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actions on State, local, and Tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or to the
private sector, other than to the extent
such actions merely incorporate
requirements specifically set forth in a
statute. Section 202 of that title requires
a Federal agency to perform a detailed
assessment of the anticipated costs and
benefits of any rule that includes a
Federal mandate which may result in
costs to State, local, or Tribal
governments, or to the private sector, of
$100 million or more. Section 204 of
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Federal intergovernmental mandate to
develop an effective process for
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Tribal governments.
Today’s action impacts whether States
must perform an evaluation of State
building codes. Today’s action would
not impose a Federal mandate on State,
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would not result in the expenditure by
State, local, and Tribal governments in
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$100 million or more in any one year.
Accordingly, no assessment or analysis
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Section 654 of the Treasury and
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Federal agencies to issue a Family
Policymaking Assessment for any rule
that may affect family well-being.
Today’s action would not have any
impact on the autonomy or integrity of
the family as an institution.
Accordingly, DOE has preliminarily
concluded that it is not necessary to
prepare a Family Policymaking
Assessment.
H. Review Under the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
Act of 2001
Section 515 of the Treasury and
General Government Appropriations
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provides for agencies to review most
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public under guidelines established by
each agency pursuant to general
guidelines issued by OMB. OMB’s
guidelines were published at 67 FR
8452 (Feb. 22, 2002), and DOE’s
guidelines were published at 67 FR
62446 (Oct. 7, 2002). DOE has reviewed
today’s action under the OMB and DOE
guidelines and has preliminarily
concluded that it is consistent with
applicable policies in those guidelines.
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I. Review Under Executive Order 13211
Executive Order 13211, ‘‘Actions
Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use,’’ 66 FR 28355 (May
22, 2001), requires Federal agencies to
prepare and submit to the OMB a
Statement of Energy Effects for any
proposed significant energy action. A
‘‘significant energy action’’ is defined as
any action by an agency that
promulgated or is expected to lead to
promulgation of a final rule, and that:
(1) Is a significant regulatory action
under Executive Order 12866, or any
successor order; and (2) is likely to have
a significant adverse effect on the
supply, distribution, or use of energy, or
(3) is designated by the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs (OIRA) as a significant energy
action. For any proposed significant
energy action, the agency must give a
detailed statement of any adverse effects
on energy supply, distribution, or use,
should the proposal be implemented,
and of reasonable alternatives to the
action and their expected benefits on
energy supply, distribution, and use.
Today’s action would not have a
significant adverse effect on the supply,
distribution, or use of energy and is
therefore not a significant energy action.
Accordingly, DOE has not prepared a
Statement of Energy Effects.
J. Review Under Executive Order 13175
Executive Order 13175. ‘‘Consultation
and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments’’ (65 FR 67249 (Nov. 9,
2000)), requires DOE to develop an
accountable process to ensure
‘‘meaningful and timely input by tribal
officials in the development of
regulatory policies that have tribal
implications.’’ ‘‘Policies that have tribal
implications’’ refers to regulations that
have ‘‘substantial direct effects on one
or more Indian Tribes, on the
relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the
distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes.’’ Today’s
regulatory action is not a policy that has
‘‘tribal implications’’ under Executive
Order 13175. DOE has reviewed today’s
action under executive Order 13175 and
has determined that it is consistent with
applicable policies of that Executive
Order.
V. Public Participation
The public is invited to submit
comments on the preliminary
determinations. Comments must be
provided by the date specified in the
DATES section of this notice using any of
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the methods described in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice. If you submit
information that you believe to be
exempt by law from public disclosure,
you should submit one complete copy,
as well as one copy from which the
information claimed to be exempt by
law from public disclosure has been
deleted. DOE is responsible for the final
determination with regard to disclosure
or nondisclosure of the information and
for treating it accordingly under the
DOE Freedom of Information
regulations at 10 CFR 1004.11.
Issued in Washington, DC on October 13,
2011.
Henry Kelly,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Docket No. EERE–2011–BT–BC–0046]
Building Energy Codes Cost Analysis
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of reopening the public
comment period.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
reopening of the time period for
submitting comments on the request for
information on Building Energy Codes
Cost Analysis published in the Federal
Register on September 13, 2011. 76 FR
56413. The original comment period
closed on October 13, 2011. The
comment period is reopened for an
additional 30 days.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later that November 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted
must identify the request for
information on Building Energy Code
Cost Analysis and provide docket
number EERE–2011–BT–BC–0046.
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: Res-CEAM–2011–BC–
0046@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–2011–
BT–BC–0046 in the subject line of the
message. Submit electronic comments
in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF,
or ASCII file format and avoid the use
of special characters or any form of
encryption.
• Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards,
U.S. Department of Energy, Building
SUMMARY:
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Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J,
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, U.S. Department of Energy,
Building Technologies Program, 950
L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th Floor,
Washington, DC 20024. Please submit
one signed original paper copy.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, please call Ms.
Brenda Edwards at the above telephone
number for additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information may
be sent to Ms. Kym Carey, 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: 202–287–1775. E-mail:
Kym.Carey@ee.doe.gov.
For legal issues contact Kavita
Vaidyanathan, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Forrestal Building, Mailstop GC–71,
1000 Independence Ave., SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, Telephone:
(202) 586–0669, E-mail:
kavita.vaidyanathan@hq.doe.gov.
On
September 13, 2011, the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE or the
Department) published a request for
information (RFI) in the Federal
Register (76 FR 56413) to request
information on how the Department
may improve the methodology it
intends to use for assessing cost
effectiveness (which includes an energy
savings assessment) of changes to
residential building energy codes. The
RFI provided for the submission of
comments by October 13, 2011.
Commenters requested an extension of
the comment period given the extensive
analysis required to complete a
thorough response. DOE has determined
that a reopening of the public comment
period is appropriate based on the
complexity of the issues to be
considered in the analysis and the need
for interested parties to submit a
thorough response—and is hereby
reopening the comment period. DOE
will consider any comments received by
the date presented in the DATES section
of this notice.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Further Information on Submitting
Comments
Under 10 CFR 1004.11, any person
submitting information that he or she
believes to be confidential and exempt
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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.
Factors of interest to DOE when
evaluating requests to treat submitted
information as confidential include (1)
A description of the items, (2) whether
and why such items are customarily
treated as confidential within the
industry, (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from
other sources, (4) whether the
information has previously been made
available to others without obligation
concerning its confidentiality, (5) an
explanation of the competitive injury to
the submitting person which would
result from public disclosure, (6) when
such information might lose its
confidential character due to the
passage of time, and (7) why disclosure
of the information would be contrary to
the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 13,
2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC11–510–001]
Commission Information Collection
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Request; Submitted for OMB Review
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
requirements of section 3507 of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
USC 3507, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review of the information collection
requirements. Any interested person
may file comments directly with OMB
and should address a copy of those
comments to the Commission as
explained below. The Commission
issued a Notice in the Federal Register
SUMMARY:
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(76 FR 43996, 07/22/2011) requesting
public comments. FERC received no
comments on the FERC–510 and has
made this notation in its submission to
OMB.
DATES: Comments on the collection of
information are due by November 18,
2011.
Address comments on the
collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Comments to
OMB should be filed electronically, c/o
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov and
include OMB Control Number 1902–
0068 for reference. The Desk Officer
may be reached by telephone at 202–
395–4718.
A copy of the comments should also
be sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission and should refer to Docket
No. IC11–510–001. Comments may be
filed either electronically or in paper
format. Those persons filing
electronically do not need to make a
paper filing. Documents filed
electronically via the Internet must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format
and in compliance with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
submission guidelines. Complete filing
instructions and acceptable filing
formats are available at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. To file the document
electronically, access the Commission’s
Web site and click on Documents &
Filing, E-Filing (https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling.asp), and then follow
the instructions for each screen. First
time users will have to establish a user
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will send an automatic
acknowledgement to the sender’s e-mail
address upon receipt of comments.
For paper filings, the comments
should be submitted to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, and
should refer to Docket No. IC11–510–
001.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in
FERC Docket Number IC11–510 may do
so through eSubscription at https://
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
[Docket No. EERE-2011-BT-BC-0046]
Building Energy Codes Cost Analysis
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of reopening the public comment period.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a reopening of the time period for
submitting comments on the request for information on Building Energy
Codes Cost Analysis published in the Federal Register on September 13,
2011. 76 FR 56413. The original comment period closed on October 13,
2011. The comment period is reopened for an additional 30 days.
DATES: Comments must be received no later that November 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted must identify the request for
information on Building Energy Code Cost Analysis and provide docket
number EERE-2011-BT-BC-0046. 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: Res-CEAM-2011-BC-0046@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE-
2011-BT-BC-0046 in the subject line of the message. Submit electronic
comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file format and
avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption.
Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building
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Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 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, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 6th
Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed original paper
copy.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above
telephone number for additional information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
may be sent to Ms. Kym Carey, 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: 202-287-1775. E-mail: Kym.Carey@ee.doe.gov.
For legal issues contact Kavita Vaidyanathan, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mailstop GC-
71, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, Telephone: (202)
586-0669, E-mail: kavita.vaidyanathan@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 13, 2011, the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE or the Department) published a request for information
(RFI) in the Federal Register (76 FR 56413) to request information on
how the Department may improve the methodology it intends to use for
assessing cost effectiveness (which includes an energy savings
assessment) of changes to residential building energy codes. The RFI
provided for the submission of comments by October 13, 2011. Commenters
requested an extension of the comment period given the extensive
analysis required to complete a thorough response. DOE has determined
that a reopening of the public comment period is appropriate based on
the complexity of the issues to be considered in the analysis and the
need for interested parties to submit a thorough response--and is
hereby reopening the comment period. DOE will consider any comments
received by the date presented in the DATES section of this notice.
Further Information on Submitting Comments
Under 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.
Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat
submitted information as confidential include (1) A description of the
items, (2) whether and why such items are customarily treated as
confidential within the industry, (3) whether the information is
generally known by or available from other sources, (4) whether the
information has previously been made available to others without
obligation concerning its confidentiality, (5) an explanation of the
competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from
public disclosure, (6) when such information might lose its
confidential character due to the passage of time, and (7) why
disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 13, 2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-27049 Filed 10-18-11; 8:45 am]
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