Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Notice to Extend the Comment Period for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, 38159-38160 [E8-15142]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 129 / Thursday, July 3, 2008 / Proposed Rules established by the State agency, which are at least as stringent as those used under title XVI of the Social Security Act (as set forth at 20 CFR Part 416, Subpart I, Determining Disability and Blindness as defined in Title XVI). Elderly member means a member of a household who is sixty years of age or older. * * * * * 3. In § 253.6: a. Amend paragraph (d)(1) by revising the second sentence; b. Revise paragraph (d)(2)(i). The revisions and addition read as follows: § 253.6 Eligibility of households. * * * * * (d) * * * (1) * * * The household’s maximum allowable resources shall not exceed the limits established for the Food Stamp Program. (2) * * * (i) The cash value of life insurance polices; pension funds, including funds in pension plans with interest penalties for early withdrawals, such as a Keogh plan or an Individual Retirement Account, as long as the funds remain in the pension plans; and the first $1,500 of the equity value of one bona fide prepaid funeral agreement per household member. * * * * * 4. In § 253.7: a. Amend paragraph (b)(2)(iii) by removing the last sentence; b. Add new paragraph (b)(2)(iv); c. Amend paragraph (c)(1) by revising the third sentence; The revision and addition read as follows: § 253.7 Certification of households. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with PROPOSALS * * * * * (b) * * * (2) * * * (iv) In no event may a certification period exceed 12 months, except that households in which all adult members are elderly and/or disabled may be certified for up to 24 months. Households assigned certification periods that are longer than 12 months must be contacted by the State agency at least once every 12 months to determine if the household wishes to continue to participate in the program and whether there are any changes in household circumstances that would warrant a redetermination of eligibility or a change in benefit level. The State agency may use any method it chooses for this contact, including a face-to-face interview, telephone call or a home visit. Contact with the household’s authorized representative would not VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Jul 02, 2008 Jkt 214001 satisfy this requirement; the State agency must contact a household member. The case file must document the contact with the household and include the date of contact, method of contact, name of person contacted, whether the household wishes to continue to participate, and whether changes in household circumstances would warrant a redetermination of eligibility or a change in benefit level. * * * * * (c) * * * (1) * * * Households must also report within 10 calendar days when countable resources, which are identified in § 253.6(d)(2), exceed the maximum allowable limits as described at § 253.6(d)(1). * * * * * * * * Dated: June 25, 2008. Nancy Montanez Johner, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. [FR Doc. E8–15003 Filed 7–2–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 430 [Docket No. EERE–2008–BT–STD–0006] RIN 1904–AB47 Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Notice to Extend the Comment Period for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Extension of comment period for the Framework Document and subsequent public meeting request from interested parties. AGENCY: SUMMARY: On June 6, 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of public meeting and availability of the Framework Document to the Federal Register (73 FR 32243) to announce to the public that DOE was beginning its rulemaking activities for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. The notice of availability of the Framework document announced the closing date for receiving public comments would be July 7, 2008. Meeting attendees collectively requested that the comment period be extended to allow additional time to understand the document and prepare written comments. The Department agrees to this extension of the comment period and will extend the close of the PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 38159 comment period to 4:30 p.m. (EDT) July 31, 2008. The Department does not foresee that this extension will affect the publication due dates for any subsequent documentation associated with this rule or any associated public meetings. The Framework document is written to inform stakeholders and to facilitate explanation of DOE’s rulemaking process. It details the analytical approach and identifies several issues on which DOE is particularly interested in receiving comment. The Department of Energy is initiating the rulemaking and data collection process to consider establishing amended energy conservation standards for residential central air conditioners and heat pumps. DOE welcomes written comments from the public on this rulemaking. A copy of the Framework Document is available at: https://www.eere.energy.gov/ buildings/appliance_standards/ residential/central_ac_hp.html. DATES: Comments must be received at DOE on or before 4:30 PM (EDT) July 31, 2008. ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments to the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Stakeholder’s comments should be identified by docket number EERE– 2008–BT–STD–0006 and/or Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 1904–AB47, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov or Res_Central_AC_HP@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–2008–BT–STD–0006 and/ or RIN 1904–AB47 in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, Framework Document for Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, EERE– 2008–BT–STD–0006 and/or RIN 1904– AB47, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please submit one signed paper original. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed paper original. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking found at the beginning of this notice. Docket: For access to the docket and to read background documents, a copy E:\FR\FM\03JYP1.SGM 03JYP1 38160 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 129 / Thursday, July 3, 2008 / Proposed Rules of the transcript of the public meeting once it is available, or comments received, go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586–2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards first at the above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–7335. E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov. Mr. Eric Stas or Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC–72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–9507. E-mail: Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov or Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2008. Alexander A. Karsner, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. E8–15142 Filed 7–2–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA–2008–0685; Directorate Identifier 2008–CE–039–AD] RIN 2120–AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH & Co. KG Model S10–VT Powered Sailplanes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). jlentini on PROD1PC65 with PROPOSALS AGENCY: SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the products listed above that would supersede an existing AD. This proposed AD results from mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) originated by an aviation authority of another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Jul 02, 2008 Jkt 214001 aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as: AD 2007–0315–E was issued to address a possible fuel leakage in the gear compartment in front of the engine and mandated inspections and replacement of fuel plasticmade connectors by connectors made of metal. Since its publication, another fuel leakage has been reported on a S10–VT which had implemented the STEMME Service Bulletin (SB) A31–10–082 as required by AD 2007–0315–E. It has been determined that the fuel leak may have been caused by the deformation that the originally installed clamps created on the fuel hoses and thus preventing the new clamps from being sufficiently pinched to perform a correct tightening. The proposed AD would require actions that are intended to address the unsafe condition described in the MCAI. DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by August 4, 2008. ADDRESSES: You may send comments by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: (202) 493–2251. • Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Examining the AD Docket You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this proposed AD, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and other information. The street address for the Docket Office (telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after receipt. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Davison, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–4130; fax: (816) 329–4090. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited We invite you to send any written relevant data, views, or arguments about this proposed AD. Send your comments PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 to an address listed under the section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2008–0685; Directorate Identifier 2008–CE–039–AD’’ at the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of this proposed AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend this proposed AD because of those comments. We will post all comments we receive, without change, to https:// regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact we receive about this proposed AD. ADDRESSES Discussion On May 23, 2008, we issued AD 2008–11–20, Amendment 39–15543 (73 FR 31355; June 2, 2008). That AD required actions intended to address an unsafe condition on the products listed above. AD 2008–11–20 was issued as an interim action in order to address the need for the immediate prevention of leaks in the area of the fuel line. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the European Community, has issued Emergency AD No. 2008–0053–E, dated March 5, 2008 (referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition for the specified products. The EASA AD requires mandatory replacement of STEMME part number (P/N) M476 single-ear clamps in the fuel system with P/N 10M–181 single-ear clamps on all affected sailplanes within 12 months after the effective date of the AD. The Administrative Procedure Act does not permit the FAA to ‘‘bootstrap’’ a long-term requirement into an urgent safety of flight action where the rule becomes effective at the same time the public has the opportunity to comment. The short-term action and the long-term action are analyzed separately for justification to bypass prior public notice. We are issuing this AD to address the mandatory replacement of all P/Ns M476 in the fuel system with P/Ns 10M–181. Relevant Service Information STEMME F & D has issued Service Bulletin A31–10–083, Am-Index: 01.a, dated February 26, 2008. The actions described in this service information are intended to correct the unsafe condition identified in the MCAI. E:\FR\FM\03JYP1.SGM 03JYP1

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 129 (Thursday, July 3, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 38159-38160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15142]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 430

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-STD-0006]
RIN 1904-AB47


Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products: Notice to Extend 
the Comment Period for Residential Central Air Conditioners and Heat 
Pumps

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

ACTION: Extension of comment period for the Framework Document and 
subsequent public meeting request from interested parties.

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SUMMARY: On June 6, 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a 
notice of public meeting and availability of the Framework Document to 
the Federal Register (73 FR 32243) to announce to the public that DOE 
was beginning its rulemaking activities for residential central air 
conditioners and heat pumps. The notice of availability of the 
Framework document announced the closing date for receiving public 
comments would be July 7, 2008. Meeting attendees collectively 
requested that the comment period be extended to allow additional time 
to understand the document and prepare written comments. The Department 
agrees to this extension of the comment period and will extend the 
close of the comment period to 4:30 p.m. (EDT) July 31, 2008. The 
Department does not foresee that this extension will affect the 
publication due dates for any subsequent documentation associated with 
this rule or any associated public meetings.
    The Framework document is written to inform stakeholders and to 
facilitate explanation of DOE's rulemaking process. It details the 
analytical approach and identifies several issues on which DOE is 
particularly interested in receiving comment. The Department of Energy 
is initiating the rulemaking and data collection process to consider 
establishing amended energy conservation standards for residential 
central air conditioners and heat pumps. DOE welcomes written comments 
from the public on this rulemaking. A copy of the Framework Document is 
available at: https://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_
standards/residential/central_ac_hp.html.

DATES: Comments must be received at DOE on or before 4:30 PM (EDT) July 
31, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments to the U.S. Department of 
Energy, Forrestal Building, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Stakeholder's comments should be 
identified by docket number EERE-2008-BT-STD-0006 and/or Regulation 
Identifier Number (RIN) 1904-AB47, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov or Res_Central_AC_
HP@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE-2008-BT-STD-0006 and/or RIN 1904-AB47 in 
the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, Framework Document for 
Central Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps, EERE-2008-BT-STD-0006 and/or 
RIN 1904-AB47, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Please submit one signed paper original.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant 
Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed paper 
original.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or RIN for this rulemaking found at the beginning of 
this notice.
    Docket: For access to the docket and to read background documents, 
a copy

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of the transcript of the public meeting once it is available, or 
comments received, go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Resource Room 
of the Building Technologies Program, Sixth Floor, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, 
SW., Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda 
Edwards first at the above telephone number for additional information 
regarding visiting the Resource Room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Wes Anderson, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies, EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-7335.
    E-mail: Wes.Anderson@ee.doe.gov.
    Mr. Eric Stas or Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9507. E-mail: 
Eric.Stas@hq.doe.gov or Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2008.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. E8-15142 Filed 7-2-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

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