Agency Information Collection Extension: Energy Conservation Program: Compliance and Certification Information Collection for Electric Motors, 53236-53237 [E7-18275]
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Dated: September 13, 2007.
Lawrence A. Warder,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal
Student Aid.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Docket No. EERE–2007–BT–CRT–0009]
Agency Information Collection
Extension: Energy Conservation
Program: Compliance and Certification
Information Collection for Electric
Motors
Department of Energy.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to
extend for three years, through the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), the mandatory Compliance
Certification information collection
package for certain 1 through 200
horsepower electric motors covered
under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, Public Law 94–163,
as amended (EPCA); whereby, a
manufacturer or private labeler reports
on and certifies its compliance with
energy efficiency standards for
commercial and industrial electric
motors covered under Title 10, Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 431 (10 CFR
Part 431)—Energy Efficiency Program
for Certain Commercial and Industrial
Equipment: Appendix C to Subpart B of
Part 431: Certification of Compliance
with Energy Efficiency Standards for
Electric Motors.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
November 19, 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.
Also, comments should also be
addressed to: Mr. James D. Raba,
Building Technologies Program, EE–2J,
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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
jim.raba@ee.doe.gov.
Any comments submitted must
identify the information collection for
electric motors, and provide the docket
number EERE–2007–BT–CRT–0009.
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.
Authority and Background
Part C of Title III of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 6291 et seq., (EPCA) establishes
energy efficiency standards and test
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procedures for certain industrial
equipment, including electric motors.
Further, EPCA states that, ‘‘the Secretary
[of Energy] shall require manufacturers
to certify’’ that each electric motor
meets the applicable efficiency
standards. 42 U.S.C. 6316(c). EPCA
authorizes the Secretary to carry out this
requirement, in part, by issuing the
necessary rules requiring each
manufacturer or private labeler of
covered electric motors to submit
information and reports to ensure
compliance. 42 U.S.C. 6316(a). This
directive is carried out under 10 CFR
431.36, Compliance Certification, which
requires a manufacturer or private
labeler to submit a compliance
statement, as well as a certification
report that provides energy efficiency
information for each basic model of
electric motor that it distributes in
commerce in the United States.
The compliance certification
information collection request, at
appendix C to subpart B of 10 CFR Part
431, provides a format for a
manufacturer or private labeler to certify
compliance with the applicable energy
efficiency standards prescribed under
section 342(b)(1) of EPCA, 42 U.S.C.
6313(b)(1), through an independent
testing or certification program
nationally recognized in the United
States (EPCA 345(c), 42 U.S.C. 6316(c)).
Compliance Certification information is
used by DOE and United States Customs
Service officials and facilitates
voluntary compliance with and
enforcement of the energy efficiency
standards established for electric motors
under EPCA 342(b)(1), 42 U.S.C.
6313(b)(1).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Today’s
notice and information collection
request pertains: (1) OMB No.: 1910–
5104. (2) Collection Title: Title 10 Code
of Federal Regulations Part 431—Energy
Efficiency Program for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment:
Subpart B—Electric Motors: Appendix C
to Subpart B of Part 431—Compliance
Certification. (3) Type of Review:
Renewal. (4) Purpose: Regulations that,
in part, (1) Require the manufacturer of
private labeler of certain commercial or
industrial electric motors subject to
energy efficiency standards prescribed
under section 342(b) of EPCA to
establish, maintain, and retain records
of its test data and subsequent
verification of any alternative efficiency
determination method used under Part
431, and (2) preclude distribution in
commerce of any basic model of
commercial or industrial electric motor
which is subject to an energy efficiency
standard set forth under subpart B of
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Part 431, unless it has submitted a
Compliance Certification to DOE
according to the provisions under 10
CFR 431.36, that the basic model meets
the requirements of the applicable
standard. This collection of information
ensures compliance with the energy
efficiency for certain commercial and
industrial electric motors. (5) Estimated
Number of Respondents: 84. (6)
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 25,200
total hours requested (approximately
300 hours per manufacturer or private
labeler). (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.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB review
and approval of these information
collections. The comments will also
become a matter of public record.
Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Issued in Washington, DC on September 4,
2007.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
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[Docket No. EERE–2007–BT–WAV–0006]
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products: Publication of the
Petition for Waiver From Daikin U.S.
Corporation and Granting of the
Application for Interim Waiver From
the Department of Energy Residential
Central Air Conditioner and Heat Pump
Test Procedure [Case No. CAC–016]
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
AGENCY:
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Notice of petition for waiver,
granting of application for interim
waiver, and request for comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt
of and publishes a Petition for Waiver
from Daikin U.S. Corporation (Daikin).
The Petition for Waiver (hereafter
‘‘Daikin Petition’’) requests a waiver of
the Department of Energy (DOE) test
procedures applicable to residential
central air conditioners and heat pumps.
The waiver request is specific to the
Daikin Variable Refrigerant Volume
VRV–II–S (residential) multi-split heat
pumps and heat recovery systems.
Through this document, DOE is: (1)
Soliciting comments, data, and
information with respect to the Daikin
Petition; and (2) granting an Interim
Waiver to Daikin from the DOE test
procedure for residential central air
conditioners and heat pumps.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,
and information with respect to the
Daikin Petition until, but no later than
October 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by case number [CAC–016],
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail:
Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov Include
either the case number [CAC–016], and/
or ‘‘Daikin Petition’’ in the subject line
of the message.
• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones,
U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J,
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–
0121. Telephone: (202) 586–2945.
Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda
Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Program,
Room 1J–018, Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please
submit one signed original paper copy.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and case
number for this proceeding. Submit
electronic comments in WordPerfect,
Microsoft Word, Portable Document
Format (PDF), or text (American
Standard Code for Information
Interchange (ASCII)) file format, and
avoid the use of special characters or
any form of encryption. Wherever
possible, include the electronic
signature of the author. Absent an
electronic signature, comments
submitted electronically must be
followed and authenticated by
submitting the signed original paper
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document. DOE does not accept
telefacsimiles (faxes).
Any person submitting written
comments must also send a copy of
such comments to the petitioner,
pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27(d). The
contact information for the petitioner is:
Mr. Russell Tavolacci, Director of
Product Marketing, Daikin U.S.
Corporation, 1645 Wallace Drive, Suite
110, Carrollton, TX 75006. Telephone:
(972) 245–1510. E-mail:
Russell.Tavolacci@daikinac.com.1
According to 10 CFR 1004.11, any
person submitting information that he
or she believes to be confidential and
exempt by law from public disclosure
should submit two copies: one copy of
the document including all the
information believed to be confidential,
and one copy of the document with the
information believed to be confidential
deleted. DOE will make its own
determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it
according to its determination.
Docket: For access to the docket to
review the documents relevant to this
matter, you may visit 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.
Available documents include the
following items: (1) This notice; (2)
public comments received; (3) the
Petition for Waiver and Application for
Interim Waiver; and (4) prior DOE
rulemakings regarding central air
conditioners and heat pumps. Please
call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at the
above telephone number for additional
information regarding visiting the
Resource Room. Please note that DOE’s
Freedom of Information Reading Room
(Room 1E–190 at the Forrestal Building)
is no longer housing rulemaking
materials.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–9611. E-mail:
Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov.
Francine Pinto or Eric Stas, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the
1 DOE notes that Daikin has updated the contact
information provided in its initial petition.
Accordingly, the information provided in the
ADDRESSES section above should be used in lieu of
the Daikin contact information cited in the
company’s original Petition for Waiver and
Application for Interim Waiver (published
following this notice).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-CRT-0009]
Agency Information Collection Extension: Energy Conservation
Program: Compliance and Certification Information Collection for
Electric Motors
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, through the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the mandatory Compliance
Certification information collection package for certain 1 through 200
horsepower electric motors covered under the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act, Public Law 94-163, as amended (EPCA); whereby, a
manufacturer or private labeler reports on and certifies its compliance
with energy efficiency standards for commercial and industrial electric
motors covered under Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 431
(10 CFR Part 431)--Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and
Industrial Equipment: Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 431:
Certification of Compliance with Energy Efficiency Standards for
Electric Motors.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
November 19, 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.
Also, 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
jim.raba@ee.doe.gov.
Any comments submitted must identify the information collection for
electric motors, and provide the docket number EERE-2007-BT-CRT-0009.
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.
Authority and Background
Part C of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq., (EPCA) establishes energy efficiency
standards and test procedures for certain industrial equipment,
including electric motors. Further, EPCA states that, ``the Secretary
[of Energy] shall require manufacturers to certify'' that each electric
motor meets the applicable efficiency standards. 42 U.S.C. 6316(c).
EPCA authorizes the Secretary to carry out this requirement, in part,
by issuing the necessary rules requiring each manufacturer or private
labeler of covered electric motors to submit information and reports to
ensure compliance. 42 U.S.C. 6316(a). This directive is carried out
under 10 CFR 431.36, Compliance Certification, which requires a
manufacturer or private labeler to submit a compliance statement, as
well as a certification report that provides energy efficiency
information for each basic model of electric motor that it distributes
in commerce in the United States.
The compliance certification information collection request, at
appendix C to subpart B of 10 CFR Part 431, provides a format for a
manufacturer or private labeler to certify compliance with the
applicable energy efficiency standards prescribed under section
342(b)(1) of EPCA, 42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(1), through an independent testing
or certification program nationally recognized in the United States
(EPCA 345(c), 42 U.S.C. 6316(c)). Compliance Certification information
is used by DOE and United States Customs Service officials and
facilitates voluntary compliance with and enforcement of the energy
efficiency standards established for electric motors under EPCA
342(b)(1), 42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(1).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Today's notice and information collection
request pertains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5104. (2) Collection Title: Title
10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 431--Energy Efficiency Program for
Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Subpart B--Electric
Motors: Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 431--Compliance Certification.
(3) Type of Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: Regulations that, in part,
(1) Require the manufacturer of private labeler of certain commercial
or industrial electric motors subject to energy efficiency standards
prescribed under section 342(b) of EPCA to establish, maintain, and
retain records of its test data and subsequent verification of any
alternative efficiency determination method used under Part 431, and
(2) preclude distribution in commerce of any basic model of commercial
or industrial electric motor which is subject to an energy efficiency
standard set forth under subpart B of
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Part 431, unless it has submitted a Compliance Certification to DOE
according to the provisions under 10 CFR 431.36, that the basic model
meets the requirements of the applicable standard. This collection of
information ensures compliance with the energy efficiency for certain
commercial and industrial electric motors. (5) Estimated Number of
Respondents: 84. (6) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 25,200 total hours
requested (approximately 300 hours per manufacturer or private
labeler). (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.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and included in the request for OMB review and approval of these
information collections. The comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 2007.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. E7-18275 Filed 9-17-07; 8:45 am]
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