## • 58FR5.0906

50906 Federal Register 7- V61.'58,_-N6; 287 ['Wednesday, September 29, 1993 / Notices Gulf Terminals, Inc., in Mobile County; 10:00 Innovative Construction time and blower on-time. DOE is and Dolphin Island Wetland

. Techniques and Potential for Cost soliciting comments , data, and On November 18, there will

-be Savings information respecting the Petition for presentations entitled ACES 2.0, Gulf of 10:45 Break Waiver. Mexico Study , Coastal Inlets Research

. 11:45 Focused Discussion : Sfatus'of Program, Dredging Operations and, - Studies and Cost

- Shared Projects Environmental Research Program, and, - 12 :00 Lunch Flood of 1993 Activities. This meeting ' PMSession Is open to the public; participation by the public is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. 1:30 Upper Mississippi Navigation on November 18. . Program - 

### The entire meeting is open to the 2:00 Project Updates - - 2:30 Board's Annual Report e t to the f bli b ll : i pu c su j c o ow ng
. 1. Since seating capacity of the 3 : 00 Break Forrestal Building , 1000 Independence meeting room is limited, advance notice 3:30 Board's Annual Report (Continued) Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, of intent to attend , although not 4 : 00 Public Comment Period -. (2 02) 586-0561. required , is requested In order to assure 5:00 Instructions to Board Staff/Adjourn FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

### adequate arrangements . This meeting is open to the public. 2.Oral participation by public Any interested person may attend, . attendees is encouraged during the time appear before, or file statements with scheduled on the agenda; written• the committee at the time and in the statements may be submitted prior to'" manner permitted by the committee.* SW., Washington, DC 20585. (202) 586- the meeting or up to 30 days after the

. - FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.. 9127 meeting. David B. Sanford, r., Headquarters, U.S. Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of . ergy of Mail FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arm Cos Corps l^ Station t ,,,C-41, Forrestal Building, ]000 Colonel Bruce K. Howard, Executive Washington,_DC 20314-1000, (202) 272- Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, Secretary, Coastal Engineering Research 0146

. DC 20585. (202) 586-9507 Board, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Dated: 23 September 1993. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The. ri S i 

### ll Expe ment tat on, 3909 Ha s, Ferry - Gregory D. Showalter . Energy . Program



### Conservation for k b d i s urg, Mississ , Vic ppi 39180- Roa oa 634-2513. AlternateArmyFederaI Register Liaison Consumer Products (other than 6199,(601) Officer. automobiles) was established pursuant Dated: September 23,1993 . [FR Doc. 93-23820 Filed 9-28-93; 8:45 am] to the Energy Policy and Conservation % Gregory D. Showalter , tuuwo CODE itto -az-M Act (EPCA), Public Law 94-163,89 Stat. Alternate ArmyFederal RegisterLiaison 917, as amended by the National Energy Officer. Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), [FR Doc. 93-23821 Filed 9-28-93 ; 8:45 am) DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Public Law 95-619, 92 Stat, 3266, the BILLING CODE $oo4-os -M - National Appliance Energy - Office of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA), Renewable Energy Public Law 100-12, the National Inland Waterways Users Board Mage No 

### l Appliance Energy Conservation r-A

. d AGENCY : Corps of Engineers .-Army.

- ACTION : Notice of open meeting. Amen ments of 1988 %NAECA 1988), 

### Energy Conservation Program for Public law 100-357, and the Energy Consumer Products : Granting of the ' Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Public Law DATES : DOE will accept comments, data, and information not later than October 29, 1993. ' ADDRESS : Written comments and statements shall be sent to: Department 

### of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Case No. F-060, Mail Stop EE-90, room 6B-025,

Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-431 , Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SUMMARY : In accordance with 10(a)(2) of Application for Interim Waiver and ' - 102 - 486,106 Stat. 2776, which requires the Federal Advisory Committee Act, , Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of DOE to prescribe standardized test Public Law ( 92-463 ) announcement Is DOE Furnace Test Procedures From procedures to measure the energy 

### made of the following committee

. Amana Refrigeration , Inc. consumption of certain consumer meeting : AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency an Name of Committee : Inland Waterways Renewable Energy, Department of ' Users Board.
Pla lac: Missouri f1 soAtthletticcrClub, 405 SUMMARY : Today's notice publishes a p Washington Avenue , St. Louis , Missouri 63102 (Tel. 314- 231-7220). Time: 8:30 to 5:00 PM.' 

### Proposed Agenda AM Session' -' 8:30 Registration 9:05 Welcoming Remarks and Introductions" 9:15-Business Session - 

### Administrative Announcements - Chairman' s Call-,to Order ' ' -11 Executive Director' s Comments Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes _ 9:30 Status of-Inland Waterways Trust Fund products , including furnaces.. The intent of the test procedures is to provide a comparable'measure of energy consumption that will assist consumers in making purchasing decisions

. These' letter granting an Interim Waiver to

- test procedures appear at 10 CFR part Amana Refrigeration , Inc. (Amana) from' 430 , subpartB. the existing Department of Energy (DOE) DOE amended the prescribed test test procedure regarding blower time'

- procedures by adding-10 CFR 430.27 on delay for the company' s GBI line of induced draft furnaces. Today 's notice also publishes a "Petition for Waiver " from Amana. Amana 's Petition for Waiver requests September 26, 1980 , creating the waiver process. 45 FR 64108. Thereafter, DOE - further amended the appliance test procedure waiver process to allow the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency DOE to grant relief from the

.DOE and Renewable Energy ( Assistant furnace test procedure relating to the Secretary) to grant an Interim Waiver blower

-time delay specification

. Amana from test procedure requirements to seeks to test using a blower delay time manufacturers that have petitioned: DOE , of 30 seconds for its GBI line of induced for a waiver of such prescribed test' draft furnaces Instead of the specified procedures. 51 FR 42823 , November 26, ' 1.5-minute delay between burner `on= - ,1986. `

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The waiver process allows the December 5, 1990, and 57 FR 49700, Assistant Secretary to waive temporarily November 3, 1992; Inter-City Products test procedures for a particular basic Corporation, 55 FR 51487, December 1-4, model when a petitioner shows that the 1990, and 56 FR 63945, December 6, - basic model contains one or more -. 1991; DMO Industries, 56 FR 4622, design characteristics which prevent February 5,1991; Heil-Quaker ' . testing according to the prescribed j est Corporation, 56 FR 6019, February 14,. procedures or when the prescribed test 1991; Carrier Corporation, 56 FR 6018, procedures may evaluate the basic.. February -14, 1991. and 57 FR 38830, model in a manner so unrepresentative August 27,1992; Amana Refrigeration; of its true energy consumption as to Inc., 56 FR 27958, June 18 , 1991, 56 FR provide materially inaccurate - - 63940, December 6,1991 , and 57 FR' comparative data. Waivers generally' 23392, June 3, 1992; Snyder General -- remain in effect until final test Corporation, 56 FR 54960, September 9, procedure amendments become - 1991; Goodman Manufacturing .; - . effective, resolving the problem that is Corporation, 56 FR 51713, October 15, the subject of the waiver . 1991, and 57 FR 10163, March 24, 1992; 

### The Interim Waiver provisions added, by the 1986 amendment allow the ' Secretary to grant an Interim Waiver when 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. An Interim Waiver remains in effect for a period of 180 days or until DOE issues its determination on the . Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may be extended for an additional 180 days, if necessary. On July 9,1993, Amana filed an Application for Interim Waiver. . regarding blower time delay

. Amara"s . . application seeks an Interim Waiver from the DOE test provisions that - require a 1:5-minute time delay between the ignition of the

.burner and starting of the circulating air blower

. Instead, _Amana requests the'allowanceto test using a 30-second blower time delay when testing its GBI line of induced draft furnaces. Amana states that the 30- second delay is indicative of how these furnaces actually operate. Such a delay results in an energy savings of approximately 0.8 percent. Since current DOE test procedures do not . - address this variable blower time delay, Armstrong Air Conditioning, Inc., 57 FR 899, January 9, 1992, 57 FR 10160,. ' March 24, 1992, 57 FR 10161, March 24, :1992, 57 FR 39193, August 28, 1992, and 57 FR 54230, November 17,1992; Thermo Products, Inc., 57 FR 903, - January 9,1992; Consolidated Industries - -Corporation, 57 FR 22220, May 27, 1992; -Evcon Industries, Inc., 57 FR • 47847, October 20, 1992; and Bard Manufacturing Company, 57 FR 53733, November 12, 1992. Thus, it appears likely that the Petition for Waiver, will be granted for blower time delay. 

### 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 Amana an Interim Waiver for its' GBI line of induced draft furnaces. Pursuant to paragraph (e) of § 430.27 of the Code of Federal Regulations part". 430, the following letter granting the Application for Interim Waiver to Amana was issued. . 

### Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR 430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the "Petition for Waiver" in its entirety. The petition contains no confidential information

. DOE solicits comments, data, and information respecting the Amana asks that the Interim Waiver be . petition. granted. I ued in Washin t DC S t b g ss on ; ep em er it ,, Previous waivers for this type of time 1993. blower delay control have been granted by DOE to Coleman Company, 50. FR 2710, January 18, 1985; Magic Chef Company, 50 FR 41553 , October 11, ' 1985; Rheem Manufacturing Company, 53 FR 48574 , December 1, 1988, 56 FR 2920 , January 25 , 1941, 57 FR 10166, March 24 , 1992. and 57 FR 34560, August 5 , 1992 ; Trane Company, -54 FR 19226 , May 4 , 1989 , 56 FR 6021. February 14, 1991, 57 FR 10167, March 24, 1992, and 57 FR 22222 , May 27, '_ Department'of Energy (DOE) test procedure. '. 1992 ; Lennox Industries , 55 FR 50224 , ' ' regarding blower time delay for Amara - Frank M

. Stewart, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. . . . September 17,1993. Mr. C. Milton Hutchinson, Chief Engineer, Heating and Air Conditioning. Amana Refrigeration, Inc., Arlan, IA 52204. ' `• .Dear Mr

. Hutchinson : This is in response : to your July 9, 1993, Application for Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver from the - 

### '50907
Refrigeration, Inc. (Amana) GBl line of induced draft furnaces. -. Previous waivers for this type of time blower delay control have been granted by, DOE to Coleman Company, 50 FR 2710, January 18,1985; Magic Chef Company, 50 FR 41553, October 11,1985; Rheem Manufacturing Company, 53 FR 48574, December 1, 1988 , 56 FR 2920 , January 25, 1991 , 57 FR 10166 , March 24 , 1992, and 57 FR 34560. August 5,-1992; Trane Company, 54 FR 19226, May 4,1989, 56 FR 6021, February 14, 1991, 57 FR 10167, March 24, 1992 , and 57 FR 22222 , May 27, 1992; Lennox Industries, 55 FR 50224, December 5, 1990 , and 57 FR 49700, November 3, 1992; Inter-City Products Corporation, 55 FR - 51487, December 14,1990, and 56 FR 63945, December 6, 1991; DMO Industries, 56 FR 4622 , February 5, 1991 ; Heil-Quaker Corporation, 56 FR 6019, February 14,1991; Carrier Corporation, 56 FR 6018, February 14, 1991, and 57 FR 38830. August 27,1992; Amana Refrigeration , Inc., 56 FR 27958, June 18, 1991

. 56 FR 63940 , December 6. 1991, and 57 FR 23392 , June 3 , 1992; Snyder General Corporation, 56 FR 54960, September 9, 1991 ; Goodman Manufacturing Corporation, 56 FR 51713, October 15,1991, and 57 FR 10163, March 24,1992; Armstrong Air Conditioning , Inc., 57 FR 899 , January 9, 1992 , 57 FR 10160

. March 24 , 1992, 57 FR 10161 , March 24 , 1992, 57 FR 39193, August 28, 1992, and 57 FR 54230, November 17, 1992; Thermo Products, Inc
. 57 FR 903, January 9,1992; Consolidated Industries Corporation , 57 FR 22220 , May 27,1992; Evcon Industries , Inc., 51 FR 47847 , October 20. 1992 ; and Bard Manufacturing Company, 57 FR 53733 , November 12, 1992

. Thus, it appears likely that the Petition for Waiver will be

. granted for blower time delay. Amana ' s Application for Interim Waiver does not provide sufficient information to evaluate what , if any, economic impact or competitive disadvantage Amana will likely experience absent favorable determination on its application

. However, 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 one comparable basis. Therefore

. Amana's Application for an Interim Waiver from the DOE test procedure for its GBI line of induced draft furnaces regarding blower time delay is granted. Amana shall be permitted to test its GBI line of induced draft furnaces on the basis of the-tfst procedures specified in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B, Appendix N, with the modification set forth below: (i) Section 3.0 in Appendix N is deleted and replaced with the following paragraph: 3.0 Test Procedure

. Testing and measurements shall be as specified in Section 9 in ANSI/ASHRAE 103-82 with the exception of Sections 9.2.2, 9

. 3.1, and 9.3.2, and the inclusion of the following additional procedures: (ii) Add a new paragraph 3.10 in Appendix N as follows: 3.10 Gas- and Oil

-Fueled Central Furnaces .' After equilibrium conditions are achieved following the cool-down test and

## 58FR50906

50908- Federal Register I Vol. 58, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 29, 1993 / Notices
the required measurements performed, turn on the furnace and measure the flue gas temperature, using the thermocouple grid described above, at 0

. 5 and 2

.5 minutes after the main burner(s) comes on

. After the burner start-up, delay the blower start-up by 1.5 minutes (t-) unless . ( 1) the furnace - . employs a single motor to drive the power burner and the indoor air circulation blower, in which case the burner and blower shall be started together; or (2) the furnace is designed to operate using an unvarying delay time that Is other than 1.5 minutes , in which case the fan control shall be permitted to start the blower, or (3) the delay time results in the activation of a temperature safety device which shuts off the burner, in which can the fan control shall be permitted to start the blower. In the latter case, if the fan control is adjustable , set it to start the blower at the highest temperature . If the fan control is - permitted to start the blower, measure time delay (t -) using a stop watch. Record the measured temperatures

. During the heat-up test far oil-fueled furnaces, maintain the draft in the flue pipe within ±0.01 inch of water column of the manufacturer's recommended on-period draft This Interim Waiver is based upon the utilized. Test data for these furnaces with a 30 second delay indicate that the overall furnace AFUE will increase approximately 0.8 percent compared to the same furnace when tested with the 1.5 minute delay. Copies of the confidential test data confirming these energy savings will be forwarded to you upon request. Amana Refrigeration is confident that this waiver will be granted , as similar waivers have been granted in the past, to Coleman Company. Magic Chef Company, Rheem Manufacturing, the Trane Company and others. Similar waiver requests for the Amana GUD, GUX. GCC, GUI, GCI and GSI series furnaces have been already been approved by the Department of Energy. 

## Manufacturers that domestically 

## market similar products are being sent a copy of this 

### Petition for Waiver and Application for 

### ' Interim Waiver. . Sincerely, C. Milton Rutchingei, Chief Engineer, Heating and Air Conditioning, Amara Refrigeration, Inc. IFR Doc 93-23899 Filled 9-28-93; 8:45 ern] WLUNO CODE 6450-es-P 

### presumed validity of statements and all allegations submitted by the company. This (Case No: F-061] Interim Waiver may be removed or modified . - - at any time upon a determination that the Energy Conservation Program for Amendments of 1988 (NAECA 1988), factual basis underlying the application is . Consumer Products : Granting of the Public Law 100-357. and the Energy incorrect . - Application for Interim Waiver and Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Public Law The interim Waiver shall remain in effect Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of 102-486 , 106 Stat

. 2776, which requires for a period of 180 days or until DOE acts on DOE Furnace Test Procedures From DOE to prescribe standardized test 

### the Petition for Waiver. whichever is sooner , procedures to measure the ene rgy may be extended for an additional 180- Carrlw p • - P - day period, if necessary

. AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and consumption of certain consumer . Sincerely
, _ Renewable Energy, Department of products , including furnaces . The intent Frank M. Stewart , Jr.. Energy, of the test procedures is to provide a Acting Assistant Secretary. EnerWEfficiency SUMMARY: Today 's notice publishes a comparable measure of energy -and Renewable En

- consumption that will assist consumers 

### letter granting an interim Waiver io July 9. 1993.

- Assistant Secretary, Conservation 9c Reneweble Energy,

- 

### test procedure regarding blower time , United States Department of Energy,100o delay for the company's 58TUA/ procedures by adding 10 CFR 430.27 on Independence Avenue SW., Washington, 330AAV and 58TiMA/331AAV lines of September 26,1980 , creating the waiver DC 20585. - induced draft furnaces. - - process. 45 FR 64108. Thereafter, DOE Subject: Petition for Waiver and Application Today' s notice also publishes a further amended the appliance test 

### for Interim Waiver ` "

- Petition for Waiver from Carrier

. procedure waiver process to allow the Gentleman: This is a - Carrier 's Petition for Waiver re uests q . Assistant Secretaryfor Energy Efficiency and Application for Interim Waiver 

### l f fr h Carrier Corporation (Carrier) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE)

DOE to grant re ie om t e DOE

- and Renewable En as Energy { Assistant ursuant to tide 10 CFR 43D submitted 27

p
. , amended 14 November 1986

. Waiver is furnace test procedure relating to the Secretary ) to grant an Interim Waiver requested from the test procedures for -blower time delay specification
. Carrier from test procedure requirements to measuring the Energy Consumption of seeks to test using a blower delay time manufacturers that have petitioned DOE Furnaces found in Appendix N of subpart B - of 45 seconds for its 58TUA/ 330AAV for a waiver of such prescribed test 

### to part 430, specifically the section requiring and 58TMA/331AAV lines of induced procedures

. 51 FR 42823 , November 26, a 1.5 minute delay between burner ignition draft furnaces instead of the specified 1986. - and start-up of the circulating air blower

. 1.5-minute delay between burner on- The waiver caress allows the Amana

- Refrigeration

. Inc requests a waiver P 

### from the specified 1.5 minute delay. and time acid blower on -time

. DOE is Assistant Secretary to waive temporarily seeks authorization in its furnace efficiency soliciting comments , data, and -test procedures for a particular basic test procedures and calculations to utilize a -information respecting the Petition for model when a petitioner shows that the fixed timing control that will energize the Waiver

. basic model contains one or more circulating air blower 30 seconds after gas DATES : DOE will accept comments , data, design characteristics which prevent valve opens

. A control of this type with a

. and information not later than October ' testing according to the prescribed test fixed 30 second blower on-time will be 2% 1993

. procedures or when the prescribed test furnaces. acin our GBI Line of induced draft ADDRESS : Written aamments and P^ 

### - dures may evaluate the basic - - - The current test procedure does not credit statements shall be sent to Department model in a manner so unrepresentative Amara for additional energy savings that ' of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency of its true energy consumption as to occur when a shorter blower on-time is and Renewable Energy, Case No

. F-O61, provide materially inaccurate Mail Stop CE-90, Room 6B-025. Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.. Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-0561. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE-431, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586- 9127., Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail Station GC-41, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (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 (EPCA), Public Law 94-163,89 Stat. 917, as amended by the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), Public Law 95

- 619, 92 Stat

. 3266, the National Appliance Energy . Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA), Public Law 100- 12, the National 

### Appliance Energy Conservation

In soaking purchasing decisions. These test procedures appear at 10 CFR part 430, Subpart B. - • 

### DOE amended the prescribed test