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. 

# Proposed Rules Federal Register 

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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

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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. Please report to the visitor’s desk to


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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 regulatoryprovisions 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