39376 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 2, 1995 / Notices

Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Kirtland Area Office (Sandia)

DATES: Thursday, August 10, 1995: 6:45

pm–10:00 pm (Mountain Daylight

Time).

ADDRESSES: Indian Pueblo Cultural

Center, 2401 12th Street NW.,

Albuquerque, NM.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Zamorski, Acting Manager,

Department of Energy Kirtland Area

Office, P.O. Box 5400, Albuquerque, NM

87185 (505)845–4094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board

The purpose of the Board is to make

recommendations to DOE and its

regulators in the areas of environmental

restoration, waste management, and

related activities.

Tentative Agenda

6:45 pm—Public Comment Period

7:00 pm—Issues Discussion: Future

Land Use, Corrective Action

Management Units

8:30 pm—Board Organizational

Structure

9:30 pm—Evaluation

10:00 pm—Adjourn

A final agenda will be available at the

meeting Thursday, August 10, 1995.

Public Participation

The meeting is open to the public.

Written statements may be filed with

the Committee either before or after the

meeting. Individuals who wish to make

oral statements pertaining to agenda

items should contact Mike Zamorski’s

office at the address or telephone

number listed above.

Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Official is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments. This notice is

being published less than 15 days before

the date of the meeting, due to

programmatic issues that had to be

resolved prior to publication.

Minutes

The minutes of this meeting will be

available for public review and copying

at the Freedom of Information Public

Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Mike

Zamorski, Department of Energy

Kirtland Area Office, P.O. Box 5400,

Albuquerque, NM 87185, or by calling

(505) 845–4094.

Issued at Washington, DC on July 28, 1995.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–19031 Filed 8–1–95; 8:45 am]

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Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

[Case No. CAC–007]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Decision and

Order Granting a Waiver From the

Central Air Conditioner and Central Air

Conditioning Heat Pump Test

Procedure to Kool-Fire

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Decision and order.

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the

Decision and Order (Case No. CAC–007)

granting a Waiver to Kool-Fire from the

existing Department of Energy test

procedure for central air conditioners

and central air conditioning heat

pumps. The Department is granting

Kool-Fire’s Petition for Waiver from the

existing Department of Energy central

air conditioner and central air

conditioning heat pump test procedure

for the company’s lines of HC and LTH

burner-assisted heat pumps.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael G. Raymond, 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–

9611

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, (202)

586–9507

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 10 CFR Part 430,

§ 430.27(l), notice is hereby given of the

issuance of the Decision and Order as

set out below. In the Decision and

Order, Kool-Fire has been granted a

Waiver from the existing Department of

Energy central air conditioner and

central air conditioning heat pump test

procedure for the company’s lines of HC

and LTH burner-assisted heat pumps.

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 19,

1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

Decision and Order; Department of

Energy; Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

In the Matter of: Kool-Fire (Case No. CAC–

007).

Background:

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

Amendments of 1988 (NAECA 1988),

Public Law 100–357, and the Energy

Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Public Law

102–486, 106 Stat. 2776, which requires

the Department to prescribe

standardized test procedures to measure

the energy consumption of certain

consumer 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

test procedures appear at 10 CFR Part

430, Subpart B.

The Department amended the

prescribed test procedures by adding 10

CFR 430.27 to create a waiver process.

45 FR 64108, September 26, 1980.

Thereafter, the Department further

amended its appliance test procedure

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 the

Department for a waiver of such

prescribed test procedures. 51 FR 42823,

November 26, 1986.

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

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effective, resolving the problem that is

the subject of the waiver.

The Interim Waiver provisions added

by the 1986 amendment allow the

Assistant 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

the Department issues its determination

on the Petition for Waiver, whichever is

sooner, and may be extended for an

additional 180 days, if necessary.

Kool-Fire filed a ‘‘Petition for

Waiver,’’ dated July 18, 1994, in

accordance with Section 430.27 of 10

CFR Part 430. The Department

published in the Federal Register on

March 3, 1995, Kool-Fire’s petition, and

solicited comments, data, and

information respecting the petition. 60

FR 11967. Kool-Fire also filed an

‘‘Application for Interim Waiver’’ under

Section 430.27(g), which the

Department granted on February 22,

1995. 60 FR 11968, March 3, 1995.

No comments were received

concerning either the ‘‘Petition for

Waiver’’ or the ‘‘Interim Waiver.’’ The

Department consulted with the Federal

Trade Commission (FTC) concerning the

Kool-Fire Petition. The FTC did not

have any objections to the issuance of

the waiver to Kool-Fire.

Assertions and Determinations

Kool-Fire’s Petition seeks a waiver

from the Department’s testing of the

heating mode operation for its burnerassisted heat pumps because the current

Department test procedure does not

address burner-assisted heat pumps.

Thus, the Department is granting a

waiver of the requirement to test KoolFire’s HC and LTH models in the

heating mode.

It is, therefore, ordered that:

(1) The ‘‘Petition for Waiver’’ filed by

Kool-Fire (Case No. CAC–007) is hereby

granted as set forth in paragraph (2)

below, subject to the provisions of

paragraphs (3), (4) and (5).

(2) Kool-Fire shall be required to test

its lines of HC and LTH heat pumps on

the basis of the test procedures specified

in 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B,

Appendix M, for the cooling mode of

operation, Section 2.1. The heating

mode test, Section 2.2, is waived.

(3) The Waiver shall remain in effect

from the date of issuance of this Order

until the Department prescribes final

test procedures appropriate to the HC

and LTH lines of burner-assisted heat

pumps manufactured by Kool-Fire.

(4) This Waiver is based upon the

presumed validity of statements,

allegations, and documentary materials

submitted by the petitioner. This Waiver

may be revoked or modified at any time

upon a determination that the factual

basis underlying the petition is

incorrect.

(5) Effective July 27, 1995, this Waiver

supersedes the Interim Waiver granted

Kool-Fire on February 22, 1995. 60 FR

11967, March 3, 1995 (Case No. CAC–

007).

Issued In Washington, DC, on July 27,

1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

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Energy Information Administration

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Energy Information

Administration, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of the Proposed Revision

of Form RW–859, ‘‘Nuclear Fuel Data,’’

Proposed New Form RW–859S,

‘‘Nuclear Fuel Data Supplement,’’ and

Solicitation of Comments.

SUMMARY: The Energy Information

Administration (EIA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

revision to the Form RW–859, ‘‘Nuclear

Fuel Data,’’ and proposed new survey

Form RW–859S, ‘‘Nuclear Fuel Data

Supplement.’’

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted by October 2, 1995. If you

anticipate that you will be submitting

comments, but find it difficult to do so

within the period of time allowed by

this notice, you should advise the

contact listed below of your intention to

do so as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ms.

Kathy Gibbard, Program Manager, Form

RW–859 and RW–859S, U.S.

Department of Energy, Energy

Information Administration (EI–531),

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20585, or via e-mail

(internet)

Kathy.Gibbard.@HQ.DOE.GOV. FAX

(202) 254–5765.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Ms. Gibbard at the

address listed above, telephone (202)

254–5559.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

II. Current Actions

III. Request for Comments

I. Background

In order to fulfill its responsibilities

under the Federal Energy

Administration Act of 1974 (Pub. L. No.

93–275) and the Department of Energy

Organization Act (Pub. L. No. 95–91),

the Energy Information Administration

is obliged to carry out a central,

comprehensive, and unified energy data

and information program. As part of this

program, EIA collects, evaluates,

assembles, analyzes, and disseminates

data and information related to energy

resource reserves, production, demand,

and technology, and related economic

and statistical information relevant to

the adequacy of energy resources to

meet demands in the near and longer

term future for the Nation’s economic

and social needs.

The Energy Information

Administration, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden (required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13)), conducts a presurvey

consultation program to provide the

general public and other Federal

agencies with an opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing reporting forms. This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden is minimized,

reporting forms are clearly understood,

and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed.

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of

1982, as amended (NWPA), 42 U.S.C.

10101 et seq., requires that the Secretary

develop and implement programs to

dispose of spent nuclear fuel. The Office

of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management (OCRWM) uses the

information from Form RW–859 to

understand and explore the specific

requirements of developing and

conducting programs to effectuate the

purposes of the NWPA.

The EIA administers the Form RW–

859, ‘‘Nuclear Fuel Data’’, which is used

to collect data from owners of

commercial nuclear power plants and

owners and caretakers of spent nuclear

fuel. The Federal Energy Administration

Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 761 et seq.)

authorizes the EIA to collect data. The

current Form RW–859 collects data on

every fuel assembly discharged from

domestic commercial nuclear reactors,

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