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Government employees, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Wages. 

John Berry, 

Director, U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

Accordingly, the U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management is proposing to 

amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows: 

PART 532—PREVAILING RATE 

SYSTEMS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 532 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 

also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. 

§ 532.213 [Amended] 

■ 2. In § 532.213, amend the table 

headings in both columns by removing 

‘‘2007’’ and adding ‘‘2012.’’ 

§ 532.221 [Amended] 

■ 3. In § 532.221, amend the table as 

follows: 

■ a. Revise the year ‘‘2007’’ to ‘‘2012’’ in 

the table headings in both columns; 

■ b. Remove NAICS codes ‘‘44311,’’ 

‘‘7221,’’ and ‘‘7222’’ in the first column 

and ‘‘Appliance, television, and other 

electronic stores,’’ ‘‘Full-service 

restaurants,’’ and ‘‘Limited-service 

eating places’’ in the second column; 

and 

■ c. Add NAICS codes ‘‘443’’ and 

‘‘7225’’ in the first column in numerical 

order and ‘‘Electronics and appliance 

stores’’ and ‘‘Restaurants and other 

eating places’’ in the second column. 

§ 532.267 [Amended] 

■ 4. In § 532.267(c)(1), amend the table 

as follows: 

■ a. Revise the year ‘‘2007’’ to ‘‘2012’’ in 

the table headings in both columns; 

■ b. Add NAICS code ‘‘333316’’ in the 

first column in numerical order and 

‘‘Photographic and photocopying 

equipment manufacturing’’ in the 

second column; 

■ c. Revise the title of NAICS code 

334613 from ‘‘Magnetic and optical 

recording media manufacturing’’ to 

‘‘Blank magnetic and optical recording 

media manufacturing’’ in the second 

column; and 

■ d. Revise the title of NAICS code 4921 

from ‘‘Couriers’’ to ‘‘Couriers and 

express delivery services’’ in the second 

column. 

§ 532.285 [Amended] 

■ 5. In § 532.285(c)(1), amend the table 

headings in both columns by replacing 

the year ‘‘2007’’ with ‘‘2012.’’ 

§ 532.313 [Amended] 

■ 6. In § 532.313(a), amend the table as 

follows: 

■ a. Revise the year ‘‘2007’’ to ‘‘2012’’ in 

the table headings in both columns; 

■ b. Add NAICS code ‘‘333316’’ in the 

first column in numerical order and 

‘‘Photographic and photocopying 

equipment manufacturing’’ in the 

second column to the list of required 

NAICS codes for the Electronics 

Specialized Industry, Guided Missiles 

Specialized Industry, and Sighting and 

Fire Control Equipment Specialized 

Industry; and 

■ c. Remove NAICS codes ‘‘332212,’’ 

‘‘332995,’’ ‘‘336312,’’ ‘‘336322,’’ and 

‘‘336399’’ in the first column and ‘‘Hand 

and edge tool manufacturing,’’ ‘‘Other 

ordnance and accessories 

manufacturing,’’ ‘‘Gasoline engine and 

engine parts manufacturing,’’ ‘‘Other 

motor vehicle electrical and electronic 

equipment manufacturing,’’ and ‘‘All 

other motor vehicle parts 

manufacturing’’ in the second column 

from the list of required NAICS codes 

for the Artillery and Combat Vehicle 

Specialized Industry. 

■ d. Add NAICS codes ‘‘332216,’’ 

‘‘332994,’’ ‘‘33631,’’ ‘‘33632,’’ and 

‘‘33639’’ in the first column in 

numerical order and ‘‘Saw blade and 

hand tool manufacturing,’’ ‘‘Small arms, 

ordnance, and ordnance accessories 

manufacturing,’’ ‘‘Motor vehicle 

gasoline engine and engine parts 

manufacturing,’’ ‘‘Motor vehicle 

electrical and electronic equipment 

manufacturing,’’ and ‘‘Other motor 

vehicle parts manufacturing’’ in the 

second column to the list of required 

NAICS codes for the for the Artillery 

and Combat Vehicle Specialized 

Industry; 

[FR Doc. 2013–06783 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2008–BT–STD–0005] 

RIN 1904–AB57 

Request for Information on Evaluating 

New Products for the Battery Chargers 

and External Power Supply 

Rulemaking 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information (RFI) for 

proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) requests information to 

help inform its current rulemaking in 

which it has proposed to set energy 

conservation standards for classes of 

battery chargers and external power 

supplies. Specifically, DOE seeks 

information on battery chargers that 

manufacturers have certified as 

compliant with the California Energy 

Commission (CEC) standards that 

became effective on February 1, 2013. 

DOE is actively reviewing battery 

chargers that have been certified as 

compliant with the CEC standards to 

determine if the analysis DOE prepared 

in support of the notice of proposed 

rulemaking for Battery Chargers and 

External Power Supplies published on 

March 27, 2012, needs revision in light 

of the availability of these products. 

Based on testing data and information 

received from stakeholders, DOE may 

propose alternative energy conservation 

standard levels for battery chargers if it 

is determined that new energy 

conservation standards for battery 

chargers are technologically feasible and 

economically justified. If DOE 

determined that different standards 

could satisfy these criteria, DOE would 

issue a supplemental notice of proposed 

rulemaking in order to discuss any new 

findings, propose alternative energy 

conservation standard levels, and 

request stakeholder feedback. At this 

time, DOE welcomes written comments 

from the public on the issues brought up 

in this Request for Information or on 

any other topic within the scope of this 

rulemaking. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested on or before 

May 28, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

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

instructions for submitting comments. 

Alternatively, interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2011–BT–STD–0005, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Email: to BC&EPS_ECS@ee.doe.gov. 

Include EERE–2011–BT–STD–0005 in 

the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Revisions to Energy Efficiency 

Enforcement Regulations, EERE–2011– 

BT–STD–0005, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., 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 


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1http://www.energy.ca.gov/appliances/battery_

chargers/. 

2Available here: www.appliances.energy.ca.gov/. 

docket number or RIN for this 

rulemaking. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, or 

comments received, go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information may be sent to Mr. Jeremy 

Dommu, 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: 202–586–9870. Email: 

battery_chargers_and_external_power_

supplies@ee.doe.gov or Mr. Michael 

Kido, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of General Counsel, GC–71, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

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

8145, Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Discussion 

III. Public Participation 

I. Introduction 

On March 27, 2012, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) 

proposing Federal energy conservation 

standards for battery chargers and 

external power supplies (BCEPS). 77 FR 

18478. This proposal, however, came 

after the California Energy Commission 

(CEC) had issued its own standards for 

battery charger systems on January 12, 

2012, which took effect on February 1, 

2013.1 There is some overlap between 

the classes of battery chargers affected 

by the CEC rule and those classes of 

battery chargers that DOE is proposing 

to regulate. Additionally, the standards 

proposed by DOE differ from the ones 

issued by the CEC, with some being 

more stringent and others being less 

stringent than the CEC standards. 

Pursuant to the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975, as amended 

(EPCA), DOE performs a robust analysis 

to determine whether potential new or 

amended energy conservation standards 

that DOE prescribes for certain 

products, such as battery chargers, are 

designed to achieve the maximum 

improvement in energy efficiency that is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(o)(2)(A)). While the analysis 

performed in support of the NOPR 

determined that the proposed standards 

would achieve the maximum 

improvement in energy efficiency that is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified, DOE is 

interested in determining if revisions to 

its analysis are necessary now that 

manufacturers have begun complying 

with CEC standards that are more 

stringent than DOE’s proposed energy 

conservation standards for some 

product classes of battery chargers. 

II. Discussion 

DOE is particularly interested in the 

effect the CEC standards have on the 

market for battery chargers within 

DOE’s product classes 2 through 6, as 

DOE’s proposed standards are lower 

than the equivalent CEC standards for 

these product classes. Under EPCA, any 

standards that DOE sets will preempt 

CEC’s standards once those Federal 

standards become effective. See 42 

U.S.C. 6295(ii) (prescribing specific 

application for the preemption of State 

and local standards for, among other 

products, battery chargers and external 

power supplies). Table 1 compares the 

Candidate Standard Levels (CSLs) 

proposed in the NOPR to the CSLs 

closest to the CEC standards for each 

product class. Further details on each 

product class can be found in the NOPR 

for battery chargers and external power 

supplies. 77 FR 18478 (March 27, 2012). 

TABLE 1—CSLS EQUIVALENT TO CALIFORNIA PROPOSED STANDARDS

Product class DOE proposed 

level 

CSL closest 

equivalent to 

CEC standard 

1 (Low-Energy, Inductive) ..................................................................................................................................... CSL 2 .............. CSL 0. 

2 (Low-Energy, Low-Voltage) ................................................................................................................................ CSL 1 ............. CSL 2. 

3 (Low-Energy, Medium-Voltage) ......................................................................................................................... CSL 1 ............. CSL 2. 

4 (Low-Energy, High-Voltage) ............................................................................................................................... CSL 1 ............. CSL 2. 

5 (Medium-Energy, Low-Voltage) ......................................................................................................................... CSL 2 ............. CSL 3. 

6 (Medium-Energy, High-Voltage) ......................................................................................................................... CSL 2 .............. CSL 3. 

7 (High-Energy) ..................................................................................................................................................... CSL 1 ............. CSL 1. 

8 (DC Input < 9 V) ................................................................................................................................................. CSL 1 ............. CSL 0. 

10 (AC Output) ...................................................................................................................................................... CSL 3 .............. CSL 3. 

DOE is interested in learning 

information about how manufacturers 

are complying with the CEC standards, 

particularly with respect to the 

technologies that are being used. DOE is 

particularly interested in products 

contained within CEC’s public 

database2 which contains a listing of 

products that meet the CEC standards. 

DOE has already identified several 

battery chargers in that list for further 

analysis. Thus far these products have 

included chargers in end use products 

such as wireless mouse devices, 

cordless phones, power tools, and 

cordless vacuums. Using the 

information sought in this notice, DOE 

plans to assess whether its current 

analyses need revision. 

If any new information is presented 

that was not previously considered by 

DOE in the NOPR, DOE may revise its 

analysis. If a revised analysis supports 

an alternative proposed energy 

conservation standards for certain 

product classes, DOE would issue a 

supplemental notice of proposed 

rulemaking (SNOPR). Following a 

SNOPR publication, stakeholders would 

have additional opportunity to provide 

comments to DOE. 

III. Public Participation 

A. Submission of Information 

DOE will accept comments in 

response to this RFI under the timeline 

provided in the DATES section. 

Comments submitted to the Department 

through the eRulemaking Portal or by 

email should be provided in 

WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, portable 

document format (PDF), or text file 

format. Those responding should avoid 

the use of special characters or any form 


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of encryption. No facsimiles 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 

For this RFI, DOE requests comments, 

information, and recommendations on 

the following topics for the purpose of 

determining if DOE should revise its 

NOPR analysis: 

1. DOE seeks comment on the product 

designs and technologies used by 

manufacturers to meet the CEC 

standards, as well as other changes 

made to the products since DOE’s initial 

NOPR analysis. 

2. DOE seeks comment on the product 

costs incurred by manufactures to meet 

the CEC standards, including those 

related to engineering, design, 

manufacturing and product labeling. 

3. DOE seeks information on the 

impact of the CEC standards on 

manufacturer’s supply chain. 

Specifically, DOE seeks information on 

whether manufacturers will continue to 

manufacture products that do not meet 

the CEC standards for sale outside 

California, while selling a separate 

product of similar utility and function 

compliant with CEC standards for sale 

in California 

4. DOE requests information on 

whether there are any types of products 

that have been discontinued from sale 

in California due to the CEC standards. 

DOE is specifically interested in 

whether these discontinued products 

offer consumer utility not offered by 

products compliant with the CEC 

standards. 

5. Finally, DOE seeks information 

from manufacturers on the potential 

costs and burdens of complying with a 

battery charger labeling requirement. 

DOE is also interested in comments 

on other relevant issues that 

participants believe would affect the 

proposed standards for battery chargers. 

DOE invites all interested parties to 

submit in writing by May 28, 2013, 

comments and information on matters 

addressed in this notice and on other 

matters relevant to DOE’s consideration 

of the battery charger and external 

power supply rulemaking. 

After the close of the comment period, 

DOE will review the public comments 

and determine if any changes to the 

proposed standards for the battery 

charger and external power supply 

rulemaking are necessary and 

warranted. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for developing rulemakings. DOE 

actively encourages the participation 

and interaction of the public during the 

comment period in each stage of the 

rulemaking process. Interactions with 

and between members of the public 

provide a balanced discussion of the 

issues and assist DOE in the rulemaking 

process. Anyone who wishes to 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 email at 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 19, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06745 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0130; Directorate 

Identifier 2013–NE–07–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell 

Propeller, Inc. Propellers 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for Hartzell 

Propeller, Inc. propeller models HC-(1, 

D)2(X, V, MV)20–7, HC-(1, D)2(X, V, 

MV)20–8 and HC-(1, D)3(X, V, MV)20– 

8. This proposed AD was prompted by 

failures of the propeller hydraulic 

bladder diaphragm and resulting engine 

oil leak. This proposed AD would 

require replacement of the propeller 

hydraulic bladder diaphragm. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent propeller 

hydraulic bladder diaphragm rupture, 

loss of engine oil, damage to the engine, 

and loss of the airplane. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by May 28, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, 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 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Hartzell 

Propeller, Inc., 1 Propeller Place, Piqua, 

OH 45356; phone: 937–778–4200; email: 

techsupport@hartzellprop.com. You 

may view this service information at the 

FAA, 12 New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, MA. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call 781–238–7125. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Grace, Aerospace Engineer, 

Chicago Aircraft Certification Office, 

FAA, Propulsion Branch, 2300 E. Devon 

Avenue, Des Planes, IL 60018; phone: 

847–294–7377; fax: 847–294–7834; 

email: mark.grace@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2013–0130; Directorate Identifier 2013– 

NE–07–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We received a report of Hartzell 

propeller failures of the variable pitch 


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