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# Proposed Rules Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 215 Monday, November 6, 2000

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Products: Central Air Conditioners and Heat SUMMARY: The Bureau of Export contains notices to the public of the proposed Pumps, Docket No. EE-RM/STD/STD-98- Administration (BXA) is reviewing the issuance of rules and regulations. The 440, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., foreign policy-based export controls in purpose of these notices is to give interested Washington, DC 20585-0121. theExport Administration Regulations persons an opportunity to participate in the (3) On page 59591 in the second to determine whether they should be 

### rule making prior to the adoption of the final column, in the third paragraph, the modified, rescinded or extended. To ____________rules. _second sentence is corrected to the help make these determinations, BXA is following: seeking comments on how existing DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY For example, while the initial cost ofa foreign policy-based export controls typical central air conditioner would increase have affected exporters and the general Office of Energy Efficiency and by $213 to $274 or about 10-12%, the higher public. Renewable Energy efficiency equipment would save enough DATES: Comments must be received by
over its life topay for the increase in the November30,2000. 10 CFR Part430 price of the equipment plus an extra $45. A: W ten ommens ree ADDRESSES: Written comments (three [Docket NumberEE-RM/STD-9440] (4) On page 59599, the second copies) should be sent to Kirsten column, in the third paragraph, the first Mortimer, Regulatory Policy Division, RIN 1904-AA77 sentence is corrected to the following: Bureau ofExport Administration, Energy Conservation Programfor The emerging technology analysis based on Department ofCommerce, P.O. Box 273, Consumer Products: Central Air reverse engineering information seems to Washington, DC 20044. ConsudimetironeProsanduc: 

### Heat rs 

### Er confirm that, ofthe technologies considered, 

### Conditioners and HeatPums Energy only variable capacity compressors nd FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Conservation Standards;Correction variable speed fan motors have the potential Roberts, Director, Foreign Policy 

### AGENCY: Ofe ofEergy E y ad to be cost effective options for providing Controls Division, Bureau ofExport AGENCY: Office ofEnergy Efficiency and additional efficiency compared to today's Administration, Telephone: (202) 482- Renewable Energy, Department of established technologies. 5400. Copies of the current Annual Energy. (5) On page 59610, the third column, Foreign Policy Report to the Congress ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. in the last paragraph, the first sentence are available at our website: http// SUMMARY: This document corrects the i corrected to the following:wwwbxadocgov and copie may also be requested by calling the Office of preamble to a proposed rule published The Department encourages comments Strategic Trade and Foreign Policy in the Federal Register of October 5, regarding whether the proposed standards Contro 2000, regarding Energy Conservation concerning small-duct high-velocity,s Program for Consumer Products: Central vertically-packaged wall-mounted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps equipment, and through-the-wall equipment The current foreign policy controls Energy Conservation Standards. This provide a significant advantage to the Bureau ofExport correction revises the cost increase ofa wproducts v ersus copeting t pro t Administration (BXA) are set forth in whether they are sufficient to preserve the typical air conditioner, clarifies the unique features ofthose products, and the Export Administration Regulations conclusions on the emerging technology whether improvements in the definitions are (EAR), parts 742 (CCL Based Controls), analysis, clarifies terminology in the needed to prevent loopholes. 744 (End-User and End-Use Based discussion of niche products and Issued in Washington DC, on October 31 Controls) and 746 (Embargoes and corrects the docket number. 2000. Special Country Controls). These FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Dan W. Reicher, controls apply to: high performance mlMichael E. McCabel, (2027) i586-0854,e AstntSecretaryEnergyEfficiency pnd computers (§ 742.12); significant items Michael E. McCabe, (202) 586-0854, e- AssistantSecretory,EnergyEfficiency and (SI): hot section technology for the mail: michael.e.mccabe@ee.doe.gov, or RenewableEnergy. d evelopment, productiongy or haul of Edward Levy, Esq., (202) 586-9507, e- [FRDoc. 00-28370 Filed 11-3-00; 8:45 am] dopmenrcial aircrat ein o o 

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In proposed rule document 00-25336, crime control and detection appearing on page 59590, in the issue of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEcommodities (742.7); specially Thursday, October 5, 2000, the Bureau of Export Administrationdesigned implements oftorture following corrections should be made: (§ 4.) regional sta y

(1) The Docket Line should appear as 15 R ht Vcommodities and equipment (§ 742.6); set forth above. aper V*equipment and related technical data

(2) On page 59590 in the first column [Docket No. 001013285-0285-01] used in the design, development, ofthe ADDRESSES section, the first production, or use ofmissiles (§742.5 sentence is corrected to the following: Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export and § 744.3); chemical precursors and Controls biological agents, associated equipment, 

### Please submit written comments, oral statements, and requests to speak at the AGENCY: Bureau ofExporttechnical data and software related to public hearing to: Brenda Edwards-Jones, Administration, Commerce.the production ofchemical and U.S. Department ofEnergy, Office ofEnergy ACTION: Request for comments on biological agents (§ 742.2 and § 744.4); Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Energy foreign policy-based export controls. activities of U.S. persons in transactions Conservation Program forConsumer related to missile technology or 

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# Proposed Rules

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.



### DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part430 [Docket Number

### EE-RMlSTD-98-440]
RIN 1904-AAn 

### EnergyConservation Program for Consumer Products: Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Energy Conservation Standards; Correction

AGENCY: 

### Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Departmentof Energy. ACTION: 

### Proposed rule; correction.

SUMMARY: 

### This documentcorrectsthe preamble to a proposedrule published in the FederalRegister ofOctober 5, 2000,

### regarding Energy Conservation Program for ConsumerProducts: Central Air Conditioners and HeatPumps Energy Conservation Standards. This correctionrevises the costincrease ofa typical airconditioner, clarifies the conclusionsontheemergingtechnology analysis, clarifies terminologyin the discussion ofniche products and corrects the docket number. FOR FURTHER INFORMAnON CONTACT: 

### Dr. MichaelE. McCabe, (202) 586-0854,

### email: michael.e.mccabe@ee.doe.gov, or Edward Levy, Esq., (202) 586-9507,

### email: edward.levy@hq.doe.gov.
Correction

Inproposedrule document 00-25336, 

### appearing onpage 59590, 

### in the issue of Thursday, October 5, 2000, 

### the following corrections shouldbemade:

(1) TheDocket Line should appear as setforth above.

(2) 

### On page 59590 

### in the first column ofthe ADDRESSES 

### section, the first sentence is corrected to the following:

Please submit written comments. oral statements. and requests to speak at the public hearing to: Brenda Edwards-Jones. U.S. Department ofEnergy, Office ofEnergy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Energy Conservation Program for Consumer 

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Products: Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps. Docket No. EE-RMISTO/STD-98- 440.1000 

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### (3) 

### On page 59591 

### in the second column, in the third paragraph.the second sentence is corrected to the following:

Forexample. while the initial cost ofa typical central air conditionerwould increase by $213 

### to $274 

### or about 10-12%.

### the higher efficiency equipmentwould save enough
overits life to pay for the increase in the price oftheequipmentplus an extra $45.



### (4) 

### Onpage 59599. 

### the second column. in the third paragraph, the first sentence is corrected to the following:

The emerging technology analysis based on reverse engineeringinformation seems to confirm that. ofthe technologies considered. only variable capacity compressors and variable speed fan motors have the potential to be cost effective options for providing additional efficiency compared to today's established technologies.

(5) 

### On page 59610. 

### thethird column. in the last paragraph. the first sentence is corrected to the following:

The Departmentencourages comments regarding whetherthe proposed standards concerning small-duct high-velocity. vertically-packaged wall-mounted equipment. and through-the-wall equipment provide asignificant advantage to those products versus competing products. whetherthey are sufficientto preserve the unique features ofthose products. and whether improvements in the definitions are needed to prevent loopholes.

Issued in Washington. DC. on October 31. 2000. 

### Dan W. 

### Reicher. AssistantSecretary. EnergyEfficiencyand RenewabJeEnergy. 

### IFRDoc. 00-28370

### Filed 11-3-00; 8:45 

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### DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

15 CFR ChapterVII [Docket No. 

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### Effects of Foreign Policy-Based Export Controls
AGENCY: 

### Bureau ofExport Administration. Commerce. ACTION: 

### Request for comments on foreign policy-based export controls. Federal Register Vol. 65. 

### No. 215 

### Monday. November 6. 2000

SUMMARY: 

### The Bureau ofExport Administration (BXA) is reviewing the foreign policy-based export controls in the Export Administration Regulations to determine whetherthey shouldbe modified. rescinded orextended. To help make these determinations. BXA is seekingcomments onhow existing foreign policy-based export controls have affected exporters and thegeneral public. DATES: 

### Comments mustbereceivedby November 30, 2000. ADDRESSES: 

### Written comments (three copies) shouldbe sentto Kirsten Mortimer. Regulatory PolicyDivision, Bureau ofExportAdministration. Department ofCommerce. P.O. Box 273, 

### Washington.DC 20044. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

### Joan Roberts. Director. Foreign Policy ControlsDivision. Bureau ofExport Administration. Telephone: (202) 482- 5400. 

### Copies ofthe currentAnnual ForeignPolicyReport to theCongress

are available at ourwebsite: 

### http:// www.bxa.doc.govand copies may also berequestedby callingthe Office of Strategic Trade and Foreign Policy Controls.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:



### The current foreign policy controls maintained bythe Bureau ofExport Administration (BXA) are set forth in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), parts 742 

### (CCL BasedControls), 744 

### (End-User and End-UseBased Controls) and 746 

### (Embargoes and Special CountryControls). These controls applyto: high performance computers (§ 

### 742.12); 

### significant items (SI): hot section technology for the development. production. oroverhaul of commercial aircraft engines. components. and systems (§ 

### 742.14); 

### encryption items (§ 

### 742.15 

### and §

### 744.9); 

### crimecontrol and detection commodities (§ 

### 742.7); 

### specially designed implements oftorture (§ 742.11);

### regional stability commodities and equipment (§ 

### 742.6); 

### equipment and related technical data used in the design. development. production. oruse ofmissiles (§ 

### 742.5 

### and § 744.3); 

### chemical precursors and biological agents, associatedequipment. technical data. and softwarerelated to theproduction ofchemical and biological agents (§ 

### 742.2 

### and § 

### 744.4); 

### activities ofU.S. persons in transactions related to missile technology or