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### I Proposed Rules 

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(1) The request must be for subordination ofa specific amount of the Rural Development indebtedness, and the amountmustbewithin the approval official's authority as setforth in exhibits A and B ofsubpart A ofpart 1901 ofthis chapter (available in any Rural Developmentoffice). 

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4. Section 1951.226 is amended in paragraph (b)(4)(ii) by removing the word "below" and adding in its place the phrase "ofthis subpart."

5. Section 1951.230 is amended in paragraph (f) (2) by removing the phrase "Form FmHA or its successor agency underPublic Law 103- 354 442- 46" find adding in its place the phrase "Form RD 1942- 46."

6. Section 1951.242 is added to read

as follows:

§ 1951.242 Servicing delinquent Community Facility loans.

(a) For the purpose ofthis section, a loan is delinquent when a borrowerfails
to make all orpart ofa payment bythe due date.

(b) The delinquent loan borrower and the Agency, atits discretion, may enter into a written workout agreement.

(c) For loans that are delinquent, the borrower must provide, monthly comparative financial statements in a format that is acceptable to the Agency by the 15th day ofthe following month. The Agency may waive this requirement ifitwould cause a hardship for the borrower or the borroweris actively marketing the securityproperty.

7. Section 1951.250 is amended by removing the last sentence.

Dated: April 15, 2004.
James E. Selmon, III, ActingAdministrator, RuralHousingService. [FR Doc. 04- 9787 Filed 4- 29- 04: 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410-XV-P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment

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

ACTION: Notice ofpublic meeting and availability.

SUMMARY: The Department ofEnergy (DOE or Department) will hold an informal public meeting to discuss the priorities ofthe existing program and
anypossible expansion ofthe scope of theprogram to include additional

consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment for either standards or voluntaryprograms. The Department is interested inreceiving suggestions onthe criteria, data, and analysis methods it should use to reach decisions on these issues, and
comments on the FY 2005 Preliminary Priority-Setting Summary Report and Actions Proposed which includes data sheets for potential newproducts, revised datasheets for existing products, the FY 2005 Technical Support Document (TSD), and actions proposed.

DATES: The Department will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 9, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please submit writtencomments by Friday, July 9, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department ofEnergy, Forrestal Building, Room IE- 245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. (Please note that foreign nationals visiting DOE headquarters are subject to advance security screeningprocedures. Ifyou are

a foreign national and wishto participate inthe meeting, please inform DOE ofthis fact as soon as possible by contactingMs. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586- 2945 to complete the
necessary procedures.)

The Departmentplaced onthe DOE Web site at 

### http://www.eere.energy.gov/ buildings/appliance_standards/the FY 2005 Preliminary Priority-Setting SummaryReport and Actions Proposed containingthe new data sheets, the FY 2005 TSD, and a letter discussing the proposed prioritization for FY 2005 which lists the priorityfor standards and test procedure rulemakings for products that are currentlymandated by
statute and possible new products that have been identified byvarious stakeholders or included in proposed legislation.

Written comments are welcome, especiallyfollowing the meeting. The Department will accept comments, data, and information regarding thisprioritysetting no later than the date provided in the DATES section.

You may submit comments, identified for the FY 2005 Appliance Standards Prioritization, by any ofthe following methods:



### • Federal eRulemakingPortal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.



### • E-mail: prioritysetting2005@ee.doe.gov. Include FY 2005 Appliance Standards Prioritization in the subjectline ofthe
message.



### • Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department ofEnergy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE- 2J, FY 2005 Appliance Standards Prioritization, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585- 0121. Telephone: (202) 586- 2945. Please submit one signed paper original.



### • HandDelivery/Courier:Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, BuildingTechnologies Program, Room 

### lJ- 018, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20585.



### Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and reference the FY 2005 Appliance Standards Prioritization. Submit electronic comments inWordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, ortext (ASCII) format file; avoid the use ofspecial characters or anyform ofencryption; and, whereverpossible, include the electronic signature ofthe author. Ifyou don't include an electronic signature,
you must authenticate comments by thereafter submittingthe signed original
paper document. No telefacsimiles (telefaxes) will be accepted.



### Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to the U.S. Department ofEnergy, Forrestal Building, Room 

### lJ- 018 (Resource Room ofthe BuildingTechnologies Program), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, (202) 586- 9127, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at the above telephone numberfor additional informationregarding visiting the Resource Room. Please note: The Department's Freedom of Information Reading Room (formerly Room IE- 190 at the Forrestal Building) is no longer housing rulemaking materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Twigg, U.S. Department of Energy, Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EE- 2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585- 0121, (202) 586- 9611, e-mail: 

### Barbara.Twigg@ee.doe.gov; or Francine Pinto, Esq., orThomas DePriest, Esq., U.S. Department ofEnergy, Office of General Counsel, GC- 72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586- 9507, e-mail: 

### Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov, or 

### Thomas.DePriest@hq.doe.gov, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May 2001, the National Energy Policy Development Group reported a National

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Energy Policy (NEP) to the President. One ofthe NEP's recommendations called for the President to directthe Secretary ofEnergy to take steps to improve the energy efficiency of appliances. The recommendation included supporting the existing appliance standards program, setting higher standards where technologically feasible and economicallyjustified, and expanding the scope ofthe program to include additional consumerproducts and commercial and industrial equipmentwhere technologically feasible and economicallyjustified.

The Departmentreevaluates program priorities on an annualbasis. On October 1, 2003, DOE completed and distributed the Fiscal Year 2004 priorities based on stakeholder
comments regarding priorities drawn from appliance energy data sheets updated from the original FY 2003 Priority-Setting SummaryReport and Actions Proposed, dated August 22, 2002. Thisyear, the Department has conducted a more comprehensive updating ofthe FY 2003 report and has posted the new report, FY 2005 Preliminary Priority-Setting Summary Report and Actions Proposed, on its website for stakeholder comment. This includes draft data sheets onpotential

new covered products. The Department requests comments onthese new products.

TheJune 9, 2004, public meeting will provide an opportunityto discuss the Department's draftpriorities for FY 2005, the new and revised data sheets which support those draft priorities, potential new covered products, and the factors, data, and analysis methods that DOE uses, ormightuse in its decisionmaking process. The Department will consider these comments as it determines whichproducts do notmerit further consideration at this time for either a standard or a voluntary
program, and as DOE assigns existing and new products a priorityranking. Prioritization will by necessityreflect funding and staffing constraints which limit how many rulemakings DOE can pursue.

The meeting will be conducted in an informal, conference style. There will
not be any discussion ofproprietary information, costs or prices, market shares, or other commercial matters regulated by the U.S. antitrustlaws.

After themeeting and expiration of the period for submittingwritten statements, the Department will consider the comments received.

Ifyou would like to participate in the meeting or be added to the DOE mailing list to receive future notices and information regarding the energy conservationprogram for consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, please contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586- 2945.

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2004. Douglas L. Faulkner, PrincipalDeputyAssistantSecretary, Energy EfficiencyandRenewableEnergy. [FR Doc. 04- 9830 Filed 4- 29- 04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau ofthe Census

15 CFR Part 50

[Docket Number 040408109-4109-01]

RIN 0607-AA41

Amendment to the Age Search Fee Structure

AGENCY: Bureau ofthe Census, Department ofCommerce.

ACTION: Notice ofproposed rulemaking and request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Bureau ofthe Census (Census Bureau) is proposingto amend Title 15, § 50.5, ofthe Code ofFederal Regulations (CFR) to increase the fee for conducting an Age Search from $40.00
to $65.00. The Census Bureau also is proposing to add an additional charge of $20.00 percase for expedited requests requiring searchresults within one day. These changes are being made to

recover the increase in operating costs associated with processing an Age Search request.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted onorbefore June 1, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

on this proposed rule making to Mark T. Grice, Acting Chief, National Processing Center, U.S. Census Bureau, 1201 East 10th Street, Room 247, Building 66, Jeffersonville, IN 47132, by telephone

on (812) 218- 3344, orby fax on (812) 218- 3293. You may also submit comments, identified by RIN number 0607- AA41, to the Federal e-rulemaking Portal: 

### http:/www.regulations.gov. Please follow the instructions at that site for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eileen Little, Chief, SurveyProcessing Branch, National Processing Center, U.S. Census Bureau, 1201 East 10th Street, Building 64C, Jeffersonville, IN 47132, bytelephone on (812) 218- 3796,

or by fax on (812) 218- 3081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background

The age and citizenship searching service is a self-supporting operation of the Census Bureau, conducted in accordance with 13 U.S.C. 8(a). Under this statute, all expenses incurred in the retrieval ofpersonal informationfrom decennial census records and the preparation ofcensus transcripts are covered by fees paid by individualswho request this service. The Age Search

census transcript provides proofofage to qualify individuals for social security

or other retirements benefits, proofof citizenship to obtainpassports, proofof family relationships for rights of inheritance, orto satisfy other situations where a birth certificate is required but
not available. Individuals request the Age Search service to qualify for social security/retirement benefits, obtain passports, documentation for court litigation orinsurance settlements, and genealogical research. The 1910 through 2000 censuses in custody ofthe Census Bureau are confidential and protected from disclosure by 13 U.S.C. 9. No transcript ofany record will be furnished that would violate statutes requiring thatinformation furnished to the Census Bureau be held confidential and notused to the detriment ofthe
person to whomit relates. ProgramRequirements

There has not been an Age Search fee increase since February 1, 1993. Due to

an increase in operating costs over this 11-yearperiod and in orderto help maintain the self-supporting financial status, the Census Bureau proposes the following amendmentto 15 CFR part 50:

• Amend§ 50.5 to update the fee
structure and add a fee charge for expedited requests. The Census Bureau
proposes increasing the fee structure from $40.00 to $65.00 on searches of

one census for one person and one transcript. The Census Bureau also is proposing to add an additional charge of $20.00 per case for expedited requests requiring searchresults within one day. The additional $20.00 charge for expedited cases represents the estimated
cost to the Census Bureau for this service. Regulatory FlexibilityAct

The ChiefCounsel for Regulation of the Department ofCommerce certifies to the ChiefCounsel for Advocacy ofthe Small Business Administrationthat this proposed rule, ifadopted, would not have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number ofsmall entities. Most, ifnot all, respondents affected by the proposed fee increase are