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.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2014–BT–TP–0043] 

RIN 1904–AD36 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedures for External Power 

Supplies 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: On October 9, 2014, the U.S. 

Department of Energy proposed to 

revise its test procedure for external 

power supplies and noted that it would 

hold a public meeting to discuss the 

proposal at the request of interested 

parties. DOE has since received such a 

request and is holding a public meeting 

on November 21, 2014. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on November 21, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 

1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time in 

Washington, DC. Additionally, DOE is 

extending the comment period for the 

submission of written comments on the 

proposal to December 23, 2014. 

DOE will continue to accept 

comments, data, and information on the 

October 9, 2014 Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NOPR) (79 FR 60996) 

before and after the public meeting, but 

no later than December 23, 2014. 

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. The 

public meeting can also be attended via 

webinar. For details regarding 

attendance at the meeting or webinar, 

see the Public Participation section of 

this notice. 

Any comments submitted must 

identify the NOPR for Test Procedures 

for External Power Supplies, and 

provide docket number EERE–2014– 

BT–TP–0043 and/or regulatory 

information number (RIN) number 

1904–AD36. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: 

ExtPowerSupplies2014TP0043@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

and/or RIN in the subject line of the 

message. 

3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. If 

possible, please submit all items on a 

CD. It is not necessary to include 

printed copies. 

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 

(202) 586–2945. If possible, please 

submit all items on a CD. It is not 

necessary to include printed copies. 

For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the Public Participation section of 

this notice. 

Docket: The docket, which includes 

Federal Register notices, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials, is available for 

review at http://www.regulations.gov/

#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2014-BT-TP0043. All documents in the docket are 

listed in the regulations.gov index. 

However, some documents listed in the 

index, such as those containing 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure, may not be publicly 

available. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment, review other public 

comments and the docket, or participate 

in the public meeting, contact Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 or by 

email: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information may be sent to Mr. Jeremy 

Dommu, 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) 586–9870. 

Email: battery_chargers_and_

external_power_supplies@EE.Doe.Gov 

For legal issues, please contact Mr. 

Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation 

A. Attendance at Public Meeting 

If you plan to attend the public 

meeting, please notify Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945 or 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. As 

explained in the ADDRESSES section, 

foreign nationals visiting DOE 

Headquarters are subject to advance 

security screening procedures. 

Due to the REAL ID Act implemented 

by the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), there have been recent 

changes regarding ID requirements for 

individuals wishing to enter Federal 

buildings from specific states and U.S. 

territories. Driver’s licenses from the 

following states or territory will not be 

accepted for building entry and one of 

the alternate forms of ID listed below 

will be required. DHS has determined 

that regular driver’s licenses (and ID 

cards) from the following jurisdictions 

are not acceptable for entry into DOE 

facilities: Alaska, American Samoa, 

Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, 

Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, 

Oklahoma, and Washington. Acceptable 

alternate forms of Photo-ID include: U.S. 

Passport or Passport Card; an Enhanced 

Driver’s License or Enhanced ID-Card 

issued by the states of Minnesota, New 

York or Washington (Enhanced licenses 

issued by these states are clearly marked 

Enhanced or Enhanced Driver’s 

License); a military ID or other Federal 

government issued Photo-ID card. 

Please note that foreign nationals 

participating in the public meeting are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures which require advance 

notice prior to attendance at the public 

meeting. If a foreign national wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, please 

inform DOE of this fact as soon as 

possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945 so that the 

necessary procedures can be completed. 

DOE requires visitors to have laptops 

and other devices, such as tablets, 

checked upon entry into the building. 

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have devices checked before proceeding 

through security. 

In addition, you can attend the public 

meeting via webinar. Webinar 

registration information, participant 

instructions, and information about the 

capabilities available to webinar 

participants will be published on DOE’s 

external power supply rulemaking Web 

site http://www1.eere.energy.gov/

buildings/appliance_standards/

rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=102. 

Participants are responsible for ensuring 

their systems are compatible with the 

webinar software. 

B. Procedure for Submitting Prepared 

General Statements For Distribution 

Any person who has plans to present 

a prepared general statement may 

request that copies of his or her 

statement be made available at the 

public meeting. Such persons may 

submit requests, along with an advance 

electronic copy of their statement in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format, to the appropriate address 

shown in the ADDRESSES section at the 

beginning of this notice. The request 

and advance copy of statements must be 

received at least one week before the 

public meeting and may be emailed, 

hand-delivered, or sent by mail. DOE 

prefers to receive requests and advance 

copies via email. Please include a 

telephone number to enable DOE staff to 

make a follow-up contact, if needed. 

C. Conduct of Public Meeting 

DOE will designate a DOE official to 

preside at the public meeting and may 

also use a professional facilitator to aid 

discussion. The meeting will not be a 

judicial or evidentiary-type public 

hearing, but DOE will conduct it in 

accordance with section 336 of EPCA 

(42 U.S.C. 6306). A court reporter will 

be present to record the proceedings and 

prepare a transcript. DOE reserves the 

right to schedule the order of 

presentations and to establish the 

procedures governing the conduct of the 

public meeting. Interested parties may 

submit comments on the proceedings 

and any aspect of the rulemaking at any 

point until the end of the comment 

period. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, conference style. DOE 

will present summaries of comments 

received before the public meeting, 

allow time for prepared general 

statements by participants, and 

encourage all interested parties to share 

their views on issues affecting this 

rulemaking. Each participant will be 

allowed to make a general statement 

(within time limits determined by DOE), 

before the discussion of specific topics. 

DOE will permit, as time permits, other 

participants to comment briefly on any 

general statements. 

At the end of all prepared statements 

on a topic, DOE will permit participants 

to clarify their statements briefly and 

comment on statements made by others. 

Participants should be prepared to 

answer questions by DOE and by other 

participants concerning these issues. 

DOE representatives may also ask 

questions of participants concerning 

other matters relevant to this 

rulemaking. The official conducting the 

public meeting will accept additional 

comments or questions from those 

attending, as time permits. The 

presiding official will announce any 

further procedural rules or modification 

of the above procedures that may be 

needed for the proper conduct of the 

public meeting. 

A transcript of the public meeting will 

be included in the docket, which can be 

viewed as described in the Docket 

section at the beginning of this notice. 

In addition, any person may buy a copy 

of the transcript from the transcribing 

reporter. 

D. Submission of Comments 

DOE will continue to accept 

comments, data, and information 

regarding this NOPR before or after the 

public meeting, but no later than 

December 23, 2014. Interested parties 

may submit comments using any of the 

methods described in the ADDRESSES

section at the beginning of this notice. 

Submitting comments via 

regulations.gov. The regulations.gov 

Web page will require you to provide 

your name and contact information. 

Your contact information will be 

viewable to DOE Building Technologies 

staff only. Your contact information will 

not be publicly viewable except for your 

first and last names, organization name 

(if any), and submitter representative 

name (if any). If your comment is not 

processed properly because of technical 

difficulties, DOE will use this 

information to contact you. If DOE 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, DOE may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

However, your contact information 

will be publicly viewable if you include 

it in the comment or in any documents 

attached to your comment. Any 

information that you do not want to be 

publicly viewable should not be 

included in your comment, nor in any 

document attached to your comment. 

Persons viewing comments will see only 

first and last names, organization 

names, correspondence containing 

comments, and any documents 

submitted with the comments. 

Do not submit to regulations.gov 

information for which disclosure is 

restricted by statute, such as trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information (hereinafter referred to as 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI)). Comments submitted through 

regulations.gov cannot be claimed as 

CBI. Comments received through the 

Web site will waive any CBI claims for 

the information submitted. For 

information on submitting CBI, see the 

Confidential Business Information 

section. 

DOE processes submissions made 

through regulations.gov before posting. 

Normally, comments will be posted 

within a few days of being submitted. 

However, if large volumes of comments 

are being processed simultaneously, 

your comment may not be viewable for 

up to several weeks. Please keep the 

comment tracking number that 

regulations.gov provides after you have 

successfully uploaded your comment. 

Submitting comments via email, hand 

delivery, or mail. Comments and 

documents submitted via email, hand 

delivery, or mail also will be posted to 

regulations.gov. If you do not want your 

personal contact information to be 

publicly viewable, do not include it in 

your comment or any accompanying 

documents. Instead, provide your 

contact information on a cover letter. 

Include your first and last names, email 

address, telephone number, and 

optional mailing address. The cover 

letter will not be publicly viewable as 

long as it does not include any 

comments. 

Include contact information each time 

you submit comments, data, documents, 

and other information to DOE. If you 

submit via mail or hand delivery, please 

provide all items on a CD, if feasible. It 

is not necessary to submit printed 

copies. No facsimiles (faxes) will be 

accepted. 

Comments, data, and other 

information submitted to DOE 

electronically should be provided in 

PDF (preferred), Microsoft Word or 

Excel, WordPerfect, or text (ASCII) file 

format. Provide documents that are not 

secured, written in English and free of 

any defects or viruses. Documents 

should not contain special characters or 

any form of encryption and, if possible, 

they should carry the electronic 

signature of the author. 

Campaign form letters. Please submit 

campaign form letters by the originating 

organization in batches of between 50 to 

500 form letters per PDF or as one form 

letter with a list of supporters’ names 

compiled into one or more PDFs. This 


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1 12 CFR part 704; 75 FR 64786 (Oct. 20, 2010). 

2 76 FR 23861 (Apr. 29, 2011); 76 FR 79531 (Dec. 

22, 2011). The Board also made technical changes 

to the regulations in 2011 and 2013. 76 FR 16235 

(Mar. 23, 2011); 78 FR 77563 (Dec. 24, 2013). 

reduces comment processing and 

posting time. 

Confidential Business Information. 

According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any 

person submitting information that he 

or she believes to be confidential and 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

should submit via email, postal mail, or 

hand delivery two well-marked copies: 

one copy of the document marked 

confidential including all the 

information believed to be confidential, 

and one copy of the document marked 

non-confidential with the information 

believed to be confidential deleted. 

Submit these documents via email or on 

a CD, if feasible. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include: (1) 

A description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in the public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 

2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26166 Filed 11–3–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION 

ADMINISTRATION 

12 CFR Part 704 

RIN 3133–AE43 

Corporate Credit Unions 

AGENCY: National Credit Union 

Administration (NCUA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The NCUA Board (Board) is 

issuing proposed amendments to its 

regulations governing corporate credit 

unions (Corporates) and the scope of 

their activities. The proposed 

amendments clarify the mechanics of a 

number of substantive regulatory 

provisions and also make several nonsubstantive, technical corrections to 

various provisions. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 5, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods, but 

please send comments by one method 

only: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• NCUA Web site: http://

www.ncua.gov/

RegulationsOpinionsLaws/proposed_

regs/proposed_regs.html. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: Address to regcomments@

ncua.gov. Include ‘‘[Your name]— 

Comments on Proposed Rule— 

Corporate Credit Unions’’ in the email 

subject line. 

• Fax: (703) 518–6319. Use the 

subject line described above for email. 

• Mail: Address to Gerard Poliquin, 

Secretary of the Board, National Credit 

Union Administration, 1775 Duke 

Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314– 

3428. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

mail address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Shetler, Deputy Director, Office of 

National Examinations and Supervision, 

at the above address or telephone (703) 

518–6640; or Frank Kressman, Associate 

General Counsel, Office of General 

Counsel, at the above address or 

telephone (703) 518–6540. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Proposed Amendments 

III. Regulatory Procedures 

I. Background 

In 2010, the Board comprehensively 

revised the regulations governing 

Corporates and their activities.1 The 

Board also amended those regulations 

twice more in 2011.2 The Board has 

since identified the need to update the 

Corporate regulations by streamlining 

and clarifying certain provisions and 

incorporating a number of technical 

amendments to enhance readability. 

The amendments also provide a 

measure of regulatory relief to the 

Corporates. 

II. Proposed Amendments 

1. Section 704.2—Definitions 

The current rule defines a number of 

terms that contain the word ‘‘capital’’ or 

otherwise relate to ‘‘capital.’’ Some of 

these terms are duplicative and 

unnecessary. Accordingly, the Board 

proposes to delete several of these terms 

and also redefine a number of other 

terms to minimize confusion and 

enhance the effectiveness of the 

regulation. The proposal deletes the 

distinct definitions of ‘‘adjusted core 

capital’’ and ‘‘core capital’’ and 

incorporates them into the definition of 

‘‘Tier 1 capital.’’ The proposal also 

deletes the term ‘‘capital’’ when used as 

a specific measure, and replaces it with 

the term ‘‘total capital.’’ Finally, the 

proposal deletes the definition of 

‘‘supplementary capital’’ and 

incorporates it into the definition of 

‘‘Tier 2 capital.’’ 

The proposal also deletes the 

definitions of the terms ‘‘asset-backed 

commercial paper program,’’ ‘‘credit 

enhancing interest-only strip,’’ and 

‘‘eligible ABCP facility,’’ all of which 

are used in Appendix C to part 704. 

Corporates generally do not engage in 

the kinds of activities described by these 

terms. By deleting these definitions, the 

Board emphasizes that these activities 

are not consistent with the regular 

business activities of Corporates. 

The proposal also modifies a number 

of definitions to provide greater clarity 

or to make them consistent with other 

NCUA regulations. These include the 

definitions of ‘‘available to cover losses 

that exceed retained earnings,’’ 

‘‘derivatives,’’ ‘‘equity investment,’’ 

‘‘equity security,’’ ‘‘fair value,’’ ‘‘internal 

control,’’ and ‘‘retained earnings.’’ 

Lastly, the current rule contains two 

definitions for ‘‘leverage ratio,’’ one for 

use before October 21, 2013, and one for 

use on or after that date. The proposal 

deletes the pre-October 21, 2013, 

definition and modifies the latter 

definition to reflect the proposed 

substitution of ‘‘Tier 1 capital’’ for 

‘‘adjusted core capital.’’ 

2. Section 704.3—Corporate Credit 

Union Capital 

The proposal amends §§ 704.3(b)(5) 

and 704.3(c)(3), regarding Corporate 

capital, to clarify that upon redeeming 

or calling nonperpetual capital accounts 

or perpetual contributed capital 

instruments, a Corporate must continue 

to meet its minimum required capital 


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