This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 77, No. 167 

Tuesday, August 28, 2012 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

[Docket Number EERE–2012–BT–STD– 

0027] 

RIN 1904–AC81 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Residential Dehumidifiers: Public 

Meeting and Availability of the 

Framework Document 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

that the period for submitting comments 

on the dehumidifier framework 

document is extended to October 17, 

2012. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information on the dehumidifier 

framework received no later than 

October 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the dehumidifier 

framework document and provide 

docket number EERE–2012–BT–STD– 

0027. Comments may be submitted 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: ResDehumidifier2012

STD0027@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2011–BT–STD–0027 

and/or RIN 1904–AC81 in the subject 

line of the message. Submit electronic 

comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft 

Word, PDF, or ASCII file format and 

avoid the use of special characters or 

any form of encryption. 

• Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please 

submit one signed original paper copy. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., 6th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed original paper copy. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, please call Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at the above telephone 

number for additional information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information may 

be sent to Mr. Stephen L. Witkowski, 

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: 202–586–7463. Email: 

Stephen.Witkowski@ee.doe.gov. 

In the office of the General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, 1000 Independence 

Ave. SW., Room 6A–179, Washington, 

DC 20585. Telephone: 202–586–7796; 

Email: Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

17, 2012, DOE published a notice of 

availability of a framework document to 

consider energy conservation standards 

for dehumidifiers. (77 FR 49739) The 

notice provided for the submission of 

comments by September 17, 2012. 

Commenters stated that the public 

meeting was scheduled for September 

24, 2012, and that the comment period 

should extend past the public meeting 

date. DOE has determined that an 

extension of the public comment period 

is appropriate for this reason and is 

hereby extending the comment period. 

DOE will consider any comments 

received by October 17, 2012. 

Further Information on Submitting 

Comments 

Under 10 CFR 1004.11, any person 

submitting information that he or she 

believes to be confidential and exempt 

by law from public disclosure should 

submit two copies: One copy of the 

document including all the information 

believed to be confidential, and one 

copy of the document with the 

information believed to be confidential 

deleted. DOE will make its own 

determination about the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include (1) 

A description of the items, (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry, (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources, (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality, (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure, (6) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time, and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 22, 

2012. 

Steven Chalk, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21171 Filed 8–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

10 CFR Part 1708 

Procedures for Safety Investigations 

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board is extending the 

time for comments on its proposed rule, 

Procedures for Safety Investigations, 

which published July 27, 2012 in the 

Federal Register, 77 FR 44174. The 

comment period expires August 27, 

2012. 

DATES: Comments are due by 5 p.m. 

September 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John 

G. Batherson, Associate General 

Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004. Send 

comments by facsimile to (202) 208– 

6518. Send comments by email to John 

G. Batherson at JohnB@dnfsb.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

G. Batherson, Associate General 

Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., 

Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004–2901, 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 

is extending the comment period on the 

proposed rule, Procedures for Safety 

Investigations, because it has become 

aware of information which will best 

serve the public interest by extending 

the deadline for submission of 

comments for consideration by the 

Board. For this reason, the Board is 

extending the comment period to 

September 26, 2012. 

Dated: August 22, 2012. 

Peter S. Winokur, 

Chairman. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21237 Filed 8–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3670–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0699; Notice No. 25– 

12–02–SC] 

Special Conditions: Airbus, Model 

A318–112 Airplane (S/N 3238); 

Certification of Cooktops 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Airbus Model A318– 

112 airplane. This airplane as modified 

by Fokker Services B.V. will have a 

novel or unusual design feature 

associated with a cooktop installation. 

The applicable airworthiness 

regulations do not contain adequate or 

appropriate safety standards for this 

design feature. These proposed special 

conditions contain the additional safety 

standards that the Administrator 

considers necessary to establish a level 

of safety equivalent to that established 

by the existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: Send your comments on or 

before October 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2012–0699 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, 

DC, 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 8 

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

Friday, except federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://www.regulations.gov/, 

including any personal information the 

commenter provides. Using the search 

function of the docket Web site, anyone 

can find and read the electronic form of 

all comments received into any FAA 

docket, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement can 

be found in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–19478), as well as at http:// 

DocketsInfo.dot.gov/. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov/ at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Jacquet, FAA, Airframe and Cabin 

Safety Branch, ANM–115, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service, 1601 Lind Avenue 

SW., Renton, Washington, 98057–3356; 

telephone 425–227–2676; facsimile 

425–227–1100; email 

daniel.jacquet@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite interested people to take 

part in this rulemaking by sending 

written comments, data, or views. The 

most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the special 

conditions, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. 

We will consider all comments we 

receive on or before the closing date for 

comments. We may change these special 

conditions based on the comments we 

receive. 

Background 

On January 12, 2010, Fokker Services 

B.V. applied for a supplemental type 

certificate for an interior conversion on 

an Airbus Model A318–112 airplane, 

serial number 3238. The Airbus Model 

A318–112 airplane is a large, transportcategory airplane powered by two 

CFM56–5B9/P engines, with a basic 

maximum takeoff weight of 130,071 

pounds. 

Fokker Services B.V. is requesting 

certification to convert this Airbus 

Model A318–112 to a corporate jet, 

operating for both public and private 

use (not for hire, not for common 

carriage). For private use the aircraft 

will be certified for a maximum of 8 

crew and 23 passengers, and the public 

use occupancy will be a maximum of 8 

crew and 19 passengers. The aircraft 

will be subdivided into an entrance 

way, executive lounge, two private 

lounges, and a private bathroom. The 

entry will include the installation of two 

wet galleys. One of the galleys will 

include the installation of two 

combined cooktop pan units. The 

addition of a cooktop to this interior 

conversion can lead to hazards to both 

occupants and the aircraft. Special 

consideration is needed to address the 

safety standards associated with this 

installation. 

Type Certification Basis 

Under the provisions of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.101 

Fokker Services B.V. must show that the 

Airbus Model A318–112 airplane, as 

changed, continues to meet the 

applicable provisions of the regulations 

incorporated by reference in Type 

Certificate No. A28NM or the applicable 

regulations in effect on the date of 

application for the change. The 

regulations incorporated by reference in 

the type certificate are commonly 

referred to as the ‘‘original type 

certification basis.’’ The regulations 

incorporated by reference in A28NM are 

14 CFR part 25, as amended by 

Amendments 25–1 through 25–56, with 

reversions to earlier amendments, 

voluntary compliance to later 

amendments, special conditions, 

equivalent safety findings, and 

exemptions listed in the type certificate 

data sheet. 

If the Administrator finds that the 

applicable airworthiness regulations 

(i.e., 14 CFR part 25) do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for the Airbus Model A318–112 airplane 

because of a novel or unusual design 

feature, special conditions are 

prescribed under the provisions of 

§ 21.16. 

Special conditions are initially 

applicable to the model for which they 

are issued. Should the applicant apply 

for a supplemental type certificate to 

modify any other model included on the 

same type certificate to incorporate the 

same or similar novel or unusual design 

feature, the special conditions would 


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