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The range of alternatives being

considered in the EIS will not change.

Thus, the EIS does not need to go

through another scoping process as a

result of only covering naval spent

nuclear fuel. The six container system

alternatives being considered are:

(1) No-Action Alternative—Use of

existing technology to handle, store, and

subsequently transport naval spent

nuclear fuel to a geologic repository

using the M–140 transportation cask.

Prior to shipment to a repository, naval

spent nuclear fuel would be stored at

INEL in water pools or dry containers,

then loaded into M–140 transportation

casks. At the repository, the naval spent

fuel would be unloaded from the M–140

transportation casks and placed in a

geologic repository’s surface facilities

for loading into disposal containers.

Following unloading, the M–140

transportation casks would be returned

to INEL for reuse.

(2) Multi-Purpose Canister

Alternative—Use of 125-ton multipurpose canisters currently being

designed under a DOE contract for

storage, transportation, and disposal of

naval spent nuclear fuel, without

repackaging or further handling of bare

spent nuclear fuel. In addition to the

sealed metal canisters, specialized casks

or overpacks would be required for

different stages of the process, such as

intra-site transfer, dry storage, inter-site

transportation, and disposal.

(3) Current Technology/

Supplemented by High Capacity Rail

Alternative—Use of existing M–140

transportation casks, but with

redesigned internal structures to

accommodate a larger amount of naval

spent nuclear fuel per cask, thus

reducing the total number of shipments

required.

(4) Transportable Storage Cask

Alternative—Use of existing,

commercially available casks for storage

at INEL and shipment of naval spent

nuclear fuel to a geologic repository. At

the repository, the naval spent fuel

would be unloaded from the casks and

placed in a geologic repository’s surface

facilities for loading into disposal

containers. The unloaded transportable

storage casks could be returned to INEL

for further storage and transport.

(5) Dual-Purpose Canister

Alternative—Use of an existing,

commercially available canister and

overpack system for storage at INEL and

shipment of naval spent nuclear fuel to

a geologic repository. At the repository,

the naval spent fuel would be unloaded

from the canisters and placed in a

geologic repository’s surface facilities

for loading into disposal containers.

(6) Small Multi-Purpose Canister

Alternative—Use of smaller, 75-ton,

multi-purpose canisters currently being

designed under a DOE contract rather

than the 125-ton multi-purpose

canisters.

The Draft EIS will not contain a

preferred alternative. Instead, the Navy

will use public comments on the Draft

EIS to help identify a preferred

alternative for the Final EIS. Consistent

with this approach, the subject EIS is

being renamed as ‘‘The Department of

the Navy Environmental Impact

Statement for a Container System for the

Management of Naval Spent Nuclear

Fuel.’’

DATES: The Navy plans to issue the Draft

EIS by about April 30, 1996. Issuance of

the Draft EIS will be announced in the

Federal Register. A 45 day comment

period will be provided following

issuance of the Draft EIS. Public

hearings will be held during the 45 day

comment period. The locations and

dates of these public hearings will be

announced in the Federal Register

when the Draft EIS is issued. The Navy

plans to issue the final EIS by November

30, 1996, and plans to issue a Record of

Decision by December 31, 1996.

ADDRESSES: To receive a copy of the

Draft EIS, please provide your address

to: Argonne National Laboratory, EAD,

Building 900, Mail Stop 1, 9700 South

Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, ATTN:

Naval Spent Fuel Container System EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information on this EIS please

contact: Mr. William Knoll of the Naval

Nuclear Propulsion Program at

Department of the Navy, Code NAVSEA

08U, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA 22242–5160, Telephone:

703–602–8229.

Dated: December 1, 1995.

B. DeMars,

Admiral, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear

Propulsion Program.

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Notice of Availability of Inventions for

Licensing; Government Owned

Inventions

SUMMARY: The inventions listed below

are assigned to the United States

Government as represented by the

Secretary of the Navy and are available

for licensing by the Department of the

Navy. Requests for copies of the patent

applications cited should be directed to

the Office of Naval Research, ONR

OOCC, Ballston Tower One, 800 North

Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia

22217- 5660 and must include the

application serial number or Navy case

Number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

R.J. Erickson, Staff Patent Attorney,

Office of Naval Research, ONR, OOCC,

800 North Quincy Street, Arlington,

Virginia 22217–5660, telephone (703)

696- 4001.

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

342,451: MOBILE SAFETY

STRUCTURE FOR CONTAINMENT

AND HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS

MATERIALS; filed November 14, 1994;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/514/

888: AMMUNITION CARTRIDGE WITH

REDUCED PROPELLANT CHARGE;

filed August 14, 1995;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/514/

570: COMBINATION PIN FOR

ATTACHING TRIGGER ASSEMBLY

AND SAFING SMALL ARM: filed

August 14, 1995;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

514,576: SINGLE SPRING BOLT LOCK

AND CARTRIDGE EJECTOR; filed

August 14, 1995;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

514,573: SPOTTING ROUND BORE

ALIGNMENT MECHANISM FOR

ROCKET LAUNCHER; filed August 14,

1995;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

514,883: SINGLE TRIGGER DUAL

FIRING MECHANISM; filed August 14,

1995;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

514,884: BREECH BOLT AND LOCK

ASSEMBLY; filed August 14, 1995;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

514,885: COMBINATION OPTICAL

AND IRON SIGHT SYSTEM FOR

ROCKET LAUNCHER; filed August 14,

1995;

Design Patent Application Serial No.

29/042,682: IMPROVED SHOULDERFIRED WEAPON; filed August 14, 1995;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

514,575: SHOULDER-LAUNCHED

MULTIPLE-PURPOSE ASSAULT

WEAPON; filed August 14, 1995;

Patent Application Serial No. 08/

375,997: LIQUID CRYSTAL

COMPOSITION AND ALIGNMENT

LAYER; filed January 20, 1995; and

Patent Application entitled:

QUANTITATIVE MOBILITY

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF MAGNETIC

FIELD-DEPENDENT HALL AND

RESISTIVITY DATA; filed October 4,

1995, Navy Case No. 77,263.

Dated: November 27, 1995.

M. A. Waters,

LCDR, JAGC, USN, Federal Register Liaison

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an altered system of

records.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the

Department of Education publishes this

notice of an altered system of records

(18–11–0026) for Debarment and

Suspension Proceedings under

Executive Order 12549 and the DrugFree Workplace Act and the Federal

Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR

part 9, subpart 9.4. The purpose of this

notice is to notify the public of an

expansion in scope of the system of

records managed by the Grants and

Contracts Service (GCS) to include

procurement, as well as

nonprocurement and Drug-Free

Workplace Act actions. Currently, the

Grants and Contracts Service maintains

records regarding debarment and

suspension proceedings against

individuals who are involved in

nonprocurement transactions related to

programs administered by the

Department. This notice also makes

technical changes regarding the addition

of a third system manager and system

location, and also regarding the change

of a system manager.

DATES: Comments on the routine uses in

this system of records, as applied to

individuals debarred and suspended

under the Federal Acquisition

Regulation, 48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4,

must be submitted by January 8, 1996.

The Department filed a report on the

altered system of records with the

Chairman of the House Committee on

Government Reform and Oversight, the

Chairman of the Senate Committee on

Governmental Affairs, and the

Administrator, Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) on

December 4, 1995. This change will

become effective after the 30 day period

for OMB review which expires on

January 3, 1996, unless OMB gives

specific notice within the 30 days that

the system is not approved for

implementation or requests an

additional 10 days for OMB review. The

Department will publish any changes to

the routine uses that result from the

comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cathy Girouard, Grants and Contracts

Service, Office of the Chief Financial

Officer, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue, SW (Room

3636, GSA Regional Office Building 3,

7th & D Streets, SW) Washington, DC

20202–5341. Telephone: (202) 708–

8529. Individuals who use a

telecommunication device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 28, 1988, the Department of

Education published in the Federal

Register (53 FR 47855) a notice of a new

system of records for Debarment and

Suspension Proceedings Under

Executive Order (E.O.) 12549. That

notice was amended on January 22,

1990, to add an additional system

manager (55 FR 2131); and amended

again on March 7, 1990, to expand its

scope to cover debarment and

suspension proceedings under the DrugFree Workplace Act (55 FR 8168).

The Privacy Act of 1974 requires the

Department to publish in the Federal

Register a notice of an altered system of

records (See 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)). This

notice of an altered system of records

notifies the public that the Department

is expanding the scope of the system of

records to include procurement, as well

as nonprocurement and Drug-Free

Workplace Act actions.

This notice also adds a third official

authorized to maintain records

regarding debarment and suspension

proceedings against individuals and

makes other technical changes.

The Office of Inspector General (OIG)

is now responsible for proposing

debarments and issuing suspensions if

the action is against a certified public

accountant (CPA) or CPA firm that

audits, or is likely to audit, an

educational institution receiving funds

under a program administered by the

Department of Education. As a result,

the official in the Office of Inspector

General who is responsible for issuing

these notices is now responsible for

maintaining records regarding these

actions.

The Office of Postsecondary

Education (OPE) continues to be

responsible for initiating all debarment

and suspension actions against

institutions of higher education,

lenders, and guarantee agencies and

their principals. The OPE official

responsible for maintaining records

regarding OPE initiated actions (the

system manager) is changed from the

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education to the Director, Compliance

and Enforcement Division, Student

Financial Assistance Programs, Office of

Postsecondary Education.

The Grants and Contracts Service

continues to be responsible under E.O.

12549 for initiating debarment/

suspension actions against individuals

who are involved in nonprocurement

transactions related to programs

administered by the Department and

individuals who violate the Drug-Free

Workplace Act. Grants and Contracts

Service will also be responsible for

maintaining records regarding actions

under the Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR), 48 CFR subpart 9.4—

Debarment, Suspension, and

Ineligibility.

Direct access to this system of records

is restricted to authorized agency staff in

the performance of their official duties.

The Chief Financial Officer has

updated the routine uses for this system

of records and seeks comments on the

revised routine uses. However, to ensure

clarity of purpose and as a service to the

reader, this notice is being published in

its entirety.

Dated: December 4, 1995.

Donald R. Wurtz,

Chief Financial Officer.

The Chief Financial Officer revises

the system of records notice to read as

follows:

18–11–0026

SYSTEM NAME:

Debarment and Suspension

Proceedings under Executive Order

(E.O.) 12549, the Drug-Free Workplace

Act, and the Federal Acquisition

Regulation

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:

None.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

For records regarding actions under

E.O. 12549 against individuals who are

involved in nonprocurement

transactions related to Department of

Education programs, actions under the

Drug-Free Workplace Act, and actions

under the FAR 9.4: Grants and Contracts

Service, Office of the Chief Financial

Officer, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue, SW, (Room

3636, GSA Regional Office Building 3,

7th & D Streets, SW) Washington, DC

20202–4700.

For records regarding actions under

E.O. 12549 against an individual

certified public accountant or principals

of a CPA firm: Planning, Analysis, and

Management Services, Office of

Inspector General, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

SW, (Room 4022, Switzer Building, 330

C Street, SW) Washington, DC 20202–

1510.

For records regarding actions under

E.O. 12549 against principals of

institutions of higher education,
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principals of lenders, or principals of

guarantee agencies: Compliance and

Enforcement Division, Student

Financial Assistance Programs, Office of

Postsecondary Education, U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW, (Room

3916, GSA Regional Office Building 3,

7th & D Streets, SW) Washington, DC

20202–5341.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Principals undergoing debarment or

suspension proceedings and principals

that have been debarred or suspended.

Principals are officers, directors,

owners, partners, key employees, or

other persons who have a critical

influence on or substantive control over

a covered transaction, whether or not

employed by a participant. A

participant is any person who submits

a proposal for, enters into, or reasonably

may be expected to enter into a covered

transaction. A covered transaction is

described in the Department’s

regulations at 34 CFR 85.110(a)(1).

Individuals receiving grants subject to

requirements under the Drug-Free

Workplace Act.

Individual contractors undergoing

debarment or suspension proceedings

and contractors that have been debarred

or suspended. Contractors covered by

this system of records are individuals

that directly or indirectly submit offers

for or are awarded, or may reasonably be

expected to submit offers for or be

awarded, a government contract, or who

conduct business, or may reasonably be

expected to conduct business with the

Department as an agent or

representative of another contractor.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Contains documents including

written referrals, communications

between the Department and the

respondent, intra-agency and interagency communications regarding

proposed or completed debarments or

suspensions, and a record of any

findings from debarment or suspension

proceedings against individuals under

E.O. 12549, the Drug-Free Workplace

Act, and the FAR 9.4.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

Executive Order 12549, Debarment

and Suspension; Sections 5151–5160 of

the Drug-Free Workplace Act; and the

Federal Acquisition Regulation, 48 CFR

part 9, subpart 9.4, Debarment,

Suspension, and Ineligibility; Public

Law 103–355, sec. 2455.

PURPOSE(S):

Information contained in this system

of records is used to protect the Federal

Government from the actions prohibited

under the Department of Education (ED)

debarment and suspension regulations,

Drug-Free Workplace regulations, and

the FAR; make decisions regarding

debarments and suspensions; and

ensure that other Federal agencies give

effect to debarment or suspension

decisions rendered by ED.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSE OF SUCH USES:

The Department may disclose a record

for the following purposes:

(a) Litigation Disclosure.

(1) In the event that one of the parties

listed below is involved in litigation, or

has an interest in litigation, ED may

disclose certain records to the parties

described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)

of this routine use under the conditions

specified in those paragraphs:

(i) ED, or any component of the

Department; or

(ii) Any ED employee in his or her

official capacity; or

(iii) Any employee of ED in his or her

individual capacity where the

Department of Justice has agreed to

provide or arrange for representation for

the employee; or

(iv) Any employee of ED in his or her

individual capacity where the agency

has agreed to represent the employee; or

(v) The United States where ED

determines that the litigation is likely to

affect the Department or any of its

components.

(2) Disclosure to the Department of

Justice. If ED determines that disclosure

of certain records to the Department of

Justice or attorneys engaged by the

Department of Justice is relevant and

necessary to litigation and is compatible

with the purpose for which the records

were collected, ED may disclose those

records as a routine use to the

Department of Justice.

(3) Administrative Disclosures. If ED

determines that disclosure of certain

records to an adjudicative body before

which ED is authorized to appear,

individual or entity designated by ED or

otherwise empowered to resolve

disputes is relevant and necessary to the

administrative litigation and is

compatible with the purposes for which

the records were collected, ED may

disclose those records as a routine use

to the adjudicative body, individual or

entity.

(4) Opposing counsels, representatives

and witnesses. If ED determines that

disclosure of certain records to an

opposing counsel, representative or

witness in an administrative proceeding

is relevant and necessary to the

litigation and is compatible with the

purpose for which the records were

collected, ED may disclose those records

as a routine use to the counsel,

representative or witness.

(b) Disclosure to the General Services

Administration. The Department makes

information contained in this system of

records available to the General Services

Administration for inclusion in the Lists

of Parties Excluded from Federal

Procurement or Nonprocurement

Programs.

(c) Disclosure to the Public. The

Department provides information to

persons inquiring about individuals

who have been debarred or suspended

by ED as necessary to enforce debarment

and suspension actions.

(d) Enforcement Disclosure. In the

event that information in this system of

records indicates, either on its face or in

connection with other information, a

violation or potential violation of any

applicable statute, regulation, or order

of a competent authority, the relevant

records in the system of records may be

referred, as a routine use, to the

appropriate agency, whether foreign,

Federal, State, tribal, or local, charged

with the responsibility of investigating

or prosecuting such violation or charged

with enforcing or implementing the

statute, or executive order or rule,

regulation, or order issued pursuant

thereto.

(e) FOIA Advice Disclosure. In the

event the Department deems it desirable

or necessary, in determining whether

particular records are required to be

disclosed under the Freedom of

Information Act, disclosure may be

made to the Department of Justice for

the purpose of obtaining its advice.

(f) Contract Disclosure. If ED contracts

with an entity for the purpose of

performing any function that requires

disclosure of records in this system to

employees of the contractor, ED may

disclose the records as a routine use to

those employees. Before entering such a

contract, ED shall require the contractor

to maintain Privacy Act safeguards as

required under 5 U.S.C. 552a(m) with

respect to the records in the system.

(g) Research Disclosure. Where the

appropriate official of ED determines

that an individual or organization is

qualified to carry out specific research,

that official may disclose information

from this system of records to that

researcher solely for the purpose of

carrying out that research. The

researcher shall be required to maintain

Privacy Act safeguards with respect to

such records.

(h) Congressional Member Disclosure.

ED may disclose information from this

system of records to a congressional

office from the record of an individual
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in response to an inquiry from the

Congressional office made at the written

request of that individual; the Member’s

right to the information is no greater

than the right of the individual who

requested it.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Records are kept in file folders in

locked file cabinets.

RETRIEVABILITY:

The records are indexed by the names

of the individuals.

SAFEGUARDS:

All physical access to the site where

this system of records is maintained is

controlled and monitored by security

personnel who check each individual

entering the building for his or her

employee badge. Files are kept in locked

file cabinets. Immediate access to these

records is restricted to authorized staff.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Pending disposal, Debarment and

Suspension records are retained at the

system location. The Department will

retain and dispose of the records in

accordance with General Records

Schedule 22, item 2, which states that

the cut-off date for Debarment and

Suspension records is the end of the

fiscal year in which the case is closed.

The records are destroyed eight years

after the cut-off date.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Grants and Contracts

Service, U.S. Department of Education,

600 Independence Avenue, SW, (Room

3600, GSA Regional Office Building 3,

SW), Washington, DC 20202–0498.

Assistant Inspector General for

Planning, Analysis, and Management

Services, Office of Inspector General,

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW, (Room

4022, Switzer Building, 330 C Street,

SW), Washington, DC 20202–1510.

Director, Compliance and

Enforcement Division, Student

Financial Assistance Programs, Office of

Postsecondary Education, U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW (Room 3919,

GSA Regional Office Building 3, SW),

Washington, DC 20202–0498.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

If an individual wishes to determine

whether a record exists regarding him or

her in this system of records, the

individual must provide the system

manager his or her name, date of birth

and social security number. Requests for

notification about an individual record

must meet the requirements of the

Department of Education’s Privacy Act

regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:

If an individual wishes to gain access

to a record in this system, he or she

must contact the system manager and

provide information as described in the

notification procedure. Requests for

access to an individual’s record must

meet the requirements of the

Department of Education’s Privacy Act

regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5. Consistent

with 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(5), ED retains the

discretion not to disclose records to an

individual during the course of a

debarment or suspension proceeding

against the individual.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

If an individual wishes to change the

content of a record in the system of

records, he or she must contact the

system manager with the information

described in the notification procedure,

identify the specific item(s) to be

changed, and provide a written

justification for the change, including

any supporting documentation.

Requests to amend a record must meet

the requirements of the Department of

Education Privacy Act regulations at 34

CFR 5b.7.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Department employees involved in

the management of grants and contracts,

and other organizations or persons that

may have relevant information

regarding participants and their

principals.

SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS

OF THE ACT:

None.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

[Case No. F–079]

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Decision and

Order Granting a Waiver From the

Furnace Test Procedure to Carrier

Corporation

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Decision and Order.

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the

Decision and Order (Case No. F–079)

granting a Waiver to Carrier Corporation

(Carrier) from the existing Department

of Energy (DOE) test procedure for

furnaces. The Department is granting

Carrier’s Petition for Waiver regarding

blower time delay in calculation of

Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

(AFUE) for its 58UXT/330JAV, 58UHV/

333BAV, 58UXV/333JAV, 58DXT/

331JAV, and 58DNV/334BAV lines of

induced draft furnaces.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cyrus H. Nasseri, 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–

9138.

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC–72, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202)

586–9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 10 CFR 430.27(g),

notice is hereby given of the issuance of

the Decision and Order as set out below.

In the Decision and Order, Carrier has

been granted a Waiver for its 58UXT/

330JAV, 58UHV/333BAV, 58UXV/

333JAV, 58DXT/331JAV, and 58DNV/

334BAV lines of induced draft furnaces,

permitting the company to use an

alternate test method in determining

AFUE.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November

29, 1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

Background

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