53366 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 199 / Friday, October 11, 1996 / Notices

Williams, Mark H.

Willis, John W.

Wilmot, Edwin L.

Wisenbaker Jr., William

Wooley, John C.

Yuan-Soo Hoo, Camille C.

Issued in Washington, DC.

Archer L. Durham,

Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96-26161 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

[Case No. DH-007]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Granting of the

Application for Interim Waiver and

Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of

HEAT-N-GLO Fireplace Products, Inc.

From the DOE Vented Home Heating

Equipment Test Procedure

AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION : Notice.

SUMMARY : Today's notice grants an

Interim Waiver to HEAT-N-GLO

Fireplace Products, Inc. (HEAT-N-GLO)

from the existing Department of Energy

(DOE or Department) test procedure

regarding pilot light energy

consumption for its model ATSUPREME, BAY-GDV, BAY-STOVE,

DVT-INSERT, DVT-STOVE, R5500RH,

SL-3000, SL-32S, TOWNSEND I,

TOWNSEND II, and 6000XLS vented

heaters.

Today's notice also publishes a

"Petition for Waiver" from HEAT-NGLO. HEAT-N- GLO's Petition for

Waiver requests DOE to grant relief from

the DOE vented home heating

equipment test procedure relating to the

use of pilot light energy consumption in

calculating the Annual Fuel Utilization

Efficiency (AFUE). Specifically, HEATN-GLO seeks to delete the required

pilot light measurement (Qp) in the

calculation of AFUE when the pilot is

off. The Department is soliciting

comments, data, and information

respecting the Petition for Waiver.

DATES : DOE will accept comments, data,

and information not later than

November 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES : Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Case No. DH007, Mail Stop EE-43, Room 1J-018,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20585-

0121, (202) 586-7140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William W. Hui, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE-431, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202)

586-9145

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585-0103,

(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, as amended (EPCA), which requires

DOE to prescribe standardized test

procedures to measure the energy

consumption of certain consumer

products, including vented home

heating equipment. The intent of the

test procedures is to provide a

comparable measure of energy

consumption that will assist consumers

in making informed purchasing

decisions. These test procedures appear

at Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B.

The Department amended the test

procedure rules to provide for a waiver

process by adding § 430.27 to Title 10

CFR Part 430. 45 FR 64108, September

26, 1980. Subsequently, DOE amended

the waiver process to allow the

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy (Assistant

Secretary) to grant an Interim Waiver

from test procedure requirements to

manufacturers that have petitioned DOE

for a waiver of such prescribed test

procedures. Title 10 CFR Part 430,

§430.27(a)(2).

The waiver process allows the

Assistant Secretary to waive temporarily

test procedures for a particular basic

model when a petitioner shows that the

basic model contains one or more

design characteristics which prevent

testing according to the prescribed test

procedures, or when the prescribed test

procedures may evaluate the basic

model in a manner so unrepresentative

of its true energy consumption as to

provide materially inaccurate

comparative data. Waivers generally

remain in effect until final test

procedure amendments become

effective, resolving the problem that is

the subject of the waiver.

An Interim Waiver will be granted if

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. Title 10 CFR Part 430,

§ 430.27(g). An Interim Waiver remains

in effect for a period of 180 days, or

until DOE issues a determination on the

Petition for Waiver, whichever is

sooner, and may be extended for an

additional 180 days, if necessary.

On August 13, 1996, HEAT-N-GLO

filed an Application for Interim Waiver

and a Petition for Waiver regarding pilot

light energy consumption.

HEAT-N-GLO seeks an Interim

Waiver from the DOE test provisions in

section 3.5 of Title 10 CFR Part 430,

Subpart B, Appendix 0, that requires

measurement of energy input rate of the

pilot light (Qp), and the use of this data

in section 4.2.6 for the calculation of

AFUE, where:

AFUE = (4400r1ss11uQia-a,ax)/

(4400TIssQin-rax+ 2.5(4600)rlu Qp)

Instead, HEAT-N-GLO requests that it

be allowed to delete Qp and accordingly,

the (2.5(4600)rla Qp) term in the

calculation of AFUE. HEAT-N-GLO

states that instructions to turn off the

transient pilot by the user when the

heater is not in use are in the User

Instruction Manual and on a label

adjacent to the gas control valve.

Therefore, the additional energy savings

that result when the pilot is turned off

(Qp = 0) should be credited. Since the

current DOE test procedure does not

address pilot light energy savings,

HEAT-N-GLO asks that the Interim

Waiver be granted.

Previous Petitions for Waiver to

exclude the pilot light energy input term

in the calculation of AFUE for home

heating equipment with a manual

transient pilot control have been granted

by DOE to Appalachian Stove and

Fabricators, Inc., 56 FR 51711, October

15, 1991; Valor Incorporated, 56 FR

51714, October 15, 1991; CFM

International Inc., 61 FR 17287, April

19, 1996; Vermont Castings, Inc., 61 FR

17290, April 19, 1996; and Superior

Fireplace Company, 61 FR 17885, April

23, 1996.

Thus, it appears likely that HEAT-NGLO's Petition for Waiver for pilot light

for home heating equipment will be

granted. 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 HEAT-N-GLO an Interim

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Waiver for its model AT-SUPREME,

BAY-GDV, BAY-STOVE, DVT-INSERT,

DVT-STOVE, R5500RH, SL-3000, SL32S, TOWNSEND I, TOWNSEND II, and

6000XLS vented heaters. HEAT-N-GLO

shall be permitted to test its model ATSUPREME, BAY-GDV, BAY-STOVE,

DVT-INSERT, DVT-STOVE, R5500RH,

SL-3000, SL-325, TOWNSEND I,

TOWNSEND II, and 6000XLS vented

heaters on the basis of the test

procedures specified in Title 10 CFR

Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix 0, with

the modifications set forth below:

(i) Delete paragraph 3.5 of Appendix

0.

(ii) Delete paragraph 4.2.6 of

Appendix 0 and replace with the

following paragraph:

4.2.6 Annual Fuel Utilization

Efficiency. For manually controlled

vented heaters, calculate the Annual

Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) as a

percent and defined as:

AFUE = Nu

where:

Nu = as defined in section 4.2.5 of this

appendix.

(iii) With the exception of the

modification set forth above, HEAT-NGLO shall comply in all respects with

the procedures specified in Appendix 0

of Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B.

This Interim Waiver is based upon the

presumed validity of statements and all

allegations submitted by the company.

This Interim Waiver may be removed or

modified at any time upon a

determination that the factual basis

underlying the Application is incorrect.

This Interim Waiver is effective on the

date of issuance by the Assistant

Secretary for the Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The

Interim Waiver shall remain in effect for

a period of 180 days or until DOE acts

on the Petition for Waiver, whichever is

sooner, and may be extended for an

additional 180-day period, if necessary.

HEAT-N-GLO's Petition for Waiver

requests DOE to grant relief from the

DOE vented home heating equipment

relating to the pilot light. Specifically,

HEAT-N-GLO seeks to exclude the pilot

light energy consumption in the

calculation of AFUE.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of Title 10

CFR Part 430.27, the Department is

hereby publishing the "Petition for

Waiver." in its entirety. The petition

contains no confidential information.

The Department solicits comments,

data, and information respecting the

Petition.

Issued in Washington, DC October 7, 1996.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

Heat-N-Glo Quality Fireplace Products Since

1975

August 13, 1996.

The Honorable Christine Ervin,

Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency &

Renewable Energy, United States

Department of Energy, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S. W., Washington, D. C. 20585

Subject: Petition for Waiver to Title 10 Code

of Federal Regulations 430.27

Dear Secretary Ervin: This is a Petition for

Waiver from test procedures appearing in 10

CFR, part 430, subpart B, Appendix 0-

Uniform Test Method for Measuring the

Energy Consumption of Vented Home

Heating Equipment. The sections for which

this waiver is requested are detailed in

section 3.5-Pilot Light Measurement; and

section 4.2.6-Annual Fuel Utilization

Efficiency (AFUE). These sections require the

measurement of energy input to the pilot

light and the inclusion of this data in the

calculation of AFUE for the appliance even

when the pilot light is turned off and not

consuming any energy.

We are requesting this Waiver for our

appliance models: AT-SUPREME, BAY-GDV,

BAY-STOVE, DVT-INSERT, DVT-STOVE,

R5500RH, SL-3000, SL-325, TOWNSEND I,

TOWNSEND II, AND 6000XLS.

The combination gas control valves used

on these appliances can be manually turned

off when the heater is not in use. In the

"OFF" position, both the main burner and

the pilot light are extinguished. When the gas

control is set to the "ON" position, the main

burner and the pilot light are operating. The

appliance Instruction Manual and a label

adjacent to the gas control valve will require

the user to turn the gas control valve to the

"OFF" position when the heater is not in use.

Requiring the inclusion of pilot energy

input in the AFUE calculations does not

allow for the additional energy savings

realized when the pilot light is turned off. We

request that the requirement of including the

term involving the pilot energy consumption

be waived from the AFUE calculation for our

heaters noted above. These models meet the

conditions described in the previous

paragraph.

Waivers for deleting pilot energy

consumption in AFUE calculations have

previously been granted by U.S.D.o.E. to

other manufacturers. We are requesting

U.S.D.o.E. grant Heat-N-Glo Fireplace

Products, Inc. this same waiver.

Please contact us with any questions,

comments, and requirements for additional

information we can provide. Thank you for

your help in this matter.

Sincerely,

Chuck Hansen,

Tech. Services-Engineering.

Gregg Achman,

Manager, Design Engineering.

[FR Doc. 96-26162 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97-9-000]

53367

CNG Transmission Corporation; Notice

of Request Under Blanket

Authorization

October 7, 1996.

Take notice that on October 2, 1996,

CNG Transmission Corporation (CNG),

P.O. Box 445 West Main Street,

Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301, filed

in Docket No. CP97-9-000 a request

pursuant Sections 157.205(b) and

157.212 of the Commission's

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205(b) and 157.212) for

authorization to construct and operate

three new delivery points in Gilmer

County, West Virginia, to serve Hope

Gas, Inc. (Hope), a local distribution

company, under CNG's blanket

certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-

537-000 pursuant to Section 7 of the

Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set

forth in the request which is on file with

the Commission and open to public

inspection.

CNG states that Hope would be

providing natural gas services to Hope's

existing customers. CNG further states

that it would transport quantities of

natural gas to Hope under existing,

certificated transportation arrangements

with Hope.

CNG also states that Hope needs to

construct only minimal facilities. In

order to make deliveries to Hope, CNG

states that it must construct two fourinch connnections and valves on the

TL-297 pipeline and one two-inch

connection and valve on the TL-264

pipeline.

It is also stated that Hope would

install meter and regulation facilities

adjacent to CNG's facilities at the site.

The maximum design capacity of the

connections and the meter and

regulation facilities is 5,000 Mcf per

day.

CNG states that the total cost of CNG's

construction would be reimbursed by

Hope.

Additionally, CNG states that it has

sufficient system delivery capability to

deliver these quantities without

disadvantaging its existing customers.

CNG states that its existing tariff does

not prohibit the addition of the new

delivery point.

Any person or the Commission's staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

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