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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB
review and comment
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
(DOE) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance, a proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
Department of Energy is authorized to
enter into voluntary agreements with
U.S. industry under section 106 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT). The
proposed data collection will be used to
evaluate the success of the voluntary
agreements and to report results to
Congress. EPACT requires DOE to report
to Congress on the effectiveness of the
voluntary commitments to reduce
industrial energy intensity. The reports
to Congress should include an
evaluation of the success of the
voluntary agreements to reduce
participant energy intensity, and
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independent verification of a sample of
energy savings estimates provided by
participants. EPACT directs the reports
to be submitted in 2012 and 2017.
In order to reduce the level of
respondent burden required by
participants, DOE has designed a data
collection instrument which relies
primarily upon pre-existing utility and
energy-use data. In addition to
information on company contacts and
identification of participating plants,
DOE is asking for a breakout of energy
use by fuel type (in million metric
British Thermal Units) aggregated across
all of the plants that are voluntarily
participating. DOE is asking for the
annual change in the participants’
aggregate energy intensity in units of
percentage. Energy intensity may be
calculated with existing organizational
methods, or DOE’s baselining tool
which will be offered as a calculator.
The calculator is not considered to be a
data collection instrument. Finally,
participants are asked to describe energy
savings projects in simple, narrative
form allowing respondents to provide
summary information rather than
detailed responses. DOE intends to
calculate energy savings using the
energy-use data from the baseline and
current year, along with the baseline
adjustment factor.
As a result of comments received
during the 60 Day Federal Register
Notice, DOE has increased the estimate
of burden hours on respondent
companies from 3 hours per plant to 10
hours per plant. This reflects the
estimate received from the public, as
well as the burden estimate used by the
Manufacturing Energy Consumption
Survey (MECS). While MECS collects
similar information, it does not require
manufacturers to provide an energy
intensity number which is required for
EPACT 2005.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
March 2, 2009. 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 for the Department of
Energy, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room
10102, 735 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; and to
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Michaela Martin, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory , PO Box 2008, MS–6070,
Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6070, or by fax
at 865–241–4152 or by e-mail at
martinma@ornl.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Michaela Martin, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, MS–
6070, Oak Ridge, TN 37831–6070, or by
fax at 865–241–4152 or by e-mail at
martinma@ornl.gov.
This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. {‘‘New’’}; (2) Information
Collection Request Title: Save Energy
Now Voluntary Pledge Report; (3) Type
of Request: New; (4) Purpose: The
Department of Energy is authorized to
enter into voluntary agreements with
U.S. industry under section 106 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005. Data will be
collected from industry pledge
participants, annually, on progress
made towards the reduction of energy
intensity goals established by the
voluntary agreements. The data
collected will be used to evaluate the
success of the voluntary agreements and
to report results to Congress; (5) Type of
Respondents: Public; (6) Estimated
Number of Respondents: 20 companies;
(7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours:
20 respondent companies with
approximately 14 plants each averaging
10 burden hours per plant for an
estimated total of 2,800 burden hours;
(8) Estimated Cost Burden: none.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 15811.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 26th,
2009.
Rita L. Wells,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Business Administration, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The Department of Energy is authorized to enter into voluntary
agreements with U.S. industry under section 106 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 (EPACT). The proposed data collection will be used to
evaluate the success of the voluntary agreements and to report results
to Congress. EPACT requires DOE to report to Congress on the
effectiveness of the voluntary commitments to reduce industrial energy
intensity. The reports to Congress should include an evaluation of the
success of the voluntary agreements to reduce participant energy
intensity, and independent verification of a sample of energy savings
estimates provided by participants. EPACT directs the reports to be
submitted in 2012 and 2017.
In order to reduce the level of respondent burden required by
participants, DOE has designed a data collection instrument which
relies primarily upon pre-existing utility and energy-use data. In
addition to information on company contacts and identification of
participating plants, DOE is asking for a breakout of energy use by
fuel type (in million metric British Thermal Units) aggregated across
all of the plants that are voluntarily participating. DOE is asking for
the annual change in the participants' aggregate energy intensity in
units of percentage. Energy intensity may be calculated with existing
organizational methods, or DOE's baselining tool which will be offered
as a calculator. The calculator is not considered to be a data
collection instrument. Finally, participants are asked to describe
energy savings projects in simple, narrative form allowing respondents
to provide summary information rather than detailed responses. DOE
intends to calculate energy savings using the energy-use data from the
baseline and current year, along with the baseline adjustment factor.
As a result of comments received during the 60 Day Federal Register
Notice, DOE has increased the estimate of burden hours on respondent
companies from 3 hours per plant to 10 hours per plant. This reflects
the estimate received from the public, as well as the burden estimate
used by the Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS). While MECS
collects similar information, it does not require manufacturers to
provide an energy intensity number which is required for EPACT 2005.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
March 2, 2009. 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 for the Department of Energy, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503; and to
Michaela Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory , PO Box 2008, MS-6070,
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6070, or by fax at 865-241-4152 or by e-mail at
martinma@ornl.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Michaela Martin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, PO Box
2008, MS-6070, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6070, or by fax at 865-241-4152 or
by e-mail at martinma@ornl.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No. {``New''{time} ; (2) Information Collection
Request Title: Save Energy Now Voluntary Pledge Report; (3) Type of
Request: New; (4) Purpose: The Department of Energy is authorized to
enter into voluntary agreements with U.S. industry under section 106 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Data will be collected from industry
pledge participants, annually, on progress made towards the reduction
of energy intensity goals established by the voluntary agreements. The
data collected will be used to evaluate the success of the voluntary
agreements and to report results to Congress; (5) Type of Respondents:
Public; (6) Estimated Number of Respondents: 20 companies; (7)
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 20 respondent companies with
approximately 14 plants each averaging 10 burden hours per plant for an
estimated total of 2,800 burden hours; (8) Estimated Cost Burden: none.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 15811.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 26th, 2009.
Rita L. Wells,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Business Administration, Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. E9-2028 Filed 1-29-09; 8:45 am]
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