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ballot as an importer and, in the case of 

an order assessing handlers, one ballot 

as an eligible handler. 

(c) Proxy voting. Proxy voting is not 

authorized, but an officer or employee 

of an eligible corporate producer; 

importer; and, in the case of an order 

assessing handlers, handler; or an 

administrator, executor, or trustee of an 

eligible entity may cast a ballot on 

behalf of such entity. Any individual so 

voting in a referendum shall certify that 

they are an officer or employee of the 

eligible entity, or an administrator, 

executor, or trustee of an eligible entity 

and that such individual has the 

authority to take such action. Upon 

request of the referendum agent, the 

individual shall submit adequate 

evidence of such authority. 

(d) Casting of ballots. All ballots are 

to be cast by mail as instructed by the 

Secretary. 

§ 1240.203 Instructions. 

The referendum agent shall conduct 

the referendum, in the manner herein 

provided, under the supervision of the 

Administrator. The Administrator may 

prescribe additional instructions, not 

inconsistent with the provisions hereof, 

to govern the procedure to be followed 

by the referendum agent. Such agent 

shall: 

(a) Determine the period during 

which ballots may be cast. 

(b) Provide ballots and related 

material to be used in the referendum. 

The ballot shall provide for recording 

essential information, including that 

needed for ascertaining: 

(1) Whether the person voting, or on 

whose behalfthe vote is cast, is an 

eligible voter; and 

(2) The quantity of honey or honey 

products produced; imported; and, in 

the case of an order assessing handlers, 

handled. 

(c) Give reasonable public notice of 

the referendum: 

(1) By utilizing available media or 

public information sources, without 

incurring advertising expense, to 

publicize the voting period, method of 

voting, eligibility requirements, and 

other pertinent information. Such 

sources of publicity may include, but 

are not limited to, print and radio; and 

(2) By such other means as said agent 

may deem advisable. 

(d) Mail to eligible producers; 

importers; and in the case of an order 

assessing handlers, handlers whose 

names and addresses are known to the 

referendum agent; the instructions on 

voting; a ballot; and a summary of the 

terms and conditions to be voted upon. 

No person who claims to be eligible to 

vote shall be refused a ballot. 

(e) At the end of the voting period, 

collect, open, number, and review the 

ballots and tabulate the results in the 

presence of an agent of a third party 

authorized to monitor the referendum 

process. 

(f) Prepare a report on the referendum. 

(g) Announce the results to the public. 

§ 1240.204 Subagents. 

The referendum agent may appoint 

any individual or individuals necessary 

to assist the agent in performing such 

agent's functions hereunder. Each 

individual so appointed may be 

authorized by the agent to perform any 

or all of the functions which, in the 

absence of such appointment, shall be 

performed by the agent. 

§ 1240.205 Ballots. 

The referendum agent and subagents 

shall accept all ballots cast. However, if 

an agent or subagent deems that a ballot 

should be questioned for any reason, the 

agent or subagent shall endorse above 

their signature, on the ballot, a 

statement to the effect that such ballot 

was questioned, by whom questioned, 

why the ballot was questioned, the 

results of any investigation made with 

respect to the questionable ballot, and 

the disposition of the questionable 

ballot. Ballots invalid under this subpart 

shall not be counted. 

§ 1240.206 Referendum report. 

Except as otherwise directed, the 

referendum agent shall prepare and 

submit to the Administrator a report on 

the results of the referendum, the 

manner in which it was conducted, the 

extent and kind of public notice given, 

and other information pertinent to 

analysis of the referendum and its 

results. 

§ 1240.207 Confidential information. 

All ballots cast and their contents and 

all other information or reports 

furnished to, compiled by, or in 

possession of, the referendum agent or 

subagents that reveal, or tend to reveal, 

the identity or vote of any producer, 

handler, or importer of honey or honey 

products shall be held strictly 

confidential and shall not be disclosed. 

Dated: May 9, 2000. 

Eric M. Forman, 

Deputy Administrator, Fruit and Vegetable 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 3410-02-P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EE-RM/STD-00-100] 

RIN 1904-AB06 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Commercial and Industrial Equipment: 

Efficiency Standards for Commercial 

Heating. Air Conditioning and Water 

Heating Equipment 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

and workshop. 

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act, as amended, 

establishes energy efficiency standards 

for certain commercial heating, air 

conditioning and water heating 

equipment and requires the Department 

(DOE, Department or we) to administer 

an energy conservation program for 

these products. On October 29,1999, 

the American Society of Heating, 

Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning 

Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) and 

Illuminating Engineering Society of 

North America (IES) revised ASHRAEI 

IES Standard 90.1, which contains 

efficiency standards for these products. 

This notice announces availability of 

the report of the Screening Analysis the 

Department has undertaken to assess 

what action it should take with respect 

to the efficiency levels now contained in 

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1. The 

Department invites comments and is 

convening a public workshop on its 

preliminary conclusions, on the 

analysis, and on any additional 

considerations that might affect the 

Department's decisions on which 

standards to adopt or reject without 

further analysis, and which to consider 

further. 

DATES: The Department must receive 

written comments on or before July 31, 

2000. The Department requests ten (10) 

copies of the written comments and, if 

possible, an electronic copy (3'12" 

diskette) in a form accessible to 

WordPerfectTM 8. Oral views, data and 

arguments may be presented at the 

public workshop to be held in 

Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. 

on July 11, 2000. 

The Department must receive (1) 

requests to speak at the workshop no 

later than 4:00 p.m., June 23, 2000, and 

(2) copies of statements to be given at 

the public workshop no later than 4:00 
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p.m., June 30, 2000. The length of each 

oral presentation is limited to 15 

minutes. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room lE-245, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC. Written comments, 

statements, and requests to speak at the 

workshop are to be submitted to Ms. 

Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, EE-41, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585. You should 

identify all such documents both on the 

envelope and on the documents as 

"Energy Conservation Program for 

Commercial Equipment: Screening 

Analysis for Commercial HV AC 

Standards, Docket No. EE-RM/STD-OO100." 

You can read the Screening Analysis 

report and public comments received in 

the Freedom of Information Reading 

Room (Room No. lE-190) at the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW, Washington, DC 20585, between 

the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. You can also obtain the 

Screening Analysis report electronically 

from the Office of Building Research 

and Standards world wide web site at 

the following URL address: [http:// 

www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/ 

codes_standards/index.html. 

The Screening Analysis report and 

this notice both refer to certain industry 

standards established by ASHRAE and 

IES. These industry standards are 

referenced hereafter by the single 

comprehensive title "ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999." You can view this 

standard at the Department of Energy's 

Freedom of Information Reading Room 

at the address stated above. You can 

also obtain copies from the American 

Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and 

Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., 1971 

Tullie Circle, NE, Atlanta, GA 30329, 

and you can obtain them electronically 

at ASHRAE's web site, [http:// 

www.ashrae.org/booklbookshop.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Mail Station, EE-41, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9138, 

FAX (202) 586-4617, e-mail: 

Cyrus.Nasseri@ee.doe.gov, or Edward 

Levy, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of General Counsel, Mail Station, 

GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-

9507, e-mail: Edward.Levy@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

A. Authority 

B. Background 

1. General 

2. ASHRAE Action 

3. Department of Energy Response 

II. Discussion 

A. Screening Analysis Results 

B. DOE Interpretation 

C. Products Not Included in the Screening 

Analysis 

D. Summary 

III. Public Comment 

A. Written Comment Procedures 

B. Issues on Which Comments are 

Requested 

C. Public Workshop 

1. Procedure for Submitting Requests to 

Speak 

2. Conduct of Workshop 

I. Introduction 

A. Authority 

Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, 

Public Law 94-163, as amended, by the 

National Energy Conservation Policy 

Act of 1978 (NECPA), Pub. L. 95-619, 

the National Appliance Energy 

Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA), 

Pub. L. 100-12, the National Appliance 

Energy Conservation Amendments of 

1988 (NAECA 1988), Pub. L. 100-357, 

and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 

(EPACT), Pub. L. 102-486, established 

the Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products other than 

Automobiles. Part 3 of Title IV of 

NECP A amended EPCA to add "Energy 

Efficiency of Industrial Equipment," 

which included air conditioners, 

furnaces, and other types of equipment. 

EP ACT also amended EPCA with 

respect to industrial equipment, 

providing definitions, test procedures, 

labeling provisions, energy conservation 

standards, and authority to require 

information and reports from 

manufacturers. 42 U.S.C. 6311-6316. 

For example, EPCA specifies explicit 

minimum energy efficiency levels for 

certain commercial packaged air 

conditioning and heating equipment, 

packaged terminal air conditioners and 

heat pumps, warm air furnaces, 

packaged boilers, water heaters and 

unfired hot water storage tanks. 42 

U.S.C. 6313(a)(1)-(5). The efficiency 

requirements in the statute correspond 

to the levels in ASHRAE/IES Standard 

90.1 as in effect on October 24,1992. 

The statute further provides that if the 

efficiency levels in ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1 are amended after that 

date for any of the covered equipment, 

the Secretary of Energy must establish 

an amended uniform national standard 

at the new minimum level for each 

effective date specified in ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1, unless (s)he determines, 

through a rulemaking supported by 

clear and convincing evidence, that a 

more stringent standard is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified and would result 

in significant additional energy 

conservation. 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(A). 

If the Secretary elects to publish such 

a rule, it must contain the amended 

standard, and the determination must 

consider, to the greatest extent 

practicable: the economic impact on the 

manufacturers and consumers of the 

affected products; savings in operating 

cost throughout the life of the product, 

compared to any increases in initial cost 

or maintenance expense; the total 

projected amount of energy savings 

likely to result directly from the 

imposition of the standard; any 

lessening of the utility or performance 

of the affected products; the impact of 

any lessening of competition; the need 

for national energy conservation; and 

other factors the Secretary considers 

relevant. The Secretary may not 

prescribe such an amended standard if 

(s)he finds (and publishes the finding) 

that interested persons have established 

by a preponderance of evidence that the 

amended standard is likely to result in 

unavailability in the United States of 

products with performance 

characteristics (including reliability), 

features, sizes, capacities and volumes 

that are substantially the same as those 

generally available in the United States 

at the time of the Secretary's finding. 42 

U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(B). 

Finally, the Secretary may not 

prescribe any amended standard which 

increases maximum allowable energy 

use or decreases minimum required 

energy efficiency. 42 U.S.C. 

6313(a)(6)(B)(ii). 

B. Background 

1. General 

As directed by Part B of Title III of 

EPCA, the Department of Energy has 

established an energy conservation 

program for consumer products, and 

certain commercial lighting products. 42 

U.S.C. 6291-6309. This program 

consists of four principal parts: test 

procedures, Federal energy conservation 

standards, labeling, and certification 

and enforcement procedures. The 

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is 

responsible for labeling, and the 

Department implements the remainder 

of the program as codified in Title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

Part 43D-Energy Conservation Program 

for Consumer Products. 
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Pursuant to the EP ACT amendments 

to EPCA in 1992, DOE extended its 

program to cover commercial and 

industrial equipment and created a new 

Part 431 in Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, entitled, "Energy 

Conservation Program for Commercial 

and Industrial Equipment." This part 

includes commercial heating, air 

conditioning and water heating 

equipment. The new program consists 

of: test procedures, Federal energy 

conservation standards, labeling, 

certification and enforcement 

procedures. EPCA directs the 

Department, rather than the FTC, to 

administer the statute's efficiency 

labeling provisions under the new 

program. 

2. ASHRAE Action 

On June 24, 1999, ASHRAE's Board of 

Directors provisionally approved 

revisions to ASHRAE/IES Standard 

90.1, subject to a formal appeal process. 

Four appeals were filed, and an Appeals 

Hearing was held on October 9,1999. 

The Appeals Panel recommended that 

the appeals be dismissed, and the 

ASHRAE Board approved the Appeals 

Panel report in a special meeting on 

October 29,1999, thus concluding 

ASHRAE's process for amending the 

Standard. The Standard indicates that 

its commercial HV AC and water heater 

equipment efficiencies will become 

effective as part of the Standard two 

years after final ASHRAE approval (i.e., 

on October 29, 2001). 

ASHRAE changed the efficiency 

standards for some products but not for 

all. Of those products for which 

standards did not change, some levels 

were considered by ASHRAE in the 

course of revising ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1 but left at their 

preexisting values, while consideration 

of other products was deferred. The 

deferred products include standards for 

commercial (3-phase) small air 

conditioners and heat pumps (under 65 

thousand Btu per hour), which are 

closely related to consumer products for 

which the Department is developing 

standards under NAECA. The standard 

levels in EPCA and ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999 appear in Tables 1 

and 2. 

TABLE 1.-EPCA AND ASHRAE 90.1-1999 STANDARD LEVELS FOR AIR CONDITIONERS AND HEAT PUMPS 

Equipment category Equipment subcategory 

Small Commercial Pack- AC/HP <65 kBtulh Air 

aged Air Conditioning Cooled 3 Phase, Central 

and Heating Equipment. Split System. 

AC/HP <65 kBtu/h Air 

Cooled 3 Phase, Central 

Single Package. 

AC/HP 65-135 kBtu/h Air 

Cooled Central. 

AC/HP <65 kBtu/h Water 

Cooled Evap. Cooled 

Water-Source Central. 

AC/HP 65-135 kBtu/h 

Water Cooled Evap. 

Cooled Water-Source 

Central. 

Large Commercial Pack- AC/HP 135-240 kBtu/h Air 

aged Air Conditioning Cooled Central. 

and Heating Equipment. 

AC/HP 135-240 kBtu/h 

Water Cooled Evap. 

Cooled Central. 

Packaged Terminal Air PTAC/PTHP (Air Cooled) 

Conditioners and Heat 

Pumps. 

Notes: SEER-Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio 

HSPF-Heating Seasonal Performance Factor 

EER-Energy Efficiency Ratio 

COP-Coefficient Of Performance 

AC-Air Conditioner 

HP-Heat Pump 

Efficiency levels 

EPCA section 

EPCA ASHRAE 90.1-1999 

Cooling Eft. ....................... SEER 10.0 . ....................... SEER 10.0 

342(a)(1)(A) ....................... HSPF 6.8 .......................... HSPF 6.8 

Heating Eft . ....................... 342(a)(1)(D) ...................... Cooling Eft. ....................... SEER 9.7 . ......................... SEER 9.7 

342(a)(1)(B) ....................... HSPF 6.6 .......................... HSPF 6.6 

Heating Eft. . ...................... 342(a)(1)(E) ....................... 

Cooling Eft. ....................... EER 8.9 ............................. EER 10.3 

342(a)(1)(C) ...................... COP 3.0 ............................ COP 3.2 

Heating Eft . ....................... 342(a)(1)(F) ....................... 

Cooling Eft. ....................... EER 9.3 ............................. EER 12.1 

342(a)(1)(G) ...................... COP 3.8 ............................ COP 4.2 

Heating Eft . ....................... 

Water-Source only 

342(a)(1)(1). 

Cooling Eft. ....................... EER 10.5 ........................... EER 11.5 

342(a)(1)(H) ...................... COP 3.8 . ........................... COP 4.2 

Heating Eft . ....................... Water-Source only 

342(a)(1)(I). 

Cooling Eft. ....................... EER 8.5 ............................. EER 9.7 

342(a)(2)(A) ....................... COP 2.9 ............................ COP 3.1 

Heating Eft. ....................... 

342(a)(2)(B) ....................... 

Cooling Eft . ....................... EER 9.6 ............................. EER 11.0 

342(a)(2)(A) ....................... NoHeatingEff. ................. 

Requirement ...................... 

Cooling Eft. ....................... EER varies by capacity ..... EER and COP vary by ca342(a)(3)(A) ....................... COP varies by capacity .... pacity (different forHeating Eft. . ...................... mulas) 

342(a)(3)(B) ....................... 
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PTHP-Package Terminal Heat Pump 

TABLE 2.-EPCA AND ASHRAE 90.1-1999 STANDARD LEVELS FOR FURNACES, BOILERS, AND STORAGE WATER 

HEATERS 

Efficiency levels 

Equipment Equipment EPCA section category subcategory EPCA ASHRAE 

90.1-1999 

Warm Air Furnaces ........... ~25,000 Btu/h .................. 342(a)(4)(A) ....................... Thermal Efficiency . ........... Thermal Efficiency 

80% Gas 81% Oil ........... 80% Gas 81% Oil. 

Package Boilers ................ <!300,000 Btu/h .................. Gas-fired Eft. 342(a)(4)(C) Combustion Efficiency ...... Combustion Efficiency. 

Gas Fired .......................... Oil Fired Eft. 342(a)(4)(0) 80% Gas ........................... 80% Gas 

Oil Fired ............................ 83% Oil ............................. 83% Oil. 

Storage Water Heaters ..... Electric .............................. Standby Loss 342(a)(5)(A) 0.3 + 27Na ....................... 20 + 35 ..,JV. 

~155,000 Btu/h and V~ 40 Thermal Eft. and Standby Thermal Eft. 78% Standby Thermal Eft. 80% Standby 

gal. Loss 342(a)(5)(B). Loss Varies by Volume. Loss Varies by Volume. 

>155,000 Btu/h and V>140 Thermal Eft. and Standby Thermal Eft. 78% Standby Thermal Eft. 80% Standby 

gal. Loss 342(a)(5)(C). Loss Varies by Volume. Loss Varies by Volume. 

Instantaneous Water ......... V<10 gal Instantaneous .... Thermal Eft. 342(a)(5)(0) Thermal Eft. 80% .............. Thermal Eft. 80%. 

Heaters .............................. 

10 gal < V < 140 gal In- Thermal Eft. and Standby Thermal Eft. 77% Standby Thermal Eft. 80% Standby 

stantaneous. Loss 342(a)(5)(E). Loss Varies by Volume. Loss Varies by Volume. 

Storage Tanks ................... V ~140 gal Unfired ............ Heat Loss 342(a)(5)(F) ..... Heat Loss 6.5 BtU/hrlft 2 .... Heat Loss 6.5 Btu/hr/fF. 

Storage Water Heaters Prescriptive 342(a)(5)(G) .. R-12.5, 110 ........................ R-12.5,1I0. 

and Storage Tanks >140 

gal. 

3. Department of Energy Response 

In response to ASHRAE's action, the 

Department initiated a Screening 

Analysis to aid the Department in 

deciding what action it should take at 

this pOint with respect to the efficiency 

levels in ASHRAEiIES Standard 90.1-

1999. The Screening Analysis report is 

available as discussed above. See 

"Addresses." 

After receiving comments in response 

to this Announcement, the Department 

expects to pursue, for each product 

category, one of four courses of action: 

• Adopt the ASHRAEiIES Standard 

90.1-1999 efficiency level as a uniform 

national standard; 

• Reject the ASHRAEiIES Standard 

90.1-1999 efficiency level if it increases 

maximum allowable energy use or 

decreases minimum required efficiency; 

• Propose consideration of an 

addendum to ASHRAEiIES Standard 

90.1-1999 if ASHRAE did not consider 

a more efficient level, and a more 

efficient level appears warranted; or 

• Propose consideration of an 

addendum to ASHRAEiIES Standard 

90.1-1999 and undertake a more 

thorough evaluation to determine 

whether a rulemaking is justified, if 

ASHRAE considered amending or 

amended the standard, and a more 

efficient level appears warranted than is 

contained in ASHRAEiIES Standard 

90.1-1999. 

After consideration of comments 

received on the notice and analysis, we 

expect to issue a final rule adopting as 

minimum national standards the 

updated ASHRAE 90.1-1999 standards 

for some or all of the commercial 

product categories listed in Sections lIB and C of this notice as candidates for 

immediate adoption. We intend to issue 

another notice for comment if, based on 

the comments received or further 

analysis, we conclude that ASHRAE 

90.1-1999 standards should be adopted 

for any additional products. 

n. Discussion 

A. Screening Analysis Results 

In conducting the Screening Analysis, 

the Department used existing data from 

industry and other sources, including, 

among others, analysis performed for 

ASHRAE in support of its deliberations 

over the new ASHRAE/IES Standard 

90.1-1999 efficiency levels. For each 

product category, the Department 

estimated the likely cost of achieving 

several higher technologically feasible 

efficiency levels and then calculated for 

each such level the corresponding rate 

of energy consumption required to 

fulfill the product's function. Applying 

appropriate climate data, typical 

building design characteristics, 

inventories of buildings in different 

regions of the country, equipment sales 

volumes, and economic discount rates 

and energy prices, DOE computed costl 

benefit measures corresponding to the 

hypothetical efficiency levels and also 

estimated the nationwide energy and 

net cost savings, if any, that would 

result from more stringent standards 

than the levels in ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999. 

For the products analyzed, the 

Department examined the range of 

efficiency levels specified in EPCA and 

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999, as 

well as more efficient levels, including 

those associated with the most efficient 

product now available in the market and 

with the lowest life-cycle cost. For each 

level above the EPCA standard, DOE 

estimated: (1) The incremental national 

energy and carbon emission savings that 

would result from a standard set at that 

level, and (2) the net nationwide direct 

economic benefit, represented by the net 

present value (NPV), that would result 

from a standard set at that level, as 

compared to the corresponding 

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 and 

EPCA standards. 

Table 3 lists the products studied in 

the Screening Analysis, and shows for 

each the efficiency level that 

corresponds to the product's lowest 

average life-cycle cost, taking into 

account both the costs of efficiency 

improvements and the savings from 

reduced energy consumption. In 

addition, where that efficiency level is 
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above the level specified for the product 

in ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999, 

Table 3 shows the following potential 

benefits that would result over the 

period from 2004 to 2030 from setting 

a standard at the higher level: 

• The estimated nationwide energy 

savings, measured in trillions of Btu 

(TBtu); 

• The estimated net nationwide direct 

economic benefit, represented by the net 

present value (NPV); and 

• The estimated reductions in 

atmospheric carbon emissions, in 

millions of tons. 

TABLE 3.-ENERGY SAVINGS, NET PRESENT VALUE AND CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AT THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY 

LEVELS WITH THE LOWEST LiFE-CYCLE-COST 

Relative to ASHRAE 90.1-1999 

Efficiency National 

Product category level at min- National National carbon 

imum life- energy total NPV emission 

cycle cost savings (millions of reductions 

(TBtu) 1998 $'s) (million 

tons) 

3-Phase Single Package Air Source AC <65 kBtu/h .................................................... .. 12.0 1,412.7 897.7 21 

Central Air Source AC 135-240 kBtu/h ........................................................................ .. 10.4 428.8 417.9 6 

Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners ............................................................................. .. 10.5 311.7 274.7 5 

3-Phase Split Air Source AC <65 kBtu/h ...................................................................... .. 11.0 278.6 109.1 4 

Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps .................................................................................... . 9.9 249.0 241.9 4 

Small Gas-Fired Boilers ~2.5 mmBtu ............................................................................. . 78.7% 200.0 146.0 3 

3-Phase Single Package Air Source HP <65 kBtu/h .................................................... .. 12.0 183.6 91.3 3 

Tankless Gas Instantaneous Water Heaters ................................................................ .. 81.5% 102.0 45.3 2 

Large Gas-Fired Boilers 2.5 mmBtu ............................................................................... . *85.3% 79.0 86.6 1 

3-Phase Split Air Source HP <65 kBtu/h ...................................................................... .. 12.0 66.4 47.0 1 

Central, Water Source HP 17-65 kBtu/h ...................................................................... .. 12.5 65.0 23.0 1 

Central Air Source HP 135-240 kBtu/h ........................................................................ .. 10.4 31.4 3.2 1 

Electric Water Heater (120 gal) ...................................................................................... . 1.0 6.6 1.1 0 

Central Water Cooled AC 65-135 kBtu/h ...................................................................... . 12.4 2.7 0.8 0 

Central Water Cooled AC 135-240 kBtu/h ................................................................... .. 11.5 2.5 3.0 0 

Central Air Source AC 65-135 kBtu/h ........................................................................... . 10.3 0.0 0.0 0 

Central Air Source HP 65-135 kBtu/h .......................................................................... .. 10.1 0.0 0.0 0 

Central Water Cooled AC <65 kBtu/h ........................................................................... .. 12.1 0.0 0.0 0 

Central Water Source HP <17 kBtu/h ............................................................................ . 11.2 0.0 0.0 0 

Central Water Source HP 65-135 kBtu/h ...................................................................... . 12.0 0.0 0.0 0 

Gas-Fired Warm Air Furnaces ~225 kBtu/h .................................................................. .. 77.5% 0.0 0.0 0 

Gas Storage Water Heaters ~155 kBtu/h ..................................................................... .. 80.0% 0.0 0.0 0 

Gas Storage Water Heaters >155 kBtu/h ..................................................................... .. 80.4% 0.0 0.0 0 

Instantaneous Gas Water Heaters with Tanks ............................................................. .. 80.0% 0.0 0.0 0 

'Efficiency shown is shipment-averaged value of Large Steam Boilers (76%-81%), and Large Hot Water Boilers (78%-88%) 

When Table 3 shows a zero for a 

product in all three of these categories, 

the efficiency level that corresponds 

with the product's lowest average life 

cycle cost is the same as the level 

specified in ASHRAE/IES Standard 

90.1-1999. 

B. DOE Interpretation 

Of the products included in the 

Screening Analysis, DOE believes the 

following appear not to warrant 

standards that are more stringent than 

those in ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-

1999. DOE considers the ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999 efficiency levels for 

these products to be appropriate 

candidates for immediate adoption as 

uniform national standards. 

• Central Water Source Heat Pumps, 

17 kBtu/h-65 kBtu/h 

• Central Water Cooled Air 

Conditioners, 65 kBtu/h-135 kBtu/h 

• Central Water Cooled Air 

Conditioners, 135 kBtu/h-240 kBtu/h 

• Central Air Source Air 

Conditioners, 65 kBtu/h-135 kBtu/h • Central Air Source Heat Pumps, 65 

kBtu/h-135 kBtu/h • Central Water Cooled Air 

Conditioners, <65 kBtu/h • Central Water Source Heat Pumps, 

<17 kBtu/h 

• Central Water Source Heat Pumps, 

65 kBtu/h-135 kBtu/h • Gas-Fired Warm Air Furnaces, :2:225 

kBtu/h 

• Gas Storage Water Heaters, ~155 

kBtu/h • Gas Storage Water Heaters, >155 

kBtu/h 

• Gas Instantaneous Water Heaters 

with Tanks 

In all except the first three of the 

above product categories, the ASHRAEI 

IES Standard 90.1-1999 efficiency 

levels are the same as the levels 

identified in the Screening Analysis as 

achieving the lowest life-cycle costs. For 

the central water-source heat pumps 

between 17 and 65 thousand Btu/hour, 

and the two sizes of central watercooled air conditioners between 65 and 

240 thousand Btu/hour, the efficiency 

levels corresponding to minimum lifecycle cost are slightly higher than 

ASHRAE's, but the total estimated 

cumulative energy savings that would 

be achieved cost-effectively by adopting 

the three higher levels would amount to 

only 70 trillion Btu between 2004 and 

2030. This compares with 2.4 

quadrillion Btu in nationwide savings 

over that period that DOE expects as a 

result of the changes from the standards 

embodied in EP ACT for the twelve 

product categories listed above to those 

contained in ASHRAE/IES Standard 

90.1-1999. 

Of the remainder, for four categories 

of 3-phase air conditioners and heat 

pumps with capacities under 65,000 Btu 

per hour, the Screening Analysis 

indicates that efficiency standards 

higher than those in ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999 might well have 

significant energy savings potential and 

economic benefits. Adopting the 
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efficiency levels corresponding to the 

lowest average life-cycle cost for all four 

of these product categories would result 

in estimated cost-effective nationwide 

cumulative energy savings of 1.9 

quadrillion Btu between 2004 and 2030. 

However, these products were not 

addressed by ASHRAE in revising 

Standard 90.1, and DOE has tentatively 

decided not to take action to adopt a 

standard at this time with respect to 

these products. Based on the Screening 

Analysis, DOE is inclined to encourage 

ASHRAE to consider adoption of an 

addendum to ASHRAE Standard 90.1-

1999 and will support ASHRAE in its 

future deliberations concerning these 

products in conjunction with ongoing 

development of NAECA standards for 

similar, but single phase, residential 

equipment. Should ASHRAE amend the 

efficiency standards for these air 

conditioners or heat pumps in the 

future, DOE will then act on such 

amendments as required by EPCA. The 

four categories of 3-phase air 

conditioners and heat pumps with 

capacities under 65,000 Btu per hour 

are: 

• 3-phase Single Package Air Source 

Air Conditioners, <65 kBtu/h; 

• 3-phase Split Air Source Air 

Conditioners, <65 kBtu/h; 

• 3-phase Single Package Air Source 

Heat Pumps, <65 kBtu/h; and 

• 3-phase Split System Air Source 

Heat Pumps, <65 kBtu/h. 

For seven of the eight remaining 

product categories analyzed in the 

Screening Analysis, ASHRAE amended 

the efficiency standards contained in 

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1, but there 

appear to be significant, cost-effective 

energy savings that might result from 

standards that are even more stringent. 

Adopting efficiency levels 

corresponding to minimum average 

product life-cycle cost for all seven of 

these categories would cost-effectively 

produce estimated cumulative energy 

savings amounting to 1.4 quadrillion 

Btu over the period from 2004 to 2030. 

These savings would more than double 

the 1.1 quadrillion Btu over the same 

period that DOE anticipates as a result 

of the corresponding amendments 

already contained in ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999. For each of these 

products, DOE is inclined to propose 

consideration of an addendum to 

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999, 

based on the Screening Analysis, and to 

undertake a more thorough evaluation 

to determine whether a rule making is 

justified under the terms of EPCA. 

These products are the following: 

• Central air-source air conditioners, 

135 kBtu/h-240 kBtu/h; 

• Central air-source heat pumps, 135 

kBtu/h-240 kBtu/h; 

• Packaged terminal air conditioners; 

• Packaged terminal heat pumps; • Small gas-fired steam and hot water 

boilers, 0.3 MMBtu/h-2.5 MMBtu/h; 

and 

• Large gas-fired steam and hot water 

boilers, > 2.5 MMBtu/h. 

• Tankless Gas Instantaneous Water 

Heaters 

For one product category, electric 

water heaters, the new efficiency level 

in ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

appears to increase energy consumption 

relative to the standard in EPCA. If this 

is true, the original standard should 

remain in force, since EPCA stipulates 

that the standards it contains cannot be 

relaxed. Therefore, DOE is inclined not 

to adopt the requirement in ASHRAEI 

IES Standard 90.1-1999 for this 

product. 

C. Products Not Included in the 

Screening Analysis 

Several commercial products were not 

analyzed in the Screening Analysis: 

• Central Air Source Heat Pumps, 135 

kBtu/h-240 kBtu/h (heating 

performance) 

• Central Air Source Heat Pumps, 65 

kBtu/h-135 kBtu/h (heating 

performance) 

• 3-Phase Single Package Air Source 

Heat Pumps, <65 kBtu/h (heating 

performance) 

• 3-Phase Split Air Source Heat 

Pumps, <65 kBtu/h (heating 

performance) 

• Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps 

(heating performance) 

• Central Water Source Heat Pumps, 

<135 kBtu/h (heating performance) 

• Water Source Heat Pumps, 135 

kBtu/h-240 kBtu/h 

• Evaporatively Cooled Air 

Conditioning Products 

• Oil-Fired Warm Air Furnaces, ~225 

kBtu/h 

• Oil-Fired Storage Water Heaters, 

:5155 kBtu/h • Oil-Fired Storage Water Heaters, 

>155 kBtu/h • Tankless Oil-Fired Instantaneous 

Water Heaters 

• Oil-Fired Instantaneous Water 

Heaters with Tanks 

• Small Oil-Fired Steam and Hot 

Water Boilers, 0.3 MMBtu/h-2.5 

MMBtu/h 

• Large Oil-Fired Steam and Hot 

Water Boilers, >2.5 MMBtu/h 

• Unfired hot water storage tanks 

DOE did not include these products 

in the Screening Analysis because of 

insufficient data describing baseline 

energy consumption and cost-efficiency 

relationships, small markets for the 

products in question or lack of product 

shipment data, or in the case of the 

heating performance of heat pumps, the 

absence of a suitable methodology to 

discriminate their heating function from 

that of supplemental heat sources with 

which they are often used. 

The products and performance 

characteristics that were not analyzed in 

detail fall into groups as follows: 

• Heating coefficients of performance 

(COP) and heating seasonal performance 

factors (HSPF) for all heat pump 

product categories; 

• Efficiencies of water-cooled air 

conditioners and heat pumps with 

capacities between 65 kBtu/h and 135 

kBtu/h; 

• Evaporatively cooled airconditioning products; 

• Oil-fired warm air furnaces, storage 

and instantaneous water heaters, and 

packaged boilers; and 

• Unfired hot water storage tanks 

DOE believes that the water-cooled 

and evaporatively cooled air 

conditioning products, oil-fired warm 

air furnaces and water heaters, and 

unfired hot water storage tanks have 

small markets and are unlikely to 

represent significant potential energy 

savings, so the Department plans to 

adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

standards for these products. Since the 

heating COP is closely related to cooling 

efficiency for heat pumps, DOE does not 

plan to adopt yet the heating COP levels 

contained in ASHRAE/IES Standard 

90.1-1999 for: (1) three-phase heat 

pumps with capacities under 65 

thousand Btu per hour, which ASHRAE 

did not address in formulating Standard 

90.1-1999; (2) central air-source heat 

pumps with capacities between 135 

thousand and 240 thousand Btu per 

hour, which would be the subject of 

further analysis with respect to cooling 

as a result of the Screening Analysis; 

and (3) packaged terminal heat pumps, 

which also would be the subject of 

further analysis of their cooling 

performance. For all other heat pumps 

covered by EPCA, DOE considers the 

amended ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-

1999 COP levels to be appropriate 

candidates for immediate adoption as 

uniform national standards. Finally, 

DOE recognizes that ASHRAE did not 

evaluate the efficiency levels for 

packaged oil-fired boilers explicitly, and 

the published values in ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999 were tied to the 

corresponding efficiencies for gas-fired 

boilers. Since DOE is inclined to 

evaluate the gas-fired boilers as a result 

of the Screening Analysis, the 

Department also anticipates waiting for 

that evaluation to be complete before 
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adopting efficiency standards for the 

equivalent oil-fired products. 

D. Summary 

Table 4 summarizes the actions DOE 

is inclined to take for all of the product 

categories in light of the Screening 

Analysis. 

TABLE 4.-PLANNED DOE ACTIONS 

Product category Action 

3-Phase Single Package Air Source AC <65 kBtu/h ............................... Encourage ASHRAE/IES Addendum 

Central Air Source AC 135-240 kBtu/h ................................................... Evaluate Further/Encourage ASHRAElIES Addendum 

Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners ........................................................ Evaluate Further/Encourage ASHRAE/IES Addendum 

3-Phase Split Air Source AC <65 kBtu/h ................................................. Encourage ASHRAE/IES Addendum 

Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps ............................................................. Evaluate Further/Encourage ASHRAE/IES Addendum 

Small Gas-Fired Boilers 0.3-2.5 MMBtu/h ............................................... Evaluate Further/Encourage ASHRAE/IES Addendum 

3-Phase Single Package Air Source HP <65 kBtu/h ............................... Encourage ASHRAE/IES Addendum 

Tankless Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters .................................. Evaluate Further/Encourage ASHRAE/IES Addendum 

Large Gas-Fired Boilers >2.5MMBtu ........................................................ Evaluate Further/Encourage ASHRAE/IES Addendum 

3-Phase Split Air Source HP <65 kBtulh ................................................. Encourage ASHRAEIIES Addendum 

Central, Water Source HP 17-65 kBtu/h ................................................. Adopt ASHRAElIES Standard 90.1-1999 

Central Air Source HP 135-240 kBtu/h ................................................... Evaluate Further/Encourage ASHRAEIIES Addendum 

Electric Water Heater ...... ................ ........ .............. ................ ................... Leave EPCA Standard in Force 

Central Water Cooled AC 65-135 kBtu/h ................................................ Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Central Water Cooled AC 135-240 kBtu/h .............................................. Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Central Air Source AC 65-135 kBtu/h ..................................................... Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Central Air Source HP 65-135 kBtu/h ..................................................... Adopt ASHRAElIES Standard 90.1-1999 

Central Water Cooled AC <65 kBtulh ...................................................... Adopt ASHRAElIES Standard 90.1-1999 

Central Water Source HP <17 kBtulh ...................................................... Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Central Water Source HP 65-135 kBtu/h ................................................ Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Gas-Fired Warm Air Furnaces ~225 kBtu/h ............................................. Adopt ASHRAElIES Standard 90.1-1999 

Gas Storage Water Heaters $155 kBtu/h ................................................ Adopt ASHRAEIIES Standard 90.1-1999 

Gas Storage Water Heaters >155 kBtu/h ................................................ Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Gas-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters with Tank ................................. Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Water Source HP, 135-240 kBtu/h .......................................................... Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Evaporatively Cooled AC Products .......................................................... Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Oil-Fired Warm Air Furnaces, ~225 kBtu/h .............................................. Adopt ASHRAElIES Standard 90.1-1999 

Oil-Fired Storage Water Heaters, $155 kBtu/h ........................................ Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Oil-Fired Storage Water Heaters, >155 kBtu/h ........................................ Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Tankless Oil-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters .................................... Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Oil-Fired Instantaneous Water Heaters with Tanks ................................. Adopt ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

Small Oil-Fired Boilers, 0.3-2.5 MMBtu/h ................................................ Evaluate Further (with Gas-Fired Boilers) 

Large Oil-Fired Boilers, >2.5 MMBtu/h ..................................................... Evaluate Further (with Gas-Fired Boilers) 

Unfired Hot Water Storage Tanks ............................................................ Adopt ASHRAEIIES Standard 90.1-1999 

Nationwide, the effect of replacing 

EPCA efficiency levels for the product 

categories included in the Screening 

Analysis with those contained in 

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

would be to save an estimated 3.5 

quadrillion Btu between 2004 and 2030 

and to reduce carbon emissions into the 

atmosphere by approximately 51 

million tons over the same period. DOE 

plans not to adopt the ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999 efficiency levels for 

twelve of these product categories. If 

DOE were to adopt standards 

corresponding to minimum life-cycle 

costs for the twelve categories, the 

additional energy savings would 

amount to 3.4 quadrillion Btu, and 

carbon emissions would further 

decrease by 49 million tons. The present 

value of the associated net cost savings 

would be $2.4 billion. 

ITI. Public Comment 

A. Written Comment Procedures 

The Department invites interested 

persons to submit data, comments, or 

information with respect to the subjects 

addressed in this notice to Ms. Brenda 

Edwards-Jones, at the address indicated 

at the beginning of the notice. The 

Department will consider all 

submissions received by the date 

specified at the beginning of this notice 

in deciding on the disposition of 

amended standards. 

Under the provisions of 10 CFR 

1004.11, any person submitting 

information which he or she believes to 

be confidential and exempt by law from 

public disclosure should submit one 

complete copy of the document and ten 

(10) copies, if possible, from which the 

information believed to be confidential 

has been deleted. The Department of 

Energy will make its own determination 

with regard to the confidential status of 

the information and treat it according to 

its determination. 

Factors of interest to the Department 

when evaluating requests to treat as 

confidential information that has been 

submitted include: (1) A description of 

the items; (2) an indication as to 

whether and why such items are 

customarily treated as confidential 

within the industry; (3) whether the 

information is generally known by or 

available from other sources; (4) 

whether the information has previously 

been made available to others without 

obligation concerning its 

confidentiality; (5) an explanation of the 

competitive injury to the submitting 

person which would result from public 

disclosure; (6) an indication as to when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. 

B. Issues on Which Comments Are 

Requested 

The Department is particularly 

interested in receiving comments and 

views of interested parties concerning: 

(1) The analysis contained in the 

Screening Analysis report announced in 

this notice, (2) DOE's interpretation of 

the results, (3) DOE's planned treatment 
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of product categories not included in 

the Analysis, and (4) information or 

evidence that bears on the adoption of 

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-1999 

efficiency levels as uniform national 

standards under the terms of EPCA. The 

Department encourages those who wish 

to offer comments to obtain the 

Screening Analysis report and to 

address its contents. However, 

respondents need not limit their 

statements to the topics covered in the 

study, as the Department is interested in 

receiving views concerning any other 

issues that participants believe would 

affect the suitability of ASHRAE/IES 

Standard 90.1-1999 efficiency standards 

for commercial water heaters, boilers, 

furnaces, air conditioners and heat 

pumps. For example, comments might 

include additional evidence, not 

uncovered in the Screening Analysis, 

bearing on the technological feasibility 

and economic justification of more 

stringent uniform national standards 

than those in ASHRAE/IES Standard 

90.1-1999 and on the significance ofthe 

energy conservation that would result 

from adopting them. Comments might 

also include evidence as to whether any 

standards more stringent than the ones 

specified in ASHRAE/IES Standard 

90.1-1999 are likely to result in 

unavailability in the United States of 

products with performance 

characteristics (including reliability), 

features, sizes, capacities and volumes 

that are substantially the same as those 

generally available in the United States 

now. 

After the period for written 

comments, the Department will 

consider the views submitted in 

formulating rules regarding uniform 

energy efficiency standards for 

commercial water heaters, boilers, 

furnaces, air conditioners and heat 

pumps. 

C. Public Workshop 

1. Procedure for Submitting Requests To 

Speak 

You will find the time and place of 

the public workshop listed at the 

beginning of this notice. We invite any 

person who has an interest in today's 

notice, or who is a representative of a 

group or class of persons that has an 

interest in these issues, to request an 

opportunity to make an oral 

presentation. If you would like to attend 

the public workshop, please notify Ms. 

Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-

2945. You may hand deliver requests to 

speak to the address indicated at the 

beginning of this notice between the 

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays, or you may send them by 

mail. 

The person making the request should 

state why he or she, either individually 

or as a representative of a group or class 

of persons, is an appropriate 

spokesperson; briefly describe the 

nature of the interest in the proceeding; 

and provide a telephone number for 

contact. We request each person 

selected to be heard to submit an 

advance copy of his or her statement at 

least one week prior to the date of this 

workshop as indicated at the beginning 

of this notice. We, at our discretion, may 

permit any person wishing to speak who 

cannot meet this requirement to 

participate if that person has made 

alternative arrangements with the Office 

of Building Research and Standards in 

advance. The letter making a request to 

give an oral presentation must ask for 

such alternative arrangements. 

2. Conduct of Workshop 

We will conduct the workshop in an 

informal, conference style. We may use 

a professional facilitator to facilitate 

discussion, and a court reporter will 

record the transcript of the meeting. We 

will present summaries of comments 

received before the workshop, allow 

time for presentations by workshop 

participants, and encourage all 

interested parties to share their views on 

issues affecting this proceeding. The 

comment period closes on July 31, 2000 

in order to allow interested parties an 

opportunity to comment on the matters 

raised at the workshop, as well as on 

any other aspect of the proceeding. The 

public workshop agenda is expected to 

cover the topics listed in the preceding 

Section III. B., Issues on Which 

Comments Are Requested. 

We will arrange for a transcript of the 

workshop and will make the entire 

record of this proceeding, including the 

transcript, available for inspection in 

the Department's Freedom of 

Information Reading Room. Any person 

may purchase a copy of the transcript 

from the transcribing reporter. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2000. 

Dan W. Reicher, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 00-12112 Filed 5-12-00; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 23 

[Docket No. CE161; Notice No. 23-00-02-

SC] 

Special Conditions: Installation of Full 

Authority Digital Engine Control 

(FADEC) System on Morrow Aircraft 

Corporation Model MB-300 Airplane 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This notice proposes special 

conditions for the Morrow Aircraft 

Corporation Model MB-300, which will 

use a F ADEC System. This airplane will 

have a novel or unusual design feature 

associated with the installation of an 

engine that uses an electronic engine 

control system in place of the engine's 

mechanical system. The applicable 

airworthiness regulations do not contain 

adequate or appropriate safety standards 

for this design feature. These proposed 

special conditions contain the 

additional safety standards that the 

Administrator considers necessary to 

establish a level of safety equivalent to 

that established by the existing 

airworthiness standards. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 14, 2000. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this proposal 

may be mailed in duplicate to: Federal 

Aviation Administration, Regional 

Counsel, ACE-7, Attention: Rules 

Docket, Docket No. CE161, DOT 

Building, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106, or delivered in 

duplicate to the Regional Counsel at the 

above address. Comments must be 

marked: Docket No. CE161. Comments 

may be inspected in the Rules Docket 

weekdays, except Federal holidays, 

between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy Griffith, Aerospace Engineer, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Aircraft Certification Service, Small 

Airplane Directorate, ACE-ll1, 901 

Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, 

Missouri, 816-329-4126, fax 816-329-

4090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

Interested persons are invited to 

participate in the making of these 

proposed special conditions by 

submitting such written data, views, or 

arguments as they may desire. 

Communications should identify the