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per pound) = 6,667 pounds production to 

count 

6,667 pounds × $1.20 per pound = $8,000; 

(5) $32,400 + $8,000 = $40,400 total value of 

production to count; 

(6) $63,000 ¥ $40,400 = $22,600 loss; and 

(7) $22,600 × 100% share = $22,600 

indemnity payment. 

11. Late and Prevented Planting. 

The late and prevented planting 

provisions of the Basic Provisions are 

not applicable for forage seed. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on August 20, 

2013. 

Brandon Willis, 

Manager, Federal Crop Insurance 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2013–20802 Filed 8–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2012–BT–TP–0016] 

RIN 1904–AC76 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Test Procedures 

for Refrigerators, RefrigeratorFreezers, and Freezers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On July 10, 2013, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) 

for test procedures for refrigerators, 

refrigerator-freezers, and freezers in the 

Federal Register. This document 

announces an extension of the public 

comment period for submitting 

comments on two specific issues on 

which DOE had sought comment. The 

comment period on all other issues in 

the NOPR remains unchanged. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding this 

rulemaking published July 10, 2013 (78 

FR 41610) received no later than 

September 23, 2013, except on the items 

specified in this notice, for which DOE 

will accept comments, data, and 

information until no later than January 

31, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the NOPR for test 

procedures for refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, and freezers and provide 

docket number EERE–2012–BT–TP– 

0016 and/or Regulation Identification 

Number (RIN) 1904–AC76, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: Res-Refrig-Freezer-2012-BTTP-0016@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket 

number EERE–2012–BT–TP–0016 and/

or RIN 1904–AC76 in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. If 

possible, please submit all items on a 

compact disc (CD), in which case it is 

not necessary to include printed copies. 

[Please note that comments and CDs 

sent by mail are often delayed and may 

be damaged by mail screening 

processes.] 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone (202) 

586–2945. If possible, please submit all 

items on CD, in which case it is not 

necessary to include printed copies. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov, 

including Federal Register notices, 

framework documents, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials. All documents in 

the docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. However, 

not all documents listed in the index 

may be publicly available, such as 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure. 

The rulemaking Web page can be 

found at: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/

buildings/appliance_standards/

rulemaking.aspx/ruleid/75. 

This Web page contains links to 

supporting materials and information 

for this rulemaking on the 

regulations.gov site. The regulations.gov 

Web page contains instructions on how 

to access all documents in the docket, 

including public comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1317. Email: 

Lucas.Adin@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of the General Counsel, 

contact Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–71, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

On July 10, 2013, DOE published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) 

that would amend the test procedures 

for residential refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers, and freezers (collectively, 

residential refrigerators). (78 FR 41610) 

That notice provided a comment 

deadline of September 23, 2013. On 

August 7, 2013 the Association of Home 

Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) 

requested that DOE extend this 

comment period for two very specific 

issues raised in the July notice. Those 

issues, which involved DOE’s proposed 

inclusion of an icemaking test 

procedure (Issue Item 2) along with the 

possible inclusion of certain testing 

requirements for built-in residential 

refrigerators (Issue Item 15), would, in 

AHAM’s view, require additional time 

for manufacturers to fully evaluate. 

(AHAM Comment Extension Request, 

No. 24). AHAM requested an extension 

of the comment period until January 31, 

2014. (See 78 FR at 41658 and 78 FR at 

41661). AHAM recommended that the 

comment period on the other issues in 

the NOPR remain open until September 

23, 2013. In its request, AHAM stated 

that this extension was necessary due to 

the timing of the NOPR, which was 

published while manufacturers were 

preparing their annual DOE certification 

reports. AHAM also noted that 

manufacturers are in the process of 

product development and testing in 

preparation for the amended energy 

conservation standards, the compliance 

date of which is September 15, 2014. 

Because of these issues, AHAM stated 

that manufacturers would need 

additional time to perform laboratory 

testing to evaluate the proposals in the 

NOPR. 

Because DOE is likely to rely to a 

significant extent on the data and 

information that manufacturers provide 

in making any final determinations on 

these issues, DOE has determined that 

an extension of the public comment 

period is appropriate and is hereby 

extending the comment period on the 

issues identified by AHAM. DOE will 

consider any comments on Items 2 and 

15 in section E of the July 10, 2013 

NOPR that are received by midnight on 

January 31, 2014, and deems any 

comments received by that time on 

these issues to be timely submitted. For 

all other issues in the NOPR, DOE will 

consider any comments received by 

midnight on September 23, 2013, and 

deems any comments on all other 

remaining issues that are received by 

that time to be timely submitted. 

DOE notes that the granting of this 

extension will likely lengthen the time 

necessary for finalization of any 


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proposals regarding the items for which 

the comment extension was granted. 

Because the other items in the NOPR 

may affect the manner in which 

manufacturers perform the test 

procedures for compliance with the 

amended energy conservation 

standards, which DOE understands 

some manufacturers may begin using 

well in advance of the September 15, 

2014 compliance date, DOE believes it 

necessary to finalize those proposals as 

expeditiously as is feasible. 

Accordingly, DOE may finalize a rule 

that addresses all issues other than 

Items 2 and 15 (i.e. the icemaking test 

procedure and additional testing 

requirements for built-in refrigerators) 

prior to the resolution of these two 

items. 

DOE also notes that the extension of 

the comment period for these two items 

will not exceed the 270-day comment 

period limit imposed by EPCA. See 42 

U.S.C. 6293(b)(2). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23, 

2013. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21115 Filed 8–28–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

22 CFR Part 226 

RIN 0412–AA71 

Partner Vetting in USAID Assistance 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The United States Agency for 

International Development (USAID) 

proposes to amend its regulation 

governing the administration of USAIDfunded assistance awards to implement 

a Partner Vetting System (PVS). The 

purpose of the Partner Vetting System is 

to help ensure that USAID funds and 

other resources do not inadvertently 

benefit individuals or entities that are 

terrorists, supporters of terrorists or 

affiliated with terrorists, while also 

minimizing the impact on USAID 

programs and its implementing 

partners. In order to apply the PVS to 

USAID assistance, USAID proposes to 

amend 22 CFR Part 226. The Office of 

Management and Budget has approved 

a 30 day comment period. This 

proposed regulatory revision is a key 

requirement of the Agency’s plan for the 

pilot program and any other vetting 

programs. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 30, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Because security screening 

precautions have slowed the delivery 

and dependability of surface mail to 

USAID/Washington, USAID 

recommends sending all comments by 

electronic mail or by fax to the email 

address or fax number listed directly 

below (please note, all comments must 

be in writing to be reviewed). 

Electronic Access and Filing. You 

may submit written electronic 

comments by sending electronic mail 

[email] to: 

M.OAA.RuleMaking@usaid.gov. 

Please submit comments as a 

Microsoft Word file avoiding the use of 

any special characters and any form of 

encryption. 

Surface Mail (again, not advisable due 

to security screening): Michael Gushue, 

M/OAA/P, USAID/Washington, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20523. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Gushue, Telephone: 202–567– 

4678, Email: mgushue@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Executive Summary 

The Purpose of Regulatory Action: 

The purpose of this regulatory action is 

to amend 22 CFR Part 226, 

Administration of Assistance Awards to 

U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations, 

to add new pre-award and award terms. 

The new terms will implement 

procedures for a new Partner Vetting 

System. 

A Summary of the Provisions: There 

are two provisions included in this 

amendment to 22 CFR Part 226. The 

first is an application provision, Partner 

Vetting Pre-Award Requirements, which 

delineates the vetting process and the 

applicant’s responsibilities for 

submitting information on individuals 

who will be vetted, prior to award. The 

second is an award term, Partner 

Vetting, which sets forth the recipient’s 

responsibilities for vetting during the 

award period, and the partner vetting 

process that takes place after award. 

Costs and Benefits: USAID has 

determined that this Rule is not an 

‘‘economically significant regulatory 

action’’ under Section 3(f)(1) of 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866. However, 

as this rule is a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Section 3(f)(4) of the E.O., 

USAID submitted it to OMB for review. 

This regulatory action will help 

USAID meet its fiduciary 

responsibilities by helping to ensure 

that agency funds and other resources 

do not inadvertently benefit individuals 

or entities that are terrorists, supporters 

of terrorists, or affiliated with terrorists. 

USAID estimates that Partner Vetting 

will add an additional 15 minutes to 

each of the 10,120 grant applications. 

We estimate the annual cost of 

implementing partner vetting for 

assistance is $31,676 for applicants, and 

$391,810 for the annual cost to the 

government. 

B. Background 

USAID is implementing a PVS pilot 

program for USAID assistance and 

acquisition awards. It is expected that 

this pilot program, which includes 

vetting of both acquisition and 

assistance solicitations and awards, will 

provide USAID (and the Department of 

State) with a more comprehensive 

understanding of ways to mitigate risk 

in the provision of foreign assistance as 

well as the feasibility and utility of 

implementing PVS worldwide. Because 

the pilot is intended to help further 

refine and adjust PVS, the need for any 

future amendments to USAID’s 

assistance regulation, related to 

implementation of PVS, likely will not 

be determined until after the assessment 

of the PVS pilot program. The intention 

of the PVS is to help ensure that USAID 

funds and other resources do not 

inadvertently benefit individuals or 

entities that are terrorists, supporters of 

terrorists or affiliated with terrorists, 

while also minimizing the impact on 

USAID programs and its implementing 

partners. USAID established the PVS as 

a new system of records pursuant to the 

Privacy Act of 1974 on July 17, 2007 (72 

FR 39042). On May 6, 2009, USAID set 

the final effective date for exempting 

portions of the PVS from provisions of 

the Privacy Act as August 4, 2009 (74 

FR 20871), although the Agency did not 

implement PVS at that time. USAID 

initiated rule-making to revise its 

acquisition regulation, 48 CFR chapter 

7, publishing its final rule for making 

PVS applicable to acquisitions on 

February 14, 2012 (77 FR 8166) with an 

effective date of March 15, 2012. 

At the time USAID initiated 

rulemaking for acquisition, USAID 

determined that its assistance 

regulations could accommodate preaward vetting without revisions. 

Subsequently, however, as USAID 

refined its intent for PVS and clarified 

its goals and purpose, the Agency 

concluded that in order to apply PVS to 

assistance to the same extent as to 

acquisition by allowing for post-award 

vetting, the Agency needed to revise its 

assistance regulation, 22 CFR part 226. 

USAID’s previous rule making 

generated numerous comments 


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