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.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011] 

RIN 1904–AC22 

Energy Efficiency Program: Energy 

Conservation Standards Furnace Fans: 

Public Meeting and Availability of the 

Framework Document 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of the framework document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is initiating the 

rulemaking and data collection process 

to consider establishing new energy 

conservation standards or energy use 

standards for the use of electricity for 

purposes of circulating air through duct 

work of residential heating and cooling 

systems (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘furnace fans’’). To inform interested 

parties and to facilitate this process, 

DOE has prepared a framework 

document that details the analytical 

approach and scope of coverage for the 

rulemaking, and identifies several issues 

on which DOE is particularly interested 

in receiving comment. DOE will hold an 

informal public meeting to discuss and 

receive comments on its analytical 

approach and the issues it will address 

in this rulemaking proceeding. DOE 

welcomes written comments from the 

public on any subject within the scope 

of this rulemaking. A copy of the 

framework document is available at: 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/ 

furnace_fans.html. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Friday, June 18, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 

4 p.m., in Washington, DC. DOE must 

receive requests to speak at the public 

meeting before 4 p.m., Friday, June 4, 

2010. DOE must receive a signed 

original and an electronic copy of the 

statement to be given at the public 

meeting before 4 p.m., Friday, June 11, 

2010. DOE will accept written 

comments, data, and information 

regarding the framework document 

before and after the public meeting, but 

no later than July 6, 2010. 

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. Please 

note that foreign nationals planning to 

participate in the public meeting are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures. 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. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 and/or 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 

1904–AC22, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: FurnFans-2010-STD0011@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 

and/or RIN 1904–AC22 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for Furnace Fans, 

Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0011 

and/or RIN 1904–AC22, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, Sixth 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, a copy of 

the transcript of the public meeting, or 

comments received, go to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

Sixth Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

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 first at 

the above telephone number for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mohammed Khan, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–7892. E-mail: 

Mohammed.Khan@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9507. E-mail: 

Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, 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) 586–2945. E-mail: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part A of 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

of 1975 (EPCA), Public Law 94–163, (42 

U.S.C. 6291–6309) established the 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles, a program covering most 

major household appliances. 

Subsequent amendments to EPCA have 

given DOE expanded authority to 

regulate the energy efficiency of several 

other products, including the use of 

electricity for purposes of circulating air 

through duct work of residential heating 

and cooling systems (furnace fans), 

which is the focus of this notice. Section 

135(c) of the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) 

of 2005, Public Law 109–58, amended 

section 325 of EPCA by giving DOE the 

authority to consider and prescribe 

energy conservation standards or energy 

use standards for electricity used for the 

purposes of circulating air through duct 

work. (42 U.S.C. 6295(f)(4)(D)) Section 

304 of the Energy Independence and 

Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007), Public 

Law 110–140, further amended section 

325 of EPCA by mandating that the 

Secretary publish a final rule 

establishing energy conservation or 

energy use standards ‘‘not later than 

December 31, 2013.’’ (42 U.S.C. 

6295(f)(4)(D)) This framework document 

is being published as a first step towards 

meeting this statutory requirement. 


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In addition to requiring DOE to 

establish new energy conservation 

standards or energy use standards for 

furnace fans, EPCA generally directs 

DOE to establish test procedures for new 

covered products, such as furnace fans. 

(42 U.S.C. 6295(r)) Furthermore, section 

310(3) of the Energy Independence and 

Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) 

amended EPCA to require that any new 

or amended energy conservation 

standard adopted after July 1, 2010, 

shall address standby mode and off 

mode energy use pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

6295(o). (42 U.S.C. 6295(gg)(3)) 

Pursuant to these mandates, DOE is also 

initiating a furnace fan test procedure 

rulemaking at this time. Accordingly, 

DOE is including in this framework 

document its preliminary review of any 

industry test procedures or testing 

methods used to characterize the 

performance of furnace fans in all 

modes of operation. DOE has also 

outlined a number of issues for 

comment regarding the testing of 

furnace fans, and it will consider the 

feedback received in response to this 

framework document in its 

development of a proposed test 

procedure for furnace fans. DOE intends 

to issue a separate notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NOPR) addressing the test 

procedures for furnace fans. When the 

furnace fan test procedure final rule is 

published, DOE will have complied 

with EPCA’s statutory requirements for 

test procedures. 

To initiate the furnace fan 

rulemaking, DOE has prepared a 

framework document to explain the 

issues, analyses, and processes it 

anticipates using in considering the 

development of new energy 

conservation standards or energy use 

standards for furnace fans. Also 

included in this framework document is 

a detailed summary of a preliminary test 

procedure that DOE is considering for 

use in developing its own test procedure 

and for use in the development of 

energy conservation standards for 

furnace fans. 

The main focus of the public meeting 

noted above will be to discuss the 

analyses presented and issues identified 

in the framework document. At the 

public meeting, DOE will make a 

number of presentations, invite 

discussion on the rulemaking process as 

it applies to certain furnace fans, and 

solicit comments, data, and information 

from participants and other interested 

parties. DOE will also invite comment 

on its preliminary determination of the 

scope of coverage for the furnace fan 

energy conservation standard and its 

preliminary analysis of the development 

of a test procedure for furnace fans. 

DOE encourages those who wish to 

participate in the public meeting to 

obtain the framework document and to 

be prepared to discuss its contents. A 

copy of the framework document is 

available at: www.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards/ 

residential/furnace_fans.html. 

Public meeting participants need not 

limit their comments to the issues 

identified in the framework document. 

DOE is also interested in comments on 

other relevant issues that participants 

believe would affect energy 

conservation standards or energy use 

standards for this product, applicable 

test procedures, or the preliminary 

determination on the scope of coverage. 

DOE invites all interested parties, 

whether or not they participate in the 

public meeting, to submit in writing by 

July 6, 2010 comments and information 

on matters addressed in the framework 

document and on other matters relevant 

to DOE’s consideration of new standards 

for furnace fans. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, facilitated, conference 

style. There shall be no discussion of 

proprietary information, costs or prices, 

market shares, or other commercial 

matters regulated by U.S. antitrust laws. 

A court reporter will record the 

proceedings of the public meeting, after 

which a transcript will be available for 

purchase from the court reporter and 

placed on the DOE Web site at: 

www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/ 

furnace_fans.html. 

After the public meeting and the close 

of the comment period, DOE will begin 

collecting data, conducting the analyses 

as discussed in the framework 

document and at the public meeting, 

and reviewing the public comments. 

These actions will be taken to develop 

an energy conservation standards NOPR 

and separate test procedure NOPR for 

furnace fans. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for setting energy conservation 

standards. DOE actively encourages the 

participation and interaction of the 

public during the comment period in 

each stage of the rulemaking process. 

Beginning with the framework 

document, and during each subsequent 

public meeting and comment period, 

interactions with and between members 

of the public provide a balanced 

discussion of the issues and assist DOE 

in the standards rulemaking process. 

Anyone who wishes to participate in the 

public meeting, receive meeting 

materials, or be added to the DOE 

mailing list to receive future notices and 

information about this rulemaking 

should contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at 

(202) 586–2945, or via e-mail at 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 27, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13387 Filed 6–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0482; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–NM–225–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier, 

Inc. Model CL–600–2B19 (Regional Jet 

Series 100 & 440) Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This proposed 

AD results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: There have been several 

Stick Pusher Capstan Shaft failures 

causing severe degradation of the stick 

pusher function. This directive is issued 

to revise the first flight of the day check 

of the stall protection system to detect 

degradation of the stick pusher function. 

It also introduces a new repetitive 

maintenance task to limit exposure to 

dormant failure of the stick pusher 

capstan shaft. Dormant loss or severe 

degradation of the stick pusher function 

could result in reduced controllability 

of the airplane. The proposed AD would 

require actions that are intended to 

address the unsafe condition described 

in the MCAI. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by July 19, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 


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