This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0048] 

RIN 1904–AC04 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Distribution Transformers: Public 

Meeting and Availability of 

Supplementary Analysis 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of documentation. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE or Department) will hold 

a public meeting to discuss additional 

information that it is making available 

about the liquid-immersed distribution 

transformer equipment classes that were 

analyzed in a previously issued notice 

of proposed rulemaking (NOPR). 

Specifically, DOE is supplementing the 

NOPR analysis to include additional 

trial standard levels (TSLs) that embody 

separate equipment classes for several 

different types of liquid-immersed 

distribution transformers. In addition to 

this notice and the public meeting, DOE 

has several documents and analytical 

tools available to interested parties on 

its Web site. The documents describe 

the technical information in more detail 

and the software modeling tools that can 

be used by interested parties to evaluate 

how this information affects the results 

of certain aspects of DOE’s key 

economic analyses. Through this notice 

and public meeting, DOE invites 

comment, data, and information about 

the considered equipment classes and 

their effects on DOE’s analysis, results, 

and (TSLs). 

DATES: DOE will hold a public meeting 

on June 20, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 

1 p.m. in Washington, DC. Additionally, 

DOE plans to allow for participation in 

the public meeting via webinar. DOE 

will accept comments, data, and other 

information regarding this information 

before and after the public meeting, but 

not later than June 29, 2012. See section 

II, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ of this notice 

of public meeting (NOPM) for details. 

ADDRESSES: To inform interested parties 

and facilitate this process, DOE is 

preparing an agenda, a summary of 

analysis performed, and briefing 

materials, which will be available on the 

program Web site at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

distribution_transformers.html. 

The public meeting will be held at the 

U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

note that any foreign national who 

wishes to participate in the public 

meeting is subject to advance security 

screening procedures that require early 

notice prior to attending the public 

meeting. Any foreign national who 

wishes to participate in the public 

meeting, must so inform DOE as soon as 

possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945, so that the 

necessary procedures can be completed. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

EERE–2010–BT–STD–0048 or regulation 

identifier number (RIN) 1904–AC04, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: DistributionTransformers2010-STD-0048@ee.doe.gov. Include the 

docket number EERE–2010–BT–STD– 

0048 and/or RIN 1904–AC04 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, 

U.S. Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Public Meeting for Distribution 

Transformers, EERE–2010–BT–STD– 

0048, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone (202) 586–2945. If possible, 

please submit all items on a compact 

disk (CD). It is not necessary to include 

printed copies. 

• 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. 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 and 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 

www.regulations.gov Web site will 

contain instructions on how to access 

all documents in the docket, including 

public comments. 

The rulemaking Web site can be 

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

buildings/appliance_standards/ 

commercial/ 

distribution_transformers.html. This 

Web site contains a link to the docket 

for this notice on www.regulations.gov. 

For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see section II, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ of 

this document. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment, review other public 

comments in the docket, or participate 

in the public meeting, contact Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 or by 

email: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information to Mr. James Raba, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

Building Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– 

8654. Email: jim.raba@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of General Counsel, 

contact Mr. Alan Strasser, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–71, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– 

8269, alan.strasser@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments, and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone (202) 586–2945. Email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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I. Introduction 

On February 10, 2012, DOE published 

a NOPR that proposed revised energy 

conservation standards for distribution 

transformers (77 FR 7282). On February 

23, 2012, DOE held a public meeting to 

present the amended standards 

proposed in the NOPR and receive 

feedback on them and the underlying 

analyses. 

In the NOPR and at the public 

meeting DOE asked for comment on 

whether certain types of liquidimmersed distribution transformers that 

are currently part of the same 

equipment classes warranted separation 

into distinct equipment classes. For 

example, pole- and pad-mounted 

distribution transformers are in the 

same equipment class and DOE asked 

for comment on whether they would be 

more appropriately evaluated as 

separate equipment classes. 

A number of interested parties 

submitted written comments supporting 

an approach that separated pole- and 

pad-mounted liquid-immersed 

distribution transformers into separate 

equipment classes. Furthermore, many 

interested parties also urged DOE to 

consider separate equipment classes for 

network and vault distribution 

transformers, as well as those with basic 

impulse level (BIL) ratings above 200 

kV. 

In light of these comments, DOE 

decided to supplement its NOPR 

analysis to include several new trial 

standard levels (TSLs), which consider 

additional standards scenarios that 

represent the separate equipment 

classes that were supported by 

comments from several interested 

parties. The new TSLs, lettered ‘‘A’’ 

through ‘‘C,’’ contain separate standards 

for pole- and pad-mounted distribution 

transformers, and also incorporate the 

separation of network- and vault-based 

distribution transformers and 

distribution transformers with BIL 

ratings 200 kV and above into separate 

equipment classes. The new TSLs relate 

only to liquid-immersed distribution 

transformers. No modifications have 

been made to the dry-type distribution 

transformers analysis for the purposes of 

this notice and the public meeting. 

Furthermore, DOE used these TSLs to 

supplement certain NOPR analyses, 

including the life-cycle cost and 

payback period analysis and provide 

interested parties with a perspective on 

how separate equipment classes may 

alter the analytical results presented 

with the NOPR. This information, as 

well as the analytical tools from the 

NOPR, is available on DOE’s 

distribution transformer rulemaking 

Web site, located at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

distribution_transformers.html. 

II. Public Participation 

DOE invites input from the public on 

the supplementary information. The 

final rule establishing any amended 

energy conservation standards will 

contain the final analysis results, 

including any appropriate revisions 

following further review and 

consideration of public comments, and 

be accompanied by a final rule technical 

support document (TSD). 

DOE encourages those who wish to 

participate in the public meeting to 

obtain the TSD from DOE’s Web site and 

to be prepared to discuss its contents. A 

copy of the TSD is available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/pdfs/ 

dt_nopr_tsd_complete.pdf. 

DOE welcomes all interested parties, 

regardless of whether they participate in 

the public meeting, to submit, in 

writing, by June 29, 2012, comments 

and information on matters addressed in 

the supplementary information and on 

other matters relevant to consideration 

of standards for liquid-immersed 

distribution transformers. 

After the public meeting and the 

closing of the comment period, DOE 

will consider all timely submitted 

comments and additional information 

obtained from interested parties, as well 

as information obtained through further 

analyses, and thereafter prepare a final 

rule. 

A. Procedure for Submitting Requests 

To Speak 

Any person who has an interest in 

today’s notice or who is a representative 

of a group or class of persons that has 

an interest in these issues may request 

an opportunity to make an oral 

presentation. Such persons may handdeliver requests to speak, along with a 

computer diskette or compact disk (CD) 

in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, 

portable document format (PDF) file, or 

American Standard Code for 

Information Interchange (ASCII) file 

format to Ms. Brenda Edwards at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES section 

at the beginning of this NOPM, between 

9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Requests may also be sent by postal mail 

to the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section or by email to 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Persons requesting to speak should 

briefly describe the nature of their 

interest in this rulemaking and provide 

a telephone number for contact. DOE 

requests that each person selected to be 

heard submit in advance a copy of his 

or her statement not later than two 

weeks before the public meeting. At its 

discretion, DOE may permit a person 

who cannot supply an advance copy of 

his or her statement to participate, 

provided that person has made 

alternative arrangements in advance 

with the Building Technologies 

Program. The person who seeks to give 

an oral presentation should ask for such 

alternative arrangements. 

B. Conduct of Public Meeting 

DOE will designate a DOE official to 

preside at the public meeting and may 

also employ a professional facilitator to 

aid discussion. The meeting will not be 

a judicial or evidentiary-type public 

hearing, but DOE will conduct it in 

accordance with section 336 of the 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act. (42 

U.S.C. 6306) A court reporter will 

record the proceedings and prepare a 

transcript. DOE reserves the right to 

schedule the order of presentations and 

to establish the procedures governing 

the conduct of the public meeting. After 

the public meeting, interested parties 

may submit further comments on the 

proceedings as well as on any aspect of 

the rulemaking until the end of the 

comment period. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal conference style. DOE 

will present summaries of comments 

received before the public meeting, 

allow time for presentations by 

participants, and encourage all 

interested parties to share their views on 

issues affecting this rulemaking. Each 

participant will be allowed to make a 

prepared general statement (within 

DOE-determined time limits) prior to 

the discussion of specific topics. DOE 

will permit other participants to 

comment briefly on any general 

statements. 

At the end of all prepared statements 

on a topic, DOE will permit participants 

to clarify their statements briefly and 

comment on statements made by others. 

Participants should be prepared to 

answer questions from DOE and other 

participants concerning these issues. 

DOE representatives may also ask 

questions of participants concerning 

other matters relevant to this 

rulemaking. The official conducting the 

public meeting will accept additional 

comments or questions from those 

attending, as time permits. The 

presiding official will announce any 

further procedural rules or modification 

of the above procedures that may be 

needed for the proper conduct of the 

public meeting. 


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A transcript of the public meeting will 

be included in the docket, which can be 

viewed as described in the Docket 

section at the beginning of this notice. 

In addition, any person may purchase a 

copy of the transcript from the 

transcribing reporter. 

C. Submission of Comments 

DOE will accept comments, data, and 

other information regarding the issues 

raised in this notice before or after the 

public meeting, but no later than the 

date provided at the beginning of this 

notice. Please submit comments, data, 

and other information as provided in 

the ADDRESSES section. Submit 

electronic comments in WordPerfect, 

Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file 

format and avoid the use of special 

characters or any form of encryption. 

Comments in electronic format should 

be identified by the docket number 

EERE–2010–BT–STD–0048 and/or RIN 

1904–AC04 and wherever possible carry 

the electronic signature of the author. 

No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be 

accepted. 

According to Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, section 1004.11, 

any person submitting information that 

he or she believes to be confidential and 

exempt by law from public disclosure 

should submit two copies: One copy of 

the document including all the 

information believed to be confidential 

and one copy of the document with the 

information believed to be confidential 

deleted. DOE will make its own 

determination as to the confidential 

status of the information and treat it 

according to its determination. 

Factors of interest to DOE when 

evaluating requests to treat submitted 

information as confidential include (1) a 

description of the items; (2) whether 

and why such items are customarily 

treated as confidential within the 

industry; (3) whether the information is 

generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) a date 

upon which such information might 

lose its confidential nature due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

III. Approval of the Office of the 

Secretary 

The Secretary of Energy has approved 

publication of this notice. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 

2012. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–13401 Filed 6–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0491; Directorate 

Identifier 2011–NM–265–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 737–100, 

–200, and –200C series airplanes. This 

proposed AD was prompted by a report 

of a severed upper butt strap, and cracks 

in the forward skin and bonded doubler, 

on one airplane. This proposed AD 

would require repetitive inspections for 

cracks and a chemical spot test in the 

area of station (STA) 908, and related 

investigative and corrective actions, if 

necessary. For certain airplanes, this 

proposed AD would require an 

inspection and modification. We are 

proposing this AD to prevent cracks at 

the adjacent mating skins (forward and 

aft), which could initiate just above 

stringers S–4R and S–4L; and could 

grow and result in a decompression 

event. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by July 19, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Boeing 

Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Data 

& Services Management, P.O. Box 3707, 

MC 2H–65, Seattle, Washington 98124– 

2207; telephone 206–544–5000, 

extension 1; fax 206–766–5680; email 

me.boecom@boeing.com; Internet 

https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You 

may review copies of the referenced 

service information at the FAA, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 

Lind Avenue SW., Renton, Washington 

98057–3356. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (425) 227–1221. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wayne Lockett, Aerospace Engineer, 

Airframe Branch, ANM–120S, FAA, 

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; phone: (425) 

917–6447; fax: (425) 917–6590; email: 

wayne.lockett@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposal. Send your comments to 

an address listed under the ADDRESSES

section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 

2012–0491; Directorate Identifier 2011– 

NM–265–AD’’ at the beginning of your 

comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We received a report of a severed 

upper butt strap, and cracks in the 

forward skin and bonded doubler, on 


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