56FR14513

Federal Register I Vol 56. No. 69 I Wednesday, April 10. 1991 I Notices 14513 

Sincerely, · procedures and energy conservation . · 

J. Michael Davia. P.E.. standards for water heaters published in 

Assistant Secretary, Conservation and the Federal Register on October 17, 1990 

Renewable Energy. (55 FR 42162). Today's notice publishes 

January 4. 1991 a letter granting an extension of the 

Aasistant Secretary Comervation ~d compliance date for those 

Renewable Resource1, manufacturers from, April 15. 1991. to 

UnitJHJ States Department of Energy, 1000 October 15, 1991. 

i::::ence A venue SW., Washington. Jasued In Washmaton. DC. April a, 1991• 

Gentlemen: This la a Petition of Waiver J. Michael Davia. 

and Application for Interim Waiver Assistant SeCretary, Conservation and 

1ubmitted pursuant to Title 10 CPR. part Renewable Ene111Y· 

430.27. Waiver Is requested from the furnace Mr. Frank A. Stanonik. 

test procedure found In Appendix N to Auociate Director of Technical Services. 

Subpart B of Part 430. Ga 4" ,. u ,,. Ass · t The current test procedure requires a l.S s • .pp11anct1 nianu1acturers oc1at on, · 

minute delay between burner and supply air 1901 North Moore Street. Arlington, VA 22209 

blower startup. The SnyderCeneral Dear Mr. Stanonilc The Department of 

Corporation la requestiJls the uae of 80 Energy (DOE) bas received the letter dated 

seconds instead of 1.5 minutes when testing February l4. l991. from the Cas Appliance 

our GUI. GNL GUH. GUA. GDA and PGMA Manufacturers Association (GAMA). GAMA. 

f::!:i~'!'!!!!::U:C~ • timed on behalf of 15 water heater manufacturers. 

adjustment of 80 seconds. The current requested an extension of the effective date 

procedure does not credit SnyderGeneral for of the final rule regarding test procedures and 

additional energy aavlngs that ara realized energy conservation standarda for water 

when a aborter blower on time la utilized. heaters publlahed In the Federal Reglatar on Teat data for each model aerlea Indicates an October 17, 1990. 55 FR mez. The letter 

average 1'.15 AFUE increase when a eo second atatea that because of the time required for 

timed on delay is used. Copies of confidential manufacturers to reconfigure their test 

teat data confinnins these energy savlnp will facilltie1, the length of time required to 

be forwarded to you upon request. . conduct each test and the large number of 

SnyderGeneral la confident that this modela to be tested. the manufacturers will 

petition for Waiver will be granted, and be unable to complete the teats by April 15. 

therefore. requeats an Interim Waiver until 1991. 

the final rulms la made. Similar waivers have DOE baa reviewed this Information and 

been granted to Evcon. Rheem agreea that the reviaed test procedures 

Manufacturlns. Carrier, Inter-City Producta, represent a lignificant teat burden that 

Lennox Industries and the Trane Company. . - manufacturers cannot reaaonably complete 

Alao, the proposed .ASHRAE 103-88 currently by April 15. 1991. Furthermore. DOB notea 

under conaideration by DOE contains the that extending the effective date of thia final 

coverage requested In this Petition for rula will not result In any loas of energy 

Waiver. savlnp since test procedures provide a Manufacturers that domestically market standard measurement of energy emciency 

similar producta have been aent a copy of tile and all water heaters will be required to meet 

Petition for Waiver and Application for applicable energy conservation standards. 

Interim Waiver. Therefore. after reviewing the above, DOE 

Best regards, is extending the effective date from April 15, 

Snyder General Corporation. 1991, to October 15, 1991. for the 

David B. Schumacher, manufacturers listed In Appendix A of this 

letter. Manager, Development Engi."1eering. Sincerely, [FR Doc. 91-8444 Filed 4-9-m.; 8:4S am) J. Michael Davia. 

-.a.ING CODE ..... WI 

[Docket No. CAs-R»-79-105) 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products; Extension of 

Compliance Date for Flnal Rule 

Regarding Test ProcedurH and 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

WaterH•ten 

AGENCY: Conservation and Renewable 

Energy Office, Department of Energy. 

SUMMARY: On February 14. 1991, the Gas 

Appliance Manufacturers Association 

(GAMA) petitioned the Department of 

Energy (DOE) on behalf of 15 

manufacturers to extend the compliance 

date of the Final Rule regarding test 

ASsistant Secretary, Conservation and 

Renewable Energy. 

AppendixA 

American Appliance Mfa. Corporation 

Bock Water Heaters 

Bradford-White Corporation 

Criapaire Corporation 

Energy Utilization Systems, Inc. 

Ford Products Corporation 

GSW Water Heating Company Ltd. 

Heat Transfer Products, Inc. 

Mor-Flo lndustrie1, Inc. 

Rheem ManufacturlJl8 Company-Water 

Heater Diviaion 

A. O. Smit}J Water Products CO. 

State lnduatrie1, Inc. 

Therma-Star Products Group-DEC 

International 

Vaughn Manufactur1J18 Company 

Water Heater lnnovatiODB" 

[FR l)oc. 91-8453 Filed 4-9-411; 8:45 am) 

-.uNG CODE MllM1-ll 

Office of Hearings and Appeals 

lauance of Decisions and Orders 

During the Week of February 4 

Through February .. 1991 

/ 

During the week of February 4 through 

February a. 1991, the decisions and 

orders summarized below were issued 

with respect to appeals and applications 

for other relief rued with the Office of 

Hearings and Appeals of the 

DepartmentofEnergy.Thefollowing 

summary also containa a list of 

submissions that were dismissed by the 

Office of Hearings and Appeals. 

Appeal 

Rockwell Intemational, 2/4/91: LFA0094 

Rockwell International filed an 

Appeal from a partial denial issued to it 

by the Acting Deputy General Counsel 

for Litigation (AO) of the Department of 

Energy (DOE) concerning a request for 

information which it submitted under 

the Freedom of Information Act. The AO 

withheld drafts and memoranda 

pursuant to Exemption s. The DOE 

concluded that the AO's determination 

was correct and that Rockwell's 

arguments concerning the procedural 

aspects of Exemption 5 were without 

merit. The case was remanded to the 

AO for an additional search for 

responsive material 

Refund Applications 

Cornell Construction Co., Inc., 2i4/91: 

RR272-48 

The DOE issued a Decision and Order 

granting a Motion for Reconsideration 

rued by the Cornell Construction 

Company, Inc. In its Motion, Cornell 

requested that OHA amend a November 

21, 1989 Decision and Order granting the 

firm's Application for Refund and 

approve a supplemental crude oil refund 

based upon pre\ioualy unreported 

purchases of liquid asphalt. In granting 

the Motton. the OHA noted that 

Cornell's failure to report the additional 

gallons in its original claim was not 

attributable to any omission or oversight 

by Cornell. Rather. the invoices for the 

additional purchases had been the 

subject of a Department of Justice 

subpoena and, therefore, were 

inaccessible to Cornell. Accordingly, the 

Motion for Reconsideration was 

aranted, and Cornell was awarded a 

supplemental refund of $Z,97Z.