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regulations to improve identification 

techniques against ASR concrete 

degradation at nuclear power plants. 

The NRC has determined that the 

petition meets the threshold sufficiency 

requirements for a PRM under § 2.802 of 

Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, ‘‘Petition for rulemaking,’’ 

and the petition has been docketed as 

PRM–50–109. The NRC is requesting 

public comments on this PRM. 

IV. Discussion of the Petition 

At an NRC public meeting at Seabrook 

Station on June 24, 2014, the petitioner 

asked the NRC if the agency was 

investigating the U.S. nuclear fleet for 

ASR concrete degradation. The NRC 

staff responded that ASR concrete 

degradation could be adequately 

indicated through visual examination. 

However, an NRC position paper, ‘‘In 

Situ Monitoring of ASR-affected 

Concrete,’’ November 2012 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML13108A047), states, 

‘‘ASR can exist in concrete without 

indications of pattern cracking,’’ and 

that for ‘‘. . . structures exposed to 

ASR, internal damage occurs through 

the depth of the section but visible 

cracking is suppressed by heavy 

reinforcement. . . .’’ When NextEra 

determined 131 locations with 

‘‘assumed’’ ASR visual signs within 

multiple power-block structures at 

Seabrook Station during 2012, further 

engineering evaluations were not 

required by the NRC. 

The petitioner requests that the NRC 

amend its regulations to improve 

identification techniques against ASR 

concrete degradation at U.S. nuclear 

power plants. The petitioner suggests 

that the reliance on a visual inspection 

does not ‘‘adequately identify AlkaliSilica Reaction (ASR), does not confirm 

ASR, or provide the current state of ASR 

damage (if present) without 

petrographic analysis under current 

existing code.’’ The petitioner asserts 

that codes and standards exist that are 

capable of detecting ASR and 

determining the key material properties 

needed to evaluate the degree and 

severity of ASR damage. American 

Concrete Institute (ACI) Standard 

349.3R, ‘‘Evaluation of Existing Nuclear 

Safety-Related Concrete Structures,’’ for 

instance, has been endorsed by the NRC 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML112241029) 

as an acceptable method of protecting 

against excessive ASR concrete 

degradation, but is not a regulatory 

requirement. The petitioner requests 

that the NRC amend its regulations to 

require that all licensees comply with 

industry codes and standards that have 

‘‘already been endorsed by the agency,’’ 

and identified two standards for which 

the NRC’s regulations should require 

compliance: (1) ACI Standard 349.3R; 

and (2) American Society for Testing & 

Materials (ASTM) C856–11, ‘‘Standard 

Practice for Petrographic Examination of 

Hardened Concrete.’’ 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day 

of January, 2015. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–STD–0006] 

RIN 1904–AC55 

Energy Efficiency Program for 

Commercial and Industrial Equipment: 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Commercial and Industrial Fans and 

Blowers 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On December 10, 2014, the 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

a notice of data availability (NODA) 

which presented a provisional analysis 

that estimates the potential economic 

impacts and energy savings that could 

result from promulgating a regulatory 

energy conservation standard for 

commercial and industrial fans and 

blowers. DOE did not propose any 

energy conservation standard for 

commercial and industrial fans and 

blowers. However, DOE published its 

analysis and the underlying 

assumptions and calculations, which 

may ultimately support a proposed 

standard, for stakeholder review. In 

response to requests by stakeholders, 

the comment period for the NODA is 

being extended to February 25, 2015. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice of data availability relating to 

commercial and industrial fan and 

blower equipment is extended to 

February 25, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EERE–2013–BT–STD–0006 

and/or Regulation Identification 

Number (RIN) 1904–AC55, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: CIFB2013STD0006@

EE.Doe.Gov. Include EERE–2013–BT– 

STD–0006 and/or RIN 1904–AC55 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/25. 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. Ron Majette, 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) 586–7935. Email: 

CIFansBlowers@ee.doe.gov. 

Mr. Peter Cochran, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email: 

peter.cochran@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: On 

December 10, 2014, DOE published a 

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1Letters requesting a response to the data 

requests under RM14–2–000 were issued to the 

following ISOs and RTOs: ISO New England, New 

York Independent System Operator, Inc., California 

Independent System Operator, Southwest Power 

Pool, Inc., PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., and 

Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. 

notice of data availability (NODA) in the 

Federal Register to make available and 

invite comments on its provisional 

analysis regarding energy conservation 

standards for commercial and industrial 

fans and blowers. 79 FR 73246. The 

NODA provided for the written 

submission of comments by January 26, 

2015. The Air Movement and Control 

Association International (AMCA) and 

the Appliance Standards Awareness 

Project (ASAP) requested an extension 

of the public comment period by 45 

days. Stakeholders stated that additional 

time is necessary to review of the 

published analysis in order to provide, 

prepare, and submit comments 

accordingly. DOE has determined that 

extending the comment period to allow 

additional time for interested parties to 

submit comments is appropriate based 

on the foregoing reason. However, DOE 

believes a 30 day extension, providing 

a total comment period of 75 days, 

allows sufficient time for submitting 

comments. Accordingly, DOE will 

consider any comments received by 

midnight of February 25, 2015, and 

deems any comments received by that 

time to be timely submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

31, 2014. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00234 Filed 1–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

18 CFR Part 284 

[Docket No. RM14–2–000] 

Coordination of the Scheduling 

Processes of Interstate Natural Gas 

Pipelines and Public Utilities 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

notice of extension of time. 

SUMMARY: On December 12, 2014, 

pursuant to authority delegated to the 

Director, Office of Energy Policy and 

Innovation, a data request was issued to 

each ISO and RTO regarding the effect 

on the reliable and efficient operations 

of natural gas-fired generators of the 

current 9 a.m. CCT start to the Gas Day. 

The requests seek data from the ISOs/

RTOs with respect to derates by natural 

gas generators during the morning ramp 

period. This notice extends the deadline 

to submit answers in response to these 

data requests. 

DATES: Responses to the data request 

must be filed on or before January 22, 

2015 in Docket No. RM14–2–000. 

Comments on the responses to the data 

request must be filed in the same docket 

within 10 days of the data request 

response, on or before February 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Responses and Comments, 

identified by docket number, may be 

filed in the following ways: 

• Electronic Filing through http://

www.ferc.gov. Documents created 

electronically using word processing 

software should be filed in native 

applications or print-to-PDF format and 

not in a scanned format. 

• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable 

to file electronically may mail or handdeliver comments to: Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting responses and comments, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna Fernandez (Legal Information), 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Office of the General Counsel, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 202– 

502–6682. 

Caroline Daly Wozniak (Technical 

Information), Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, Office of Energy Policy 

and Innovation, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, 202–502–8931. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 5, 2015, the ISO/RTO Council 

(IRC) filed a motion requesting a 10-day 

extension of time (motion) until January 

22, 2015 to submit answers to the data 

requests issued on December 12, 2014, 

as requested by the Office of Energy 

Policy and Innovation, in the abovereferenced proceeding.1 In its motion, 

IRC states that the additional time is 

needed due to the amount of source data 

required to review, the intervening 

holidays, and other intervening data 

response commitments. 

Upon consideration, notice is hereby 

given to all parties that IRC’s motion is 

granted, extending the deadline to 

submit answers to and including 

January 22, 2015; and to submit 

comments in response to those answers, 

to and including February 2, 2015. 

Dated: January 7, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00263 Filed 1–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Part 112 

[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–2244] 

RIN 0910–AG35 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Proposed Rule, Standards for 

Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and 

Holding of Produce for Human 

Consumption; Notice for Public 

Meeting on Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Notification of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or we) has made 

available for public review and 

comment the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

rule establishing standards for the 

growing, harvesting, packing, and 

holding of produce for human 

consumption. The document is 

available in Docket No. FDA–2014–N– 

2244. FDA is also announcing a public 

meeting to discuss the Draft EIS. The 

purpose of the public meeting is to 

inform the public of the findings in the 

Draft EIS, to provide information about 

the EIS process (including how to 

submit comments, data, and other 

information to the docket), to solicit oral 

stakeholder and public comments on 

the Draft EIS, and to provide 

clarification, as needed, about the 

contents of the Draft EIS. 

DATES: See section II, ‘‘How to 

Participate in the Public Meeting’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document for date and time of the 

public meeting, closing dates for 

advance registration, and information 

on deadlines for submitting either 

electronic or written comments on the 

Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods. 

Electronic Submissions 

Submit electronic comments in the 

following way: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

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