Agency Information Collection: Energy Conservation Program: Compliance and Certification Information Collection for Consumer Appliance Products, 30359-30360 [E7-10510]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 104 / Thursday, May 31, 2007 / Notices This meeting will be open to the public. PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 3100. * * * * * Donetta L. Davidson, Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 07–2725 Filed 5–29–07; 3:34 pm] PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (202) 566– 3100. * * * * * Donetta L. Davidson, Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission. [FR Doc. 07–2726 Filed 5–29–07; 3:34 pm] BILLING CODE 6820–KF–M BILLING CODE 6826–KF–M DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION [Docket No. EERE–2007–BT–CRT–0002] Sunshine Act Notice Agency Information Collection: Energy Conservation Program: Compliance and Certification Information Collection for Consumer Appliance Products United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC). * * * * * ACTION: Notice of EAC Standards Board Virtual Public Meeting. AGENCY: Monday, June 18, 2007, 7 a.m. EDT through Wednesday, June 20, 5 p.m. EDT. PLACE: EAC Standards Board Virtual Meeting Room at www.eac.gov. Once at the main page of EAC’s Web site, viewers should click the link to the Standards Board Virtual Meeting Room. The virtual meeting room will open on Monday, June 18, 2007, at 7 a.m. EDT and will close on Wednesday, June 20, at 5 p.m. EDT. The site will be available 24 hours per day during that 3-day period. Purpose: The EAC Standards Board will consider a draft letter to be sent to Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives concerning The Ballot Integrity Act of 2007 and H.R. 811 and a motion directing the Executive Board to send the letter. The EAC Standards Board Virtual Meeting Room was established to enable the Standards Board to conduct business when it is not feasible for an in-person board meeting. The Standards Board will discuss the draft letter by posting written comments and questions on the Virtual Meeting Room site on Monday, June 18 and Tuesday, June 19, and will vote on the motion by posting Yea or Nay votes on the Virtual Meeting Room site on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. This activity is open to the public. The public may view the proceedings of this virtual meeting by visiting the EAC Standards Board virtual meeting room at www.eac.gov at any time between Monday, June 18, 2007, 7 a.m. EDT and Wednesday, June 20, 2007, 5 p.m. EDT. The public may file written statements to the EAC Standards Board at standardsboard@eac.gov. Data on EAC’s Web site is accessible to visitors with disabilities and meets the requirements of section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES DATE AND TIME: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:52 May 30, 2007 Jkt 211001 Department of Energy. Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval; public comment request. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection request is for a three-year extension of its Compliance Statement and Certification Report: Energy or Water Conservation Program for Consumer Products, OMB Control Number 1910–1400, whereby a manufacturer or private labeler reports on and certifies its compliance with energy efficiency standards for consumer appliances covered under Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 430 (10 CFR Part 430)—Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products. Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before July 2, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395–4650. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments should also be addressed to: Mr. James D. Raba, Building Technologies Program, EE–2J, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30359 DC 20585–0121, or by fax at (202) 586– 4617, or by e-mail at appliance.information@ee.doe.gov. Any comments submitted must identify the information collection for consumer appliance products, and provide the docket number EERE–BT– CRT–2007. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: appliance.information@ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number in the subject line of your message. • Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda EdwardsJones, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585– 0121. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please submit one signed paper original. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Room 1J–018, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585– 0121. Please submit one signed original paper copy. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, Room 1J–018 (Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, (202) 586–2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at the above telephone number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. Please note: DOE’s Freedom of Information Reading Room (Room 1E–190 at the Forrestal Building) no longer houses rulemaking materials. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to James Raba , U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE–2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, telephone (202) 586–8654. E-mail: jim.raba@ee.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Authority and Background Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended, provides for the Energy Conservation E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 30360 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 104 / Thursday, May 31, 2007 / Notices Program for Consumer Products Other than Automobiles and sets forth energy conservation requirements for consumer appliance products. (42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.) EPCA authorizes the Secretary of Energy to carry out these requirements, in part, by issuing the necessary rules requiring each manufacturer of a covered product to submit information and reports to ensure compliance. (42 U.S.C. 6296(d)) On November 17, 2006, DOE published in the Federal Register a notice and request for comments regarding its proposed information collection for consumer appliance products covered under 10 CFR 430. 71 FR 66943 (November 17, 2006). DOE received no comments on its proposed information collection. The information collection request, at appendix A to subpart F of 10 CFR Part 430, provides a format for a manufacturer or private labeler to certify compliance with the applicable energy efficiency standards prescribed under section 325 of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6295) and covers information necessary for DOE and United States Customs Service officials to facilitate voluntary compliance with and enforcement of the energy and water conservation standards established for refrigerators, refrigerator/freezers, freezers, room air conditioners, central air conditioners, central air-conditioning heat pumps, water heaters, furnaces, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, direct heating equipment, kitchen ranges and ovens, pool heaters, fluorescent lamp ballasts, general service fluorescent lamps and incandescent reflector lamps, and plumbing products. Today’s notice and information collection request pertains: (1) OMB No.: 1910–1400. (2) Collection Title: Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 430—Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Appendix A to Subpart F of Part 430—Compliance Statement and Certification Report (Energy and Water Conservation Standards for Appliances). (3) Type of Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: Regulations that, in part, (1) require the manufacturer of private labeler of any consumer appliance subject to energy or water conservation standards prescribed under section 325 of EPCA to establish, maintain, and retain records of its test data and subsequent verification of any alternative efficiency determination method used under Part 430, and (2) preclude distribution in commerce of any basic model of consumer appliance which is subject to an energy or water conservation standard set forth under subpart C of Part 430, unless it has submitted a Compliance Certification to VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:01 May 30, 2007 Jkt 211001 DOE according to the provisions under 10 CFR section 430.62, that the basic model meets the requirements of the applicable standard. This collection of information ensures compliance with the energy conservation requirements for consumer appliances. (5) Estimated Number of Respondents: 150. (6) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,507. (7) Number of Collections: The package contains one information and recordkeeping requirement. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the information collections are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the DOE, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the DOE’s estimate of the burden of the information collections, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the information collections on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430 Administrative practice and procedure, energy conservation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, compliance and certification, consumer appliance products. Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2007. John Mizroch, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. E7–10510 Filed 5–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah Department of Energy (DOE). Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register. DATES: Thursday, June 21, 2007, 6 p.m. ADDRESSES: 111 Memorial Drive, Barkley Centre, Paducah, Kentucky 42001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reinhard Knerr, Deputy Designated PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Officer, Department of Energy Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box 1410, MS–103, Paducah, Kentucky 42001, (270) 441–6825. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Board: The purpose of the Board is to make recommendations to DOE in the areas of environmental restoration, waste management and related activities. Tentative Agenda: 6 p.m. Call to Order, Introductions, Review of Agenda, and Approval of April Minutes 6:15 p.m. Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s Comments 6:30 p.m. Federal Coordinator’s Comments 6:35 p.m. Liaisons’ Comments 6:45 p.m. Review of Action Items 6:50 p.m. Public Comments and Questions 7 p.m. Subcommittee Reports • Water Disposition/Water Quality Subcommittee • Community Outreach Subcommittee • Long Range Strategy/Stewardship Subcommittee • Executive Committee 7:30 p.m. Public Comments and Questions 7:40 p.m. Administrative Issues: Motions, Review of Work Plan, and Review of Next Agenda 7:55 p.m. Final Comments 8 p.m. Adjourn Breaks Taken As Appropriate Public Participation: The meeting is open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make oral statements pertaining to agenda items should contact Reinhard Knerr at the address or telephone number listed above. Requests must be received five days prior to the meeting and reasonable provision will be made to include the presentation in the agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal Officer is empowered to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business. Individuals wishing to make public comment will be provided a maximum of five minutes to present their comments. Minutes: The minutes of this meeting will be available for public review and copying at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday, except Federal holidays. Minutes will also be available at the Department of Energy’s Environmental Information Center and Reading Room at 115 Memorial Drive, Barkley Centre, Paducah, Kentucky between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday or by writing to Reinhard Knerr, Department of Energy, Paducah Site Office, Post Office Box E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 104 (Thursday, May 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30359-30360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10510]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-CRT-0002]


Agency Information Collection: Energy Conservation Program: 
Compliance and Certification Information Collection for Consumer 
Appliance Products

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval; public comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection request is 
for a three-year extension of its Compliance Statement and 
Certification Report: Energy or Water Conservation Program for Consumer 
Products, OMB Control Number 1910-1400, whereby a manufacturer or 
private labeler reports on and certifies its compliance with energy 
efficiency standards for consumer appliances covered under Title 10, 
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 430 (10 CFR Part 430)--Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
July 2, 2007. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by 
this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to 
make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at (202) 395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.
    Comments should also be addressed to: Mr. James D. Raba, Building 
Technologies Program, EE-2J, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121, or by fax at (202) 586-4617, or by e-mail at 
appliance.information@ee.doe.gov.
    Any comments submitted must identify the information collection for 
consumer appliance products, and provide the docket number EERE-BT-CRT-
2007. Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: appliance.information@ee.doe.gov. Include the 
docket number in the subject line of your message.
     Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 
586-2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Room 1J-018, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one 
signed original paper copy.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Room 1J-018 (Resource Room of the Building Technologies 
Program), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, (202) 586-
2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at the above telephone 
number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. 
Please note: DOE's Freedom of Information Reading Room (Room 1E-190 at 
the Forrestal Building) no longer houses rulemaking materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to James Raba , U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, telephone 
(202) 586-8654. E-mail: jim.raba@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Authority and Background

    Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as 
amended, provides for the Energy Conservation

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Program for Consumer Products Other than Automobiles and sets forth 
energy conservation requirements for consumer appliance products. (42 
U.S.C. 6291 et seq.) EPCA authorizes the Secretary of Energy to carry 
out these requirements, in part, by issuing the necessary rules 
requiring each manufacturer of a covered product to submit information 
and reports to ensure compliance. (42 U.S.C. 6296(d))
    On November 17, 2006, DOE published in the Federal Register a 
notice and request for comments regarding its proposed information 
collection for consumer appliance products covered under 10 CFR 430. 71 
FR 66943 (November 17, 2006). DOE received no comments on its proposed 
information collection.
    The information collection request, at appendix A to subpart F of 
10 CFR Part 430, provides a format for a manufacturer or private 
labeler to certify compliance with the applicable energy efficiency 
standards prescribed under section 325 of EPCA (42 U.S.C. 6295) and 
covers information necessary for DOE and United States Customs Service 
officials to facilitate voluntary compliance with and enforcement of 
the energy and water conservation standards established for 
refrigerators, refrigerator/freezers, freezers, room air conditioners, 
central air conditioners, central air-conditioning heat pumps, water 
heaters, furnaces, dishwashers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, direct 
heating equipment, kitchen ranges and ovens, pool heaters, fluorescent 
lamp ballasts, general service fluorescent lamps and incandescent 
reflector lamps, and plumbing products.
    Today's notice and information collection request pertains: (1) OMB 
No.: 1910-1400. (2) Collection Title: Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations Part 430--Energy Conservation Program for Consumer 
Products: Appendix A to Subpart F of Part 430--Compliance Statement and 
Certification Report (Energy and Water Conservation Standards for 
Appliances). (3) Type of Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: Regulations 
that, in part, (1) require the manufacturer of private labeler of any 
consumer appliance subject to energy or water conservation standards 
prescribed under section 325 of EPCA to establish, maintain, and retain 
records of its test data and subsequent verification of any alternative 
efficiency determination method used under Part 430, and (2) preclude 
distribution in commerce of any basic model of consumer appliance which 
is subject to an energy or water conservation standard set forth under 
subpart C of Part 430, unless it has submitted a Compliance 
Certification to DOE according to the provisions under 10 CFR section 
430.62, that the basic model meets the requirements of the applicable 
standard. This collection of information ensures compliance with the 
energy conservation requirements for consumer appliances. (5) Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 150. (6) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,507. 
(7) Number of Collections: The package contains one information and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the information collections 
are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the DOE, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the DOE's estimate of the burden of the information 
collections, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collections on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 430

    Administrative practice and procedure, energy conservation, 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements, compliance and certification, 
consumer appliance products.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2007.
John Mizroch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy.
 [FR Doc. E7-10510 Filed 5-30-07; 8:45 am]
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