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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 62, No. 26

Friday, February 7, 1997

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE–RM–97–500]

RIN 1904–AA75

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Public Workshop

on Revised Life Cycle Cost and

Engineering Analysis of Fluorescent

Lamp Ballasts

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy (DOE)

ACTION: Notice of availability and public

workshop.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(the Department or DOE) today gives

notice that copies of the ‘‘Revised Draft

Report on Potential Impact of Possible

Energy Efficiency Levels for Fluorescent

Lamp Ballasts,’’ and ‘‘Summary Report

of Interviews’’ are available for review

and comment. In addition, the

Department will hold a public

workshop to discuss the reports and

other relevant topics pertaining to

possible revised energy efficiency levels

for fluorescent lamp ballasts.

DATES: Written comments in response to

this notice must be received by April 1,

1997. The public workshop will be held

on Tuesday, March 18, 1997, from 9:30

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the reports

entitled ‘‘Revised Draft Report on

Potential Impact of Possible Energy

Efficiency Levels for Fluorescent Lamp

Ballasts,’’ and ‘‘Summary Report of

Interviews’’ may be obtained from

Sandy Beall at: U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, EE–43, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–

7574. These documents may be read at

the DOE Freedom of Information

Reading Room, U.S. DOE, Room 1E–

190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–3142,

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

Written comments are welcomed.

Please submit 10 copies to: U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy,

‘‘Ballast Docket No. EE–RM–97–500,’’

EE–43, Room 1J–018, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585.

The workshop will be held at the U.S.

Department of Energy, Forrestal

Building, Room 1E–245, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Anthony T. Balducci, U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of

Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, Mail Station EE–43, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0121, Phone:

(202) 586–8459, Fax: (202) 586–4617,

E-mail: anthony.balducci@hq.doe.gov

Ms. Sandy Beall, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE–43, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121,

(202) 586–7574

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Energy has initiated an

extensive standards rulemaking process

improvement effort to expedite and

improve the procedures for developing

appliance efficiency standards. This

effort includes priority setting for

various products, and the Department

has determined that the fluorescent

lamp ballast standards rulemaking be

assigned a ‘‘High Priority.’’ The new

process is described in the July 15,

1996, Federal Register, and includes a

planning and prioritization process,

data collection and analysis, and

decision making criteria. (61 FR 36973).

The Department is making available

the following documents: ‘‘Revised

Draft Report on Potential Impact of

Possible Energy Efficiency Levels for

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts,’’ and

‘‘Summary Report of Interviews.’’ The

revised analysis of energy efficiency

levels identifies product categories and

includes life cycle cost (LCC) and

engineering analyses of the options

being considered as potential standards

levels for ballasts. The report is a

revision of a February 1996 report and

incorporates comments from the June

1996 workshop and stakeholder

interviews. The interview summary

report contains summaries of

discussions that DOE held with

manufacturers and other interested

parties regarding technical, economic

and ballast industry issues.

In order to determine how to proceed

with a rulemaking concerning standards

for fluorescent lamp ballasts, the

Department is taking steps consistent

with the new process for developing

efficiency standards. To obtain

information from stakeholders and

interested parties relative to the revised

LCC and engineering analyses, the

interview summaries, and other relevant

topics pertaining to the energy

efficiency levels for fluorescent lamp

ballasts, a workshop will be held on

Tuesday, March 18, 1997. The

workshop will be held at the U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0121 in Room

1E–245 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In

addition, the Department invites the

submission of written comments on the

Draft Report and on the Report of

Interviews.

The tentative list of major topics for

discussion at the workshop is as

follows:

A. The Life Cycle Cost (LCC) discussion

will focus on the comparison of the

LCC for:

1. Energy Efficient Magnetic (EEM)

Ballasts v. Cathode Cutout Ballasts

2. EEM Ballasts v. Electronic Rapid

Start Ballasts

B. The Engineering Analysis discussion

will focus on:

1. Ballast Life

2. Ballast Prices

3. Energy Prices

C. The Interviews discussion will focus

on how DOE will use the qualitative

data it has gathered.

The Department will use the

information in the revised draft report,

the stakeholder interviews, comments

from the workshop, and written

comments to guide its approach to

development of new efficiency

standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts.

Copies of the two above mentioned

reports and this notice are available in

the DOE Freedom of Information

Reading Room. A copy of the workshop

transcript and comments received will

be available in the DOE public reading

room.
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Please notify Sandy Beall at the above

address of your intention to attend the

workshop or if you have written

comments.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 31,

1997.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–3063 Filed 2–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 96–NM–260–AD]

RIN 2120–AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Boeing

Model 747–100, –200, –300, and –400

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

certain Boeing Model 747–100, –200,

–300, and –400 series airplanes. This

proposal would require a one-time

visual inspection to determine the part

number of the fuel shutoff valve

installed in the outboard engines. The

proposed AD also would require

replacement of certain valves with new

valves, or modification of the spar valve

body assembly, and various follow-on

actions. This proposal is prompted by

reports indicating that, due to high fuel

pressure, certain fuel system

components of the outboard engines

have failed on in-service airplanes. The

actions specified by the proposed AD

are intended to prevent such high fuel

pressure, which could result in failure

of the fuel system components; this

situation could result in fuel leakage

and, consequently, lead to an engine

fire.

DATES: Comments must be received by

March 20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), Transport

Airplane Directorate, ANM–103,

Attention: Rules Docket No. 96–NM–

260–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.

The service information referenced in

the proposed rule may be obtained from

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group,

P.O. Box 3707, Seattle, Washington

98124–2207; or ITT Aerospace Controls,

28150 Industry Drive, Valencia,

California 91355. This information may

be examined at the FAA, Transport

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sulmo Mariano, Aerospace Engineer,

Propulsion Branch, ANM–140S, FAA,

Seattle Aircraft Certification Office,

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton,

Washington; telephone (206) 227–2686;

fax (206) 227–1181.

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 notice may be changed in light

of the comments received.

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 notice

must submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket Number 96–NM–260–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,

ANM–103, Attention: Rules Docket No.

96–NM–260–AD, 1601 Lind Avenue,

SW., Renton, Washington 98055–4056.

Discussion

The FAA has received several reports

indicating that, due to high fuel

pressure, the fuel system components of

the outboard engines have failed on

Boeing Model 747 series airplanes:

1. Four incidents on airplanes

powered by General Electric engines in

which the fuel pump inlet of the engine

was found to be cracked.

2. Two incidents on airplanes

powered by Rolls Royce engines, in

which the low pressure fuel filter

housing on the engine was found to be

cracked.

3. Two incidents on airplanes

powered by Rolls Royce engines, in

which the fuel cooled oil cooler on the

engine was found to be ruptured.

The existing design of the fuel shutoff

spar valve installed on certain Model

747 series airplanes powered by General

Electric and Rolls Royce engines can

cause high pressure to occur in the fuel

line. High fuel pressure can occur after

the fuel shutoff spar valve and the

engine fuel shutoff valve are closed

during engine shutdown. This can result

in heating of the trapped fuel and,

because these valves are closed, the

pressure created from the heating

process is not released.

High fuel pressure could result in

failure of the fuel system components. If

any of these components fails, the

resultant fuel leakage could result in a

possible engine fire.

Explanation of Relevant Service

Information

The FAA has reviewed and approved

Boeing Alert Service Bulletin 747–

28A2199, dated August 1, 1996. The

alert service bulletin describes

procedures for performing a visual

inspection to determine the part number

of the fuel shutoff valve installed in the

left and right-hand outboard engines;

and replacement of certain valves with

new valves and various follow-on

actions, if necessary. [These follow-on

actions include aligning valve(s),

performing a check to detect leaks, and

correcting any discrepancy.] The new

fuel shutoff valve will ensure that the

fuel pressure is released at 55–70

pounds per square inch gauge (p.s.i.g.).

The FAA has also reviewed and

approved ITT Service Bulletins

SB125120–28–01, SB107970–28–01,

and SB125334–28–01; all dated July 15,

1996. These service bulletins describe

procedures for modification of the spar

valve body assembly. The modifications

involve replacement of the thermal

relief valves located in the valve disc

with new thermal relief valves. Back

pressure on the thermal relief valve can

cause the valves to open at a higher

pressure than desired. Accomplishment

of these modifications will reduce the

opening pressure of the thermal relief

valves.