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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

April 26,1994. the jurisdiction conferred upon the Eastern's Rate Schedule IT-1. Texas

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

January 10,

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

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

be represented at the hearing. 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 theh 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 blowertime 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

b d t t d b d DOE U.;

Frank M. Stewart, Jr..

Acting Chief ofStaff, Energy Efficiencyand

Renewable Energy.

Mr. Bruce IL Maike,

Vice President, Product Engineering.

een emons upon v1116 ra e , ase

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.

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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

Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Public Law 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 delay

between 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. .

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