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01.0999, Animal Sciences, Other 

01.1001, Food Science 

01.1002, Food Technology and Processing 

01.1099, Food Science and Technology, 

Other 

01.1101, Plant Sciences, General 

01.1102, Agronomy and Crop Science 

01.1103, Horticultural Science 

01.1104, Agricultural and Horticultural Plant 

Breeding 

01.1105, Plant Protection and Integrated Pest 

Management 

01.1106, Range Science and Management 

01.1199, Plant Sciences, Other 

01.1201, Soil Science and Agronomy, 

General 

01.1202, Soil Chemistry and Physics 

01.1203, Soil Microbiology 

01.1299, Soil Sciences, Other 

01.9999, Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, 

and Related Sciences, Other 

03.0101, Natural Resources/Conservation, 

General 

03.0103, Environmental Studies 

03.0104, Environmental Science 

03.0199, Natural Resources Conservation and 

Research, Other 

03.0201, Natural Resources Management and 

Policy 

03.0204, Natural Resources Economics 

03.0205, Water, Wetlands, and Marine 

Resources Management 

03.0206, Land Use Planning and 

Management/Development 

03.0207, Natural Resources Recreation and 

Tourism 

03.0208, Natural Resources Law Enforcement 

and Protective Services 

03.0299, Natural Resources Management and 

Policy, Other 

03.0301, Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and 

Management 

03.0501, Forestry, General 

03.0502, Forest Sciences and Biology 

03.0506, Forest Management/Forest 

Resources Management 

03.0508, Urban Forestry 

03.0509, Wood Science and Wood Products/ 

Pulp and Paper Technology 

03.0510, Forest Resources Production and 

Management 

03.0511, Forest Technology/Technician 

03.0599, Forestry, Other 

03.0601, Wildlife and Wildlands Science and 

Management 

03.9999, Natural Resources and 

Conservation, Other 

13.1301, Agricultural Teacher Education 

14.0301, Agricultural/Biological Engineering 

and Bioengineering 

19.0501, Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness 

Studies, General 

19.0504, Human Nutrition 

19.0505, Foodservice Systems 

Administration/Management 

19.0599, Foods, Nutrition, and Related 

Services, Other 

Appendix B to Part 3434—List of 

HSACU Institutions, 2011–2012 

The institutions listed in this appendix 

will be granted HSACU certification by the 

Secretary and will be eligible for HSACU 

programs for the period starting October 1, 

2011 and ending September 30, 2012. 

Institutions are listed alphabetically with the 

campus indicated where applicable under 

the state of the school’s location. 

California (19) 

Allan Hancock College 

Bakersfield College 

California State Polytechnic UniversityPomona 

California State University-Bakersfield 

California State University-Fresno 

California State University-Fullerton 

California State University-Monterey Bay 

College of the Desert 

College of the Sequoias 

Fullerton College 

Hartnell College 

Merced College 

Modesto Junior College 

Mt. San Antonio College 

Reedley College 

Santa Ana College 

Southwestern College 

University of California-Merced 

University of California-Riverside 

Florida (3) 

Barry University 

Florida International University 

Nova Southeastern University 

Illinois (2) 

Northeastern Illinois University 

Triton College 

Kansas (1) 

Seward County Community College 

New Mexico (5) 

Eastern New Mexico University-Main 

Campus 

Mesalands Community College 

New Mexico Highlands University 

University of New Mexico-Main Campus 

Western New Mexico University 

New York (3) 

CUNY Bronx Community College 

CUNY Lehman College 

Mercy College-Main Campus 

Puerto Rico (12) 

Bayamon Central University 

Inter American University of Puerto RicoBayamon 

Inter American University of Puerto RicoMetro 

Inter American University of Puerto RicoPonce 

Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San 

German 

Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoPonce 

Universidad Del Este 

Universidad Del Turabo 

Universidad Metropolitana 

University of Puerto Rico-Humacao 

University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 

Campus 

University of Puerto Rico-Utuado 

Texas (10) 

Palo Alto College 

Southwest Texas Junior College 

Sul Ross State University 

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 

Texas A&M University-Kingsville 

Texas State Technical College-Harlingen 

University of Texas at Brownsville 

University of Texas at El Paso 

University of Texas at San Antonio 

University of Texas of the Permian Basin 

Washington (2) 

Heritage University 

Yakima Valley Community College 

Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of 

June, 2011. 

Ralph Otto, 

Deputy Director, National Institute of Food 

and Agriculture. 

[FR Doc. 2011–14498 Filed 6–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–STD–0031] 

RIN 1904–AC54 

Commercial and Industrial Pumps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act as amended (42 U.S.C. 

6291 et seq.) prescribes energy 

conservation standards for certain 

commercial and industrial equipment, 

and requires the Department of Energy 

(DOE) to administer an energy 

conservation program for the 

equipment. In this notice, DOE requests 

information from interested parties 

regarding product markets, energy use, 

test procedures, and energy efficient 

product designs for commercial and 

industrial pumps. Additional input and 

suggestions relevant to this equipment 

are also welcome. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested by July 13, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments in writing, identified 

by docket number EERE–2011–BT– 

STD–0031, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: Pumps-RFI-2011-STD0031@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–2011– 

BT–STD–0031 and/or RIN 1904–AC54 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Request for Information for Commercial 

and Industrial Pumps, EERE–2011–BT– 

STD–0031 and/or RIN 1904–AC54, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 


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1Part C was re-designated Part A–1 on 

codification of the U.S. Code for editorial reasons. 

2 It states that the provisions of section 6296(a), 

(b), and (d), the provisions of subsections (l) 

through (s) of section 6295, and section 6297 

through 6306 shall apply with respect to electric 

motors and pumps to the same extent and in the 

same manner as they apply in part A. In applying 

the provisions in the sections cited above, section 

6316(a)(1) states that references to sections 6293, 

6294, and 6295 of this title shall be considered as 

references to sections 6314, 6315, and 6313 of this 

title, respectively; and section 6316(a)(3) states that 

the term ‘‘equipment’’ shall be substituted for the 

term ‘‘product.’’ 

3McKane, A. and A. Hasanbeigi, ‘‘Motor Systems 

Efficiency Supply Curves,’’ United Nations 

Industrial Development Organization. (2010) 

(Available at: http://industrial-energy.lbl.gov/files/

industrial-energy/active/0/UNIDO%20

Motor%20Systems%20Efficiency%20Supply%

20Curves.pdf) 

4U.S Department of Energy, ‘‘United States 

Industrial Electric Motor Systems Market 

Opportunities Assessment.’’ Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, United States 

Department of Energy. (2002) Available at: http:// 

www.oit.doe.gov/bestpractices/ 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone: 

(202) 586–2945. Please submit one 

signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

586–2945. Please submit one signed 

paper original. 

• Instructions: All submissions 

received must include the agency name 

and docket number. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, visit the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the 

above telephone number for additional 

information regarding visiting the 

Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Charles Llenza, 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) 586–2192. E-mail: 

Charles.Llenza@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of General Counsel, Ms. 

Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–7796. E-mail: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Statutory Authority 

Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.), sets 

forth various provisions designed to 

improve energy efficiency. Part C of 

EPCA includes measures to improve the 

energy efficiency of commercial and 

industrial equipment.1 See 42 U.S.C. 

6311–6316. 

Section 6311(A) includes electric 

motors and pumps as ‘‘covered 

equipment.’’ Section 6316(a) describes 

how provisions in Part A (which 

concerns ‘‘Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles’’) apply to industrial 

equipment, which includes pumps.2

Sections 6314 and 6315 concern test 

procedures and labeling, respectively, 

for covered equipment. The provisions 

in these sections, in combination with 

section 6316(a), give DOE authority to 

establish test procedures and to 

prescribe a labeling rule for pumps. 

Based on the information DOE 

receives in response to this Request for 

Information, DOE will determine 

whether to initiate a rulemaking to 

establish a test procedure, energy 

conservation standard, or labeling 

requirement for commercial and 

industrial pumps. 

2. Evaluation of Pumps as Covered 

Equipment 

EPCA lists several specific types of 

‘‘industrial equipment’’ as ‘‘covered 

equipment,’’ including electric motors 

and pumps. (42 U.S.C. 6311(1)) 

DOE estimates that commercial, 

industrial, and agricultural pumps 

consume approximately 0.63 quads per 

year of electricity and that technologies 

exist that can reduce this consumption 

by approximately 0.190 quads annually. 

DOE used industry and census data to 

calculate the average establishment 

energy use for pumps. 

Industrial Pumps 

Several estimates have been made of 

industrial pump electricity use. Four are 

discussed here. The most recent, made 

for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy Industrial 

Technologies program by Energetics 

Incorporated, states that the total 

industrial energy use of industrial 

pumps is estimated to be 185,000 

million kWh or 0.63 quads site energy 

use. The machine drive energy data 

used in this estimate (http://www1.eere.

energy.gov/industry/rd/footprints.html) 

were primarily provided by the DOE 

Energy Information Administration’s 

(EIA’s) Manufacturing Energy 

Consumption Survey (MECS). The 

machine drive energy includes pump 

energy and reflects consumption in the 

year 2006, when the survey was last 

completed. 

Another recent report for the United 

Nations (‘‘Motor System Efficiency 

Supply Curves UNIDO,’’ Dec. 2010),3

also used the 2006 MECS data. The total 

industrial energy use was estimated to 

be 126,180 million kWh or 0.43 quads 

site energy use. Part of the reason for the 

lower estimate in this study is that the 

authors listed a lower value for the 

petroleum refining industry than any of 

the other three studies. 

An earlier study conducted for DOE, 

‘‘United States Industrial Electric Motor 

Systems Opportunities Assessment, 

December, 2002,’’ 4 estimated energy 

used by pumps in the manufacturing 

sector. This energy use estimate did not 

include agriculture, oil and gas 

extraction, water and wastewater, or 

mineral mining. Standard Industrial 

Codes (SICs) from 20–39 (except for 21 

and 39) were included in the analysis. 

The site energy use estimated for the 

year 1994 was 142,690 million kWh or 

0.49 quads site energy use. Table 2.1 

lists the energy use for each industry 

analyzed. 

TABLE 2.1—INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

ELECTRICITY USE BY PUMPS

Industry 

Pump 

electricity use 

(millions of 

kWh) 

Food ...................................... 6,218 

Textile Mill products .............. 2,949 

Lumber and Wood ................ 1,209 

Furniture and Fixtures .......... 27 

Paper and Allied products .... 31,309 

Printing and Publishing ......... 84 

Chemical and Allied Products .................................... 37,591 

Petroleum and Coal Products .................................... 30,643 

Rubber and Miscellaneous 

Plastics .............................. 9,211 

Stone, Clay and Glass Products .................................... 90 

Primary Metal Industries ....... 7,646 

Fabricated Metal Industries .. 903 

Industrial Machinery and 

Equipment ......................... 968 

Electronics and Other Electric Equipment ................... 7,732 

Transportation Equipment .... 5,517 

Instruments and Related 

Products ............................ 594 

The American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy (ACEEE) 2003 report 

‘‘Realizing Energy Efficiency 

Opportunities in Industrial Fan and 

Pump Systems’’ summarizes the energy 

use of pumps in a variety of industrial 

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5Nadel, S. and N. Elliot. ‘‘Realizing Energy 

Efficiency Opportunities in Industrial Fan and 

Pump Systems,’’ Washington, DC.: American 

Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. (2003) 

Available at: http://www.nwcouncil.org/dropbox/

6th%20Plan%20Industrial/Industrial%

20Conservation%20Data%20Catalogue/ISC%

20Document%20Catalogue_Public%20Version5%20June%202009/Documents/Tier%202/ACEEE_

fans%20and%20pumps_Apr%202003.pdf 

6http://www.ces.census.gov/index.php/bds/

bds_database_list 

7UNIDO estimates cost-effective potential at 29 

percent and technical potential at 43 percent for US 

industrial pumping system. Opportunities 

Assessment reports a midrange savings of 9.6 

percent of pump energy use through system 

efficiency improvements for a total of 20 percent. 

ACEEE estimates that ‘‘the typical energy savings 

from fan, pump, or blower-system upgrades vary 

from 20 percent to 50 percent.’’ 

mining, and agriculture).5 The report 

provides total electricity consumption 

and an estimate of the energy savings 

possible if available technologies were 

utilized. The report estimates the total 

annual agricultural and industrial 

electricity demand for pumps to be 

140.6 billion kWh or 0.480 quads of site 

energy use. 

TABLE 2.2—INDUSTRIAL SECTOR ELECTRICITY DEMAND AND PUMP ELECTRICITY USE

Industry 

Electricity demand in 2006 

billion kWh 

Pumps’ share 

of electricity 

use % 

Pump electricity use in 

2006 billion 

kWh 

Agriculture .................................................................................................................................... 16.3 25 4.1 

Mining .......................................................................................................................................... 85.4 7 6.0 

Food Mfg. ..................................................................................................................................... 78.0 11 8.6 

Textile Product Mills .................................................................................................................... 6.0 14 0.8 

Wood Product Mfg. ...................................................................................................................... 28.9 4 1.2 

Paper Mfg. ................................................................................................................................... 122.2 28 34.2 

Petroleum and Coal Products Mfg. ............................................................................................. 60.1 51 30.7 

Chemical Mfg. .............................................................................................................................. 207.1 18 37.3 

Plastics & Rubber Mfg. ................................................................................................................ 53.4 9 4.8 

Nonmetallic Minerals Product Mfg. .............................................................................................. 44.8 4 1.8 

Primary Metal Mfg. ...................................................................................................................... 140.0 2 2.8 

Fabricated Metal Product Mfg. .................................................................................................... 42.2 7 3.0 

Machinery Mfg. ............................................................................................................................ 32.7 8 2.6 

Computer & Electronic Product Mfg. ........................................................................................... 27.5 2 0.6 

Transportation Equipment Mfg. ................................................................................................... 57.7 4 2.3 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 1,002.4 140.6 

The studies cited above (see Table 

2.3) provide estimates of total annual 

pump energy use ranging from about 

126,000 million kWh to 185,000 million 

kWh (about 0.43 to 0.63 quads) of site 

energy use. All the studies excluded oil 

and gas extraction, and water and 

wastewater pumping. All the studies 

found that the paper, chemical, and 

petroleum and coal products 

manufacturing industries are the three 

leading users of pump energy. If the 

total industrial energy use is estimated 

using the most recent MECS and 

including all of the petroleum refining 

industry pump energy use, an estimate 

of 0.63 quads of site electricity use is 

derived. The primary energy use is 

about three times the site energy use, or 

1.9 quads. 

TABLE 2.3—SUMMARY OF INDUSTRIAL ENERGY USE FOR PUMPS

Study 

Annual site 

electricity use 

(billion kWh) 

DOE Energetics, 2006, ‘‘Manufacturing Energy and Carbon Footprints’’ ..................................................................................... 185.0 

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), 2010, ‘‘Motor Systems Efficiency Supply Curves’’ ................... 126.0 

DOE Opportunity Assessment, 2002, ‘‘United States Industrial Electric Motor Systems Market Opportunities Assessment’’ .... 142.7 

ACEEE, 2003, ‘‘Realizing Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Industrial Fan and Pump Systems’’ ............................................. 140.6 

Based on U.S. Census data,6 the 

number of establishments involved in 

mining, manufacturing, and agriculture 

is estimated as follows. 

TABLE 2.4—NUMBERS OF

ESTABLISHMENTS BY SECTOR

Sector Establishments 

Agriculture, 1997 ............ 91,000 

Manufacturing, 2005 ....... 323,476 

Mining, 1997 ................... 21,839 

Total ......................... 436,315 

Using the highest estimate, the 

average per-establishment energy use for 

pumps for agricultural, manufacturing, 

and mining establishments in 2006 was 

1.27 million kWh. 

Commercial Building Heating, 

Ventilation, and Air Conditioning 

Pumps 

Based on a 1999 analysis by Arthur D. 

Little, Inc. (ADL), the average perestablishment energy use for pumps in 

commercial heating, ventilation, and air 

conditioning (HVAC) applications for 

1999 was about 8.5 MWh, which 

exceeds 150 kWh for the 12-month 

period of 1999. The ADL analysis, 

‘‘Energy Consumption Characteristics of 

Commercial Building HVAC Systems,’’ 

Volume 2, used EIA’s 1999 Commercial 

Buildings Energy Consumption Survey 

data to develop its estimate. 

a. Savings Estimate 

Reports cited in this RFI estimate 

potential energy savings from pumps of 

10 percent to 50 percent.7 Because these 

estimates include a variety of system 

and pump efficiency measures 

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8European Commission. ‘‘European Guide to 

Pump Efficiency for Single Stage Centrifugal 

Pumps,’’ Varese, Italy: European Commission. 

(2003) Available at: http://work.sitedirect.se/sites/ 

europump/europump/ 

index.php?show=226_SWE&&page_anchor=http:// 

work.sitedirect.se/sites/europump/europump/p226/ 

p226_swe.php 

the lowest energy savings estimate of 10 

percent, based on an European Union 

(EU) study of pump efficiencies (cited in 

(c) below), is assumed for the pump 

efficiency alone. If that estimate is 

converted to primary energy, the savings 

are estimated to be 0.19 quads. The 

potential for energy savings is 

concentrated in paper manufacturing, 

mining, chemical manufacturing, 

petroleum and coal products 

manufacturing, and primary metal 

manufacturing, which account for 75 

percent of the potential total energy 

savings from industrial pumps. 

b. Efficiency Considerations 

Pump system efficiencies depend on 

design factors such as surface 

roughness, internal clearances, solids 

handling capability, curve shape, 

mechanical shaft seal losses, and other 

factors. 

c. Summary of Data and Calculations 

Analyses based on data from the 2003 

EU ‘‘European Guide to Pump Efficiency 

for Single Stage Centrifugal Pumps’’ 8

show that for typical flow rates it is 

reasonable to expect an efficiency 

improvement of 10 percent from the 

mean pump efficiency to the maximum 

practically attainable level. 

TABLE 2.5—SUMMARY TABLE OF PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND ESTIMATED SAVINGS

Sector Establishments Energy per 

establishment kWh 

Energy consumption 

million kWh 

Estimated savings (@ 

10%) 

million kWh 

Industrial .......................................... 436,315 1,272,000 555,000 55,000 

Commercial Building HVAC ............. 4,657,000 8,496 39,565 7,913 

3. Other Regulatory Programs 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency and DOE jointly administer the 

voluntary ENERGY STAR labeling 

program (http://www.energystar.gov) for 

various products and equipment. 

ENERGY STAR currently has no 

labeling program for energy-efficient 

pumps. Some states, including 

California, have prescribed standards 

and other regulations regarding pumps, 

in particular for hydronic systems, 

including a requirement for variable 

speed drives on pumps larger than 5 

horsepower (California Energy 

Commission, ‘‘2008 Building Energy 

Efficiency Standards for Residential and 

Nonresidential Buildings,’’ effective 

January 1, 2010, Section 144(j)). 

4. Regulatory Scope 

DOE has not previously conducted an 

energy conservation standard 

rulemaking for pumps. With this notice, 

DOE states its intention to evaluate the 

energy savings potential of energy 

conservation standards, labels, or both 

for commercial and industrial pumps. 

DOE requests information from 

interested parties regarding product 

markets, energy use, test procedures, 

and energy efficient product design. 

After public comment on this RFI, DOE 

will consider developing test 

procedures and energy conservation 

standards or labels for this equipment. 

Test procedures prescribed in 

accordance with EPACT 2005 ‘‘shall be 

reasonably designed to produce test 

results which reflect energy efficiency, 

energy use, and estimated operating 

costs of a type of industrial equipment 

(or class thereof) during a representative 

average use cycle (as determined by the 

Secretary), and shall not be unduly 

burdensome to conduct.’’ (42 U.S.C. 

6314) In a test procedure rulemaking, 

DOE prepares a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) and allows 

interested parties to present oral and 

written data, views, and arguments with 

respect to such procedures. In 

prescribing new test procedures, DOE 

takes into account relevant information 

including technological developments 

relating to energy use or energy 

efficiency of pumps. 

With respect to rulemakings for 

energy conservation standards, DOE 

typically prepares a framework 

document, which describes the issues, 

analyses, and process that it is 

considering for the development of 

energy conservation standards. After 

receiving comments on the framework 

document, DOE typically prepares a 

preliminary analysis and technical 

support document (TSD). The 

preliminary analysis typically provides 

initial draft analyses of potential energy 

conservation standards on consumers, 

manufacturers, and the nation. None of 

these steps is required by statute. 

DOE is required to publish a NOPR 

for new or amended conservation 

standards. The NOPR presents DOE’s 

proposal for potential energy 

conservations standards and a summary 

of the results of DOE’s supporting 

technical analysis. The details of DOE’s 

standards analysis are provided in a 

TSD that describes both the burdens and 

benefits of potential standards, pursuant 

to 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(B)(i). After the 

publication of the NOPR, DOE affords 

interested persons an opportunity 

during a period of not less than 60 days 

to provide oral and written comment. 

After receiving and considering the 

comments on the NOPR and not less 

than 90 days after the publication of the 

NOPR, DOE issues any final rule 

prescribing new or amended energy 

conservation standards. 

5. Potential Definition(s) 

DOE will consider adding a definition 

for ‘‘Commercial, Industrial, and 

Agricultural Pumps (Pumps)’’ in the 

Code of Federal Regulations to clarify 

coverage of any potential test procedure 

or energy conservation standard. There 

currently is no statutory definition of 

pumps. DOE is considering the 

following definitions of pumps for 

potential test procedures and energy 

conservation standards and to provide 

clarity for interested parties as it 

continues its analyses. DOE seeks 

feedback from interested parties on the 

following potential definition(s) of 

pumps. 

a. Definition of Rotodynamic Pumps 

Rotodynamic pumps are kinetic 

machines that impart energy 

continuously to the pumped fluid by 

means of a rotating impeller, propeller, 

or rotor. The most common types of 

rotodynamic pumps are centrifugal 

(radial), mixed flow, and axial flow 

pumps. 

i. Centrifugal (Radial) Flow 

Centrifugal pumps use bladed 

impellers with essentially radial outlets 

to transfer rotational mechanical energy 

to the fluid, primarily by increasing the 

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potential energy (static pressure). 

Kinetic energy is then converted into 

usable pressure energy in the discharge 

collector. 

Centrifugal pumps that have single 

inlet impellers usually have a specific 

speed below approximately 90 (4,500). 

Those having double-suction impellers 

usually have a specific speed below 

approximately 135 (7,000). In pumps of 

this type, the liquid enters the impeller 

at the hub and flows radially to the 

periphery, exiting perpendicular to the 

rotating shaft. 

ii. Mixed Flow 

This type of pump has a single inlet 

impeller whereby the flow enters axially 

and discharges in a mixed axial and 

radial direction. Pumps of this type 

usually have a specific speed that ranges 

from approximately 90 (4,500) to 200 

(10,000). 

iii. Axial Flow 

A pump of this type, sometimes 

called a propeller pump, has a single 

inlet impeller. The flow enters axially 

and discharges nearly axially. Pumps of 

this type usually have a specific speed 

above approximately 200 (10,000). 

b. Definition of Positive Displacement 

Pumps 

Positive displacement pumps add 

energy by trapping liquid in a confined 

space and forcibly moving it out of the 

pump and into the discharge pipe. This 

pumping action is accomplished by one 

of three methods: 

(1) Reciprocating action of plungers, 

pistons, bellows or diaphragms; 

(2) Rotary action of mechanical 

devices such as gears, screws, vanes, 

etc.; or 

(3) Blow case arrangements using 

pressurized air to displace liquid. 

Public Participation 

A. Submission of Information 

DOE will accept information and data 

in response to this Request for 

Information as provided in the DATES

section above. Information submitted to 

the Department by e-mail should be 

provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft 

Word, PDF, or text file format. Those 

responding should avoid the use of 

special characters or any form of 

encryption, and wherever possible, 

comments should include the electronic 

signature of the author. Comments 

submitted to the Department by mail or 

hand delivery/courier should include 

one signed original paper copy. No 

telefacsimiles will be accepted. 

Comments submitted in response to this 

notice will become a matter of public 

record and will be made publicly 

available. 

B. Issues on Which DOE Seeks 

Information 

DOE welcomes comments on the 

energy use and energy efficiency of 

commercial and industrial pumps and 

related issues. DOE is particularly 

interested in receiving comments from 

interested parties on the following 

issues: 

(1) Definition(s) of pumps, pump 

product classes, and diversity of pump 

types within pump product classes; 

(2) Energy use by pumps as 

summarized in Table 3.1; 

(3) Overview of the industrial and 

commercial pump market, including 

shipments and efficiencies ranges; 

(4) Availability and applicability of 

U.S. and international test procedures 

for pumps; 

(5) Assistance and resources available 

from stakeholders, states, local 

jurisdictions, and others. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 7, 2011. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy. 

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[Docket No. FAA–2011–0378; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AEA–11] 

Proposed Establishment of Class E 

Airspace; Forest, VA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

establish Class E Airspace at Forest, VA 

to accommodate new Area Navigation 

(RNAV) Global Positioning System 

(GPS) Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures serving New London 

Airport. This action would enhance the 

safety and airspace management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations 

within the National Airspace System. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 28, 2011. The Director of 

the Federal Register approves this 

incorporation by reference action under 

title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, part 

51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA, Order 7400.9 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule 

to: U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey, SE., Washington, DC 

20590–0001; Telephone: 1–800–647– 

5527; Fax: 202–493–2251. You must 

identify the Docket Number FAA–2011– 

0378; Airspace Docket No. 11–AEA–11, 

at the beginning of your comments. You 

may also submit and review received 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Fornito, Operations Support Group, 

Eastern Service Center, Federal Aviation 

Administration, P.O. Box 20636, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30320; telephone (404) 

305–6364. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on this rule by submitting 

such written data, views, or arguments, 

as they may desire. Comments that 

provide the factual basis supporting the 

views and suggestions presented are 

particularly helpful in developing 

reasoned regulatory decisions on the 

proposal. Comments are specifically 

invited on the overall regulatory, 

aeronautical, economic, environmental, 

and energy-related aspects of the 

proposal. 

Communications should identify both 

docket numbers (FAA Docket No. FAA– 

2011–0378; Airspace Docket No. 11– 

AEA–11) and be submitted in triplicate 

to the Docket Management System (see 

ADDRESSES section for address and 

phone number). You may also submit 

comments through the Internet at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Comments wishing the FAA to 

acknowledge receipt of their comments 

on this action must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to 

Docket No. FAA–2011–0378; Airspace 

Docket No. 11–AEA–11. The postcard 

will be date/time stamped and returned 

to the commenter. 

All communications received before 

the specified closing date for comments 

will be considered before taking action 

on the proposed rule. The proposal 

contained in this notice may be changed 

in light of the comments received. A 

report summarizing each substantive 

public contact with FAA personnel 

concerned with this rulemaking will be 

filed in the docket. 

Availability of NPRMs 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from and 


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