### 53554 Federal Register

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### No. 205

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milk that is pooled under any other any amendments thereto that may result marketwide equalization pool to read as fromthis hearing. follows: Copies of this notice of hearing and the order may be procured fromthe 

### 31032.13 Producer milk. ***** 

### Market Administrator of the Central Marketing Area or &omthe 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 subjectto the may be inspected there. minimum pricing provisions of another Copies ofthe transcript of testimony federal order or milk which qualifies for taken at the hearing will not be available inclusion andparticipation 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, arrangementsmay 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: AssociatedMilk 

### decision in a proceeding, Department Producers Inc.9 ForemostF~~ USA, 

### employees involved in the decision- Land O'Lakes,FirstDistrict 

### making process are prohibited from Association,Family DairiesUSA, 

### discussing the merits of the hearing MidwestDamen'sCo.,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 inthe following
Amend paragraph (d)(l) ofthe "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 failsto 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 eligiblefor 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 andthe dairy farmer has continuously retained producer status since that time. If a dairy farmer loses producer status under the order inthis part (exceptas a result of a temporary loss of Grade A approval or as a result of the handler of the dairy farmer's milk failingto pool the milk under any order),the dairy farmer's milk shall not be eligiblefor diversion unless milk of the dairy farmerhas been physically received as producer milk at a pool plant. Proposed by: Dairy Programs, AgriculturalMarketing Service: 

### Proposal No. 10



### Make such changes as may be
necessaryto make the entire marketing agreementand the order conform with organizationalunits:
Office of the Secretary of Agriculture Office of the Administrator, Agricultural

Marketing Service Office of the General Counsel Dairy Programs, Agricultural Marketing

Service (Washingtonoffice) and the Office ofthe Market Administrator of the Central Milk MarketingArea Procedural matters are not subject to the above prohibition and magbe discussed atany time.

Dated: October 17,2001. Kenneth C. Clayton, Associate Administrator,Agricultural Marketing Service. [FRDoc. 01-26593 Filed 10-22-01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410-02-P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiencyand Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430
Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and IndustrialEquipment

AGENCY: 

### Office of Energy Efficiency and RenewableEnergy, 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 inthe existing appliance standardsprogram 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 standardsprogram, 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 Departmentis interested in receiving comments on the preliminary data sheets for potential new products and recommendations asto whether or not these products shouldbe further considered for a standard and/or for a voluntary program such as Energy Star.

DATES: 

### The public meetingwill be held on Tuesday, November 6,2001,from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Written comments shouldbe 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 inthe meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possibleby contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202)586-2945 so that the necessary procedures can be completed.)

A list identifying the proposed priority for standardsrulemakings 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 ofthe September 11,

### 2001,public meeting, includingthe 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 RenewableEnergy,Energy ConservationProgram 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 (notelefacsimiles). 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 ofthe 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 ofCurrent program, includingthe 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 INFORMATIONCONTACT: products from various independent
Michael Raymond,U.S. Department of Sourceswhich 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 11public Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586- meeting, and developed preliminary 9611,email: data sheets for potential new products. 

### michael.rayrnondOee.doe.govpertaining Thislist as well as a listing of current
topriority 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- 0371, 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 toparticipate in the meeting, receive meeting materials, or be addedto 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 EdwardsJonesat (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

DEPARTMENTOF THE TREASURY

internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

IREG-142499411

RIN 1545-BA24
Catch-Up Contributionsfor 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 contributionsto individuals age 50 or older pursuant to the provisions of section 414(v).These proposed regulations would affect section 401(k)plans, section 4081~) SIMPLEIRA 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, 1111 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, orby submitting
comments directly to the IRS Internet site at 

### http://wuw. irs.gov/tax _regs/ reglist.hfml. The public hearing will be held in the IRS Auditorium (7th Floor), Internal Revenue Building, 11 11