53554 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 23, 

milk that is pooled under any other any amendments thereto that may result 

marketwide equalization pool to read as from this hearing. 

follows: Copies of this notice of hearing and 

the order may be procured from the 3 1032.13 Producer milk. 

***** Market Administrator of the Central 

Marketing Area or &om the Hearing 

(dl * * * Clerk, Room 1083, South Building, 

(6) Provided, however, that diverted United States Department of 

milk pursuant to this paragraph shall Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250, or 

not include milk subject to the may be inspected there. 

minimum pricing provisions of another Copies of the transcript of testimony 

federal order or milk which qualifies for taken at the hearing will not be available 

inclusion and participation in a for distribution through the Hearing 

marketwide equalization pool under a Clerk's Office. If YOU wish to purchase 

milk classification and pricing program a copy, arrangements may be made with 

imposed under the authority of a State the reporter at the hearing. 

government. From the time that a hearing notice is 

issued and until the issuance of a final Proposed by: Associated Milk decision in a proceeding, Department Producers Inc.9 Foremost F~~ USA, employees involved in the decision- Land O'Lakes, First District making process are prohibited from Association, Family Dairies USA, discussing the merits of the hearing Midwest Damen's Co., Manitowoc issues on an ex parte basis with any Milk Producers Cooperative, and person having an interest in the Milwaukee Cooperative Milk proceeding. For this particular Producers: proceeding, the prohibition applies to 

Pro~osal No. 9 employees in the following 

Amend paragraph (d)(l) of the 

"Producer Milk" definition to allow 

milk diverted to a nonpool plant before 

the producer's milk is delivered to a 

pool plant to be considered producer 

milk and allow the producer's milk to 

retain its association with the market for 

any months during which the handler 

fails to pool the producer's milk under 

any order to read as follows: 

§ 1032.13 Producer Milk. 

(dl * * * 

(1) Milk of a dairy farmer shall not be 

eligible for diversion unless at least one 

day's production of such dairy farmer 

has been physically received as 

producer milk at a pool plant during the 

first month the dairy farmer is a 

producer and the dairy farmer has 

continuously retained producer status 

since that time. If a dairy farmer loses 

producer status under the order in this 

part (except as a result of a temporary 

loss of Grade A approval or as a result 

of the handler of the dairy farmer's milk 

failing to pool the milk under any 

order), the dairy farmer's milk shall not 

be eligible for diversion unless milk of 

the dairy farmer has been physically 

received as producer milk at a pool 

plant. 

Proposed by: Dairy Programs, 

Agricultural Marketing Service: 

Proposal No. 10 

Make such changes as may be 

necessary to make the entire marketing 

agreement and the order conform with 

organizational units: 

Office of the Secretary of Agriculture 

Office of the Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service 

Office of the General Counsel 

Dairy Programs, Agricultural Marketing 

Service (Washington office) and the 

Office of the Market Administrator of 

the Central Milk Marketing Area 

Procedural matters are not subject to 

the above prohibition and mag be 

discussed at any time. 

Dated: October 17,2001. 

Kenneth C. Clayton, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 01-26593 Filed 10-22-01; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410-02-P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 430 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products and Commercial 

and Industrial Equipment 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE or Department) will hold a public 

meeting to explore potential new 

products to be included in the existing 

appliance standards program and/or 

2001 / Proposed Rules 

voluntary programs. This meeting will 

continue the September 11, 2001, public 

meeting where DOE discussed the 

priorities of the existing appliance 

standards program, possible expansion 

of the scope of the program, and criteria 

and the process for applying the criteria 

in considering new products for either 

standards or voluntary programs. In 

addition, the Department is interested in 

receiving comments on the preliminary 

data sheets for potential new products 

and recommendations as to whether or 

not these products should be further 

considered for a standard and/or for a 

voluntary program such as Energy Star. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, November 6,2001, from 

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Written comments 

should be submitted by November 20, 

2001. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 1E-245,1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585. (Please note that 

foreign nationals visiting DOE 

Headquarters are subject to advance 

security screening procedures. If you are 

a foreign national and wish to 

participate in the meeting, please inform 

DOE of this fact as soon as possible by 

contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at 

(202) 586-2945 so that the necessary 

procedures can be completed.) A list identifying the proposed 

priority for standards rulemakings that 

are currently mandated by statute, a list 

of possible new products that have been 

identified by various stakeholders, 

comments on the August 28,2001, 

Federal Register notice of the 

September 11, 2001, public meeting, 

including the transcript and 

presentation material from the 

September 11, 2001, public meeting, 

and preliminary data sheets for 

potential new products can be found on 

the DOE website at: http:/l 

Written comments are welcome, 

especially following the meeting. Please 

submit written comments to: Ms. 

Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products, EE41,lOOO Independence 

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585- 

0121. Telephone: (202) 586-2945; 

Telefax: (202) 5864617. You should 

label comments both on the envelope 

and on the documents and submit them 

for DOE receipt by November 20,2001. 

Please submit one signed copy and a 

computer diskette (Wordperfect 8) or 10 

copies (no telefacsimiles). The 

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Department will also accept products and commercial and industrial 

electronically-mailed comments, e- equipment. However, as a result of the 

mailed to Brenda.Edwards- tragic events of September 11, 2001, the 

Jones@ee.doe.gov, but you must public meeting was cut short. At the 

supplement such comments with a September 11 public meeting, the 

signed hard copy. interested parties discussed the criteria 

Copies of the agenda and attendees of DOE should consider in deciding the public meeting, the public whether to expand the scope of the 

comments received, the list of Current program, including the factors, data and rulemakings and possible new products, analysis methods that might be used by and this notice may be read at the DOE in its decision making process. Freedom of Information Reading Room, Following the September public 

U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal meeting, DOE received written Building, Room 1E-190,1000 comments supporting adding a new Independence Avenue, SW, factor, impact on innovation to the Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3142, existing priority setting criteria. between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except DOE developed the list of possible 

Federal holidays. new commercial and residential 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: products from various independent 

Michael Raymond, U.S. Department of Sources which was presented at the 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and September 11 public meeting. DOE has 

Renewable Energy, EE-41,1000 incorporated an additional criterion 

Independence Avenue, SW, suggested at the September 11 public 

Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586- meeting, and developed preliminary 

961 1, email: data sheets for potential new products. 

michael.rayrnondOee.doe.govpertaining This list as well as a listing of current 

to priority setting for current rulemakings and the preliminary data 

rulemakings, and Bryan Berringer, U.S. sheets can he found on the following 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy web-site: http://www.eren.doe.gov/ 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE- buildingslcodes-standards/index.htm 

41,1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586- 

03 71, email: bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov 

pertaining to possible new products, or 

Francine Pinto, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC72,1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585-0103, (202) 586- 

7432, email: francine.pinto@hq.doe.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIOM On May 

2001, the National Energy Policy 

Development Group (NEPD Group) 

reported a National Energy Policy to the 

President. One of the recommendations 

called for the President to direct the 

Secretary of Energy to take steps to 

improve the energy efficiency of 

appliances. The recommendation 

included supporting the existing 

appliance standards program, setting 

higher standards where technologically 

feasible and economically justified, and 

expanding the scope of the program to 

include additional consumer products 

and commercial and industrial 

equipment where technically feasible 

and economically justified. 

The Federal Register notice dated 

August 28,2001 (66 FR 45188), 

announced the September 11,2001, 

public meeting and requested written 

comments be submitted by October 11, 

2001. The September 11 public was to 

discuss the ~riorities of the existine 

appliance siandards program and ;ny 

~ossible exuansion of the scone of the 

brogram to;nclude additionai consumer 

The November 6, 2001, public 

meeting will be to: continue the 

discussion of the possible expansion of 

the scope of the program, and review 

the corirfients received in response to 

the A~gust 28, 2001, notice of public 

meeting; discuss how these comments 

should be incorporated into the process; 

review the preliminary data sheets 

developed; and discuss how these 

products should be considered for 

prioritization. The outcome of the 

meeting would be to screen out 

products which do not merit further 

consideration for either a standard and/ 

or voluntary program. 

The meeting will be conducted in an 

informal, conference style. There will 

not be any discussion of proprietary 

information, costs or prices, market 

shares, or other commercial matters 

regulated by the U.S. antitrust laws. 

After the meeting and expiration of 

the period for submitting written 

statements, the Department will begin 

consideration of the comments received. 

If you would like to participate in the 

meeting, receive meeting materials, or 

be added to the DOE mailing list to 

receive future notices and information 

regarding the energy conservation 

program for consumer products and 

commercial and industrial equipment, 

please contact Ms. Brenda EdwardsJones at (202) 586-2945. 

Issued in Washington, DC. on October I?, 

2001. 

David K. Garman, 

Assistant Secretory for Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 01-26672 Filed 10-22-03: 8:45 am! 

BJLLJNG CODE 645D-4ll-P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

IREG-142499411 

RIN 1545-BA24 

Catch-Up Contributions for Individ~~als 

Age 50 or Over 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service [II:S), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemakil\g 

and notice of public hearing. -- 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

proposed regulations that would 

provide guidance concerning the 

requirements for retirement plans 

providing catch-up contributions to 

individuals age 50 or older pursuant to 

the provisions of section 414(v). These 

proposed regulations would affect 

section 401(k) plans, section 4081~) 

SIMPLE IRA plans, section 408(k) 

simplified employee pensions. section 

403(b) tax-sheltered annuity contracts. 

and section 457 eligible governmental 

plans, and would affect participants 

eligible to make elective deferrals under 

these plans or contracts. This document 

also contains a notice of public hearing 

on these proposed regulations. 

DATES: Written and electronic comments 

and requests to speak (with outlines of 

oral comments) at a public hearing 

scheduled for February 21, 2002, must 

be received by January 3'1,2002. 

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to: 

CC:IT&A:RU (REG142499-Ol), room 5226, Internal Revenue Service, POB 

7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 

DC 20044. Submissions may be hand 

delivered Monday through Friday 

between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

to: CC:IT&A:RU (REG-142499-Ox), 

Courier's Desk, Internal Revenue 

Service, 11 11 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. Alternatively, 

taxpayers may submit comments 

electronically via the Internet by 

selecting the "Tax Regs" option on the 

IRS Home Page, or by submitting 

comments directly to the IRS Internet 

site at h ttp://wuw. irs.gov/tax _regs/ 

reglist.hfml. The public hearing will be 

held in the IRS Auditorium (7th Floor), 

Internal Revenue Building, 11 11 

 EE-PS-01-002 COMMENT 01A