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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Vol. 66, No. 160

Friday, August 17, 2001

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number: EE–RM/STD–01–375]

RIN: 1904–AB06

Energy Efficiency Program for

Consumer Products: Energy

Conservation Standards for

Commercial Unitary Air Conditioners

and Heat Pumps

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop and

availability of the framework document

for commercial unitary air conditioner

and heat pump efficiency standards.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE or Department) will hold an

informal public workshop to discuss

and receive comments on issues it will

address and initiate the data collection

process for the commercial unitary air

conditioner and heat pump efficiency

standards. The data collected will be

used in considering the adoption of

American Society of Heating,

Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning

Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE)/Illuminating

Engineering Society of North America

(IESNA) Standard 90.1–1999 or

initiating amended energy conservation

standards for commercial unitary air

conditioners and heat pumps. This

effort is based on the recommendations

as addressed in the May 2001, National

Energy Policy report which supports the

appliance standards program for

covered products, setting higher

standards where technologically feasible

and economically justified. The

Department also encourages written

comments on these subjects. To

facilitate this process, the Department

has prepared a Framework Document, a

draft of which was made available on

June 18, 2001.

DATES: The public workshop will be

held on Wednesday, September 12,

2001, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Written comments should be submitted

by October 12, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held

at the U.S. Department of Energy,

Forrestal Building, Room 1E–245, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585. (Please note that

foreign nationals visiting DOE

Headquarters are subject to advance

security screening procedures. If you are

a foreign national and wish to

participate in the workshop, please

inform DOE of this fact as soon as

possible by contacting Ms. Brenda

Edwards-Jones at (202) 586–2945 so that

the necessary procedures can be

completed.)

On June 18, 2001, the draft

Framework Document was placed on

the DOE website at: http://

www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/

codeslstandards/index.htm

Written comments are welcome,

especially following the workshop.

Please submit written comments to: Ms.

Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Energy

Conservation Program for Consumer

Products: Energy Conservation

Standards for Commercial Unitary Air

Conditioners and Heat Pumps, Docket

Number: EE-RM/STD–01–375, EE–41,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0121.

Telephone: (202) 586–2945; Telefax:

(202) 586–4617. You should label

comments both on the envelope and on

the documents and submit them for

DOE receipt by October 12, 2001. Please

submit one signed copy and a computer

diskette (WordPerfect 8) or 10 copies

(no telefacsimiles). The Department will

also accept electronically-mailed

comments, e-mailed to Brenda.EdwardsJones@ee.doe.gov, but you must

supplement such comments with a

signed hard copy.

Copies of the transcript of the public

workshop, the public comments

received, the Framework Document, and

this notice may be read at the Freedom

of Information Reading Room, U.S.

Department of Energy, Forrestal

Building, Room 1E–190, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–3142,

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, EE–41, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–

0371, email:

bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov, or Francine

Pinto, U.S. Department of Energy, Office

of General Counsel, GC–72, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202) 586–

7432, email: francine.pinto@hq.doe.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The May

2001, National Energy Policy report by

the National Energy Policy Development

Group (NEPD Group) recommends

support for the appliance standards

program for covered products, setting

higher standards where technologically

feasible and economically justified. The

Energy Policy and Conservation Act,

Pub. L. 94–163, as amended by the

Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT),

Pub. L. 102–486, establishes energy

efficiency standards for certain

commercial heating and air

conditioning equipment which includes

commercial unitary air conditioners and

heat pumps. On October 29, 1999, the

efficiency standards found in American

Society of Heating, Refrigerating and

Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc.

(ASHRAE)/Illuminating Engineering

Society of North America (IESNA)

Standard 90.1–1999 (ASHRAE/IESNA

Standard 90.1–1999) were amended for

these products. On March 1, 2000, the

Department published a notice of

preliminary screening analysis to decide

which of the ASHRAE/IESNA Standard

90.1–1999 standards should be adopted

immediately and which to analyze

further. 65 FR 10984. On January 12,

2001, the Department published a final

rule adopting the ASHRAE/IESNA

Standard 90.1–1999 level for 18 product

categories and made a decision to

further evaluate other products. 66 FR

3336. In the final rule, DOE determined

that further analysis was warranted for

commercial unitary air conditioners and

heat pumps. This conclusion was based

on DOE’s screening analysis. The

Department is considering more

stringent standards than those adopted

by ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–

1999.

Today’s notice, the subject

Framework Document, and workshop


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mark the next steps in collecting

additional data to determine whether to

adopt ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1–

1999 or amend the energy conservation

standards for commercial unitary air

conditioners and heat pumps covered

by the statute.

The Department has prepared the

Framework Document to explain and

discuss the process, analyses, and issues

concerning the development of such

standards. For many of the issues and

analyses, the Framework Document sets

forth approaches that the Department is

considering.

The main focus of the workshop will

be to discuss the analyses and issues

contained in various sections of the

Framework Document. For each item

listed, the Department will make a

presentation with discussion to follow.

In addition, the Department will also

make a brief presentation on the

rulemaking process for commercial

unitary air conditioners and heat

pumps. The Department encourages

those who wish to participate in the

workshop to obtain the Framework

Document and be prepared to discuss its

contents. However, workshop

participants need not limit their

discussions to these topics. The

Department is also interested in

receiving views concerning other issues

that participants believe would affect

energy conservation standards for

commercial unitary air conditioners and

heat pumps. The Department also

welcomes all interested parties, whether

or not they participate in the workshop,

to submit in writing by October 12,

2001, comments and information on the

matters addressed in the Framework

Document and on other matters relevant

to consideration of standards for

commercial unitary air conditioners and

heat pumps.

The workshop will be conducted in

an informal, conference style. A court

reporter will be present to record the

minutes of the meeting. There shall be

no discussion of proprietary

information, costs or prices, market

shares, or other commercial matters

regulated by the U.S. antitrust laws.

After the workshop and expiration of

the period for submitting written

statements, the Department will begin

collecting data and conducting the

analyses as discussed at the workshop

and in consideration of the comments

received.

If you would like to participate in the

workshop, receive workshop materials,

or be added to the DOE mailing list to

receive future notices and information

regarding commercial unitary air

conditioners and heat pumps, please

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at

(202) 586–2945.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13,

2001.

David K. Garman,

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 2001–NM–208–AD]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Fokker

Model F.28 Series Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes the

adoption of a new airworthiness

directive (AD) that is applicable to all

Fokker Model F.28 series airplanes. This

proposal would require replacing the

main landing gear (MLG) torque link

dampers with modified and reidentified

dampers. This action is necessary to

prevent degradation of the dampers,

which could result in MLG high

amplitude oscillation in a lateral

torsional mode, and consequent MLG

damage or separation of the MLG from

the airplane. This action is intended to

address the identified unsafe condition.

DATES: Comments must be received by

September 17, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Transport

Airplane Directorate, ANM–114,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 2001–NM–

208–AD, 1601 Lind Avenue, SW.,

Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

Comments may be inspected at this

location between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays. Comments may be

submitted via fax to (425) 227–1232.

Comments may also be sent via the

Internet using the following address: 9-

anm-nprmcomment@faa.gov. Comments

sent via fax or the Internet must contain

‘‘Docket No. 2001–NM–208–AD’’ in the

subject line and need not be submitted

in triplicate. Comments sent via the

Internet as attached electronic files must

be formatted in Microsoft Word 97 for

Windows or ASCII text.

The service information referenced in

the proposed rule may be obtained from

Fokker Services B.V., P.O. Box 231,

2150 AE Nieuw-Vennep, the

Netherlands. This information may be

examined at the FAA, Transport

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan

Rodina, Aerospace Engineer,

International Branch, ANM–116, FAA,

Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601

Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington

98055–4056; telephone (425) 227–2125;

fax (425) 227–1149.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

participate in the making of the

proposed rule by submitting such

written data, views, or arguments as

they may desire. Communications shall

identify the Rules Docket number and

be submitted in triplicate to the address

specified above. All communications

received on or before the closing date

for comments, specified above, will be

considered before taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposals contained

in this action may be changed in light

of the comments received.

Submit comments using the following

format:

• Organize comments issue-by-issue.

For example, discuss a request to

change the compliance time and a

request to change the service bulletin

reference as two separate issues.

• For each issue, state what specific

change to the proposed AD is being

requested.

• Include justification (e.g., reasons or

data) for each request.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the proposed rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report

summarizing each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

proposal will be filed in the Rules

Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this action

must submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket Number 2001–NM–208–AD.’’

The postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate,


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