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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.

[FR-Doc. 94-9856 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. GT942-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line;

Report of Refunds

April 19, 1994,

Take notice that on March 25, 1994,

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line

Corporation (Transco) tendered for

filing with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (Commission)

its Report of Refunds showing refunds

made to its Rate Schedule SS-2 (SS-2)

customers in accordance with the

Commission's order issued December

30, 1993, in National Fuel's Docket Nos.

RP92-73-000 and RS92-21-000, et al.

Transco states that on March 14, 1994,

it refunded $59,890.63, including

interest, to its SS-2 customers for the

referenced National Fuel refund for the

period July 1.,' 1992 through July 31,

1993..

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with. the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

825 North Capitol Street NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with rules 211 and 214 of the

Commissions Rules of Practice and

Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385:214 ). All such motions or protests

should be filed on or before. May 10-

16 94. 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.--

[FR Doc. 94-9855 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]

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Sub Fourth Revised Sheet No. 6, .

Sub Fourth Revised Sheet No. 7,

Sub Fourth Revised Sheet No. 8,

Sub Fourth Revised Sheet No. 9,

Sub Fourth Revised Sheet No. 10;

Sub First Revised Sheet No. 241F.

Trunkline states that this filing is

being made in compliance with the

Commission's Order Accepting and

Suspending Tariff Sheets Subject to

Refund and Conditions, and

Establishing a Hearing issued on March

31, 1994 in the above-referenced

proceeding.

Trunkline states that copies of this

filing are being mailed to all parties to

this proceeding, jurisdictional

customers and affected state regulatory

agencies.

Any person desiring to protest said

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;

825 North Capitol Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20426, in accordance

with § 385.211 of the Commission's

Rules and Regulations. All such protests

should be filed on or before April26,

1994. 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. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are .

available for public inspection in the

public reference room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 94-9854 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]

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delay specification. Bard seeks to test

using a blower delay time of 60 seconds

for its DCC and DCL series central

furnaces instead of the specified 1.5

minute delay between burner on-time

and blower on-time. The Department is

soliciting comments, data, and

information respecting the Petition for

Waiver.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,

and information not later than May 25,

1994.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Case No. F-068,

Mail Stop EE-43m Room 5E-066,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-7140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cyrus H. Nassrei, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE-431, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-

7140

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC-72, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Forrestal Building,

1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-

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 94-163, 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, the National

Appliance Energy Conservation

Amendments of 1988 (NAECA 1988),

Public Law 100-357, and the Energy

policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), Public Law

102-486, 106 Stat. 2776, 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.

The Department amended the

prescribed test procedures by adding 10

CFR 430.27 on September 26, 1980,

creating the waiverprocess. 45 FR

64108. Thereafter, DOE further amended

the appliance test procedure waiver

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy -

[Case No. F-068]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Granting of the

Application for Interim Waiver and

Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of

DOE Furnace Test Procedures From

Bard Manufacturing Company

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION : Notice,

SUMMARY : Today's notice publishes a

[Docket No. RP94-164-001]

Trunkline Gas Co.; Compliance Filing

April 19, 1994.

Take notice that on April 15,1994,

Trunkline Gas Company (TrunklineJ -

tendered for filing as part of its FE-RC -

Gas Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1,

the'following revised tariff sheets, with'

an effective date of April 1, 1994:

letter granting an Interim Waiver to Bard

Manufacturing Company (Bard) from

the existing Department of Energy (DOE)

test procedure regarding blower time.

delay for the company's DCC and DCL

series central furnaces.

Today's notice also publishes a

"Petition for Waiver" from Bard. Bard's

Petition for Waiver requests DOE to '

grant relief from the DOE furnace test

procedure relating to the blower time

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process to allow the Assistant Secretary

for Energy Efficiency 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

procedures amendments become

effective, resolving the problem that is

the subject of the waiver.

The Interim Waiver provisions added

by the 1986 amendment allow the

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 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 March 8, 1994, Bard filed an

Application for Interim Waiver

regarding blower time delay. Bard's

Application seeks an Interim Waiver

from the DOE test provisions that

require a 1.5-minute time delay between

the ignition of the burner and starting of

the circulating air blower. Instead, Bard

requests the allowance to test using a

60-second blower time delay when

testing its DCC and DCL series central

furnaces. Bard states that the 60-second

delay is indicative of how these .

furnaces actually operate. Such a delay

results in an increase in AFUE of 0.6 to

1.0 percent points. Since current DOE

test procedures do not address this

variable blower time delay, Bard asks

that the Interim Waiver be granted.

The Department has published a

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on

August 23, 1993, (58 FR 44583) to

amend the furnace test procedure,

which addresses the above issue.

Previous waivers for this type of time

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, 56 FR

2920, January 25, 1991, 57 FR 10166,

March 24, 1992, and 57 FR 34560,

August 5, 1992; Trane Company, 54 FR

19226, May 4, 1989, 56 FR 6021,

February 14, 1991,.57 FR 10167, March

24, 1992, 57 FR 22222, May 27, 1992,

and 58 FR 68138, December 23, 1993;

Lennox Industries, 55 FR 50224,

December 5, 1990, 57 FR 49700,

November 3, 1992, 58 FR 68136,

December 23, 1993, and 58 FR 68137,

December 23,1993; Inter-City Products

Corporation, 55 FR 51487, December 14,

1990, and 56. FR 63945, December 6,

1991; DMO Industries, 56 FR 4622,

February 5, 1991; Heil-Quaker

Corporation, 56 FR 6019, February 14,

1991; Carrier Corporation,56 FR 6018,

February 14, 1991, 57 FR 38830, August

27, 1992, 58 FR 68131, December 23,

1993, and 58 FR 68133, December 23,

1993; Amana Refrigeration Inc., 56 FR

27958, June 18, 1991, 56 FR 63940,

December 6, 1991, 57 FR 23392, June 3,

1992, and 58 FR 68130, December 23,

1993; Snyder General Corporation, 56

FR 54960, September 9, 1991; Goodman

Manufacturing Corporation, 56 FR

51713, October 15, 1991, and 57 FR

27970, June 23, 1992; The Ducane

Company Inc., 56 FR 63943, December

6, 1991, 57 FR 10163, March 24, 1992,

and 58 FR 68134, December 23, 1993;

Armstrong Air Conditioning, Inc., 57 FR

899, January 9, 1992, 57 FR 10160,

March 24, 1992, 57 FR 10161, March 24,

1992, 57 FR 39193, August 28, 1992,

and 57 FR 54230, November 17, 1992;

Thermo Products, Inc., 57 FR 903,

January 9,1992; Consolidated Industries.

Corporation, 57 FR 22220, May 27,

1992; Evcon Industries, Inc.; 57 FR

47847, October 20, 1992; and Bard

Manufacturing Company,.57 FR 53733,

November 12, 1992. 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 Bard an Interim Waiver for its

DCC and DCL series central furnaces.

Pursuant to paragraph (e) of § 430.27 of

the Code of Federal Regulations part

430, the following letter granting the

Application for Interim Waiver to Bard

was issued.

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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. The Department solicits

comments, data, and information

respecting the petition.

Frank M. Stewart, Jr.,

Acting Chief of Staff Energy Efficiency an d

Renewable Energy.

Mr. Dick Hann,

Manager, Heating and Application

Engineering, Bard Manufacturing

Company, 1914 Randolph Drive, Bryan,

OH 43506

Dear Mr. Hanna: This is in response to

your March 8, 1994, Application for Interim

Waiver and Petition for.W aiver from the

Department of Energy (DOE) test procedure

regarding blower time delay for Bard

Manufacturing Company (Bard) DCC and

DCL series central furnaces.

Previous waivers for this type of 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, 56 FR 2920, January 25,

1991, 57 FR 10166, March 24, 1992, and 57

FR 34560, August 5,1992; Trane Company,

54 FR 19226, May 4, 1989, 56 FR 6021,

February 14, 1991, 57 FR 10167, March 24,

1992, 57 FR 22222, May 27, 1992, and 58 FR

68138, December 23, 1993; Lennox

Industries, 55 FR 50224, December 5, 1990,

57 FR 49700, November 3, 1992, 58 FR

68136, December 23, 1993, and 58 FR 68137,

December 23, 1993; Inter-City Products

Corporation, 55 FR 51487, December 14,

1.990, and 56 FR 63945, December 6, 1991;

DMO Industries, 56 FR 4622, February 5,

1991 ; Heil-Quaker Corporation, 56 FR 6019,

February 14,1991; Carrier Corporation, 56 FR

6018, February 14, 1991, 57 FR 38830,

August 27, 1992, 58 FR 68131, December 23,

1993. and 58 FR 68133, December 23, 1993;

Amana Refrigeration Inc., 56 FR-27958, June

18, 1991, 56 FR 63940, December 6, 1991, 57

FR 23392, June 3, 1992, and 58 FR 68130,

December 23, 1993; Snyder General

Corporation, 56 FR 54960, September 9,

1991; Goodman Manufacturing Corporation,

56 FR 51713, October 15, 1991, and 57 FR

27970, June 23, 1992; The Ducane Company

Inc., 56 FR 63943 , December 6, 1991, 57 FR

10163, March 24, 1992, and 58 FR 68134,

December 23, 1993; Armstrong Air

Conditioning, Inc., 57 FR 899, January 9,

1992, 57 FR 10160, March 24, 1992, 57 FR

10161, March 24, 1992, 57 FR 39193, August

28, 1992, and 57 FR 54230, November 17,

1992; Thermo Products, Inc., 57 FR 903,

January 9, 1992; Consolidated Industries

Corporation, 57 FR 22220, May 27,1992;

Evcon Industries, Inc., 57 FR 47847, October

120, 1992and Bard Manufacturing Company,

57 FR 53733, November 12,1992. Thus, it

appears likely that the Petition for Waiver

will be granted for blower time delay.

Bard's Application for Interim Waiver does

not provide sufficient information to evaluate

what, if any, economic impact or competitive

disadvantage Bard will likely experience

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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 fated for energy

consumption on a comparable basis.

Therefore, Bard's Application for an

Interim Waiver from the DOE test procedure

for its DCC and DCL series central furnaces

regarding blower time delay is granted..

Bard shall be permitted to test its DCC and

DCL series central 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 Nis 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:

3.20 Gas- and Dil-Fueled Central

Furnaces.: After equilibrium conditions are

achieved following the cool-down test and

the required measurements performed, turn

on the furnaceand 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 -I unless: (1) the furnace

employs a stela 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. of the fan control is

permitted to start the blower, measure time

delay (t-) using a stop watch.-Record the

measured temperature. During the heat-up

test for oil-fueled furnaces, maintain the draft

in the'fTue pipe within ±0.01 inch of water

column of the manufacturer's recommended

on period draft.

This Interim Waiver is-based upon the.

presumed validity of statements and all

allegationssubmitted by the company. This

Interim Waiver maybe removed or modified.

at any time upon a determination that the

factual basis underlying the application is

incorrect -

The Interim Waiver shall remain in effect

fora period of 184 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,

Frank M. Stewart, Jr.

Acting Chiefof Staff EnergyEfficiencyand

Renewable Energy

[FR Doc. 94-9927 Filed 4-22--94-,6.45 am]

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title II of

the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use

Act of 1978 (FUA), as amended (42

U.S.C. 8301 at seq.), provides that no

new baseload electric powerplant may

be constructed or operated without the

capability to use coal or another

Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket No. 92-154-NG]

Gas Company of New Mexico ; Blanket .

Authorization To Export Natural Gas to

Mexico

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY. The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting Gas

Company of New Mexico {GCNM), a

Division of Public Service Company of

New Mexico, blanket authorization to

export up to 8 Bcf of natural gas to

Mexico over a two-year term, beginning

on the date of first delivery.

GCNM's order is available for

inspection and copying in the Office of

Fuels Programs Docket Room, 3F-056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue. SW., Washington, DC 20585,

(202) 586-9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, DC., April 7,1994.

Clifford P. Tomaszewsld,

Director, Office ofNatural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 94-9926 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]

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(Docket No. FE C&E 94-4-

Certification Notice-131]

Central Illinois Light Company

(CILCO); Filing of Coal Capability

Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of filing.

SUMMARY: On April 4;1994, Central

Illinois Light Company submitted a coal

capability self-certification pursuant to

section 201 of the Powerplant and

Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as

amended.

ADDRESSES: Copies of self certification

filings are available for public

inspection, upon request, in the Office

of Fuels Programs, Fossil Energy, room

3F-05&, FE-52, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Russell at (202) 586-9624.

alternate fuel as a primary energy

source. In order to meet the requirement

.of coal capability, the owner or operator

of such facilities proposing to use

natural gas or petroleum as its primary

energy source shall certify, pursuant to

FUA section 201(d), to the Secretary of

Energy prior to construction, or prior to

operation as a base load powerplant,

that such powerplant has the capability

to use coal or another alternate fuel.

Such certification establishes

compliance with section 201(a) as of

April 4, 1994. The Secretary is required

to publish a notice in the Federal

Register that a certification has been

filed. The following owner/operator of a

proposed new baseload powerplant has

filed a self certification in accordance

with section 201(d).

Owner: Central Illinois Light

Company.

Operator: Central Illinois Light

Company.

Location: South Front Street, Pekin,

Illinois

Plant Configuration: Steam Cycle

Cogeneration.

Capacity: 19 megawatts.

Fuel: Natural gas.

Purchasing Utilities: Central Illinois

Light Company.

In-Service Dates: January 1, 1995.

Issued in Washington, DC, April 15,1994.

Anthony 1. Como,

Director, Office of Coal & Electricity, Office

of Fuels Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 94-9925 Filed 4-22-94; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL-.4877-2] ,

Clean Air Act; Acid Rain Provisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION : Notice of the 1994 EPA SO2

Allowance Auctions Results.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Title IV of the

Clean Air Act and 40 CFR part 73 , the

EPA is responsible for implementing a

program to reduce emissions of sulfur

dioxide (SO2), a precursor of acid rain.

The centerpiece of the SO2 control

program is the allocation of transferable

allowances, or authorizations to emit

SO2, which are distributed in limited

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