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Proposed Rules 

This IeCtion of the FEDERAL REGISTER public comments received may be 

contains notices to the public of the obtained from the DOE Freedom of 

proposed issuance of ruleS and' .' information Reading Room: 

~Ia=- !:est':r" ~~. ~ . U.S. DepartmenfofEnergy. Freedom of 

oppor1\InitY.. to par1icipate in the ~'J ." ... .:. Information. Public Reading Room. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Conservation and 

R.n.wlble Energy 

10 CFR Plrt 430 

.. 

(Docket Noa. CE-CP-SPRM-AROO6, VAOO7, 

FLOOI. PAOOSI. W1010. SC012, N1I013. 

GA014. R1015. HH016. MAD17, CAD1 •• 

OR01 •• HY020. M0021. TXon NJ023. 

lL024. UTD25. IAoa. WYD27, MN028. 

WA02t. KS030. HI031. TN032J 

Energy ConMrvatlon Program for 

Consum.r Products; State Petition. 

for Ex.mptlon From Federal 

Pr.emptlon of State Standard. for 

R.frlg .... tor. and RefrigeratorFreezers, Fr.ezers, Wlter Heat.rs, 

Room Air Condition ..... Centrll Air 

Condition .... Ind Furnaces 

AGENCY: Office of Conservation and 

Renewable Energy. DOE. 

AcnGN: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

gives notice that it is extending the 

period for final action to either grant or 

deny the petitions received from 26 

States requesting. in each case. that one 

or more State or local energy efficiency 

standards pertaining to refrigerators and 

refrigerator·freezers. freezers. water 

heaters. room air conditioners. central 

air conditioners and furnaces be 

exempted from Federal preemption. The 

Department is extending the period for 

such final action in the matter to July 5. 

1985. The Department cites the large 

number and complexity of comments 

submitted .. and the need for completing a substantive review of these comments 

·as factors affecting the Department's 

timetable for this rulemaking action. 

DATU: The Department of Energy is 

extending the period for flDal action to 

either grant or deny the petitions 

received from the 26 States to July 5. 

\1985. 

ADDRESS: Copies of the State petitions. 

transcripts of public hearings. and 

Independence Avenue. SW .• 'Washington. D.C. 20585. (202) 252-

6020. 

FOR FURTHER IHFORMAnON CONTACT: 

Michael J. McCabe. U.S. Department of 

Energy. Office of Conservation and 

Renewable Energy. Mail Station CE113. Room GF-217. Forrestal Building. 

1000 Independence Avenue. SW .• Washington. D.C. 20585. (202) 252-

9127. 

Eugene Margolis. Esq .• U.S. Department 

of Energy. Office of General Counsel. 

Mail Station GC-12. Room 68-128. 

Forrestal Building. 1000 Independence 

Avenue. SW .. Washington. D.C. 20585. 

(202) 252-9513. 

IUPPU!MENTARY IHFORMAnOH; Section 

325. of Part B of Title III of the Energy 

Pobcy and Conservation Act (EPCA) 

(Pub. L. 94-163). as amended by the 

National Energy Conservation Policy 

Act (NECPA) (Pub. L. 95-619). I requires 

that the Department of Energy prescribe an energy efficiency standard for each 

of13 major household appliances unless 

it determines. by rule. that a standard 

will not result in significant 

conservation of energy. is not 

technologically feasible. or is not 

economically justified. 

Section 327(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that any Federal standard applicable 

under section 325 supersedes any non· 

identical State or local standard. Section 

325(b) requires that a determination by 

DOE that no Federal energy efficiency 

standard for a particular product is 

warranted would also supersede any 

State or local energy efficiency 

standard. Section 321(b)(3). however. 

provides that a State may petition for. 

and DOE may issue. a rule exempting a State or local "tandard from Federal 

supersession. Section 327(b)(4) directs 

the Department to take final action to 

either grant or deny such a petition 

within 6 months of the date that the 

petition is filed. except that the 

Department may publish a notice in the 

Federal Register extending such period 

to a date certain. It is further required 

I Part B of Title III of £PeA. as amended by 

NECPA.42 U.S.C 629I-«lO!l. Uo referred to in this 

DOtice a, tbe "Act". 

Federal Reziater 

Vol. so: No. 111 

Monday. June 10. 1985 

that Jluch notice shall include the reasons for delay. 

On December·22. 1982. DOE published 

a flDal rule in which DOE determined 

that energy effiCiency standards for 

clothes dryers and kitchen ranges and 

ovens would not result in a significant 

conservation of energy and would not 

be economically justified. 47 FR 57198. 

(Referred to hereafter as the December 

1982 rule.) The December 1982 rule also 

established procedures governing 

petitions to DOE by States to obtain 

exemption from preemption of State or 

local energy efficiency standards. These 

procedures. which are found at 

I 430.41 (b)(2) of Subpart C of Part 430. 

Code of Federal Regulations. 2 require a State requesting exemption for an 

existing State standard to submit a 

notice of intent to petition within 60 

days of publication of a final rule. and to 

submit a petition within 120 days of 

publication. Under these procedures. the 

applicable Stote standard remains in 

effect while DOE considers the petition. 

The procedures also allow a State to 

request exemption for a State standard 

after the 120-day period: however. in 

such a case. the applicable State 

standard is preempted by the Federal 

rule until DOE grants the petition. 

Further. the December 1982 rule 

established Section 43O.48(a) of the 

Regulation which restates the 

requirements of Section 32i(b)(4) of the 

Act. previously discussed. 

On August 30. 1983. DOE published i:I 

final rule with respect to refrigerators 

and refrigerator·freezers. freezers. water 

heaters. room air conditioners. central 

air conditioners. and furnaces. 48 FR 

39376. (Referred to hereafter as the 

Auguat 1983 rule.) For each product. 

except central air conditioners. DOE 

determined that an energy efficiency 

standard would not result in a significant conservation of energy and 

would not be economically justified. . With respect to central air conditioners. 

DOE determined that an energy 

efficiency standard would result in a 

significant conservation of energy but 

would not be economically justified. 

In response to the August 1983 rule. 

DOE has received petitions from 26 

States requesting. in each case. that one 

or more State 9r local energy efficiency 

standards pertaining to refrigerators and 

• Part 430 of tbe Code of Federal Regulations is 

referred to in tbis notice as the "Regulation." 
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Federal Register I Vol. 50, No. 111 I Monday, June 10, 1985 I Proposed Rules 24199 

-refrigerator-freezers, freezers. water 

heaters. room air conditioners. central 

air conditioners. furnaces and kitchen 

. McanMs __ .......... ____ .. __ .... _ ........... _ ... ~_ .... AROO6' 

~~:.:.--::~:::-~:::::::=:::==:::::i:i.:::~:~~, -= ~~::::::::~:::::::::::::~:~:::::=::~:::::::. =. South CaroIina._ ......... _ ................. _ ...... _ •. _ ..... __ ........ &COl! 

New MelCico .............. ~ ............ .: ................. · ............ ~ ...... ~ ... NM013 

<>-gia ................. " ..... _ ............................. ..,,_ ........ _ ........ GAOl. 

Rhode Island ......... _ ......................... _ ......... :: .... ~ .. _: .... _. RI01S 

NeW HampshIre .................................................. _ .............. NHOI6 

Masse<:husel1a ............................................ ~...................... MA017 

California .............................................................................. CADI8 

Oregon ...................................................... ~., .. ; ...... : .. _....... 0R019 

NeW york ..................................... · ............ - ........... _ .......... NY020 Missouri ......... _ ........ _ ........ _._ ........... _ ....... _ ....... _ .. _.. MClO21 

TIIXlIS ................................................. - ........... _ .................. lX022 

New Jersey ................ _....................................................... NJ023 

lllinoiS. ...... ,. .............. _ ...................... _· .......... __ ............ 1lO24 

Utah ............................ _.: ............................ _ ........... ~..... UT025 

Iowa ................................................................. _._ .. _......... IA026 WC$I Virginia _ ................... _ ...... _ ....................... _.......... WV027 

Minnesota ......... " .............................. _ ............... _ ............ ,. MN028 

Washington_ ........ : ...................... __ ·-" .... _. __ ._...; ...... WA029 IWlsas .. ~ ..... _ .. _. _ .. _____ .. ______ .. KS030 

T_ H8waii ... _ ............. _ ............. _ ............................................ HI031 ....... __ . ____ ._-_ .. _ TN032 

Pursuant to Section 327(b)(4) of the 

Act and Section 43O.48(a) of the 

Regulation. the Department of Energy 

gives notice that it is extending the 

period for final action te either grant or deny the petitions received from 26 

States, in response to the August 1983 

rule. requesting. in each case. that one or more State or local energy efficiency' 

standards pertaining to ~frigerators and 

refrigerator-freezers. freezers. water 

heaters. room air conditioners. central 

air conditioners and furnaces be exempt 

from Federal preemption. On August 14. 

1984. DOE published a n~tice in the 

Federal Register extending the period 

for final action in this matter to May 13. 

1985, and citing the complexity of . 

processing the 26 State petitions as the 

factor affecting DOE's timetable for this 

action. 49 FR 32444. The Department is 

extending further the period for such 

final action in this matter to July 5. 1985. 

TIle scope and complexity of many of 

the 340 comments submitted during the 

comment period and the need to 

conclude a substantive review and 

analysis of the comments has led DOE 

to extend the period for final action in 

this matter. Many of the comments 

inCluded detailed product .. by .. product 

and/or State-by-State analyses of the 

petitions. Typically. the comments 

addressed the energy and coslsavings 

attributed in the petitions to an 

applicable State or local energy 

efficiency standard for each product. 

ranges and ovens be exempted from 

Federal preemption.sTIle 26 States; and 

the products covered by each State's 

'TABLE 1.-STATE PETmoNs 

Freezer Water IMIa1eI' 

energy efficiency standards for which 

exemption from Federal preemption is 

sought, are identified in Table 1. 

FurnaCe 

......... _.~ .. _ ...... _. _____ .. _. X X X X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X' 

... _ .. __ .. _._ ......... _ ...... __ . __ ... X X X 

.. __ ... _ .... _ ... ___ ... __ ......... ~: .. X X X 

':-~~-:=:==-... : ~ .... -..:.:-...:::::::' :;.:::::::::::::::::::: .~: .. -.. -~-... ~ ....... : . ....... _ ................. __ ... _ ......... : .. _._.: ... X • X X . 

_ ...... _ ..... *._._ ............. _. __ ..... ~ .. _. X ........... ___ .. __ .. X 

• __ ..... _ .. _ .... _ ........... : .... " __ .. __ .......... X X ]I 

... _ ............. ~ .. _ ........ _ ... _ ..... ~._...;~ ... X X X X ____ ............ __ ............ _ .. _ ... _._. ·X X X 'X 

X 

X 

X X X X X 

........................... _ ..................................... X X X 

)( X X X X .X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

X 

"" __ " __ ' __ ._ .............. _._ .... x. X X 

......... _ ............... _ ...................... __ ..... X X X 

.--................ --... - ..... - .... --..... - .. X I X X 

.~.-............... --.~.---.... -..... -.... ~ ~ ~ .. _ ... _ ..... _ .. _ ... _ •• ___ ... _ ............. X X X .. _ ... _ ......... __ .......... __ . ___ .. , .. X . X X 

.. _______ ._ ._ .... __ ._ .......... _. X X X 

..... ~_ .. _ ............ : ....... _ .............. __ ._.·X . X X • __ ._...,;. .. ____ • ___ ............. _ .. ___ ......................... __ ........... X 

-==:::::-..::= ::-=::::~:: ...... :=. ~ ~ ~ X 

X 

Such comments also addressed 

economic impacts of standards • .-

including business risk. product 

availability. manufacturer and consumer 

costs and export markets. The 

Department review of these comments is 

time consuming because of the amount 

and complexity of much of the 

information provided. 

For the reasons cited above. and in . 

consideration of the time and level of 

effort projected to conduct the 

rulemakings action on the matter of the 

26 State petitions. the Department 

hereby gives notice that it is extending 

the period to July 5. 1985. for final action 

to either grant or deny the petitions . 

received from 26 States requesting. in 

each case. that one or more State or 

local energy efficiency standard 

pertaining to refrigerators and . . 

refrigerator-freezers. freezers. water 

heaters. room air conditioners. central 

air conditioners and furnaces be 

exeqlpted from Federal preemption. 

List of s,a,;ects in to CPR Part 430 

Administrative practice and 

procedure. Energy conservation. 

Household appliances. 

'Since ruins Its petition. the Siale of Rhode Island 

has repealed the State'. inlel!llittent i8nItlon!levice 

requirements for fumacea and kitchen f8II8II1I and 

ovens. However, Rhode Island ill retaining its 

petition for Ita fumace energy efficiency itandard. 

Issued in Washington. D.C .. May 29, 1985. 

Doana R.. Fhzpatric:k, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Conservation aJld 

Renewable Energy. 

(FR Doc. 85-13846 Filed 6-7-85: 8:45 am} 

IIILLING CODE M5CI-01-II 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 73. 

[AIrspace Docket No. 85-AWA-21] 

Proposed Alteration to Restricted 

Area R-2401 Fort Chaffee, AR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA). DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This notice proposes to move 

the northern boundary of R-2401 to 

safely enable military activity in the 

restricted area simultaneously with 

aircraft conducting instrument landing 

system (ILS) approaches to Fort Smith 

Municipal Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 26. 1985. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the 

proposal in triplicate to: 

Director, FAA. Southwest Region. 

Attention: Manager. Air Traffic