Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Granting of the Application for Interim Waiver and Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of Nordyne From the DOE Furnace Test Procedure

Today's notice grants an Interim Waiver to Nordyne from the existing Department of Energy (DOE or Department) test procedure regarding blower time delay for the company's G5RD and G5RL series furnaces. Today's notice also publishes a ``Petition for Waiver'' from Nordyne. Nordyne's Petition for Waiver requests DOE to grant relief from the DOE furnace test procedure relating to the blower time delay specification. Nordyne seeks to test using a blower delay time of 30 seconds for its G5RD and G5RL series furnaces instead of the specified 1.5-minute delay between burner on-time and blower on-time. The Department is soliciting comments, data, and information respecting the Petition for Waiver.