliances, Imports, cold wash temperature settings add hot water Section 4.2.13 3.1.6 updated to 3.1.7. to raise the wash temperature above the cold Section 4.5 ..... Intergovernmental relations, Small water supply temperature, as defined in Section 4.6 ..... businesses. section 2.3 of this appendix, those setting(s) Issued in Washington, DC, on October 5, shall be considered warm wash setting(s), as In addition, this final rule republishes 2015. defined in section 1.20 of this appendix. If the amendments to sections 2.6.5.1 and Kathleen B. Hogan, none of the cold wash temperature settings 2.6.5.2. It also clarifies that sections Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency add hot water for any of the water fill levels 2.6.5.3 (including its subsections), and Renewable Energy. or test load sizes required for the energy test 2.6.5.4, 2.6.6.1, 2.6.6.2, 2.6.7.1, and cycle, the wash temperature setting labeled For the reasons stated in the as ‘‘Cold’’ shall be considered the cold wash, 2.6.7.2 of Appendix J1 are to be preamble, part 430 of title 10 of the and the other wash temperature setting(s) removed. Code of Federal Regulations is corrected labeled as cold shall not be required for Finally, in a test procedure final rule by making the following correcting testing. published on March 7, 2012 (the amendments: 3.6.1 Maximum test load and water fill. ‘‘March 2012 final rule’’), DOE amended Hot water consumption (Hcx), cold water asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES section 3.6 of Appendix J1 and intended PART 430—ENERGY CONSERVATION consumption (Ccx), and electrical energy for sections 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 to PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER consumption (Ecx) shall be measured for a remain unchanged. 77 FR 13888. In the cold wash/cold rinse energy test cycle, with PRODUCTS the controls set for the maximum water fill January 1, 2013 version of the CFR, level. The maximum test load size is to be sections 3.6.1 through 3.6.3 of Appendix ■ 1. The authority citation for part 430 used and shall be determined per Table 5.1 J1 were inadvertently removed. Section continues to read as follows: of this appendix. 3.6 requires measuring water and Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6291–6309; 28 U.S.C. 3.6.2 Minimum test load and water fill. Hot electrical energy consumption for the 2461 note. water consumption (Hcn), cold water VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Oct 15, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM 16OCR1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 200 / Friday, October 16, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 62443 consumption (Ccn), and electrical energy where: 4.2.13 Integrated water factor. Calculate consumption (Ecn) shall be measured for a A and B are the coefficients of the RMC the integrated water factor, IWF, expressed in cold wash/cold rinse energy test cycle, with correction curve as defined in section 6.1 gallons per cycle per cubic foot (or liters per the controls set for the minimum water fill of appendix J3 to this subpart. cycle per liter), as: level. The minimum test load size is to be IWF = QT/C RMCx = As defined in section 3.8.2.5 of this used and shall be determined per Table 5.1 appendix. where: of this appendix. 3.6.3 Average test load and water fill. For * * * * * QT = As defined in section 4.2.11 of this clothes washers with an automatic water fill 3.8.3.2 Apply the RMC correction curve appendix. control system, measure the values for hot described in section 7 of appendix J3 to this C = As defined in section 3.1.7 of this water consumption (Hca), cold water subpart to calculate the corrected remaining appendix. consumption (Cca), and electrical energy moisture content for Cold Wash/Cold Rinse, * * * * * consumption (Eca) for a cold wash/cold rinse RMCCOLD,corr, expressed as a percentage, as 4.5 Modified energy factor. Calculate the energy test cycle, with an average test load follows: modified energy factor, MEF, expressed in size as determined per Table 5.1 of this RMCCOLD,corr = (A × RMCCOLD + B) × 100% cubic feet per kilowatt-hour per cycle (or appendix. where: liters per kilowatt-hour per cycle) and * * * * * defined as: A and B are the coefficients of the RMC 3.7.1 For the rinse only, measure the correction curve as defined in section 6.1 MEF = C/(ETE + DE) amount of hot water consumed by the clothes of appendix J3 to this subpart. where: washer including all deep and spray rinses, for the maximum (Rx), minimum (Rn), and, if RMCCOLD = As defined in section 3.8.3.1 of C = As defined in section 3.1.7 of this required by section 3.5.3 of this appendix, this appendix. appendix. average (Ra) test load sizes or water fill levels. * * * * * ETE = As defined in section 4.1.7 of this 3.7.2 Measure the amount of electrical 3.8.3.4 Apply the RMC correction curve appendix. energy consumed by the clothes washer to described in section 7 of appendix J3 to this DE = As defined in section 4.3 of this heat the rinse water only, including all deep subpart to calculate the corrected remaining appendix. and spray rinses, for the maximum (ERx), moisture content for Warm Wash/Warm 4.6 Integrated modified energy factor. minimum (ERn), and, if required by section Rinse, RMCWARM,corr, expressed as a Calculate the integrated modified energy 3.5.3 of this appendix, average (ERa) test load percentage, as follows: factor, IMEF, expressed in cubic feet per sizes or water fill levels. RMCWARM,corr = (A × RMCWARM + B) × 100% kilowatt-hour per cycle (or liters per * * * * * kilowatt-hour per cycle) and defined as: where: 4.2.3 Water factor. Calculate the water IMEF = C/(ETE + DE + ETLP) A and B are the coefficients of the RMC factor, WF, expressed in gallons per cycle per correction curve as defined in section 6.1 where: cubic foot (or liters per cycle per liter), as: of appendix J3 to this subpart. C = As defined in section 3.1.7 of this WF = QT/C RMCWARM = As defined in section 3.8.3.3 of appendix. where: this appendix. ETE = As defined in section 4.1.7 of this QT = As defined in section 4.2.2 of this appendix. * * * * * DE = As defined in section 4.3 of this appendix. 4.2.4 Per-cycle water consumption for C = As defined in section 3.1.6 of this appendix. Warm Wash/Warm Rinse. Calculate the ETLP = As defined in section 4.4 of this appendix. maximum, average, and minimum total water appendix. * * * * * consumption, expressed in gallons per cycle 4.4 Modified energy factor. Calculate the (or liters per cycle), for the Warm Wash/ * * * * * Warm Rinse cycle and defined as: [FR Doc. 2015–25963 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am] modified energy factor, MEF, expressed in cubic feet per kilowatt-hour per cycle (or BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Qwwmax = [Hwwx + Cwwx] liters per kilowatt-hour per cycle) and Qwwavg = [Hwwa + Cwwa] defined as: Qwwmin = [Hwwn + Cwwn] MEF = C/(ETE + DE) where: FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE where: Hwwx, Cwwx, Hwwa, Cwwa, Hwwn, and CORPORATION C = As defined in section 3.1.6 of this Cwwn are defined in section 3.6 of this appendix. appendix. 12 CFR Parts 352 and 361 ETE = As defined in section 4.1.7 of this 4.2.5 Per-cycle water consumption for Cold appendix. Wash/Cold Rinse. Calculate the maximum, RIN 3064–AE35 DE = As defined in section 4.3 of this average, and minimum total water appendix. consumption, expressed in gallons per cycle Nondiscrimination on the Basis of * * * * * (or liters per cycle), for the Cold Wash/Cold Disability Minority and Women ■ 3. Appendix J2 to subpart B of part Rinse cycle and defined as: Outreach Program Contracting 430 is amended by revising sections Qcmax = [Hcx + Ccx] Qcavg = [Hca + Cca] AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance 3.8.2.6, 3.8.3.2, 3.8.3.4, 4.2.4, 4.2.5, Corporation (FDIC). Qcmin = [Hcn + Ccn] 4.2.12, 4.2.13, 4.5, and 4.6 to read as where: ACTION: Final rule. follows: Hcx, Ccx, Hca, Cca, Hcn, and Ccn are defined Appendix J2 to Subpart B of Part 430— in section 3.7 of this appendix. SUMMARY: The FDIC is updating its Uniform Test Method for Measuring the regulations, Nondiscrimination on the * * * * * Energy Consumption of Automatic and 4.2.12 Water factor. Calculate the water Basis of Disability, and Minority and asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with RULES Semi-Automatic Clothes Washers factor, WF, expressed in gallons per cycle per Women Outreach Program Contracting, cubic foot (or liters per cycle per liter), as: to reflect a name change from the * * * * * Agency’s Office of Diversity and 3.8.2.6 Apply the RMC correction curve WF = QcT/C described in section 7 of appendix J3 to this where: Economic Opportunity (ODEO) to the subpart to calculate the corrected remaining Office of Minority and Women QcT = As defined in section 4.2.10 of this moisture content, RMCcorr, expressed as a appendix. Inclusion (OMWI). percentage as follows: C = As defined in section 3.1.7 of this DATES: This final rule will become RMCcorr = (A × RMCx + B) × 100% appendix. effective on October 16, 2015. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Oct 15, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16OCR1.SGM 16OCR1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; correcting amendments.
ContactMr. Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-0371. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 62441 
RIN Number1904-AC97
CFR AssociatedAdministrative Practice and Procedure; Confidential Business Information; Energy Conservation; Household Appliances; Imports; Intergovernmental Relations and Small Businesses
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