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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 65, No. 215

Monday, November 6, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket Number EE–RM/STD–98–440]

RIN 1904–AA77

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Central Air

Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy

Conservation Standards; Correction

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects the

preamble to a proposed rule published

in the Federal Register of October 5,

2000, regarding Energy Conservation

Program for Consumer Products: Central

Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps

Energy Conservation Standards. This

correction revises the cost increase of a

typical air conditioner, clarifies the

conclusions on the emerging technology

analysis, clarifies terminology in the

discussion of niche products and

corrects the docket number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Michael E. McCabe, (202) 586–0854, email: michael.e.mccabe@ee.doe.gov, or

Edward Levy, Esq., (202) 586–9507, email: edward.levy@hq.doe.gov.

Correction

In proposed rule document 00–25336,

appearing on page 59590, in the issue of

Thursday, October 5, 2000, the

following corrections should be made:

(1) The Docket Line should appear as

set forth above.

(2) On page 59590 in the first column

of the ADDRESSES section, the first

sentence is corrected to the following:

Please submit written comments, oral

statements, and requests to speak at the

public hearing to: Brenda Edwards-Jones,

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy

Conservation Program for Consumer

Products: Central Air Conditioners and Heat

Pumps, Docket No. EE–RM/STD/STD–98–

440, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0121.

(3) On page 59591 in the second

column, in the third paragraph, the

second sentence is corrected to the

following:

For example, while the initial cost of a

typical central air conditioner would increase

by $213 to $274 or about 10–12%, the higher

efficiency equipment would save enough

over its life to pay for the increase in the

price of the equipment plus an extra $45.

(4) On page 59599, the second

column, in the third paragraph, the first

sentence is corrected to the following:

The emerging technology analysis based on

reverse engineering information seems to

confirm that, of the technologies considered,

only variable capacity compressors and

variable speed fan motors have the potential

to be cost effective options for providing

additional efficiency compared to today’s

established technologies.

(5) On page 59610, the third column,

in the last paragraph, the first sentence

is corrected to the following:

The Department encourages comments

regarding whether the proposed standards

concerning small-duct high-velocity,

vertically-packaged wall-mounted

equipment, and through-the-wall equipment

provide a significant advantage to those

products versus competing products,

whether they are sufficient to preserve the

unique features of those products, and

whether improvements in the definitions are

needed to prevent loopholes.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 31,

2000.

Dan W. Reicher,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 00–28370 Filed 11–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

15 CFR Chapter VII

[Docket No. 001013285–0285–01]

Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export

Controls

AGENCY: Bureau of Export

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Request for comments on

foreign policy-based export controls.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA) is reviewing the

foreign policy-based export controls in

the Export Administration Regulations

to determine whether they should be

modified, rescinded or extended. To

help make these determinations, BXA is

seeking comments on how existing

foreign policy-based export controls

have affected exporters and the general

public.

DATES: Comments must be received by

November 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments (three

copies) should be sent to Kirsten

Mortimer, Regulatory Policy Division,

Bureau of Export Administration,

Department of Commerce, P.O. Box 273,

Washington, DC 20044.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan

Roberts, Director, Foreign Policy

Controls Division, Bureau of Export

Administration, Telephone: (202) 482–

5400. Copies of the current Annual

Foreign Policy Report to the Congress

are available at our website: http://

www.bxa.doc.gov and copies may also

be requested by calling the Office of

Strategic Trade and Foreign Policy

Controls.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The current foreign policy controls

maintained by the Bureau of Export

Administration (BXA) are set forth in

the Export Administration Regulations

(EAR), parts 742 (CCL Based Controls),

744 (End-User and End-Use Based

Controls) and 746 (Embargoes and

Special Country Controls). These

controls apply to: high performance

computers (§ 742.12); significant items

(SI): hot section technology for the

development, production, or overhaul of

commercial aircraft engines,

components, and systems (§ 742.14);

encryption items (§ 742.15 and § 744.9);

crime control and detection

commodities (§ 742.7); specially

designed implements of torture

(§ 742.11); regional stability

commodities and equipment (§ 742.6);

equipment and related technical data

used in the design, development,

production, or use of missiles (§ 742.5

and § 744.3); chemical precursors and

biological agents, associated equipment,

technical data, and software related to

the production of chemical and

biological agents (§ 742.2 and § 744.4);

activities of U.S. persons in transactions

related to missile technology or