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withdrawals from the decommissioning 

trust fund could potentially result in 

future shortfalls in the fund. 

Nevertheless, a projected excess is one 

factor that the NRC would consider in 

reviewing an exemption request. Other 

potential factors include: The size of the 

excess compared to the SSCE, whether 

the expense is included in a SSCE, 

evidence that funds have been collected 

or set aside for the activity in a 

comingled decommissioning trust fund, 

and availability of rate collection as a 

means to resolve a shortfall in 

radiological decommissioning funding. 

Any decision on an exemption request 

to use decommissioning funds to 

dispose of major radioactive 

components during operation would be 

based on a totality of the information in 

the request and any other information of 

which the NRC is aware. These 

circumstances are site-specific and 

dependent on the unique financial 

status of each licensee. 

The staff believes it would be difficult 

to develop generally applicable 

requirements to address the use of 

decommissioning trust funds for this 

purpose and therefore, more efficient to 

review such requests on a case-by-case 

basis. Therefore, the staff considers an 

exemption to be an adequate means for 

licensees to request a withdrawal from 

their decommissioning trust fund for the 

disposal of major radioactive 

components. If the staff sees an increase 

in exemption requests to withdraw 

decommissioning funds prior to 

decommissioning, then the NRC could 

reconsider whether addressing the issue 

through rulemaking would reduce the 

need for exemptions and be more 

efficient for the agency. Such 

reconsideration will include any 

experience and insights the staff has 

gained in evaluating exemption requests 

at that time. 

Additionally, some licensees 

successfully pursued reallocating 

funding streams that would otherwise 

have been added to their 

decommissioning trust fund by 

establishing ‘‘sub-accounts’’ in their 

decommissioning trust funds. Such subaccounts are not regulated by the NRC 

and, therefore, can be used at the 

discretion of the licensee at any time 

during operations or decommissioning. 

For rate-regulated licensees, these subaccounts are typically funded with 

Public Utility Commission-authorized 

rate collections once it is established 

that the trust dedicated to radiologically 

decommissioning is sufficiently funded 

in accordance with NRC regulations. 

While non-rate-regulated (i.e., 

merchant) licensees do not have access 

to rate collection, they may still fund 

such sub-accounts through alternate 

means or request a reallocation of funds 

across their decommissioning trust fund 

accounts using the 10 CFR 50.12 

exemption process. The NRC is denying 

the petition because it does not raise a 

significant safety or security concern 

and the requested amendments are not 

necessary to enable licensees to access 

excess decommissioning funding prior 

to decommissioning for the purpose of 

disposal of major radioactive 

components under existing regulations 

in 10 CFR part 50. 

IV. Conclusion 

For the reasons cited in this 

document, the NRC is denying PRM– 

50–119. The NRC reaffirms that its 

existing regulations continue to provide 

reasonable assurance of adequate 

protection of public health and safety. 

Dated: January 24, 2022. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01685 Filed 2–3–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 429 and 431 

[EERE–2020–BT–TP–0011] 

RIN 1904–AE62 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedure for Electric Motors; 

Extension of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of public comment period. 

SUMMARY: On December 17, 2021, the 

U.S. Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) 

published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (‘‘NOPR’’) on potential 

amendments to its test procedure for 

electric motors. The NOPR provided an 

opportunity for submitting written 

comments, data, and information on the 

proposal by February 15, 2022. DOE 

received requests from the National 

Electrical Manufacturers Association 

(‘‘NEMA’’) and the Hydraulic Institute 

(‘‘HI’’) on January 25, 2022, and January 

26, 2022, respectively, asking DOE to 

extend the public comment period for 

30 additional days. DOE has reviewed 

these requests and is granting an 

extension of the public comment period 

to allow public comments to be 

submitted until February 28, 2022. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NOPR published on December 17, 2021 

(86 FR 71710), is extended. DOE will 

accept comments, data, and information 

regarding this request for information 

(RFI) received no later than February 28, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Alternatively, interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2020–BT–TP–0011, by 

any of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Email: ElecMotors2020TP0011@

ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number 

EERE–2020–BT–TP–0011 or regulatory 

information number (‘‘RIN’’) 1904–AE62 

in the subject line of the message. 

No telefacsimiles (‘‘faxes’’) will be 

accepted. 

Although DOE has routinely accepted 

public comment submissions through a 

variety of mechanisms, including postal 

mail and hand delivery/courier, the 

Department has found it necessary to 

make temporary modifications to the 

comment submission process in light of 

the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic. DOE 

is currently suspending receipt of public 

comments via postal mail and hand 

delivery/courier. If a commenter finds 

that this change poses an undue 

hardship, please contact Appliance 

Standards Program staff at (202) 586– 

1445 to discuss the need for alternative 

arrangements. Once the COVID–19 

pandemic health emergency is resolved, 

DOE anticipates resuming all of its 

regular options for public comment 

submission, including postal mail and 

hand delivery/courier. 

Docket: The docket, which includes 

Federal Register notices, public meeting 

attendee lists and transcripts (if a public 

meeting is held), comments, and other 

supporting documents/materials, is 

available for review at 

www.regulations.gov. All documents in 

the docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. However, 

some documents listed in the index, 

such as those containing information 

that is exempt from public disclosure, 

may not be publicly available. 

The docket web page can be found at 

www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EERE2020-BT-TP-0011. The docket web page 

contains instructions on how to access 

all documents, including public 

comments, in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mr. Jeremy Dommu, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 


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1The parenthetical reference provides a reference 

for information located in DOE’s rulemaking 

docket. (Docket No. EERE–2020–BT–TP–0011, 

which is maintained at www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2020-BT-TP-0011). The 

references are arranged as follows: (Commenter 

name, comment docket ID number, page of that 

document). 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

9870. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

For further information on how to 

submit a comment or review other 

public comments and the docket contact 

the Appliance and Equipment 

Standards Program staff at (202) 287– 

1445 or by email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 17, 2021, DOE published a 

NOPR proposing to amend the existing 

scope of the DOE test procedures for 

electric motors consistent with related 

industry changes for nomenclature and 

test procedure developments (i.e., for 

air-over electric motors, submersible 

electric motors, electric motors greater 

than 500 horsepower, electric motors 

considered small, inverter-only electric 

motors, and synchronous electric 

motors); add test procedures, metric, 

and supporting definitions for 

additional electric motors covered 

under the proposed scope; and update 

references to industry standards to 

reference current versions. (86 FR 

71710) Furthermore, DOE proposed to 

adopt industry provisions related to the 

prescribed test conditions to further 

ensure the comparability of testing. In 

addition, DOE proposed to update 

certain testing instructions to reduce 

manufacturer burden. Further, DOE 

proposed to amend the provisions 

pertaining to certification testing and 

determination of represented values for 

electric motors other than dedicatedpurpose pool pump motors, apply these 

provisions to the additional electric 

motors proposed for inclusion in the 

scope of the test procedure, and to move 

both provisions consistent with the 

location of other certification 

requirements for other covered products 

and equipment. Finally, DOE proposed 

to add provisions pertaining to 

certification testing and determination 

of represented values for dedicatedpurpose pool pump motors. DOE is 

seeking comment from interested parties 

on these proposals. 

Interested parties in the matter, 

NEMA (on January 25, 2022) and the 

Hydraulic Institute (on January 26, 

2022) requested an extension of the 

public comment period for 30 

additional days (NEMA, No. 9 at p. 1; 

HI, No. 11 at p.1).1 NEMA commented 

that the extension is necessary due to 

delays in developing their responses 

given the proposed scope of products 

along with the extent of information to 

be gathered. HI commented more time is 

needed for the pump industry to review 

and provide comment relating to the 

testing of submersible motors. 

DOE has reviewed the requests and is 

extending the comment period to allow 

additional time for interested parties to 

submit comments. The proposed rule 

was published in the Federal Register 

on December 17, 2021, and a 60-day 

comment period was provided from the 

date of publication. In light of the 

submitted requests, DOE believes that 

additional time is warranted, and that 

extending the comment period until the 

end of the month of February is 

sufficient. Therefore, DOE is extending 

the comment period until February 28, 

2022. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on January 28, 2022, 

by Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on January 31, 

2022. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02281 Filed 2–3–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 27 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0943; Special 

Conditions No. 27–21–01–SC] 

Special Conditions: Robinson 

Helicopter Company Model R66 

Helicopter; Pressure Refueling 

Provisions 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed special 

conditions. 

SUMMARY: This action proposes special 

conditions for the Robinson Helicopter 

Company (RHC) Model R66 helicopter. 

This helicopter will have a novel or 

unusual design feature when compared 

to the state of technology envisioned in 

the airworthiness standards for normal 

category helicopters. This design feature 

is a pressure refueling system. The 

applicable airworthiness regulations do 

not contain adequate or appropriate 

safety standards for this design feature. 

These proposed special conditions 

contain the additional safety standards 

that the Administrator considers 

necessary to establish a level of safety 

equivalent to that established by the 

existing airworthiness standards. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

March 7, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by Docket No. FAA–2021–0943 using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, 

DC, 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: Except for Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) as described 

in the following paragraph, and other 

information as described in title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received without change to http://

www.regulations.gov/, including any 

personal information you provide. The 


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