Consumer products; energy conservation program: Energy conservation standards and test procedures— Distribution transformers; supplemental technical support document appendix availability and labeling correction,

[Federal Register: November 19, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 223)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 67680-67681]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

[DOCID:fr19no04-13]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EE-RM/STD-00-550]

RIN 1904-AB08

Energy Conservation Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers

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

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of availability of a supplemental technical support document appendix, and correction.

SUMMARY: In conjunction with an earlier advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANOPR) to establish energy conservation standards for distribution transformers, DOE announces the availability of a supplemental technical support document (TSD) appendix. DOE has also identified a mislabeling found in the ANOPR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As indicated at the public meeting on September 28, 2004, the Department of Energy (DOE) announces the availability of a supplemental TSD appendix entitled, ``Appendix 8E: Average Transformer Design Properties from Life-Cycle Cost Model.'' This appendix provides information for the public to consider in connection with the July 29, 2004, ANOPR (69 FR 45375).

DOE has also identified a mislabeling found in the ANOPR on pages 45401 through 45404 and in Chapter 8 of the TSD on pages 8-38 through 8-43. On these pages, the text mistakenly labels some reported values as an ``average manufacturer's selling price'' when they should be referred to as the ``consumer equipment cost before installation.'' This mislabeling does not impact the inputs, results, or any other aspect of the ANOPR.

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Stakeholders can locate and download the TSD Chapter 8 as well as the newly posted supplemental Appendix 8E on the Distribution Transformers ANOPR TSD page: http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/dist_trans_tsd_061404.html .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Johnson, Project Manager, Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Transformers; Docket No. EE-RM/ STD-00-550; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Building Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121; (202) 586-0854. E-mail: Sam.Johnson@ee.doe.gov.

Thomas B. DePriest, Esq.; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121; (202) 586-9507. E-mail: Thomas.DePriest@hq.doe.gov.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 8, 2004. David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 04-25609 Filed 11-18-04; 8:45 am]

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