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simultaneously for measuring power
output. Sony commented that ‘‘the
additional channels in today’s 5.1 and
7.1 home theater systems are designed
to carry vastly different sounds at vastly
different levels,’’4 Sony commented
further that ‘‘to maintain the same power
ratings if it were necessary to drive all
channels simultaneously during testing,
virtually all manufacturers would have
to change the sound platform of their
amplifiers and receivers to be able to
sustain such output,’’ which ‘‘would
drive up the costs of production
considerably, [and] in turn drive up the
ultimate cost to consumers.’’
The Commission has received no
contrary evidence indicating that all
channels of a multi-channel home
theater system frequently would be
driven to maximum power
simultaneously during typical playback
conditions in home use. Absent such
evidence, the Rule should not be
amended.
The Commission previously stated
that it would not enforce the
‘‘association’’ requirements of Section
432.2 of the Rule until it provided
further guidance regarding which
channels need to be associated for
purposes of rating multichannel
amplifiers. The Commission now
provides that guidance. Specifically, at
a minimum, the left front and right front
channels of multichannel amplifiers are
associated under the Rule. It, therefore,
would be a violation of the Rule to make
power output claims for multichannel
amplifiers utilized in home
entertainment products unless those
representations are substantiated by
measurements made with, at a
minimum, the left front and right front
channels driven to full rated power.
The left and right front channels of
home theater multichannel amplifiers
are responsible for reproducing a
substantial portion of the musical
soundtracks of movies, as well as a
substantial portion of the program
content of music CDs and DVDs.5 These
4 Other sources support this contention. See, e.g.,
What is Surround Sound, (https://
www.customhomeaudio.net/customhomeaudio/
surroundsound.html) (Stating that in multichannel
systems ‘‘[t]here is a pair of surround sound
speakers that is placed to the side of (and slightly
above) the audience to provide the surround sound
and ambient effects’’); Mike Sokol, Surround Sound
Mixing Techniques, (2005), (https://
www.digifreq.com/digifreq/article.asp?ID=23)
(‘‘[M]ovie soundtracks [mix] . . . suround [sic] effects
in the rear.’’).
5 See, e.g., Tomlinson Holman, Surround Sound,
197 (Focal Press 2007) (discussing the soundtrack
for the beach landing scenes of the film Saving
Private Ryan, and noting the importance of a pure
stereo mix in the left front and right front channels);
What is Surround Sound, (https://
www.customhomeaudio.net/customhomeaudio/
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soundtracks and music program
material, like that of normal stereo
recordings, typically drive both the left
and right front channels simultaneously.
Thus, if a manufacturer does not, at a
minimum, drive the left and right front
channels to rated per channel power
during power output testing of a
multichannel amplifier, the test results
will not provide a useful measurement
of the amplifier’s ability to play such
content.6 Furthermore, the most
prominent disclosed output in any
direct or indirect representation of the
power output of a multichannel
amplifier must treat the left and right
front channels, at a minimum, as being
associated.
Finally, the Commission notes that
pursuant to § 432.2 and § 432.4 of the
Rule, marketers must express all power
output disclosures in minimum watts
‘‘per channel.’’ Consequently,
representations of aggregate power
output, such as ‘‘500 watts’’ or ‘‘500
watts total power’’ for an amplifier with
five channels that can output 100
minimum watts per channel, would not
comply with the Amplifier Rule.
IV. Conclusion
For the reasons described above, the
Commission has determined to retain
the current Amplifier Rule.
List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 432
Amplifiers, Home entertainment
products, Trade practices.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 41-58.
By direction of the Commission.
Donald S. Clark,
Secretary.
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surroundsound.html) (‘‘There is one center speaker
which carries most of the dialog . . . and part of the
soundtrack. There are left and right front speakers
that carry most of the soundtrack (music and sound
effects).’’); What is Surround Sound?, (https://
www.tech-faq.com/surround-sound.shtml) (‘‘[The
front right and front left speakers] are usually the
most important speakers in your surround sound
set up. Most of the music or sound will come from
these two speakers.’’).
6 This procedure also will promote consistency
between the per channel power output ratings for
stereo amplifiers and multichannel amplifiers.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
18 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. RM10–14–000]
Annual Update of Filing Fees
January 20, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; annual update of
Commission filing fees.
SUMMARY: In accordance with 18 CFR
381.104, the Commission issues this
update of its filing fees. This notice
provides the yearly update using data in
the Commission’s Management,
Administrative, and Payroll System to
calculate the new fees. The purpose of
updating is to adjust the fees on the
basis of the Commission’s costs for
Fiscal Year 2009.
DATES: Effective Date: February 25,
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Raymond D. Johnson Jr., Office of the
Executive Director, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Room 42–66, Washington,
DC 20426, 202–502–8402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Document Availability: In addition to
publishing the full text of this document
in the Federal Register, the Commission
provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the
contents of this document via the
Internet through FERC’s Home Page
(https://www.ferc.gov) and in FERC’s
Public Reference Room during normal
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
From FERC’s Web site on the Internet,
this information is available in the
eLibrary (formerly FERRIS). The full
text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word
format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document
in eLibrary, type the docket number
excluding the last three digits of this
document in the docket number field
and follow other directions on the
search page.
User assistance is available for
eLibrary and other aspects of FERC’s
Web site during normal business hours.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659.
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2010 / Rules and Regulations
United States of America Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. RM10–14–000]
Annual Update of Filing Fees in Part
381 Annual Update of Filing Fees
(Issued January 20, 2010)
The Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission) is issuing
this notice to update filing fees that the
Commission assesses for specific
services and benefits provided to
identifiable beneficiaries. Pursuant to 18
CFR 381.104, the Commission is
establishing updated fees on the basis of
the Commission’s Fiscal Year 2009
costs. The adjusted fees announced in
this notice are effective February 25,
2010. The Commission has determined,
with the concurrence of the
Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs of
the Office of Management and Budget,
that this Final Rule is not a major rule
within the meaning of section 251 of
Subtitle E of Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act, 5 U.S.C.
804(2). The Commission is submitting
this Final Rule to both houses of the
United States Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United
States.
The new fee schedule is as follows:
Fees Applicable to the Natural Gas Policy Act
1. Petitions for rate approval pursuant to 18 CFR 284.123(b)(2). (18 CFR 381.403) ......................................................................
Fees Applicable to General Activities
1. Petition for issuance of a declaratory order (except under Part I of the Federal Power Act). (18 CFR 381.302(a)) ................
2. Review of a Department of Energy remedial order:
Amount in controversy
$0–9,999. (18 CFR 381.303(b)) ...................................................................................................................................................
$10,000–29,999. (18 CFR 381.303(b)) ........................................................................................................................................
$30,000 or more. (18 CFR 381.303(a)) .......................................................................................................................................
3. Review of a Department of Energy denial of adjustment:
Amount in controversy
$0–9,999. (18 CFR 381.304(b)) ...................................................................................................................................................
$10,000–29,999. (18 CFR 381.304(b)) ........................................................................................................................................
$30,000 or more. (18 CFR 381.304(a)) .......................................................................................................................................
4. Written legal interpretations by the Office of General Counsel. (18 CFR 381.305(a)) ...............................................................
Fees Applicable to Natural Gas Pipelines
1. Pipeline certificate applications pursuant to 18 CFR 284.224. (18 CFR 381.207(b)) .................................................................
Fees Applicable to Cogenerators and Small Power Producers
1. Certification of qualifying status as a small power production facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a)) ..................................................
2. Certification of qualifying status as a cogeneration facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a)) .....................................................................
* This fee has not been changed.
List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 381
§ 381.304
Electric power plants, Electric
utilities, Natural gas, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
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In consideration of the foregoing, the
Commission amends Part 381, Chapter I,
Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as
set forth below.
5. In 381.305, paragraph (a) is
amended by removing ‘‘$6,470’’ and
adding ‘‘$6,640’’ in its place.
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§ 381.403
[Amended]
6. Section 381.403 is amended by
removing ‘‘$11,220’’ and adding
‘‘$11,520’’ in its place.
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1. The authority citation for Part 381
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717–717w; 16 U.S.C.
791–828c, 2601–2645; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42
U.S.C. 7101–7352; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App.
U.S.C. 1–85.
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§ 381.302
[Amended]
2. In 381.302, paragraph (a) is
amended by removing ‘‘$22,550’’ and
adding ‘‘$23,140’’ in its place.
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§ 381.303
§ 381.505
[Amended]
7. In 381.505, paragraph (a) is
amended by removing ‘‘$19,390’’ and
adding ‘‘$19,900’’ in its place and by
removing ‘‘$21,950’’ and adding
‘‘$22,530’’ in its place.
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[Amended]
3. In 381.303, paragraph (a) is
amended by removing ‘‘$32,920’’ and
adding ‘‘$33,780’’ in its place.
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* 1,000
19,900
22,530
[Docket Nos. MC2010–11 and CP2010–11;
Order No. 362]
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Final rule.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commission is adding
Inbound Air Parcel Post at nonUniversal Postal Union rates to the
product list. This action is consistent
with changes in a postal reform law.
The Commission is also making
clarifying editorial changes to a related
product that is already on the product
list. Republication of the lists of market
dominant and competitive products is
consistent with a statutory requirement.
DATES: Effective January 26, 2010 and is
applicable beginning December 15,
2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel,
202–789–6820 or
stephen.sharfman@prc.gov.
Regulatory
History, 74 FR 62357 (November 27,
2009).
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600
17,710
6,640
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600
33,780
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4. In 381.304, paragraph (a) is
amended by removing ‘‘$17,260’’ and
adding ‘‘$17,710’’ in its place.
Thomas R. Herlihy,
Executive Director.
$11,520
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3987-3988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1446]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. RM10-14-000]
Annual Update of Filing Fees
January 20, 2010.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; annual update of Commission filing fees.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with 18 CFR 381.104, the Commission issues this
update of its filing fees. This notice provides the yearly update using
data in the Commission's Management, Administrative, and Payroll System
to calculate the new fees. The purpose of updating is to adjust the
fees on the basis of the Commission's costs for Fiscal Year 2009.
DATES: Effective Date: February 25, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raymond D. Johnson Jr., Office of the
Executive Director, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Room 42-66, Washington, DC 20426, 202-502-8402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Document Availability: In addition to publishing the full text of
this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all
interested persons an opportunity to view and/or print the contents of
this document via the Internet through FERC's Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) and in FERC's Public Reference Room during normal
business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First Street,
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426.
From FERC's Web site on the Internet, this information is available
in the eLibrary (formerly FERRIS). The full text of this document is
available on eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing,
printing, and/or downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type
the docket number excluding the last three digits of this document in
the docket number field and follow other directions on the search page.
User assistance is available for eLibrary and other aspects of
FERC's Web site during normal business hours. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866)
208-3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502-8659.
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United States of America Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
18 CFR Part 381
[Docket No. RM10-14-000]
Annual Update of Filing Fees in Part 381 Annual Update of Filing Fees
(Issued January 20, 2010)
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is issuing
this notice to update filing fees that the Commission assesses for
specific services and benefits provided to identifiable beneficiaries.
Pursuant to 18 CFR 381.104, the Commission is establishing updated fees
on the basis of the Commission's Fiscal Year 2009 costs. The adjusted
fees announced in this notice are effective February 25, 2010. The
Commission has determined, with the concurrence of the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of
Management and Budget, that this Final Rule is not a major rule within
the meaning of section 251 of Subtitle E of Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act, 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission is submitting
this Final Rule to both houses of the United States Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States.
The new fee schedule is as follows:
Fees Applicable to the Natural Gas Policy Act
1. Petitions for rate approval pursuant to 18 CFR $11,520
284.123(b)(2). (18 CFR 381.403)........................
Fees Applicable to General Activities
1. Petition for issuance of a declaratory order (except 23,140
under Part I of the Federal Power Act). (18 CFR
381.302(a))............................................
2. Review of a Department of Energy remedial order:
Amount in controversy
$0-9,999. (18 CFR 381.303(b))....................... 100
$10,000-29,999. (18 CFR 381.303(b))................. 600
$30,000 or more. (18 CFR 381.303(a))................ 33,780
3. Review of a Department of Energy denial of
adjustment:
Amount in controversy
$0-9,999. (18 CFR 381.304(b))....................... 100
$10,000-29,999. (18 CFR 381.304(b))................. 600
$30,000 or more. (18 CFR 381.304(a))................ 17,710
4. Written legal interpretations by the Office of 6,640
General Counsel. (18 CFR 381.305(a))...................
Fees Applicable to Natural Gas Pipelines
1. Pipeline certificate applications pursuant to 18 CFR * 1,000
284.224. (18 CFR 381.207(b))...........................
Fees Applicable to Cogenerators and Small Power Producers
1. Certification of qualifying status as a small power 19,900
production facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a))...............
2. Certification of qualifying status as a cogeneration 22,530
facility. (18 CFR 381.505(a))..........................
* This fee has not been changed.
List of Subjects in 18 CFR Part 381
Electric power plants, Electric utilities, Natural gas, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Thomas R. Herlihy,
Executive Director.
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In consideration of the foregoing, the Commission amends Part 381,
Chapter I, Title 18, Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth below.
PART 381--FEES
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1. The authority citation for Part 381 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 717-717w; 16 U.S.C. 791-828c, 2601-2645; 31
U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 7101-7352; 49 U.S.C. 60502; 49 App. U.S.C. 1-
85.
Sec. 381.302 [Amended]
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2. In 381.302, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$22,550'' and
adding ``$23,140'' in its place.
Sec. 381.303 [Amended]
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3. In 381.303, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$32,920'' and
adding ``$33,780'' in its place.
Sec. 381.304 [Amended]
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4. In 381.304, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$17,260'' and
adding ``$17,710'' in its place.
Sec. 381.305 [Amended]
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5. In 381.305, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$6,470'' and
adding ``$6,640'' in its place.
Sec. 381.403 [Amended]
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6. Section 381.403 is amended by removing ``$11,220'' and adding
``$11,520'' in its place.
Sec. 381.505 [Amended]
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7. In 381.505, paragraph (a) is amended by removing ``$19,390'' and
adding ``$19,900'' in its place and by removing ``$21,950'' and adding
``$22,530'' in its place.
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