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2. Revise § 1412.401 to read as

follows:

§ 1412.401 Contract violations.

(a) Except as provided further in this

section, if a producer subject to a

contract violates a requirement of the

contract the Deputy Administrator shall

terminate the contract with respect to

the producer on each farm in which the

producer has an interest. Upon such

termination, the producer shall forfeit

all rights to receive future contract

payments on each farm in which the

producer has an interest and shall

refund all contract payments received

by the producer during the period of

violation, plus interest with respect to

the contract payments as determined in

accordance with part 1403 of this

chapter.

(b) Except for violations of § 1412.206,

if the county committee determines that

a violation is not serious enough to

warrant termination of the contract, the

county committee may in lieu of

termination allow the contract to

continue subject to a reduction in

contract payments for the period of the

violation.

(c) If there is a violation of § 1412.206,

and the county committee determines

that the violation is not serious enough

to warrant termination of the contract

the County Committee may in lieu of

termination allow the contract to

continue but reduce the contract

payments as set forth below.

(1) For the initial violation for the

producer, the contract payment will be

reduced by an amount that is twice the

payment rate on the acre or acres found

to be in violation, but not to exceed the

market value the producer could have

expected to receive when planting the

fruits or vegetables on the acreage, as

determined by the State committee.

(2) For subsequent violations for the

producer, the contract payment will be

reduced by an amount that is equal to

the market value the producer could

have expected to receive when planting

the fruits or vegetables on the acreage,

as determined by the State committee.

(d) The standard rule applicable to

acreage planted to fruits or vegetables

which provides for an acre-for-acre

reduction will apply in addition to the

payment reductions in paragraph (c) of

this section.

(e) If the county committee

determines not to terminate the

contract, the producer shall be required

as a condition of contract continuance

to refund to CCC that part of the

contract payment received by the

producer during the period of the

violation, plus interest determined in

accordance with part 1403 of this

chapter.

(f) Payment reductions will be applied

in ascending order beginning with the

acreage with the lowest contract

payment rate.

(g) For producers who violated

§ 1412.206 in 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000,

and had their payments reduced under

§ 1412.401(b) in effect on January 1,

2000, payment reductions will be

calculated under the new formula now

provided in § 1412.401. Refunds will be

issued to those producers as appropriate

but without the payment of interest or

other fees. Acreage affected by any

contract termination cannot be reenrolled in the program.

(h) Refunds made under the rule

would not count against the producer’s

payment limitations for the current year,

but rather will be applied to the

program year for which the original

payment was reduced.

(i) Producers who do not plant a crop

on contract acreage must protect any

such land from weeds and erosion,

including providing sufficient cover if

determined necessary by the county

committee. The first violation of this

provision by a producer will result in a

reduction in the producer’s payment for

the farm by an amount equal to three

times the cost of maintenance of the

acreage, but not to exceed 50 percent of

the payment for the farm for that fiscal

year. The second violation of this

provision will result in a reduction in

the payment for the farm by an amount

equal to three times the cost of

maintenance of the acreage, not to

exceed the payment for the farm for that

fiscal year.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on October 2,

2000.

Keith Kelly,

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit

Corporation.

[FR Doc. 00–25665 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number EE–RM/STD–00–550]

RIN 1904–AB08

Energy Conservation Standards for

Distribution Transformers

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop and

availability of the Framework Document

for Distribution Transformer Efficiency

Standards.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE or Department) will hold an

informal public workshop to discuss

and receive comments on issues it will

address and the process it will follow in

considering the adoption of energy

conservation standards for electric

distribution transformers. The

Department also encourages written

comments on these subjects. To

facilitate this process, the Department

prepared a Framework Document, a

draft of which was made available on

October 2, 2000.

DATES: The public workshop will be

held on Wednesday, November 1, 2000,

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Written

comments should be submitted by

December 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held

at the U.S. Department of Energy,

Forrestal Building, Room 1E–245, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585. (Please note that

foreign nationals visiting DOE

Headquarters are subject to advance

security screening procedures. If you are

a foreign national and wish to

participate in the workshop, please

inform DOE of this fact as soon as

possible by contacting Ms. Brenda

Edwards-Jones at (202) 586–2945 so that

the necessary procedures can be

completed.)

On October 2, 2000, the draft

Framework Document was placed on

the DOE website at: http://

www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/

codes_standards/applbrf/

dist_transformer.html.

Written comments are welcome,

especially following the workshop.

Please submit written comments to: Ms.

Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, ‘‘Energy

Conservation Program for Consumer

Products: Energy Conservation

Standards for Distribution Transformers,

Docket No. EE–RM/STD–00–550’’, EE–

41, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0121.

Telephone: (202) 586–2945; Telefax:

(202) 586–4617. You should label

comments both on the envelope and on

the documents, and submit them for

DOE receipt by December 1, 2000.

Please submit one signed copy and a

computer diskette (WordPerfect 8) or 10

copies (no telefacsimiles). The

Department will also accept

electronically-mailed comments, e-mail

to Brenda.Edwards-Jones@ee.doe.gov,

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but you must supplement such

comments with a signed hard copy.

Copies of the transcript of the public

workshop, public comments received,

the Framework Document, and this

notice may be read at the Freedom of

Information Reading Room, U.S.

Department of Energy, Forrestal

Building, Room 1E–190, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–3142,

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl

Adams, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, EE–41, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–

9142, email: carl.adams@ee.doe.gov, or

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

Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC–

72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–9507,

email: Edward.Levy@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 22, 1997, the Secretary

determined, based on the best

information currently available, that it

appears energy conservation standards

for electric distribution transformers

would be technologically feasible and

economically justified, and would result

in a significant energy savings. This

determination initiated the process of

establishing, by notice and comment

rulemaking, test procedures and energy

conservation standards for this product.

Today’s notice and the subject

Framework Document and workshop

mark the initial steps in the process for

considering the energy conservation

standards.

The Department has prepared the

Framework Document to explain and

discuss the process, analyses, and issues

concerning the development of such

standards. For many of the issues and

analyses, the Framework Document sets

forth approaches that the Department is

considering.

The main focus of the workshop will

be to discuss the analyses and issues

contained in Sections 3 and 4 of the

Framework Document. For each item

listed, the Department will make a

presentation with a discussion to

follow. In addition, the Department will

also make a brief presentation on the

rulemaking process for distribution

transformers contained in Section 2.

The Department encourages those who

wish to participate in the workshop to

obtain the Framework Document and be

prepared to discuss the contents.

However, workshop participants need

not limit their discussions to these

topics. The Department is also

interested in receiving views concerning

other issues that participants believe

would affect energy conservation

standards for distribution transformers.

The Department also welcomes all

interested parties, whether or not they

participate in the workshop, to submit

in writing by December 1, 2000,

comments and information on the

matters addressed in the Framework

Document and on other matters relevant

to consideration of standards for

distribution transformers.

The workshop will be conducted in

an informal, conference style. A court

reporter will be present to record the

minutes of the meeting. There shall be

no discussion of proprietary

information, costs or prices, market

shares, or other commercial matters

regulated by antitrust law.

After the workshop and expiration of

the period for submitting written

statements, the Department will begin

collecting data and conducting the

analyses as discussed at the workshop

and in consideration of the comments

received.

If you would like to participate in the

workshop, receive workshop materials,

or be added to the DOE mailing list to

receive future notices and information

regarding distribution transformers,

please contact Ms. Brenda EdwardsJones at (202) 586–2945.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 2,

2000.

Dan W. Reicher,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 00–25770 Filed 10–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Airspace Docket No. 00–AGL–24]

Proposed Modification of Class E

Airspace; Youngstown, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This action proposes to

modify Class E airspace at Youngstown,

OH. An VHF Omnidirectional Range–A

(VOR–A) Standard Instrument

Approach Procedure (SIAP) has been

developed for Youngstown-Warren

Regional Airport. Controlled airspace

extending upward from 700 feet above

the surface is needed to contain aircraft

executing this approach. This action

would increase the width of the

northerly extension and increase the

radius of the existing Class E airspace

for Youngstown, OH.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before November 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the

proposal in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Regional Counsel, AGL–7, Rules Docket

No. 00–AGL–24, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018.

The official docket may be examined

in the Office of the Regional Counsel,

Federal Aviation Administration, 2300

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines,

Illinois. An informal docket may also be

examined during normal business hours

at the Air Traffic Division, Airspace

Branch, Federal Aviation

Administration, 2300 East Devon

Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denis C. Burke, Air Traffic Division,

Airspace Branch, AGL–520, Federal

Aviation Administration, 2300 East

Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018, telephone (847) 294–7568.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested parties are invited to

participate in this proposed rulemaking

by submitting such written data, views,

or arguments as they may desire.

Comments that provide the factual basis

supporting the views and suggestions

presented are particularly helpful in

developing reasoned regulatory

decisions on the proposal. Comments

are specifically invited on the overall

regulatory, aeronautical, economic,

environmental, and energy-related

aspects of the proposal.

Communications should identify the

airspace docket number and be

submitted in triplicate to the address

listed above. Commenters wishing the

FAA to acknowledge receipt of their

comments on this action must submit

with those comments a self-addressed,

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made:

‘‘Comments to Airspace Docket No. 00–

AGL–24.’’ The postcard will be date/

time stamped and returned to the

commenter. All communications

received on or before the specified

closing date for comments will be

considered before taking action on the

proposed rule. The proposal contained

in this action may be changed in light

of comments received. All comments

submitted will be available for

examination in the Rules Docket, FAA,

Great Lakes Region, Office of the

Regional Counsel, 2300 East Devon