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This rule continues in effect the
action that decreased the assessment
obligation imposed on handlers.
Assessments are applied uniformly on
all handlers, and some of the costs may
be passed on to producers. However,
decreasing the assessment rate reduces
the burden on handlers, and may reduce
the burden on producers.
In addition, the Committee’s meeting
was widely publicized throughout the
Florida tomato industry and all
interested persons were invited to
attend the meeting and participate in
Committee deliberations on all issues.
Like all Committee meetings, the August
25, 2015, meeting was a public meeting
and all entities, both large and small,
were able to express views on this issue.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35), the order’s information
collection requirements have been
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned OMB No. 0581–0178
‘‘Vegetable and Specialty Crops.’’ No
changes in those requirements as a
result of this action are necessary.
Should any changes become necessary,
they would be submitted to OMB for
approval.
This action imposes no additional
reporting or recordkeeping requirements
on either small or large Florida tomato
handlers. As with all Federal marketing
order programs, reports and forms are
periodically reviewed to reduce
information requirements and
duplication by industry and public
sector agencies.
USDA has not identified any relevant
Federal rules that duplicate, overlap or
conflict with this rule.
Comments on the interim rule were
required to be received on or before
January 25, 2016. No comments were
received. Therefore, for reasons given in
the interim rule, we are adopting the
interim rule as a final rule, without
change.
To view the interim rule, go to:
https://www.regulations.gov/
#!documentDetail;D=AMS-FV-15-00580001.
This action also affirms information
contained in the interim rule concerning
Executive Orders 12866, 12988, 13175,
and 13563; the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); and the EGov Act (44 U.S.C. 101).
After consideration of all relevant
material presented, it is found that
finalizing the interim rule, without
change, as published in the Federal
Register (80 FR 73642, November 25,
2015) will tend to effectuate the
declared policy of the Act.
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PART 966—TOMATOES GROWN IN
FLORIDA
Accordingly, the interim rule
amending 7 CFR part 966, which was
published at 80 FR 73642, November 25,
2015, is adopted as a final rule, without
change.
Dated: March 17, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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correction addresses the placement of
those provisions under 10 CFR 429.134
at paragraph (h). At the time of
publication of the January 2015 final
rule, 10 CFR 429.134(h) already existed.
In order to remedy this error, DOE is
issuing this final rule correction to move
these provisions, verbatim, to 10 CFR
429.134(i).
Correction
In final rule FR Doc. 2016–00039,
published in the issue of Monday,
January 25, 2016 (81 FR 4085), on page
4145, in the second and third columns,
amendatory instruction 10 is corrected
to read as follows:
■ 10. Section 429.134 is amended by
adding paragraph (i) to read as follows:
§ 429.134 Product-specific enforcement
provisions.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
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10 CFR Parts 429 and 431
[Docket No. EERE–2013–BT–TP–0055]
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Energy Conservation Program: Test
Procedure for Pumps; Correction
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
On January 25, 2016, the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) published
a final rule amending the test
procedures for pumps. This correction
addresses a technical error in that final
rule.
DATES: Effective: March 23, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Building Technologies Office, EE–5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–6590. Email:
pumps@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC–33, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 287–6111. Email:
Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE) published
a final rule in the Federal Register on
January 25, 2016 (‘‘the January 2016
final rule’’) amending the test procedure
for pumps. (81 FR 4085.) As part of that
final rule, DOE amended 10 CFR
429.134 to add a paragraph (h), which
addresses product-specific enforcement
provisions related to pumps. This
SUMMARY:
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(i) Pumps. (1) The volume rate of flow
(flow rate) at BEP and nominal speed of
rotation of each tested unit of the basic
model will be measured pursuant to the
test requirements of § 431.464 of this
chapter, where the value of volume rate
of flow (flow rate) at BEP and nominal
speed of rotation certified by the
manufacturer will be treated as the
expected BEP flow rate. The results of
the measurement(s) will be compared to
the value of volume rate of flow (flow
rate) at BEP and nominal speed of
rotation certified by the manufacturer.
The certified volume rate of flow (flow
rate) at BEP and nominal speed of
rotation will be considered valid only if
the measurement(s) (either the
measured volume rate of flow (flow rate)
at BEP and nominal speed of rotation for
a single unit sample or the average of
the measured flow rates for a multiple
unit sample) is within five percent of
the certified volume rate of flow (flow
rate) at BEP and nominal speed of
rotation.
(i) If the representative value of
volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP
and nominal speed of rotation is found
to be valid, the measured volume rate of
flow (flow rate) at BEP and nominal
speed of rotation will be used in
subsequent calculations of constant load
pump energy rating (PERCL) and
constant load pump energy index
(PEICL) or variable load pump energy
rating (PERVL) and variable load pump
energy index (PEIVL) for that basic
model.
(ii) If the representative value of
volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP
and nominal speed of rotation is found
to be invalid, the mean of all the
measured volume rate of flow (flow rate)
at BEP and nominal speed of rotation
values determined from the tested
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unit(s) will serve as the new expected
BEP flow rate and the unit(s) will be
retested until such time as the measured
rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and
nominal speed of rotation is within 5
percent of the expected BEP flow rate.
(2) DOE will test each pump unit
according to the test method specified
by the manufacturer in the certification
report submitted pursuant to
§ 429.59(b).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15,
2016.
Kathleen Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
16 CFR Part 1201
[CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2012–0049]
Safety Standard for Architectural
Glazing Materials
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Consumer Product Safety
Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’)
amends the Safety Standard for
Architectural Glazing Materials to
replace the testing procedures for
glazing materials in certain architectural
products with the testing procedures
contained in the voluntary standard
ANSI Z97.1–2015, American National
Standard for Safety Glazing Materials
Used in Buildings—Safety Performance
Specifications and Methods of Test.
DATES: The rule is effective on April 22,
2016. The incorporation by reference of
the publication listed in this rule is
approved by the Director of the Federal
Register as of April 22, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Baker, Project Manager, Division
of Mechanical Engineering, Directorate
for Laboratory Sciences, Office of
Hazard Identification and Reduction,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850;
telephone: 301–987–2289; bbaker@
cpsc.gov.
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SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
A. Safety Standard for Architectural
Glazing Materials
On January 6, 1977 (42 FR 1427), as
amended on June 20, 1977 (42 FR
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Safety Standard for Architectural
Glazing Materials under the Consumer
Product Safety Act (‘‘CPSA’’) to reduce
or eliminate risks of injuries associated
with walking, running, or falling
through or against glazing materials
(‘‘CPSC standard’’). The standard
applies to glazing materials used or
intended for use in any of the following
architectural products:
(1) Storm doors or combination doors;
(2) Doors (both exterior and interior);
(3) Bathtub doors and enclosures;
(4) Shower doors and enclosures; and
(5) Sliding glass doors (patio-type).
The standard applies to glazing
materials and architectural products
incorporating glazing materials that are
produced or distributed for sale to or for
the personal use, consumption or
enjoyment of consumers in or around a
permanent or temporary household or
residence or in recreational, school,
public, or other buildings or parts
thereof. The standard was codified at 16
CFR part 1201.
The standard exempts certain
products, materials, and uses including:
Wired glass used in doors or other
assemblies to retard the passage of fire
where such door or assembly is required
by federal, state, local, or municipal fire
ordinance; louvers of jalousie doors; and
openings of doors through which a 3
inch diameter sphere is unable to pass.
Carved glass, dalle glass, or leaded glass,
which is used in doors and glazed
panels are exempt if the glazing material
meets all of the following criteria:
• The coloring, texturing, or other
design qualities or components of the
glazing material cannot be removed
without destroying the material; and
• The primary purpose of such
glazing is decorative or artistic; and
• The glazing material is
conspicuously colored or textured so as
to be plainly visible and plainly
identifiable as aesthetic or decorative
rather than functional (other than for the
purpose of admitting or controlling
admission of light components or heat
and cold); and
• The glazing material, or assembly
into which it is incorporated, is divided
into segments by conspicuous and
plainly visible lines.
Other exempt materials include
glazing materials used as curved glazed
panels in revolving doors; and
commercial refrigerator cabinet glazed
doors. See, 16 CFR 1201.1(c).
On September 27, 1978, (43 FR
43704), the Commission amended the
standard to clarify the definitions,
description of test apparatus, and test
procedures in the standard. The
Commission subsequently revoked
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portions of the standard that prescribed
requirements for ‘‘glazed panels’’ (45 FR
67383, August 28, 1980); an accelerated
environmental durability test for plastic
glazing materials intended for outdoor
exposure (45 FR 66002, October 6,
1980); and a modulus of elasticity test,
a harness test, and an indoor aging test
applicable to plastic glazing materials
(47 FR 27853, June 28, 1982). 16 CFR
1201.1(d) n.1. Tempered glass, wired
glass, and annealed glass are also
exempt from the accelerated
environmental durability tests. See, 16
CFR 1201.4(a)(2).
B. Petition
On June 26, 2012, the Commission
received a petition from the Safety
Glazing Certification Council (‘‘SGCC’’
or ‘‘petitioner’’) requesting that the
Commission initiate rulemaking to
replace the testing procedures for
glazing materials in certain architectural
products set forth in 16 CFR 1201.4 with
the testing procedures contained in the
voluntary standard, ANSI Z97.1–2009ε2,
American National Standard for Safety
Glazing Materials Used in Buildings—
Safety Performance Specifications and
Methods of Test (the ANSI standard).
SGCC stated that consumers and the
glazing industry would be better served
if the test procedures for glazing
materials used in architectural products
in 16 CFR 1201.4 were replaced with
the ANSI standard because the ANSI
test procedures are more efficient and
modern, having been updated
periodically, in contrast to the CPSC
standard. On April 9, 2013, the
Commission voted to grant the petition.
C. The Proposed Rule
On May 22, 2015, the Commission
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (‘‘NPR’’) in the Federal
Register (80 FR 29555) to amend the
Safety Standard for Architectural
Glazing Materials (16 CFR part 1201).
The NPR proposed to replace the testing
procedures for glazing materials in
certain architectural products, set forth
in 16 CFR 1201.4, with the testing
procedures contained in the voluntary
standard, ANSI Z97.1–2009ε2. The ANSI
standard establishes specifications and
methods of testing for the safety
properties of glazing materials used for
building and architectural purposes.
The tests for safety glazing materials in
the ANSI standard include impact,
center punch fragmentation, thermal,
weathering, indoor aging, hardness, and
modulus tests.
The NPR proposed to replace the
CPSC test procedures in 16 CFR 1201.4
with the ANSI Z97.1–2009ε2 to clarify
the existing test procedures. The
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Parts 429 and 431
[Docket No. EERE-2013-BT-TP-0055]
RIN 1905-AD50
Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Pumps; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: On January 25, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a final rule amending the test procedures for pumps. This
correction addresses a technical error in that final rule.
DATES: Effective: March 23, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone:
(202) 586-6590. Email: pumps@ee.doe.gov.
Ms. Jennifer Tiedeman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 287-6111. Email:
Jennifer.Tiedeman@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a final rule in the Federal Register on January 25, 2016
(``the January 2016 final rule'') amending the test procedure for
pumps. (81 FR 4085.) As part of that final rule, DOE amended 10 CFR
429.134 to add a paragraph (h), which addresses product-specific
enforcement provisions related to pumps. This correction addresses the
placement of those provisions under 10 CFR 429.134 at paragraph (h). At
the time of publication of the January 2015 final rule, 10 CFR
429.134(h) already existed. In order to remedy this error, DOE is
issuing this final rule correction to move these provisions, verbatim,
to 10 CFR 429.134(i).
Correction
In final rule FR Doc. 2016-00039, published in the issue of Monday,
January 25, 2016 (81 FR 4085), on page 4145, in the second and third
columns, amendatory instruction 10 is corrected to read as follows:
0
10. Section 429.134 is amended by adding paragraph (i) to read as
follows:
Sec. 429.134 Product-specific enforcement provisions.
* * * * *
(i) Pumps. (1) The volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and
nominal speed of rotation of each tested unit of the basic model will
be measured pursuant to the test requirements of Sec. 431.464 of this
chapter, where the value of volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and
nominal speed of rotation certified by the manufacturer will be treated
as the expected BEP flow rate. The results of the measurement(s) will
be compared to the value of volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and
nominal speed of rotation certified by the manufacturer. The certified
volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and nominal speed of rotation
will be considered valid only if the measurement(s) (either the
measured volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and nominal speed of
rotation for a single unit sample or the average of the measured flow
rates for a multiple unit sample) is within five percent of the
certified volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and nominal speed of
rotation.
(i) If the representative value of volume rate of flow (flow rate)
at BEP and nominal speed of rotation is found to be valid, the measured
volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and nominal speed of rotation
will be used in subsequent calculations of constant load pump energy
rating (PERCL) and constant load pump energy index (PEICL) or variable
load pump energy rating (PERVL) and variable load pump energy index
(PEIVL) for that basic model.
(ii) If the representative value of volume rate of flow (flow rate)
at BEP and nominal speed of rotation is found to be invalid, the mean
of all the measured volume rate of flow (flow rate) at BEP and nominal
speed of rotation values determined from the tested
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unit(s) will serve as the new expected BEP flow rate and the unit(s)
will be retested until such time as the measured rate of flow (flow
rate) at BEP and nominal speed of rotation is within 5 percent of the
expected BEP flow rate.
(2) DOE will test each pump unit according to the test method
specified by the manufacturer in the certification report submitted
pursuant to Sec. 429.59(b).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2016.
Kathleen Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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