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require a 1.5-minute time delay between

the ignition of the burner and the

starting of the circulating air blower.

Inter-City requests the allowance to test

using a 30-second blower time delay

when testing its NUGM, NUG9, NCGM,

GUK, GUM and GCK series furnaces.

Inter-City states that since the 30-second

delay is indicative of how these models

actually operate, and since such a delay

results in an improvement in AFUE of

an average 0.4 to 0.6 percent, the

Petition should be granted.

Under specific circumstances, the

DOE test procedure contains exceptions

which allow testing with blower delay

times of less than the prescribed 1.5-

minute delay. Inter-City indicates that it

is unable to take advantage of any of

these exceptions for its NUGM, NUG9,

NCGM, GUK, GUM and GCK series

furnaces.

Since the blower controls

incorporated on the Inter-City furnaces

are designed to impose a 30-second

blower delay in every instance of start

up, and since the current test procedure

provisions do not specifically address

this type of control, DOE agrees that a

waiver should be granted to allow the

30-second blower time delay when

testing the Inter-City NUGM, NUG9,

NCGM, GUK, GUM and GCK series

furnaces. Accordingly, with regard to

testing the NUGM, NUG9, NCGM, GUK,

GUM and GCK series furnaces, today’s

Decision and Order exempts Inter-City

from the existing test procedure

provisions regarding blower controls

and allows testing with the 30-second

delay.

It is, therefore, ordered That:

(1) The ‘‘Petition for Waiver’’ filed by

Inter-City Products Corporation (Case

No. F–085) is hereby granted as set forth

in paragraph (2) below, subject to the

provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5).

(2) Notwithstanding any contrary

provisions of Appendix N of 10 CFR

Part 430, Subpart B, Inter-City Products

Corporation, shall be permitted to test

its NUGM, NUG9, NCGM, GUK, GUM

and GCK series furnaces on the basis of

the test procedure specified in 10 CFR

Part 430, with modifications set forth

below:

(I) Section 3.0 of Appendix N is

deleted and replaced with the following

paragraph:

3.0 Test Procedure. Testing and

measurements shall be as specified in

section 9 in ANSI/ASHRAE Standard

103–82 with the exception of sections

9.2.2, 9.3.1, and 9.3.2, and the inclusion

of the following additional procedures:

(ii) Add a new paragraph 3.10 to

Appendix N as follows:

3.10 Gas- and Oil-Fueled Central

Furnaces. The following paragraph is in

lieu of the requirement specified in

section 9.3.1 of ANSI/ASHRAE

Standard 103–82. After equilibrium

conditions are achieved following the

cool-down test and the required

measurements performed, turn on the

furnace and measure the flue gas

temperature, using the thermocouple

grid described above, at 0.5 and 2.5

minutes after the main burner(s) comes

on. After the burner start-up, delay the

blower start-up by 1.5 minutes (t¥),

unless: (1) The furnace employs a single

motor to drive the power burner and the

indoor air circulating blower, in which

case the burner and blower shall be

started together; or (2) the furnace is

designed to operate using an unvarying

delay time that is other than 1.5

minutes, in which case the fan control

shall be permitted to start the blower; or

(3) the delay time results in the

activation of a temperature safety device

which shuts off the burner, in which

case the fan control shall be permitted

to start the blower. In the latter case, if

the fan control is adjustable, set it to

start the blower at the highest

temperature. If the fan control is

permitted to start the blower, measure

time delay, (t¥), using a stopwatch.

Record the measured temperatures.

During the heat-up test for oil-fueled

furnaces, maintain the draft in the flue

pipe within ±0.01 inch of water column

of the manufacturer’s recommended onperiod draft.

(iii) With the exception of the

modifications set forth above, Inter-City

Products Corporation shall comply in

all respects with the test procedures

specified in Appendix N of 10 CFR Part

430, Subpart B.

(3) The Waiver shall remain in effect

from the date of issuance of this Order

until DOE prescribes final test

procedures appropriate to the NUGM,

NUG9, NCGM, GUK, GUM and GCK

series furnaces manufactured by InterCity Products Corporation.

(4) This Waiver is based upon the

presumed validity of statements,

allegations, and documentary materials

submitted by the petitioner. This Waiver

may be revoked or modified at any time

upon a determination that the factual

basis underlying the Petition is

incorrect.

(5) Effective May 23, 1996, this

Waiver supersedes the Interim Waiver

granted Inter-City Products Corporation

on March 7, 1996. 61 FR 11199, March

19, 1996 (Case No. F–085).

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 23,

1996.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 96–13542 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

State Energy Program Special Projects

Financial Assistance

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: As part of the new

consolidated State Energy Program

(SEP) being implemented for fiscal year

1996, the Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy is announcing

the availability of financial assistance to

States for a group of special project

activities. Funding is being provided by

a number of end-use sector programs in

the Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, such as Climate

Wise, Clean Cities, Rebuild America,

Motor Challenge, Building Codes and

Standards, and State Alternative Fuel

Transportation efforts. States may apply

to undertake any of the projects being

offered by these programs. States will

carry out their selected projects in

conjunction with their efforts under

SEP.

The projects must meet the relevant

requirements of the programs providing

the funding, as well as of SEP, as

specified in the program guidance/

solicitation. Among the goals of the

special project activities are to assist

States to: accelerate deployment of

energy efficiency and renewable energy

technologies; facilitate the acceptance of

emerging and underutilized energy

efficiency and renewable energy

technologies; and increase the

responsiveness of Federally funded

technology development efforts to

private sector needs.

DATES: The program guidance/

solicitation will be available June 3,

1996. Applications must be received by

June 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES AND FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest Chabot at

the U. S. Department of Energy

Headquarters, 1000 Independence

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

(202) 586–8128, for referral to the

appropriate DOE Regional Support

Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Fiscal year

1996 is the first year special project

activities will be funded in conjunction

with the new consolidated State Energy

Program. Most of these special projects

are related to or based on similar efforts

that have been funded separately by the
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various DOE end-use sector programs

that are now providing funding for this

new consolidated State-oriented

approach.

Availability of Fiscal Year 1996 Funds

With this publication, DOE is

announcing the availability of up to $12

million in financial assistance funds for

fiscal year 1996. The awards will be

made through a competitive process. No

State will be awarded financial

assistance for special projects in excess

of $500,000 for fiscal year 1996. Projects

may cover a period of up to 2 years.

Restricted Eligibility

Eligible applicants for purposes of

funding under this program are limited

to the 50 States, the District of

Columbia, Puerto Rico, or any territory

or possession of the United States,

specifically, the State energy or other

agency responsible for administering the

State Energy Program pursuant to 10

CFR part 420. For convenience, the term

State in this notice refers to all eligible

State applicants.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number assigned to the State

Energy Program is 81.041.

Requirements for cost sharing or

matching contributions will be

addressed in the program guidance/

solicitation for each special project

activity, as appropriate. Cost sharing or

matching contributions beyond any

required percentage is desirable.

Any application must be signed by an

authorized State official, in accordance

with the program guidance/solicitation.

Evaluation Review and Criteria

A first tier review for completeness

will occur at the appropriate DOE

Regional Support Office. Applications

found to be complete will undergo a

merit review process by panels

comprised of members representing the

respective participating end-use sector

programs in DOE’s Office of Energy

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. A

decision as to the applications selected

for funding will then be made by the

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Building

Technology, State and Community

Programs, or designee, based on the

findings of the technical merit review

and any stated program policy factors.

DOE reserves the right to fund, in whole

or in part, any, all, or none of the

applications submitted in response to

this notice.

More detailed information is available

from the U. S. Department of Energy

Headquarters at (202) 586–8128.

Issued in Washington, D. C., May 23, 1996.

Christine A. Ervin,

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 96–13541 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. ER96–841–000]

Blandin Paper Company; Notice of

Issuance of Order

May 23, 1996.

On January 16, 1996, as amended

March 14, 1996, Blandin Paper

Company (Blandin) submitted for filing

a rate schedule under which Blandin

will engage in wholesale electric power

and energy transactions as a marketer.

Blandin also requested waiver of

various Commission regulations. In

particular, Blandin requested that the

Commission grant blanket approval

under 18 CFR Part 34 of all future

issuances of securities and assumptions

of liability by Blandin.

On May 9, 1996, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following:

Within thirty days of the date of the

order, any person desiring to be heard

or to protest the blanket approval of

issuances of securities or assumptions of

liability by Blandin 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 Rules 211

and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of

Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211

and 385.214).

Absent a request for hearing within

this period, Blandin is authorized to

issue securities and assume obligations

or liabilities as a guarantor, indorser,

surety, or otherwise in respect of any

security of another person; provided

that such issuance or assumption is for

some lawful object within the corporate

purposes of the applicant, and

compatible with the public interest, and

is reasonably necessary or appropriate

for such purposes.

The Commission reserves the right to

require a further showing that neither

public nor private interests will be

adversely affected by continued

approval of Blandin’s issuances of

securities or assumptions of liability.

Notice is hereby given that the

deadline for filing motions to intervene

or protests, as set forth above, is June 10,

1996.

Copies of the full text of the order are

available from the Commission’s Public

Reference Branch, 888 First Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20426.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13550 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. RP95–408–000 and RP95–408–

001]

Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.;

Notice of Informal Settlement

Conference

May 23, 1996.

Take notice that an informal

settlement conference in this proceeding

will be convened on Friday, May 31,

1996 at 10:00 a.m. The settlement

conference will be held at the offices of

the Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission, 888 First Street, N.E.,

Washington, D.C. 20426, for the purpose

of exploring the possible settlement of

the above referenced docket.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR

385.102(c), or any participant as defined

in 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to

attend. Persons wishing to become a

party must move to intervene and

receive intervenor status pursuant to the

Commission’s regulations (18 CFR

385.214).

For additional information, contact

Thomas J. Burgess at 208–2058 or David

R. Cain at 208–0917.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13488 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

[Docket No. ER96–1503–000]

Eagle Gas Marketing Company; Notice

of Issuance of Order

May 23, 1996.

On April 4, 1996, Eagle Gas Marketing

Company (Eagle) submitted for filing a

rate schedule under which Eagle will

engage in wholesale electric power and

energy transactions as a marketer. Eagle

also requested waiver of various

Commission regulations. In particular,

Eagle requested that the Commission

grant blanket approval under 18 CFR

Part 34 of all future issuances of

securities and assumptions of liability

by Eagle.

On May 8, 1996, pursuant to

delegated authority, the Director,

Division of Applications, Office of

Electric Power Regulation, granted

requests for blanket approval under Part

34, subject to the following: