This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

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Monday, April 5, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Parts 916 and 917 

[Doc. No. AMS–FV–09–0091; FV10–916/917– 

2 PR] 

Nectarines and Peaches Grown in 

California; Increased Assessment 

Rates 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule would increase the 

assessment rates established for the 

Nectarine Administrative Committee 

and the Peach Commodity Committee 

(Committees) for the 2009–10 and 

subsequent fiscal periods from $0.0175 

to $0.0280 per 25-pound container or 

container equivalent of nectarines 

handled, and from $0.0025 to $0.026 per 

25-pound container or container 

equivalent of peaches handled. The 

Committees locally administer the 

marketing orders which regulate the 

handling of nectarines and peaches 

grown in California. Assessments upon 

nectarine and peach handlers are used 

by the Committees to fund reasonable 

and necessary expenses of the programs. 

The fiscal periods run from March 1 

through the last day of February. The 

assessment rates would remain in effect 

indefinitely unless modified, 

suspended, or terminated. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments 

concerning this rule. Comments must be 

sent to the Docket Clerk, Marketing 

Order Administration Branch, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 

0237, Washington, DC 20250–0237; Fax: 

(202) 720–8938; or Internet: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Comments should 

reference the document number and the 

date and page number of this issue of 

the Federal Register and will be 

available for public inspection in the 

Office of the Docket Clerk during regular 

business hours, or can be viewed at: 

http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

rule will be included in the record and 

will be made available to the public. 

Please be advised that the identity of the 

individuals or entities submitting the 

comments will be made public on the 

Internet at the address provided above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

L. Simmons, Marketing Specialist, or 

Kurt Kimmel, Regional Manager, 

California Marketing Field Office, 

Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA; Telephone: (559) 487– 

5901, Fax: (559) 487–5906; or E-mail: 

Jerry.Simmons@ams.usda.gov or 

Kurt.Kimmel@ams.usda.gov. 

Small businesses may request 

information on complying with this 

regulation by contacting Antoinette 

Carter, Marketing Order Administration 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 0237, Washington, 

DC 20250–0237; Telephone: (202) 720– 

2491, Fax: (202) 720–8938, or E-mail: 

Antoinette.Carter@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This rule 

is issued under Marketing Order Nos. 

916 and 917, both as amended (7 CFR 

parts 916 and 917), regulating the 

handling of nectarines and peaches 

grown in California, respectively, 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘orders.’’ 

The orders are effective under the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937, as amended (7 U.S.C. 601–674), 

hereinafter referred to as the ‘‘Act.’’ 

The Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) is issuing this rule in 

conformance with Executive Order 

12866. 

This rule has been reviewed under 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform. Under the marketing orders 

now in effect, California nectarine and 

peach handlers are subject to 

assessments. Funds to administer the 

orders are derived from such 

assessments. It is intended that the 

assessment rates as proposed herein 

would be applicable to all assessable 

nectarines and peaches beginning on 

March 1, 2010, and continue until 

amended, suspended, or terminated. 

The Act provides that administrative 

proceedings must be exhausted before 

parties may file suit in court. Under 

section 608c(15)(A) of the Act, any 

handler subject to an order may file 

with USDA a petition stating that the 

order, any provision of the order, or any 

obligation imposed in connection with 

the order is not in accordance with law 

and request a modification of the order 

or to be exempted therefrom. Such 

handler is afforded the opportunity for 

a hearing on the petition. After the 

hearing, USDA would rule on the 

petition. The Act provides that the 

district court of the United States in any 

district in which the handler is an 

inhabitant, or has his or her principal 

place of business, has jurisdiction to 

review USDA’s ruling on the petition, 

provided an action is filed not later than 

20 days after the date of the entry of the 

ruling. 

This rule would increase the 

assessment rates established for the 

Nectarine Administrative Committee 

(NAC) for the 2010–11 and subsequent 

fiscal periods from $0.0175 to $0.0280 

per 25-pound container or container 

equivalent of nectarines and for the 

Peach Commodity Committee (PCC) for 

the 2010–11 and subsequent fiscal 

periods from $0.0025 to $0.026 per 25- 

pound container or container equivalent 

of peaches. 

The nectarine and peach marketing 

orders provide authority for the 

Committees, with the approval of 

USDA, to formulate annual budgets of 

expenses and collect assessments from 

handlers to administer the programs. 

The members of NAC and PCC are 

producers of California nectarines and 

peaches, respectively. They are familiar 

with the Committees’ needs, and with 

the costs for goods and services in their 

local area and are, therefore, in a 

position to formulate appropriate 

budgets and assessment rates. The 

assessment rates are formulated and 

discussed in public meetings. Thus, all 

directly affected persons have an 

opportunity to participate and provide 

input. 

NAC Assessment and Expenses 

For the 2009–10 and subsequent fiscal 

periods, the NAC recommended, and 

USDA approved, an assessment rate that 

would continue in effect from fiscal 

period to fiscal period unless modified, 

suspended, or terminated by USDA 

upon recommendation and information 

submitted by the Committee or other 

information available to USDA. 


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The NAC met on December 10, 2009, 

and unanimously recommended 2010– 

11 expenditures of $1,448,101 and an 

assessment rate of $0.0280 per 25-pound 

container or container equivalent of 

nectarines. In comparison, the budgeted 

expenditures for the 2009–10 fiscal 

period were $1,797,290. The assessment 

rate of $0.0280 per 25-pound container 

or container equivalent of nectarines is 

$0.0105 higher than the rate currently in 

effect. The NAC recommended a higher 

assessment rate because the 2009 crop 

was lower than expected due to a large 

number of tree pullouts and other 

economic factors. 

The major expenditures 

recommended by the NAC for the 2010– 

11 fiscal period include $291,377 for 

administration, $157,016 for production 

research, and $999,708 for domestic and 

international programs. In comparison, 

budgeted expenses for these items in 

2008–09 were $319,965.32 for 

administration, $349,447.55 for 

production research, and $1,127,877.33 

for domestic and international 

programs. 

The assessment rate recommended by 

the NAC was derived after considering 

anticipated fiscal year expenses; 

estimated assessable nectarines of 

16,200,000 25-pound containers or 

container equivalents; the estimated 

income from other sources, such as 

interest; and the need for an adequate 

financial reserve to carry the NAC into 

the 2011–12 fiscal period. Therefore, the 

NAC recommended an assessment rate 

of $0.0280 per 25-pound container or 

container equivalent. 

Combining expected assessment 

revenue of $453,600 with the $641,840 

carryover available from the 2009–10 

fiscal period and other income such as 

interest should be adequate to meet 

Committee needs. The assessment rate 

is also likely to provide a $116,486 

reserve, which may be used to cover 

administrative expenses prior to the 

beginning of the 2011–12 shipping 

season as provided in the order 

(§ 916.42). 

PCC Assessment and Expenses 

For the 2009–10 and subsequent fiscal 

periods, the PCC recommended, and 

USDA approved, an assessment rate that 

would continue in effect from fiscal 

period to fiscal period unless modified, 

suspended, or terminated by USDA 

upon recommendation and information 

submitted by the Committee or other 

information available to USDA. 

The PCC met on December 10, 2009, 

and recommended 2010–11 

expenditures of $1,839,651 and an 

assessment rate of $0.026 per 25-pound 

container or container equivalent of 

peaches. In comparison, budgeted 

expenditures for the 2009–10 fiscal 

period were $1,885,250. The assessment 

rate of $0.026 per 25-pound container or 

container equivalent of peaches is 

$0.0235 higher than the rate currently in 

effect. The PCC recommended a higher 

assessment rate because the 2009 crop 

was lower than expected due to a large 

number of tree pullouts and other 

economic factors. 

The major expenditures 

recommended by the PCC for the 2010– 

11 fiscal period include $368,756 for 

administration, $199,662 for production 

research, and $1,271,233 for domestic 

and international programs. In 

comparison, budgeted expenses for 

these items in 2009–10 were $334,058 

for administration, $366,920 for 

production research, and $1,184,272 for 

domestic and international programs. 

The assessment rate recommended by 

the PCC was derived after considering 

anticipated fiscal year expenses; 

estimated assessable peaches of 

20,600,000 25-pound containers or 

container equivalents; the estimated 

income from other sources, such as 

interest; and the need for an adequate 

financial reserve to carry the PCC into 

the 2011–12 fiscal period. Therefore, the 

PCC recommended an assessment rate 

of $0.026 per 25-pound container or 

container equivalent. 

Combining expected assessment 

revenues of $535,600 with the $854,699 

carryover available from the 2009–10 

fiscal period and other income such as 

interest should be adequate to meet 

Committee needs. The assessment rate 

is also likely to provide a $147,502 

reserve, which may be used to cover 

administrative expenses prior to the 

beginning of the 2011–12 shipping 

season as provided in the order 

(§ 917.38). 

Continuance of Assessment Rates 

The proposed assessment rates would 

continue in effect indefinitely unless 

modified, suspended, or terminated by 

USDA upon recommendation and 

information submitted by the 

Committees or other available 

information. 

Although these assessment rates 

would be in effect for an indefinite 

period, the Committees will continue to 

meet prior to or during each fiscal 

period to recommend budgets of 

expenses and consider 

recommendations for modification of 

the assessment rates. The dates and 

times of Committee meetings are 

available from the Committees’ Web site 

at http://www.eatcaliforniafruit.com or 

USDA. Committee meetings are open to 

the public and interested persons may 

express their views at these meetings. 

USDA would evaluate the Committees’ 

recommendations and other available 

information to determine whether 

modification of the assessment rate for 

each Committee is needed. Further 

rulemaking would be undertaken as 

necessary. The Committees’ 2010–11 

fiscal period budgets and those for 

subsequent fiscal periods would be 

reviewed and, as appropriate, approved 

by USDA. 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Pursuant to requirements set forth in 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 

U.S.C. 601–612), the Agricultural 

Marketing Service (AMS) has 

considered the economic impact of this 

rule on small entities. Accordingly, 

AMS has prepared this initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis. 

The purpose of the RFA is to fit 

regulatory actions to the scale of 

business subject to such actions in order 

that small businesses will not be unduly 

or disproportionately burdened. 

Marketing orders issued pursuant to the 

Act, and the rules issued thereunder, are 

unique in that they are brought about 

through group action of essentially 

small entities acting on their own 

behalf. 

There are approximately 101 

California nectarine and peach handlers 

subject to regulation under the orders 

covering nectarines and peaches grown 

in California, and about 475 producers 

of these fruits in California. Small 

agricultural service firms, which 

include handlers, are defined by the 

Small Business Administration (SBA) 

(13 CFR 121.201) as those having annual 

receipts of less than $7,000,000, and 

small agricultural producers are defined 

as those having annual receipts of less 

than $750,000. A majority of these 

handlers and producers may be 

classified as small entities. 

The Committees’ staff has estimated 

that there are fewer than 50 handlers in 

the industry who would not be 

considered small entities. For the 2009 

season, the committees’ staff estimated 

that the average handler price received 

was $11.50 per container or container 

equivalent of nectarines or peaches. A 

handler would have to ship at least 

608,696 containers to have annual 

receipts of $7,000,000. Given data on 

shipments maintained by the 

committees’ staff and the average 

handler price received during the 2009 

season, the Committees’ staff estimates 

that small handlers represent 

approximately 50 percent of all the 

handlers within the industry. 

The Committees’ staff has also 

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in the industry would not be considered 

small entities. For the 2009 season, the 

Committees estimated the average 

producer price received was $6.50 per 

container or container equivalent for 

nectarines and peaches. A producer 

would have to produce at least 115,385 

containers of nectarines and peaches to 

have annual receipts of $750,000. Given 

data maintained by the Committees’ 

staff and the average producer price 

received during the 2009 season, the 

Committees’ staff estimates that small 

producers represent more than 80 

percent of the producers within the 

industry. 

With an average producer price of 

$6.50 per container or container 

equivalent, and a combined packout of 

nectarines and peaches of 37,263,343 

containers, the value of the 2009 

packout is estimated to be $242,211,730. 

Dividing this total estimated grower 

revenue figure by the estimated number 

of producers (475) yields an estimate of 

average revenue per producer of about 

$509,919 from the sales of peaches and 

nectarines. 

The nectarine and peach marketing 

orders provide authority for the 

Committees, with the approval of 

USDA, to formulate an annual budget of 

expenses and collect assessments from 

handlers to administer the programs. 

The members of the NAC and PCC are 

producers of California nectarines and 

peaches, respectively. 

This rule would increase the 

assessment rates established for the 

NAC for the 2010–11 and subsequent 

fiscal periods from $0.0175 to $0.0280 

per 25-pound container or container 

equivalent of nectarines and for the PCC 

for the 2010–11 and subsequent fiscal 

periods from $0.0025 to $0.026 per 25- 

pound container or container equivalent 

of peaches. 

The NAC recommended 2010–11 

fiscal period expenditures of $1,448,101 

for nectarines and an assessment rate of 

$0.0280 per 25-pound container or 

container equivalent of nectarines. The 

assessment rate of $0.0280 is $0.0105 

higher than the rate currently in effect. 

The PCC recommended 2010–11 fiscal 

period expenditures of $1,839,651 for 

peaches and an assessment rate of 

$0.026 per 25-pound container or 

container equivalent of peaches. The 

assessment rate of $0.026 is $0.0235 

higher than the rate currently in effect. 

Analysis of NAC Budget 

The quantity of assessable nectarines 

for the 2010–11 fiscal period is 

estimated at 16,200,000 25-pound 

containers or container equivalents. 

Thus, the $0.0280 rate should provide 

$453,600 in assessment income. Income 

derived from handler assessments, along 

with income from other sources and 

funds from the NAC’s reserve, would be 

adequate to cover budgeted expenses. 

The major expenditures 

recommended by the NAC for the 2010– 

11 year include $291,377 for 

administration, $157,016 for production 

research, and $999,708 for domestic and 

international programs. Budgeted 

expenses in 2009–10 were $319,965.32 

for administration, $349,447.55 for 

production research, and $1,127,877.33 

for domestic and international 

programs. 

The NAC recommended an increased 

2010–11 fiscal period assessment rate 

because the 2009 crop was lower than 

expected due to a large number of tree 

pullouts and other economic factors. 

Income generated from the higher 

assessment rate combined with reserve 

funds should be adequate to cover 

anticipated 2010–11 expenses. 

Analysis of PCC Budget 

The quantity of assessable peaches for 

the 2010–11 fiscal year is estimated at 

20,600,000 25-pound containers or 

container equivalents. Thus, the $0.026 

rate should provide $535,600 in 

assessment income. 

The major expenditures 

recommended by PCC for the 2010–11 

year include $368,756 for 

administration, $199,662 for production 

research, and $1,271,233 for domestic 

and international programs. Budgeted 

expenses in 2009–10 were $334,058 for 

administration, $366,920 for production 

research, and $1,184,272 for domestic 

and international programs. 

The PCC recommended an increased 

2010–11 fiscal period assessment rate 

because the 2009 crop was lower than 

expected due to a large number of tree 

pullouts and other economic factors. 

Income generated from the higher 

assessment rate combined with reserve 

funds should be adequate to cover 

anticipated 2010–11 expenses. 

Considerations in Determining 

Expenses and Assessment Rates 

Prior to arriving at these budgets, the 

Committees considered alternative 

expenditure and assessment rate levels, 

but ultimately decided that the 

recommended levels were reasonable to 

properly administer the orders. 

Each of the Committees then reviewed 

the proposed expenses; the total 

estimated assessable 25-pound 

containers or container equivalents; and 

the estimated income from other 

sources, such as interest income, prior 

to recommending a final assessment 

rate. The NAC decided that an 

assessment rate of $0.0280 per 25-pound 

container or container equivalent will 

allow it to meet its 2010–11 fiscal 

period expenses and carryover an 

operating reserve of about $116,486 

which is in line with the Committee’s 

financial needs. The PCC decided that 

an assessment rate of $0.026 per 25- 

pound container or container equivalent 

will allow it to meet its 2010–11 fiscal 

period expenses and carryover an 

operating reserve of $147,502. These 

assessment rates would allow them to 

meet their 2010–11 fiscal period 

expenses and carryover necessary 

reserves to finance operations before 

2011–12 fiscal period assessments are 

collected. 

A review of historical and preliminary 

information pertaining to the upcoming 

fiscal period indicates that the grower 

price for nectarines and peaches for the 

2010–11 season could range between 

$6.00 and $8.00 per 25-pound container 

or container equivalent. Therefore, the 

estimated assessment revenue for the 

2010–11 fiscal period as a percentage of 

total grower revenue could range 

between 0.33 and 0.47 percent. 

This action would increase the 

assessment obligation imposed on 

handlers. While assessments impose 

some additional costs on handlers, the 

costs are minimal and uniform on all 

handlers. Some of the additional costs 

may be passed on to producers. 

However, these costs would be offset by 

the benefits derived by the operation of 

the marketing order. In addition, the 

Committees’ meetings were widely 

publicized throughout the California 

nectarine and peach industries and all 

interested persons were invited to 

attend the meetings and were 

encouraged to participate in the 

Committees’ deliberations on all issues. 

Like all Committee meetings, the 

December 10, 2009, meetings were 

public meetings and entities of all sizes 

were able to express views on this issue. 

Finally, interested persons are invited to 

submit information on the regulatory 

and informational impacts of this action 

on small businesses. 

This proposed rule would impose no 

additional reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements on either small or large 

handlers. As with all Federal marketing 

order programs, reports and forms are 

periodically reviewed to reduce 

information requirements and 

duplication by industry and public 

sector agencies. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E-Government Act, to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 


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USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with this rule. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

AMSv1.0/ams.fetch

TemplateData.do?template=TemplateN

&page=MarketingOrdersSmall

BusinessGuide. Any questions about the 

compliance guide should be sent to 

Antoinette Carter at the previously 

mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

A 30-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposed rule. Thirty days is 

deemed appropriate because: (1) The 

2010–11 fiscal period begins March 1, 

2010, and the marketing orders require 

that the rates of assessment for each 

fiscal period apply to all assessable 

nectarines and peaches handled during 

such fiscal period; (2) the Committees 

need to have sufficient funds to pay its 

expenses which are incurred on a 

continuous basis; (3) handlers are aware 

of this action which was unanimously 

recommended by the Committees at 

public meetings and is similar to other 

assessment rate actions issued in past 

years. 

List of Subjects 

7 CFR Part 916 

Marketing agreements, Nectarines, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

7 CFR Part 917 

Marketing agreements, Peaches, Pears, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR parts 916 and 917 are 

proposed to be amended as follows: 

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

parts 916 and 917 continues to read as 

follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

PART 916—NECTARINES GROWN IN 

CALIFORNIA 

2. Section 916.234 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 916.234 Assessment rate. 

On and after March 1, 2010, an 

assessment rate of $0.0280 per 25-pound 

container or container equivalent of 

nectarines is established for California 

nectarines. 

PART 917—PEACHES GROWN IN 

CALIFORNIA 

3. Section 917.258 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 917.258 Assessment rate. 

On and after March 1, 2010, an 

assessment rate of $0.026 per 25-pound 

container or container equivalent of 

peaches is established for California 

peaches. 

Dated: March 30, 2010. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7568 Filed 4–2–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2008–BT–TP–0020] 

RIN 1904–AB89 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Test Procedures 

for Residential Furnaces and Boilers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking and solicitation of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In order to implement recent 

amendments to the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (EPCA) by the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007 

(EISA 2007), the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) proposed amendments to 

its test procedures for residential 

furnaces and boilers to provide for 

measurement and incorporation of 

standby mode and off mode energy 

consumption. A public meeting on the 

proposed rule was held on August 18, 

2009. This supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (SNOPR) proposes 

an integrated efficiency descriptor that 

incorporates standby mode and off 

mode energy consumption into the 

statutorily identified efficiency 

descriptor, Annual Fuel Utilization 

Efficiency (AFUE). 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding the notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NOPR) no later 

than April 20, 2010. For details, see 

section V, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ of this 

NOPR. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must identify the SNOPR on Test 

Procedures for Residential Furnaces and 

Boilers, and provide the docket number 

EERE–2008–BT–TP–0020 and/or 

regulatory information number (RIN) 

1904–AB89. Comments may be 

submitted using any of the following 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. E-mail: RFB–2008–TP– 

0020@ee.doe.gov. Include docket 

number EERE–2008–BT–TP–0020 and/ 

or RIN 1904–AB89 in the subject line of 

the message. 

3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: 

(202) 586–2945. Please submit one 

signed paper original. 

For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see section V, ‘‘Public Participation,’’ of 

this document. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, visit the U.S. 

Department of Energy, Resource Room 

of the Building Technologies Program, 

6th Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586–2945, 

between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the 

above telephone number for additional 

information about visiting the Resource 

Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Mohammed Khan, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–7892. E-mail: 

Mohammed.Khan@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Eric Stas, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–72, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9507. E-mail: 

Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments, contact Ms. 

Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. E-mail: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background and Authority 


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