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central furnaces manufactured by Trane Company. (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 November 29, 1995, this Waiver supersedes the Interim Waiver granted the Trane Company on September 28, 1995. 60 FR 53354, October 13, 1995 (Case No. F-080). Issued In Washington, DC, on November 29, 1995. Christine A. Ervin, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 95-29717 Filed 12-6-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DAYA, D1NH, and DAYH lines of induced draft outdoor package units, permitting the company to use an alternate test method in determining AFUE.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 29, 1995. Christine A. Ervin, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Decision and Order; Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

In the Matter of: York International. [Case No. F-081] Background The Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products (other than automobiles) was established pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation 

### Act (EPCA), Public Law 94-163

, 89 Stat.

[Case No. F-081 ] 

### Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and Order Granting a Waiver From the Furnace Test Procedure to York International

AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy
ACTION: Decision and order.

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the Decision and Order (Case No. F-081) granting a Waiver to York International (York) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for furnaces. The Department is granting York's Petition for Waiver regarding blower time delay in calculation of Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) for its D 1 NA, DAYA, D 1 NH, and DAYH lines of induced draft outdoor package units. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-431, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586- 9138 Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, York has been granted a Waiver for its D1NA, 917, as amended by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), Public Law 95-619, 92 Stat. 3266, the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA), Public Law 100-12, the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1988 (NAECA 1988), Public Law 100-357, and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Public Law 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776, which requires DOE to prescribe standardized test procedures to measure the energy consumption of certain consumer products, including furnaces. The intent of the test procedures is to provide a comparable measure of energy consumption that will assist consumers in making purchasing decisions. These test procedures appear at 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B. The Department 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 appliance test procedure waiver process to allow the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (Assistant Secretary) to grant an Interim Waiver from test procedure requirements 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 

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of its true energy consumption as to provide materially inaccurate comparative data. Waivers generally remain in effect until final 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 Interim Waiver is denied, if it appears likely that the Petition for Waiver will 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 on the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may be extended for an additional 180 days, if necessary. York filed a "Petition for Waiver," dated August 8, 1995, in accordance with section 430.27 of 10 CFR Part 430. The Department published in the Federal Register on October 13, 1995, York's Petition and solicited comments, data and information respecting the Petition. 60 FR 53358, October 13, 1995. York also filed an "Application for Interim Waiver" under section 430.27(g) which DOE granted on September 28, 1995. 60 FR 53358, October 13, 1995. No comments were received concerning either the "Petition for Waiver" or the "Application for Interim Waiver." The Department consulted with The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concerning the York Petition. The FTC did not have any objections to the issuance of the waiver to York.

Assertions and Determinations
York's Petition seeks a waiver from the DOE test provisions that require a 1.5-minute time delay between the ignition of the burner and the starting of the circulating air blower. York requests the allowance to test using a 30-second blower time delay when testing its D 1 NA, DAYA, D 1 NH, and DAYH lines of induced draft outdoor package units. York states that since the 30-second delay is indicative of how these models actually operate and since such a delay results in an overall furnace AFUE improvement of approximately 0.4 percent, the Petition should be granted. Under specific circumstances, the DOE test procedure contains exceptions which allow testing with blower delay times of less than the prescribed 1.5- minute delay. York indicates that it is unable to take advantage of any of these

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exceptions for its D1NA , DAYA, D1NH, and DAYH lines of induced draft outdoor package units. Since the blower controls incorporated on the York furnaces are designed to impose a 30-second blower delay in every instance of start up, and since the current test procedure provisions do not specifically address this type of control

, DOE agrees that a waiver should be granted to allow the 30-second blower time delay when testing the York D1NA, DAYA, D1NH, and DAYH lines of induced draft outdoor package units

. Accordingly, with regard to testing the D 1 NA, DAYA, D1NH, and DAYH lines of induced draft outdoor package units

, today ' s Decision and Order exempts York from the existing test procedure provisions regarding blower controls and allows testing with the 30

- second delay. 

### It is

, therefore

, ordered That: (1) The " Petition for Waiver " filed by York International . ( Case No

. F-081) is hereby granted as set forth in paragraph (2) below

, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5). (2) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of Appendix N of 10 CFR Part 430

, Subpart B , York International, shall be permitted to test its D1NA, DAYA, D1NH
, and DAYH lines of induced draft outdoor package units 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 Standard 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 Standard 103-82. After equilibrium conditions are achieved following the cool-down test and the required measurements performed

, turn on the furnace 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 and blower 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 stopwatch. 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 columnof the manufacturer's recommended onperiod draft. (iii) With the exception of the modifications set forth above, York International 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 D1NA, DAYA, D1NH, and DAYH lines of induced draft outdoor package units manufactured by York International. (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 November 29, 1995, this Waiver supersedes the Interim Waiver granted York International on September 28, 1995. 60 FR 53358, October 13, 1995 (Case No. F-081). Issued In Washington, DC, on November 29, 1995. Christine A. Ervin, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 95-29718 Filed 12-6-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. GT96

- 33-000] 

### Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company; Notice of Refund Report

December 1, 1995. Take notice that on November 2, 1995, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee) tendered for filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) a refund report pursuant to the Commission's February 22, 1995, order issued in Docket No. RP95-124- 000. Tennessee states that it has refunded to its customers the Gas Research Institute's (GRI) refunds to Tennessee of the GRI's 1994 overcollections from Tennessee. Tennessee states that it is allocating the $71,448.00 refund from GRI on a pro rata basis to firm transportation customers that received nondiscounted service during 1994, based on each such customer's share of GRI rate adjustment payments to Tennessee during 1994. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). All such motions or protests should be filed on or before December 8, 1995. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 95-29794 Filed 12-6-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717-01-M

[Docket No

. CP96

- 87-000] 

### Florida Gas Transmission Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket Authorization

December 1, 1995. Take notice that on November 28, 1995, Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT), 1400 Smith Street, Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket No. CP96-87-000 a request pursuant to §§ 157.205 and 157.212 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205, 157.212) for authorization to construct and operate a delivery point meter station for the City of Tallahassee (Tallahassee) under FGT's blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82- 553-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection. FGT proposes to construct and operate a delivery point meter station in Leon County, Florida, near mile post 431.0 on FGT's 24-inch mainline, to