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h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Don

Godard, Public Utility District No. 2 of

Grant County, P.O. Box 878, Ephrata,

WA 98823, (509) 754-3451.

I. FERC Contact: Timonthy Welch,

(202) 219-2666.

j. Comment Date: February 26, 1996.

k. Description of Amendment: Grant

County Public Utility District No. 2

(Licensee) requests authorization to

modify and test an attraction flow

prototype designed to facilitate

downstream fish passage at the

Wanapum Development. Currently, the

prototype consists of a rectangular steel

channel placed in the forebay and

attached to the dam in front of Units 7,

8, 9 and a portion of Unit 10. The

licensee wishes to extend the channel

another 300 feet in front of Units 4, 5,

and 6. The licensee also proposes to

construct an overflow gate at spillway

12 for the development of a method of

passing fish through the spillway that

more effectively uses water. The

overflow gate would be a bulkhead type

steel structure approximately 57 feet

documents must be filed by providing

the original and the number of copies

provided by the Commission's

regulations to: The Secretary, Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

A copy of any motion to intervene must

also be served upon each representative

of the Applicant specified in the

particular application.

D2. Agency Comments-Federal,

state, and local agencies are invited to

file comments on the described

application. A copy of the application

may be obtained by agencies directly

from the Applicant. If an agency does

not file comments within the time

specified for filing comments, it will be

presumed to have no comments. One

copy of an agency's comments must also

be sent to the Applicant's

representatives.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103,

(202) 586-9507

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 10 CFR 430.27(j),

notice is hereby given of the issuance of

the Decision and Order as set out below.

In the Decision and Order, Consolidated

has been granted a Waiver for its USA

and UCA series furnaces permitting the

company to use an alternate test method

in determining AFUE.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 30,

1996.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

wide by 79 feet tall. Finally, the licensee

wishes to construct a deflector at

spillway 2 for the development of such

a device to reduce the level of dissolved

gasses in the spilled water. The

deflector would consist of a triangular

structural steel section with concrete

ballast, 32 feet below the spillway crest.

The deflector's horizontal surface would

be approximately 12 feet and would run

the full width of the spillway slot,

approximately 50 feet.

1. This notice also consists of the

following standard paragraphs: B, Cl,

and D2.

B. Comments, Protests, or Motions to

Intervene-Anyone may submit

comments, a protest, or a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

requirements of Rules of Practice and

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210,.211'.214.

In determining the appropriate action to

take, the Commission will consider all

protests or other comments filed, but

only those who file a motion to

intervene in accordance with the

Commission's Rules may become a

party to the proceeding. Any comments,

protests, or motions to intervene must

be received on or before the specified

comment date for the particular

application.

Cl. Filing and Service of Responsive

Documents-Any filings must bear in

all capital letters the title

"COMMENTS",

"RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS

AND CONDITIONS", "PROTEST", OR

"MOTION TO INTERVENE", as

applicable, and the Project Number of

the particular application to which the

filing refers. Any of the above-named

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

[Case No. F-082]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Decision and

Order Granting a Waiver From the

Furnace Test Procedure to

Consolidated Industries

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Decision and Order.

DECISION AND ORDER

In The Matter of: Consolidated Industries.

(Case No. F-082)

BACKGROUND

The Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act, Public Law 94-163, 89 Stat. 917, as

amended (EPCA), which requires DOE

to prescribe standardized test

procedures to measure the energy

consumption of certain consumer

products, including furnaces. The intent

of the test procedures is to provide a

comparable measure of energy

consumption that will assist consumers

in making purchasing decisions. These

test procedures appear at 10 CFR Part

430, Subpart B.

The Department amended the

prescribed test procedures by adding 10

CFR 430.27 to create a waiver process.

45 FR 64108, September 26, 1980.

Thereafter, DOE further amended its

appliance test procedure waiver process

SUMMARY : Notice is given of the

Decision and Order (Case No. F-082)

granting a Waiver to Consolidated

Industries (Consolidated) from the

existing Department of Energy (DOE or

Department) test procedure for furnaces.

The Department is granting

Consolidated's Petition for Waiver

regarding blower time delay in

calculation of Annual Fuel Utilization

Efficiency (AFUE) for its USA and UCA

series furnaces.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE-43 1, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202)

586-9138

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

to allow the Assistant Secretary for

Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy (Assistant Secretary) to grant an

Interim Waiver from test procedure

requirements to manufacturers that have

petitioned DOE for a waiver of such

prescribed test procedures. 51 FR 42823,

November 26, 1986.

The waiver process allows the

Assistant Secretary to waive temporarily

test procedures for a particular basic

model when a petitioner shows that the

basic model contains one or more

design characteristics which prevent

testing according to the prescribed test

procedures or when the prescribed test

procedures may evaluate the basic

model in a manner so unrepresentative

of its true energy consumption as to

provide materially inaccurate

comparative data. Waivers generally

remain in effect until final test

procedure amendments become

effective, resolving the problem that is

the subject of the waiver.

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Consolidated filed a "Petition for

Waiver," dated April 26, 1995, in

accordance with section 430.27 of 10

CFR Part 430. The Department

published in the Federal Register on

November 22, 1995, Consolidated's

Petition and solicited comments, data

and information respecting the Petition.

60 FR 57854, November 22, 1995.

Consolidated also filed an "Application

for Interim Waiver" under section

430.27(b)(2), which DOE granted on

November 13, 1995. 60 FR 57854,

November 22, 1995.

No comments were received

concerning either the "Petition for

Waiver" or the "Application for Interim

Waiver." The Department consulted

with The Federal Trade Commission

(FTC) concerning the Consolidated

Petition. The FTC did not have any

objections to the issuance of the waiver

to Consolidated.

Assertions and Determinations

Consolidated's Petition seeks a waiver

from the DOE test provisions that

require a 1.5-minute time delay between

the ignition of the burner and the

starting of the circulating air blower.

Consolidated requests the allowance to

test using a 30-second blower time delay

when testing its USA and UCA series

furnaces. Consolidated states that since

the 30-second delay is indicative of how

these models actually operate, and since

such a delay results in an average

furnace AFUE improvement of 1.0

percent, the Petition should be granted.

Under specific circumstances, the

DOE test procedure contains exceptions

which allow testing with blower delay

times of less than the prescribed 1.5-

minute delay. Consolidated indicates

that it is unable to take advantage of any

of these exceptions for its USA and UCA

series furnaces.

Since the blower controls

incorporated on the Consolidated

furnaces are designed to impose a 30-

second blower delay in every instance

of start up, and since the current test

procedure provisions do not specifically

address this type of control, DOE agrees

that a waiver should be granted to allow

the 30-second blower time delay when

testing the Consolidated USA and UCA

series furnaces. Accordingly, with

regard to testing the USA and UCA

series furnaces, today's Decision and

Order exempts Consolidated from the

existing test procedure provisions

regarding blower controls and allows

testing with the 30-second delay.

It is, therefore, ordered That:

(1) The "Petition for Waiver" filed by

Consolidated Industries. (Case No. F082) is hereby granted as set forth in

paragraph (2) below, subject to the

provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5).

(2) Notwithstanding any contrary

provisions of Appendix N of 10 CFR

Part 430, Subpart B, Consolidated

Industries, shall be permitted to test its

USA and UCA series furnaces on the

basis of the test procedure specified in

10 CFR Part 430, with modifications set

forth below:

(i) Section 3.0 of Appendix N is

deleted and replaced with the following

paragraph:

3.0 Test Procedure. Testing and

measurements shall be as specified in

section 9 in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard

103-82 with the exception of sections

9.2.2, 9.3.1, and 9.3.2, and the inclusion

of the following additional procedures:

(ii) Add a new paragraph 3.10 to

Appendix N as follows:

3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central

Furnaces. The following paragraph is in

lieu of the requirement specified in

section 9.3.1 of ANSI/ASHRAE

Standard 103-82. After equilibrium

conditions are achieved following the

cool-down test and the required

measurements performed, turn on the

furnace and measure the flue gas

temperature, using the thermocouple

grid described above, at 0.5 and 2.5

minutes after the main burner(s) comes

on. After the burner start-up, delay the

blower start-up by 1.5 minutes (t-),

unless: (1) The furnace employs a single

motor to drive the power burner and the

indoor air circulating blower, in which

case the burner and blower shall be

started together; or (2) the furnace is

designed to operate using an unvarying

delay time that is other than 1.5

minutes, in which case the fan control

shall be permitted to start the blower; or

(3) the delay time results in the

activation of a temperature safety device

which shuts off the burner, in which

case the fan control shall be permitted

to start the blower. In the latter case, if

the fan control is adjustable, set it to

start the blower at the highest

temperature. If the fan control is

permitted to start the blower, measure

time delay, (t-), using a stopwatch.

Record the measured temperatures.

During the heat-up test for oil-fueled

furnaces, maintain the draft in the flue

pipe within ±0.01 inch of water column

of the manufacturer's recommended onperiod draft.

(iii) With the exception of the

modifications set forth above,

Consolidated Industries shall comply in

all respects with the test procedures

specified in Appendix N of 10 CFR Part

430, Subpart B.

(3) The Waiver shall remain in effect

from the date of issuance of this Order

until DOE prescribes final test

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procedures appropriate to the USA and

UCA series furnaces manufactured by

Consolidated Industries.

(4) This Waiver is based upon the

presumed validity of statements,

allegations, and documentary materials

submitted by the petitioner. This Waiver

may be revoked or modified at any time

upon a determination that the factual

basis underlying the Petition is

incorrect.

(5) Effective 1/30/96, this Waiver

supersedes the Interim Waiver granted

Consolidated Industries on November

13, 1995. 60 FR 57854, November 22,

1995 (Case No. F-082).

Issued In Washington, DC, on January 30,

1996.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

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Office of Energy Research

High Energy Physics Advisory Panel;

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION : Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY : Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is

given of a meeting of the High Energy

Physics Advisory Panel.

DATES : Tuesday, February 27, 1996; 9

a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Wednesday,

February 28, 1996; 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

ADDRESSES : Radisson Barcelo Hotel,

2121 P Street, NW., Washington, DC

20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

P. K. Williams, Executive Secretary,

High Energy Physics Advisory Panel,

U.S. Department of Energy, ER-221,

GTN, Germantown, Maryland 20874,

Telephone: (301) 903-4829.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide

advice and guidance on a continuing

basis with respect to the high energy

physics research program.

Tentative Agenda:

Tuesday, February 27, 1996 and

Wednesday, February 28, 1996:

Discussion of Department of Energy

High Energy Physics Programs and FY

1997 Presidential Budget Request

Discussion of National Science

Foundation Elementary Particle

Physics Programs and FY 1997

Presidential Budget Request

Presentation of Report on Composite

Subpanel for the Assessment of the

Status of Accelerator Physics and

Technology

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