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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed
issuance of rules and regulations. The
purpose of these notices is to give interested
persons an opportunity to participate in the
rule making prior to the adoption of the final
rules.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
7 CFR Parts 1000, 1001, 1005, 1006,
1007, 1030, 1032, 1033, 1124, 1126, and
1131
[Docket No. AO–14–A74, et al.; DA–06–01]
Milk in the Northeast and Other
Marketing Areas; Notice of Intent To
Reconvene National Hearing on
Proposed Amendments to Tentative
Marketing Agreements and Orders
7 CFR
part
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AGENCY:
AO Nos.
AO–14–A74
AO–388–A18
AO–356–A39
AO–366–A47
AO–361–A40
AO–313–A49
AO–166–A73
AO–368–A35
AO–231–A68
AO–271–A40
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
Proposed rule; notice of intent
to reconvene national hearing.
ACTION:
To assure that any changes to
manufacturing allowance factors used in
Federal order Class III and Class IV
product price formulas are appropriate
and reflective of manufacturing costs,
the Department of Agriculture
(Department) will be reconvening the
national hearing held January 24–27,
2006, in Alexandria, Virginia.
Additional proposals addressing the
Federal order Class III and Class IV
price formulas are also requested for
further consideration in the reconvened
hearing.
DATES: Additional proposals are due on
or before September 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Additional proposals
should be sent to the following address:
Attn: Gino Tosi, USDA/AMS/Dairy
Programs, Order Formulation and
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Enforcement Branch, Stop 0231–Room
2971, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0231, (202) 720–
7183.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gino Tosi, Associate Deputy
Administrator, USDA/AMS/Dairy
Programs, Order Formulation and
Enforcement Branch, Stop 0231–Room
2971, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250–0231, (202) 720–
7183, e-mail address:
gino.tosi@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 24–27, 2006, the Department
conducted a public hearing to consider
changes to the manufacturing (make)
allowances used to establish Class III
and Class IV prices in all Federal milk
marketing orders. During that hearing,
evidence was presented to update plant
manufacturing costs using the 2005
California Department of Food and
Agriculture (CDFA) and the Rural
Business Cooperative Service (RBCS)
manufacturing costs surveys. Before a
decision on whether or not to change
the make allowances used in
establishing Class III and Class IV
prices, the Department would like to
include in the analysis data on plant
manufacturing costs currently being
compiled by Cornell University or any
other pertinent data or information that
would be publicly available. The data
being collected by Cornell University
represents a cross-section of the entire
dairy industry—large, medium and
small plants from various geographical
regions. Because of the significance of
make allowance factors in Class III and
Class IV pricing formulas on the dairy
industry, the Department wants to be
certain that the best possible data is
available in making a decision
concerning any possible changes.
Accordingly, the Department is
reopening the hearing to take additional
evidence.
The Department also is soliciting
additional proposals that seek possible
changes to other components of the
Class III and Class IV price formulas.
The Department recognizes the need to
ensure that these pricing formulas are
reflective of actual marketing
conditions. Consequently, all interested
parties are invited to submit proposals
that address all components of Class III
and IV pricing formulas. Proposals
should be submitted by September 30,
2006.
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The Department will issue a separate
notice announcing the date, location
and scope of the reconvened hearing.
Prior documents in this proceeding:
Notice of Hearing: Issued December
30, 2005; published January 5, 2006 (71
FR 545).
List of Subjects in 7 CFR Parts 1000,
1001, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1030, 1032,
1033, 1124, 1126, and 1131.
Milk marketing orders.
The authority citation for 7 CFR parts
1000, 1001, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1030,
1032, 1033, 1124, 1126, and 1131
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674.
Dated: June 23, 2006.
Lloyd C. Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
[FR Doc. 06–5763 Filed 6–27–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE–2006–STD–0125]
RIN 1904–AB58
Energy Conservation Standards for
Refrigerated Bottled or Canned
Beverage Vending Machines: Public
Meeting and Availability of the
Framework Document
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and
availability of the Framework
Document.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE or Department) will hold
an informal public meeting to present
its proposed methodologies for
conducting this rulemaking, discuss
issues relevant to this rulemaking
proceeding, and initiate stakeholder
interaction in this rulemaking
proceeding. The Department is also
interested in information that will assist
it in establishing energy conservation
standards for refrigerated bottled or
canned beverage vending machines.
(These types of equipment are referred
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to collectively hereafter as ‘‘beverage
vending machines.’’) The Department
encourages written comments on these
subjects. This effort is the result of the
directive in the Energy Policy Act of
2005 to DOE to establish energy
conservation standards for such
equipment by August 8, 2009. To inform
stakeholders and facilitate this process,
DOE has prepared a Framework
Document, a draft of which is available
at https://www.eere.energy.gov/
buildings/appliance_standards.
DATES: The Department will hold a
public meeting on July 11, 2006, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT in Washington, DC.
Any person who requesting to speak at
the public meeting should submit a
request to speak before 4 p.m., July 3,
2006. The Department must receive a
signed original and an electronic copy
of statement to be given at the public
meeting before 4 p.m., July 3, 2006.
Written comments on the Framework
Document are welcome and encouraged
following the public meeting and
should be submitted by July 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
held at the U.S. Department of Energy,
Forrestal Building, Room 1E–245, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121. (Please
note that foreign nationals participating
in the public meeting are subject to
advance security screening procedures.
If a foreign national wishes to
participate in the public meeting, please
inform DOE of this fact as soon as
possible by contacting Ms. Brenda
Edwards-Jones at (202) 586–2945 so that
the necessary procedures can be
completed.)
Stakeholders may submit comments,
identified by docket number EERE–
2006–STD–0125 and/or RIN number
1904–AB58, by any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: beveragevending.
rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–
2006–STD–0125 and/or RIN 1904–AB58
in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones,
U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J,
Framework Document for Commercial
Refrigeration Equipment, EERE–2006–
STD–0125 and/or RIN 1904–AB58, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please
submit one signed paper original.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program,
Room 1J–018, 1000 Independence
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Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585–
0121.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number or Regulatory
Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to the U.S.
Department of Energy, Forrestal
Building, Room 1J–018 (Resource Room
of the Building Technologies Program),
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121,
Telephone Number (202) 586–9127,
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at
the above telephone number for
additional information regarding
visiting the Resource Room. Please note
that the Department’s Freedom of
Information Reading Room (formerly
Room 1E–190 at the Forrestal Building)
is no longer housing rulemaking
materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586–
8654. E-mail: Jim.Raba@ee.doe.gov.
Thomas DePriest, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part B of
Title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 42
U.S.C 6291 et seq., established an
energy conservation program for
consumer products other than
automobiles. The National Energy
Conservation Policy Act of 1978
(NECPA), 42 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.,
amended EPCA to add Part C of Title III,
which established an energy
conservation program for certain
industrial equipment. The Energy Policy
Act of 1992 (EPACT 1992), Public Law
102–486, included amendments to
EPCA, that expanded Title III to include
certain commercial equipment. The
recent Energy Policy Act of 2005
(EPACT 2005), Public Law 109–58,
updated several existing standards and
test procedures, prescribed definitions,
standards, and test procedures for
certain new covered products and
covered equipment, and mandated that
the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary)
commence rulemakings to develop test
procedures and standards for certain
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other new covered products and
covered equipment.
In particular, section 135(c)(4) of
EPACT 2005 amends section 325 of
EPCA by adding, in part, new
subsection 325(v)(2), (3) and (4), 42
U.S.C. 6295(v)(2), (3) and (4), which
direct the Secretary to issue by rule, no
later than August 8, 2009, energy
conservation standards for refrigerated
bottled or canned beverage vending
machines manufactured on or after
August 8, 2012. In addition, section
135(b) of EPACT 2005 amends section
323 of EPCA by adding, in part, new
subsections 323(b)(15) (42
U.S.C.6293(b)(15)) and 323(f) (6293(f)),
which, respectively, state that the test
procedure for refrigerated bottled or
canned beverage vending machines
shall be based on American National
Standards Institute (ANSI)/American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
Standard 32.1–2004, ‘‘Methods of
Testing for Rating Vending Machines for
Bottled, Canned or Other Sealed
Beverages,’’ and direct the Secretary to
prescribe testing requirements for this
equipment not later than August 8,
2007. The Department intends to
address the test procedure and testing
requirements for beverage vending
machines under a separate rulemaking.
To begin this rulemaking, the
Department prepared a Framework
Document to explain the issues,
analyses, and process it is considering
for the development of energy
conservation standards for beverage
vending machines. The main focus of
the public meeting will be to discuss the
analyses and issues contained in various
sections of the Framework Document.
For each item listed, the Department
will make a presentation with some
discussion to follow. In addition, the
Department will also make a brief
presentation on the rulemaking process
for beverage vending machines. The
Department encourages those who wish
to participate in the public meeting to
obtain the Framework Document and be
prepared to discuss its contents. A copy
of the draft Framework Document is
available at https://www.eere.energy.gov/
buildings/appliance_standards.
However, public meeting participants
need not limit their comments to the
topics in the Framework Document. The
Department is also interested in
receiving comments concerning other
relevant issues that participants believe
would affect energy conservation
standards for beverage vending
machines. The Department also
welcomes all interested parties, whether
or not they participate in the public
meeting, to submit in writing by July 27,
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2006, comments and information on the
matters addressed in the Framework
Document and on other matters relevant
to consideration of standards for
beverage vending machines.
The public meeting will be conducted
in an informal conference-style. During
the public meeting, there shall be no
discussion of proprietary information,
costs or prices, market shares, or other
commercial matters regulated by the
U.S. antitrust laws.
After the public meeting and the
expiration of the period for submitting
written statements, the Department will
begin collecting data, conducting the
analyses as discussed in the Framework
Document and reviewing the comments
received.
Anyone who would like to participate
in the public meeting, receive meeting
materials, or be added to the DOE
mailing list to receive future notices and
information regarding beverage vending
machines, should contact Ms. Brenda
Edwards-Jones at (202) 586–2945.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22,
2006.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 06–5838 Filed 6–27–06; 8:45 am]
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
12 CFR Part 327
RIN 3064–AD07
Dividends
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On May 18, 2006, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
with request for comments on the
implementation of dividends, as
required by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act, as amended by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act
(‘‘Reform Act’’) (see 71 FR 28804). The
FDIC is extending the comment period
on that notice of proposed rulemaking
to August 16, 2006. This action will
allow interested persons additional time
to analyze the issues and prepare their
comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 16, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by RIN number 3064–AD07
by any of the following methods:
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On May
18, 2006, the FDIC requested comment
on its proposal to implement the
dividend requirements for an initial
two-hear period. The proposed rule
would sunset on December 31, 2008,
and addresses the method for the
calculation, declaration, and payment of
dividends, and administrative appeals
of individual dividend amounts.
The proposed rule on dividends is
just one of three notices of proposed
rulemaking to implement certain
aspects of the Reform Act published by
the FDIC on the same date. At that time,
the FDIC also published proposed rules
on the one-time assessment credit (see
71 FR 28809) and certain procedural
and operational changes to its risk-based
assessments regulations in part 327 (see
71 FR 28790). In addition, the Reform
Act requires the FDIC to prescribe rules
on the designated reserve ratio and riskbased assessments. Those proposed
rules are expected to be published in the
coming weeks.
The FDIC has determined that it
would be most effective for comment
purposes to have a longer period of
overlap between the pending proposed
rules on credits, dividends, and
operational changes to the risk-based
assessments regulations, and the
upcoming proposed rules on the
designated reserve ratio and risk-based
assessments. All of these proposals
relate in one way or another to risk-
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
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• Agency Web site: https://
www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/propose.html.
• Mail: Robert E. Feldman, Executive
Secretary, Attention: Comments/Legal
ESS, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivered/Courier: The guard
station at the rear of the 550 17th Street,
N.W. Building (located on F Street), on
business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• E-mail: comments@FDIC.gov.
Include RIN number 3064–AD07 in the
subject line of the message.
Instructions: Submissions received
must include the agency name and RIN
for this rulemaking. Comments received
will be posted without change to https://
www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/propose.html, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Munsell W. St. Clair, Senior Policy
Analyst, Division of Insurance and
Research, (202) 898–8967; Donna M.
Saulnier, Senior Assessment Policy
Specialist, Division of Finance, (703)
562–6167; and Kymberly K. Copa,
Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898–
8832.
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based assessments, and commenters
should have a period of time during
which they could, if they so choose,
review all of the proposals together.
Recently, ING Bank, fsb and
Nationwide Bank requested that the
FDIC extend the closing date for
comments on the pending proposed
rules to coincide with the closing date
for comments on the upcoming
proposed rules. While the FDIC
understands the concerns expressed, a
30-day extension should provide
sufficient comment period overlap to
permit all of the proposals to be
reviewed together, giving interested
parties 90 days to comment on the three
pending proposals and allowing FDIC
staff to consider all comments in a
timely manner.
Dated at Washington, DC this 20th day of
June, 2006.
By order of the Board of Directors.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06–5834 Filed 6–27–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
12 CFR Part 327
RIN 3064–AD08
One-Time Assessment Credit
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of
comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On May 18, 2006, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
with request for comments on the
implementation of the one-time
assessment credit for certain eligible
insured depository institutions, as
required by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act, as amended by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act
(‘‘Reform Act’’) (see 71 FR 28809). The
FDIC is extending the comment period
on that notice of proposed rulemaking
to August 16, 2006. This action will
allow interested persons additional time
to analyze the issues and prepare their
comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 16, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by RIN number 3064–AD08
by any of the following methods:
• Agency Web site: https://
www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/propose.html.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2006-STD-0125]
RIN 1904-AB58
Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned
Beverage Vending Machines: Public Meeting and Availability of the
Framework Document
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting and availability of the Framework
Document.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or Department) will hold an
informal public meeting to present its proposed methodologies for
conducting this rulemaking, discuss issues relevant to this rulemaking
proceeding, and initiate stakeholder interaction in this rulemaking
proceeding. The Department is also interested in information that will
assist it in establishing energy conservation standards for
refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines. (These types
of equipment are referred
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to collectively hereafter as ``beverage vending machines.'') The
Department encourages written comments on these subjects. This effort
is the result of the directive in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to DOE
to establish energy conservation standards for such equipment by August
8, 2009. To inform stakeholders and facilitate this process, DOE has
prepared a Framework Document, a draft of which is available at https://
www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards.
DATES: The Department will hold a public meeting on July 11, 2006, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT in Washington, DC. Any person who requesting to
speak at the public meeting should submit a request to speak before 4
p.m., July 3, 2006. The Department must receive a signed original and
an electronic copy of statement to be given at the public meeting
before 4 p.m., July 3, 2006. Written comments on the Framework Document
are welcome and encouraged following the public meeting and should be
submitted by July 27, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of
Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1E-245, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. (Please note that foreign nationals
participating in the public meeting are subject to advance security
screening procedures. If a foreign national wishes to participate in
the public meeting, please inform DOE of this fact as soon as possible
by contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945 so that the
necessary procedures can be completed.)
Stakeholders may submit comments, identified by docket number EERE-
2006-STD-0125 and/or RIN number 1904-AB58, by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations. gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: beveragevending. rulemaking@ee.doe.gov. Include
EERE-2006-STD-0125 and/or RIN 1904-AB58 in the subject line of the
message.
Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment, EERE-2006-STD-0125 and/or RIN 1904-
AB58, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Room 1J-018, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal
Building, Room 1J-018 (Resource Room of the Building Technologies
Program), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121,
Telephone Number (202) 586-9127, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda
Edwards-Jones at the above telephone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room. Please note that the Department's
Freedom of Information Reading Room (formerly Room 1E-190 at the
Forrestal Building) is no longer housing rulemaking materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121, (202) 586-8654. E-mail: Jim.Raba@ee.doe.gov. Thomas
DePriest, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 42 U.S.C 6291 et seq., established an
energy conservation program for consumer products other than
automobiles. The National Energy Conservation Policy Act of 1978
(NECPA), 42 U.S.C. 6311 et seq., amended EPCA to add Part C of Title
III, which established an energy conservation program for certain
industrial equipment. The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT 1992),
Public Law 102-486, included amendments to EPCA, that expanded Title
III to include certain commercial equipment. The recent Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005), Public Law 109-58, updated several existing
standards and test procedures, prescribed definitions, standards, and
test procedures for certain new covered products and covered equipment,
and mandated that the Secretary of Energy (the Secretary) commence
rulemakings to develop test procedures and standards for certain other
new covered products and covered equipment.
In particular, section 135(c)(4) of EPACT 2005 amends section 325
of EPCA by adding, in part, new subsection 325(v)(2), (3) and (4), 42
U.S.C. 6295(v)(2), (3) and (4), which direct the Secretary to issue by
rule, no later than August 8, 2009, energy conservation standards for
refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines manufactured
on or after August 8, 2012. In addition, section 135(b) of EPACT 2005
amends section 323 of EPCA by adding, in part, new subsections
323(b)(15) (42 U.S.C.6293(b)(15)) and 323(f) (6293(f)), which,
respectively, state that the test procedure for refrigerated bottled or
canned beverage vending machines shall be based on American National
Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Society of Heating, Refrigerating
and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 32.1-2004, ``Methods
of Testing for Rating Vending Machines for Bottled, Canned or Other
Sealed Beverages,'' and direct the Secretary to prescribe testing
requirements for this equipment not later than August 8, 2007. The
Department intends to address the test procedure and testing
requirements for beverage vending machines under a separate rulemaking.
To begin this rulemaking, the Department prepared a Framework
Document to explain the issues, analyses, and process it is considering
for the development of energy conservation standards for beverage
vending machines. The main focus of the public meeting will be to
discuss the analyses and issues contained in various sections of the
Framework Document. For each item listed, the Department will make a
presentation with some discussion to follow. In addition, the
Department will also make a brief presentation on the rulemaking
process for beverage vending machines. The Department encourages those
who wish to participate in the public meeting to obtain the Framework
Document and be prepared to discuss its contents. A copy of the draft
Framework Document is available at https://www.eere.energy.gov/
buildings/appliance_standards. However, public meeting participants
need not limit their comments to the topics in the Framework Document.
The Department is also interested in receiving comments concerning
other relevant issues that participants believe would affect energy
conservation standards for beverage vending machines. The Department
also welcomes all interested parties, whether or not they participate
in the public meeting, to submit in writing by July 27,
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2006, comments and information on the matters addressed in the
Framework Document and on other matters relevant to consideration of
standards for beverage vending machines.
The public meeting will be conducted in an informal conference-
style. During the public meeting, there shall be no discussion of
proprietary information, costs or prices, market shares, or other
commercial matters regulated by the U.S. antitrust laws.
After the public meeting and the expiration of the period for
submitting written statements, the Department will begin collecting
data, conducting the analyses as discussed in the Framework Document
and reviewing the comments received.
Anyone who would like to participate in the public meeting, receive
meeting materials, or be added to the DOE mailing list to receive
future notices and information regarding beverage vending machines,
should contact Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at (202) 586-2945.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22, 2006.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 06-5838 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]
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