## 57FR53733

Federal Register Vol. 57, No. 219 / Thursday, November 12, 1992 / Notices

Order Accepting and Suspending Certain Tariff Sheets Subject to Conditions, and Rejecting Certain Other Tariff Sheets issued September 30, 1992, in Docket No. RP92-225-000. The proposed effective date of these tariff sheets is October 1, 1992. Texas Eastern states that copies of the filing were served upon Texas Eastern's jurisdictional customers, interested state commissions, and all parties on the service list in Docket No. RP92-225-000. Any person desiring to protest said filing should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures, 18 CFR 385.211. All such protests should be filed on or before November 13, 1992. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make Protestants parties to, the proceeding. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection. _

Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 92-27316 Filed 11-10-92; 8:45 amj
BILLING CODE 8717-01-M State Commissions and other interested parties to Docket No. RP92 -137. In accordance with the provisions of Section 154

. 16 of the Commission's Regulations

, copies of this filing are available for public inspection , during regular business hours, in a convenient form and place at TGPL's main offices at 2800 Post Oak Boulevard in Houston, Texas. An person desiring to protest said filing should file a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 825 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 211 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 18 CFR 385.211. All such protests should be filed on or before November 13, 1992. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make' protestants parties to the proceeding. Copies of this filing areon file with the Commission and are ava ilable for public inspection. Linwood A. Watson, Jr., Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 92-27317 Filed 11-10-92; 8:45 

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Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 10 CFR 430.27(g), notice is hereby given of the-issuance of the Decision and Order as set out below. In the Decision and Order, Bard has been granted a Waiver for its DCH series of condensing furnaces, permitting the company to use an. alternate test method in determining AFUE. Issued in Washington, DC, Noveinber 5, 

### 1 992.

J- Michael Davis, Assistant Secretary Conservation and Renewable Energy.



### Decision and Order

In the Matter of. The. Bard:Manufacturing Company; (Case No. F052).:1
Background, 

### The Energy Conservation;Program..Consumer Products (other,thanautomobiles ) was established . pursuant to the Energy Policy and: Conservation Act (SPCA ), Public Law 94-163, 89 Stat. 917, as amended by the National Energy 

### Conservation Policy Act (NECPA),

'Office of Conservation a Renewab le, Energy
[Docket No. RP92-137-0091


### Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.; Notice of Tariff Filing

November 5, 1992 Take notice that Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation (TGPL) tendered for filing on October 30,1992 certain revised tariff sheets to Third Revised Volume No.1 and Original Volume No. 2 of its FERC Gas Tariff, which tariff sheets are listed in Appendix A attached hereto. The proposed effective date of the revised tariff sheets is September 1, 1992. TPGL states that the purpose of the filing is to comply with the Commission's "Order on Technical Conference" issued on:October 5,1992 (October 5 Order) in Docket No. RP92- 137-000. Specifically, TGPL is filing to comply with ordering paragraphs (C), (d), and (F) of the October 5 Order. Such order addressed, among other issues, (i) tariff provisions regarding creditworthiness, security standards and suspension of service for nonpayment, (ii) TGPL's electric power tracker, and (iii) working capital treatment of TGPL's historical imbalances. TGPL states that copies of the instant filing are being mailed to customers, [Case No. F-0521 d ,



### Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Decision and Order Granting a Waiver from -the Furnace Test Procedure to Bard Manufacturing Company

AGENCY: Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy, Departmmritof Energy. 

### ACTION: Decision and order.

SUMMA RY: Notice is given of the Decision and Order (Case No. F-052) granting a Waiver to Bard Manufacturing Company (Bard) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure for furnaces. The Department is granting Bard its Petition for Waiver regarding blower time delay in calculation of Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) for its DCH series of condensing furnaces.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:. Cyrus H..Nasseri, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Conservation. andRenewable Energy, Mail Station CE431, Forrestal Building, 1000 

### Independence Avenue, SW., Public Law.95-619

, 92 Stat

. 3266, the National Appliance .Energy Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA),' Public Law 100-42

, and the National Appliance Energy Conservation Amendments of 1968 (NAECA 1988), Public Law 100-357, which requires DOE to prescribe standardized test 

### procedures to measure the energy consumption of certain consumer products, including furnaces:'The'intent of the test procedures is, to provide a comparable measure of energy 

### consumption that will- assist consumers in making purchasing. decisions. These test procedures appear at 10 CFR,part 430, subpart B. DOE amended, the prescribed test ..< procedures by adding 10 CFR 430.27 to create a waiver-process. 45 FR 64108, September 26,1980. Thereafter, DOE further amended its. appliance test procedure waiver process to allow the Assistant Secretary for Conse"vation 

### and Renewable Energy'(Assistact Secretary) to grant an.fnterim'Waiver from test-procedure requirements to , manufacturers that,have petitioned DOE 

### fora waiver of such prescribed test procedures . 51 FR 42823, November 26, 1986. . The waiver process allows.tbe!

. Assistant Secretary ta.waiye Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9127, Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department 

### of Energy, Office: of General Counsel,. Mail Station GC-41, Forrestal temporarily test procedures for a particular basic model when a petitioner shows.that the basic model contains one or more design characteristics which

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prevent testing according to the prescribed test procedures or when the prescribed test procedures. may evaluate the basic model in d manner so unrepresentative of its trite energy consumption as toprovide materially inaccurate comparative data. Waivers generally remain in effect until final test procedure amendments become ' effective, resolving the problem that is the subjbctof thewaiver. The Interim Waiver provisions, added by the 1986 ainendmertallowthe, Assistant Secretary to grant an Interim Waiver when it is determined that the applicant will experience economic hardship if the Application for Interim Waiver is denied, if it appears likely that the Petition for Waiver will be granted, and/or the Assistant. Secretary determines that it would be desirable 'for public polioyreasons to grant immediate relief pending .a determination on the Petition for Waiver An.Interim Waiver remains in effect for a! period of 180 days er unti-DOE

-issues its determination on' thePetition-fors.Waiver, " whichever is

sooner ; and maybe extended for an " additional 280.days, ifiecessary. . Bard fileda"Petition for Waiver," dated )uly:29;1992, in accordance with', § 43Q.27 of 10 CFR part=430. DOE published in'the

-Federal Register on.August. 27,1992, Bard's. petition andsolicited comments, data and information" respecting the petition. 57 FR 38829. Bard also filed an "Application for Interim Waiver" under § 43027(g) which DOE: granted on . ' 1 August 24, 1992:: 57 FR 38829, August 27 .,--



### No comments werexeceived concerning either the :`Petition for 01 Waiver"' or tl; ,"Jnterini Waiver.' DOE consulted wt ttte Federal:Trade Commission (FTC) ;concerningthe Bard Petition. The C didot,liav-any

, FT objections to the issuance of the,waiver to Bard.

Assertions andDetermiiiahons'

Bard's Petitionseeks a waiver from the DOE test provisions that require a 1.5=minute time delay between the ignition of the burner and the starting of the circulating air blower. Bard requests the allowance to test using a 60-second blower time delay when testing its DCH series of condensing furnaces. Bard states that since the 60-second delay is indicative orhow.these models actually,,, t° . 

### operate and since such a delay results in an improvement in efficiency of approximately 1.0 percent the petition' should be granted Under 'specific circumstances, the DOE test procedure con in exceptions: which allow ` testing with blower delay times'of less than the prescribed 1.5- minute delay. Bard indicates that it is unable to take.advantage of any of these exceptions for its DCH series of condensing furnaces. Since the blower controls incorporated on the Bard furnaces are designed to impose a 60-second blower delay in every instance 6f start up, and 'since the current provisions do not specifically address this type of control, DOE agrees that a waiver should be granted to allow the 60-second blower., time delay when testing the Bard DCH series of condensing furnaces. Accordingly, with regard to testing the DCH series of gas furnaces, today's Decision and Order exempts Bard from the existing provisions regarding blower controls and allows testing with the 60- second delay. 

### It is therefore bider ed.that (1) The "Petition for Waiver filed by Bard Manufacturing Company (Case No. F-052) ishereby'granted asset forth in paragraph (2) below, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) ' (2) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions. of appendix N'of"10 CFR--part 430, subpart B, Bard Manufacturing Company shall be permitted to test its DCH series of condensing furnaces on the basis of the test procedure specified in 10 CFR part 430, with modifications set forth below: (1) Section 3.0 of appendix N is deleted and replaced with the following paragraph: 3.0 Test Procedure. Testing and measurements. shall be as specified in section 9 in ANSI/ASHPAE03-82 with the exception of sectiotis 92.2 9.3.1, and 9.3.2, ;.and the inclusion of the following . - additional `procediire s 

### (ii) Adda new paragraph 310 to' Appendix N as follow s 3.10 Gas- and Oil=Fueled Central Furnaces. The following paragraph is in lieu of the requirement specified in, section 9.3.1' of'ANSI/ASHRA.E 103-82. Afterequil iirium conditions are ' ' '' achieved following the cool-down "test and the required measurements performed; turn oil the furnaces and measure the flue gas temperature, using the thermocouple grid described above, and 0.5 and 2.5 minutes after the main burner(s) comes on . After the burner start-up, delay the blower start-up by 1.5 minutes ( t-), unless: (1). The furnace employs a single motor to drive the, power burner and the. indgbr air; circulating blower, in which case the burner and blower shall be started together; or (2) the furnace is designed, to operate using an unvarying delay time that is. otler .than 15 minutes, in. which

case . the fan control shall be permitted 

### to start the blower:; or,(3)'the delay time results in the activation of a temperature safety device which shutsoff the burner, in which case the fan control shall be permitted to start the blower. In the latter case, if the fan control is adjustable, set it to start the blower at the highest. temperature. If the fan control, is permitted to start the blower, measure time delay, (t j, using a stopwatch. Record the measured temperatures. During the heat-up test for oil-fueled furnaces; maintain the draft in the flue pipe within ±0.01 inch of.water column of the manufacturer's recommended on-period draft. (iii) With the exception of the modifications set forth above, Bard Manufacturing Company shall comply in all respects with the test procedures specified in appendix N of 10 CFR part 430, subpart B. 

### (3) The Waiver shall remain-in effect , from the date-of issuance of4his Order s until DOE prescribes final test procedures approu"iate to t?te DCH series of condensing. fiirziaces .. manufactured by Bard. Manufacturing Company. - (4) This Waiver is based upon the presumed validity of statements,' allegations, and docuinentary_ in ater.,areulsti-ig 1s submitted by the petitioner. This Waiver. may be. revoked or modified at any time upon a determination that the factual basis underlying the petition is incorrect. (5) Effective November 5, 1992, this Waiver supersedes the Interim Waiver granted the Bard Manufacturing Company.on August 24,1992. 57 FR 38829, August 27.1992..(Case No. F-052).
Issued -in- Washington; DC, November 5, 1992.., . • 1.-.Michael Davis: Assistant Secretary Coiiseivation o d ` RenewableEnergy. .-. - [FR Doc. 92-27389 Filed 11-10-92; 8:45 am]
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Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products

, Decision and Order Granting Waivers From Central Air Conditioner Test Procedure to Enviro Master International



### AGENCY : Office of Conservation and Renewable Energy, Department .of Energy. . ACTION : Decision and order.

SUMMARY : Notice is given of the . Decision and Order (.Case No, CAC-0061granting two Waivers to Enviro-MasterInternational (EMI) from the. existing - Department. of Energy. (DOE) central air conditioning test procedure relating to. ..