Energy Efficiency Program for Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial Fans and Blowers, 1477-1478 [2015-00234]
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regulations to improve identification
techniques against ASR concrete
degradation at nuclear power plants.
The NRC has determined that the
petition meets the threshold sufficiency
requirements for a PRM under § 2.802 of
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, ‘‘Petition for rulemaking,’’
and the petition has been docketed as
PRM–50–109. The NRC is requesting
public comments on this PRM.
IV. Discussion of the Petition
At an NRC public meeting at Seabrook
Station on June 24, 2014, the petitioner
asked the NRC if the agency was
investigating the U.S. nuclear fleet for
ASR concrete degradation. The NRC
staff responded that ASR concrete
degradation could be adequately
indicated through visual examination.
However, an NRC position paper, ‘‘In
Situ Monitoring of ASR-affected
Concrete,’’ November 2012 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13108A047), states,
‘‘ASR can exist in concrete without
indications of pattern cracking,’’ and
that for ‘‘. . . structures exposed to
ASR, internal damage occurs through
the depth of the section but visible
cracking is suppressed by heavy
reinforcement. . . .’’ When NextEra
determined 131 locations with
‘‘assumed’’ ASR visual signs within
multiple power-block structures at
Seabrook Station during 2012, further
engineering evaluations were not
required by the NRC.
The petitioner requests that the NRC
amend its regulations to improve
identification techniques against ASR
concrete degradation at U.S. nuclear
power plants. The petitioner suggests
that the reliance on a visual inspection
does not ‘‘adequately identify AlkaliSilica Reaction (ASR), does not confirm
ASR, or provide the current state of ASR
damage (if present) without
petrographic analysis under current
existing code.’’ The petitioner asserts
that codes and standards exist that are
capable of detecting ASR and
determining the key material properties
needed to evaluate the degree and
severity of ASR damage. American
Concrete Institute (ACI) Standard
349.3R, ‘‘Evaluation of Existing Nuclear
Safety-Related Concrete Structures,’’ for
instance, has been endorsed by the NRC
(ADAMS Accession No. ML112241029)
as an acceptable method of protecting
against excessive ASR concrete
degradation, but is not a regulatory
requirement. The petitioner requests
that the NRC amend its regulations to
require that all licensees comply with
industry codes and standards that have
‘‘already been endorsed by the agency,’’
and identified two standards for which
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the NRC’s regulations should require
compliance: (1) ACI Standard 349.3R;
and (2) American Society for Testing &
Materials (ASTM) C856–11, ‘‘Standard
Practice for Petrographic Examination of
Hardened Concrete.’’
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day
of January, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–STD–0006]
RIN 1904–AC55
Energy Efficiency Program for
Commercial and Industrial Equipment:
Energy Conservation Standards for
Commercial and Industrial Fans and
Blowers
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Extension of public comment
period.
AGENCY:
On December 10, 2014, the
Department of Energy (DOE) published
a notice of data availability (NODA)
which presented a provisional analysis
that estimates the potential economic
impacts and energy savings that could
result from promulgating a regulatory
energy conservation standard for
commercial and industrial fans and
blowers. DOE did not propose any
energy conservation standard for
commercial and industrial fans and
blowers. However, DOE published its
analysis and the underlying
assumptions and calculations, which
may ultimately support a proposed
standard, for stakeholder review. In
response to requests by stakeholders,
the comment period for the NODA is
being extended to February 25, 2015.
DATES: The comment period for the
notice of data availability relating to
commercial and industrial fan and
blower equipment is extended to
February 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
submit comments, identified by docket
number EERE–2013–BT–STD–0006
and/or Regulation Identification
Number (RIN) 1904–AC55, by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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• Email: CIFB2013STD0006@
EE.Doe.Gov. Include EERE–2013–BT–
STD–0006 and/or RIN 1904–AC55 in
the subject line of the message.
• 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.
[Please note that comments and CDs
sent by mail are often delayed and may
be damaged by mail screening
processes.]
• 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 CD, in which case it is not
necessary to include printed copies.
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
the index may be publicly available,
such as information that is exempt from
public disclosure. The rulemaking Web
page can be found at: https://
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/
appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/
ruleid/25. This Web page contains a link
to the docket for this notice on the
regulation.gov site. The
www.regulations.gov Web page contains
instructions on how to access all
documents in the docket, including
public comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ron Majette, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies, EE–5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–7935. Email:
CIFansBlowers@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Peter Cochran, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–9496. Email:
peter.cochran@hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to
submit a comment and review other
public comments and the docket,
contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202)
586–2945 or by email:
Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 10, 2014, DOE published a
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notice of data availability (NODA) in the
Federal Register to make available and
invite comments on its provisional
analysis regarding energy conservation
standards for commercial and industrial
fans and blowers. 79 FR 73246. The
NODA provided for the written
submission of comments by January 26,
2015. The Air Movement and Control
Association International (AMCA) and
the Appliance Standards Awareness
Project (ASAP) requested an extension
of the public comment period by 45
days. Stakeholders stated that additional
time is necessary to review of the
published analysis in order to provide,
prepare, and submit comments
accordingly. DOE has determined that
extending the comment period to allow
additional time for interested parties to
submit comments is appropriate based
on the foregoing reason. However, DOE
believes a 30 day extension, providing
a total comment period of 75 days,
allows sufficient time for submitting
comments. Accordingly, DOE will
consider any comments received by
midnight of February 25, 2015, and
deems any comments received by that
time to be timely submitted.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
31, 2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
18 CFR Part 284
[Docket No. RM14–2–000]
Coordination of the Scheduling
Processes of Interstate Natural Gas
Pipelines and Public Utilities
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, DOE.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
notice of extension of time.
AGENCY:
On December 12, 2014,
pursuant to authority delegated to the
Director, Office of Energy Policy and
Innovation, a data request was issued to
each ISO and RTO regarding the effect
on the reliable and efficient operations
of natural gas-fired generators of the
current 9 a.m. CCT start to the Gas Day.
The requests seek data from the ISOs/
RTOs with respect to derates by natural
gas generators during the morning ramp
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Dated: January 7, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
period. This notice extends the deadline
to submit answers in response to these
data requests.
DATES: Responses to the data request
must be filed on or before January 22,
2015 in Docket No. RM14–2–000.
Comments on the responses to the data
request must be filed in the same docket
within 10 days of the data request
response, on or before February 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Responses and Comments,
identified by docket number, may be
filed in the following ways:
• Electronic Filing through https://
www.ferc.gov. Documents created
electronically using word processing
software should be filed in native
applications or print-to-PDF format and
not in a scanned format.
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Those unable
to file electronically may mail or handdeliver comments to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the
Commission, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Instructions: For detailed instructions
on submitting responses and comments,
see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Fernandez (Legal Information),
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Office of the General Counsel, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 202–
502–6682.
Caroline Daly Wozniak (Technical
Information), Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Office of Energy Policy
and Innovation, 888 First Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, 202–502–8931.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 5, 2015, the ISO/RTO Council
(IRC) filed a motion requesting a 10-day
extension of time (motion) until January
22, 2015 to submit answers to the data
requests issued on December 12, 2014,
as requested by the Office of Energy
Policy and Innovation, in the abovereferenced proceeding.1 In its motion,
IRC states that the additional time is
needed due to the amount of source data
required to review, the intervening
holidays, and other intervening data
response commitments.
Upon consideration, notice is hereby
given to all parties that IRC’s motion is
granted, extending the deadline to
submit answers to and including
January 22, 2015; and to submit
comments in response to those answers,
to and including February 2, 2015.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or we) has made
available for public review and
comment the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed
rule establishing standards for the
growing, harvesting, packing, and
holding of produce for human
consumption. The document is
available in Docket No. FDA–2014–N–
2244. FDA is also announcing a public
meeting to discuss the Draft EIS. The
purpose of the public meeting is to
inform the public of the findings in the
Draft EIS, to provide information about
the EIS process (including how to
submit comments, data, and other
information to the docket), to solicit oral
stakeholder and public comments on
the Draft EIS, and to provide
clarification, as needed, about the
contents of the Draft EIS.
DATES: See section II, ‘‘How to
Participate in the Public Meeting’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document for date and time of the
public meeting, closing dates for
advance registration, and information
on deadlines for submitting either
electronic or written comments on the
Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods.
1 Letters requesting a response to the data
requests under RM14–2–000 were issued to the
following ISOs and RTOs: ISO New England, New
York Independent System Operator, Inc., California
Independent System Operator, Southwest Power
Pool, Inc., PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., and
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
Electronic Submissions
Submit electronic comments in the
following way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 112
[Docket No. FDA–2014–N–2244]
RIN 0910–AG35
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Rule, Standards for
Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and
Holding of Produce for Human
Consumption; Notice for Public
Meeting on Draft Environmental Impact
Statement
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notification of public meeting.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006]
RIN 1904-AC55
Energy Efficiency Program for Commercial and Industrial
Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial and Industrial
Fans and Blowers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: On December 10, 2014, the Department of Energy (DOE) published
a notice of data availability (NODA) which presented a provisional
analysis that estimates the potential economic impacts and energy
savings that could result from promulgating a regulatory energy
conservation standard for commercial and industrial fans and blowers.
DOE did not propose any energy conservation standard for commercial and
industrial fans and blowers. However, DOE published its analysis and
the underlying assumptions and calculations, which may ultimately
support a proposed standard, for stakeholder review. In response to
requests by stakeholders, the comment period for the NODA is being
extended to February 25, 2015.
DATES: The comment period for the notice of data availability relating
to commercial and industrial fan and blower equipment is extended to
February 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments, identified by docket
number EERE-2013-BT-STD-0006 and/or Regulation Identification Number
(RIN) 1904-AC55, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: CIFB2013STD0006@EE.Doe.Gov. Include EERE-2013-BT-
STD-0006 and/or RIN 1904-AC55 in the subject line of the message.
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. [Please note that comments and CDs sent by mail are
often delayed and may be damaged by mail screening processes.]
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 CD, in which case it is not necessary to
include printed copies.
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 the index may be publicly
available, such as information that is exempt from public disclosure.
The rulemaking Web page can be found at: https://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/rulemaking.aspx/ruleid/25. This Web page
contains a link to the docket for this notice on the regulation.gov
site. The www.regulations.gov Web page contains instructions on how to
access all documents in the docket, including public comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Ron Majette, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE-5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202)
586-7935. Email: CIFansBlowers@ee.doe.gov.
Mr. Peter Cochran, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121. Telephone: (202) 586-9496. Email: peter.cochran@hq.doe.gov.
For further information on how to submit a comment and review other
public comments and the docket, contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202)
586-2945 or by email: Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 10, 2014, DOE published a
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notice of data availability (NODA) in the Federal Register to make
available and invite comments on its provisional analysis regarding
energy conservation standards for commercial and industrial fans and
blowers. 79 FR 73246. The NODA provided for the written submission of
comments by January 26, 2015. The Air Movement and Control Association
International (AMCA) and the Appliance Standards Awareness Project
(ASAP) requested an extension of the public comment period by 45 days.
Stakeholders stated that additional time is necessary to review of the
published analysis in order to provide, prepare, and submit comments
accordingly. DOE has determined that extending the comment period to
allow additional time for interested parties to submit comments is
appropriate based on the foregoing reason. However, DOE believes a 30
day extension, providing a total comment period of 75 days, allows
sufficient time for submitting comments. Accordingly, DOE will consider
any comments received by midnight of February 25, 2015, and deems any
comments received by that time to be timely submitted.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 31, 2014.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-00234 Filed 1-9-15; 8:45 am]
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