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official NASS estimate is available yet 

for 2010–11. However, the average 

grower price for the 3-year period 

between 2007–08 and 2009–10 was 

$1,756.67 per ton, or $87.83 per 

hundredweight. 

Assuming that the average producer 

price for 2010–11 will range between 

$72.50 and $87.83 per hundredweight, 

the estimated assessment revenue, 

stated as a percentage of producer 

revenue, would range between 1.38 and 

1.14 percent ($1.00 per hundredweight 

divided by either $72.50 or $87.83 per 

hundredweight). Thus, assessment 

revenue should be less than 1.5 percent 

of estimated producer revenue for 2010– 

11. 

This action would increase the 

assessment obligation imposed on 

handlers. While assessments impose 

some additional costs on handlers, the 

costs are minimal and uniform on all 

handlers. Some of the additional costs 

may be passed on to producers. 

However, these costs would be offset by 

the benefits derived by the operation of 

the marketing order. In addition, the 

Committee’s meeting was widely 

publicized throughout the California 

date industry and all interested persons 

were invited to attend the meeting and 

participate in Committee deliberations 

on all issues. Like all Committee 

meetings, the June 24, 2010, meeting 

was a public meeting and all entities, 

both large and small, were able to 

express views on this issue. Finally, 

interested persons are invited to submit 

comments on this rule, including the 

regulatory and informational impacts of 

this action on small businesses. 

This proposed rule would impose no 

additional reporting or recordkeeping 

requirements on either small or large 

California date handlers. As with all 

Federal marketing order programs, 

reports and forms are periodically 

reviewed to reduce information 

requirements and duplication by 

industry and public sector agencies. 

AMS is committed to complying with 

the E–Government Act, to promote the 

use of the Internet and other 

information technologies to provide 

increased opportunities for citizen 

access to Government information and 

services, and for other purposes. 

USDA has not identified any relevant 

Federal rules that duplicate, overlap, or 

conflict with this rule. 

A small business guide on complying 

with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop 

marketing agreements and orders may 

be viewed at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

MarketingOrdersSmallBusinessGuide. 

Any questions about the compliance 

guide should be sent to Antoinette 

Carter at the previously mentioned 

address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

A 30-day comment period is provided 

to allow interested persons to respond 

to this proposed rule. Thirty days is 

deemed appropriate because: (1) The 

2010–11 crop year begins on October 1, 

2010, and the marketing order requires 

that the rate of assessment for each crop 

year apply to all assessable dates 

handled during such crop year; (2) the 

Committee needs to have sufficient 

funds to pay its expenses, which are 

incurred on a continuous basis; and (3) 

handlers are aware of this action, which 

was unanimously recommended by the 

Committee at a public meeting and is 

similar to other assessment rate actions 

issued in past years. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 987 

Dates, Marketing agreements, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 7 CFR part 987 is proposed to 

be amended as follows: 

PART 987—DATES PRODUCED OR 

PACKED IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, 

CALIFORNIA 

1. The authority citation for 7 CFR 

part 987 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. 

2. Section 987.339 is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 987.339 Assessment rate. 

On and after October 1, 2010, an 

assessment rate of $1.00 per 

hundredweight is established for 

California dates. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

David R. Shipman, 

Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22981 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2008–BT–STD–0005] 

RIN 1904–AB57 

Energy Conservation Standards for 

Battery Chargers and External Power 

Supplies: Public Meeting and 

Availability of the Preliminary 

Technical Support Document 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of preliminary technical 

support document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting 

to discuss and receive comments on the 

following: the product classes DOE 

plans to analyze for the purposes of 

amending energy conservation 

standards for Class A external power 

supplies (EPSs) and establishing energy 

conservation standards for battery 

chargers (BCs) and non-Class A EPSs; 

the analytical framework, models, and 

tools DOE is using to evaluate standards 

for these products; the results of 

preliminary analyses performed by DOE 

for these products; and potential energy 

conservation standard levels derived 

from these analyses that DOE could 

consider for these products. DOE also 

encourages interested parties to submit 

written comments on these subjects. To 

inform stakeholders and facilitate the 

public meeting and comments process, 

DOE has prepared an agenda, a 

preliminary technical support document 

(TSD), and briefing materials, which are 

available at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/ 

battery_external.html. 

DATES: The Department will hold a 

public meeting on Wednesday, October 

13, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 

Washington, DC. Any person requesting 

to speak at the public meeting should 

submit such request, along with an 

electronic copy of the statement to be 

given at the public meeting, before 4 

p.m., Wednesday, September 29, 2010. 

Written comments are welcome, 

especially following the public meeting, 

and should be submitted by October 15, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

note that foreign nationals participating 

in the public meeting are subject to 

advance security screening procedures. 

If a foreign national wishes to 

participate in the public meeting, please 

inform DOE of this fact as soon as 

possible by contacting Ms. Brenda 

Edwards at (202) 586–2945 so that the 

necessary procedures can be completed. 

Interested persons may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

EERE–2008–BT–STD–0005, by any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 


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• E-mail: BC&EPS_ECS@ee.doe.gov. 

Include EERE–2008–BT–STD–0005 and/ 

or RIN 1904–AB57 in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Public Meeting for Battery Chargers and 

External Power Supplies, EERE–2008– 

BT–STD–0005 and/or RIN 1904–AB57, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone: 

(202) 586–2945. Please submit one 

signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

586–2945. Please submit one signed 

paper original. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or RIN for this 

rulemaking. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, a copy of 

the transcript of the public meeting, or 

comments received, go to the U.S. 

Department of Energy, 6th Floor, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 

20024, (202) 586–2945, between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. 

Brenda Edwards at (202) 586–2945 for 

additional information regarding 

visiting the Resource Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Victor Petrolati, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–4549. E-mail: 

Victor.Petrolati@ee.doe.gov. 

In the Office of General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Francine Pinto or Mr. 

Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–72, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 586–9507. E-mail: 

Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov or 

Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Statutory Authority 

II. History of Standards Rulemaking for 

Battery Chargers and External Power 

Supplies 

A. Background 

B. Current Rulemaking Process 

III. Summary of the Analyses Performed by 

DOE 

A. Engineering Analysis 

B. Markups to Determine Product Prices 

C. Energy Use Analysis 

D. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period 

Analyses 

E. National Impact Analysis 

I. Statutory Authority 

Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6291 et 

seq.; EPCA or the Act) sets forth a 

variety of provisions designed to 

improve energy efficiency. Part A of 

Title III (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309) 

establishes the ‘‘Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles,’’ which covers 

consumer products and certain 

commercial products (all of which are 

referred to below as ‘‘covered 

products’’), including BCs and EPSs. 

These provisions authorize the 

Department to establish energy 

efficiency standards for certain 

consumer products. Any new or 

amended standard for these products 

must (1) achieve the maximum 

improvement in energy efficiency that is 

technologically feasible and 

economically justified, and (2) result in 

significant conservation of energy. (42 

U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(A)) To determine 

whether a proposed standard is 

economically justified, DOE must, after 

receiving comments on the proposed 

standard, determine whether the 

benefits of the standard exceed its 

burdens to the greatest extent 

practicable, considering the following 

seven factors: 

1. The economic impact of the 

standard on manufacturers and 

consumers of products subject to the 

standard; 

2. The savings in operating costs 

throughout the estimated average life of 

the covered products in the type (or 

class) compared to any increase in the 

price, initial charges, or maintenance 

expenses for the covered products 

which are likely to result from the 

imposition of the standard; 

3. The total projected amount of 

energy savings likely to result directly 

from the imposition of the standard; 

4. Any lessening of the utility or the 

performance of the covered products 

likely to result from the imposition of 

the standard; 

5. The impact of any lessening of 

competition, as determined in writing 

by the Attorney General, that is likely to 

result from the imposition of the 

standard; 

6. The need for national energy 

conservation; and 

7. Other factors the Secretary [of 

Energy] considers relevant. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(o)(2)(B)(i)) 

Prior to proposing a standard, DOE 

typically seeks public input on the 

analytical framework, models, and tools 

that will be used to evaluate standards; 

the results of preliminary analyses; and 

potential energy conservation standard 

levels derived from these analyses. With 

this notice DOE is announcing the 

availability of the preliminary technical 

support document (preliminary TSD), 

which details the preliminary analyses, 

discusses the comments on the 

framework document, and summarizes 

the preliminary results. In addition, 

DOE is announcing a public meeting to 

solicit feedback from interested parties 

on its analytical framework, models, 

and preliminary results. 

II. History of Standards Rulemaking for 

Battery Chargers and External Power 

Supplies 

The following sections provide a brief 

summary of the rulemaking activities for 

battery charger and external power 

supply energy conservation standards. 

A. Background 

Section 135 of the Energy Policy Act 

of 2005 (EPACT 2005), Public Law 109– 

58 amended sections 321 and 325 of 

EPCA by defining battery chargers and 

external power supplies and directing 

the Secretary to prescribe ‘‘definitions 

and test procedures for the power use of 

battery chargers and external power 

supplies’’ and to ‘‘issue a final rule that 

determines whether energy conservation 

standards shall be issued for battery 

chargers and external power supplies or 

classes of battery chargers and external 

power supplies.’’ (42 U.S.C. 

6295(u)(1)(A) and (E)) 

On December 8, 2006, DOE complied 

with the first of these requirements by 

publishing a final rule that prescribed 

test procedures for a variety of products. 

71 FR 71340, 71365–75. That rule, 

which is currently codified in multiple 

sections of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR), included definitions 

and test procedures for BCs and EPSs. 

The test procedures for these products 

are found in 10 CFR part 430, subpart 

B, appendix Y (‘‘Uniform Test Method 

for Measuring the Energy Consumption 

of Battery Chargers’’) and 10 CFR part 

430, subpart B, appendix Z (‘‘Uniform 

Test Method for Measuring the Energy 

Consumption of External Power 

Supplies’’). 

DOE initiated the determination 

analysis rulemaking for BCs and EPSs in 

2006, which included a scoping 

workshop on January 24, 2007, at DOE 

headquarters in Washington, DC 

Information pertaining to the scoping 

workshop can be found on DOE’s Web 

site at http://www.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards/ 

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B. Current Rulemaking Process 

Subsequent to the activities noted 

above, Congress enacted the Energy 

Independence and Security Act of 2007 

(EISA 2007), Public Law 110–140 (Dec. 

19, 2007), which, among other things, 

amended sections 321, 323, and 325 of 

EPCA. As part of these amendments, 

EISA 2007 altered the external power 

supply definition. Under the definition 

previously set by EPACT 2005, the 

statute defined an external power 

supply as ‘‘an external power supply 

circuit that is used to convert household 

electric current into DC current or 

lower-voltage AC current to operate a 

consumer product.’’ (42 U.S.C. 

6291(36)(A)) Section 301 of EISA 2007 

amended that definition by creating a 

subset of external power supplies called 

‘‘Class A External Power Supplies.’’ The 

new subset of products consisted of 

those EPSs that are ‘‘able to convert to 

only 1 AC or DC output voltage at a 

time’’ and have ‘‘nameplate output 

power that is less than or equal to 250 

watts.’’ The definition of Class A EPS 

excludes any device that ‘‘requires 

Federal Food and Drug Administration 

listing and approval as a medical device 

in accordance with section 513 of the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(21 U.S.C. 360c)’’ or ‘‘powers the charger 

of a detachable battery pack or charges 

the battery of a product that is fully or 

primarily motor operated.’’ (42 U.S.C. 

6291(36)(C)) Section 301 of EISA 2007 

also established for these products 

energy conservation standards that 

became effective on July 1, 2008, and 

directed DOE to conduct an energy 

conservation standards rulemaking to 

review those standards by July 1, 2011. 

Additionally, section 309 of EISA 

2007 amended section 325(u)(1)(E) of 

EPCA by directing DOE to issue a final 

rule that prescribes energy conservation 

standards for BCs or classes of BCs or 

to determine that no energy 

conservation standard is technologically 

feasible and economically justified. DOE 

is bundling this BC rulemaking 

proceeding with the requirement to 

review and consider amending the 

energy conservation standards for Class 

A EPSs, as both rulemakings must be 

completed by July 1, 2011. The new 

rulemaking requirements contained in 

sections 301 and 309 of EISA 2007 

effectively superseded the prior 

determination analysis that EPACT 2005 

required DOE to conduct. 

Section 309 of EISA 2007 also 

instructed DOE to ‘‘issue a final rule that 

determines whether energy conservation 

standards shall be issued for external 

power supplies or classes of external 

power supplies’’ no later than two years 

after EISA 2007’s enactment. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(u)(1)(E)(i)(I)) Because DOE cannot 

conduct a determination analysis for a 

product for which standards have 

already been set, DOE interpreted these 

sections jointly as a requirement to 

determine, in a separate rulemaking, 

whether energy conservation standards 

are warranted for EPSs outside of Class 

A (non-Class A EPSs). Non-Class A EPSs 

include those with nameplate output 

power greater than 250 watts, those able 

to convert to more than one AC or DC 

output voltage at the same time, and 

those specifically excluded from 

coverage under the Class A EPS 

definition in EISA 2007 by virtue of 

their application, e.g., EPSs used with 

medical devices. DOE has determined 

that standards are warranted for nonClass A EPSs. The determination was 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 14, 2010. 75 FR 27170. Given the 

related nature of such products, DOE 

included non-Class A EPSs within the 

ongoing standards rulemaking. 

Finally, section 310 of EISA 2007 

established definitions for active mode, 

standby mode, and off mode, and 

directed DOE to amend its existing test 

procedures for BCs and EPSs to measure 

the energy consumed in standby mode 

and off mode. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(gg)(2)(B)(i)) Consequently, DOE 

published a final rule incorporating 

standby and off mode measurement into 

the DOE test procedure. 74 FR 13318, 

13334–13336 (March 27, 2009). DOE is 

now considering amending the test 

procedure for BCs to include BC active 

mode. A notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NOPR) was published in the Federal 

Register on April 2, 2010. 75 FR 16958. 

To initiate the bundled BC and Class 

A EPS rulemaking, the Department 

published on its website the Energy 

Conservation Standards Rulemaking 

Framework Document for Battery 

Chargers and External Power Supplies 

(the framework document). The 

framework document explains the 

issues, analysis, and process DOE 

anticipates using to develop energy 

efficiency standards for those products. 

This document is available at: https:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/residential/pdfs/ 

bceps_frameworkdocument.pdf. DOE 

also published a notice announcing the 

availability of the framework document, 

a public meeting to discuss the 

proposed analytical framework, and 

inviting written comments concerning 

the development of standards for BCs 

and EPSs. 74 FR 26816 (June 4, 2009). 

DOE held a public meeting on July 16, 

2009, to discuss the analyses and issues 

identified in various sections of the 

framework document. At the meeting, 

DOE described the different analyses it 

would conduct, the methods proposed 

for conducting them, and the 

relationships among the various 

analyses. Manufacturers, trade 

associations, environmental advocates, 

regulators, and other interested parties 

attended the meeting. Comments 

received since publication of the 

framework document have helped DOE 

identify and resolve issues involved in 

the preliminary analyses. Chapter 2 of 

the preliminary TSD summarizes and 

addresses the comments DOE received. 

III. Summary of the Analyses 

Performed by DOE 

For each of the products currently 

under consideration, DOE conducted indepth technical analyses in the 

following areas: (1) Engineering, (2) 

markups to determine product price, (3) 

energy use, (4) life-cycle cost (LCC) and 

payback period (PBP) analyses, and (5) 

national impact analysis (NIA). The 

preliminary TSD presents the 

methodology and results of each of 

these analyses. It is available at the Web 

address given in the SUMMARY section of 

this notice. The analyses are described 

in more detail below. 

DOE also conducted several other 

analyses that either support the five 

major analyses or are preliminary 

analyses that will be expanded upon for 

the NOPR. These analyses include the 

market and technology assessment, the 

screening analysis (which contributes to 

the engineering analysis), and the 

shipments analysis (which contributes 

to the NIA). In addition to these 

analyses, DOE has completed 

preliminary work on the manufacturer 

impact analysis (MIA) and identified the 

methods to be used for the LCC 

subgroup analysis, the environmental 

assessment, the employment impact 

analysis, the regulatory impact analysis, 

and the utility impact analysis. DOE 

will expand on these analyses in the 

NOPR. 

A. Engineering Analysis 

The engineering analysis establishes 

the relationship between the cost and 

efficiency of a product DOE is 

evaluating. This relationship serves as 

the basis for cost-benefit calculations for 

individual consumers, manufacturers, 

and the nation. The engineering analysis 

identifies representative baseline 

products, which is the starting point for 

analyzing technologies that provide 

energy efficiency improvements. 

Baseline product refers to a model or 

models having features and technologies 

typically found in products currently 

offered for sale. The baseline model in 

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characteristics of the least efficient 

products in that class and, for products 

already subject to energy conservation 

standards, usually is a model that just 

meets the current standard. Chapter 5 of 

the preliminary TSD discusses the 

engineering analysis. 

B. Markups To Determine Product 

Prices 

DOE derives consumer prices for 

products from data on manufacturer 

costs, manufacturer markups, retailer 

markups, distributor markups, and sales 

taxes. In deriving these markups, DOE 

has determined (1) the distribution 

channels for product sales; (2) the 

markup associated with each party in 

the distribution chain; and (3) the 

existence and magnitude of differences 

between markups for baseline products 

(baseline markups) and for more 

efficient products (incremental 

markups). DOE calculates both overall 

baseline and overall incremental 

markups based on the product markups 

at each step in the distribution chain. 

The overall incremental markup relates 

the change in the manufacturer sales 

price of higher efficiency models (the 

incremental cost increase) to the change 

in the retailer or distributor sales price. 

Chapter 6 of the preliminary TSD 

discusses estimating markups. 

C. Energy Use Analysis 

The energy use analysis provides 

estimates of the annual energy 

consumption of BCs and EPSs. DOE 

uses these values in the LCC and PBP 

analyses and in the NIA. DOE 

developed energy consumption 

estimates for each of the products 

analyzed in the engineering analysis 

and for those non-analyzed product 

classes included in the NIA. Chapter 7 

of the preliminary TSD discusses the 

energy use analysis. 

D. Life-Cycle Cost and Payback Period 

Analyses 

The LCC and PBP analyses determine 

the economic impact of potential 

standards on individual consumers. The 

LCC is the total consumer expense for 

a product over the life of the product. 

The LCC analysis compares the LCCs of 

products designed to meet possible 

energy conservation standards with the 

LCCs of the products likely to be 

installed in the absence of standards. 

DOE determines LCCs by considering 

(1) total or incremental installed cost to 

the purchaser (which consists of 

manufacturer selling price, sales taxes, 

distribution chain markups, and 

installation cost); (2) the operating 

expenses of the products (energy use 

and maintenance); (3) product lifetime; 

and (4) a discount rate that reflects the 

real consumer cost of capital and puts 

the LCC in present-value terms. The 

PBP is the number of years needed to 

recover the increase in purchase price 

(including installation cost) of more 

efficient products through savings in the 

operating cost of the product. It is the 

quotient of the change in total installed 

cost due to increased efficiency divided 

by the change in annual operating cost 

from increased efficiency. Chapter 8 of 

the preliminary TSD discusses the LCC 

and PBP analyses. 

E. National Impact Analysis 

The NIA estimates the national energy 

savings (NES) and the net present value 

(NPV) of total consumer costs and 

savings expected to result from new 

standards at specific efficiency levels. 

DOE calculated NES and NPV for each 

candidate standard level as the 

difference between a base case forecast 

(without new standards) and the 

standards case forecast (with standards 

at that level). Cumulative energy savings 

are the sum of the annual NES 

determined over a specified time period. 

The national NPV is the sum over time 

of the discounted net savings each year, 

which consists of the difference 

between total operating cost savings and 

increases in total installed costs. Critical 

inputs to this analysis include 

shipments projections, estimated 

product lifetimes, and estimates of 

changes in shipments in response to 

changes in product costs due to 

standards. Chapter 10 of the preliminary 

TSD discusses the NIA. 

DOE consulted with interested parties 

as part of its process for conducting all 

of the analyses and invites further input 

from the public on these topics. The 

preliminary analytical results are 

subject to revision following review and 

input from the public. The final rule 

will contain the final analysis results. 

The Department encourages those 

who wish to participate in the public 

meeting to obtain the preliminary TSD 

and to be prepared to discuss its 

contents. A copy of the preliminary TSD 

is available at the Web address given in 

the SUMMARY section of this notice. 

However, public meeting participants 

need not limit their comments to the 

topics identified in the preliminary 

TSD. The Department is also interested 

in receiving views concerning other 

relevant issues that participants believe 

would affect energy conservation 

standards for these products or that DOE 

should address in the NOPR. 

Furthermore, the Department invites 

all interested parties, regardless of 

whether they participate in the public 

meeting, to submit in writing by October 

15, 2010, comments and information on 

matters addressed in the preliminary 

TSD and on other matters relevant to 

consideration of standards for battery 

chargers and external power supplies. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, conference style. A court 

reporter will be present to record the 

minutes of the meeting. There shall be 

no discussion of proprietary 

information, costs or prices, market 

shares, or other commercial matters 

regulated by United States antitrust 

laws. 

After the public meeting and the 

expiration of the period for submitting 

written statements, the Department will 

consider all comments and additional 

information that is obtained from 

interested parties or through further 

analyses, and it will prepare a NOPR. 

The NOPR will include proposed energy 

conservation standards for the products 

covered by this rulemaking, and 

members of the public will be given an 

opportunity to submit written and oral 

comments on the proposed standards. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2010. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23012 Filed 9–14–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2010–0813] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulations for Marine 

Events, Wrightsville Channel; 

Wrightsville Beach, NC 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes 

establishing Special Local Regulations 

for the swim portions of ‘‘Beach 2 

Battleship Full and Half Iron Distance 

Triathlon’’, to be held on the waters of 

Banks Channel, adjacent to Wrightsville 

Beach, North Carolina. These Special 

Local Regulations are necessary to 

provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waters during the event. This 

action is intended to restrict vessel 

traffic on Banks, Motts, and Wrightsville 

Channels during the swimming portion 

of this event. 


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