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Issued in Portland, Oregon, on September

20, 1995.

Randall W. Hardy,

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.

[FR Doc. 95-25428 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket No. 95-69-NG]

Centra Gas Ontario, Inc.; Order

Granting Blanket Authorization To

Export Natural Gas to Canada

AGENCY : Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION : Notice of order.

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586-9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on September

22, 1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95-25431 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

[FE Docket No. 95-72-NG]

import or export delivery after October

22, 1995.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs docket room, 3F-056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586-9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., September 21,

1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95-25434 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P SUMMARY : The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting

Centra Gas Ontario, Inc. authorization to

export up to 16 Bcf of natural gas to

Canada over a two-year term beginning

on the date of the first export delivery

after October 31, 1995.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs Docket Room, 3F-056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586-9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., September 25,

1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95-25432 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

[FE Docket No. 95-67-NG]

Onyx Gas Marketing Company, L.C.;

Order Granting Blanket Authorization

To Import and Export Natural Gas

From and To Mexico

AGENCY : Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION : Notice of order.

SUMMARY : The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting

Onyx Gas Marketing Company, L.C.

(Onyx) authorization to import and

export a combined total of up to 110 Bcf

of natural gas from and to Mexico. This

import/export authorization shall

extend for a period of two years

beginning on the date of the initial

import or export delivery, whichever

occurs first.

Onyx's order is available for

inspection and copying in the Office of

Fuels Programs Docket Room, 3F-056,

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Order Granting Blanket Authorization

To Import Natural Gas From Canada

AGENCY : Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION : Notice of order.

SUMMARY : The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

authorization to import up to 200 Bcf of

natural gas from Canada. The import

authorization is for a period of two years

beginning on the date of the initial

delivery after September 29, 1995.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs Docket Room, 3F-056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585,

(202) 586-9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on September

22, 1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95-25433 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

[Case No. F-080]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products : Granting of the

Application for Interim Waiver and

Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of

the Trane Company From the DOE

Furnace Test Procedure

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION : Notice.

SUMMARY : Today's notice publishes a

letter granting an Interim Waiver to The

Trane Company (Trane) from the

existing Department of Energy (DOE or

Department) test procedure regarding

blower time delay for the company's

TUD-C/AUD-C, TDD-C/ADD-C, TUDR/AUD-R, TDD-R/ADD-R, TUD-R-V/

AUD-R-V, TDD-R-V/ADD-R-V, TUYR-V/AUY-R-V, and TDY-R-V/ADY-RV central furnaces.

Today's notice also publishes a

"Petition for Waiver" from Trane.

Trane's Petition for Waiver requests

[FE Docket No. 95-66-NG]

Valero Industrial Gas, L.P.; Order

Granting Blanket Authorization To

Import and Export Natural Gas From

and To Mexico

AGENCY : Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting

Valero Industrial Gas, L.P. blanket

authorization to import and export up to

a combined total of 300 Bcf of natural

gas from and to Mexico over a two-year

term beginning on the date of first

DOE to grant relief from the DOE

furnace test procedure relating to the

blower time delay specification. Trane

seeks to test using a blower delay time

of 45 seconds for its TUD-C/AUD-C,

TDD-C/ADD-C, TUD-R/AUD-R, TDDR-ADD-R, TUD-R-V/AUD-R-V, TDDR-V/ADD-R-V, TUY-R-V/AUY-R-V,

and TDY-R-V/ADY-R-V central

furnaces instead of the specified 1.5-

minute delay between burner on-time

and blower on-time. The Department is

soliciting comments, data, and

information respecting the Petition for

Waiver.

DATES : DOE will accept comments, data,

and information not later than

November 13, 1995.

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ADDRESSES : Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Case No. F-080,

Mail Stop EE-43, Room 1J-108,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-7140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-431,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-9138; Eugene Margolis, Esq.,

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of

General Counsel, Mail Station GC-72,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act (EPCA), Public Law 94-163, 89 Stat.

917, as amended by the National Energy

Conservation Policy Act (NECPA),

Public Law 95-619, 92 Stat. 3266, the

National Appliance Energy

Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA),

Public Law 100-12, the National

Appliance Energy Conservation

Amendments of 1988 (NAECA 1988),

Public Law 100-357, and the Energy

Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Public Law

102-486, 106 Stat. 2776, 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 on September 26, 1980,

creating the waiver process. 45 FR

64108. Thereafter, DOE further amended

the appliance test procedure waiver

process 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.

The Interim Waiver provisions added

by the 1986 amendment allow the

Assistant Secretary to grant an Interim

Waiver when it is determined that the

applicant will experience economic

hardship if the Application for Interim

Waiver is denied, if it appears likely

that the Petition for Waiver will be

granted, and/or the Assistant Secretary

determines that it would be desirable for

public policy reasons to grant

immediate relief pending a

determination on the Petition for

Waiver. An Interim Waiver remains in

effect for a period of 180 days or until

DOE issues its determination on the

Petition for Waiver , whichever is

sooner, and may be extended for an

additional 180 days, if necessary.

On August 11, 1995 , Trane filed an

Application for Interim Waiver and a

Petition for Waiver regarding blower

time delay. Trane 's Application seeks an

Interim Waiver from the DOE test

provisions that require a 1.5-minute

time delay between the ignition of the

burner and starting of the circulating air

blower. Instead, Trane requests the

allowance to test using a 45-second

blower time delay when testing its

TUD-3C/AUD-C, TDD-C/ADD-C,

TUD-R/AUD-R, TDD-R/ADD-R, TUDR-V/AUD-R-V, TDD-R-V/ADD-R-V,

TUY-R-V/AUY-R-V, and TDY R-V/

ADY-R-V central furnaces. Trane states

that the 45-second delay is indicative of

how these furnaces actually operate.

Such a delay results in an overall

furnace AFUE of approximately 1.0

percent point improvement. Since

current DOE test procedures do not

address this variable blower time delay,

Trane asks that the Interim Waiver be

granted.

The Department has published a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on

August 23 , 1993 , (58 FR 44583) to

amend the furnace test procedure,

which addresses the above issue.

Previous waivers for this type of time

blower delay control have been granted

by DOE to Coleman Company, 50 FR

2710, January 18 , 1985 ; Magic Chef

Company, 50 FR 41553 , October 11,

1985 ; Rheem Manufacturing Company,

53 FR 48574 , December 1, 1988, 56 FR

2920, January 25 , 1991 , 57 FR 10166,

March 24, 1992 , 57 FR 34560 , August 5,

1992 ; 59 FR 30577 , June 14 , 1994, and

53355

59 FR 55470, November 7, 1994; Trane

Company, 54 FR 19226, May 4, 1989, 56

FR 6021, February 14, 1991, 57 FR

10167, March 24, 1992, 57 FR 22222,

May 27, 1992, and 58 FR 68138,

December 23, 1993; Lennox Industries,

55 FR 50224, December 5, 1990, 57 FR

49700, November 3, 1992, 58 FR 68136,

December 23, 1993, and 58 FR 68137,

December 23, 1993; Inter-City Products

Corporation, 55 FR 51487, December 14,

1990, and 56 FR 63945, December 6,

1991; DMO Industries, 56 FR 4622,

February 5, 1991, and 59 FR 30579, June

14, 1994; Heil-Quaker Corporation, 56

FR 6019, February 14, 1991; Carrier

Corporation, 56 FR 6018, February 14,

1991, 57 FR 38830, August 27, 1992, 58

FR 68131, December 23, 1993, 58 FR

68133, December 23, 1993 and 59 FR

14394, March 28, 1994; Amana

Refrigeration Inc., 56 FR 27958, June 18,

1991, 56 FR 63940, December 6, 1991,

57 FR 23392, June 3, 1992, and 58 FR

68130, December 23, 1993; Snyder

General Corporation, 56 FR 54960,

September 9, 1991; Goodman

Manufacturing Corporation, 56 FR

51713, October 15, 1991, 57 FR 27970,

June 23, 1992 and 59 FR 12586, March

17, 1994; The Ducane Company Inc., 56

FR 63943, December 6, 1991, 57 FR

10163, March 24, 1992, and 58 FR

68134, December 23, 1993; Armstrong

Air Conditioning, Inc., 57 FR 899,

January 9, 1992, 57 FR 10160, March 24,

1992, 57 FR 10161, March 24, 1992, 57

FR 39193, August 28, 1992, 57 FR

54230, November 17, 1992, and 59 FR

30575, June 14, 1994; Thermo Products,

Inc., 57 FR 903, January 9, 1992;

Consolidated Industries Corporation, 57

FR 22220, May 27, 1992; Evcon

Industries, Inc., 57 FR 47847, October

20, 1992, and 59 FR 46968, September

13, 1994; Bard Manufacturing Company,

57 FR 53733, November 12, 1992, and

59 FR 30578, June 14, 1994; and York

International Corporation, 59 FR 46969,

September 13, 1994, and 60 FR 100,

January 3, 1995. Thus, it appears likely

that the Petition for Waiver will be

granted for blower time delay.

In those instances where the likely

success of the Petition for Waiver has

been demonstrated based upon DOE

having granted a waiver for a similar

product design, it is in the public

interest to have similar products tested

and rated for energy consumption on a

comparable basis.

Therefore, based on the above, DOE is

granting Trane an Interim Waiver for its

TUD-C/AUD-C, TDD-C/ADD-C, TUDR/AUD-R, TDD-R/ADD-R, TUD-R-V/

AUD-R-V, TDD-R-V/ADD-R-V, TUYR-V/AUY-R-V, TDY-R-V/ADY-R-V,

and TDY-R-V/ADY-R-V central

furnaces. Pursuant to paragraph (e) of

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Section 430.27 of the Code of Federal

Regulations Part 430, the following

letter granting the Application for

Interim Waiver to Trane was issued.

Trane's Petition for Waiver requested

DOE to grant relief from the DOE

furnace test procedure relating to the

blower time delay specification. Trane

seeks to test using a blower delay time

of 45 seconds for its TUD-C/AUD-C,

TDD-C/ADD-C, TUD-R/AUD-R, TDDR/ADD-R, TUD-R-V/AUD-R-V, TDDR-V/ADD-R-V, TUY-R-V/AUY-R-V,

TDY-R-V/ADY-R-V, and TDY-R-V/

ADY-R-V central furnaces instead of

the specified 1.5-minute delay between

burner on-time and blower on-time.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR Part

430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the

"Petition for Waiver" in its entirety. The

petition contains no confidential

information. The Department solicits

comments, data, and information

respecting the petition.

Issued in Washington, DC, September 28,

1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

Department of Energy,

Washington, DC,

September 28, 1995.

Mr. Hongsik Ahn,

Sr. Principal Engineer, The Trane Company,

Trenton, NJ 08619.

Dear Mr. Ahn: This is in response to your

August 11, 1995, Application for Interim

Waiver and Petition for Waiver from the

Department of Energy (DOE or Department)

test procedure regarding blower time delay

for The Trane Company (Trane) TUD-C/

AUD-C, TDD-C/ADD-C, TUD-R/AUD-R,

TDD-R/ADD-R, TUD-R-V/AUD-R-V, TDDR-V/ADD-R-V, TUY-R-V/AUY-R-V, and

TDY-R-V/ADY-R-V central furnaces.

Previous waivers for this type of timed

blower delay control have been granted by

DOE to Coleman Company, 50 FR 2710,

January 18, 1985; Magic Chef Company, 50

FR 41553, October 11, 1985; Rheem

Manufacturing Company, 53 FR 48574,

December 1, 1988, 56 FR 2920, January 25,

1991, 57 FR 10166, March 24, 1992, 57 FR

34560, August 5, 1992, 59 FR 30577, June 14,

1994, and 59 FR 55470, November 7, 1994;

Trane Company, 54 FR 19226, May 4, 1989,

56 FR 6021, February 14, 1991, 57 FR 10167,

March 24, 1992, 57 FR 22222, May 27, 1992,

and 58 FR 68138, December 23, 1993; Lennox

Industries, 55 FR 50224, December 5, 1990,

57 FR 49700, November 3, 1992, 58 FR

68136, December 23, 1993, and 58 FR 68137,

December 23, 1993; Inter-City Products

Corporation, 55 FR 51487, December 14,

1990, and 56 FR 63945, December 6, 1991;

DMO Industries, 56 FR 4622, February 5,

1991, and 59 FR 30579, June 14, 1994; HeilQuaker Corporation, 56 FR 6019, February

14, 1991; Carrier Corporation, 56 FR 6018,

February 14, 1991, 57 FR 38830, August 27,

1992, 58 FR 68131, December 23, 1993, 58 FR

68133, December 23, 1993 and 59 FR 14394,

March 28, 1994; Amana Refrigeration Inc., 56

FR 27958, June 18, 1991, 56 FR 63940,

December 6, 1991, 57 FR 23392, June 3, 1992,

and 58 FR 68130, December 23, 1993; Snyder

General Corporation, 56 FR 54960,

September 9, 1991; Goodman Manufacturing

Corporation, 56 FR 51713, October 15, 1991,

57 FR 27970, June 23, 1992 and 59 FR 12586,

March 17, 1994; The Ducane Company Inc.,

56 FR 63943, December 6, 1991, 57 FR 10163,

March 24, 1992, and 58 FR 68134, December

23, 1993; Armstrong Air Conditioning, Inc.,

57 FR 899, January 9, 1992, 57 FR 10160,

March 24, 1992, 57 FR 10161, March 24,

1992, 57 FR 39193, August 28, 1992, 57 FR

54230, November 17, 1992, and 59 FR 30575,

June 14, 1994; Thermo Products, Inc., 57 FR

903, January 9, 1992; Consolidated Industries

Corporation, 57 FR 22220, May 27, 1992;

Evcon Industries, Inc., 57 FR 47847, October

20, 1992, and 59 FR 46968, September 13,

1994; Bard Manufacturing Company, 57 FR

53733, November 12, 1992, and 59 FR 30578,

June 14, 1994; and York International

Corporation, 59 FR 46969, September 13,

1994, and 60 FR 100, January 3, 1995. Thus,

it appears likely that the Petition for Waiver

will be granted for blower time delay.

Trane's Application for Interim Waiver

does not provide sufficient information to

evaluate what, if any, economic impact or

competitive disadvantage Trane will likely

experience absent a favorable determination

on its application.

However, in those instances where the

likely success of the Petition for Waiver has

been demonstrated, based upon DOE having

granted a waiver for a similar product design,

it is in the public interest to have similar

products tested and rated for energy

consumption on a comparable basis.

Therefore, Trane's Application for an

Interim Waiver from the DOE test procedure

for its TUD-C/AUD-C, TDD-C/ADD-C,

TUD-R/AUD-R, TDD-R/ADD-R, TUD-R-V/

AUD-R-V, TDD-R-V/ADD-R-V, TUY-R-V/

AUY-R-V, and TDY-R-V/ADY-R-V central

furnaces regarding blower time delay is

granted.

Trane shall be permitted to test its TUDC/AUD-C, TDD-C/ADD-C, TUD-R/AUD-R,

TDD-R/ADD-R, TUD-R-V/AUD-R-V, TDDR-V/ADD-R-V, TUY-R-V/AUY-R-V, and

TDY-R-V/ADY-R-V central furnaces on the

basis of the test procedures specified in 10

CFR Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix N, with

the modification set forth below:

(i) Section 3.0 in 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 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 in Appendix

N as follows:

3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central

Furnaces. 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 circulation 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 stop watch. 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

on-period draft.

This Interim Waiver is based upon the

presumed validity of statements and all

allegations submitted by the company. This

Interim Waiver may be removed or modified

at any time upon a determination that the

factual basis underlying the application is

incorrect.

The Interim Waiver shall remain in effect

for a period of 180 days or until DOE acts on

the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner,

and may be extended for an additional 180-

day period, if necessary.

The Department is publishing in the

Federal Register the Petition for Waiver in its

entirely. The Petition contains no

confidential information. The Department is

soliciting comments, data, and information

respecting the Petition.

Sincerely,

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

August 11, 1995.

Hon. Christine Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy of DOE, 1000

Independence Ave., S.W., Washington,

DC 20585.

Dear Hon. Ervin: This is to submit an

Application for Interim Waiver and Petition

for Waiver from the Department of Energy

(DOE) test procedure, prescribed in 10 CFR

Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix N for furnace

products. The Waiver is regarding blower ontime delay on behalf of The Trane Co.!

American Standard Inc., in accordance with

Title 10 CFR, Part 430.27. In addition to the

central heating furnace series, to which you

have granted a waiver to use 45 seconds

blower on-time delay in lieu of 1.5 minute,

as specified in the test procedures, we now

have new furnace series which also require

the use of 45 seconds time delay instead of

1.5 minutes. They are: TUD-C/AUD-C, TDDC/ADD-C, TUD-R/AUD-R, TDD-R/ADD-R,

TUD-R-V/AUD-R-V, TDD-R-V/ADD-R-V,

TUY-R-Y/AUY-R-V, and TDY-R-V/ADYR-V.

The above furnaces are equipped with a

fan on-time control with a fixed time of 45

seconds. The current DOE test procedures do

not credit Trane/American Standard for

additional energy savings that are realized

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when the shorter blower on-time 45 second

is utilized. Test data for each model series

indicates an average of 1% AFUE increase

when the 45 second on-time delay is used.

Copies of confidential test data supporting

these energy savings will be forwarded to you

upon request.

Trane/American Standard Inc. is confident

that this petition for Waiver will be granted,

and therefore , requests an Interim Waiver

until the forthcoming final rule.

To this data , there are numerous central

forced air furnace manufacturers to which

similar waivers have been granted . Also the

proposed ASHRAE 103. 93 test standards

under consideration by DOE covers the test

requirement for fan on-time delay related to

the Petition for Waiver.

Manufacturers that domestically market

similar products have been sent a copy of the

Petition and Application for Interim Waiver.

For your reference , attached is a copy of

the letter from James T. VerShaw, dated

August 27 , 1993 , and the letter from Mr.

Frank M. Stewart, Jr., with which the

previous application for an Interim Waiver

was granted.

Sincerely,

Hongsik Ahn,

Sr. Principal Engineer HA /nh Enclosures.

August 27, 1993.

Assistant Secretary, Conservation and

Renewable Resources,

United States Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Ave. SW , Washington,

D. C. 20585.

Gentlemen: This is a Petition for Waiver

and Application for Interim Waiver

submitted pursuant to Title 10 CFR, part

430.27 . Waiver is requested from the furnace

test procedure found in appendix N to

Subpart B of Part 430.

The current procedure requires a 1.5

minute delay between burner and supply air

blower startup . Trane is requesting the use of

45 seconds instead of 1.5 minutes when

testing the following central furnace families

incorporating a timed fan control with a fixed

time of 45 seconds: TUC-C/AUC-A, TDC-C/

ADC-C, TUX-C/AUX-C, TDX-C/ADX-C,

TUE-A, TDE-A, FUA-A, and FCA-A. The

current procedure does not credit Trane for

additional energy savings that are realized

when a shorter blower on time is utilized.

Test data for each model series indicates an

average of 1% AFUE increase when a 45

second timed on delay is used . Copies of

confidential test data confirming these energy

savings will be forwarded to you upon

request.

Trane is confident that this petition for

Waiver will be granted, and therefore,

requests an Interim Waiver until the final

ruling is made. Similar waivers have been

granted to Evcon , Rheem Manufacturing,

Carrier , Inter-City Products, and Lennox

Industries. Also, the proposed ASHRAE 103-

88 currently under consideration by DOE

contains the coverage requested in the

Petition for Waiver.

Manufacturers that domestically market

similar products have been sent a copy of the

Petition for Waiver and Application for

Interim Waiver.

Sincerely,

James T. VerShaw,

Manager, Design and Technology.

Department of Energy,

Washington, DC,

October 1, 1993.

Mr. James T. Ver Shaw,

Manager, Design and Technology, The Trane

Company, 2231 East State Street,

Trenton, NJ 08619.

Dear Mr . Ver Shaw: This is in response to

your August 27, 1993 , Application for

Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver from

the Department of Energy (DOE) test

procedure regarding blower time delay for

The Trane Company (Trane) TUC-C/AUC-A,

TDC-C/ADC-A, TUX-C/AUX-C, TDX-C/

ADX-C, TUE-A, TDE-A, FUA-A, and FCAA central furnaces.

Previous waivers for this type of timed

blower delay control have been granted by

DOE to Coleman Company, 50 FR 2710,

January 18 , 1985; Magic Chef Company, 50

FR 41553 , October 11, 1985; Rheem

Manufacturing Company , 53 FR 48574,

December 1, 1988 , 56 FR 2920 , January 25,

1991 , 57 FR 10166 , March 24 , 1992, and 57

FR 34560, August 5 , 1992 ; Trane Company,

54 FR 19226 , May 4, 1989 , 56 FR 6021,

February 14, 1991 , 57 FR 10167 , March 24,

1992 , and 57 FR 22222 , May 27, 1992;

Lennox Industries, 55 FR 50224 , December 5,

1990, and 57 FR 49700, November 3, 1992;

Inter-City Products Corporation, 55 FR

51487, December 14, 1990 , and 56 FR 63945,

December 6, 1991 ; DMO Industries, 56 FR

4622 , February 5, 1991 ; Heil-Quaker

Corporation , 56 FR 6019 , February 14, 1991;

Carrier Corporation , 56 FR 6018 , February 14,

1991 , and 57 FR 38830 , August 27, 1992;

Amana Refrigeration Inc., 56 FR 27958, June

18, 1991 , 56 FR 63940 , December 6, 1991,

and 57 FR 23392 , June 3 , 1992; Snyder

General Corporation , 56 FR 54960,

September 9, 1991 ; Goodman Manufacturing

Corporation , 56 FR 51713 , October 15, 1991,

and 57 FR 27970 , June 23 , 1992; the Ducane

Company Inc., 56 FR 63943 , December 6,

1991, and 57 FR 10163 , March 24, 1992;

Armstrong Air Conditioning , Inc., 57 FR 899,

January 9 , 1992 , 57 FR 10160 , March 24,

1992 , 57 FR 10161 , March 24 , 1992, 57 FR

39193 , August 28 , 1992 , and 57 FR 54230,

November 17, 1992 ; Thermo Products, Inc.,

57 FR 903 , January 9 , 1992 ; Consolidated

Industries Corporation , 57 FR 22220 , May 27,

1992 ; Evcon Industries, Inc., 57 FR 47847,

October 20 , 1992 ; and Bard Manufacturing

Company, 57 FR 53733 , November 12, 1992.

Thus it appears likely that the Petition for

Waiver will be granted for blower time delay.

Trane's Application for Interim Waiver

does not provide sufficient information to

evaluate what, if any, economic impact or

competitive disadvantage Trane will likely

experience absent a favorable determination

on its application. However, in those

instances where the likely success of the

Petition for Waiver has been demonstrated,

based upon DOE having granted a waiver for

a similar product design, it is in the public

interest to have similar products tested and

rated for energy consumption on a

comparable basis.

Therefore, Trane's Application for an

Interim Waiver from the DOE test procedure

53357

for its TUC-C/AUC-A, TDC-C/ADC-C,

TUX-C/AUX-C, TDX-C/ADX-C, TUE-A,

TDE-A, FUA-A, and FCA-A central furnaces

regarding blower time delay is granted.

Trane shall be permitted to test its TUCC/AUC-A, TDC-C/ADC-C, TUX-C/AUX-C,

TDX-C/ADX-C, TUE-A, FUA-A, and FCAA central furnaces on the basis of the test

procedures specified in 10 CFR Part 430,

Subpart B, Appendix N, with the

modification set forth below:

(i) Section 3.0 in 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 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 in

Appendix N as follows:

3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central

Furnaces. 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 circulation 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 stop watch. 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

on-period draft.

This Interim Waiver is based upon the

presumed validity of statements and all

allegations submitted by the company. This

Interim Waiver may be removed or modified

at any time upon a determination that the

factual basis underlying the application is

incorrect.

The Interim Waiver shall remain in effect

for a period of 180 days or until DOE acts on

the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner,

and may be extended for an additional 180-

day period, if necessary.

Sincerely,

Frank M. Stewart, Jr.,

Acting Assistant Secretary Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 95-25323 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]

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