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the All Other Areas geographic area. The EIS assesses two primary options for achieving a restricted future land use for the All Other Areas geographic area. The first option (R1) would emphasize removal and disposal of waste and contaminated materials, ground-water remediation, and continuing access restrictions. The second option (R2) would emphasize the placement of engineered caps, or barriers, over waste sites, in addition to ground-water
remediation.

Preferred Alternative
DOE has not selected a preferred alternative at this time. Following public comment on the Draft EIS, DOE will develop a preferred alternative to be presented in the Final EIS.

Invitation to Comment
DOE has completed the general
distribution of the EIS and has filed the
document with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which will publish a separate Notice of Availability elsewhere in the Federal Register. The Draft EIS also is available to the public in the DOE reading rooms and designated information repository
locations identified in this notice. Persons interested in speaking at the hearing (see address at the beginning of this notice) may register at the hearingand will be called on to speak on a firstcome, first-served basis. Written comments will also be accepted at the hearing, and speakers are encouraged to provide written versions of their oral
comments for the record. Oral and
written comments will be considered equally in preparing the Final EIS. The Summary of the HRA-EIS is
available for review for those who do
not wish to receive the entire Draft EIS. When requesting copies of the HRA-EIS, please specify whether you wish to receive only the Summary (38 pages) or the entire Draft EIS including associated appendices (4 volumes).

DOE Public Reading Rooms and Information Repositories
Suzzallo Library, University of Washington, Government Publications Room, Seattle, Washington 98159, (206) 543-4664 Foley Center, Gonzaga University, E. 502 Boone, Spokane, Washington 99258, (509) 328-4220, Ext. 3125 DOE Public Reading Room, Washington State University, Tri-Cities Campus, 100 Sprout Road, Room 130, Richland, Washington 99352, (509)
376-8583 Branford Price Millar Library, Science and Engineering Floor, Portland State University, SW Harrison and Park, Portland, Oregon 97207, (503) 725-
3690 DOE Freedom of Information Reading Room, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-
5955

Issued this 3rd day of September 1996.
James M. Owendoff,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental
Restoration.

[FR Doc. 96-23046 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]

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Oak Ridge Operations Office ; Notice of Program Interest

- Diesel Engine Technologies for Light Trucks

AGENCY : Transportation Technologies,
DOE.

ACTION : Amendment to extend the application due date to September 30,1996 for Notice of Program InterestDiesel Engine Technologies for Light
Trucks.

SUMMARY : The Department of Energy is extending the due date for receipt of applications in response to the Notice of Program Interest for support of the cooperative development of technologies for a high efficiency, very low emission, diesel engine for light trucks, specifically pickups and sport utility vehicles to September 30, 1996. All other information publicized in the original Notice of Program Interest on August 5, 1996, (61 FR 40629) is unchanged.

Issued in Oak Ridge, Tennessee on September 3, 1996.
Peter D. Dayton,
Director, Procurement and Contracts Division, Oak Ridge Operations Office.

[FR Doc. 96-23047 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]

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Department) test procedure regarding pilot light energy consumption and weighted average steady-state efficiency for its manually controlled vented heater, model DV40 (Gas Fired Built In Direct Vent Fireplace). Today's notice also publishes a
"Petition for Waiver" from Vermont Castings. Vermont Castings' Petition for Waiver requests DOE to grant relief from the DOE vented home heating equipment test procedure relating to the use of pilot light energy consumption in calculating the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) and the calculation of weighted average steady state efficiency
of its model DV20 vented heater. Vermont Castings seeks to delete the required pilot light measurement (Qp)
in the calculation of AFUE when the pilot is off, and to test at a minimum fuel input rate of two-thirds instead of the specified ± 5 percent of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input rate in the calculation of AFUE. The Department is soliciting comments, data, and information respecting the Petition for
Waiver.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,
and information not later than October 10, 1996.

ADDRESSES : Written comments and statements shall be sent to: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiencyand Renewable Energy, Case No. DH006, Mail Stop EE-43, Room 1J-018, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585- 0121, (202) 586-7140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Hui, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-431, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585-0121, (202)
586-9145. Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department



### 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 Vermont Castings

, Inc. From the DOE Vented Home Heating Equipment Test Procedure (Case No. DH-006)

AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY : Today's notice grants an Interim Waiver to Vermont Castings, Inc. (Vermont Castings) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE or of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103, (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 vented home heating equipment. The intent of the test procedures is to provide a• comparable measure of energy consumption that will assist consumers in making informed purchasing

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decisions. These test procedures appear at Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B. The Department amended the test procedure rules to provide for a waiver process by adding § 430.27 to Title 10 CFR Part 430. 45 FR 64108, September 26, 1980. Subsequently, DOE amended the waiver process to 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. Title 10 CFR Part 430, § 430.27(a) (2). 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 will be granted if 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 policy reasons to grant immediate relief pending a determination on the Petition for Waiver. Title 10 CFR Part 430, § 430.27(g). An Interim Waiver remains in effect for a period of 180 days, or
until DOE issues a determination on the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may be extended for an additional 180 days, if necessary. On July 12, 1996, Vermont Castings filed an Application for Interim Waiver and a Petition for Waiver regarding (a) pilot light energy consumption and (b) weighted average steady state efficiency. Vermont Castings seeks an Interim Waiver from the DOE test provisions in section 3.5 of Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix 0, that requires measurement of energy input rate of the pilot light (Qp), and the use of this data
in section 4.2.6 for the calculation of AFUE, where:
AFUE= (4 4 00r1SSTI uQ=n-max) / (4400ilssQjn-max+2.5 (4600)iiuQp) Instead, Vermont Castings requests that it be allowed to delete Qp and accordingly, the (2.5(4600)r1„ Q') term in the calculation of AFUE. Vermont Castings states that instructions to turn off the transient pilot by the user when
the heater is not in use are in the User
Instruction Manual and on a label adjacent to the gas control valve. Therefore, the additional energy savings that result when the pilot is turned off (QP = 0) should be credited. Since the current DOE test procedure does not address pilot light energy savings, Vermont Castings asks that the Interim Waiver be granted. Vermont Castings also seeks an Interim Waiver from the DOE test provisions in section 3.1.1 of Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix 0, which requires steady state efficiency of manually controlled vented heaters with various input rates to be determined at a fuel input rate that is within ± 5 percent of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input rate, and the use of this data
in section 4.2.4 to determine the weighted average steady state efficiency
needed in the calculation of AFUE. Instead, Vermont Castings requests that it be allowed to determine steady state efficiency, weighted average steady state efficiency, and AFUE at a minimum fuel input rate of two-thirds of the maximum fuel input rate for its manually
controlled vented heaters which do not adjust to an input rate as low as 50 percent. Since the current DOE test procedure does not address steady state testing for manually controlled vented heaters with various input rates at fuel input rates other than within ± 5 percent of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input rate, Vermont Castings asks that the waiver be granted. Previous Petitions for Waiver to exclude the pilot light energy input term
in the calculation of AFUE for home heating equipment with a manual transient pilot control and allowance to determine weighted average steady state efficiency used in the calculation of AFUE at a minimum fuel input rate of 65.3 percent of the maximum fuel input rate instead of the specified±5 percent of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input rate have been granted by DOE to Appalachian Stove and Fabricators, Inc., 56 FR 51711, October 15, 1991; Valor Incorporated, 56 FR 51714, October 15, 1991; CFM International Inc., 61 FR 17287, April 19, 1996; Vermont Castings, Inc., 61 FR 17290, April 19, 1996; and Superior Fireplace Company, 61 FR 17885, April 23, 1996. Thus, it appears likely that Vermont Castings' Petition for Waiver for pilot light and weighted average steady state efficiency for home heating equipment 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 Vermont Castings an Interim
Waiver for its model DV40 vented heater. Vermont Castings shall be permitted to test its model DV40 vented
heater on the basis of the test procedures specified in Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix 0, with
the modifications set forth below: 

### (i) Delete paragraph 3.5 of Appendix 0. (ii) Delete paragraph 4.2.4 of Appendix 0 and replace with the following paragraph: 4.2.4 Weighted Average Steady-State Efficiency. (a) For manually controlled heaters with various input rates, the weighted average steady-state efficiency
(rlss-WT) is: (1) At ± 5 percent of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input rate as measured in either section 3.1.1 to this appendix for manually controlled gas vented heaters or section 3.1.2 to this appendix for manually controlled oil vented heaters,

or (2) At the minimum fuel input rate as
measured in either section 3.1.1 to this appendix for manually controlled gas
vented heaters or section 3.1.2 to this appendix for manually controlled oil vented heaters if the design of the heater is such that ± 5 percent of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input rate can not be set, provided the tested input rate is no greater than two-thirds of maximum input rate of the heater. (b) For manually controlled heater with one single firing rate, the weighted average steady-state efficiency is the steady-state efficiency measured at the single firing rate. (iii) Delete paragraph 4.2.6 of Appendix 0 and replace with the following paragraph:
4.2.6 Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency. For manually controlled vented heaters, calculate the Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) as a percent and defined as:

AFUE = rlu

where:
rlu = as defined in section 4.2.5 of this appendix. (iv) With the exception of the modification set forth above, Vermont Castings shall comply in all respects with the procedures specified in Appendix 0 of Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B. This Interim Waiver is based upon the presumed validity of statements and all allegations submitted by the company.

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This Interim Waiver may be removed or modified at any time upon a
determination that the factual basis underlying the Application is incorrect. This Interim Waiver is effective on the date of issuance by the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 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. Vermont Castings' Petition for Waiver requests DOE to grant relief from the DOE vented home heating equipment relating to the pilot light and weighted average steady state efficiency. Vermont Castings seeks (a) to exclude the pilot light energy consumption in the calculation of AFUE, and (b) to determine the weighted average steady state efficiency used in the calculation of AFUE at a minimum fuel input rate of two-thirds of the maximum fuel input rate instead of the specified ± 5 percent of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input

rate. Pursuant to paragraph (b) of Title 10 CFR Part 430.27, the Department is hereby publishing the "Petition for
Waiver." The Department solicits comments, data, and information respecting the
Petition.

Issued in Washington, DC, September 4,
1996.
Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 96-23048 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]

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### Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No

. RP96-362-000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

September 4, 1996. Take notice that on August 30, 1996, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following tariff sheets to become effective September 1, 1996:

Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 8
Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 9
Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 13
Fifteenth Revised Sheet No. 16
Nineteenth Revised Sheet No. 18

ANR states that the above-referenced tariff sheets are being filed pursuant to the approved recovery mechanism of its Tariff to implement recovery of $6.2
million of costs that are associated with its obligations to Dakota Gasification Company ("Dakota"). ANR proposes a reservation surcharge applicable to its Part 284 firm transportation customers to collect ninety percent (90%) of the Dakota costs and an adjustment to the
maximum base tariff rates of Rate
Schedule ITS and overrun rates applicable to Rate Schedule FTS-2 so as to recover the remaining ten percent (10%). ANR advises that the proposed changes would increase current quarterly Dakota Above-Market cost recoveries from $6.0 million to $6.2 million, based upon costs incurred from May 1996 through July 1996. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest this filing should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.214 and 385.211 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed as provided in Section 154.2 10 of the Commission's Regulations. 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. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and are available for public inspection in the Public Reference
Room.

Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-22992 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No

. RP96-351-000]


### Arkansas Western Pipeline Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff

September 4, 1996. Take notice that on August 29, 1996, Arkansas Western Pipeline Company (AWP) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, Second Revised Sheet No. 4, to become effective September 1, 1996. AWP states the proposed changes
would decrease revenues from jurisdictional service by $77.3 thousand based on the 12-month period ending June 30, 1996, as adjusted. AWP states that the purpose of this filing is to comply with the
Commission's Order in Docket No. CP92-570-000 whereby AWP is required to file a general rate change within three years of the in-service date of the proposed facility. Any person desiring to be heard or protest this filing should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal 

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Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426, in accordance with 18 CFR
385.211 and 385.214 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations. All such motions or protests must be filed as provided in Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. 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. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission and available for public inspection.
Lois D. Cashell,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-22986 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No

. RP6-364-000]


### Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Filing

September 4, 1996. Take notice that on August 30, 1996, Colorado Interstate Gas company (CIG), tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff First Revised Volume No. 1, First Revised Sheet Nos. 228A, 228B and 228C, with a proposed effective date of October 1, 1996. CIG avers that the filing was made to update the General Terms and Conditions portion of the tariff as it relates to storage. CIG states that based upon data from prior years and particularly the 1995/1996 heating season, the changes are requested to more accurately portray the performance capability of the storage
fields. CIG states that copies of the filing were served upon all holders to CIG's
Volume No. 1 tariff. Any person desiring to be heard or to protest said filing should file with a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Sections
385.211 and 385.214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211). All such motions or protests must be filed as provided in Section 154.210 of the Commission's Regulations. Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make the Protestants parties to the proceedings. Any person wishing to become a party must file a motion to intervene. Copies of this fling are on file with the Commission and are available for public