80_FR_26287 80 FR 26199 - Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces Working Group: Notice of Open Meetings and Webinar

80 FR 26199 - Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces Working Group: Notice of Open Meetings and Webinar

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 88 (May 7, 2015)

Page Range26199-26200
FR Document2015-11012

This document announces a series of meetings of the Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces Working Group (CAUC CWAF Working Group). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the Federal Register.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 26199-26200]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11012]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 431

[EERE-2013-BT-STD-0007; EERE-2013-BT-STD-0021]


Commercial Package Air Conditioners and Commercial Warm Air 
Furnaces Working Group: Notice of Open Meetings and Webinar

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meetings and webinars.

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SUMMARY: This document announces a series of meetings of the Commercial 
Package Air Conditioners and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces Working Group 
(CAUC CWAF Working Group). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires 
that agencies publish notice of an advisory committee meeting in the 
Federal Register.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates.

ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise specified in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

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section, the meetings will be held at U.S. Department of Energy, 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585. 
Individuals will also have the opportunity to participate by webinar. 
To register for the webinar and receive call-in information, please 
register at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=59 .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, 
DC, 20024. Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The meetings will be held:

 May 11, 2015;
 May 12, 2015 (Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration 
Institute, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22201);
 May 20, 2015;
 May 21, 2015 (950 L`Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC, Room 
7140);
 June 1-2, 2015;
 June 9-10, 2015; and
 June 15, 2015 (Webinar only)

    Members of the public are welcome to observe the business of the 
meeting and, if time allows, may make oral statements during the 
specified period for public comment. To attend the meeting and/or to 
make oral statements regarding any of the items on the agenda, email 
asrac@ee.doe.gov. In the email, please indicate your name, organization 
(if appropriate), citizenship, and contact information. Please note 
that foreign nationals participating in the public meeting are subject 
to advance security screening procedures which require advance notice 
prior to attendance at the public meeting. If a foreign national wishes 
to participate in the public meeting, please inform DOE as soon as 
possible by contacting Ms. Regina Washington at (202) 586-1214 or by 
email: Regina.Washington@ee.doe.gov so that the necessary procedures 
can be completed. Anyone attending the meeting will be required to 
present a government photo identification, such as a passport, driver's 
license, or government identification. Due to the required security 
screening upon entry, individuals attending should arrive early to 
allow for the extra time needed.
    Due to the REAL ID Act implemented by the Department of Homeland 
Security (DHS) recent changes regarding ID requirements for individuals 
wishing to enter Federal buildings from specific states and U.S. 
territories. Driver's licenses from the following states or territory 
will not be accepted for building entry and one of the alternate forms 
of ID listed below will be required.
    DHS has determined that regular driver's licenses (and ID cards) 
from the following jurisdictions are not acceptable for entry into DOE 
facilities: Alaska, Louisiana, New York, American Samoa, Maine, 
Oklahoma, Arizona, Massachusetts, Washington, and Minnesota.
    Acceptable alternate forms of Photo-ID include: U.S. Passport or 
Passport Card; An Enhanced Driver's License or Enhanced ID-Card issued 
by the states of Minnesota, New York or Washington (Enhanced licenses 
issued by these states are clearly marked Enhanced or Enhanced Driver's 
License); A military ID or other Federal government issued Photo-ID 
card.
    Docket: The docket is available for review at www.regulations.gov, 
including Federal Register notices, public meeting attendee lists and 
transcripts, comments, and other supporting documents/materials. All 
documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. 
However, not all documents listed in the index may be publicly 
available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-11012 Filed 5-6-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable               thermal stack dampers using the tracer gas            any required design modification to any
                                                       Energy                                               method.’’                                             models of Williams’ vented heaters without
                                                    In the Matter of: Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–                 Though Williams agrees with the concept            thermal stack dampers that might be
                                                       TP–0042, RIN: 1904–AC94, Energy                      of the DOE’s ‘‘clarification’’ of the AFUE test       marginally close to passing the required
                                                       Conservation Program for Consumer                    procedures for vented heaters without                 AFUE standards because of the
                                                       Products: Test Procedures for Direct                 thermal stack dampers, the Final Rule                 implementation of the Final Rule disallowing
                                                       Heating Equipment and Pool Heaters; Final            clarification presents a significant issue for        the tracer gas method to test the AFUE in
                                                       Rule.                                                Williams and places an unnecessary burden             vented heaters without thermal stack
                                                    10 CFR part 430                                         on our company. Williams is a long-time               dampers. Without the 180-day extension of
                                                    Petition for Reconsideration                            furnace manufacturer which has been in                the July 6, 2015 effective date in order to
                                                    Via Email: john.cymbalsky@ee.doe.gov                    business nearly 100 years. All of Williams’           perform the afore-stated testing of and any
                                                    Mr. John Cymbalsky                                      vented heaters are manufactured without               necessary design modification to its
                                                    Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable               thermal stack dampers. Williams has used              products, Williams could potentially be at a
                                                       Energy                                               the tracer gas method for testing AFUE in its         competitive disadvantage in the heater
                                                    Building Technologies Program, EE–2J                    vented heaters without thermal stack                  marketplace.
                                                    U.S. Department of Energy                               dampers since May 2011.                                  An extension of the July 6, 2015 date does
                                                    1000 Independence Ave. SW.                                 Williams began to use the tracer gas               not disadvantage consumers or hamper the
                                                    Washington, DC 20585                                    method to test the AFUE in its vented heaters         DOE’s regulatory activities. Granting the
                                                                                                            without thermal stack dampers after visiting          extension of time will allow Williams to
                                                    Re: Petition to Extend Implementation Date                                                                    improve its products where necessary and to
                                                       of July 6, 2015 Test Procedure                       Intertek Testing Services, Inc. (Intertek) in
                                                                                                            Cortland, NY, on March 15, 2011. Jesus Rios           ensure Williams’ compliance with the
                                                    Dear Mr. Cymbalsky:                                     of Williams met with Intertek’s Gregory King          required AFUE standards. Delaying the July
                                                       This firm represents Williams Furnace                and Daniel Bilodeau to discuss and to                 6, 2015 date by 180 days will remove the
                                                    Company (Williams) and respectfully                     confirm that Williams’ test method for AFUE           unnecessary burden on Williams of having to
                                                    submits this Petition to Extend                         testing for vented heaters without thermal            conduct testing on all of models of Williams’
                                                    Implementation Date of July 6, 2015 on                  stack dampers was identical to Intertek’s test        vented heaters without thermal stack
                                                    behalf of Williams.                                     method for AFUE testing for vented heaters            dampers in the next three and one-half
                                                       In the Energy Conservation Program for               without thermal stack dampers. As you                 months and will allow Williams the
                                                    Consumer Products: Test Procedures for                  know, Intertek Testing Services, Inc. is the          necessary time to manage the transition to
                                                    Direct Heating Equipment and Pool Heaters;                                                                    the Final Rule revising the AFUE test
                                                                                                            facility approved by and utilized by the DOE.
                                                    Final Rule, FR, Vol. 80, No. 3 (6 Jan. 2015),                                                                 procedures. For the foregoing reasons,
                                                                                                               While at Intertek, Jesus Rios noticed that
                                                    pp. 792–815, the U.S. Department of Energy                                                                    Williams requests that the DOE grant
                                                                                                            Intertek was using a different test method for
                                                    (DOE) issued a notice of a Final Rule revising                                                                Williams a 180-day extension of the July 6,
                                                                                                            AFUE testing of vented heaters without
                                                    the annual flue utilization efficiency (AFUE)                                                                 2015 effective date of the Final Rule.
                                                                                                            thermal stack dampers than Williams was
                                                    test procedures for vented direct heating                                                                     Respectfully submitted,
                                                                                                            using. Jesus Rios asked Intertek what test
                                                    equipment and pool heaters. The Final Rule
                                                                                                            method Intertek was using for AFUE testing            WIEZOREK & PAYNE
                                                    became effective February 5, 2015 and
                                                                                                            of vented heaters without thermal stack               ANTHONY F. WIEZOREK
                                                    compliance becomes mandatory starting July
                                                                                                            dampers. Intertek confirmed to Jesus Rios
                                                    6, 2015. For the following reasons, Williams                                                                  AFW/le
                                                    requests a 180-day extension of the July 6,             that Intertek was using the tracer gas method
                                                    2015 effective date, which is the maximum               to test the AFUE in vented heaters without            [FR Doc. 2015–11025 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    allowed by statute.                                     thermal stack dampers. Subsequently, upon             BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                       Section 4.3 of the Final Rule, ‘‘Annual fuel         Jesus Rios’ return to Williams’ facility in
                                                    utilization efficiency by the tracer gas                Colton, CA, he researched the tracer gas
                                                    method’’ has been changed to apply only to              method and contacted Intertek to find out
                                                                                                                                                                  DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                    vented heaters equipped with thermal stack              what equipment was necessary to perform
                                                    dampers. FR, Vol. 80, No. 3 (6 Jan. 2015), p.           the tracer gas method to test the AFUE in             10 CFR Part 431
                                                    811. Prior to the recent change, the AFUE test          vented heaters without thermal stack
                                                    procedures stated that ‘‘All other types of             dampers. Thereafter, Williams purchased the           [EERE–2013–BT–STD–0007; EERE–2013–
                                                    vented heaters can elect to use the following           necessary equipment to perform the trace gas          BT–STD–0021]
                                                    tracer gas method, as an optional procedure.’’          method to test the AFUE in vented heaters
                                                    It appears that DOE believes that heater                without thermal stack dampers.                        Commercial Package Air Conditioners
                                                    manufacturers do not use the tracer gas                    In May 2011, Williams began using the              and Commercial Warm Air Furnaces
                                                    method to test heaters without thermal stack            tracer gas method to test the AFUE in vented          Working Group: Notice of Open
                                                    dampers and do not use such testing results             heaters without thermal stack dampers after           Meetings and Webinar
                                                    to calculate the AFUE for such units.                   conducting some test runs to make sure
                                                    Therefore, it appears that the DOE considers            Williams was performing the tracer gas                AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
                                                    this a clarification of the AFUE test                   method test properly and could confirm that           Renewable Energy, Department of
                                                    procedure and not a change to the AFUE test             the Williams’ tracer as method test results           Energy.
                                                    procedure.                                              were similar to the tracer gas method test
                                                                                                                                                                  ACTION: Notice of open meetings and
                                                       In FR, Vol. 80, No. 3, Section III.C.3. Other        results achieved by Intertek on March 15,
                                                                                                            2011, when Intertek tested the Williams’              webinars.
                                                    Issues, page 798, the DOE states the
                                                    following:                                              vented heaters without thermal stack                  SUMMARY:   This document announces a
                                                       ‘‘For the reasons described previously,              dampers. Williams has been using the tracer
                                                                                                            gas method to test the AFUE in vented
                                                                                                                                                                  series of meetings of the Commercial
                                                    DOE clarifies that the optional use of the
                                                    tracer gas method does not apply to units               heaters without thermal stack dampers                 Package Air Conditioners and
                                                    without thermal stack dampers. DOE has                  continuously since May 2011 up to the                 Commercial Warm Air Furnaces
                                                    determined this clarification will not impose           present time. The tracer gas method                   Working Group (CAUC CWAF Working
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                                                    any additional burden on manufacturers,                 procedure allows for an actual measurement            Group). The Federal Advisory
                                                    since units without thermal stack dampers               of the draft factor using carbon monoxide,            Committee Act requires that agencies
                                                    are already commonly rated using the                    instead of using a standard draft factor of           publish notice of an advisory committee
                                                    calculation method in 4.1 or 4.2. Moreover,             one. Williams believes that the tracer gas            meeting in the Federal Register.
                                                    the DOE has determined that disallowing the             method is a more accurate measurement of
                                                                                                                                                                  DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                                    tracer gas method for units without thermal             the AFUE.
                                                    stack dampers will not affect efficiency                   The time frame from now to July 6, 2015,           section for meeting dates.
                                                    ratings, since it is highly unlikely that               does not provide Williams sufficient time to          ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise specified
                                                    manufacturers have rated units without                  conduct further testing of and to complete            in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION


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                                                    section, the meetings will be held at                   licenses from the following states or                 or major swap participants; and certain
                                                    U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal                    territory will not be accepted for                    non-substantive amendments.
                                                    Building, 1000 Independence Avenue                      building entry and one of the alternate               DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                    SW., Washington, DC 20585.                              forms of ID listed below will be                      or before June 8, 2015.
                                                    Individuals will also have the                          required.                                             ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
                                                    opportunity to participate by webinar.                     DHS has determined that regular                    identified by RIN 3038–AE26, by any
                                                    To register for the webinar and receive                 driver’s licenses (and ID cards) from the             one of the following methods:
                                                    call-in information, please register at                 following jurisdictions are not                          • CFTC Web site: http://
                                                    http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/                  acceptable for entry into DOE facilities:             comments.cftc.gov. Follow the
                                                    appliance_standards/                                    Alaska, Louisiana, New York, American                 instructions for submitting comments
                                                    rulemaking.aspx?ruleid=59 .                             Samoa, Maine, Oklahoma, Arizona,                      through the Comments Online process
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John                   Massachusetts, Washington, and                        on the Web site.
                                                    Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated Federal                     Minnesota.                                               • Mail: Send to Christopher
                                                    Officer, U.S. Department of Energy                         Acceptable alternate forms of Photo-               Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the
                                                    (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and                  ID include: U.S. Passport or Passport                 Commission, Commodity Futures
                                                    Renewable Energy, 950 L’Enfant Plaza                    Card; An Enhanced Driver’s License or                 Trading Commission, Three Lafayette
                                                    SW., Washington, DC, 20024. Email:                      Enhanced ID-Card issued by the states                 Centre, 1155 21st Street NW.,
                                                    asrac@ee.doe.gov.                                       of Minnesota, New York or Washington                  Washington, DC 20581.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              (Enhanced licenses issued by these                       • Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
                                                       The meetings will be held:                           states are clearly marked Enhanced or                 Mail, above.
                                                                                                            Enhanced Driver’s License); A military                   • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
                                                    • May 11, 2015;                                                                                               www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                    • May 12, 2015 (Air-Conditioning,                       ID or other Federal government issued
                                                                                                            Photo-ID card.                                        instructions for submitting comments.
                                                       Heating, and Refrigeration Institute,                                                                         Please submit your comments using
                                                       2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 500,                           Docket: The docket is available for
                                                                                                            review at www.regulations.gov,                        only one of these methods.
                                                       Arlington, VA 22201);                                                                                         All comments must be submitted in
                                                    • May 20, 2015;                                         including Federal Register notices,
                                                                                                            public meeting attendee lists and                     English, or if not, accompanied by an
                                                    • May 21, 2015 (950 L‘Enfant Plaza                                                                            English translation. Comments will be
                                                       SW., Washington, DC, Room 7140);                     transcripts, comments, and other
                                                                                                                                                                  posted as received to www.cftc.gov. You
                                                    • June 1–2, 2015;                                       supporting documents/materials. All
                                                                                                                                                                  should submit only information that
                                                    • June 9–10, 2015; and                                  documents in the docket are listed in
                                                                                                                                                                  you wish to make available publicly. If
                                                    • June 15, 2015 (Webinar only)                          the www.regulations.gov index.
                                                                                                                                                                  you wish the Commission to consider
                                                       Members of the public are welcome to                 However, not all documents listed in
                                                                                                                                                                  information that you believe is exempt
                                                    observe the business of the meeting and,                the index may be publicly available,
                                                                                                                                                                  from disclosure under the Freedom of
                                                    if time allows, may make oral                           such as information that is exempt from
                                                                                                                                                                  Information Act, a petition for
                                                    statements during the specified period                  public disclosure.
                                                                                                                                                                  confidential treatment of the exempt
                                                    for public comment. To attend the                         Issued in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2015.           information may be submitted according
                                                    meeting and/or to make oral statements                  Kathleen B. Hogan,                                    to the procedures established in § 145.9
                                                    regarding any of the items on the                       Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy                 of the CFTC’s regulations, 17 CFR 145.9.
                                                    agenda, email asrac@ee.doe.gov. In the                  Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable              The Commission reserves the right,
                                                    email, please indicate your name,                       Energy.                                               but shall have no obligation, to review,
                                                    organization (if appropriate),                          [FR Doc. 2015–11012 Filed 5–6–15; 8:45 am]            pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse or
                                                    citizenship, and contact information.                   BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                remove any or all of a submission from
                                                    Please note that foreign nationals                                                                            www.cftc.gov that it may deem to be
                                                    participating in the public meeting are                                                                       inappropriate for publication, such as
                                                    subject to advance security screening                   COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING                             obscene language. All submissions that
                                                    procedures which require advance                        COMMISSION                                            have been redacted or removed that
                                                    notice prior to attendance at the public                                                                      contain comments on the merits of the
                                                    meeting. If a foreign national wishes to                17 CFR Part 32                                        rulemaking will be retained in the
                                                    participate in the public meeting, please                                                                     public comment file and will be
                                                    inform DOE as soon as possible by                       RIN 3038–AE26                                         considered as required under the
                                                    contacting Ms. Regina Washington at                     Trade Options                                         Administrative Procedure Act and other
                                                    (202) 586–1214 or by email:                                                                                   applicable laws, and may be accessible
                                                    Regina.Washington@ee.doe.gov so that                    AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading                     under the Freedom of Information Act.
                                                    the necessary procedures can be                         Commission.                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    completed. Anyone attending the                         ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.                David N. Pepper, Special Counsel,
                                                    meeting will be required to present a                                                                         Division of Market Oversight, at (202)
                                                    government photo identification, such                   SUMMARY:   The Commodity Futures                      418–5565 or dpepper@cftc.gov; or Elise
                                                    as a passport, driver’s license, or                     Trading Commission (the                               Pallais, Counsel, Office of the General
                                                    government identification. Due to the                   ‘‘Commission’’ or the ‘‘CFTC’’) is                    Counsel, at (202) 418–5577 or epallais@
                                                    required security screening upon entry,                 proposing to amend the trade option
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                                                                                                                                                                  cftc.gov; Commodity Futures Trading
                                                    individuals attending should arrive                     exemption in its regulations, as                      Commission, Three Lafayette Centre,
                                                    early to allow for the extra time needed.               described herein, in the following                    1155 21st Street NW., Washington, DC
                                                       Due to the REAL ID Act implemented                   subject areas: Reporting requirements                 20581.
                                                    by the Department of Homeland                           for trade option counterparties that are              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    Security (DHS) recent changes regarding                 not swap dealers or major swap
                                                    ID requirements for individuals wishing                 participants; recordkeeping                           I. Introduction
                                                    to enter Federal buildings from specific                requirements for trade option                            In April 2012, pursuant to section
                                                    states and U.S. territories. Driver’s                   counterparties that are not swap dealers              4c(b) of the Commodity Exchange Act


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Document Created: 2015-12-16 07:50:40
Document Modified: 2015-12-16 07:50:40
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of open meetings and webinars.
DatesSee SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates.
ContactJohn Cymbalsky, ASRAC Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC, 20024. Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 26199 

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