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Proposed Rules I rrlerai Rrg~slrr 

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER 

contains notices to the public of the proposed 

issuance of rules and regulations. The 

purpose of these notices is to give interested 

persons an opportunity to participate In the 

rule making prior to the adoption of the final 

rules. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 1219 

[Docket Nos. FV-01-705 EXT and FV-01- 

706 EXTJ 

Subpart A-Hass Avocado Promotion, 

Research. and Information Order and 

Subpart B-~eferendum Procedures; 

Extension of Comment Periods 

AGENCY: Agric:trltural Marketing Service, 

IJSDA. 

ACTION: Rxtensir)n of tile comment 

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SUMMARY: N~ttic:e is hereily giver1 that 

the 45-tI;lv c:orrrrllerlt pt?riocls on the 

~~roposed klilss A\~o~iicIo I'roniotio~i. 

Kesearch, ant1 I~~formatii)n Ortler anel 

referentl~~ni 11roc:etlures for the program 

are being extended for an aclditional 15 

days. 

DATES: cornntents ~irust be receive?^! by 

Septerr~l~er 12, 2001. 

ADDRESSES: Interesteci [lersons are 

inviterl to submit writtell r:orntnents 

r:ctnc:erning this ~lroposetl rulti to the 

Doc:ket Clerk. Kesearc:h a~itl I'rornotin~i 

Branc:h, Fruit and Vegetable l'rograms. 

Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. 

Stop 0244, Room 2535 South Building, 

1400 Independence Avenue. SW.. 

Washington, DC 20250-0244. 

Comments shoultl be submitted in 

tri1)lic;ate and will be made available for 

pr~blic inspection at tlie atlove address 

clurillg regular Ilusiness Itours. 

Conirrietits rnav also be submitted 

e1ectronic:ally tit: 

rnalintla.f~tr~~ter@~~scli~.go\i. All 

c:onr~nents sliot~lcl refere~rc:e the [locket 

n111nlxtr ant1 IIte date ant1 page rt~rmbnr 

of tltis issue! of tilt? Federal Kegister. A 

I:(II)!' uf this rule Itlay be fot~ntl at: 

w~~~~.a11~s.~1sda.go~1/f~~/r~~~10~:k~!t1i~t.lttr11. 

I'~rrsuant to the 1'ai)erwork 1ietluc:t ion 

Act (I'KA), sent1 cornnlents regartling tht? 

ac:c:ttrat:y of the b~~rdeti estimate, ways to 

minimize the burden, incl~tcling the ~rse 

of automated c:ollection ter:hniques or 

other forr;ts of information tec:hnology, 

or any other aspect of this cit1lec:tion of' 

information to the al~ovt: aclclress. 

Cornments c:oncerning tlte information 

col1ec:tion under the I'KA shoultl also be 

sent to the Desk 0Ric:er for ngri~~lltlll.~, 

Office of Inforn~atio~t ant1 Kegt~littory 

Affairs. 0ffic:e of M;r~l;lg):?rrlent itrltl 

Budget, Washi~tgton. IIC: 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ju 1 it! 

A. Morin, Kesearc:lt anti I'romotion 

Branch. Fruit ant1 Vegetallle l'rogriar11s. 

AMS. LISDA. Stop 0244. 1400 

Independence Aveni~e. SW., Room 2535 

South Building. Waslrington. DC: 20250- 

0244; telephone (202) 720-9915 or fax 

(202) 205-2800. 

SUPPLEMEMARY INFORMATION [In July 

13. 2001. a proposed rule containing 

proposals for tht: Hass A\lot:atio 

I'romotion, liesearch, aticl Information 

Order (Order) (66 F'K 36870) and a 

proposed rule containing referend~~rrr 

procedures for the program (66 FK 

36886) were I,~!q,lisl~ecl in tlie Federal 

Keeister. 

gnder the proposed Ortler, produc:crs 

and irnl~orters wt~l~ltl pay an assessn~ent 

to the proposeci Hass Avoc:atlrt Hoilrtl 

(Board). Assesslnt:nts c:ollectetl 11n11t:r 

the prograin, at the initial rate rtf 2.5 

cents a pouncl, arc: esl)ec:teti to ge~terate 

$10 million annually. The Boartl wo11ltl 

use the assessments c:ollected to 

co~ttlut:t a prornotion. rese;lrc:ft, a~ttl 

in formatiit11 progrttm to maintain. 

de\~elop. and expand ~narkets for Httss 

avocarlos irt tht? LJnitetl States. Tlte 

propc)seci rt:ft?rentlum proc:r:tlures \soulil 

be used for a r~ferendtrnt to tleterntine 

whether producers anti importers favor 

implementation of the Order. The 

comment periods on both proposetl 

rules end on Augi~st 27. 2001. 

Requests that additional tirne be 

provideel for interested persons to 

commel-rt were received from 

Ambassador James Bolger of New 

Zealand on Aug~rst 3. 2001: Ambassatior 

A~idres Bianchi of Chile c-~rt August 8. 

2001; Senators Joseph K. Hiclen. Jr.. and 

Thomas K. Carper and Congressman 

Michael N. Castle on August 8. 2001; 

Senator Kichard C;. l.ugar on Aug~~st 15, 

2001, an~l Co~lgrt?ssnlen Ko11 Ancfrebvs 

and Kottert Moltentlez 011 Augost 15, 

2001. The Nrtw Zealii~ttl A~~tt~assatlor 

req~rested the extc~lsion tluc! to thr! 

r:omplexity of the rule. The otl~er parties 

requested the extension clue to tt~c: 

complexity of the r11le a~ttl the recent 

Supreme Court tlecisiott ot~ the 

mushroorn program (llnitsd Stntes et trl. 

v. ll~iifed Foods. Iric.: 533 ll.S.(2001): 

69 I!.S.L.W. 4543, jutte 25. 2001). 

After reviewing the situation, the 

Delxirtmetit is estr?ntiing tile c:ontlnent 

periods for 15 arlditional clays. This will 

~)rovitle interestecl persorts il total t,f'fO 

days to rt?vif?w tho prol)osritl rules. 

l~w'forr~~ it inore r:ornplnto ii~t;iIysis. ;inti 

sul~mit i~ny w~rittet~ I:~II~IIIRI~~S. 

?'his tlf?Iity slloultl 111)f s11llst;~rltiaily 

a(1cI to tlte tinic required to r:ontplete 

this rulernakirtg ;action. A~:c:ortlingly, 

comnients will he accepted until 

Septetttl~c!r 12. 2001. 'This notic:e is 

iss~~etl LIII~H~ the Hass Avocatlo 

f'ro~notion, Kesearctr. ant1 Colist~rner 

Informatiolt Act, (7 U.S.C. 7801-7813). 

eltacteel on C)ctober 23. 2000. 

Rol~erl C. Keeney. 

BILLING CODE 3410-02-P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 430 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products and Commercial 

and Industrial Equipment 

AGENCY: Offit:c! of' F:ntirgy Effic:ienc:y and 

Kertewa1)le t<rtc!rgy. Dt!pi~rtnier>t of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notic:e trf prtt~lic: niefiting. - .- 

SUMMARY: The Departnlerlt of Energy 

(DOE or Department) will hold an 

informal pul~lic meeting to disc~~ss the 

priorities of the existing program and 

any possittle expansion of the sc:ope of 

the progranl to inclti(l):? additioital 

consumer 11rocIuc:ts ant1 c:omrnercial ant1 

industrial ecluipment. ?'lie Del,iirtrrtent 

is interester1 in rec:eiving s~rggestions or1 

the criteria it shoultl usti to re;rch 

tlecisit~ns on tlrese issttes artd 011 the 

l'actors, rlat;~ ittttl arialysis ntethotls that 

migllt Ile ~rst!tl by DOE in its rlec:isio~t 

making [ISII(:~:SS. 

DATES: 'rht: pc~t~lic: tr~eetirtg m~ill Ittc ht?ltl 

on T~~esdav. Septe~rtt)er 11, 2001, from 

9 a.m. to noon. Writteit c:ornrnerits 

slto~tid he subntittecl IIV October 11, 

2001. 

EE-PS-01-001 COMMENT 01A
Federal RegisterIVol. 66. No. 167/T~1estlav, August 28. 2001 /Proposerl Rules 45189 - .-

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the l1.S. Department of Energy. Forrestal 

Building, Room 1 E-245. 1000 

l~iclepenclence Avenue, SW, 

Washington. DC 20585. (Please note that 

foreign ~iationals visiting DOE 

Headquarters are si~hjecto acl\rance 

security screening procedures. If yo11 are 

a foreign national ancl wish to 

participate in the tneeting, please inforin 

DOE of this fac:t as soon as possible by 

contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at 

(202) 586-2945 so that the necessary 

procedures can be completed.) 

A list identifying the proposed 

priority for statidards r~ilemakings that 

are c:urrently mandated by statute and a 

list nf possible riew proclucts that have 

been identified by various stakeholders 

were placed on tlie DOE website at: 

h ttp:/l~t~~t~~.~l.erel~. doe.gov/b~~ ildings/ 

codes-stnndords/i~~de.~.h tn~. 

Written comments are welcome, 

espec:ially following the meeting. Please 

subniit written conirneiits to: Ms. 

Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department 

of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Energy 

Co~iservation Program for Consumer 

I'roducts. EE-41, 1000 Indel~endence 

Avi?~iue, SW, Washington, DC 20585- 

0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945; 

Telefax: (202) 5864617. You should 

label comments both on the envelope 

and on the documents and submit thein 

for DOE receipt by October 11, 2001. 

Please submit one signed copy and a 

computer diskette (Wordl'erfect 8) or 10 

c:opies (no telefac:siniiles). The 

Department will also accept 

electronically-mailed comments, emailed to Brenda.Edwards- 

]ones@ee.doe.gov, but you must 

supplement such comments with a 

signed hard copy. 

Copies of ttie agenda and attendees of 

the pt~blic meeting, the public 

c:omrnerits received, the list of current 

ruleniakings ancl possihle new products. 

atid this notice [nay be read at the 

Freetlom of lnforrnatio~i Reading Room. 

lJ.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 1E-190. 1000 

Intlepe11denr:e Avenue, SW. 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3142, 

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHW INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Raymond. U.S. Departme~lt of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, EE-41, 1000 

Indepencle~lce Avenue, SW. 

Washington. DC 20585-0121. (202) 586- 

961 1, email: 

n~ichoel.my~~~orid@ee.doe.go~~ pertaining 

to priority setting for currerit 

rulemakings, and Bryan Berritiger, l1.S. 

Department of Energy. Office of Energy 

Effic:iency and Re~iewal~le Energy, EE41, 1000 Independence Avenl~e. SW. 

Washington. DC 20585-01 21, (202) 586- 

0371, emai I: h~n.berringe~@ee.dc~e~g~~~~ 

pertaining to possible new 1)rotiucts. or 

Francine I'into, l1.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Cocrnsel. GC72,1000 Independence Avenue. SW. 

Washingto~i, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586- 

7432, email: froncine.pinto@hq.doe.,qov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION On May 

2001, the National Energy IJolicy 

Development Group (NEPD Group) 

reported a National Energy Policy to the 

President. One of the recommendations 

called for the I'resident to direct the 

Secretary of Energy to take steps to 

improve the energy effic:iency of 

appliances. The rer:onirnentlation 

includecl supporting the existing 

appliance statidards program, setting 

higher standards where teclinologically 

feasible and ec:otiomically justified, ancl 

expanding the scope of the program tct 

include additional consumer prodl~cts 

and commercial and industrial 

equipment. 

The main focl5s ofthe meeting will l~e 

to discuss the I)~OCHSS that DOE shoiild 

use in setting priorities for the existing 

program and any possible expansion of 

the scope of the program to inc:lt~de 

additional products arid equipment. The 

Department is interested in receiving 

comments on its proposed priorities for 

current standards rulemakings and 

suggestions on the criteria it should use 

to reach decisioris on the possible 

expansion of tlie program. The 

Department is also interested iii 

receiving comments 011 the factors, data 

and analysis methods that might be 

used by DOE in its decision making 

process. Additional products and 

equipment coulcl be addresseti through 

voluntary programs, c:onsumer 

education, legislation and/or regulation. 

Indeed, there are 11iIls being drafted and 

introducecl in ttie Congress which 

would direct DOE to aclclress additioiial 

products and equipment. Thus, the 

timing of this meeting woulcl allow DOE 

to do some early planning in 

anticipation of a tiumber of possible 

new activities. 

Today's noticze, the subject lists of 

current rulemakings and possible new 

products and equiptnent. and tlie 

planned meeting mark the next steps in 

seeking stakeholder input into the 

rulemaking process. The lists can be 

found on the following well-site: hftp:/ 

/ww~~.eren.doe.gov/i)i~ildings/ 

codes-stnndurds/i~~dex.htm. 

The ~neetitlg will be conductecl in an 

informal, c:onferenc:e style. There shall 

be no discussiori elf proprietary 

i ~ifbrniatiori, costs or pric:es. market 

shitres, or otlier c:ommerc:ial matters 

regulatetf IIV the U.S. ;irititrnst laws. 

After tfie rneetiiig and expiration of 

the periocl for submitting written 

stateriierits, the Department will begin 

c:onsitleratioti of the c:orn~rieiits re~:ei\le(I. 

If vou woltltl like to participate in the 

meeting, receive meeting materials, or 

be atl(lec1 to the DOE niailing list to 

receive htture notic:es aticl information 

regartling the energy conservatioti 

program for consumer products arid 

commercial and industrial equipment. 

please contact Ms. Brenda EclwardsJones at (202) 586-2945. 

David K. Garman, 

Assislnrl/ Sc~rr?lnry /?IF Ertr*rg!/ EJ./iric:rri:y ortd 

1~r:nc~n~rtI~lr: Er1c:rgy. 

/E'K tlot:. 01-21667 Filed 8-27-01: 8:45 am1 

BILLING CODE 645041-P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket Number EE-RMISTD-98-4401 

RIN: 1904-AA77 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Central Air 

Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy 

Conservation Standards; Correction 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Effic.ierir.v and 

Renewable Energy, Departnient of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Supplemental proposed rule: 

c:orrection. 

SUMMARY: This doc:~~ment corrects the 

preamble to a proposeti rule published 

in the Federal Register of Itily 25. 2001. 

regarding Energy Conservation I'rogram 

for Co~isumer I'rotlucts: Central Air 

Conditioners and Heat I'urnl)s Energy 

Conservation Standartls. This correction 

revises the cumrrlative change in 

industry net present val~te, tlie 

cumulative regulatory b~~rtlen on 

industry, and the estimated numller of 

gas-fired power plants not needed as a 

result of the proposed standard. 

FOR FURTHW INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael E. McCabe. (202) 586-0854, email: michael.e.mccabeQee.doe.go~~. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 

Correction 

In proposed rule dor:irment FK Doc:. 

01-18429, appearing on page 38822, in 

ttie issue of Wednesday, July 25, 2001, 

the follt~wing c:orrectio~is are made: 

EE-PS-01-001 COMMENT 01A