Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Granting of the Application for Interim Waiver and Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of Rheem Water Heaters From the DOE Uniform Federal Test Procedure for Measuring Efficiency of Commercial Water Heaters (Case No. WH-017)
energy-efficiency · US Department of Energy · Published 2004-05-27 · 69 FR 30168
Document
Document number
04-12035
Federal Register citation
69 FR 30168
CFR reference
10 CFR 431
Type
Rule
Action
Notice of petition for waiver and solicitation of comments; grant of interim waiver.
Category
energy-efficiency
Sub-agency
US Department of Energy
Publication date
2004-05-27
Abstract
Today's notice grants an Interim Waiver to Rheem Water Heaters (RWH) and publishes RWH's Petition for Waiver from the existing Department of Energy (the Department or DOE) test procedure for commercial water heaters. RWH claims that it cannot demonstrate compliance with the new energy efficiency requirements for commercial water heating products that became effective October 29, 2003, for some of its water heater models, using the current test procedure. The test procedure for measuring compliance with the new standards was published as a proposed rule on August 9, 2000, and has not yet been finalized. As part of today's action, the Department is also soliciting comments, data, and information with respect to the Petition for Waiver.