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For additional information, contact

Marc G. Denkinger (202) 208–2215 or

Kathleen M. Dias (202) 208–0524.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31438 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP96-85-000]

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;

Notice of Proposed Changes in FERC

Gas Tariff

December 21, 1995.

Take notice that on December 15,

1996, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

tendered for filing as part of its Fifth

Revised FERC Gas Tariff the following

tariff sheets to become effective

February 1, 1996.

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 20

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 21A

Fourteenth Revised Sheet No. 22

Ninth Revised Sheet No. 22A

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 23

Second Revised Sheet No. 23A

Original Sheet No. 23B

Original Sheet No. 23C

Thirteenth Revised Sheet No. 24

Seventh Revised Sheet No. 25

Fifth Revised Sheet No. 26B

Second Revised Sheet No. 660

First Revised Sheet No. 660A

First Revised Sheet No. 660B

Third Revised Sheet No. 661

Second Revised Sheet No. 663

Second Revised Sheet No. 666A

First Revised Sheet No. 669A

Second Revised Sheet No. 670

Third Revised Sheet No. 671

First Revised Sheet No. 671A

Third Revised Sheet No. 673

Third Revised Sheet No. 674

Second Revised Sheet No. 674A

Tennessee states that the purpose of

the filing is to recover gas supply

realignment costs (GSR cost) paid or

known and measurable at the time of

the filing, consistent with the GSR cost

recovery provisions reflected in Section

XXVI of the General Terms and

Conditions of Tennessee’s Fifth Revised

FERC Gas Tariff. The charges include a

GSR demand surcharge applicable to

firm customers, a separately stated

Canadian demand charge component,

and a unit GSR component applicable to

Tennessee’s interruptible services.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest this filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C

20426, in accordance with §§ 385.314

and 385.211 of the Commission’s Rules

and Regulations. Pursuant to Section

154.210 of the Commission’s

Regulations, all such motions or protests

must be filed not later than 12 days after

the date of filing noted above. Protests

will be considered by the Commission

in determining the appropriate action to

be taken, but will not serve to make

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file with the Commission a motion

to intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-31440 Filed 12-27-95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717-01-M

[Docket No. RP95–303–003]

Williams Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Proposed Changes in FERC Gas

Tariff

December 21, 1995.

Take notice that on December 15,

1995, Williams Natural Gas Company

(WNG) tendered for filing to become

part of its FERC Gas Tariff, Second

Revised Volume No. 1, the following

tariff sheets, with a proposed effective

date of July 1, 1995:

Second Substitute First Revised Sheet Nos.

202 and 234

WNG states that this filing is being

made in compliance with Commission

order issued December 7, 1995 in

Docket No. RP95–303–202. Ordering

paragraph (A) directed WNG to file tariff

sheets containing the revised provisions

within 15 days of the date of the order.

WNG states that a copy of its filing

was served on all participants listed on

the service lists maintained by the

Commission in the dockets referenced

above and on all jurisdictional

customers and interested state

commissions.

Any person desiring to protest this

filing should file a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.

20426, in accordance with § 385.211 of

the Commission’s Rules and

Regulations. Pursuant to § 154.210 of

the Commission’s Regulations, all such

protests must be filed not later than 12

days after the date of the filing noted

above. Protests will be considered by

the Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Copies of this filing are

on file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference Room.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31444 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Granting of the

Application for Interim Waiver and

Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of

CFM International Inc. From the DOE

Vented Home Heating Equipment Test

Procedure (Case No. DH–004)

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Today’s notice grants an

Interim Waiver to CFM International

Inc. (CFM) from the existing Department

of Energy (DOE or Department) test

procedure regarding pilot light energy

consumption and weighted average

steady-state efficiency for its manually

controlled vented heaters, models DV32,

DV34, DV36, DV40, DVS2, DVS3,

HEDV30, HEDV30–1, FSDV30, FS30,

FA20, HE30, HEB30, FADV20, and

HE40.

Today’s notice also publishes a

‘‘Petition for Waiver’’ from CFM. CFM’s

Petition for Waiver requests DOE to

grant relief from the DOE vented home

heating equipment test procedure

relating to the use of pilot light energy

consumption in calculating the Annual

Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) and

the calculation of weighted average

steady state efficiency of its models

DV32, DV34, DV36, DV40, DVS2, DVS3,

HEDV30, HEDV30–1, FSDV30, FS30,

FA20, HE30, HEB30, FADV20, and

HE40 vented heaters. CFM seeks to

delete the required pilot light

measurement (Qp) in the calculation of

AFUE when the pilot is off, and to test

at a minimum fuel input rate of twothirds instead of the specified ±5

percent of 50 percent of the maximum

fuel input in the calculation of AFUE.

The Department is soliciting comments,

data, and information respecting the

Petition for Waiver.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,

and information not later than January

29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Case No. DH–

004, Mail Stop EE–43, Room 1J–018,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
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Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–

0121, (202) 586–7140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William W. Hui, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE–431, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202)

586–9145

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC–72, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585–0103,

(202) 586–9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act, as amended (EPCA), which requires

DOE to prescribe standardized test

procedures to measure the energy

consumption of certain consumer

products, including vented home

heating equipment. The intent of the

test procedures is to provide a

comparable measure of energy

consumption that will assist consumers

in making informed purchasing

decisions. These test procedures appear

at Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B.

The Department amended the test

procedure rules to provide for a waiver

process by adding § 430.27 to Title 10

CFR Part 430. 45 FR 64108, September

26, 1980. Subsequently, DOE amended

the waiver process to allow the

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy (Assistant

Secretary) to grant an Interim Waiver

from test procedure requirements to

manufacturers that have petitioned DOE

for a waiver of such prescribed test

procedures. Title 10 CFR Part 430,

§ 430.27(a)(2).

The waiver process allows the

Assistant Secretary to waive temporarily

test procedures for a particular basic

model when a petitioner shows that the

basic model contains one or more

design characteristics which prevent

testing according to the prescribed test

procedures, or when the prescribed test

procedures may evaluate the basic

model in a manner so unrepresentative

of its true energy consumption as to

provide materially inaccurate

comparative data. Waivers generally

remain in effect until final test

procedure amendments become

effective, resolving the problem that is

the subject of the waiver.

An Interim Waiver will be granted if

it is determined that the applicant will

experience economic hardship if the

Application for Interim Waiver is

denied, if it appears likely that the

Petition for Waiver will be granted, and/

or the Assistant Secretary determines

that it would be desirable for public

policy reasons to grant immediate relief

pending a determination on the Petition

for Waiver. Title 10 CFR Part 430,

§ 430.27(g). An Interim Waiver remains

in effect for a period of 180 days, or

until DOE issues a determination on the

Petition for Waiver, whichever is

sooner, and may be extended for an

additional 180 days, if necessary.

On October 2, 1995, CFM filed an

Application for Interim Waiver and a

Petition for Waiver regarding (a) pilot

light energy consumption and (b)

weighted average steady state efficiency.

On October 30, 1995, CFM submitted a

letter to DOE providing additional

product information and amending the

list of models submitted for

consideration in the October 2, 1995

Waiver requests.

CFM seeks an Interim Waiver from

the DOE test provisions in section 3.5 of

Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B,

Appendix O, that require measurement

of energy input rate of the pilot light

(Qp), and the use of this data in section

4.2.6 for the calculation of AFUE,

where:

AFUE=(4400ηSSηuQin-max)/

(4400ηSSQin-max+2.5(4600)ηu Qp)

Instead, CFM requests that it be allowed

to delete Qp and accordingly, the

(2.5(4600)ηu Qp) term in the calculation

of AFUE. CFM states that instructions to

turn off the transient pilot by the user

when the heater is not in use are in the

User Instruction Manual and on a label

adjacent to the gas control valve.

Therefore, the additional energy savings

that result when the pilot is turned off

(Qp=0) should be credited. Since the

current DOE test procedure does not

address pilot light energy savings, CFM

asks that the Interim Waiver be granted.

CFM also seeks an Interim Waiver

from the DOE test provisions in section

3.1.1 of Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart

B, Appendix O, which require steady

state efficiency of manually controlled

vented heaters with various input rates

to be determined at a fuel input rate that

is within ± 5 percent of 50 percent of the

maximum fuel input rate, and the use of

this data in section 4.2.4 to determine

the weighted average steady state

efficiency needed in the calculation of

AFUE. Instead, CFM requests that it be

allowed to determine steady state

efficiency, weighted average steady state

efficiency, and AFUE at a minimum fuel

input rate of two-thirds of the maximum

fuel input rate for its manually

controlled vented heaters which do not

adjust to an input rate as low as 50

percent. Since the current DOE test

procedure does not address steady state

testing for manually controlled vented

heaters with various input rates at fuel

input rates other than within ±5 percent

of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input

rate, CFM asks that the waiver be

granted.

Previous Petitions for Waiver to

exclude the pilot light energy input term

in the calculation of AFUE for home

heating equipment with a manual

transient pilot control and allowance to

determine weighted average steady state

efficiency used in the calculation of

AFUE at a minimum fuel input rate of

65.3 percent of the maximum fuel input

rate instead of the specified ±5 percent

of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input

rate have been granted by DOE to

Appalachian Stove and Fabricators, Inc.,

56 FR 51711, October 15, 1991, and

Valor Incorporated, 56 FR 51714,

October 15, 1991.

The Department published a Notice of

Proposed Rulemaking on August 23,

1993, to amend the vented home heating

equipment test procedure, which would

allow the above requests. 58 FR 44583.

Thus, it appears likely that CFM’s

Petition for Waiver for pilot light and

weighted average steady state efficiency

for home heating equipment will be

granted. In those instances where the

likely success of the Petition for Waiver

has been demonstrated based upon DOE

having granted a waiver for a similar

product design, it is in the public

interest to have similar products tested

and rated for energy consumption on a

comparable basis.

Therefore, based on the above, DOE is

granting CFM an Interim Waiver for its

models DV32, DV34, DV36, DV40,

DVS2, DVS3, HEDV30, HEDV30–1,

FSDV30, FS30, FA20, HE30, HEB30,

FADV20, and HE40 vented heaters.

CFM shall be permitted to test its

models DV32, DV34, DV36, DV40,

DVS2, DVS3, HEDV30, HEDV30–1,

FSDV30, FS30, FA20, HE30, HEB30,

FADV20, and HE40 vented heaters on

the basis of the test procedures specified

in Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B,

Appendix O, with the modifications set

forth below:

(i) Delete paragraph 3.5 of Appendix

O.

(ii) Delete paragraph 4.2.4 of

Appendix O and replace with the

following paragraph:

4.2.4 Weighted Average Steady-State

Efficiency. (a) For manually controlled

heaters with various input rates, the

weighted average steady-state efficiency

(ηSS-WT) is:

(1) At ±5 percent of 50 percent of the

maximum fuel input rate as measured in

either section 3.1.1 to this appendix for
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manually controlled gas vented heaters

or section 3.1.2 to this appendix for

manually controlled oil vented heaters,

or

(2) At the minimum fuel input rate as

measured in either section 3.1.1 to this

appendix for manually controlled gas

vented heaters or section 3.1.2 to this

appendix for manually controlled oil

vented heaters if the design of the heater

is such that ±5 percent of 50 percent of

the maximum fuel input rate can not be

set, provided the tested input rate is no

greater than two-thirds of maximum

input rate of the heater.

(b) For manually controlled heater

with one single firing rate, the weighted

average steady-state efficiency is the

steady-state efficiency measured at the

single firing rate.

(iii) Delete paragraph 4.2.6 of

Appendix O and replace with the

following paragraph:

4.2.6 Annual Fuel Utilization

Efficiency. For manually controlled

vented heaters, calculate the Annual

Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) as a

percent and defined as:

AFUE=ηu

Where:

ηu= as defined in section 4.2.5 of this

appendix.

(iv) With the exception of the

modification set forth above, CFM shall

comply in all respects with the

procedures specified in Appendix O of

Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B.

This Interim Waiver is based upon the

presumed validity of statements and all

allegations submitted by the company.

This Interim Waiver may be removed or

modified at any time upon a

determination that the factual basis

underlying the Application is incorrect.

The Interim Waiver shall remain in

effect for a period of 180 days or until

DOE acts on the Petition for Waiver,

whichever is sooner, and may be

extended for an additional 180-day

period, if necessary.

CFM’s Petition for Waiver requests

DOE to grant relief from the DOE vented

home heating equipment relating to the

pilot light and weighted average steady

state efficiency. CFM seeks (a) to

exclude the pilot light energy

consumption in the calculation of

AFUE, and (b) to determine the

weighted average steady state efficiency

used in the calculation of AFUE at a

minimum fuel input rate of two-thirds

of the maximum fuel input rate instead

of the specified ±5 percent of 50 percent

of the maximum fuel input rate.

Pursuant to paragraph (b) of Title 10

CFR Part 430.27, the Department is

hereby publishing the ‘‘Petition for

Waiver.’’ CFM’s submission of October

2, 1995 published, infra, (a) references

a letter, dated July 7, 1995, from

Vermont Castings, Inc. that constitutes a

Petition for Waiver and Application for

Interim Waiver and (b) attaches three

brochures describing the company’s

products. Said letter and brochures are

not published herein but may be

requested from Mr. William W. Hui at

the address indicated, supra. Further,

CFM’s letter of October 30, 1995

published, infra, references a three page

excerpt from a SIT brochure. The

excerpt is not published but may be

requested from Mr. Hui.

The Petition contains confidential

company information; thus, the

confidential attachments submitted by

CFM are not being published. The

Department solicits comments, data,

and information respecting the Petition.

Issued in Washington, D.C. December 21,

1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

CFM International Inc.

475 Admiral Blvd., Mississauga, Ont. L5T

2N1, Canada, Tel: (905) 670–7777 Ext. 213,

Fax: (905) 670–7840

October 2, 1995.

The Honorable Christine Ervin,

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, U.S. Dept. of Energy,

Forrestal Bldg., 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585

Attn: Secretary Christine Ervin

Dear Madam: Attached with this letter is a

copy of a petition for a waiver and

Application for Interim Waiver submitted by

Vermont Castings on July 7, 1995.

Since CFM Inc. has similar applications

and arguments as mentioned in the attached

Vermont Casting petition—therefore we are

also requesting the acceptance of those two

waivers from the test procedures which

appear on 10 CFR, part 430, subpart B,

Appendix O; Uniform Test Method for

Measuring the Energy Consumption of

Vented Home Heating Equipment. The

aforementioned waivers are requested for our

direct vent and vented units.

Also, the revisions to the test procedures

which we requested above have been

published by DOE as proposed changes on

August 23, 1993—58 FR 44538.

Furthermore, since similar waivers were

granted in the past to other manufacturers;

i.e. Appalachian Stove and Fabricators Inc.

and Valor Incorporated—therefore we are

convinced that the same waivers will be

granted to CFM Inc.

Copies of confidential test data confirming

the energy savings will be forwarded to you

upon request.

Any questions regarding this subject,

please contact me at the above address. Your

help is highly appreciated. Thank you.

Yours Truly,

Ferdinand M. Francisco,

Lab. Manager.

CFM International Inc.

475 Admiral Blvd., Mississauga, Ont.

L5T2N1, Tel: (905) 670–7777 Ext. 213, Fax:

(905) 670–7840

October 30, 1995.

U.S. Dept. of Energy,

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, Mail Station EE–431, Forrestal

Bldg., 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585

Attn: Bill Hui

Dear Sir. Further to our conversation last

Friday. I tested one of our manually

controlled appliance with various input rates

to established a linear correlation between its

rate and AFUE.

Based on the AFUE I calculated using Draft

Factor Method, DF=1, which appear at

10CFR, part 430, subpart B, Appendix O—

Uniform Test Method for Measuring the

Energy Consumption Of Vented Home

Heating Equipment. I can therefore conclude

that increase in rate is directly proportional

to the increase in AFUE.

Also, attached are 3 page excerpts from SIT

brochure that will answer your question

regarding the necessary steps needed to

reduced the input from 70% to 2⁄3 of

maximum input—for testing purposes only.

Page I illustrates a working diagram of the

valve, Page 2 show the valve description and

finally page 3 explains how to adjust the

outlet pressure. Furthermore, outlet pressure

of valves equipped with manual Hi/Lo

control (SIT mv 0.820.633 and 0.820.634) can

be adjusted by removing the Hi/Lo knob, see

page 2 under valve description—item #2,

then turn the pressure regulator clockwise to

increase pressure and counterclockwise to

decrease pressure.

To reduce the input from 70% to 2⁄3 of

maximum input just turn the regulator

counterclockwise thus decreasing the outlet

pressure.

Moreover, the petition I submitted for the

acceptance of two waivers from the test

procedures which appear at 10CFR, part 430,

subpart B, Appendix O—Uniform Test

Method for Measuring the Energy

Consumption Of Vented Home Heating

Equipment are requested for CFM

International Inc.

CFM International Inc. is a parent company

of CFM Inc. (Insta Flame & Northern Flame),

Majestic and TrueHeat. Therefore, the

waivers mentioned above is intended to all

CFM International Inc. subsidiaries’ existing

as well as future submitted and certified

products.

Below is a list of CFM Inc’s existing as well

as future submitted and certified products

both Insta Flame & Northern Flame.

MODEL

Certified units

Under

certification

DV32 FADV20

DV34 HE40
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MODEL—Continued

Certified units

Under

certification

DV36

DV40

DVS2

DVS3

HEDV30 and HEDV30–1

FSDV30

FS30

FA20

HE30

HEB30

Any questions regarding this subject,

please contact me at the above address. Your

help is highly appreciated. Thank you.

Yours Truly,

Ferdinand M. Francisco,

Lab. Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–31423 Filed 12–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products: Granting of the

Application for Interim Waiver and

Publishing of the Petition for Waiver of

Vermont Castings, Inc. From the DOE

Vented Home Heating Equipment Test

Procedure (Case No. DH–003)

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Today’s notice grants an

Interim Waiver to Vermont Castings,

Inc. (Vermont Castings) from the

existing Department of Energy (DOE or

Department) test procedure regarding

pilot light energy consumption and

weighted average steady-state efficiency

for its manually controlled vented

heaters, models DV25 (Gas Fired

Freestanding Direct Vent Firebox) and

DH20 (Gas Fired Wallmount/Zero

Clearance Direct Vent Firebox).

Today’s notice also publishes a

‘‘Petition for Waiver’’ from Vermont

Castings. Vermont Castings’ Petition for

Waiver requests DOE to grant relief from

the DOE vented home heating

equipment test procedure relating to the

use of pilot light energy consumption in

calculating the Annual Fuel Utilization

Efficiency (AFUE) and the calculation of

weighted average steady state efficiency

of its models DV25 and DH20 vented

heaters. Vermont Castings seeks to

delete the required pilot light

measurement (Qp) in the calculation of

AFUE when the pilot is off, and to test

at a minimum fuel input rate of twothirds instead of the specified 5 percent

of 50 percent of the maximum fuel input

rate in the calculation of AFUE. The

Department is soliciting comments,

data, and information respecting the

Petition for Waiver.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,

and information not later than January

29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

statements shall be sent to: Department

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Case No. DH–

003, Mail Stop EE–43, Room 1J–018,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585–

0121, (202) 586–7140.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William W. Hui, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Mail Station

EE–431, Forrestal Building, 1000

Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20585–0121, (202)

586–9145,

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Mail Station GC–72, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585–0103,

(202) 586–9507

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Energy Conservation Program for

Consumer Products (other than

automobiles) was established pursuant

to the Energy Policy and Conservation

Act, as amended (EPCA), which requires

DOE to prescribe standardized test

procedures to measure the energy

consumption of certain consumer

products, including vented home

heating equipment. The intent of the

test procedures is to provide a

comparable measure of energy

consumption that will assist consumers

in making informed purchasing

decisions. These test procedures appear

at Title 10 CFR Part 430, Subpart B.

The Department amended the test

procedure rules to provide for a waiver

process by adding § 430.27 to Title 10

CFR Part 430. 45 FR 64108, September

26, 1980. Subsequently, DOE amended

the waiver process to allow the

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy (Assistant

Secretary) to grant an Interim Waiver

from test procedure requirements to

manufacturers that have petitioned DOE

for a waiver of such prescribed test

procedures. Title 10 CFR Part 430,

§ 430.27(a)(2).

The waiver process allows the

Assistant Secretary to waive temporarily

test procedures for a particular basic

model when a petitioner shows that the

basic model contains one or more

design characteristics which prevent

testing according to the prescribed test

procedures, or when the prescribed test

procedures may evaluate the basic

model in a manner so unrepresentative

of its true energy consumption as to

provide materially inaccurate

comparative data. Waivers generally

remain in effect until final test

procedure amendments become

effective, resolving the problem that is

the subject of the waiver.

An Interim Waiver will be granted if

it is determined that the applicant will

experience economic hardship if the

Application for Interim Waiver is

denied, if it appears likely that the

Petition for Waiver will be granted, and/

or the Assistant Secretary determines

that it would be desirable for public

policy reasons to grant immediate relief

pending a determination on the Petition

for Waiver. Title 10 CFR Part 430,

§ 430.27(g). An Interim Waiver remains

in effect for a period of 180 days, or

until DOE issues a determination on the

Petition for Waiver, whichever is

sooner, and may be extended for an

additional 180 days, if necessary.

On July 7, 1995, Vermont Castings

filed an Application for Interim Waiver

and a Petition for Waiver regarding (a)

pilot light energy consumption and (b)

weighted average steady state efficiency.

On October 30, 1995, Vermont Castings

submitted a letter to DOE requesting

modifications to the model

nomenclature and minimum fuel input

rate of the vented heaters submitted for

consideration in the July 7, 1995 Waiver

requests.

Vermont Castings seeks an Interim

Waiver from the DOE test provisions in

section 3.5 of Title 10 CFR Part 430,

Subpart B, Appendix O, that require

measurement of energy input rate of the

pilot light (Qp), and the use of this data

in section 4.2.6 for the calculation of

AFUE, where:

AFUE=(4400ηSSηuQin-max) /

(4400ηSSηuQin-max+2.5(4600)ηuQP)

Instead, Vermont Castings requests that

it be allowed to delete Qp and

accordingly, the (2.5(4600) ηu Qp) term

in the calculation of AFUE. Vermont

Castings states that instructions to turn

off the transient pilot by the user when

the heater is not in use are in the User

Instruction Manual and on a label

adjacent to the gas control valve.

Therefore, the additional energy savings

that result when the pilot is turned off

(QP=0) should be credited. Since the

current DOE test procedure does not

address pilot light energy savings,

Vermont Castings asks that the Interim

Waiver be granted.

Vermont Castings also seeks an

Interim Waiver from the DOE test

provisions in section 3.1.1 of Title 10

CFR Part 430, Subpart B, Appendix O,