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Frequency

Field strength (volts per meter)

Peak Average

12 GHz–18 GHz ...................................................................................................................................................... 2000 200

18 GHz–40 GHz ...................................................................................................................................................... 600 200

The field strengths are expressed in terms of peak of the root-mean-square (rms) over the complete modulation period.

The threat levels identified above are

the result of an FAA review of existing

studies on the subject of HIRF, in light

of the ongoing work of the

Electromagnetic Effects Harmonization

Working Group of the Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

Applicability

As discussed above, these special

conditions are applicable to Canadair

Model CL–600–2B19 series airplanes

modified by Rockwell Collins Flight

Dynamics to include the Rockwell

Collins Flight Dynamics HGS system.

Should Rockwell Collins Flight

Dynamics apply at a later date for a

supplemental type certificate to modify

any other model included on Type

Certificate A21EA to incorporate the

same novel or unusual design features,

these special conditions would apply to

that model as well under the provisions

of § 21.101(a)(1).

Conclusion

This action affects only certain novel

or unusual design features on Canadair

Model CL–600–2B19 series airplanes

modified by Rockwell Collins Flight

Dynamics. It is not a rule of general

applicability and affects only the

applicant who applied to the FAA for

approval of these features on the

airplanes.

The substance of the special

conditions has been subjected to the

notice and comment period in several

prior instances and has been derived

without substantive change from those

previously issued. It is unlikely that

prior public comment would result in a

significant change from the substance

contained herein. For this reason, and

because a delay would significantly

affect the certification of the airplane,

which is imminent, the FAA has

determined that prior public notice and

comment are unnecessary and

impracticable, and good cause exists for

adopting these special conditions upon

issuance. The FAA is requesting

comments to allow interested persons to

submit views that may not have been

submitted in response to the prior

opportunities for comment described

above.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 25

Aircraft, Aviation safety, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

The authority citation for these

special conditions is as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701,

44702, 44704.

The Special Conditions

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, the following special

conditions are issued as part of the

supplemental type certification basis for

Canadair Model CL–600–2B19 series

airplanes modified by Rockwell Collins

Flight Dynamics.

1. Protection from Unwanted Effects

of High-Intensity Radiated Fields (HIRF).

Each electrical and electronic system

that performs critical functions must be

designed and installed to ensure that the

operation and operational capability of

these systems to perform critical

functions are not adversely affected

when the airplane is exposed to highintensity radiated fields.

2. For the purpose of these special

conditions, the following definition

applies: Critical Functions: Functions

whose failure would contribute to or

cause a failure condition that would

prevent the continued safe flight and

landing of the airplane.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on October

17, 2000.

Donald L. Riggin,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

[FR Doc. 00–27181 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 95

[Docket No. 30209; Amdt. No. 425]

IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous

Amendments

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This amendment adopts

miscellaneous amendments to the

required IFR (instrument flight rules)

altitudes and changeover points for

certain Federal airways, jet routes, or

direct routes for which a minimum or

maximum en route authorized IFR

altitude is prescribed. This regulatory

action is needed because of changes

occurring in the National Airspace

System. These changes are designed to

provide for the safe and efficient use of

the navigable airspace under instrument

conditions in the affected areas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: 0901 UTC, November

30, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald P. Pate, Flight Procedure

Standards Branch (AMCAFS–420),

Flight Technologies and Programs

Division, Flight Standards Service,

Federal Aviation Administration, Mike

Monroney Aeronautical Center, 6500

South MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City,

OK, 73169 (Mail Address: P.O. Box

25082 Oklahoma City, OK 73125)

telephone: (405) 954–4164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

amendment to part 95 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95)

amends, suspends, or revokes IFR

altitudes governing the operation of all

aircraft in flight over a specified route

or any portion of that route, as well as

the changeover points (COPs) for

Federal airways, jet routes, or direct

routes as prescribed in part 95.

The Rule

The specified IFR altitudes, when

used in conjunction with the prescribed

changeover points for those routes,

ensure navigation aid coverage that is

adequate for safe flight operations and

free of frequency interference. The

reasons and circumstances that create

the need for this amendment involve

matters of flight safety and operational

efficiency in the National Airspace

System, are related to published

aeronautical charts that are essential to

the user, and provide for the safe and

efficient use of the navigable airspace.

In addition, those various reasons or

circumstances required making this

amendment effective before the next

scheduled charting and publication date

of the flight information to assure its

timely availability to the user. The

effective date of this amendment reflects

those considerations. In view of the

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close and immediate relationship

between these regulatory changes and

safety in air commerce, I find that notice

and public procedure before adopting

this amendment are impracticable and

contrary to the public interest and that

good cause exists for making the

amendment effective in less than 30

days.

Conclusions

The FAA has determined that this

regulation only involves an established

body of technical regulations for which

frequent and routine amendments are

necessary to keep them operationally

current. It, therefore—(1) is not a

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under

Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a

‘‘significant rule‘‘ under DOT

Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44

FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3)

does not warrant preparation of a

regulatory evaluation as the anticipated

impact is so minimal. For the same

reason, the FAA certifies that this

amendment will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities under the

criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 95

Airspace, Navigation (air).

Issued in Washington, DC on October 17,

2000.

L. Nicholas Lacey,

Director, Flight Standards Service.

Adoption of the Amendment

Accordingly, pursuant to the

authority delegated to me by the

Administrator, part 95 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 95) is

amended as follows effective at 0901

UTC,

1. The authority citation for part 95

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40103, 40106,

40113, 40114, 40120, 44502, 44514, 44719,

44721.

PART 95—[AMENDED]

2. Part 95 is amended to read as

follows:

REVISIONS TO IFR ALTITUDES AND CHANGEOVER POINTS

[Amendment 425 effective date, November 30, 2000]

From To MEA

Color Routes

§ 95.4 Green Federal Airway 8 is Amended To Read in Part

CAMPBELL LAKE, AK NDB ......................................................... GLENNALLEN, AK NDB ............................................................. 13,000

§ 95.6001 Victor Routes—U.S.

§ 95.6015 VOR Federal Airway 15 Is Amended To Read in Part

BONHAM, TX VORTAC ................................................................ *PRIZZ, OK FIX ........................................................................... **3,600

*7,000—MRA

**2,100—MOCA

PRIZZ, OK FIX .............................................................................. MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC ...................................................... *3,000

*2,500—MOCA

MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC ........................................................ *HOFFE, OK FIX ......................................................................... 2,700

*4,700—MRA

HOFFE, OK FIX ............................................................................ OKMULGEE, OK VOR/DME ....................................................... 2,600

§ 95.6016 VOR Federal Airway 16 Is Amended To Read in Part

ABILENE, TX VORTAC ................................................................ *ROGEE, TX FIX ......................................................................... 3,600

*5,000—MRA

ROGEE, TX FIX ............................................................................ BOWIE, TX VORTAC .................................................................. *4,500

*2,900—MOCA

BOWIE, TX VORTAC ................................................................... BONHAM, TX VORTAC .............................................................. 3,700

BONHAM, TX VORTAC ................................................................ PARIS, TX VOR/DME ................................................................. 2,400

PARIS, TX VOR/DME ................................................................... TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC ........................................................ 2,000

§ 95.6017 VOR Federal Airway 17 Is Amended To Read in Part

MILLSAP, TX VORTAC ................................................................ BOWIE, TX VORTAC .................................................................. 3,000

BOWIE, TX VORTAC ................................................................... ARDMORE, OK VORTAC ........................................................... 3,000

ARDMORE, OK VORTAC ............................................................ WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC .................................................... 3,000

§ 95.6020 VOR Federal Airway 20 Is Amended To Read in Part

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX VORTAC ................................................ COPAN, TX FIX ........................................................................... 1,800

COPAN, TX FIX ............................................................................ AGOJA, TX FIX ........................................................................... 1,700

AGOJA, TX FIX ............................................................................. PALACIOS, TX VORTAC ............................................................ 2,000

*1,400—MOCA

§ 95.6063 VOR Federal Airway 63 Is Amended To Read in Part

BOWIE, TX VORTAC ................................................................... TEXOMA, OK VOR/DME ............................................................ 3,000

TEXOMA, OK VOR/DME .............................................................. MC ALESTER, OK VORTAC ...................................................... 2,800

§ 95.6066 VOR Federal Airway 66 Is Amended To Read in Part

ABILENE, TX VORTAC ................................................................ TRUSS, TX FIX ........................................................................... 3,200

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REVISIONS TO IFR ALTITUDES AND CHANGEOVER POINTS—Continued

[Amendment 425 effective date, November 30, 2000]

From To MEA

TRUSS, TX FIX ............................................................................. MILLSAP, TX VORTAC ............................................................... *3,700

*3,100—MOCA

§ 95.6070 VOR Federal Airway 70 Is Amended To Read in Part

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX VORTAC ................................................ COPAN, TX FIX ........................................................................... 1,800

COPAN, TX FIX ............................................................................ AGOJA, TX FIX ........................................................................... 1,700

AGOJA, TX FIX ............................................................................. PALACIOS, TX VORTAC ............................................................ 2,000

*1,400—MOCA

§ 95.6078 VOR Federal Airway 78 Is Amended To Read in Part

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI FIX ............................................................ VUKFI, MI FIX ............................................................................. 3,100

VUKFI, MI FIX ............................................................................... ESCANABA, MI VORTAC ........................................................... *3,000

*2,200—MOCA

§ 95.6114 VOR Federal Airway 114 Is Amended To Read in Part

CARTH, FIX .................................................................................. EXITE, LA FIX ............................................................................. *3,000

*1,700—MOCA

EXITE, LA FIX ............................................................................... COVEX, LA FIX ........................................................................... *3,500

*1,700—MOCA

§ 95.6124 VOR Federal Airway 124 Is Amended To Read in Part

HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME .................................................... LONNS, AR FIX ........................................................................... 3,000

LONNS, AR FIX ............................................................................ LITTLE ROCK, AR VORTAC ...................................................... *2,500

*1,900—MOCA

§ 95.6161 VOR Federal Airway 161 Is Amended To Read in Part

MILLSAP, TX VORTAC ................................................................ BOWIE, TX VORTAC .................................................................. 3,000

§ 95.6407 VOR Federal Airway 407 Is Amended To Read in Part

LUFKIN, TX VORTAC ................................................................... ELM GROVE, LA VORTAC ......................................................... *4,000

*2,000—MOCA

ELM GROVE, LA VORTAC .......................................................... EL DORADO, AR VORTAC ........................................................ 2,000

§ 95.6430 VOR Federal Airway 430 Is Amended To Read in Part

IRON MOUNTAIN, MI VORTAC ................................................... VUKFI, MI FIX ............................................................................. 3,100

VUKFI, MI FIX ............................................................................... ESCANABA, MI VORTAC ........................................................... *3,000

*2,200—MOCA

§ 95.6507 VOR Federal Airway 507 Is Amended To Read in Part

ARDMORE, OK VORTAC ............................................................ WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC .................................................... 3,000

§ 95.6573 VOR Federal Airway 573 Is Amended To Read in Part

WILL ROGERS, OK VORTAC ...................................................... *ALEXX, OK FIX .......................................................................... 3,000

*7,000—MRA

ALEXX, OK FIX ............................................................................. ARDMORE, OK VORTAC ........................................................... 3,500

ARDMORE, OK VORTAC ............................................................ BONHAM, TX VORTAC .............................................................. 3,600

BONHAM, TX VORTAC ................................................................ SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX VOR/DME .......................................... 2,500

SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX VOR/DME ........................................... TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC ........................................................ 2,000

TEXARKANA, AR VORTAC ......................................................... PIKES, AR FIX ............................................................................ *3,500

*1,800—MOCA

PIKES, AR FIX .............................................................................. MARKI, AR FIX ............................................................................ *3,500

*2,100—MOCA

MARKI, AR FIX ............................................................................. HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME ................................................... *3,500

*2,500—MOCA

HOT SPRINGS, AR VOR/DME .................................................... LONNS, AR FIX ........................................................................... 3,000

LONNS, AR FIX ............................................................................ LITTLE ROCK, AR VORTAC ...................................................... *2,500

*1,900—MOCA

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1 42 U.S.C. 6294. The statute also requires the

Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) to develop test

procedures that measure how much energy the

appliances use, and to determine the representative

average cost a consumer pays for the different types

of energy available.

2Reports for refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers,

and freezers are due August 1.

[FR Doc. 00–27183 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 305

Rule Concerning Disclosures

Regarding Energy Consumption and

Water Use of Certain Home Appliances

and Other Products Required Under

the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act (‘‘Appliance Labeling Rule’’)

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade

Commission (‘‘the Commission’’)

amends its Appliance Labeling Rule

(‘‘the Rule’’) by publishing new ranges

of comparability to be used on required

labels for refrigerator-freezers with

automatic defrost with top-mounted

freezers with through-the-door ice

service (Appendix A7). The

Commission also announces that the

current (1998) ranges of comparability

for all other categories of refrigerators,

refrigerator-freezers, and freezers

(Appendices A1 through A6, Appendix

A8, and Appendices B1 through B3 to

the Rule), which were published on

December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66428), will

remain in effect until further notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 22, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James Mills, Attorney, Division of

Enforcement, Federal Trade

Commission, Washington, DC 20580

(202–326–3035); <<jmills@ftc.gov>>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Appliance Labeling Rule (‘‘Rule’’) was

issued by the Commission in 1979 (44

FR 66466 (Nov. 19, 1979)) in response

to a directive in the Energy Policy and

Conservation Act of 1975.1 The rule

covers eight categories of major

household appliances: Refrigerators and

refrigerator-freezers, freezers,

dishwashers, clothes washers, water

heaters (this category includes storagetype water heaters, instantaneous water

heaters, and heat pump water heaters),

room air conditioners, furnaces (this

category includes boilers), and central

air conditioners (this category includes

heat pumps). The Rule also covers pool

heaters (59 FR 49556 (Sept. 28, 1994)),

and contains requirements that pertain

to fluorescent lamp ballasts (54 FR

28031 (July 5, 1989)), certain plumbing

products (58 FR 54955 (Oct. 25, 1993)),

and certain lighting products (59 FR

25176 (May 13, 1994)).

The Rule requires manufacturers of all

covered appliances and pool heaters to

disclose specific energy consumption or

efficiency information (derived from the

DOE test procedures) at the point of sale

in the form of an ‘‘EnergyGuide’’ label

and in catalogs. It also requires

manufacturers of furnaces, central air

conditioners, and heat pumps either to

provide fact sheets showing additional

cost information, or to be listed in an

industry directory showing the cost

information for their products. The Rule

requires that manufacturers include, on

labels and fact sheets, an energy

consumption or efficiency figure and a

‘‘range of comparability.’’ This range

shows the highest and lowest energy

consumption or efficiencies for all

comparable appliance models so

consumers can compare the energy

consumption or efficiency of other

models (perhaps competing brands)

similar to the labeled model. The Rule

requires that manufacturers also

include, on labels for some products, a

secondary energy usage disclosure in

the form of an estimated annual

operating cost based on a specified DOE

national average cost for the fuel the

appliance uses.

Section 305.8(b) of the Rule requires

manufacturers, after filing an initial

report, to report annually (by specified

dates for each product type 2) the

estimated annual energy consumption

or energy efficiency ratings for the

appliances derived from tests performed

pursuant to the DOE test procedures.

Because manufacturers regularly add

new models to their lines, improve

existing models, and drop others, the

data base from which the ranges of

comparability are calculated is

constantly changing. Under Section

305.10 of the Rule, to keep the required

information on labels consistent with

these changes, the Commission

publishes new ranges (but not more

often than annually) if an analysis of the

new information indicates that the

upper or lower limits of the ranges have

changed by 15% or more. Otherwise,

the Commission publishes a statement

that the prior ranges remain in effect for

the next year.

The Commission has analyzed the

2000 submissions of data for

refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and

freezers, and has determined that the

upper and lower limits of the ranges for

refrigerator-freezers with automatic

defrost with top-mounted freezers with

through-the-door ice service (Appendix

A7) have changed significantly.

Therefore, the Commission is

publishing new ranges of comparability

for those products.

The Commission also has determined

that the ranges of comparability for all

other categories of refrigerators,

refrigerator-freezers, and freezers

(Appendices A1 through A6, Appendix

A8, and Appendices B1 through B3 to

the Rule) have not changed

significantly. Therefore, the

Commission is announcing that the

current (1998) ranges for those products,

which were published on December 2,

1998 (63 FR 66428), will remain in

effect until further notice.

Today’s publication of the new ranges

for refrigerator-freezers with automatic

defrost with top-mounted freezers with

through-the-door ice service also means

that, after January 22, 2001,

manufacturers of these products must

calculate the operating cost figures at

the bottom of labels for the products

using the 2000 cost for electricity (8.03

cents per kiloWatt-hour). Manufacturers

must continue to calculate the operating

costs at the bottom of labels for all other

refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and

freezers using the 1998 cost for

electricity (8.42 cents per kiloWatthour), which was the cost for electricity

that was in effect at the time the current

(1998) ranges were published.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

The provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act relating to a Regulatory

Flexibility Act analysis (5 U.S.C. 603–

604) are not applicable to this

proceeding because the amendments do

not impose any new obligations on

entities regulated by the Appliance

Labeling Rule. Thus, the amendments

will not have a ‘‘significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities.’’ 5 U.S.C. 605. The Commission

has concluded, therefore, that a

regulatory flexibility analysis is not

necessary, and certifies, under Section

605 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 605(b)), that the amendments

announced today will not have a

significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 305

Advertising, Energy conservation,

Household appliances, Labeling,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

Accordingly, 16 CFR part 305 is

amended as follows: