Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 81 / Wednesday, April 26, 2000 / Proposed Rules 24429

Done in Washington, DC, this 20th day of

April 2000.

Bobby R. Acord,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10388 Filed 4–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–U

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service

9 CFR Parts 71, 77, and 78

[Docket No. 99–090–2]

Livestock Identification; American

Identification Numbering System

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment

period.

SUMMARY: We are extending the

comment period for our advance notice

of proposed rulemaking that solicited

public comment on our intent to

recognize the American Identification

Numbering System as a means of

providing unique identification for

livestock. This action will allow

interested persons additional time to

prepare and submit comments.

DATES: We invite you to comment on

Docket No. 99–090–1. We will consider

all comments that we receive by May

16, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Please send your comment

and three copies to: Docket No. 99–090–

1, Regulatory Analysis and

Development, PPD, APHIS, Suite 3C03,

4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale,

MD 20737–1238. Please state that your

comment refers to Docket No. 99–090–

1.

You may read any comments that we

receive on this docket in our reading

room. The reading room is located in

room 1141 of the USDA South Building,

14th Street and Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC. Normal reading

room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except

holidays. To be sure someone is there to

help you, please call (202) 690–2817

before coming.

APHIS documents published in the

Federal Register, and related

information, including the names of

organizations and individuals who have

commented on APHIS dockets, are

available on the Internet at http://

www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad/

webrepor.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

John F. Wiemers, National Animal

Health Programs Staff, VS, APHIS, 2100

South Lake Storey Road, Galesburg, IL

61401; (309) 344–1942.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 3, 2000, we published in

the Federal Register (65 FR 11485–

11486, Docket No. 99–090–1) an

advance notice of proposed rulemaking

to solicit public comment on our intent

to recognize the American Identification

Numbering System as a means of

providing unique identification for

livestock.

Comments on the advance notice of

proposed rulemaking were required to

be received on or before May 2, 2000.

We are extending the comment period

on Docket No. 99–090–1 for an

additional 14 days. This action will

allow interested persons additional time

to prepare and submit comments.

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 111–113, 114, 114a,

114a–1, 115–117, 120–126, 134b, and 134f; 7

CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.2(d).

Done in Washington, DC, this 19th day of

April 2000.

Bobby R. Acord,

Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant

Health Inspection Service.

[FR Doc. 00–10387 Filed 4–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 431

[Docket No. EE–RM–96–400]

Energy Efficiency Program for Certain

Commercial and Industrial Equipment:

Petition for Recognition of CSA

International To Be a Nationally

Recognized Certification Program for

Electric Motor Efficiency

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy; Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Public notice and solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: CSA International has

petitioned the Department of Energy

(Department) to classify its motor

efficiency verification service program

as a nationally recognized certification

program in the United States for the

purposes of section 345(c) of the Energy

Policy and Conservation Act, as

amended (EPCA). The Department

solicits comments, data and information

as to whether to grant CSA

International’s petition.

DATES: Written comments, data and

information, in triplicate, must be

received at the Department of Energy by

May 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments, data and

information should be labeled ‘‘CSA

International Petition to be Classified as

a Nationally Recognized Certification

Program for Electric Motor Efficiency,’’

and submitted to: Ms. Brenda EdwardsJones, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, EE–41, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0121.

Telephone: (202) 586–2945; Telefax:

(202) 586–4617. Also, a copy of such

comments should be submitted to Mr.

Otto Krepps, Manager, Accreditations,

CSA International, 178 Rexdale

Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

M9W 1R3. Telephone: (416) 747–2798;

or Telefax (416) 747–4173.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE–41,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0121, telephone

(202) 586–8654, telefax (202) 586–4617,

or: jim.raba@ee.doe.gov

Edward Levy, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC–72, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585–

0103, (202) 586–9507, telefax (202) 586–

4116, or: edward.levy@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of

the CSA International petition for

national recognition is appended to this

notice. Supporting documents that

accompanied the petition may be

viewed at the Freedom of Information

Reading Room, U.S. Department of

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E–

190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0101, telephone

(202) 586–3142, between the hours of 9

a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through

Friday, except Federal holidays.

Additional information about CSA

International’s electric motor efficiency

verification service, and petition to be a

nationally recognized certification

program for electric motor efficiency,

can be obtained on the World Wide Web

at http://www.csa-international.org/

welcome.html, or from Mr. Otto Krepps,

Manager, Accreditations, CSA

International, 178 Rexdale Boulevard,

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3, or

telephone (416) 747–2798, or telefax

(416) 747–4173, or electronic mail at

otto.krepps@csa-international.org.

The Final Rule for Test Procedures,

Labeling, and Certification

Requirements for Electric Motors, 10

CFR Part 431, was published in the