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Commodity Futures Trading

Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,

1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC

20581, telephone 202-418-5277.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Copies of

the terms and conditions will be

available for inspection at the Office of

the Secretariat, Commodity Futures

Trading Commission, 2033 K Street

NW., Washington, DC 20581. Copies of

the terms and conditions can be

obtained through the Office of the

Secretariat by mail at the above address

or by phone at (202) 418-5097.

Other materials submitted by the CBT

may be available upon request pursuant

to the Freedom of Information Act (5

U.S.C. 552) and the Commission's

regulations thereunder (17 C.F.R. Part

145 (1987)), except to the extent they are

entitled to confidential treatment as set

forth in 17 C.F.R. 145.5 and 145.9.

Requests for copies of such materials

should be made to the FOI, Privacy and

Sunshine Act Compliance Staff of the

Office of the Secretariat at the

Commission's headquarters in

accordance with 17 C.F.R. 145.7 and

145.8.

Any person interested in submitting

written data, views, or arguments on the

proposed terms and conditions, or with

respect to other materials submitted by

the CBT, should send such comments to

Jean A. Webb, Secretary, Commodity

Futures Trading Commission, Three

Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20581 by the specified

date.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

13, 1995.

Blake Imel,

Acting Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. EA-97-A]

Application To Amend Electricity

Export Authorization , Portland General

Electric Company

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION : Notice of application.

SUMMARY : Portland General Electric

Company (PGE) has applied for renewal

of its authority to transmit electric

energy from the United States to

Canada.

DATES: Comments, protests or requests

to intervene must be submitted on or

before December 22, 1995.

ADDRESSES : Comments, protests or

requests to intervene should be

addressed as follows: Office of Coal &

Electricity (FE-52), Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy,

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20585-0350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Xavier Puslowski (Program Office) 202-

586-4708 or Mike Skinker (Program

Attorney) 202-586-6667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Exports of

electric energy from the United States to

a foreign country are regulated and

require authorization under section

202(e) of the Federal Power Act.

On April 29, 1994, the Office of Fossil

Energy (FE) of the Department of Energy

(DOE) authorized PGE to transmit

electric energy from the United States to

the British Columbia Hydro and Power

Authority on a non-firm basis at a

maximum rate of transmission of 400

megawatts (FE Order No. EA-97). The

term of the authorization was for a

period of two years. On November 1,

1995, PGE filed an application with FE

for renewal of this authority which

expires on April 29, 1996. The exported

energy would be delivered to Canada

over transmission facilities owned by

the Bonneville Power Administration.

DOE notes that the circumstances

described in this application are

virtually identical to those for which

export authority had previously been

granted in FE Order No. EA-97.

Consequently, DOE proposes to use the

electric reliability review prepared in FE

Docket EA-97 in satisfaction of the

statutory requirements of section 202(e)

of the Federal Power Act. Similarly,

DOE believes that it has adequately

satisfied its responsibility under the

National Environment Policy Act of

1969 through the documentation of a

categorical exclusion in the FE-Docket

EA-97 proceeding.

Procedural Matters

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this application should file a

petition to intervene or protest at the

address provided above in accordance

with §§ 385.211 or 385.214 of the Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.211, 385.214). Fifteen copies of

such petitions and protests should be

filed with the DOE on or before the date

listed above. Additional copies are to be

filed directly with: Melinda J. Horgan,

Portland General Electric Company

Legal Department, 121 SW., Salmon

Street, 1 WTC-13, Portland, Oregon

97204.

Copies of this application will be

made available, upon request, for public

inspection and copying at the address

provided above.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 9,

1995.

Anthony J. Como,

Director, Office of Coal and Electricity, Office

of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

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Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products : Granting of the

Application for Interim Waiver and

Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of

Consolidated Industries From the DOE

Furnace Test Procedure (Case No. F082)

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION : Notice.

SUMMARY : Today's notice grants an

Interim Waiver to Consolidated

Industries (Consolidated) from the

existing Department of Energy (DOE or

Department) test procedure regarding

blower time delay for the company's

USA and UCA series furnaces.

Today's notice also publishes a

"Petition for Waiver" from

Consolidated. Consolidated Petition for

Waiver requests DOE to grant relief from

the DOE furnace test procedure relating

to the blower time delay specification.

Consolidated seeks to test using a

blower delay time of 30 seconds for its

USA and UCA series furnaces instead of

the specified 1.5-minute delay between

burner on-time and blower on-time. The

Department is soliciting comments,

data, and information respecting the

Petition for Waiver.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,

and information not later than

December 22, 1995.

ADDRESSES : Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Case No. F-082,

Mail Stop EE-43, Room 1J-108,

Forestall Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-7140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE-431, Forestall Building, 1000

Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-

9138

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC-72, Forestall

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue

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SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202)

586-9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act, as amended, (EPCA), 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.

The test procedure rules provide for a

waiver process and allow the Assistant

Secretary for Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy (Assistant Secretary)

to grant an Interim Waiver from test

procedure requirements to

manufacturers that have petitioned DOE

for a waiver of such prescribed test

procedures. 10 CFR Part 430, § 430.27.

The waiver process allows the Assistant

Secretary to waive temporarily test

procedures for a particular basic model

when a petitioner shows that the basic

model contains one or more design

characteristics which prevent testing

according to the prescribed test

procedures, or when the prescribed test

procedures may evaluate the basic

model in a manner so unrepresentative

of its true energy consumption as to

provide materially inaccurate

comparative data. Waivers generally

remain in effect until final test

procedure amendments become

effective, resolving the problem that is

the subject of the waiver.

An Interim Waiver may be granted

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, or

the Assistant Secretary determines that

it would be desirable for public policy

reasons to grant immediate relief

pending a determination on the Petition

for Waiver. 10 CFR Part 430, § 430.27(e).

An Interim Waiver remains in effect for

a period of 180 days or until DOE issues

its determination on the Petition for

Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may

be extended for an additional 180 days,

if necessary.

On April 26, 1995, Consolidated filed

an Application for Interim Waiver and

a Petition for Waiver regarding blower

time delay. Consolidated Application

seeks an Interim Waiver from the DOE

test provisions that require a 1.5-minute

time delay between the ignition of the

burner and starting of the circulating air

blower. Instead, Consolidated requests

the allowance to test using a 30-second

blower time delay when testing its USA

and UCA series furnaces. Consolidated

states that the 30-second delay is

indicative of how these furnaces

actually operate. Such a delay results in

an average furnace AFUE improvement

of 1.0 percent. Since current DOE test

procedures do not address this variable

blower time delay, Consolidated asks

that the Interim Waiver be granted.

The Department has published a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on

August 23, 1993 (58 FR 44583), to

amend the furnace test procedure,

which addresses the above issue.

Previous Petitions for Waiver for this

type of time blower delay control have

been granted by DOE to Coleman

Company, 50 FR 2710, January 18, 1985;

Magic Chef Company, 50 FR 41553,

October 11, 1985; Rheem Manufacturing

Company, 53 FR 48574, December 1,

1988, 56 FR 2920, January 25, 1991, 57

FR 10166, March 24, 1992, 57 FR 34560,

August 5, 1992; 59 FR 30577, June 14,

1994, and 59 FR 55470, November 7,

1994; Trane Company, 54 FR 19226,

May 4, 1989, 56 FR 6021, February 14,

1991, 57 FR 10167, March 24, 1992, 57

FR 22222, May 27, 1992, and 58 FR

68138, December 23, 1993; Lennox

Industries, 55 FR 50224, December 5,

1990, 57 FR 49700, November 3, 1992,

58 FR 68136, December 23, 1993, and 58

FR 68137, December 23, 1993; Inter-City

Products Corporation, 55 FR 51487,

December 14, 1990, and 56 FR 63945,

December 6, 1991; DMO Industries, 56

FR 4622, February 5, 1991, and 59 FR

30579, June 14, 1994; Heil-Quaker

Corporation, 56 FR 6019, February 14,

1991; Carrier Corporation, 56 FR 6018,

February 14, 1991, 57 FR 38830, August

27, 1992, 58 FR 68131, December 23,

1993, 58 FR 68133, December 23, 1993

and 59 FR 14394, March 28, 1994;

Amana Refrigeration Inc., 56 FR 27958,

June 18, 1991, 56 FR 63940, December

6, 1991, 57 FR 23392, June 3, 1992, and

58 FR 68130, December 23, 1993;

Snyder General Corporation, 56 FR

54960, September 9, 1991; Goodman

Manufacturing Corporation, 56 FR

51713, October 15, 1991, 57 FR 27970,

June 23, 1992 and 59 FR 12586, March

17, 1994; The Ducane Company Inc., 56

FR 63943, December 6, 1991, 57 FR

10163, March 24, 1992, and 58 FR

68134, December 23, 1993; Armstrong

Air Conditioning, Inc., 57 FR 899,

January 9, 1992, 57 FR 10160, March 24,

1992, 57 FR 10161, March 24, 1992, 57

FR 39193, August 28, 1992, 57 FR

54230, November 17, 1992, and 59 FR

30575, June 14, 1994; Thermo Products,

Inc., 57 FR 903, January 9, 1992;

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Consolidated Industries Corporation, 57

FR 22220, May 27, 1992; Evcon

Industries, Inc., 57 FR 47847, October

20, 1992, and 59 FR 46968, September

13, 1994; Bard Manufacturing Company,

57 FR 53733, November 12, 1992, and

59 FR 30578, June 14, 1994; and York

International Corporation, 59 FR 46969,

September 13, 1994, and 60 FR 100,

January 3, 1995.

Thus, it appears likely that this

Petition for Waiver for blower time

delay will be granted. In those instances

where the likely success of the Petition

for Waiver has been demonstrated based

upon DOE having granted a waiver for

a similar product design, it is in the

public interest to have similar products

tested and rated for energy consumption

on a comparable basis.

Therefore, based on the above, DOE is

granting Consolidated an Interim

Waiver for its USA and UCA series

furnaces. Consolidated shall be

permitted to test its USA and UCA

series furnaces on the basis of the test

procedures specified in 10 CFR Part

430, Subpart B, Appendix N, with the

modification set forth below:

(I) Section 3.0 in 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/ASHRAE 103-82

with the exception of Sections 9.2.2,

9.3.1, and 9.3.2, and the inclusion of the

following additional procedures:

(ii) Add a new paragraph 3.10 in

Appendix N as follows:

3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central

Furnaces. After equilibrium conditions

are achieved following the cool-down

test and the required measurements

performed, turn on the furnace and

measure the flue gas temperature, using

the thermocouple grid described above,

at 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 indoor air

circulation 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 other than 1.5 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 shuts

off 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-) using a

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stop watch. 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.

This Interim Waiver is based upon the

presumed validity of statements and all

allegations submitted by the company.

This Interim Waiver may be removed or

modified at any time upon a

determination that the factual basis

underlying the application is incorrect.

The Interim Waiver shall remain in

effect for a period of 180 days or until

DOE acts on the Petition for Waiver,

whichever is sooner, and may be

extended for an additional 180-day

period, if necessary.

Consolidated's Petition for Waiver

requested DOE to grant relief from the

DOE furnace test procedure relating to

the blower time delay specification.

Consolidated seeks to test using a

blower delay time of 30 seconds for its

USA and UCA series furnaces instead of

the specified 1.5-minute delay between

burner on-time and blower on-time.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR

430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the

"Petition for Waiver" in its entirety. The

Petition contains no confidential

information. The Department solicits

comments, data, and information

respecting the Petition.

Issued in Washington, DC, November 13,

1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

April 26, 1995.

Assistant Secretary of Conservation and

Renewable Energy,

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue SW., Washington,

D. C. 20585.

Gentlemen: This Petition for Waiver and

Application for Interim Waiver is submitted

in compliance with Title 10 CFR 430.27. This

request is for modification to the Test

Procedures for Measuring the Energy

Consumption of Furnaces found in Appendix

N to Subpart B of Part 430.

The current test procedure uses a 1.5

minute time delay between the burner startup and the blower start-up. Consolidated

Industries' USA series and UCA series

furnaces utilize a 30 second nonadjustable

fixed time delay between the burner ignition

and blower start-up. For the USA series and

UCA series furnaces, Consolidated Industries

is requesting that the fixed time delay be

substituted for the current test procedures'

1.5 minute time delay.

We submit that the test procedure using 1.5

minute blower start-up time delay requires a

bypass of the furnace safety limit switch and

does not represent the true product

performance and efficiency. The USA and

UCA series furnaces have lightweight,

compact heat exchangers that were designed

to heat up very quickly with an ensuing

blower start-up time optimized at 30 seconds.

The advanced heat exchanger design along

with improved operating controls has

improved the efficiency of this furnace in

such a way that the current standard does not

credit Consolidated Industries for the true

efficiency improvements to this furnace. The

product performance will be more accurately

depicted using the proposed ASHRAE

Standard 103-1993 that accounts for the

design flexibility and improvement without

the penalty incurred by using the current test

procedure. The test results show an average

of 1.0% improvement in AFUE using the 30

second fixed time delay.

Other manufacturers have been granted

similar waivers for similar reasons.

Data and documentation can be supplied at

your request.

This waiver request letter has been sent to

GAMA and gas furnace manufacturers that

market similar products.

Sincerely,

Gerald K. Gable,

Vice President of Engineering.

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Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket No. 95-85-NG]

Altresco Pittsfield, L.P.; Order Granting

Blanket Authorization To Import and

Export Natural Gas From and to

Canada

AGENCY : Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION : Notice of order.

SUMMARY : The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting

Altresco Pittsfield, L.P. authorization to

import up to 25.5 Bcf of natural gas and

export up to 25.5 Bcf of natural gas from

and to Canada over a two-year term

beginning the date of first import or

export delivery after October 31, 1995.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs Docket Room, 3F-056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., October 31,

1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

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[FE Docket Nos. 95-76-NG, 93-64-NG; ERA

Docket No. 87-49-NG]

Associated Gas Services , Inc. and

Associated Natural Gas, Inc.; Order

Granting Blanket Authorization To

Import and Export Natural Gas,

Including Liquefied Natural Gas, From

and to Canada and Mexico, and

Vacating Authorizations

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION : Notice of order.

SUMMARY : The Office of Fossil Energy

(FE) of the Department of Energy gives

notice that it has issued an order in FE

Docket No. 95-76-NG granting blanket

authorization to Associated Gas

Services, Inc. (AGSI) to import and

export natural gas, including liquefied

natural gas (LNG), from and to Canada

and Mexico. The volume imported

would not exceed a combined total of

311 Bcf and the volume exported would

not exceed a combined total of 400 Bcf.

The term of the authorization is for a

period of two years beginning on the

date of the initial import or export

delivery, whichever occurs first.

In addition, FE vacated an import and

an export authorization which were

held by an affiliate of AGSI, Associated

Natural Gas, Inc. (ANGI). As a result of

a corporate reorganization and

acquisition of AGSI's parent company,

Associated Natural Gas Corporation, by

Panhandle Eastern Corporation, this

import and export authority was no

longer needed by ANGI. The two

vacated orders are DOE/ERA Opinion

and Order No. 210 (ERA Docket No. 87-

49-NG), issued December 11, 1987 (1

ERA 4 70,741) and DOE/FE Opinion and

Order No. 842 (FE Docket No. 93-64-

NG), issued September 24, 1993 (1 FE

70,844).

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs Docket Room, 3F-056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 31,

1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

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