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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 - -

e 2:30 Board's Annual Report public subj ct to the following: . 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 -. (202) 586-0561.

required,

is requested In order to assure 5:00 Instructions to Board Staff/Adjourn FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

adequate arrangements. Thismeeting 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.

Experiment Station, 3909 Halls, Ferry - Gregory D. Showalter. Energy . Program Conservation for Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180-

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 ArmyFederalRegisterLiaison 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 r-A l Appliance Energy Conservation

.

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.

Plalac:f1 soAtthletticcrClub Missouri ,

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 jest 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. Issued in Washington;DC S,,eptember 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,

ChiefEngineer, 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

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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,

ChiefEngineer, Heating and Air Conditioning,

Amara Refrigeration, Inc.

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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

may be extended for an additional 180- , procedures Carrlw p• - P - to measure the energy

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

Gentleman: This is

`Petition for Waiver"from Carrier. - procedure waiver process to allow the a - Carrier's Petition for Waiver requests and Application for Interim Waiver . Assistant Secretaryfor Energy Efficiency

l f fr h

Carrier Corporation (Carrier) from the

existing Department of Energy (DOE)

submitted pursuant to tide 10 CFR 43D.27,as Energy DOE to grant re ie om t e DOE - and Renewable En {Assistant

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 havepetitioned 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 - dures ma P^ y 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 ofEnergy 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

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