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Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9478. The docket room is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued in Washington, D.C., June 1, 1995. Clifford P. Tomaszewski,
Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 95-14702 Filed 6-14-95: 8:45 am]

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Office of Fossil Energy
[FE Docket No 95

-31-NG]

Northwest Natural Gas Company; Order Granting Blanket Authorization To Import and Export Natural Gas From and to Canada

AGENCY : Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION : Notice of order.

SUMMARY : The Office of Fossil Energy of the Department of Energy gives notice that it has issued an order granting Northwest Natural Gas Company (NNG) authorization to import up to 100 Bcf and to export up to 100 Bcf of natural gas from and to Canada. The term of the authorization is for a period of two years, beginning on the date of first import or export delivery.
NNG's order is available for inspection and copying in the Office of Fuels Programs Docket Room, 3F-056, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-9478. The docket room is open between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Issued in Washington, D.C., May 23, 1995. Clifford P. Tomaszewski,
Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 95-14708 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]

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DOE Response to Recommendation 94-5 of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

, Integration of DOE Safety Rules

, Orders

, and Other Requirements

AGENCY : Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY : The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board published Recommendation 94-5, concerning the Integration of DOE Safety Rules, Orders, and Other Requirements, in the Federal Register on January 6, 1995 (60 FR 2089). Section 315(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(e) requires the Department of Energy to transmit an implementation plan to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board by June 5, 1995, or submit
a notification of extension for an additional 45 days. The Secretary's
notification of extension for an additional 45 days follows.

ADDRESSES : Send comments, data, views, or arguments concerning the Secretary's notification to: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tara O'Toole, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on June 5,
1995. Mark B. Whitaker,
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. June 5, 1995.
The Honorable John T. Conway, Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, N. W, Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004 Dear Mr. Chairman: Please be advised that, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286d(e), the Department of Energy requires an additional 45 days to respond to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 94- 5, Integration of DOE Safety Rules, Orders, and Other Requirements. The Department Standards Committee has assigned a focus group of Department senior management to develop an Integrated Standards Management Plan. The Management Plan will be approved by the Department Standards Committee and will provide an integrated and coordinated approach for all standards activities in the transition from the old orders system to the new, revised orders or rules. A 45-day extension is required to define more clearly the order-to-rule transition process and to develop the Standards Management Plan that will provide input for the Implementation Plan. The Implementation Plan for Recommendation 94-5 will be provided by July 20, 1995.
Sincerely,

Hazel R. O'Leary.
[FR Doc. 95-14705 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]

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## EE -DIETOff ice of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Appliance and Equipment Energy Efficiency Standards : Evaluation Criteria for the Voluntary Program To Provide Energy Efficiency Information for Luminaires

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION : Notice of evaluation criteria and call for program description.

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 1992 requires the Department of Energy (DOE or Department) to support the development of a voluntary national testing and information program by an appropriate organization of interested parties for those types of luminaires that are widely used, and show potential for significant energy savings. Not later than October 24, 1995, DOE must determine whether the voluntary program, thus created, is consistent with the objectives set forth in the legislation. After consulting with stakeholders in two public meetings to discuss the progress and evaluation of the program, the Department has developed a set of criteria that will be used as the basis for making the determination on the effectiveness of the luminaire testing and information program. With the support of the Department, the National Lighting Collaborative has developed such a program, and the Department requests that it, or any other appropriate organization that has participated in developing the program, submit a program description before July 14, 1995, for evaluation by DOE, by means of the criteria published in this notice. The submitted report should describe the voluntary national testing and information program for luminaires in detail, specifying how the program
meets each of the evaluation criteria listed in this notice. The report should also provide a comprehensive status update on the different components of the program.
DATES : Description and status report of the voluntary national testing and information program for luminaires must be received by the Department of Energy by July 14, 1995.
ADDRESSES : Five copies of the reports on the status of the voluntary national testing and information program for luminaires should be submitted to: Ms. Sandy Cooper, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-43 1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-7574. 

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Copies of reports submitted will be available in the DOE Freedom of Information Reading Room, U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room E-190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC, (202) 586-6020, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Twigg, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building, Mail Station EE-431, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586- 8714 Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel,Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586- 9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Authority
Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, Public Law 94- 163, created the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products other than Automobiles. The most recent amendment, the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT), Public Law 102-486, identified several new categories of products and equipment for inclusion in various required and voluntary testing and information programs to promote energy efficiency. Voluntary programs were specified for commercial office equipment, windows, and luminaires. A luminaire is a complete lighting unit consisting of a fluorescent lamp(s), together with parts designed to distribute the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such lamps to the power supply through the ballast. Section 126 of EPACT directed the Secretary of Energy, after consulting with industry associations and other interested organizations, to provide
technical and financial assistance to support a voluntary national testing and information program for those types of luminaires that are widely used, and for which there is a potential for significant energy savings as a result of such programs. Under section 126, such program would provide information that, when conveyed to consumers, will enable purchasers of the equipment to make more informed decisions about the energy efficiency and costs of competing products. The voluntary program would determine the luminaires to be covered; include specifications for testing 

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procedures; and include information of light output from the luminaire in which may be disseminated through lumens, to the energy input to the catalogs, trade publications, labels, or luminaire in watts), and is proposed to other mechanisms, that will allow be reported in the voluntary consumer consumers to assess the energy information program. The Collaborative consumption and potential cost savings reported that the selection of the of competing products. Such program Luminaire Efficacy Rating test would be developed by an appropriate procedure has received consensus organization (composed of interested support within the luminaire industry, persons), according to commonly having been balloted according to the accepted procedures for the formal standards-making balloting development of national testing procedures per the by-laws of NEMA, as procedures and labeling programs. accredited by the American National Not later than three years after the Standards Institute (ANSI). Based on date of enactment of EPACT (October that consensus, the Department of 24, 1995), the Secretary shall make a Energy will accept the efficacy rating
determination as to whether the known as the "LER" as the fundamental voluntary program is positioned to comparative measure of the voluntary achieve the objectives established for luminaire program. the testing and rating of luminaires. If NEMA Standard LE5 also contains a the Secretary determines that the suggested format for other information voluntary program is not consistent related to the luminaire and its with the objectives of the legislation, the photometric data, including luminaire Secretary shall, after consultation with efficiency (the percentage of light output the National Institute of Standards and from the luminaire compared with the Technology, develop test procedures for light output from the lamp(s) without luminaires. One year later, the Federal the luminaire). As noted by the New Trade Commission would prescribe York State Energy Office, NEMA labeling rules. Standard LE5 will also permit the
2. Background alternative of separate reporting of the luminaire lumen output by its Since the passage of EPACT, the components (luminaire efficiency, total Department of Energy has monitored the lamp lumens, and ballast factor). efforts of the luminaire industry to Manufacturers will continue to report develop a testing and information luminaire efficiency as part of their program through the National Lighting photometric reports. Collaborative (NLC or Collaborative), a In addition to including an indicator working group composed of the for the luminaire category and the LER National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), the American Lighting Association, lighting manufacturers, environmental organizations, designers, national laboratories, and other lighting professionals. The Department has provided technical and financial assistance to the Collaborative to help launch and publicize the program. On May 24, 1994, DOE held a public meeting, at which interested persons were invited to offer suggestions in lumens per watt, the International Association of Lighting Designers proposed that the LE5 reporting format
be modified to include a measure for the quality of light. The Collaborative agreed, but since the quality of light metric needs to be developed, the LE5
will at first include an acknowledgement in the foreword that a numerical value for lighting quality will accompany the LER after the development of the measure is completed and balloted. The reporting concerning methods of evaluation, and format also provides information on the to obtain updates on the progress of the estimated annual lighting energy cost Collaborative's voluntary program. A per 1,000 lumens of light output, transcript of the meeting was made assuming 3,000 luminaire operatingavailable to the public, and comments hours per year, and 8 cents per kilowattwere invited. hour electricity cost (the 1993 average Comments submitted at the meeting commercial sector electricity rate). focused on several areas. Regarding the It was recommended by the specifications for testing procedures, it Collaborative that luminaires be tested was proposed by the National Lighting according to prescribed test procedures Collaborative that NEMA Standard LE5, in laboratories that are accredited the "Procedure for Determining through the National Voluntary Luminaire Efficacy Ratings for Laboratory Accreditation Program of the Fluorescent Luminaires," be accepted as National Institute of Standards and the standard testing and rating method Technology. for the program. This Luminaire The Collaborative identified the Efficacy Rating known as "LER" is following luminaires as widely used, expressed in lumens per watt (the ratio with a potential for significant energy

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savings for inclusion in the program: (1) Recessed Lensed 2'x4' (4 lamps); (2) Recessed Lensed 2'x4' (3 lamps); (3) Recessed 2'x4' (2 lamps); (4) Recessed Parabolic Louvered 2'x4' (4 lamps); (5) Recessed Parabolic Louvered 2'x4' (3 lamps); (6) Recessed Parabolic Louvered 2'x4' (2 lamps); (7) Wraparound (2 and 4 lamps); (8) Strip (1 lamp); (9) Strip (2 lamps); and (10) Industrial (2 lamps). The Department supports the Collaborative's suggestion that the covered luminaires should collectively represent approximately 80 percent of the fluorescent luminaire market to satisfy EPACT's requirement to cover luminaires that are "widely used." If the data submitted to the Department in the program description support previous claims that these categories represent 80 percent of the fluorescent luminaire market, and show potential for significant energy savings, their selection appears to provide a reasonable base for the initial phase of the program.The American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy (Council) addressed issues concerning the long-term operation of the voluntary program, and the ability to confirm market targets and percentages. With respect to the information to be provided to consumers, it said that information in catalogs and other marketing materialsshould explain that the use of lowerefficacy lamps as replacements in luminaires would lower the energy efficiency. Regarding the selection of luminaires to be included in the program, the Council urged that a mechanism be established to add new luminaire types that gain market share in the future. The Council also brought up data collection and tracking energy efficiency trends as possible areas of information needed. Finally, it urged that the voluntary program meet specified percentage targets of manufacturer participation over time: 25 percent of luminaires covered by the program after the first year, 50 percent the second year, and 75 percent the third year. The Department agrees that participation levels should be included in the report on the voluntary luminaire program. These issues are addressed in the evaluation criteria, infra. Other public meeting comments centered on how to verify that 80 percent of the fluorescent luminaire market is covered by the 10 categories selected for the program, and how to evaluate whether the new energy efficiency information is reaching its target audiences. To address these issues, the Collaborative submitted a revised program description on July 28, 1994. It proposed that NEMA would collect data on luminaire market shares from manufacturers to verify that the categories selected for the program represent 80 percent of the market. Regarding future data collection on sales of LER-rated luminaires, it was suggested that manufacturers provide sales data to the Bureau of Census. NEMA would also inform DOE of the number of companies whose catalogs show the new energy information. The International Association of Lighting Designers, a member of the Collaborative, would be responsible for tracking press coverage, and would develop a survey on awareness of the program to be used by manufacturers' representatives, distributors, and specifiers. The Department views these data collection methods as appropriate for tracking the development of the

program. On January 5, 1995, DOE held another public meeting to discuss the Department's proposed evaluation criteria with persons interested in the development of the voluntary program. Members of the National Lighting Collaborative asked that the means by which manufacturer participation
would be measured be clarified in the evaluation criteria. That section has been changed to reflect the suggestions
of the Collaborative that manufacturer participation be measured as a percentage of the sales of LE5-tested fixtures (measured in dollars) to the total sales of listed products covered by the program.

3. Evaluation Criteria and Procedures The Department of Energy will evaluate voluntary consumer information programs for luminaires against the following criteria. In order to make its determination, the Department is requesting that any program description be submitted to the Department no later than July 14, 1995. The submitted description should include information explaining how the voluntary national testing and information program for luminaires
addresses each of the elements described below. a. Program Organization: Since the Energy Policy Act specifies that the voluntary program should be developed by an "appropriate organization (composed of interested parties)," the Department will assess the composition and procedures of the group developing the program to determine if it reflects a consensus position within a broad spectrum of the lighting community. b. Coverage: In order to determine which luminaires are widely used and show a potential for significant energy savings, the Department will require data supporting the selection of the specific luminaire categories to be included in the initial phase of the voluntary program, and for verifying the stated market coverage with documented data sources. Those luminaires selected shall comprise approximately 80 percent of the fluorescent luminaire market. In anticipation of new products gaining market share and replacing some of those included in the initial phase of the program, a plan should be shown for including new products in the future. c. Testing and Rating: In order to evaluate the program's testing procedures, the Department will compare the proposed test procedures to existing test procedures, such as those published by the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), to verify the accuracy and validity of the procedures. The proposed testing and rating program should provide consumers with a consistent standard of measurement for comparing the energy efficiency of the luminaires covered by the program. d. Information Program: In order to assess the effectiveness of the energy efficiency information provided to consumers, the Department will evaluate the implementation plan to determine how different audiences, such as managerial, technical, and procurement, have been targeted. Provisions in the program for the use of catalogs, labels, or other materials shall be explained. Concerns over the possible substitution of lower-efficacy replacement lamps and other components shall be addressed. Examples of new energy efficiency information materials shall be submitted. e. Manufacturer Participation: In order to assess whether the voluntary program proposed is a broad-based, national program, the Department will require some indication of manufacturer participation. Recognizing that a national program takes both time and resources to achieve its objective, it is reasonable to establish targets of manufacturer participation, which would gradually increase as the program expands over time. Expectations are that approximately 25 percent of the industry wide shipments (measured in dollars) of the listed products (total) will have energy efficiency information published in the supporting sales literature by one year from the date of publication of this notice. The percentage would become approximately 50 percent in 2 years, and approximately 75 percent in 3 years. A plan for documenting the

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participation levels shall be submitted by July 14, 1995. f. Publicity: If the voluntary program is to be effective, a companion effort must be made to inform a wide range of lighting decision-makers of the new energy efficiency rating for luminaires. The Department will assess what strategies have been developed and launched to promote the program. A plan for evaluating professional awareness of the program shall be
submitted. g. Market Data: To establish a baseline and provide a means to track luminaire efficacy over time, a system for data collection and reporting, such as reporting to the Bureau of Census, should be established. A plan for this data collection and reporting shall be submitted, along with recommendations for ways DOE might evaluate energy savings and energy efficiency trends in the industry. h. Continuation of the Program: A plan should be established that will enable the luminaire testing andinformation program to be selfperpetuating, and to include new products as they become significant in the marketplace. A second evaluation by DOE in 1 to 2 years may be necessary to monitor the progress of the program.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 12,
1995.
Christine A. Ervin, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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### Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No . EL95-50-000

, et al.]

Carolina Power & Light Company, et al.; Electric Rate and Corporate Regulation Filings

June 8, 1995. Take notice that the following filings
have been made with the Commission: Comment date: June 21, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

2. PSI Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER95-626-001] Take notice that on May 26, 1995, PSI Energy, Inc. tendered for filing itscompliance filing in the abovereferenced docket. Comment date: June 22, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.

3. Northern States Power Company (Minnesota) and Northern States Power Company (Wisconsin)

[Docket No. ER95-1117-000] Take notice that on May 30, 1995,Northern States Power CompanyMinnesota (NSP-M) and Northern States Power Company-Wisconsin (NSP-W) jointly tender and request the Commission to accept a Transmission Service Agreement which provides for
Reserved Transmission Service to Heartland Energy Services, Inc. NSP requests that the Commission accept for filing the Transmission Service Agreement effective on June 1, 1995. NSP requests a waiver of the Commission's notice requirements pursuant to Part 35 so the Agreement may be accepted for filing effective on the date requested. Comment date: June 22, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

4. Arizona Public Service Company

[Docket No. ER95-1118-000] Take notice that on May 30, 1995, Arizona Public Service Company (APS) tendered for filing a Service Agreement under APS-FERC Electric Tariff Original Volume No. 1 (APS Tariff) with the Town of Wickenburg. A copy of this filing has been served on the above-listed entity and the Arizona Corporation Commission. Comment date: June 22, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice. Electric's FERC Electric Tariff, Original Volume 1, Rate Schedule T-1. Wisconsin Electric requests an effective date of sixty days from date of filing. Copies of the filing have been served on Kimball, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the Michigan Public Service Commission. Comment date: June 22, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice.

6. American Electric Power Service Corporation
[Docket No. ER95-1121-000] Take notice that on May 30, 1995, the American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC) tendered for filing, as an Initial Rate Schedule, an Agreement dated April 1, 1995, between AEPSC, an agent for the AEP System Operating Companies and Stand Energy Corporation (Stand). The Agreement provides Stand access to the AEP System for short-term
transmission service. The parties request an effective date of June 1, 1995. A copy of the filing was served upon Stand and the state regulatory commissions of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Comment date: June 22, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E at the end of this notice.

7. The Dayton Power and Light Company
[Docket No. ER95-1122-000] Take notice that on May 26, 1995, The Dayton Power and Light Company (Dayton) tendered, in compliance with the order issued May 12, 1995 in the above-referenced docket, for filing an
amendment to the Power Service Agreements (PSAs) made effective in
such dockets. Dayton requests the Commission accept the amendment as a supplement
to the PSAs to become effective on the same date as the PSAs in accordance with the May 12th order. Comment date: June 22, 1995, in accordance with Standard Paragraph E
at the end of this notice. 1. Carolina Power & Light Company

[Docket No. EL95-50-000] Take notice that on May 31, 1995, Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L) filed a request under 18 CFR 35.14 (a) (10) and Rule 207 for a waiver of the Commission's fuel adjustment clause regulations to permit the recovery of the costs of buying out a coal contract. CP&L requests that the revised fuel clause, which provides for the buyout, be made effective on June 1, 1995. 5. Wisconsin Electric Power Company

[Docket No. ER95-1119-000] Take notice that on May 30, 1995, Wisconsin Electric Power Company (Wisconsin Electric) tendered for filing an Electric Service Agreement and a Transmission Service Agreement between itself and Kimball Power Company (Kimball). The Electric Service Agreement provides for service under Wisconsin Electric's Coordination Sales Tariff. The Transmission Service Agreement allows Kimball to receive transmission service under Wisconsin 8. Premier Enterprises, Inc.

[Docket No. ER95-1123-000] Take notice that on May 31, 1995, Premier Enterprises, Inc. (Premier) tendered for filing pursuant to Rule 205, 18 CFR 385.205, a petition for waivers and blanket approvals under various regulations of the Commission and for an order accepting its FERC Electric Rate Schedule No. 1 to be effective July 30, 1995. Premier intends to engage in electric power and energy transactions as a