Energy Department
This notice announces the Department of Energy's Decision and Order in Case No. CAC-013, which grants a waiver to Cascade Group, LLC (Cascade) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE) residential central air conditioner and heat pump test procedure for its product line of residential Cascade Energy Saver (CES) multi-blower air- conditioning and heating equipment. DOE is granting a waiver because the multi-blower feature of these products, which impacts the calculation of energy efficiency, is not accounted for in the DOE test procedure. As a condition of this waiver, Cascade must test and rate the energy consumption of specified CES products (indoor units combined with the listed outdoor units) according to the alternate test procedure set forth in this notice.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Energy [Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-WAV-0004] AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Decision and Order. SUMMARY: This notice announces the Department of Energy's Decision and Order in Case No. CAC-013, which grants a waiver to Cascade Group, LLC (Cascade) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE) residential central air conditioner and heat pump test procedure for its product line of residential Cascade Energy Saver (CES) multi-blower air-conditioning and heating equipment. DOE is granting a waiver because the multi-blower feature of these products, which impacts the calculation of energy efficiency, is not accounted for in the DOE test procedure. As a condition of this waiver, Cascade must test and rate the energy consumption of specified CES products (indoor units combined with the listed outdoor units) according to the alternate test procedure set forth in this notice. DATES: This Decision and Order is effective August 28, 2008, and will remain in effect until the effective date of a DOE final rule prescribing an amended test procedure appropriate for the model series of Cascade CES central air conditioners and heat pumps covered by this waiver. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9611. E-mail: Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov…
Citation: 73 FR 50787
