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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 

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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

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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

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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.

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## 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

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. 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

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'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

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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