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(Docket No

. CP94

-352-000]
Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.; Application 

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in accordance with the Commission's receipt of the authorization requested in Rules. the instant application, it will render Take further notice that, pursuant to interruptible transportation service for the authority contained in and subject to Middle Tennessee under Texas i di ti f d h ' th a e jur s on con c erre upon t e Eastern s Rate Schedule IT-1. Tex s April 26,1994. 

### Take notice that on April 12, 1994, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Eastern states that peak and average day Columbia Gulf Transmission Company by sections 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas deliveries at the proposed delivery point (Columbia Gulf), P.O. Box 683, Houston, Act and the Commission's Rules of will be 10,000 dekatherms per day. It is Texas 77001, filed in Docket No. CP94- Practice and Procedure, a hearing will indicated by Texas Eastern that its 352-000 an application pursuant to be held without further notice before the proposal will be accomplished without section 7(b) of the Natural Gas Act for Commission or its designee on this detriment or disadvantage to Texas permission and approval to abandon a application if no motion to intervene is Eastern's other customers. transportation service for Tennessee Gas filed within the time required herein, if Any person or the Commission's staff Pipeline Company, a Division of the Commission on its own review of may, within 45 days after issuance of Tenneco Inc., which was authorized in the matter finds that permission and the instant notice by the Commission, Docket No. CP83-197-000, all as more approval for the proposed abandonment file pursuant to Rule 214 of the fully set forth in the application on file are required by the public convenience Commission's Rules of Practice and with the Commission and open to and necessity. If a motion for leave to Procedure (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to public inspection. intervene is timely filed, or if the intervene or notice of intervention and Columbia Gulf proposes to abandon Commission on its own motion believes pursuant to § 157.205 of the Regulations transportation service performed under that a formal hearing is required, further under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR a gas transportation agreement dated notice of such hearing will be duly 157.205) a protest to the request. If no

1983, as amended, and given. protest is filed within the time allowed January 10

, pursuant to Columbia Gulfs Rate Schedule X-86. Columbia Gulf states Under the procedure herein provided therefor, the proposed activity shall be . for, unless otherwise advised, it will be deemed to be authorized effective the
that it has been transporting up to unnecessary for Columbia Gulf to date after the time allowed for filing a b d h h e represente at t e earing. protest. if a protest is filed and not 12.000 Dekatherms of natural eas ner • appear or day from South Marsh Island Block 99, Lois D. Cashell, Offshore Louisiana, to the Secretary. interconnection of its line and the Blue [FR Doc. 94-10487 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am Water System in South Marsh Island BILLING coos e717-01-M . 

### Block 74. It is stated that the transportation is subject to a monthly demand charge. - Columbia Gulf explains that by letter dated December 8, 1993, Tennessee requested conversion of the transportation service to Part 284 service, and the parties executed an Order No. 636, FTS-2 Transportation Service Agreement effective February 1, 1994, providing for the conversion of Part 157 service to service provided under part 284. Columbia Gulf requests, an effective date for the abandonment of January 31, 1994 , in order that service under part. 284. may commence on February 1, 1994. Any person desiring to be heard or to make any protest with reference to said application should on or before May 17, 1994, file with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20426, a motion to intervene or a protest in accordance with the requirements of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 and 385.211) and the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.10). All protests filed with the Commission will be considered by it in determining the appropriate action to be taken but will not serve to make the protestants parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party to a proceeding or to _ participate as a party in any hearing therein must file a motion to intervene (Docket No. CP94-367-000]

Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation ; Request Under Blanket . Authorization wnnarawn wlulln 3u aays aver me ume 

### allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act. Lois D. Cashell, Secretary.`. [FR Doc. 94-10488 Filed 5-2- 94; 8:45 am]
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April 26,1994. Take notice that on April 20,1994, Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation (Texas Eastern), P.O. Box 1642, Houston, Texas 77251-1642, filed in Docket,No. CP94-367-000 a request pursuant to'§§ 157.205 and 157.211 of. the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act for authorization to construct a new delivery point to enable Texas Eastern to deliver natural gas to Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District (Middle Tennessee) under the certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-535-000, 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. Texas Eastern states that Middle Tennessee has requested that Texas Eastern install two 2 -inch diameter hot taps and appurtenant facilities on Texas Eastern's 30-inch diameter Line Nos. 25 and 15 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Texas Eastern indicates that the cost of the proposed hot taps will be . approximately $53,195 and that Middle Tennessee will pay all of such costs. Texas Eastern further states that after 

### Office of Energy Efficiency and - Renewable Energy' Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Granting of the Application for Interim Waiver and Publishing of the

. Petition for Waiver of DOE Furnace Test Procedures From Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc. (Case No. F-070)
AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice.



### SUMMARY : Today's notice publishes a letter granting an Interim Waiver to Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc...- (Armstrong) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure regarding blower time delay for the company's GUK and GCK condensing gas furnaces , and GUJ, GC,, and GHJ non-condensing gas furnaces. Today's notice also publishes a "Petition for Waiver" from Armstrong. Armstrong's Petition for Waiver requests DOE to grant relief from the DOE - furnace test procedure relating to the blower time delay specification. .

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Armstrong seeks to test using a blower process to allow the Assistant Secretary delay time of 30 seconds for its GUK for Energy Efficiency and Renewable _ and GCK condensing gas furnaces and Energy (Assistant Secretary) to grant an GUJ, GCJ, and GHJ non-condensing gas Interim Waiver from test procedure furnaces instead of the specified 1.5- requirements to manufacturers that have minute delay between burner on-time petitioned DOE for a waiver of such and blower on-time. The Department is prescribed test procedures. 51 FR 42823, soliciting comments, data, and November 26, 1986. 

### information respecting the Petition for The waiver process allows the Waiver. Assistant secretary to waive DATES : DOE will accept comments, data, temporarily, test procedures for a and information not later than June 2,. particular basic model when a petitioner 1994. shows that the basic model contains one ADDRESSES : Written comments and or more design characteristics which statements shall be sent to: Department prevent testing according to the of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency prescribed test procedures, or when the and Renewable Energy; Case No. F-070, prescribed test procedures may evaluate Mail Stop EE--43, room 5E-066, the basic model in a manner so Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence unrepresentative of its true energy Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, consumption as to provide materially (202) 586-7140. - inaccurate comparative data. Waivers
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: generally remain in effect until final test Cyrus H Nasseri, US. Department of procedure amendments become 

### Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency effective, resolving the problem that is and Renewable Energy, Mail Station the h the waiver. Forrestal Building, 1000 The e Interim Waiver provisions added EE-431, For by the 1986 amendment allow the
Washington,

en, Avenue,

Building, , jW., 586- Secretary to grant an Interim Waiver

when it is determined that the applicant 7140 will experience economic hardship if 

### Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department the Application for Interim Waiver is of Energy, Office of General Counsel, denied, if it appears likely that the Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal Petition for Waiver will be granted, and/ Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, or the Assistant Secretary determines SW., Washington, DC 20585, r202) that it would be desirable for public 586-9507 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Energy.Conservation Program for Consumer Products (other than 

### 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 automobiles) was established pursuant DOE issues its determination on the to the Energy Policy and Conservation Petition for Waiver, whichever is Act (EPCA), Public Law 94-163, 89 Stat. sooner, and may be extended for an 917, as amended by the National Energy additional 180 days, if necessary. Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), On March 11, 1994, and the Public Law 95-619 , 92 Stat. 3266, the . addendum of April 6. 1994 , Armstrong National Appliance Energy filed an Application for Interim Waiver Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA), regarding blower time delay: Public Law 100-12, the National Armstrong's Application seeks an Appliance Energy Conservation Interim Waiver from the DOE test Amendments of 1988 .(NAECA 1988), provisions that require a 1.5-minute Public Law 100-357, and the Energy time delay between the ignition of the Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Public Law burner and starting of the circulating air 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776, which requires blower. Instead, Armstrong requests the ' DOE to prescribe standardized test allowance to test using a 30-second procedures to measure the energy : blower time delay when testing its GUK consumption of certain consumer and GCK condensing gas furnaces and products, including furnaces. The intent GUJ, GCJ, and GHJ non-condensing gas of the test procedures is to provide a • furnaces. Armstrong states that the 30- comparable measure of energy ' second delay is indicative of how these consumption that will assist consumers furnaces actually operate. Such a delay in making purchasing decisions. These results in an increase in AFUE of 1.2 

### test procedures appear at 10 CFR part percentage points for GUK and GCK 430, subpart B. condensing gas furnaces, and 0.8 The Department amended the ' percentage point for GUJ, GCJ, and CHJ prescribed test procedures by adding 10 non-condensing gas furnaces. Since CFR 430.27 on September 26, 1980, current DOE test procedures do not creating the waiver process. 45 FR address this variable blower time delay, 64108. Thereafter, DOE further amended Armstrong asks that the Interim Waiver the appliance test procedure waiver be granted. The Department has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on August 23, 1993 , (58 FR 44583) to amend the furnace test procedure, which addresses the above issue. Previous waivers for this type of time blower delay-control have been granted by DOE to Coleman Company, 50 FR 2710, January 18, 1985; Magic Chef Company, 50 FR 41553, October 11, 1985; Rheem Manufacturing Company, 53 FR 48574, December 1, 1988, 56 FR 2920 , January 25, 1991, 57 FR 10166, March 24, 1992, and 57 FR 34560, August 5,1992; Trane Company, 54 FR, 19226 , May 4, 1989, 56 FR 6021, February 14, 1991, 57 FR 10167, March 24, 1992,57 FR 22222, May 27, 1992, and 58 FR 68138, December 23, 1993; Lennox Industries, 55 FR 50224, December 5,1990, 57 FR 4.9700, November 3, 1942, 58 FR 68136, December 23,1993, and 58 FR 68137, December 23,1993; Inter-City Products Corporation, 55 FR 51487, December 14, 1990, and 56 FR 63945, December 6; 1991; DMO Industries, 5.6 FR 4622, February 5, 1991; Heil-Quaker Corporation, 56 FR 6019, February 14, 1991; Carrier Corporation, 56 FR 6018, February 14, 1991, 57 FR 38830, August 27, 1992, 58 FR 68131, December 23. 1993, 58 FR 68133, December 23, 1993 and 59 FR 14394, March 28, 1994; Amana Refrigeration Inc., 56 FR 27958, June 18, 1991, 56 FR 63940, December 6, 1991, 57 FR 23392, June 3, 1992, and 58 FR 68130, December 23, 1993; Snyder General Corporation, 56 FR 54960, September 9, 1991; Goodman Manufacturing Corporation, 56 FR 51713, October 15, 1991, 57 FR 27970, June 23, 1992 and 59FR 1.2586, March 17, 1994; The Ducane Company Inc., 56 FR 63943, December 6,1991, 57 FR 10163, March 24.199Z, and 58 FR - 68134 , December 23, 1993; Armstrong Air Conditioning, Inc., 57 FR 899, January 9, 1992, 57 FR 10160, March 24, 1992, 57 FR 10161, March 24, 1992, 57 FR 39193, August 28, 1992, and 57 FR 54230, November 17, 1992; Thermo Products, Inc., 57 FR 903, January 9, 1992; Consolidated Industries Corporation, 57 FR 22220, May 27, 1992; Evcon Industries, Inc., 57 FR 47847, October 20, 1992; and Bard . . Manufacturing Company, 57 FR 53733, November 12,1992. Thus, it appears likely that the Petition for Waiver will . be granted for blower time delay. 

### In those instances where the likely sutrcess 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.

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Therefore, based on the above, DOE is March 24, 1992 , 57 FR 10161, March 24, granting Armstrong an Interim Waiver 1992 , 57 FR 39193, August 28, 1992, and 57 for its GUK and GCK condensing gas FR 54230, November 17,1992; Thermo furnaces and GUJ GCJ, and GHJ non- Products, Inc, 57 FR 903, January 9,1992; condensing Consolidated Industries Corporation, 57 FR

gas furnaces. Pursuant to 22220, May 27,1992; Evcon Industries, Inc.. paragraph (e) of § 430.27 of the Code of 57 FR 47847, October 20, 1992; and Bard Federal Regulations part 430, the Manufacturing Company, 57 FR 53733, following letter granting the Application November .12, 1992Thus, it appears likely for Interim Waiver to Armstrong was that the Petition for Waiver will be granted issued . for blower time delay. - Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR Armstrong's Application for Interim 430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the Waiver does not provide sufficient "Petition for Waiver" in its entirety. The information to evaluate what, if any. petition contains no confidential disadvantage d impact

Armstrong g will

will likely 

### information

. The Department solicits experience absent a favorable determination comments
, data, and information on its application. respecting the petition

. However

, in those instances where the Issued in Washington. DC, April 20,1994. likely success of the Petition for Waiver has d DOE U.; b d t t d b Frank M. Stewart, Jr.. Acting Chief ofStaff, Energy Efficiencyand Renewable Energy. Mr. Bruce IL Maike, Vice President, Product Engineering. ra e , ase een emons upon v1116 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, Armstrong's Application for an Interim Waiver from the DOE test procedure Monroe Street, Bellevue , OH 44811. for its GUK and GCK condensing gas
Dear Mr. Maike : This is in response to your furnaces , and GUJ

, GCJ, and GHJ nonMarch 11,1994
, and the addendum of April condensing gas furnaces regarding blower 6,1994 , Application for Interim Waiver and time delay is granted. Petition for Waiver from the Department of Armstrong shall be permitted to test its Energy ( DOE) test procedure regarding - ' GUK and GCK condensing gas furnaces, and blower time delay for Armstrong Air GUJ, GCJ, and GHJ non-condensing gas Conditioning Inc. (Armstrong) GUK and GCK furnaces on the basis of the test procedures condensing gas furnaces , and GUJ, GC), and specified in 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B. GHJ non-condensing gas furnaces . Appendix N. with the modification set forth Previous waivers for this type of timed below: blower delay control have been granted by (i) Section 3.0 in Appendix N is deleted DOE to Coleman Company

, 50 FR 2710

, and replaced with the following paragraph.: January 18.1985 ; Magic Chef Company, 50 FR 41553, October 11, 1985; Rheem Manufacturing Company, 53 FR 48574, December 1, 1988, 56 FR 2920
, January 25, 199L 57 FR 10166

, March 24

, 1992, and 57 FR 34560

, August 5

, 1992 ; Trane Company

, procedures: 54 FR 19226, May 4, 19N, 56 FR 6021, (ii) Add a new paragraph 3.10 in. Appendix February 14,1991, 57 FR 10167

, March 24, N as follows: 1992

, 57 FR 22222

, May 27
, 1992, and 58 FR 3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central 68138, December 23, 1993; Lennox Furnaces

. After equilibrium conditions are Industries

, 55 FR 50224

, December 5

, 1990

, achieved following the cool

-down test and 57 FR 49700
, November 3

. 1992.58 FR ' the required measurements performed, turn 68136, December 23, 1993, and 58 FR 68137
, on the furnace and measure the flue gas December 23,1993 ; Inter

-CityProducts - - temperature
, using the thermocouple grid Corporation
, 55 FR 51487
, December 14, described above

, at 0.5 and 2

.3 minutes after 1990

, and 56 FR 63945

, December 6,1991 ; the main burner(s) comes on

. After the DMO Industries

, 56 FR 4622

, February 5, burner start

-up, delay the blower start-up by 1991 ; Hell-Quaker Corporation

, 56 FR 6019

, 1.5 minutes (t-) unless : ( 1) The furnace February 14 , 1991 ; Carrier Corporation

. 56 FR employs a single motor to drive the power 6018, February 14.1991.57 FR 38830

, burner and the indoor air circulation blower, August 27

, 1992

, 58 FR 68131

, December 23, in which case the burner and blower shall be 1993

, 58 FR 68133, December 23. 1993 and started together

. or (2) the furnace is designed 59 FR 14394, March 28

, 1994 ; Amana to operate using an unvarying delay time that Refrigeration Inc, 56 FR 27958

, June 18

, is other than 1

. 5 minutes

, in which case the 1991

, 56 FR 63940 , December 6,1991, 57 FR fan control shall be permitted to start the 23392

, June 3. 1992

, and 58 FR 68130 , ' blower, or (3) the delay time results in the December 23, 1993 ; Snyder General activation of a temperature safety device Corporation
, 56 FR 54960

, September 9, _ which shuts off the burner, in which case the 1991 ; Goodman Manufacturing Corporation

, fan control shall be permitted to start the 56 FR 51713

, October 15, 1991

, 57 FR 27970

, blower

. In the latter case

, if the fan control June 23, 1,992 and 59 FR 12586
, March 17

, is adjustable

, set it to start the blower at the 1994 ; The Ducane Company Inc.; 56 FR

- highest temperature

. If the fan control is 83443

. December 6,1991

, 57 FR 10163 , • permitted to start the blowei

. measure time March 24

. 1992
, and 58 FR 68134

, December delay (t -) using a stop watch

. Record the 23,1993 ; Armstrong Air Conditioning

, Inc., measured temperatures

. During the heat-up 57 FR 899, January 9, 1992

, 57 FR 10160 , - - test for oil

-fueled furnaces

, maintain the draft Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc., 421

3.0 Test Procedure. Testing and measurements shall be as specified in Section 9 in ANSIJASHRAE 103-82 with the exception of Sections 9.2.2. 9

.3.1, and 9.3.2, and the inclusion of the following additional 

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in the flue pipe within ±0.01 inch of water column of the manufacturer's recommended on-period draft. - 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. 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. Sincerely, Frank M. Stewart, Jr., Acting Chiefof Staff. Energy Efficiency and Rnenewable Energy.

March 11, 1994. Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy

, United States Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585. Subject: Petition for Wavier and Application of Interim Waiver. Gentlemen: This is a Petition for Waiver and application of Interim Waiver submitted pursuant to Title 10 CFR 430.28. Waiver is requested from the test procedure for measuring Furnace Energy Consumption as found in appendix H to subpart B of part 430. The current test requires a 1.5 minute delay between burner ignition and the start of the.circulating air blower. Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc. is requesting waiver and authorization to use a timed on delay instead of the specified 1.5 minutes for blower startup after main burner ignition. Armstrong intends to use a fixed timing control on our GUK and GCK condensing gas furnaces and on our GUJ, GCJ, and GHJ non-condensing gas furnaces to gain additional energy savings that are achieved with the use of shorter .. blower on times. Test data for these furnaces with a timed on delay indicates an increase in AFUE. The use of a timed on delay reduces flue losses thus increasing furnace efficiency. Copies of confidential test data conforming these energy savings will be forwarded to you upon request.' The current test procedure does not give Armstrong credit for the energy savings that can be obtained using fixed timing. ASHRAE 103-1993 test procedure that is under consideration by D.O.E. addresses the use of timed blower operation

. Section 9.6.1 of ASHRAE 103-1993 requires testing of a furnace with this type of control to be set to its maximum setting

. Armstrong' s intent would be to request testing at this maximum setting. Granting of this Waiver permits testing of similar competitive products to be rated on a comparable basis to that of Armstrong. - Armstrong is confident that this Waiver will be granted

, and therefore requests an Interim Waiver be granted until a final ruling is made

. Armstrong, as well as other manufacturers of domestic

. furnaces, have been granted similar waivers. Manufacturers that domestically market similar products have been sent a copy of

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this Petition for Waiver and Application for Interim Waiver. Sincerely, Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc Bruce R. Maike,
Vice President Product Engineering. April 6, 1994.. Assistant Secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy, United States Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585. Attention: Mr. Cyrus Nasseri. Subject: March 11. 1994 Petition for Waiver Addendum. Sir. Inadvertently in our Petition for Waiver and application for Interim Waiver, the delay on timing and the additional increase in AFUE was left out. Our intent is to use a 30 second delay between burner ignition and the start of the circulating air blower. An increase of 1.2 percentage points in AFUE can be achieved on the GUK and GCK condensing furnaces and an increase of .8 percentage points on the GUJ, GCJ, and CHI furnaces. Please consider this information upon reviewing the Petition for Waiver and application for Interim Waiver. Should you require any additional information, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc Bruce K Maike, Vice President Product Engineering. 1FR Doc 94-10577 Filed 5-2-94; 8:45 am]

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### .comments, data, and information respecting the Petition for Waiver. DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information not later than June 2, 1994. ADDRESSES : Written comments and statements shall be sent to: Department of Energy. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Case No. F-069, Mail Stop EE-43, room 5E-066, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-7140. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cyrus H. Nasseri, 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- 7140: 

### 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: 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 (NACPA), Public Law 95-619, 92 Stat. 3266, the 

### 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. The Interim Waiver provisions added by the 1986 amendment allow the 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 DOE issues its determination on the Petition for Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may be extended for an additional 180 days, if necessary. 

### On March 4,1994, DMO file an Application for Interim Waiver regarding blower time delay. DMO's Application seeks an Interim Waiver from the DOE test provisions that require a.1.5-minute time delay between the ignition of the burner and starting of the circulating air blower. Instead, DMO requests the allowance to test using a 30-second blower time delay when testing its HDS series gas furnaces. DMO states that the 30-second delay is indicative of how these furnaces actually operate. Such 'a delay results in an increase in AFUE of 2.0 percentage - points. Since current DOE test procedures do not address this variable blower time delay, DMO asks that the Interim Waiver be granted. . The Department has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on August 23, 1993, (58 FR 44583) to amend the furnace test procedure, which addresses the above issue. Previous waivers for this type of time blower delay control have been granted by DOE to Coleman Company, 50 FR 2710, January 18, 1985; Magic Chef Company, 50 FR 41553, October 11, 1985; Rheem Manufacturing Company, 53 FR 48574, December 1, 1988, 56 FR 2920 , January 25, 1991. 57 FR 10166, March 24, 1992, and 57 FR 34560, August 5,1992; Trane Company, 54 FR 

### National Appliance Energy
(Case No. F-069) 

### Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products : Granting of the Application for Interim Waiver and 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 P 

### li Act f 1992 (EPA t) P bli L w o cy ,

o c u a

c Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of DOE Furnace Test Procedures From 102-486,106 Stat. 2776, which requires 

### DIVIO Industries

AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE.
ACTION: Notice.


### SUMMARY : Today's notice publishesa letter granting an Interim Waiver to DMO Industries (DMO) from the existing Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure regarding blower time DOE 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 delay for the company's LIDS series gas prescribed test procedures by adding 10 furnaces. - CFR 430.27 on September 26, 1980, 

### Today's notice also publishes a creating the waiver process. 45 FR "Petition for Waiver" from DMO. 64108. Thereafter, DOE further amended DMO's Petition for Waiver requests DOE the appliance test procedure waiver to grant relief from the DOE furnace test process to allow the Assistant Secretary procedure relating to the blower time, delay specification. DMO seeks to test using a blower delay time of 30 seconds for its HDS series gas furnaces instead of the specified 1.5-minute delaybetween burner on-time and blower ontime. The Department is soliciting 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. 51 FR 42823, November 26, 1986. .