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and replace it with a reference to the 

Extra Long Staple Cotton National 

Average Loan Rate determined by FSA. 

The Daily Spot Cotton Quotation is a 

price published daily, whereas the Extra 

Long Staple Cotton National Average 

Loan Rate is a price published annually. 

Because the Daily Spot Cotton 

Quotation values change daily, this 

method was time-consuming, 

cumbersome, and burdensome for 

cotton producers and loss adjusters. For 

this reason, FCIC is proposing to utilize 

the Extra Long Staple Cotton National 

Average Loan Rate for quality 

adjustment purposes. This same change 

was made to the Upland Cotton Crop 

Insurance Provisions beginning with the 

2011 crop year. This change makes the 

Extra Long Staple and Upland Cotton 

Crop Provisions consistent. 

FCIC also proposes to change the 

percentage of Price B from 75 percent to 

85 percent in sections 10(d) and 

10(d)(3). This does not change the 

existing terms of the policy because the 

change was already implemented in the 

Special Provisions. FCIC is proposing to 

move the provision to the Crop 

Provisions because the change is being 

implemented in all areas where ELS 

cotton is available. 

FCIC proposes to remove in section 

10(f) all references to the Daily Spot 

Cotton Quotation and replace it with a 

reference to the Upland Cotton National 

Average Loan Rate and the Extra Long 

Staple Cotton National Average Loan 

Rate determined by FSA. FCIC also 

proposes to remove the language 

regarding the price quotations contained 

in the Daily Spot Cotton Quotations 

published on the date the last bale from 

the unit is classed and the language 

regarding price quotations being 

unavailable. The Daily Spot Cotton 

Quotation is a price published daily, 

whereas the Extra Long Staple Cotton 

National Average Loan Rate is a price 

published annually. Therefore, it is not 

necessary to include information 

regarding specific dates upon which it 

will be based. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 457 

Crop insurance, Extra long staple 

cotton, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Proposed Rule 

Accordingly, as set forth in the 

preamble, the Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation proposes to amend 7 CFR 

part 457 effective for the 2012 and 

succeeding crop years to read as 

follows: 

PART 457—COMMON CROP 

INSURANCE REGULATIONS 

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 457 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1506(1), 1506(o). 

2. Amend § 457.105 as follows: 

a. Amend the introductory text by 

removing ‘‘1998’’ and adding ‘‘2012’’ in 

its place; 

b. Remove the undesignated 

paragraph immediately preceding 

section 1. 

c. Amend section 10 by: 

i. Revising section 10(d); and 

ii. Revising section 10(f). 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 457.105 Extra long staple cotton crop 

insurance provisions. 

* * * * * 

10. Settlement of Claim. 

* * * * * 

(d) Mature ELS cotton production 

may be adjusted for quality when 

production has been damaged by 

insured causes. Such production to 

count will be reduced if Price A is less 

than 85 percent of Price B. 

(1) Price B is defined as the Extra 

Long Staple Cotton National Average 

Loan Rate determined by FSA, or as 

specified in the Special Provisions. 

(2) Price A is defined as the loan 

value per pound for the bale determined 

in accordance with the FSA Schedule of 

Premiums and Discounts for the 

applicable crop year, or as specified in 

the Special Provisions. 

(3) If eligible for quality adjustment, 

the amount of production to be counted 

will be determined by multiplying the 

number of pounds of such production 

by the factor derived from dividing 

Price A by 85 percent of Price B. 

* * * * * 

(f) Any AUP cotton harvested or 

appraised from acreage originally 

planted to ELS cotton in the same 

growing season will be reduced by the 

factor obtained by dividing the price per 

pound for AUP cotton by the price per 

pound for ELS cotton. The prices used 

for AUP and ELS cotton will be 

calculated using the Upland Cotton 

National Average Loan Rate and the 

Extra Long Staple Cotton National 

Average Loan Rate determined by FSA, 

or as specified in the Special Provisions. 

* * * * * 

Signed in Washington, DC, on November 

15, 2010. 

William J. Murphy, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29250 Filed 11–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0037] 

RIN 1904–AC39 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Consumer Products: Public Meeting 

and Availability of the Framework 

Document for Automatic Commercial 

Ice-Makers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of the framework document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is initiating a rulemaking 

and data collection process to consider 

amended energy conservation standards 

for automatic commercial ice-makers. 

DOE will hold a public meeting to 

discuss and receive comments on its 

planned analytical approach and issues 

it will address in this rulemaking 

proceeding. DOE welcomes written 

comments and relevant data from the 

public on any subject within the scope 

of this rulemaking. To inform interested 

parties and to facilitate this process, 

DOE has prepared a framework 

document that details the analytical 

approach and identifies several issues 

on which DOE is particularly interested 

in receiving comments. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Thursday, December 16, 2010 from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. 

Additionally, DOE plans to conduct the 

public meeting via webinar. Registration 

information, participant instructions, 

and information about the capabilities 

available to webinar participants will be 

published on the following Web site 

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/ 

782074929. Participants are responsible 

for ensuring that their systems are 

compatible with the webinar software. 

DOE must receive requests to speak at 

the public meeting before 4 p.m., 

Thursday, December 2, 2010. DOE must 

receive an electronic copy of the 

statement with the name and, if 

appropriate, the organization of the 

presenter to be given at the public 

meeting before 4 p.m., Thursday, 

December 9, 2010. DOE will accept 

written comments, data, and 

information regarding the framework 

document before and after the public 

meeting, but no later than January 18, 

2011. Comments submitted after the 

above date may not be considered. DOE 

encourages all written comments, data, 

and information to be submitted in 

electronic form. 


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1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part C was re-designated Part A–1. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

note that foreign nationals planning to 

participate in the public meeting are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures. If a foreign national wishes 

to participate in the public meeting, 

please inform DOE of this fact as soon 

a possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945 so that the 

necessary procedures can be completed. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

submit comments electronically by the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail to the following address: 

ACIM-2010-STD-0037@ee.doe.gov. 

Include docket number EERE–2010–BT– 

STD–0037 and/or RIN 1904–AC39 in 

the subject line of the message. All 

comments should clearly identify the 

name, address, and, if appropriate, 

organization of the commenter. 

Alternatively, interested parties may 

submit comments by the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for Automatic 

Commercial Ice-Making Equipment, 

Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0037 

and/or RIN 1904–AC39, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, Sixth 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, a copy of 

the transcript of the public meeting, or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Alternatively, 

interested parties may go to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

Sixth Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first at 

the above telephone number for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Resource Room. 

A copy of the framework document 

and a link to the docket web page are 

available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

automatic_ice_making_equipment.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2192. E-mail: 

Charles_Llenza@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Ari Altman, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–6307. E-mail: 

Ari.Altman@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone (202) 586–2945. E-mail: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III, 

Part C of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6311– 

6317, as codified), added by Public Law 

95–619, Title IV, § 441(a), established 

the Energy Conservation Program for 

Certain Industrial Equipment, a program 

covering certain industrial equipment, 

which includes the automatic 

commercial ice-makers that are the 

focus of this notice.1

Section 136(d) of the Energy Policy 

Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005), Public Law 

109–58, amended EPCA to prescribe 

energy conservation standards for some 

automatic commercial ice-makers. (42 

U.S.C. 6313(d)(1)) A summary of these 

standards can be found in section 1.3 of 

the framework document. The EPACT 

2005 amendments (42 U.S.C. 6313(d)(2)) 

also authorize DOE to issue standards 

for types of automatic commercial ice 

makers that are not covered by 42 U.S.C. 

6313(d)(1). In addition, not later than 

January 1, 2015, with respect to the 

standards at 42 U.S.C. 6313(d)(1), and 

not later than 5 years after the effective 

date of any standards issued by DOE 

under 42 U.S.C. 6313(d)(2), DOE is to 

issue a final rule to determine whether 

amending the applicable standards is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. (42 U.S.C. 

6313(d)(3)(A)) Any final rule issued by 

the Secretary establishing a new or 

amended standard shall provide that the 

new or amended standard applies to 

products manufactured on or after the 

date that is 3 years after the standard is 

published, unless the Secretary 

determines by rule that 3 years is 

inadequate, in which case the standard 

shall apply to products manufactured 

on or after a date no later than 5 years 

after the date on which the final rule is 

published. Any new or amended 

standard issued by the Secretary under 

42 U.S.C. 6313(d) shall be set at the 

maximum level that is technically 

feasible and economically justified. This 

framework document is being published 

as a first step toward meeting these 

statutory requirements. 

The Energy Independence and 

Security Act of 2007 (section 310 of 

EISA 2007; Pub. L. 110–140) requires 

quantification of standby and off mode 

energy consumption in energy 

conservation standards for consumer 

products. (42 U.S.C. 6295) The section 

which establishes energy conservation 

standards for commercial and industrial 

equipment, section 342, was not 

similarly amended to include 

requirements for addressing standby 

and off mode equipment. Therefore, 

standby and off modes will not be 

considered for automatic commercial 

ice-makers. 

To initiate this rulemaking process, 

DOE has prepared a framework 

document to explain the relevant issues, 

analyses, and processes it anticipates 

using to determine whether to amend 

the standards, as well as for the 

development of any amended standards. 

The focus of the public meeting will be 

to discuss the analyses presented and 

issues identified in the framework 

document. At the public meeting, DOE 

will make presentations, invite 

discussion on the rulemaking process as 

it applies to automatic commercial icemaking equipment, and solicit 

comments, data, and information from 

participants and other interested parties. 

DOE is planning to conduct in-depth 

technical analyses in the following 

areas: (1) Engineering; (2) energy-use 

characterization; (3) product price; (4) 

life-cycle cost and payback period; (5) 

national impact analysis; (6) 

manufacturer impact analysis; (7) utility 

impact analysis; (8) employment impact 

analysis; (9) environmental assessment; 

and (10) regulatory impact analysis. 

DOE will also conduct several other 

analyses that support those previously 

listed, including the market and 

technology assessment, the screening 

analysis (which contributes to the 

engineering analysis), and the 

shipments analysis (which contributes 

to the national impact analysis). 

DOE encourages those who wish to 

participate in the public meeting to 

obtain the framework document and to 

be prepared to discuss its contents. A 


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copy of the framework document is 

available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

automatic_ice_making_equipment.html. 

Public meeting participants need not 

limit their comments to the issues 

identified in the framework document. 

DOE is also interested in comments on 

other relevant issues that participants 

believe would affect energy 

conservation standards for this 

equipment, applicable test procedures, 

or the preliminary determination of the 

scope of coverage. DOE invites all 

interested parties, whether or not they 

participate in the public meeting, to 

submit in writing by January 18, 2011, 

comments and information on matters 

addressed in the framework document 

and on other matters relevant to DOE’s 

consideration of amended standards for 

automatic commercial ice-makers. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, facilitated, conference 

style. There shall be no discussion of 

proprietary information, costs or prices, 

market shares, or other commercial 

matters regulated by U.S. antitrust laws. 

A court reporter will record the 

proceedings of the public meeting, after 

which a transcript will be available for 

purchase from the court reporter and 

placed on the DOE Web site at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

automatic_ice_making_equipment.html. 

After the public meeting and the close 

of the comment period on the 

framework document, DOE will begin 

conducting the analyses as discussed in 

the framework document and at the 

public meeting, and reviewing the 

public comments. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for determining whether to amend 

energy conservation standards, as well 

as for setting those amended standards. 

DOE actively encourages the 

participation and interaction of the 

public during the comment period in 

each stage of the rulemaking process. 

Beginning with the framework 

document, and during each subsequent 

public meeting and comment period, 

interactions with and among members 

of the public provide a balanced 

discussion of the issues to assist DOE in 

the standards rulemaking process. 

Accordingly, anyone who wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, 

receive meeting materials, or be added 

to the DOE mailing list to receive future 

notices and information about this 

rulemaking should contact Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945, or via 

e-mail at Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29208 Filed 11–18–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0310; Notice No. 10– 

17] 

RIN 2120–AJ72 

Harmonization of Various 

Airworthiness Standards for Transport 

Category Airplanes—Flight Rules 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to amend 

various airworthiness standards for 

transport category airplanes. This action 

would harmonize the requirements for 

takeoff speeds, static lateral-directional 

stability, speed increase and recovery 

characteristics, and the stall warning 

margin for the landing configuration in 

icing conditions with the European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) 

certification standards. When airplanes 

are type certificated to both sets of 

standards, differences between the 

standards can result in additional costs 

to manufacturers and operators. 

Adopting this proposal would 

harmonize regulatory differences for the 

items noted above between United 

States (U.S.) and EASA airworthiness 

standards. 

DATES: Send your comments on or 

before February 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2010–0310 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

For more information on the 

rulemaking process, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

web site, anyone can find and read the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets, 

including the name of the individual 

sending the comment (or signing the 

comment for an association, business, 

labor union, etc.). You may review 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

and follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket, or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

proposed rule contact Don Stimson, 

FAA, Airplane & Flight Crew Interface 

Branch, ANM–111, Transport Airplane 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification 

Service, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., 

Renton, WA 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1129; facsimile (425) 227– 

1149, e-mail Don.Stimson@faa.gov. 

For legal questions about this 

proposed rule, contact Doug Anderson, 

FAA, Office of the Regional Counsel 

(ANM–7), 1601 Lind Avenue, SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057–3356; 

telephone (425) 227–2166; facsimile 

(425) 227–1007; e-mail 

Douglas.Anderson@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Later in 

this preamble, under the Additional 

Information section, we discuss how 

you can comment on this proposal and 

how we will handle your comments. 

Included in this discussion is related 

information about the docket, privacy, 

and the handling of proprietary or 

confidential business information. We 

also discuss how you can get a copy of 

this proposal and related rulemaking 

documents. Appendix 1 of this NPRM 

defines terms used in this proposal. 


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