Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee (ASRAC)-Manufactured Housing Working Group, 48097-48098 [2014-19299]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EERE–2009–BT–BC–0021]
10 CFR Part 460
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking
Federal Advisory Committee
(ASRAC)—Manufactured Housing
Working Group
Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
open meeting for the Manufactured
Housing Working Group (MH Working
Group). The purpose of the working
group will be to discuss and, if possible,
reach consensus on a proposed rule for
the energy efficiency of manufactured
homes, as authorized by section 413 of
the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (EISA).
DATES: The meetings will be held from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.:
• August 21–22, 2014;
• September 9–10, 2014;
• September 22–23, 2014; and
• October 1–2, 2014
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise specified
in a subsequent Federal Register notice
and email blasts, 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
https://energy.gov/eere/buildings/
appliance-standards-and-rulemakingfederal-advisory-committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe
Hagerman, Senior Advisor, Building
Technologies Office, EE–5B, U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW.,
Washington, DC 20024. Phone: 202–
586–4549; Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Purpose of Meeting
The purpose of the working group
will be to discuss and, if possible, reach
consensus on a proposed rule for the
energy efficiency of manufactured
homes, as authorized by section 413 of
the Energy Independence and Security
Act of 2007 (EISA).
Public Participation
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
visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to
advance security screening procedures.
Any foreign national wishing to
participate in the meeting should advise
ASRAC staff as soon as possible by
emailing asrac@ee.doe.gov to initiate
the necessary procedures. 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 PhotoID 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
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states are clearly marked Enhanced or
Enhanced Driver’s License); a military
ID or other Federal government issued
Photo-ID card.
Members of the public will be heard
in the order in which they request to
make a statement at the public meeting.
Time allotted per speaker will depend
on the number of individuals who wish
to speak but will not exceed five
minutes. Reasonable provision will be
made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. A third-party
neutral facilitator will make every effort
to allow the presentations of views of all
interested parties and to facilitate the
orderly conduct of business.
Participation in the meeting is not a
prerequisite for submission of written
comments. Written comments are
welcome from all interested parties
during the course of the negotiations.
Any comments submitted must identify
the Manufactured Housing Working
Group, and provide docket number
EERE–2009–BT–BC–0021. Comments
may be submitted using any of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov. Include
docket number EERE–2009–BT–BC–
0021 in the subject line of the message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121. If
possible, please submit all items on a
compact disc (CD), in which case it is
not necessary to include printed copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, 950
L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC 20024.
Telephone: (202) 586–2945. If
possible, please submit all items on a
CD, in which case it is not necessary to
include printed copies.
No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be
accepted.
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
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such as information that is exempt from
public disclosure.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 7,
2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 25, 121, and 129
[Docket No.: FAA–2014–0500; Notice No.
14–07]
RIN 2120–AK30
Fuel Tank Vent Fire Protection
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM).
AGENCY:
This action would amend
certain airworthiness regulations for
transport category airplanes to require
fuel tank designs that prevent a fuel
tank explosion caused by flame
propagation through the fuel tank vents
from external fires. This action would
add a new requirement for fuel tank
vent fire protection and would increase
the time available for passenger
evacuation and emergency response.
This proposed amendment would apply
to applications for new type certificates
and certain applications for amended or
supplemental type certificates. It would
also require certain airplanes produced
in the future and operated by air carriers
to meet the new standards.
DATES: Send comments on or before
November 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2014–0500
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
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Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: The FAA will post all
comments it receives, without change,
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information the
commenter provides. Using the search
function of the docket Web site, anyone
can find and read the electronic form of
all comments received into any FAA
docket, including the name of the
individual sending the comment (or
signing the comment for an association,
business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement can be
found in the Federal Register published
on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478),
as well as at https://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical questions concerning this
action, contact Mike Dostert, Propulsion
and Mechanical Systems Branch, ANM–
112, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service, Federal
Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind
Ave. SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356;
telephone (425) 227–2132; facsimile
(425) 227–1149; email Mike.Dostert@
faa.gov.
For legal questions concerning this
action, contact Sean Howe, Office of the
Regional Counsel, ANM–7, Federal
Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind
Avenue SW., Renton, Washington
98057–3356; telephone (425) 227–2591;
facsimile (425) 227–1007; email
Sean.Howe@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority for this Rulemaking
The FAA’s authority to issue rules on
aviation safety is found in Title 49 of the
United States Code. Subtitle I, Section
106 describes the authority of the FAA
Administrator. Subtitle VII, Aviation
Programs, describes in more detail the
scope of the agency’s authority.
This rulemaking is promulgated
under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section
44701, ‘‘General Requirements.’’ Under
that section, the FAA is charged with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
air commerce by prescribing regulations
and minimum standards for the design
and performance of aircraft that the
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Administrator finds necessary for safety
in air commerce. This regulation is
within the scope of that authority. It
prescribes new safety standards for the
design and operation of transport
category airplanes.
I. Overview of Proposed Rule
A. General
This proposed rule would prevent
fuel tank explosions caused by ignition
(from potential external ignition
sources) of fuel vapor present in or
exiting through the fuel tank vent
outlets. Ignition sources may include,
but are not limited to, ground handling
equipment, fuel fires that result from
refueling spills, or ground fire that may
be present following a survivable crash
landing in which the fuel tank and the
vent system remain intact. The FAA has
determined that a means to prevent
propagation of flame 1 from external
sources into the tank through the fuel
tank vents, such as flame arrestors or a
means of inerting the fuel tanks, could
be used to prevent or delay fuel tank
explosions following certain accidents.
This prevention or delay would provide
time for the safe evacuation of
passengers from the airplane.
This proposed rule would apply to
applications for new type certificates
and applications for amended or
supplemental type certificates on
significant product level change projects
in which Title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (14 CFR) 25.975, Fuel tank
vents and carburetor vapor vents, is
applicable to a changed area. We are
also proposing a new operating
requirement applicable to newly
produced airplanes that are issued an
original airworthiness certificate after a
specified date, per 14 CFR part 121,
Operating Requirements: Domestic,
Flag, and Supplemental Operations, and
14 CFR part 129, Operations: Foreign
Air Carriers and Foreign Operators of
U.S.-Registered Aircraft Engaged in
Common Carriage. We do not propose
to require retrofit of the existing fleet.
Currently, there is not an advisory
circular (AC) that describes compliance
means for protection of fuel tank vents
from external ignition sources. We have
provided compliance means
information to applicants for type
certificates through project-specific
issue papers. These issue papers
describe how to demonstrate that flame
will not progress through the fuel tank
vents into the fuel tank.
Concurrent with the publication of
this proposal, we are also publishing for
1 Flame propagation is defined as the spread of a
flame in a combustible environment outward from
the point at which the combustion started.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021]
10 CFR Part 460
Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee
(ASRAC)--Manufactured Housing Working Group
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an open meeting for the Manufactured
Housing Working Group (MH Working Group). The purpose of the working
group will be to discuss and, if possible, reach consensus on a
proposed rule for the energy efficiency of manufactured homes, as
authorized by section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007 (EISA).
DATES: The meetings will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.:
August 21-22, 2014;
September 9-10, 2014;
September 22-23, 2014; and
October 1-2, 2014
ADDRESSES: Unless otherwise specified in a subsequent Federal Register
notice and email blasts, 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 https://energy.gov/eere/buildings/appliance-standards-and-rulemaking-federal-advisory-committee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Hagerman, Senior Advisor, Building
Technologies Office, EE-5B, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW.,
Washington, DC 20024. Phone: 202-586-4549; Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Meeting
The purpose of the working group will be to discuss and, if
possible, reach consensus on a proposed rule for the energy efficiency
of manufactured homes, as authorized by section 413 of the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA).
Public Participation
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 visiting DOE Headquarters are subject to advance
security screening procedures. Any foreign national wishing to
participate in the meeting should advise ASRAC staff as soon as
possible by emailing asrac@ee.doe.gov to initiate the necessary
procedures. 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.
Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they
request to make a statement at the public meeting. Time allotted per
speaker will depend on the number of individuals who wish to speak but
will not exceed five minutes. Reasonable provision will be made to
include the scheduled oral statements on the agenda. A third-party
neutral facilitator will make every effort to allow the presentations
of views of all interested parties and to facilitate the orderly
conduct of business.
Participation in the meeting is not a prerequisite for submission
of written comments. Written comments are welcome from all interested
parties during the course of the negotiations. Any comments submitted
must identify the Manufactured Housing Working Group, and provide
docket number EERE-2009-BT-BC-0021. Comments may be submitted using any
of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: asrac@ee.doe.gov. Include docket number EERE-2009-BT-BC-
0021 in the subject line of the message.
3. Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. If possible, please submit all items on a
compact disc (CD), in which case it is not necessary to include printed
copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Suite
600, Washington, DC 20024.
Telephone: (202) 586-2945. If possible, please submit all items on
a CD, in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be accepted.
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
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the index may be publicly available, such as information that is exempt
from public disclosure.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-19299 Filed 8-14-14; 8:45 am]
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