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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Wednesday, February 11, 2015 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Parts 1000, 1001, 1005, 1006, 

1007, 1030, 1032, 1033, 1124, 1126 and 

1131 

[Doc. No. AMS–DA–09–0065; DA–09–04] 

Federal Milk Marketing Orders; Section 

610 Review 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of regulatory review and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) 

review of the Federal Milk Marketing 

Orders using the criteria contained in 

section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (RFA), as amended. 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be received by April 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments concerning 

this notice of review by using the 

electronic process available at http://

www.regulations.gov. Written comments 

may also be sent to Erin C. Taylor, 

Marketing Specialist, Order Formulation 

and Enforcement Branch, USDA/AMS/

Dairy Programs, STOP 0231–Room 

2971–S, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–0231. All 

comments, which should reference the 

docket number and the date and page 

number of this issue of the Federal 

Register, will be made available for 

public inspection via 

www.regulations.gov, or during regular 

business hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

C. Taylor, USDA/AMS/Dairy Programs, 

Order Formulations and Enforcement 

Branch, Stop 0231–Room 2971–S, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–0233, (202) 720– 

7311, Erin.Taylor@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal milk marketing order (FMMO) 

program is authorized by the 

Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 

of 1937 (Act), as amended (7 U.S.C. 

601–674). It is designed to ensure a 

stable supply of fresh fluid milk for 

fluid processors and consumers. The 

program accomplishes this by providing 

a framework to make buying and selling 

milk a more orderly process thereby 

counteracting the inherent instability in 

the fluid milk markets. 

A FMMO is a regulation issued by the 

Secretary of Agriculture that places 

certain requirements on the handling of 

milk for the fluid market in a geographic 

marketing area. It requires that handlers 

of milk for a marketing area pay no less 

than specified minimum class prices 

according to how the milk is used or 

classified. Class prices are determined 

by supply and demand conditions and 

the costs of serving alternative markets. 

A FMMO requires that payments for 

milk be combined and paid to 

individual farmers or cooperative 

associations of farmers on the basis of a 

uniform or average price for all milk 

sold. Thus, eligible farmers (producers) 

share the proceeds from all milk 

purchased by regulated handlers in the 

marketing area. There are 10 marketing 

orders regulating the handling of milk in 

the respective marketing areas. 

Approximately 60 percent of all milk 

marketed in the United States is 

marketed under Federal milk marketing 

orders. 

The two principle objectives of the 

program are the classified pricing of 

products and the marketwide pooling of 

returns. A classified pricing plan sets 

forth minimum prices that handlers 

must pay for milk used in different 

classes of products. The program 

requires that Class I (bottled milk) 

demand always be met. The remaining 

milk produced is considered a reserve 

supply that is needed to ensure daily 

fluctuations in Class I demand are 

always fulfilled. This reserve supply is 

made into manufactured products (Class 

II through Class IV) that are sold at 

prices related to the supply and demand 

for those products. Class II includes 

‘‘soft’’ products such as cottage cheese, 

ice cream, and yogurt, while Class III 

and Class IV include the storable, 

‘‘hard’’ manufactured products, such as 

cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk. 

Classification is uniform throughout the 

order system. 

Monthly prices for the four classes of 

milk are determined and announced to 

both buyers and sellers, providing a 

measure of predictability for economic 

decisions that facilitate orderly 

marketing. It is at these classified prices 

that regulated handlers account to the 

marketwide pool. Each marketing order 

maintains its own marketwide pool 

from which a uniform blend price is 

computed for all the milk sold within 

that marketing area. The blend price is 

paid to all farmers who sell milk under 

the regulations of the program 

regardless of how their milk is used. 

The FMMO program also provides 

several other functions that benefit 

producers whose milk is regulated 

under the program. Federal orders have 

the authority to verify producer milk 

weights and component tests, a function 

that helps assure accurate and equitable 

payments for milk by regulated 

handlers. Producers also are assured of 

receiving timely payments for their milk 

since order provisions establish and 

enforce payment dates for milk 

purchases. In addition, Federal orders 

perform comprehensive audits to assure 

accurate reporting of how handlers 

utilize milk. 

AMS published in the Federal 

Register a plan (64 FR 8014, February 

18, 1999), and later an updated plan (71 

FR 14827, March 24, 2006), to review 

certain regulations using criteria 

contained in section 610 of the RFA (5 

U.S.C. 601–612). Given that many AMS 

regulations impact small entities, AMS 

decided as a matter of policy to review 

certain regulations which, although they 

may not meet the threshold requirement 

under section 610 of the RFA, warrant 

review. Accordingly, this notice and 

request for comments is made for the 

FMMO program. 

The purpose of the review is to 

determine whether the FMMO program 

should be continued without change, 

amended, or rescinded (consistent with 

the objectives of the Act) to minimize 

any significant economic impact of rules 

upon a substantial number of small 

entities. AMS will consider the 

continued need for the FMMO program; 

the nature of complaints or comments 

received from the public concerning the 

FMMO program; the complexity of the 

FMMO program; the extent to which the 

FMMO program overlaps, duplicates, or 

conflicts with other Federal rules, and, 

to the extent feasible, with State and 

local government rules; and the length 

of time since the FMMO program has 

been evaluated or the degrees to which 


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technology, economic conditions, or 

other factors have changes in the area 

affect by the FMMO program. 

Written comments, views, opinions, 

and other information regarding the 

FMMO program’s impact on small 

businesses are invited. 

Dated: February 6, 2015. 

Rex A. Barnes, 

Associate Administrator, Agricultural 

Marketing Service. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02902 Filed 2–10–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–STD–0043] 

RIN 1904–AC51 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Residential Products: Energy 

Conservation Standards for 

Miscellaneous Refrigeration Products 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Reopening of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) has published a 

preliminary technical support document 

(TSD) that analyzes the potential 

economic impacts and energy savings 

that could result from potential energy 

conservation standards for 

miscellaneous refrigeration products. 

DOE published this analysis so 

stakeholders can review the relevant 

outputs and the underlining 

assumptions and calculations. After 

receiving a request for additional time to 

comment on the TSD, the comment 

period for the TSD pertaining to the 

energy conservation standards for 

miscellaneous refrigeration products is 

reopened until March 2, 2015. 

DATES: The comment period for the TSD 

pertaining to energy conservation 

standards for miscellaneous 

refrigeration products is reopened until 

March 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2011–BT–STD–0043 

and/or Regulation Identification 

Number (RIN) 1904–AC51, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: WineChillers-2011-STD0043@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket 

number EERE–2011–BT–STD–0043 

and/or RIN 1904–AC51 in the subject 

line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. If 

possible, please submit all items on a 

compact disc (CD), in which case it is 

not necessary to include printed copies. 

[Please note that comments and CDs 

sent by mail are often delayed and may 

be damaged by mail screening 

processes.] 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, 

Washington, DC 20024. Telephone (202) 

586–2945. If possible, please submit all 

items on CD, in which case it is not 

necessary to include printed copies. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at www.regulations.gov, 

including Federal Register notices, 

public meeting attendee lists and 

transcripts, comments, and other 

supporting documents/materials. All 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the www.regulations.gov index. 

However, not all documents listed in 

the index may be publicly available, 

such as information that is exempt from 

public disclosure. The rulemaking Web 

page can be found at: http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/71. This Web page contains a link 

to the docket for this notice on the 

regulation.gov site. The 

www.regulations.gov Web page contains 

instructions on how to access all 

documents in the docket, including 

public comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Joseph Hagerman, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Building Technologies Office, 

Mailstop EE–5B, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Email: refrigerators_and_freezers@

EE.Doe.Gov. 

In the Office of the General Counsel, 

contact Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment and review other 

public comments and the docket, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 

586–2945 or by email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE 

published a notice of public meeting 

and availability of the preliminary 

technical support document in the 

Federal Register to make available and 

invite comments on its preliminary 

analysis regarding energy conservation 

standards for miscellaneous 

refrigeration products. 79 FR 71705 

(December 3, 2014) The notice provided 

for the written submission of comments 

by February 2, 2015. Thereafter, the 

Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (AHAM) requested an 

extension of the public comment period. 

AHAM stated that additional time is 

necessary to review the published 

analysis in order to prepare and submit 

comments. DOE has determined that 

reopening the comment period to allow 

additional time for interested parties to 

submit comments is appropriate based 

on the foregoing reason. DOE believes 

that re-opening the comment period will 

provide the public with sufficient time 

to submit comments responding to 

DOE’s preliminary analysis. 

Accordingly, DOE will consider any 

comments received by midnight of 

March 2, 2015, and deems any 

comments received by that time to be 

timely submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 3, 

2015. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02843 Filed 2–10–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 460 

[Docket Number EERE–2009–BT–BC–0021] 

RIN 1904–AC11 

Energy Conservation Program: Energy 

Efficiency Standards for Manufactured 

Housing 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) has initiated the process 

to develop and publish energy 

efficiency standards for manufactured 

housing, as directed by the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007 

(EISA). To facilitate this process, 

enhance the quality of the standards and 

supporting documentation, and to allow 

interested parties to provide comments 

and information, DOE is publishing this 

request for information (RFI). DOE 

specifically is interested under this RFI 

in receiving information that relates to 


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