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originally scheduled for Wednesday,

March 8, 1995, to Tuesday, March 28,

1995, and extended the close of the

comment period for the written

comments on the Evaluation Criteria

from March 31, 1995, to April 14, 1995.

All persons are hereby given notice of

the opportunity to submit written

comments, and to attend the public

meeting.

DATES: Written comments in

quadruplicate on the Evaluation Criteria

must be received by April 14, 1995. The

public meeting will be held on Tuesday,

March 28, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be labeled ‘‘Voluntary Program to

Promote Energy Efficiency in

Commercial Office Equipment’’ and

submitted to Ms. Barbara Twigg, Office

of Energy Efficiency and Renewable

Energy, Mail Station EE–431, U.S.

Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC. 20585. Telephone:

(202) 586–8714; FAX: (202) 586–4617.

The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m.,

and will be held at the U.S. Department

of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room

GH–019, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC.

Copies of the draft evaluation criteria

may be requested from Barbara Twigg at

the above address. Copies are available

in the DOE Freedom of Information

Reading Room, U.S. Department of

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E–

190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC (202) 586–6020

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Twigg, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Forrestal

Building, Mail Station EE–431, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

8714.

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC–

72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

9507.

Issued in Washington, DC, March 1, 1995.

Brian Castelli,

Chief of Staff, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–5558 Filed 3–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Appliance and Equipment Energy

Efficiency Standards: Public Workshop

to Discuss the Engineering Analysis

for Energy Conservation Standards for

Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

SUMMARY: The Department will hold a

public workshop on Friday, March 3,

1995, to discuss the Engineering

Analysis Section of the Draft Technical

Support Document in support of the

reproposal of fluorescent lamp ballast

energy conservation standards. All

persons are hereby given notice of the

opportunity to submit written

comments and to attend the public

workshop.

DATES: Five copies of any written

comments must be received by March

31, 1995. The public workshop will be

held on Friday, March 17, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Please label your written

comments as ‘‘Comments on the

Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Engineering

Analysis’’ and submit to Ms. Sandy

Cooper, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Mail Station EE–431,

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC. 20585. Telephone:

(202) 586–7574; FAX: (202) 586–4617.

The workshop will begin at 9:30 a.m.

at the U.S. Department of Energy,

Forrestal Building, Room 1E–245, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC.

Copies of transcripts of the April 5–

7 the June 7–8, 1994 public hearings for

the Eight Products Energy Conservation

Standards and the agendas of the

December 2, 1994 and the January 17,

1995 public meetings are available in

the DOE Freedom of Information

Reading Room, U.S. Department of

Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E–

190, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC. (202) 586–6020

between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Logee, U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Forrestal Building,

Mail Station EE–431, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

1689.

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC–

72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

9507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Authority

Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy

and Conservation Act (EPCA), (Pub. L.

94–163) created the Energy

Conservation Program for Consumer

Products other than Automobiles

(Program). The products currently

subject to this Program include

fluorescent lamp ballasts among others.

EPCA sets minimum energy

conservation standards for fluorescent

lamp ballasts and requires the

Department of Energy to revise and

increase these standards.

2. Background

On March 4, 1994, the Department

proposed standards for room air

conditioners, water heaters, direct

heating equipment, mobile home

furnaces, kitchen ranges and ovens, pool

heaters, fluorescent lamp ballasts and

television sets. (59 FR 10464). The

Department received over 8,000

comments on the proposed rule,

including comments from

manufacturers, consumers, Members of

Congress, retailers, broadcasters,

national trade associations, national

energy advocates, utilities and other

Federal agencies. Based on the

comments in the record, the Department

determined that revised data from a

larger sample of fluorescent lamp ballast

types was needed. On December 2, 1994

and on January 17, 1995, the

Department held public meetings at the

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) in

Berkeley, California. The purpose of the

meeting was to review the methodology

for the fluorescent lamp ballast

engineering analysis and to discuss the

need for current data on all types of

fluorescent lamp ballasts. On January

31, 1995, the Department published

notification in the Federal Register of

the Department decision to proceed

with separate rulemakings for

fluorescent lamp ballasts, televisions,

and electric water heaters. (60 FR 5880).

3. Discussion

The purpose of the workshop is to

discuss the engineering analysis, data

sources, the maximum technologically

feasible design, and the life-cycle cost

analysis for fluorescent lamp ballasts.

This workshop will not involve

discussion of energy conservation

standards for ballasts.

Discussion of the engineering analysis

will focus on ballast classes, energy use

data (watts input), ballast efficacy

factors (BEF), and cost versus ballast

efficiency. Ballast classes under

discussion will be the one to four lamp

F40T12 and F32T8 ballasts, the two
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lamp F96 and F96H0 ballasts and the

one to four lamp F40T12 ballasts for

energy saver lamps. A discussion of the

methods, data and data sources for the

incremental costs associated with

improved ballast efficiency, for ballast

life-cycle costs and for payback will be

included in this workshop. Workshop

participants will discuss the criteria for

the ballast with the highest BEF for the

maximum technologically feasible

design.

The Department has examined many

sources of data and has requested and

received engineering data from ballast

manufacturers and ballast users.

However, the Department still has

limited engineering data on currently

manufactured cathode cut-out magnetic

ballasts (e.g., watts, lumens, BEF, total

harmonic distortion (THD), Power

Factor, etc). Additionally, ballast

manufacturers have advised the

Department that they could not

determine the incremental costs for

various improved features in electronic

ballasts such as minimum THD,

minimum electromagnetic interference

maximum power factor, maximum

reliability, minimum flicker, maximum

lamp life, and good line voltage

regulation. The Department has

assumed, therefore, that there is no cost

difference between levels of electronic

ballasts and has used cost data derived

from a survey of original equipment

maunfacturers and lighting maintenance

companies. Anyone having additional

cost or price data, contact Mr. Issac

Turiel, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory,

Building 90–4000, Berkeley, CA 94720,

(510) 486–6493.

4. Public Meeting Procedure

The meeting will be informal. Copies

of the engineering analysis are available

in the DOE public reading room and

will be available at the meeting.

Additionally, copies will be mailed to

persons who commented on the March

4, 1994, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

for fluorescent lamp ballasts and to

anyone who requests a copy by March

10, 1995.

Issued in Washington, DC. February 28,

1995.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–5479 Filed 3–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Office of Fossil Energy

[FE Docket No. 95–13–NG]

Canwest Gas Supply U.S.A., Inc.;

Order Granting Blanket Authorization

to Import and Export Natural Gas From

and to Canada

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting

CanWest Gas Supply U.S.A., Inc.

blanket authorization to import and

export a combined total of up to 400 Bcf

of natural gas from and to Canada over

a two-year term beginning on the date

of the first import or export after

February 28, 1995.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs Docket Room, 3F–056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

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

(202) 586–9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., February 28,

1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–5555 Filed 3–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

[FE Docket No. 95–10–NG]

Phibro Division of Salomon, Inc.; Order

Granting Blanket Authorization to

Import Natural Gas From and Export

Natural Gas to Mexico

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy of

the Department of Energy gives notice

that it has issued an order granting

Phibro Division of Salomon Inc. blanket

authorization to import up to 200 Bcf of

natural gas from Mexico and to export

up to 200 Bcf of natural gas to Mexico

over a two-year term beginning on the

date of first import or export.

This order is available for inspection

and copying in the Office of Fuels

Programs docket room, 3F–056,

Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence

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

(202) 586–9478. The docket room is

open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on February

28, 1995.

Clifford P. Tomaszewski,

Director, Office of Natural Gas, Office of Fuels

Programs, Office of Fossil Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–5554 Filed 3–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5167–1]

Public Water System Supervision

Program Revision for Commonwealth

of Puerto Rico

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (USEPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is

revising its approved Public Water

System Supervision Primacy Program.

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has

adopted drinking water regulations that

satisfy the National Primary Drinking

Water Regulations for the lead and

Copper Rule (LCR). USEPA regulations

were promulgated on June 7, 1991 (56

FR 26460). The USEPA has determined

that Puerto Rico Lead and Copper

regulations are no less stringent than the

corresponding Federal regulations and

that Puerto Rico continues to meet all

requirements for primary enforcement

responsibility as specified in 40 CFR

142.10.

All interested parties, other than

Federal Agencies, may request a public

hearing. A request for a public hearing

must be submitted to the USEPA

Regional Administrator at the address

shown below within thirty (30) days

after the date of this Federal Register

Notice. If a substantial request for a

public hearing is made within the

required thirty-day period, a public

hearing will be held and a notice will

be given in the Federal Register and a

newspaper of general circulation.

Frivolous or insubstantial requests for a

hearing may be denied by the Regional

Administrator. If no timely and

appropriate request for a hearing is

received and the Regional Administrator

does not choose to hold a hearing on

his/her motion, this determination shall

become final and effective thirty (30)

days after publication of this Federal

Register Notice.

Any request for a public hearing shall

include the following information:

(1) The name, address and telephone

number of the individual organization

or other entity requesting a hearing;

(2) A brief statement of the requesting

person’s interest in the Regional