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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No.

162 / Tuesday, August 22, 2006 / Notices 48913

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and knowledge of the tourism industry. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Members will serve at the discretion of
International Trade Administration. the Secretary of Commerce. Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
Notice of an Opportunity To Apply for Board members shall serve in a
Membership on the U.S. Travel and representative capacity presenting the [Docket No. EERE–BT–2006–WAV–0139]
Tourism Advisory Board views and interests of the particular
tourism-related sector in which they Energy Conservation Program for
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce operate. Board members are not special Consumer Products: Publication of the
is currently seeking applications for government employees, and will receive Petition for Waiver and Granting of the
membership on the U.S. Travel and Application for Interim Waiver of
no compensation for their participation
Tourism Advisory Board (Board). The Whirlpool Corporation From the DOE
purpose of the Board is to advise the in Board activities. Members
participating in Board meetings and Residential Automatic and Semi-
Secretary of Commerce on matters Automatic Clothes Washer Test
relating to the travel and tourism events will be responsible for their
Procedures
industry. travel, living and other personal
expenses. Meetings will be held AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
regularly, usually in Washington, DC. Renewable Energy, Department of
of Advisory Committees is accepting
The first Board meeting has not yet been Energy.
applications for Board members.
Members shall serve until the Board’s determined. ACTION: Notice of Petition for Waiver,
charter expires on September 21, 2007. To be considered for membership, granting of application for interim
Members will be selected based on our please provide the following: 1. Name waiver, and request for comments.
judgement of the candidates’ proven and title of the individual requesting SUMMARY: Today’s notice publishes a
experience in promoting, developing, consideration. 2. A letter of Petition for Waiver from Whirlpool
and implementing advertising and recommendation containing a brief Corporation. This Petition for Waiver
marketing programs for travel-related or statement of why the applicant should (hereafter ‘‘Whirlpool Petition’’)
tourism-related industries; or the be considered for membership on the requests the Department to modify the
candidates’ proven abilities to manage Board. This recommendation should clothes washer test procedure for the
tourism-related or other service-related also include the applicant’s tourism- Whirlpool High Impeller line of clothes
organizations. Each Board member shall related experience. 3. The applicant’s washers with basket volumes greater
serve as the representative of a tourism- personal resume. 4. An affirmative than 3.8 cubic feet and less than 3.9
related ‘‘U.S. entity.’’ However, for the statement that the applicant is not cubic feet. The Department of Energy
purposes of eligibility, a U.S. entity required to register as a foreign agent (hereafter ‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘DOE’’) is
shall be defined as a firm incorporated under the Foreign Agents Registration soliciting comments, data and
in the United States (or an information with respect to the
Act of 1938, as amended. 5. If a state or
unincorporated firm with its principal Whirlpool Petition.
regional tourism marketing entity, the
place of business in the United States) Today’s notice also grants an Interim
that is controlled by U.S. citizens or by functions and responsibilities of the
entity. 6. The company’s size and Waiver to Whirlpool from the existing
another U.S. entity. An entity is not a DOE automatic and semi-automatic
U.S. entity if 50 percent plus one share ownership, product or service line and
major markets in which the company clothes washer test procedure for the
of its stock (if a corporation, or a similar company’s High Impeller line of clothes
ownership interest of an unincorporated operates.
washers with basket volumes greater
entity) is controlled, directly or ADDRESSES: Please submit application than 3.8 cubic feet and less than 3.9
indirectly, by non-U.S. citizens or non- information to J. Marc Chittum, Office of cubic feet.
U.S. entities. Priority may be given to Advisory Committees, U.S. Travel and
chief executive officers or a similarly- DATES: The Department will accept
Tourism Advisory Board Executive comments, data and information
situated officer of a tourism-related Secretariat, U.S. Department of
entity. Priority may also be given to regarding this Petition for Waiver until,
Commerce, Room 4043, 1401 but no later September 21, 2006.
individuals with international tourism
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, ADDRESSES: Please submit comments,
marketing experience.
Officers or employees of state and DC 20230. identified by docket number EERE–BT–
regional tourism marketing entities are Deadline: All applications must be 2006–WAV–0139, by any of the
also eligible for consideration for Board received by the Office of Advisory following methods:
membership. A state and regional Committees by close of business on • Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones,
tourism marketing entity, may include, September 22, 2006. U.S. Department of Energy, Building
but is not limited to, state government Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J,
tourism office, state and/or local FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
government supported tourism Marc Chittum, (202) 482–4501. Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–
marketing entities, or multi-state Dated: August 16, 2006. 0121. Telephone: (202) 586–2945.
tourism marketing entities. Again, J. Marc Chittum, Please submit one signed original paper
priority may be given to chief executive Executive Secretary, U.S. Travel & Tourism
copy.
officers or a similarly-situated officer. Advisory Board. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Secondary selection criteria will Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of
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[FR Doc. E6–13855 Filed 8–21–06; 8:45 am]


ensure that the board has a balanced Energy, Building Technologies Program,
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representation of the tourism-related Room 1J–018, Forrestal Building, 1000
industry in terms of point of view, Independence Avenue, SW.,
demographics, geography and company Washington, DC 20585.
size. The Board members will be • E-mail: bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov.
selected on the basis of their experience Include either the docket number EERE–

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BT–2006–WAV–0139 and/or information regarding visiting the The Department’s regulations contain
‘‘Whirlpool Petition’’ in the subject line Resource Room. Please note: The provisions allowing a person to seek a
of the message. Department’s Freedom of Information waiver from the test procedure
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Reading Room (formerly Room 1E–190 requirements for covered consumer
www.regulations.gov. Follow the at the Forrestal Building) is no longer products. These provisions are set forth
instructions for submitting comments. housing rulemaking materials. in 10 CFR 430.27.
Instructions: All submissions received FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
must include the agency name and The waiver provisions allow the
Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency
docket number for this proceeding. Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Submit electronic comments in and Renewable Energy (hereafter
Renewable Energy, Building ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’) to temporarily
WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or Technologies Program, Mail Stop EE–2J,
text (ASCII) file format and avoid the waive test procedures for a particular
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence basic model when a petitioner shows
use of special characters or any form of Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–
encryption. Wherever possible, include that the basic model contains one or
0121, (202) 586–0371; e-mail: more design characteristics that prevent
the electronic signature of the author.
bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov; or Francine testing according to the prescribed test
Absent an electronic signature,
B. Pinto, U.S. Department of Energy, procedures, or when the prescribed test
comments submitted electronically
Office of General Counsel, Mail Stop procedures may evaluate the basic
must be followed and authenticated by
GC–72, Forrestal Building, 1000 model in a manner so unrepresentative
submitting the signed original paper
Independence Avenue, SW., of its true energy consumption as to
document. The Department does not
Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– provide materially inaccurate
accept telefacsimiles (faxes). Any person
9507; e-mail: comparative data. (10 CFR 430.27 (a)(1))
submitting written comments must also
Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov. The Assistant Secretary may grant the
send a copy of such comments to the
petitioner. (10 Code of Federal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: waiver subject to conditions, including
Regulations (CFR) 430.27(d)) The name I. Background and Authority adherence to alternate test procedures.
and address of the petitioner of today’s II. Application for Interim Waiver and Petitioners are to include in their
notice is: Heather O. West, Director, Petition for Waiver petition any alternate test procedures
Government Relations, Whirlpool III. Alternate Test Procedure known to evaluate the basic model in a
Corporation, 1200 G Street NW., Suite IV. Summary and Request for Comments manner representative of its energy
828, Washington, DC 20005–3820. I. Background and Authority consumption. (10 CFR 430.27(b)(1)(iii))
According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any Waivers generally remain in effect until
person submitting information that he Title III of the Energy Policy and final test procedure amendments
or she believes to be confidential and Conservation Act (EPCA) sets forth a become effective, thereby resolving the
exempt by law from public disclosure variety of provisions concerning energy problem that is the subject of the
should submit two copies: one copy of efficiency. Part B of Title III (42 U.S.C. waiver.
the document including all the 6291–6309) provides for the ’’Energy
Conservation Program for Consumer The waiver process also allows the
information believed to be confidential, Assistant Secretary to grant an Interim
and one copy of the document with the Products other than Automobiles.’’
Today’s notice involves residential Waiver from test procedure
information believed to be confidential requirements to manufacturers that have
deleted. The Department will make its products under Part B that provide
definitions, test procedures, labeling petitioned the Department for a waiver
own determination about the of such prescribed test procedures. (10
confidential status of the information provisions, energy conservation
standards, and the authority to require CFR 430.27(a)(2)) An Interim Waiver
and treat it according to its
information and reports from remains in effect for a period of 180
determination.
manufacturers. With respect to test days or until the Department issues its
Docket: For access to the docket to
read the background documents procedures, Part B generally authorizes determination on the Petition for
relevant to this matter, go to the U.S. the Secretary of Energy to prescribe test Waiver, whichever is sooner, and may
Department of Energy, Forrestal procedures that are reasonably designed be extended for an additional 180 days,
Building, Room 1J–018 (Resource Room to produce results which reflect energy if necessary. (10 CFR 430.27(h))
of the Building Technologies Program), efficiency, energy use and estimated II. Application for Interim Waiver and
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., operating costs, and that are not unduly Petition for Waiver
Washington, DC, (202) 586–2945, burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C.
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday 6293(b)(3)) On November 21, 2005, Whirlpool
through Friday, except Federal holidays. The test procedures for residential filed an Application for Interim Waiver
Available documents include the products appear at 10 CFR Part 430, and a Petition for Waiver from the
following items: this notice; public Subpart B, Appendix J1. EPCA provides Department of Energy’s test procedures
comments received; the Petition for that the Secretary of Energy may amend applicable to its residential automatic
Waiver and Application for Interim test procedures for consumer products if and semi-automatic clothes washers. In
Waiver; prior Department rulemakings the Secretary determines that amended particular, Whirlpool requested a waiver
regarding residential clothes washer; test procedures would more accurately to test its High Impeller clothes washers
prior Petitions for Waiver; and prior reflect energy efficiency, energy use and on the basis of the residential test
Decisions and Orders. Please call Ms. estimated operating costs, and are not procedures contained in 10 CFR Part
Brenda Edwards-Jones at the above unduly burdensome to conduct. (42 430, Subpart B, Appendix J1, with the
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telephone number for additional U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)) following values appended to Table 5.1:

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Container volume Minimum load Maximum load Average load

(ft3) (liter) (lb) (kg) (lb) (kg) (lb) (kg)

3.8–3.9 107.6–110.4 3.00 1.36 15.8 7.17 9.4 4.26

Whirlpool’s petition seeks a waiver hereby publishing the ‘‘Petition for alternate test procedure that the
from the Department’s test procedure Waiver.’’ The Petition contains no Department is considering including in
because a test load is used within the confidential company information. the subsequent Decision and Order.
procedure, and the mass of this test load Whirlpool will send a copy of the This alternate test procedure includes a
is based on the basket volume of the test Petition for Waiver and a copy of the proposed modification to Table 5.1 of
specimen, which is currently not Application for Interim Waiver to all Appendix J1 adding one incremental
defined for the size units cited in their known manufacturers of domestically unit to define a load for clothes washers
waiver application. At the time this test marketed units of the same product with a basket volume between 3.8 cubic
procedure was written, the relation type. feet and 3.9 cubic feet.
between basket volume and test load
III. Alternate Test Procedure • The Department is interested in
mass was defined for basket volumes receiving comments, data and
between 0 and 3.8 cubic feet. Current Manufacturers face restrictions with information on all aspects of this notice.
market trends have lead Whirlpool to respect to making representations about The Department is particularly
design a series of clothes washers that the energy consumption and energy interested in receiving comments and
contain a basket volume greater than 3.8 consumption costs of products covered views of interested parties concerning
cubic feet, but less than 3.9 cubic feet. by EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c)) Consistent the proposed alternate test procedure
Table 5.1 of Appendix J1 defines the representations are important for under consideration for the upcoming
test load sizes used during the manufacturers to make claims about the Decision and Order for the Whirlpool
procedure as linear functions of the energy efficiency of their products. For Petition.
basket volume. Whirlpool has submitted example, they are necessary to
determine compliance with state and Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14,
a proposed modification to this table
2006.
which extends the table one incremental local energy codes and regulatory
requirements, and can provide valuable Alexander A. Karsner,
unit to define a load for clothes washers
with a basket volume between 3.8 cubic consumer purchasing information. To Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
provide a test procedure from which Renewable Energy.
feet and 3.9 cubic feet. The minimum,
maximum, and average load factors manufacturers can make valid Whirlpool
proposed by Whirlpool in this request representations, the Department is Administrative Center—2000 M63—Mail
are merely extrapolations of the linear considering setting an alternate test Drop 3005—Benton Harbor, MI 49022
relationships between the load factors procedure for Whirlpool in the
November 21, 2005.
and the basket volume, by one subsequent Decision and Order based
on the appended values to Table 5.1 of Douglas Faulker,
incremental unit.
Acting Assistant Secretary,
The Department agrees that the Appendix J1. Furthermore, if DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
current test procedure does not define a specifies an alternate test procedure for U.S. Department of Energy, EE–2J,
load level for clothes washers with a Whirlpool, DOE may consider applying 1000 Independence Ave., SW,
basket volume greater than 3.8 cubic the alternate test procedure to similar Washington, DC 20585–0121.
feet. The Department further agrees that waivers for residential clothes washers. RE: Waiver of Test Procedure for 10CFR430,
since the load levels are currently Subpart B, Appendix J1.
IV. Summary and Request for
defined in a linear manner for basket Dear Assistant Secretary Faulkner:
Comments
volumes between 0.8 cubic feet and 3.8 Whirlpool Corporation requests a waiver of
cubic feet that extrapolating these linear Today’s notice announces a the test procedure for a basket volume greater
functions to a basket volume of 3.9 Whirlpool Petition for Waiver and than 3.8 cubic feet. Currently, the test
cubic feet is fair and logical. Thus, it grants Whirlpool an Interim Waiver procedure provides allowable load levels for
appears likely that the Petition for from the test procedures applicable to basket volumes less than 3.8 cubic feet.
Waiver will be granted. Whirlpool’s High Impeller line of Whirlpool (and most likely other
Based on the statements above, the clothes washers with basket volumes manufacturers as well) is designing clothes
greater than 3.8 cubic feet and less than washers with larger basket volumes.
Department of Energy is granting an Whirlpool Corporation requests that, for the
Interim Waiver to Whirlpool for its High 3.9 cubic feet. The Department is models specified below, it be allowed to use
Impeller line of clothes washers, publishing the Whirlpool Petition for the corresponding load levels shown in the
pursuant to 10 CFR of § 430.27(g). Waiver in its entirety. The Petition table below. These load levels were obtained
Pursuant to 10 CFR Part contains no confidential information. by extrapolating from the existing volumes
430.27(b)(1)(iv), the Department is Furthermore, today’s notice includes an and load levels in Table 5.1 of Appendix J1.

Basket Basket AVG load Min load Max load


Model No. Description volume volume (lbs) (lbs) (lbs)
(=>) (<)
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27082600 PC 580 KEN D = Test Sell High Impeller White ........................... 3.8 3.9 9.4 3.0 15.8
Model.
27086600 PC 580 KEN D ................. High Impeller Graphite ...................... 3.8 3.9 9.4 3.0 15.8
27087600 PC 580 KEN D ................. High Impeller Pacific Blue ................. 3.8 3.9 9.4 3.0 15.8

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Please contact me at 202–434–8990 with Persons unable to file electronically The Commission encourages
your opinion on this waiver request. Thank should submit an original and 14 copies electronic submission of protests in lieu
you for your assistance. of the protest or intervention to the of paper using the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at
Sincerely, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to
CC: Bryan Berringer—DOE 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC file electronically should submit an
Mike McCabe—DOE 20426. original and 14 copies of the protest to
Ron Lewis—DOE
David Rodgers—DOE This filing is accessible on-line at the Federal Energy Regulatory
http://www.ferc.gov, using the Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Heather O. West, Director, Government
Relations, 1200 G Street, NW., Suite 828, ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for Washington, DC 20426.
Washington, DC 20005–3820, Phone: (202) review in the Commission’s Public This filing is accessible on-line at
434–8990, Fax: (202) 434–8991. Reference Room in Washington, DC. http://www.ferc.gov, using the
[FR Doc. E6–13853 Filed 8–21–06; 8:45 am] There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
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Web site that enables subscribers to review in the Commission’s Public
receive e-mail notification when a Reference Room in Washington, DC.
document is added to a subscribed There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Web site that enables subscribers to
Online service, please e-mail receive e-mail notification when a
Federal Energy Regulatory FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call document is added to a subscribed
Commission (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
(202) 502–8659. Online service, please e-mail
[Docket No. RP06–470–000]
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
Magalie R. Salas,
CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
Secretary. (202) 502–8659.
Transmission Corporation; Notice of [FR Doc. E6–13819 Filed 8–21–06; 8:45 am]
Proposed Changes in FERC Gas Tariff Magalie R. Salas,
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August 15, 2006. Secretary.
Take notice that on August 10, 2006, [FR Doc. E6–13887 Filed 8–21–06; 8:45 am]
CenterPoint Energy-Mississippi River DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Transmission Corporation (MRT)
Federal Energy Regulatory
tendered for filing as part of its FERC
Commission DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Gas Tariff, Third Revised Volume No. 1,
the following tariff sheets, to become
[Docket No. RP05–426–003] Federal Energy Regulatory
effective October 1, 2006:
Commission
Fifty-Seventh Revised Sheet No. 5 Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C.;
Fifty-Seventh Revised Sheet No. 6 Notice of Tariff Filing
Fifth-Fourth Revised Sheet No. 7 [Docket No. RP06–475–000]

MRT states that the purpose of the August 16, 2006. Dominion South Pipeline Company,
filing is to revise the Annual Charge Take notice that on August 14, 2006, LP; Notice of Report of Overrun
Adjustment rate effective October 1, Destin Pipeline Company, L.L.C. Charge/Penalty Revenue Distribution
2006. (Destin) tendered for filing as part of its
Any person desiring to intervene or to FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1, August 16, 2006.
protest this filing must file in Third Revised Sheet No. 136.01, to be Take notice that on August 11, 2006,
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of effective September 1, 2006. Dominion South Pipeline Company, LP
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Destin states that purpose of its filing (Dominion South) filed its annual report
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and is to comply with the Commission’s of overrun charge/penalty revenue
385.214). Protests will be considered by Letter Order issued June 2, 2006, in distributions.
the Commission in determining the Docket No. RP05–426–002. Any person desiring to intervene or to
appropriate action to be taken, but will Destin states that copies of this filing protest this filing must file in
not serve to make protestants parties to are being served on all parties to the accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
the proceeding. Any person wishing to proceedings in Docket No. RP05–426– the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
become a party must file a notice of 000, affected shippers, and applicable Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
intervention or motion to intervene, as state regulatory agencies. 385.214). Protests will be considered by
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or Any person desiring to protest this the Commission in determining the
protests must be filed in accordance filing must file in accordance with Rule appropriate action to be taken, but will
with the provisions of Section 154.210 211 of the Commission’s Rules of not serve to make protestants parties to
of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR Practice and Procedure (18 CFR the proceeding. Any person wishing to
154.210). Anyone filing an intervention 385.211). Protests to this filing will be become a party must file a notice of
or protest must serve a copy of that considered by the Commission in intervention or motion to intervene, as
document on the Applicant. Anyone determining the appropriate action to be appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
filing an intervention or protest on or taken, but will not serve to make protests must be filed in on or before the
before the intervention or protest date protestants parties to the proceeding. date as indicated below. Anyone filing
need not serve motions to intervene or Such protests must be filed in an intervention or protest must serve a
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protests on persons other than the accordance with the provisions of copy of that document on the Applicant.
Applicant. Section 154.210 of the Commission’s Anyone filing an intervention or protest
The Commission encourages regulations (18 CFR 154.210). Anyone on or before the intervention or protest
electronic submission of protests and filing a protest must serve a copy of that date need not serve motions to intervene
interventions in lieu of paper using the document on all the parties to the or protests on persons other than the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. proceeding. Applicant.

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