Department of Energy September 27, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for revision and renewal under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its Privacy Act Information Request Form, OMB Control Number 1910-1700. This voluntary information collection request covers information necessary to establish the identity of individuals who request access to their records maintained in a system of records established under the Privacy Act, and to authorize agency personnel to locate and review the records.

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, including residential refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more stringent, amended standards for these products are technologically feasible and economically justified, and would save a significant amount of energy. In this NOPR, DOE proposes amended energy conservation standards for residential refrigerators, refrigerator- freezers, and freezers. The NOPR also announces a public meeting to receive comment on these proposed standards and associated analyses and results.