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Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Taylor

Electric Cooperative, Inc., executed

under WTU's FERC Electric Tariff,

Original Volume No.1.

WTU states that copies of the filing

have been sent to the Public Utility

Commission of Texas and the affected

Docket No. ER91 179-000 the effective

date is January 1, 1991.

Comment date. March 20, 1991, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

with the Commission and are available

for public inspection.

Lois D. Ceshell.

Secretary.

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full-requirements wholesale customers.

Comment date: March 20, 1991, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice,

14. Central Vermont Public Service

Corp.

[Docket No. ER91-131-000j

March o, 1991.

Take notice that Central Vermont

Public Service Corporation on March 1,

1991 tendered for filing additional

information in support of its proposed

tariff providing for the sale of short term

capacity at market based rates. Central

Vermont states that it also has modified

its proposed tariff to make affiliates of

Central Vermont ineligible for service

under that tariff. Central Vermont states

that it has made this change in order to

eliminate the possibility of abuse of an

affiliate relationship. ,

Comment date: March 20, 1991, in

accordance with Standard Paragraph E

at the end of this notice.

15. PSI Energy, Inc.

[Docket No. ER91 127--000, ER91 17&-000,

and ER91-179-000]

March 6. 1991.

Take notice that PSI Energy, Inc., on

February 27, 1991, tendered for filing

amended Service Schedules to the FERC

Filings in Docket Nos. ER91-127-000,

ER91-17&400 and ER91-179-000.

These amended Service Schedules

change the cap language for Interchange

Power and Interchange Energy. These

Service Schedules are in the

Interconnection Agreements with

Indiana Michigan Power Company,

Consumers Power Company and

Louisville Gas and Electric Company.

Such change is the result of a request by

FERC Staff.

Copies of the filing were served on

Indiana Michigan Power Company,

American Electric Power Service

Corporation, the Michigan Public

Service Commission, Consumers Power

Company, Louisville Gas and Electric

Company, the Public Service

Commission of Kentucky and the

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

PSI has requested that the effective

dates, per the original filings, remain

unchanged. Per Docket No. ER91-127-

000 the effective date is November 26,

1990, per Docket No. ER91 176-000 the

effective date is May 1, 1991 and per

Standard Paragraphs

E. Any person desiring to be heard or

to protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulation Commission. 825

North Capitol Street, NE., Washington.

DC 20426, in accordance with rules 211

and 214 of the Commission's Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214). All such motions or

protests should be filed on or before the

comment date. Protests will be

considered by the Commission in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken, but will not serve to make

Protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

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[Docket No. 0F90-88-000]

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Inc.;

Amendment to Filing

March 4. 1M.

On February 20,1991, Bristol-Myers

Squibb Co., Inc. tendered for filing an

amendment to its filing in this docket.

The amendment clarifies certain

aspects of the thermal energy uses of the

proposed cogeneration facility.

Any person desiring to be heard or

objecting to the granting of qualifying

status should, file a motion to intervene

or protest with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission. 825 North

Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with rules 211 and

214 of the Commission's Rules of

Practice and Procedure, All such

motions or protests must be filed within

21 days after the date of publication of

this notice and must be served on the

applicant. Protests will be considered by

the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken but will

not serve to make Protestants parties to

the proceeding. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a petition to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on file

Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy

[Case No. F-0281

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products; Application for

Interim Waiver and Petition for Waiver

of Furnace Test Procedures from

Armstrong Air Conditioning, Inc.

AGENCY: Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

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

procedures for furnaces regarding

blower time delay for the company's.

GRTC series induced draft rooftop

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 test procedures relating to the

blower time delay specification.

Armstrong seeks to test using a blower

delay time of 20 seconds for its GRTC

induced draft rooftop furnaces instead

of the specified 1.5-minutes delay

between burner on-time and blower ontime. DOE is soliciting comments, data,

and information respecting the Petition

for Waiver.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,

and information not later than April 12,

1991.

ADDRESSES: Written comments (five

copies) and statements shall be sent to:

Department of Energy, Office of

Conservation and Renewable Energy,

Case No. F-028, Mail Stop CE-90, room

613-025, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW„

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-3012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Cyrus H. Nasseri, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Conservation and

Renewable Energy, Mail Station CE43. Forrestal Building. 1000

Independence Avenue, SW..

Washington. DC 20685, (202) 586-9127.

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC-41, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

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SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202)

588-9507.

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 94-183, 89 stat.

917, as amended by the National Energy

Conservation Policy Act (NECPA),

Public Law 95-619, 92 stat. 3266, the

National Appliance Energy

Conservation Act of 1987 (NAECA),

Public Law 100-12, and the National

Appliance Energy Conservation

Amendments of 1988 (NAECA 1988),

Public Law 100-357, which requires 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.

DOE amended the prescribed test

procedures by adding 10 CFR 430.27 on

September 28, 1980, creating the waiver

process (45 FR 84108). Thereafter DOE

further amended the appliance test

procedure waiver process to allow the

Assistant Secretary for Conservation

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.

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

Assistant 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 December 14, 1990, Armstrong

filed an Application for an Interim

Waiver regarding blower time delay.

Armstrong's Application seeks an

interim waiver from the DOE test

provisions that require a 1.5-minutes

time delay between the ignition of the

burner and starting of the circulating air

blower. Instead, Armstrong requests the

allowance to test using a 20-second

blower time delay when testing its

GRTC induced draft rooftop furnace.

Armstrong states that the 20-second

delay is indicative of how these .

furnaces actually operate. Such a delay

results in an energy savings of

approximately 0.6 percent, according to

Armstrong. Since current DOE test

procedures do not address this variable

blower time delay, Armstrong asks that

the interim waiver be granted.

Previous waivers for this type of

timed blower delay control have been

granted by DOE to the 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, and 55 FR 3253, January 31,1990;

Trane Company, 54 FR 19226, May 4,

1989, and 55 FR 41589, October 12,1990;

Lennox Industries, 54 FR 50525,

December 7, 1989; DMO Industries, 55

FR 4004, February 6,1990; Heil-Quaker

Corporation, 55 FR 13184, April 9, 1990;

Carrier Corporation, 55 FR 13182, April

9,1990; and Amana Refrigeration, Inc.,

56 FR 853, January 9, 1991. Thus, it

appears likely that the Petition for

Waiver will be granted for blower time

delay.

In those instances where the likely

success 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.

Therefore, based on the above, DOE is

granting Armstrong an Interim Waiver

for its GRTC series induced draft

rooftop furnaces. Pursuant to paragraph

(e) of J 430.27 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, the following letter granting

the Application for Interim Waiver to

Armstrong Air Conditioning, Inc. was

issued.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10 CFR

430.27, DOE is hereby publishing the

"Petition for Waiver" in its entirety. The

petition contains no confidential

information. DOE solicits comments,

data, and information respecting the

petition.

Issued in Washington, DC, March 4,1991.

J. Michael Davis,

Assistant Secretary, Conservation and

Renewable Energy.

March 4,1991.

Mr. Bruce R. Maike

Vice President Product Engineering,

Armstrong Air Conditioning, Inc., 421

Monroe Street, Bellevue, OH 44811

Dear Mr. Maike: This is in response to your

December 14,1990, Application for Interim

Waiver and Petition for Waiver from the

Department of Energy (DOE) test procedures

for furnaces regarding blower time delay for

the Armstrong Air Conditioning, Inc.

(Armstrong) GRTC series induced draft

rooftop furnaces.

Previous waivers for timed 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, and

55 FR 3253, January 31,1990; Trane Company,

54 FR 19226, May 4, 1989, and 55 FR 41589,

October 12,1990; Lennox Industries, 54 FR

50525, December 7,1989; DMO Industries, 55

FR 4004, February 6,1990; Heil-Quaker

Corporation, 55 FR 13184, April 9,1990;

Carrier Corporation, 55 FR 13182, April 9,

1990; and Amana Refrigeration, Inc., 56 FR

853, January 9, 1991.

Armstrong's Application for Interim

Waiver does not provide sufficient

information to evaluate what if any,

economic impact or competitive disadvantage

Armstrong will likely experience absent a

favorable determination on its application.

However, in those instances where the likely

success 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.

Therefore, Armstrong's Application for an

Interim Waiver from the DOE test procedures

for its GRTC series induced draft rooftop

furnaces regarding blower time delay is

granted.

Armstrong shall be permitted to test its line

of GRTC series induced draft rooftop

furnaces on the basis of the test procedures

specified in 10 CFR part 430, subpart B,

appendix N, with the modification set forth

below.

(i) Section 3.0 in Appendix N is deleted and

replaced with the following paragraph:

3.0 Test Procedure. Testing and

measurements shall be as specified in section

9 in ANSI/ASHRAE 103-82 with the

exception of sections 9.2.2, 9.3.1. and 9.3.2,

and the inclusion of the following additional

procedures:

(ii) Add a new paragraph 3.10 in appendix

N as follows:

3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central Furnaces.

After equilibrium conditions are achieved

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following the cool-down teat and the required

measurements performed. turn on the furnace

and measure the flue gas temperature, using

the thermocouple grid described above, at 0.5

and 2.5-minutes after the main burner(s)

comes on. After the burner start-up, delay the

blower start-up by 1.5 minutes (t-), unless: (1)

the furnace employs a single motor to drive

the power burner and the indoor air

circulation blower, in which case the burner

and blower shall be started together or (2)

the furnace is designed to operate using an

unvarying delay time that is other than 1.5-

minutes, in which case the fan control shall

be permitted to start the blower , or (3) the

delay time results in the activation of a

temperature safety device which shuts off the

burner, in which case the fan control shall be

permitted to start the blower. In the latter

case, if the fan control is adjustable , set It to

start the blower at the highest temperature. If

the fan control is permitted to start the

blower, measure time delay, (t-), using a stop

watch. Record the measured temperatures.

During the heat-up test for oil-fueled

furnaces, maintain the draft in the flue pipe

with ± 0.01 inch of water guage 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 bar revoked 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,

J. Michael Davis, P.E.,

Assistant Secretary, Conservation and

Renewable Energy.

December 14,1990

United States Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC

20585

Gentlemen: This is a petition for waiver

and petition for interim waiver submitted

pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27. Waiver is

requested from the Furnace test procedure

found at appendix N to subpart B of part 430.

The test procedure requires a 1.5 minute

delay between burner on and blower on.

Armstrong is requesting authorization to use

a 20 second delay instead of 1.5 minutes.

Armstrong is manufacturing a series of

induced draft furnaces which includes the

GRTC Series rooftop furnaces used for

residential, commercial, and industrial

installations.

Maximum energy efficiency is achieved by

fixed timing controls installed in the GRTC

aeries that activate the circulating air blower

20 seconds after the burner is on.

Under the appendix N procedures, the vent

gas temperature climbs at a faster rate than it

would with a 20 second blower on time,

allowing energy to be lost out the vent

system. This waste of energy would not occur

in actual operation. If this petition is granted,

the true blower on time delay would be used

in the calculations. Proposed ASHRAE

Standard 103-1988 paragraph 9.5.1.2.2

specifically addresses the use of timed

blower operation.

The current test procedures do not give

Armstrong credit for the energy savings

which average approximately 0.6 percentage

points on our A.F.U.E. test results.

Current.prescribed test procedures prohibit

Armstrong from taking credit for the saved

energy, thus providing inaccurate

comparative data.

Armstrong has been granted a waiver

permitting the 20 second blower on time to be

used in efficiency calculations for our Ultra

series furnaces (Case Number-F-014) dated

October 1985.

Several other manufacturers of furnaces

have been granted a waiver to permit

calculations based on timed blower

operation.

Confidential comparative test data is

available to you upon your request.

Sincerely,

Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc.

Bruce R. Maike,

Vice President Product Engineering.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP-50718; FRL-3881-11

Receipt of Notification of Intent to

Conduct Small-Scale Field Testing;

Genetically Altered Microbial Pesticide

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's

receipt of a notification of intent to

conduct small-scale field testing of a

genetically engineered microbial

pesticide, Bacillus thuringiensis strain

EG7818, from Ecogen, Inc. of Longhorne,

Pennsylvania. EPA has determined that

the application may be of regional and

national significance. Therefore, in

accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), EPA

is soliciting public comments on this

application.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before April 12, 1991.

ADDRESSES: Comments in triplicate,

should bear the docket control number

OPP-50718 and be submitted: Public

Docket and Freedom of Information

Section, Field Operations Division

(H7508C), Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M

St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. In

person bring comments to: Rm. 246, CM

#2,1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington. VA.

Information submitted in any

comment(s) concerning this Notice may

10555

be claimed confidential by marking any

part or all of that information as

"Confidential Business Information"

(CBI). Information so marked will not be

disclosed except in accordance with

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. A

copy of the comment that does not

contain CBI must be submitted for

inclusion in the public record.

Information not marked confidential

may be disclosed publicly by EPA

without prior notice to the submitter.

Information on the proposed test and all

written comments will be available for

public inspection in Rm. 246 at the

Virginia address given above from 8

a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,

excluding legal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: By

mail: Phil Hutton, Product Manager (PM)

17, Registration Division (H7505C),

Office of Pesticide Programs,

Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M

St., SW., Washington, DC 20460. Office

location and telephone numberRm. 207,

CM #2,1921 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA, (703-557-2690).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A

notification of intent to conduct smallscale field testing pursuant to the EPA's

"Statement of Policy; Microbial Products

Subject to the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the

Toxic Substances Control Act" of June

26, 1986 (51 FR 23313), has been received

from Ecogen, Inc, of Longhorne, PA. The

purpose of the proposed testing is to

evaluate the efficacy of the Bacillus

thuringiensis strain EG7618 at two

concentrations of coleopterous toxin

protein against Ecogen's Foils

bioinsecticide (EPA Reg. No. 55638-10)

for the control of the Colorado potato

beetle on spring-planted potatoes in

Pennsylvania and Virginia. A total of

0.178 acres will be treated. Strain

EG7618 is a recombinant Bacillus

thuringiensis strain derived using the

Bacillus thuringiensis strain EG2424, the

active ingredient in Ecogen's Foils

bioinsecticide product.

Following the review of the Ecogen,

Inc. application and any comments

received in response to this Notice, EPA

will decide whether or not an

experimental use permit is required.

Dated: March 4, IM,

Anne E. Lindsay,

Director, Registration Division, Office of

Pesticide Programs.

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