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### Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 21, 1998 / Proposed Rules

SUMMARY : On December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66038), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission published a notice of receipt of an amended petition for rulemaking filed by Peter G. Crane and requested public comment on the amended petition. In the amended petition for rulemaking, the petitioner seeks to amend NRC's emergency planning regulations to require consideration of sheltering, evacuation, and the prophylactic use of potassium iodide for the general public in developing a range of emergency planning protective actions. In addition, the petitioner has filed supplemental information in support of his amended petition which is available in the NRC Public Document Room. The comment period on the amended petition was to have expired, on January 16, 1998. In response to several requests, the NRC has decided to extend the comment period for this action. DATES : The comment period has been extended and now expires on February 17, 1998. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given except to those comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES : Submit comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555- 0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking website through the NRC home page (http://www.nrc.gov). This site provides the availability to upload comments as files (any format), if your web browser supports that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, 301-415-5905; E-mail CAG@nrc.gov. For a copy of the amended petition, write: Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. A copy of the amended petition and other documentation filed by the petitioner are also available for public inspection, and copying for a fee, in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW (Lower Level), Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Jamgochian, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415- 6534, E-mail: MTJ1@nrc.gov: or Michael T. Lesar, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-7163 or Toll Free: 1-800-368-5642, E-mail: MTL@nrc.gov.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dated at Rockville. Maryland, this 14th day of January, 1998. Annette Vietti-Cook, Acting Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 98-1379 Filed 1-20-98; 8:45 am]

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Forrestal Building, Room 1E-190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7574, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathi Epping, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE-43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586- 7425, email: Kathi.Epping@hq.doe.gov, or Edward Levy, Esq., U.S. Department

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

Energy Efficiency Test Procedures for Distribution Transformers

[Docket Number EE-DET

-97-550]

RIN 1904-AA85
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

SUMMARY : The Department of Energy (DOE) will hold an informal public workshop to discuss issues and gather Information related to test procedures for electric distribution transformers. All persons are hereby given notice of the opportunity to attend this public workshop and to submit written
comments. DATES: The public workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES : The workshop will be held at the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room lE-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585. Written comments are welcome, especially following the workshop. Please submit 10 copies (no faxes) to: Ms. Kathi Epping, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, "Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for Distribution Transformers, Docket No. EE-DET-97-550," EE-43, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7425; Telefax: (202) 586-4617. Copies of the transcript of the public workshop, public comments received, and this notice may be read (or copied) at the Freedom of Information Reading Room, U.S. Department of Energy, of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586- 9507, email: Edward.Levy@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 22, 1997, the Secretary determined, based on the best information currently available, that energy conservation standards for electric distribution transformers are technologically feasible, economically justified, and would result in a significant energy savings. This determination initiated the process of establishing, by notice and comment rulemaking, test procedures and energy conservation standards for this product. The Department of Energy is drafting a proposed rule to implement the provisions of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6317, for test procedures for distribution transformers. However, several issues have been raised. The purpose of the public workshop is to discuss the following issues for developing the notice of proposed rulemaking: a. Adoption of national and international consensus standards in the test procedures for determining energy efficiency of distribution transformers; b. Burden imposed on industry, especially on manufacturers, by additional testing and data processing; c. The definition of "basic model" for distribution transformers; d. Sampling plan for units to be tested; e. Selection of a measure of energy consumption for distribution transformers;f. Selecting reference temperaturesthe reference temperatures in the consensus standards lack uniformity; g. Requirement for applying corrections to measurement data of both liquid-immersed and dry-types of transformers; and h. Requirement for quality assurance in testing. The Department has prepared a paper entitled "Issues Paper for the Distribution Transformers Test Procedures Workshop on February 10, 1998" that explains and discusses these Federal Register 

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SUMMARY: On December 17, 1997 (62 FR 66038). the Nuclear Regulatory Commissionpublished a notice of receipt ofan amended petition for rulemaking filed by Peter G. Crane and requested public comment onthe amended petition. In the amended petition for rulemaking, the petitioner seeks to amend NRC's emergency planning regulations to require consideration ofsheltering. evacuation, and the prophylactic use ofpotassium iodide for the general public in developing a range ofemergency planning protective actions. In addition, the petitioner has filed supplemental information in support ofhis amended petition which is available in the NRC Public Document Room. The comment period on the amended petition was to have expired'on]anuary 16. 1998. In response to several requests, the NRC has decided to extend the comment period for this action.

DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires on February 17, 1998. Comments received after this date will be considered ifit is practical
to do so, but assurance ofconsideration
cannot be given except to those
comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington. D.C. 20555- 0001. Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.

Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30

a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.

You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking website through theNRC home page (http://www.nrc.gov).This site provides the availability to upload comments as files (any format). ifyourweb browser supports thatfunction. For information about the interactive rulemaking website. contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, 301-415-5905; E-mail CAG@nrc.gov.

For a copy ofthe amended petition. write: Rules and Directives Branch, Division ofAdministrative Services. Office ofAdministration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. Acopyofthe amended petition and other documentation filed by the petitioner

are also available for public inspection, and copying for a fee, in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 LStreet NW (Lower Level), Washington. D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Jamgochian, Office ofNuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415- 6534, E-mail: MTJl@nrc.gov; orMichael T. Lesar. Office ofAdministration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommisSion, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001. telephone: 301-415-7163 orToll Free: 1-800-368-5642, E-mail: MTL@nrc.gov.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dated at Rockville. Maryland, thiS 14th day ofJanuary, 1998.
Annette Vietti-Cook. ActingSecretary ofthe Commission. [FR Doc. 98-1379 Filed 1-20-98; 8:45 am)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part430
Energy Efficiency Test Procedures for Distribution Transformers

[Docket Number EE-DET -97-550]

RIN 1904-AA85

AGENCY: Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice ofpublic workshop.

SUMMARY:The Department ofEnergy (DOE) will hold an informal public workshop to discuss issues and gather information related to test procedures for electric distribution transformers. All persons are hereby given notice of the opportunity to attend this public workshop and to submit written
comments.

DATES: The public workshop will be held onTuesday. February 10, 1998. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
at the U.S. Department ofEnergy. Forrestal BUilding. Room lE-245. 1000 IndependenceAvenue. SW. Washington, DC 20585.

Written comments are welcome. espeCially following the workshop. Please submit 10 copies (no faxes) to: Ms. Kathi Epping. U.S. Department of Energy. Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. "Energy Cons.ervation Program for Consumer Products: Test Procedures for DistributionTransformers. Docket No. EE-DET-97-550." EE-43. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW. Washington. DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7425; Telefax: (202) 586-4617.

Copies ofthe transcript ofthe public workshop. public comments received. and this notice may be read (or copied)
at the Freedom ofInformation Reading Room. U.S. Department ofEnergy. Forrestal Building. Room lE-190. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW. Washington. DC 20585. (202) 586-7574. between the hours of9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m

.. Monday through Friday. except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathi Epping. U.S. Department of Energy. Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. EE-43. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW. Washington. DC 20585-0121. (202) 586- 7425. email: KathLEpping@hq.doe.gov.

orEdward Levy. Esq

.. U.S. Department ofEnergy. Office ofGeneral Counsel. GC-72. 1000 Independence Avenue. SW. Washington, DC 20585. (202) 586- 9507, email: Edward.Levy@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 22. 1997, the Secretary determined. based onthe best information currentlyavailable. that energy conservation standards for 'electric distribution transformers are technologically feasible, economically justified, and would result in a Significant energy savings. This determination initiated the process of establishing. by notice and comment rulemaking. test procedures and energy conservation standards for this product.

The Department ofEnergy is drafting

a proposed rule to implement the provisions ofthe Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6317, for
test procedures for distribution transformers. However. several issues have been raised. The purpose ofthe public workshop is to discuss the following issues for developing the notice ofproposed rulemaking:

a. Adoption ofnational and international consensus standards in the
test procedures for determining energy efficiency ofdistribution transformers;

b. Burden imposed on industry, especially onmanufacturers, by additional testing and data processing;

c. The definition of "basic model" for distribution transformers;

d. Samplingplanfor units to be tested;

e. Selection ofa measure ofenergy consumption for distribution transformers;

f. Selecting reference temperaturesthe reference temperatures inthe

consensus standards lackuniformity;

g. Requirement for applying corrections to measurement data ofboth liquid-immersed and dry-types of transformers; and

h. Requirement for quality assurance intesting.

The Department has prepared a paper entitled "Issues Paperfor the DistributionTransfonners Test Procedures Workshop onFebruary 10, 1998" that explains and discusses these

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issues in greater detail. For many of the issues, the paper sets forth approaches that the Department is considering and may propose in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR). In addition, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has prepared a draft set of test procedures for transformers, and the Department is considering these as well in preparing the NOPR. Copies of the issues paper and the NIST draft are available upon request. The Department is particularly interested in receiving at the workshop comments and views of interested parties concerning (1) the above-listed issues, (2) the approaches the Department is considering for addressing these issues, (3) the NIST draft of test procedures, and (4) possible alternatives to the approaches the Department is considering and to the provisions in NIST's draft test procedures. The Department encourages those who wish to participate in the workshop to obtain the issue paper and the NIST draft, and to make presentations that address their contents. Workshop participants need not limit their statements to those topics, however. The Department is interested in receiving views concerning other issues that participants believe would affect the content of distribution transformer test procedures. The meeting will be conducted in an informal, conference style. A court reporter will be present to record the minutes of the meeting. There shall be no discussion of proprietary information, costs or prices, market shares, or other commercial matters regulated by antitrust law. After the meeting and a period for written statements, the Department will consider the views presented in formulating a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding energy efficiency test procedures for distribution transformers. If you would like to participate in the workshop, to receive workshop materials, or to be added to the DOE mailing list to receive future notices and information regarding distribution transformers, please contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 14, 1998.

Dan W

. Reicher, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 98 1370 Filed 1-20--98: 8:45 am]

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### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No

. 97-CE

-127-AD]

RIN 2120-AA64



### Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Models S10 and 810- V Sailplanes

AGENCY : Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain Stemme GmbH & Co. KG (Stemme) Models S10 and S10-V sailplanes. The proposed AD would require replacing the horizontal stabilizer rear fittings with parts of improved design, The proposed AD is the result of mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for Germany. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended to prevent structural failure of the horizontal stabilizer caused by cracked rear fittings, which could result in reduced sailplane controllability.
DATES : Comments must be received on or before February 23, 1998. ADDRESSES : Submit comments in triplicate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No. 97-CE127-AD, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Comments may be inspected at this location between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted. Service information that applies to the proposed AD may be obtained fromStemme GmbH & Co. KG, Gustav-MeyerAllee 25, D-13355 Berlin, Germany; telephone: 49.33.41.31.11.70; facsimile: 49.33.41.31.11.73. This information also may be examined at the Rules Docket at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, FAA, 1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone (816) 426-6934; facsimile (816) 426-2169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited Interested persons are invited to participate in the making of the proposed rule by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire

. Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address specified above. All communications received on or before the closing date for comments

, specified above, will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposals contained in this notice may be changed in light of

.the comments received. Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory

, economic, environmental

, and energy aspects of the proposed rule. All comments submitted will be available

, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons

. A report that summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this proposal will be filed in the Rules Docket. Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their comments submitted in response to this notice must submit a self-addressed

, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made : "Comments to Docket No. 97-CE-127-AD." The postcard will be date stamped and returned to the commenter.
Availability of NPRMs
Any person may obtain a copy of this NPRM by submitting a request to the FAA, Central Region, Office of the Regional Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No. 97-CE-127-AD, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

Discussion
The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA), which is the airworthiness authority for Germany, notified the FAA that an unsafe condition may exist on certain Stemme S 10 and S 10-V sailplanes. The LBA reports that operational loads are causing internal stress on the welds of the rear fitting of the horizontal stabilizer of the above-referenced sailplanes. This condition, if not detected and corrected, could result in failure of the horizontal stabilizer with possible reduced sailplane controllability,

Relevant Service Information

Stemme has issued Service Bulletin No. A31-10-022, dated August 16, 1996, which specifies procedures for inspecting the horizontal stabilizer rear fittings for cracks and replacing any cracked fittings with parts of improved design obtained from Stemme; and also specifies revising the maintenance manual. 

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issues in greater detail. For many ofthe issues, the paper sets forth approaches that the Department is considering and
may propose in the notice ofproposed rulemaking (NOPR). In addition, the National Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST) has prepared a draft
set oftest procedures for transformers, and the Department is considering these

as well inpreparing the NOPR. Copies ofthe issues paper and the NIST draft

are available upon request.

The Department is particularly interested in receiving at the workshop
comments and views ofinterested parties concerning (1) the above-listed issues, (2) the approaches the Department is considering for addreSSing these issues, (3) the NIST draft oftest procedures, and (4) possible alternatives to the approaches the Department is considering and to the provisions in NIST's draft test procedures. The Department encourages those who wish to participate in the workshop to obtain the issue paper and the NIST draft, and to make presentations that address their
contents. Workshop participants need
not limit their statements to those topics, however. The Department is interested in receiving views concerning other issues that participants believe would affect the content ofdistribution transformer testprocedures.

The meeting will be conducted in an informal, conference style. A court reporter will be present to record the minutes ofthe meeting. There shall be

no discussion ofproprietary information, costs orprices, market shares, or other commercial matters regulated by antitrust law. After the meeting and a period for written statements, the Department will consider the views presented in formulating a Notice ofProposed Rulemaking regarding energy efficiency
test procedures for distribution transformers.

Ifyou would like to participate inthe workshop, to receive workshop materials, or to be added to the DOE mailing listto receive future notices and information regarding distribution transformers, please contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945.

Issued inWashington, DC, onJanuary 14. 1998.
Dan W. Reicher,
AssistantSecretaryforEnergyEfficiencyand Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 98 1370 Filed 1-20--98: 8:45 amI

BILLING CODe 645I}-01-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. 97-CE-127-AD]

RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Models S10 and S10- V Sailplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice ofproposed rulemaking (NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes to adopt a newairworthiness directive (AD) that would applyto certain Stemme GmbH & Co. KG (Stemme) Models S10 and S1O-V sailplanes. The proposed AD would require replacing the horizontal stabilizer rear fittings with parts ofimproved design, The proposed AD is the result ofmandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by the airworthiness authority for Germany. The actions specified by the proposed AD are intended toprevent structural failure of the horizontal stabilizer caused by cracked rearfittings, which could result in reduced sailplane controllability.

DATES: Commentsmustbereceived on

orbefore February 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in triplicate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Central Region, Office ofthe Regional Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No. 

### 97-CE127-AD, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106. Comments may be inspected at this location between 8 a.m. and 4p.m., Monday through Friday, holidays excepted.

Service information that applies to the proposed AD may be obtained from Stemme GmbH &Co. KG, Gustav-MeyerAllee 25, D-13355 Berlin, Germany; telephone: 49.33.41.31.11.70; facsimile: 49.33.41.31.11.73. This information also
may be examined at the Rules Docket at the address above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mike Kiesov, Aerospace Engineer, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service, FAA, 1201 Walnut, suite 900, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone (816) 426-6934; facsimile (816) 426-2169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
CommentsInvited

Interested persons are invited to participate inthe making ofthe proposed rule by submitting such written data, views, orarguments as theymay desire. Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address specified above. All communications received onor before the closing date for comments, specified above, will be considered before taking action on theproposed rule. The proposals contained inthis notice may be changed in light ofthecomments received.

Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposedrule. All comments submitted will be available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report that summarizes each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance ofthis proposal will be filed in the Rules Docket.

Commenters wishingthe FAA to acknowledge receipt oftheir comments submitted inresponse to this notice
must submit a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following
statementis made: "Comments to Docket No. 97-CE-127-AD." The postcard will be date stamped and returned to the commenter. AvailabilityofNPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy ofthis NPRM by submitting a request to the FAA, Central Region, Office ofthe Regional Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No. 97-CE-127-AD, Room 1558, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64106.

Discussion

The Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA)

, which isthe airworthiness authorityfor Germany, notified the FAA that an unsafe condition may exist on certain Stemme SlO and SlO-V sailplanes. The LBA reports that operational loads are causing internal stress on the welds of the rear fitting ofthe horizontal stabilizer ofthe above-referenced sailplanes.

This condition, ifnot detected and corrected, could result infailure ofthe horizontal stabilizerwithpossible reduced sailplane controllability.

Relevant Service Information

Stemme has issued Service Bulletin No. A31-1O-022, dated August 16, 1996, whichspecifies procedures for inspecting the horizontal stabilizer rear fittings for cracks andreplacing any cracked fittings with parts ofimproved design obtained from Stemme; and also specifies revising the maintenance manual.