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.

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Vol. 75, No. 187 

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0027] 

RIN 1904–AC28 

Energy Efficiency Program for Certain 

Commercial and Industrial Equipment: 

Public Meeting and Availability of the 

Framework Document for Commercial 

and Industrial Electric Motors 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of the framework document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is initiating the 

rulemaking to amend the energy 

conservation standards for certain 

commercial and industrial electric 

motors under section 342(b) of the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(EPCA). DOE will hold an informal 

public meeting to discuss and receive 

comments on its planned analytical 

approach and the issues it will address 

during this rulemaking. DOE welcomes 

written comments from the public on 

any subject within the scope of this 

rulemaking. To inform interested parties 

and to facilitate this process, DOE has 

prepared a framework document that 

details the analytical approach that DOE 

will use and identifies several issues on 

which DOE is particularly interested in 

receiving comment. A copy of the 

framework document is available at: 

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

electric_motors.html. For information 

on obtaining a copy of the framework 

document, see the supplementary 

information section. 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on Monday, October 18th, 2010, from 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. 

DOE must receive requests to speak at 

the public meeting before 4 p.m., 

Monday, October 4th, 2010. DOE must 

receive a signed original and an 

electronic copy of the statement to be 

given at the public meeting before 4 

p.m., Monday, October 11th, 2010. DOE 

will accept written comments, data, and 

information regarding the framework 

document before and after the public 

meeting, but no later than October 28, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E089, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

note that foreign nationals planning to 

participate in the public meeting are 

subject to advance security screening 

procedures. If a foreign national wishes 

to participate in the public meeting, 

please inform DOE as soon as possible 

by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at 

(202) 586–2945 so that the necessary 

procedures can be completed. 

Additionally, DOE plans to conduct the 

public meeting via webinar. The 

registration information and participant 

instructions will be available on the 

product Web page. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

EERE–2010–BT–STD–0027 and/or 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 

1904–AC28, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: ElecMotors-2010-STD0027@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2010–BT–STD–0027 

and/or RIN 1904–AC28 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for Electric 

Motors, Docket No. EERE–2010–BT– 

STD–0027 and/or RIN 1904–AC28, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed paper original. Due to 

the potential delays in DOE’s receipt 

and processing of mail sent through the 

U.S. Postal Service, DOE encourages 

respondents to submit comments 

electronically to ensure timely receipt. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, Suite 

600, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, a copy of 

the transcript of the public meeting, or 

comments received, go to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

Sixth Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first at 

the above telephone number for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James Raba, 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, (202) 586– 

8654, e-mail: Jim.Raba@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Ami Grace-Tardy, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of General 

Counsel, GC–71, 1000 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121, (202) 586–5709, e-mail: 

Ami.Grace-Tardy@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, 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, (202) 586– 

2945, e-mail: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part A of 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

of (EPCA) established the ‘‘Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products Other Than Automobiles,’’ a 

program covering most major household 

appliances. (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309) 

Over time, amendments to EPCA have 

given DOE expanded authority to 

regulate the energy efficiency of certain 

commercial and industrial equipment, 

including the electric motors that are 

the focus of this notice. Amendments to 

EPCA in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 

(EPACT 1992) (Pub. L. 102–486) 

prescribed energy conservation 

standards for certain electric motors. 

(42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(1)) 

In addition, section 313 of the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007 

(EISA 2007) (Pub. L. 110–140) amends 

EPCA by updating the standards 

established by EPACT 1992. The 

amendments redefine the term ‘‘electric 

motor’’ and add energy conservation 

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standards for the following categories of 

electric motors: U-Frame, Design C, 

close-coupled pump, footless, vertical 

solid shaft normal thrust, 8-pole (900 

rpm), and polyphase motors with a 

voltage of not more than 600 volts (other 

than 230 or 460 volts). (42 U.S.C. 

6311(13)) 

EPCA also directs DOE to publish a 

final rule determining whether to 

amend existing electric motors 

standards within 24 months of the 

effective date of the previous final 

electric motors rule. (42 U.S.C. 

6313(b)(4)(B)) The most recent electric 

motors standards set out in EISA 2007 

and codified in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) on March 23, 2009, 

go into effect on December 19, 2010, 

under section 313(b)(2) of EISA 2007. 

Therefore, DOE must publish a final 

rule determining whether to amend the 

electric motors standards by December 

19, 2012. (42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(4)(B)) Any 

amended standards established 

pursuant to this rulemaking would 

apply to products manufactured five 

years or more after the effective date of 

the previous electric motors standard. 

(42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(4)(B)(i)) Any 

amended standards that result from this 

rulemaking process, therefore, would 

have a compliance date of December 19, 

2015. (42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(4)(B)) DOE is, 

therefore, beginning a rulemaking 

process to consider further amending 

these standards with a framework 

document for electric motors describing 

the procedural and analytical 

approaches DOE anticipates using in its 

evaluation. 

The focus of the public meeting noted 

above will be to discuss the analyses 

presented and issues identified in the 

framework document. At the public 

meeting, DOE will make a number of 

presentations, invite discussion on the 

rulemaking process as it applies to 

electric motors, and solicit comments, 

data, and information from participants 

and other interested parties. DOE 

encourages those who wish to 

participate in the public meeting to 

obtain the framework document and to 

be prepared to discuss its contents. A 

copy of the draft framework document 

is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

electric_motors.html. 

Public meeting participants need not 

limit their comments to the issues 

identified in the framework document. 

DOE is also interested in comments on 

other relevant issues that participants 

believe would affect energy 

conservation standards for this 

equipment, applicable test procedures, 

or the preliminary determination on the 

scope of coverage. DOE invites all 

interested parties, whether or not they 

participate in the public meeting, to 

submit comments and information on 

matters addressed in the framework 

document and on other matters relevant 

to DOE’s consideration of amended 

standards for electric motors in writing 

by October 28, 2010. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, facilitated, conference 

style. There shall be no discussion of 

proprietary information, costs or prices, 

market shares, or other commercial 

matters regulated by U.S. antitrust laws. 

A court reporter will record the 

proceedings of the public meeting, after 

which a transcript will be available on 

the DOE Web site at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

electric_motors.html and for purchase 

from the court reporter. 

After the public meeting and the close 

of the comment period on the 

framework document, DOE will begin 

conducting the analyses discussed in 

the framework document and reviewing 

the public comments received. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for setting energy conservation 

standards. DOE actively encourages the 

participation and interaction of the 

public during the comment period in 

each stage of the rulemaking process. 

Beginning with the framework 

document, and during each subsequent 

public meeting and comment period, 

interactions with and between members 

of the public provide a balanced 

discussion of the issues to assist DOE in 

the standards rulemaking process. 

Accordingly, anyone who wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, 

receive meeting materials, or be added 

to the DOE mailing list to receive future 

notices and information about this 

rulemaking should contact Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945, or via 

e-mail at Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

16, 2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24288 Filed 9–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2010–0948; Directorate 

Identifier 2010–CE–041–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; SOCATA 

Model TBM 700 Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above that would 

supersede an existing AD. This 

proposed AD results from mandatory 

continuing airworthiness information 

(MCAI) originated by an aviation 

authority of another country to identify 

and correct an unsafe condition on an 

aviation product. The MCAI describes 

the unsafe condition as: 

Following the rupture of an alternator and 

vapour cycle cooling system pulley drive 

assembly, the AD 2008–0067–E was 

published to require the replacement of the 

pulley drive assembly by a new one of an 

improved design. 

Later on, cases of rupture of the alternator 

and vapour cycle cooling system compressor 

drive shaft and of cracks on the standbyalternator and compressor support were 

reportedly found. 

Such failures could lead to the loss of the 

alternator and of the vapour cycle cooling 

systems, and could also cause mechanical 

damage inside the power plant compartment. 

To address this condition, the AD 2008– 

0129–E superseded AD 2008–0067–E and 

mandates the removal, as a temporary 

measure, of the compressor drive belt and of 

the torque limiter, the conditional 

replacement of the pulley drive shear shaft, 

and repetitive inspections for cracks of the 

pulley drive assembly and of the alternator/ 

compressor support. 

The proposed AD would require actions 

that are intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by November 12, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

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