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requesting to use iii seconds instead of 1.5 minutes for Series 'FPAA" Gas Furnaces. These models vatE employ an electric blower brae control first starts the btowerar approximately 32second& Our testing indicates an incsesae of are percent is AFUE using the 30 second time delay. The Ducane Company seeks an interim waiver because it's lithely that our waiver will be granted. Similar waivers have been granted to other mosiufacturers in the past. A copy of this Petition liar Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver will be seat to other manufacturers of similar type products. Respectfully yours,

THE DUCANE COMP-ANY, $lC. Charles W. Adams, V.P. Resea rt and Development, Ducane Pleating Division. [FR Doc. 91-21527 Filed 9-6-91. 8:45 am). esWNG coon; $4554+-0 Issued in Washington

, Dr_ August 2t3, 1982. 1. Michael Davis, AssrsfmU Secretary, Conserratiorr and Rene wable Energy.



### Decision and Order The Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products (other than automobiles) established pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), Public Law X34-163.89 Stat. 917, as amended by the National Energy Conservation Policy Art (NECPA), Public Law 95-619, 92 Stat 3256, the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA), Public Law 100-12, and the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988 (NAECA 1988), Public Law 100-357, requires DOE to 

### prescribe standardized test procedures

[ Case Na F-W91



### Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products; Decision and Order Granting Waiver From Furnace Test Procedures to Snyder Gerrerat Corparatioii

AGENCY: Of'f'ice of Conservation and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. AGT10H Decision and order.

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. Notice is given of the Decision and Order (Case No. F-0291 granting Snyder General Corporation (Snyder) a waiver for its GUI, GM, GUH, GUA, GDA, and PGMA central furnaces from existing Department of Energy (DOE) test procedures regarding blower time delay for determining the model's energy efficiency.

FOR FURTHER tNFORMATIOR CONTACT: Cyrus H. Nasseri ; U.S. Department of Energy

. Office of Conservation andRenewable Energy, Mail Station CE43, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 585-9127. Eugene Margolis , Esq., U. S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel;, Mail Station GC-.41, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTAnr INFONMRTtOI In accordance with 10 CFR 430.27 (g), notice is hereby given of the issuance of the Decision and Order as set out below. in the Decision and Order

, Snyder has been granted a waiver for its GUI, GNI, GUH. GUA. GDA, and PGMA central furnaces

, permitting the compaay to use an alternate test method in determining the Annu a

l Fuel Utiiizat n Effiicimcy (AFUE)- to measure the energy consmrption of certain consumer- product s, including furnaces. The intent of the test procedures is to provide a comparable measure of energy consumpt ion that will assist consumers in making purchasing decisions

. These test pr=ocedures appear at 10 CFR part 430

, subpart R. DOE amended the prescribed test procedures by adding 10 CFR 430.27 to create a waiver process. 45 FR 64108, September 26, 1980 . Thereafter, DOE further amended its apance test procedure waiver process to allow the Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Renewable Energy (Assistant Secretary). to grant an scterca waiver from test procedure requirments to manufacturers that have petitioned DOE for a waiver of such prescribed test procedures. 51 FR 42823, November 26, 1986. The waiver process allows the Assistant Secretary to waive _ temporarily test procedures for a particular basic model when a petitioner shows that the basic model contains one or more design characteristics which prevent testing according to the prescribed test procedures or when the prescribed test procedures may evaluate the basic

- model in a manner so unrepresentative of its true energy consumption as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data. Waivers generally remain in effect tmtll Enal test procedure amendments, become effective

, resolving the problem that is the subject of the waiver. The interim waiver provisions, added by the 1986 amendment, allow the Assistant Secretary to grant an interim waiver when it is determined that the applicant will experience economic hardship if the Application for lrzrinni Waiveris desie.A if it appears. likely that Petition for Waiver wits be granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary determines that it would be desirable for public policy reasons to grant immediate relief pending a determination on the Petition for Waiver. An interim waiver remains in effect for a period of 180 days or until DOE issues its determination an the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may be extended for an additional 180 days, if necessary. Snyder filed a "Petition for Waiver" dated January 4, 1991, in accordance with. § 43(L27 of 10 CFR part 430. DOE published in the Federal Register on April 10, 1991, Snyder's petition and solicited comments , data and information respecting the petition. 56 FR 14511. Snyder also filed an "Application for Interim Waiver" under § 430 .27(g) which DOE granted on April 4,199L 56 FR 14511, April 10,1991. No comments were received concerning either the "Petition for Waiver" or the "Irbterian Waiver". DOE consulted with Federal Trade Commission JFTC), concerning the Snyder petition. The FTC did not have any objections to the issnaace of the waiver to Snyder.

Assertions and Determinations Snyder' s petition seeks a waiver from the DOE test provisions that require a 1.5-mrinute time delay between the ignition of the burner and the starting of the circulating air blower. Snyder requests the allowance to test using a 60-second blower time delay when testing its GUI, GNd, GUH, GUA, GDA and PGMA central furnaces. Snyder states that since the 60-second delay is indicative of how these models actually operate and since such a delay results in an improvement in efficiency of approximately 1.0 percent, the waiver should be granted. Under specif

ic circumstances, the DOE test procedures contain exceptions which allow testing with blower delay times of less than the prescribed 1.5- minute delay . Snyder indicates that it is unable'to, take advantage of any of these exceptions of its GUI, GNI, GUH, GUA, GDA and PGMA central furnaces. Since the blower controls incorporated on the Snyder furnaces are designed to impose a 60-second blower delay in every instance of start up, and since the current provisions do not specifically address this type of control, DOE agrees that a waiver should be granted to allow the 60-second blower time delay when testing the Snyder GUI, GNI, GUH, GLFA, GDA and PGMA central furnaces. Accordirrg)y, with regard to testing the GUT, GNi, GUM, GUA, GDA and PGMA central furnaces, today 's Decision and Order exempts Snyder from the existing provisions

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regarding blower controls and allows testing with the 60-second delay. It is therefore, ordered that; (1) The "Petition for Waiver" filed by the.Snyder General Corporation (Case No. F--029) is hereby granted as set forth in paragraph (2) below, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4) and (5). (2) Not withstanding any contrary provisions of appendix N of 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, the Snyder General Corporation shall be permitted to test its GUI, GNI, GUH, GUA, GDA and PGMA central furnaces on the basis of the test procedure specified in 10 CFR part 430, with modifications set forth below: (i) Section 3.0 of appendix N is deleted and replaced with the following paragraph: 3.0 Test Procedure. Testing and measurements shall be as specified in section 9 in ANSI/ASHRAE 103-82 with the exception of sections 9.2.2, 9.3.1, and 9.3.2, and the inclusion of the following additional procedures: (ii) Add a new paragraph 3.10 to Appendix N as follows: 3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central Furnaces. The following paragraph is in lieu of the requirement specified in section 9.3.1 of ANSI/ASHRAE 103-82. After equilibrium conditions are achieved following the cool-down test and the required measurements performed, turn on the furnaces and measure the flue gas temperature, using the thermocouple grid described above, at 0.5 and 2.5 minutes after the main burner( s) comes on . After the burner start-up, delay the blower start-up by 1.5 minutes ( t-), unless : (1) The furnace employs a single motor to drive the power burner and the indoor air circulating blower, in which case the burner shall be started together, or (2) the furnace is designed to operate using an unvarying delay time that is other than 1. 5 minutes , in which case the fan control shall be permitted to start the blower or (3) the delay time results in the activation of a temperature safety device which shuts off the burner, in which case the fan control shall be permitted to start the blower. In the latter case , if the fan control is adjustable, set it to start the blower at the highest temperature. If the fan control is permitted to start the blower, measure time delay , ( t-), using a stop watch. Record the measured temperatures. During the heat-up test for oil-fueled furnaces

, maintain the draft in the flue pipe within ±0.01 inch. of water column of the manufacturer's recommended on-period draft. (iii) With the exception of the modification set forth above , Snyder General Corporation shall comply in all respects with the test procedures specified in appendix N of 10 CFR part 430, subpart B. 

### (3) The waiver shall remain in effect from the date of issuance of this Order until DOE prescribes final test procedures appropriate to the GUI, GNI, GUI-I, GUA. GDA and PGMA central furnaces manufactured by Snyder General Corporation. (4) This waiver is based upon the presumed validity of statements, allegations, and documentary materials submitted by the petitioner. This waiver may be revoked or modified at any time upon a determination that the factual basis underlying the petition is incorrect. (5) Effective (Insert Date of Issuance), this Waiver supersedes the Interim Waiver Granted Snyder General Corporation on April 4, 1991, 55 FR 14511, April 10, 1991, (Case No. F-029).
1. Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary. Conservation and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 91-21528 Filed 9-6-91; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-M

Office of Fossil Energy

[ERA Docket No. 81-62-NG]

Tarpon Gas Marketing Ltd. Application To Export Natural Gas to Canada

AGENCY : Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION : Notice of application for blanket authorization to export natural gas to Canada.

SUMMARY : The Office of Fossil Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of receipt on August 9, 1991, of an application filed by Tarpon Gas Marketing Ltd. (TGM) requesting blanket authorization to export up to 100 Bcf of natural gas from the United States to Canada for short-term and spot market sales over a two -year period beginning October 1, 1991. TGM intends to utilize existing pipeline facilities for transportation of the volumes to be exported. The application is filed pursuant to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and DOE Delegation Order Nos. 0204-111 and 02 04-127. Protests, motions to intervene, notices of intervention, and written comments are invited. DATES: Protests

, motions to intervene or notices of intervention

, as applicable, requests for additional procedures and written comments are to be filed no later than 4: 30, eastern time , October 9, 1991. ADDRESSES : Office of Fuels Programs Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building

, room 3F-056, FE-50, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20565.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas W. Dukes, Office of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy. U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, room 3F-056, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9590. Lot Cooke, Office of Assistant General Counsel for Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, room 6E-042, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-0503. SUPPLEMt3NTARY INFORMATION: TGM, a Canadian corporation with its principal place of business in Calgary, Alberta, currently holds a blanket authorization to export natural gas to Canada, issued in DOE/FE Opinion and Order No. 315 on June 5, 1989 (1 FE Para. 70,224). Commencement of the requested authorization would coincide with the expiration of TGM's current authorization, on October 1, 1991. Under the authorization sought, TGM would export natural gas to Canada ona best efforts basis for spot and shortterm markets under contracts of twoyears or less . TGM states that its monthto-month export sales would generally be priced in response to changes in prices posted in gas trade press periodicals and, for longer term blanket arrangements, indexed to the weighted average price for a "basket of fuels." TGM anticipates that the majority of the short term sales would be on an interruptible basis and determined by market conditions. In support of its application, TGM asserts there is an excess supply of marketable domestic gas, and the requested export authorization would serve to improve U.S. trade balances while furthering the goal of increasing greater two-way trade emphasized by the 1988 U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreement. In addition, TGM states the export proposal would have no adverse environmental impacts because only existing U.S. pipelines and export facilities would be utilized. This export application will be reviewed under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act and the authority contained in DOE Delegation Order Nos. 0204-111 and 0204 -127. In deciding whether the proposed export of natural gas is in the public interest

, domestic need for the gas will be considered, and any other issue determined to be appropriate, including whether the arrangement is consistent with the DOE policy of promoting competition in the natural gas marketplace by allowing commercial