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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Friday, November 28, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2012–BT–STD–0045] 

RIN 1904–AC87 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Consumer Products: Energy 

Conservation Standards for Ceiling 

Fans: Availability of the Preliminary 

Technical Support Document 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On September 29, 2014, the 

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 

published a notice of public meeting 

and availability of the preliminary 

technical support document (TSD) for 

ceiling fans energy conservation 

standards in the Federal Register. This 

document announces an extension of 

the public comment period for 

submitting comments on the TSD or any 

other aspect of the rulemaking for 

ceiling fans. The comment period is 

extended to December 9, 2014. 

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, 

and information regarding this 

rulemaking received no later than 

December 9, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2011–BT–STD–0045 

and/or Regulation Identification 

Number (RIN) 1904–AC87, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: CeilingFan2012STD0045@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE–2011–BT–STD–0045 and/or RIN 

1904–AC87 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, 

framework documents, 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/65. 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: Ms. 

Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202)–287–1604. Email: 

ceiling_fans@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of the General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202)–287–6111. Email: 

Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 29, 2014, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (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 the preliminary analysis 

for ceiling fans energy conservation 

standards. 79 FR 58290. The notice 

provided for the written submission of 

comments by November 28, 2014, and 

oral comments were also accepted at a 

public meeting held on November 19, 

2014. Various stakeholders have 

requested an extension of the comment 

period to consider the preliminary 

technical support document and public 

meeting presentation, and to prepare 

and submit comments accordingly. 

DOE has determined that an extension 

of the public comment period is 

appropriate based on the foregoing 

reason. DOE will consider any 

comments received by midnight of 

December 9, 2014, and deems any 

comments received by that time to be 

timely submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

21, 2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28127 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2014–BT–STD–0051] 

RIN 1904–AD40 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Certain Commercial and Industrial 

Equipment: Gas Compressors 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is considering 

establishing energy conservation 

standards for commercial and industrial 

compressors. To date, DOE has 

considered energy conservation 

standards only for compressors 

intended to compress air, rather than 

natural gas. As a result, DOE’s current 

efforts have focused on air compressors. 

However, DOE is also aware that 

compressors used to compress natural 

gas may also use a substantial amount 

of energy. To improve its understanding 

of both the technology and market of 

natural gas compressors, DOE will hold 


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a public meeting to discuss and receive 

further comments and supporting data 

about the characteristics and energy use 

of this equipment as described in the 

request for information (RFI) published 

by DOE on August 5, 2014 (79 FR 

45377). 

DOE may also opt to publish 

supplementary information prior to the 

meeting for stakeholder review. If so, 

DOE would announce the arrival of that 

information by publishing a notice of 

data availability in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Meeting: DOE will hold a public 

meeting on December 17, 2014, from 

9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Washington, 

DC. In addition, DOE plans to broadcast 

the public meeting via webinar. You 

may attend the public meeting either in 

person or via webinar. 

Comments: DOE will accept written 

comments, data, and other related 

information about the RFI before and 

after the public meeting, but not later 

than January 12, 2015. Interested parties 

are encouraged to submit comments 

electronically. 

Any person requesting to present an 

oral statement for the record must notify 

DOE prior to 4:00 p.m., December 3, 

2014, and provide to DOE an electronic 

copy of the statement with the 

presenter’s name and, if appropriate, the 

organization the presenter represents, 

prior to 4:00 p.m., December 10, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the RFI is 

available at: http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!documentDetail;D=EERE-2013-BTSTD-0040-0023. 

The public meeting will be held at the 

U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Room 4A–104, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Registration information, participant 

instructions, and also information about 

the capabilities available to webinar 

participants will be published in 

advance on DOE’s Web site at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/58. 

Webinar participants are responsible 

for ensuring their systems are 

compatible with the webinar software. 

Attendance: Whereas the meeting is 

generally open to the public, please note 

that foreign nationals participating in 

the public meeting are subject to 

advance security screening procedures 

which require advance notice prior to 

attendance at the public meeting. If a 

foreign national wishes to participate in 

the public meeting, please inform DOE 

of this fact as soon as possible by 

contacting Ms. Regina Washington at 

(202) 586–1214 or by email: foreign

visit@ee.doe.gov so that the necessary 

procedures can be completed. 

Due to the REAL ID Act implemented 

by the Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), there have been recent 

changes regarding ID requirements for 

individuals wishing to enter Federal 

buildings from specific states and U.S. 

territories. Driver’s licenses from the 

following states or territory will not be 

accepted for building entry and one of 

the alternate forms of ID listed below 

will be required. DHS has determined 

that regular driver’s licenses (and ID 

cards) from the following jurisdictions 

are not acceptable for entry into DOE 

facilities: Alaska, American Samoa, 

Arizona, Louisiana, Maine, 

Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, 

Oklahoma, and Washington. Acceptable 

alternate forms of Photo-ID include: U.S. 

Passport or Passport Card; an Enhanced 

Driver’s License or Enhanced ID-Card 

issued by the states of Minnesota, New 

York or Washington (Enhanced licenses 

issued by these states are clearly marked 

Enhanced or Enhanced Driver’s 

License); a military ID or other Federal 

government issued Photo-ID card. 

Any person bringing a personal 

computer into DOE spaces is required to 

obtain a property pass from DOE 

Security and should allow an extra 45 

minutes for entry processing. 

Comments may be submitted by any 

of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: GasCompressors

2014STD0051@ee.doe.gov. Include 

docket number EERE- 2014–BT–STD–

0051 and/or RIN 1904–AD40 in the 

subject line of the message. Submit 

electronic comments in WordPerfect, 

Microsoft Word, portable document 

format (PDF), or American Standard 

Code for Information Interchange 

(ASCII) file format, and avoid the use of 

special characters or any form of 

encryption. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–2945. If possible, 

please submit all items on a compact 

disc (CD), in which case it is not 

necessary to include printed copies. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Office, 6th Floor, 

950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, 

DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. 

If possible, please submit all items on a 

CD, in which case it is not necessary to 

include printed copies. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or RIN for this 

document. No telefacsimilies (faxes) 

will be accepted. 

Docket: The docket is available for 

review at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include Federal Register 

notices, framework document, public 

meeting attendee lists and transcripts, 

comments, and other supporting 

documents/materials throughout the 

rulemaking process. The regulations.gov 

Web page contains simple instructions 

on how to access all documents, 

including public comments, in the 

docket. The docket can be accessed by 

searching for docket number EERE–

2014–BT–STD–0051 on the 

regulations.gov Web site. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8654. Email: 

compressors@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 586–8145. Email: Michael.Kido@

hq.doe.gov. 

Ms. Johanna Hariharan, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 287–6307. Email: Johanna.

Hariharan@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

Building Technologies Office, EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone (202) 586–2945. Email: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 

42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq., (EPCA) sets forth 

a variety of provisions designed to 

improve the energy efficiency of 

products and commercial equipment. 

(All references to EPCA refer to the 

statute as amended through the 

American Energy Manufacturing 

Technical Corrections Act (AEMTCA 

2012), Pub. L. 112–210 (December 18, 

2012)). Part C of Title III (42 U.S.C. 


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1 International Organization for Standardization 

(ISO), ISO 12942, Compressors—Classification— 

Complementary information to ISO 5390, 

International Organization for Standardization 

(ISO), 2012. 

2Energy Information Administration, Annual 

Energy Outlook 2014, Table 2. 

6311–6317), which was subsequently redesignated as Part A–1 for editorial 

reasons, established an energy 

conservation program for certain 

industrial equipment, including 

compressors, the subject of today’s 

notice. (42 U.S.C. 6311(2)(B)(i)) Unlike 

some other types of equipment included 

in EPCA, the term ‘‘compressors’’ is 

undefined. 

Section 341 of EPCA, 42 U.S.C. 6312, 

provides a general statement of purpose 

to improve the efficiency of a variety of 

industrial equipment to conserve the 

energy resources of the Nation and 

permits the Secretary of Energy to 

classify certain equipment as covered 

equipment if a determination is made by 

rulemaking that doing so is necessary to 

carry out the purposes of Part A–1 of 

EPCA. Consistent with this process, 

DOE is currently considering whether to 

regulate the efficiency of a specific 

group of compressors—commercial and 

industrial compressors. 77 FR 76972 

(December 31, 2012). DOE received 

comments from interested parties, 

which are available in docket number 

EERE–2013–BT–STD–0040. The 

comments were considered in 

developing a Framework Document to 

explain the relevant issues, analyses, 

and processes it anticipates using when 

considering new energy conservation 

standards for commercial and industrial 

compressors. DOE issued that document 

and conducted a public meeting to 

discuss its contents earlier this year. 79 

FR 6839 (February 5, 2014). For more 

information, see http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/58. 

Because the term ‘‘compressors’’ is 

undefined by EPCA, DOE considered a 

variety of definitions for this term to 

help ensure a reasonable level of clarity 

with respect to the type of equipment 

that might be regulated. In its ongoing 

proceeding, DOE offered for comment 

the following definition for 

‘‘commercial and industrial 

compressors’’ to clarify the coverage of 

any potential test procedure or energy 

conservation standard: 

Compressor: ‘‘A compressor is an 

electric-powered device that takes in air 

or gas at atmospheric pressure and 

delivers the air or gas at a higher 

pressure. Compressors typically have a 

specific ratio, the ratio of delivery 

pressure to supply pressure, greater than 

1.20.’’ 

After further evaluating this definition 

and considering the comments it 

received, DOE revisited this definition 

and offered a revised version. That 

version, which is based on International 

Organization for Standardization (ISO) 

Technical Report (TR) 12942, provides a 

different definition of the term 

‘‘compressor’’ from DOE’s initial 

approach. (ISO TR 12942 provides a 

means to classify modern compressor 

types along with definitions and related 

terms that can be utilized in technical 

and contractual specifications such as a 

manufacturer’s literature and industrial 

statistics.) DOE offered the following 

revised definition for public comment: 

Compressor: a machine or apparatus 

converting different types of energy into 

the potential energy of gas pressure for 

displacement and compression of 

gaseous media to any higher pressure 

values above atmospheric pressure with 

pressure-increase ratios exceeding 1.1.1

DOE is continuing to consider 

revisions to this definition, however, 

due at least in part to submitted 

comments in which some parties 

commented that the specified ratio 

should be different to avoid overlapping 

with what the compressor industry 

generally treats as ‘‘blowers,’’ 

equipment for which DOE may also 

establish standards. See 78 FR 7306 

(February 1, 2013) (announcing DOE’s 

issuance of a framework document 

related to the potential setting of energy 

conservation standards for industrial 

fans and blowers). Also see http://

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/

appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/

ruleid/25. 

While DOE’s focus has centered 

primarily on those compressors that are 

intended to compress air, compressors 

are used in a wide variety of 

applications and may be used to 

compress different types of gases. DOE 

is aware that compressors intended to 

compress other gases such as natural gas 

(i.e., gas compressors) may, both 

collectively and individually, use a 

substantial amount of energy, as such 

compressors are often very large. An 

important application of gas 

compressors is the pipeline transport of 

natural gas. The drivers for such 

compressors can be natural gas turbines 

(particularly since gas is an easily 

accessible fuel out in the field), steam 

turbines, internal combustion engines, 

or electric motors. Recent data provided 

by the Energy Information 

Administration (EIA) indicate that the 

annual amount of natural gas used to 

transport natural gas through the 

pipeline system was about 0.7 

quadrillion Btu. In addition to the 

pipeline transport of natural gas, 

compressors are used in the production 

and processing of natural gas, which is 

accounted for in the 1.4 quadrillion Btus 

of natural gas reported by EIA as ‘‘lease 

and plant fuel.’’ 2 As such, DOE is now 

considering the possibility of setting 

energy efficiency standards for natural 

gas compressors, in addition to 

efficiency standards for commercial and 

industrial air compressors. 

To inform its decision making 

regarding natural gas compressors DOE 

will hold a public meeting to discuss 

and receive further comments and 

supporting data about the characteristics 

and energy use of this equipment as 

described in the RFI. (79 FR 45377) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

20, 2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28126 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2014–0778; Directorate 

Identifier 2014–NM–095–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing 

Company Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for certain 

The Boeing Company Model 747–100B, 

747–100B SUD, 747–200B, 747–200C, 

747–200F, 747–300, 747–400, 747– 

400D, 747–400F, 747SR, and 747SP 

series airplanes. This proposed AD was 

prompted by reports of corrosion found 

on the mating surfaces between certain 

skin and stringers at circumferential 

skin splices. This proposed AD would 

require general visual inspections of the 

fuselage skin at certain lower 

circumferential splices for the presence 

of existing external doublers, repetitive 

inspections of the fuselage skin, and 

related investigative and corrective 

actions if necessary. We are proposing 

this AD to detect and correct 

compromised fillet seals, which can 

result in corrosion and skin cracking 

and consequent loss of capability to 

support limit loads. 


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