Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Information Collection Extension, 5099-5100 [2015-01781]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 20 / Friday, January 30, 2015 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY National Energy Technology Laboratory; Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License National Energy Technology Laboratory, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of Intent To Grant Exclusive License. AGENCY: This notice is issued in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37 CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i). The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) hereby gives notice of its intent to grant an exclusive license to practice the invention described and claimed in U.S. Patent Application Number 61/995,405, entitled ‘‘Ionic Solvent for the Aluminum Electroplating Process’’ to LumiShield Technologies, having its principal place of business in Pittsburgh, PA. The invention is owned jointly by the United States of America, as represented by the Department of Energy, and Carnegie Mellon University. The prospective exclusive license complies with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. DATES: Written comments or nonexclusive license applications are to be received at the address listed below no later than February 17, 2015. Objections submitted in response to this notice will not be made available to the public for inspection and, to the extent permitted by law, will not be released under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. ADDRESSES: Comments, applications for nonexclusive licenses, or objections relating to the prospective exclusive license should be submitted to Jessica Sosenko, Technology Transfer Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236– 0940. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Sosenko, Technology Transfer Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236–0940; Telephone (412) 386– 7417; Email: jessica.sosenko@ netl.doe.gov. SUMMARY: Section 209(c) of title 35 of the United States Code gives the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) the authority to grant exclusive or partially exclusive licenses in Department-owned inventions where a determination can be made, among other things, that the desired practical application of the invention has not been achieved, or is not likely to be achieved expeditiously, under a asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 nonexclusive license. The statute and implementing regulations (37 CFR 404) require that the necessary determinations be made after public notice and opportunity for filing written comments and objections. LumiShield, a small business, has applied for an exclusive license to practice the invention and has a plan for commercialization of the invention. DOE intends to grant the license, upon a final determination in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c), unless within 15 days of publication of this notice, NETL’s Technology Transfer Manager (contact information listed above), receives in writing any of the following, together with supporting documents: (i) A statement from any person setting forth reasons why it would not be in the best interest of the United States to grant the proposed license; or (ii) An application for a nonexclusive license to the invention, in which the applicant states that it already has brought the invention to practical application or is likely to bring the invention to practical application expeditiously. The proposed license will be exclusive, subject to a license and other rights retained by the United States, and subject to a negotiated royalty. DOE will review all timely written responses to this notice, and will grant the license if, after expiration of the 15-day notice period, and after consideration of any written responses to this notice, a determination is made in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c) that the license is in the public interest. Issued: January 12, 2015. Grace M. Bochenek, Director, National Energy Technology Laboratory. [FR Doc. 2015–01785 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products and Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Information Collection Extension Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces receipt of the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend until November 30, 2017, DOE’s information SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5099 collection under control number 1910– 1400 pursuant to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Information Collection under OMB control number 1910–1400 has been extended until November 20, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies, EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–6590. Email: Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (‘‘EPCA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–6309, as codified) sets forth a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency and established the Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. The National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), Public Law 95–619, amended EPCA to add Part C of Title III, which established an energy conservation program for certain industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6311–6317) 1 Under EPCA, energy conservation programs generally consist of four parts: (1) Testing; (2) labeling; (3) establishing Federal energy conservation standards; and (4) certification and enforcement procedures. The testing requirements consist of test procedures that manufacturers of covered products and equipment must use as the basis for certifying to DOE that their products and equipment comply with the applicable energy conservation standards adopted pursuant to EPCA and for making other representations about the efficiency of those products. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c); 42 U.S.C. 6295(s); 42 U.S.C. 6314) Similarly, DOE must use these test requirements to determine whether the products comply with any relevant standards promulgated under EPCA. (42 U.S.C. 6295(s)) DOE satisfied its requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 with respect to its information collection attendant to effective implementation of its Energy Conservation Program under control number 1910–1400. The information collection under control number 1910– 1400 includes reports and data created in support of DOE’s Appliance Standards Program. Specifically, the extension of information collection 1 For editorial reasons, Parts B (consumer products) and C (commercial equipment) of Title III of EPCA were re-designated as parts A and A–1, respectively, in the United States Code. E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 5100 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 20 / Friday, January 30, 2015 / Notices applies to the following aspects of the appliance standards program: (1) Manufacturer submission of certification and compliance reports for covered basic models subject to an applicable energy conservation standard; (2) records relating to the certification requirements set forth in 10 CFR 429 and 431, including test data and associated calculations underlying certified ratings of covered products and equipment submitted on the certification and compliance reports for each covered basic model distributed in commerce in the US; and (3) records related to applications for a test procedure waiver submitted by a manufacturer pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27 and 431.401 and related to one or more basic models that manufacturer believes cannot be tested pursuant to the applicable DOE test procedure. This collection includes all covered products and equipment subject to DOE’s regulatory requirements described in 10 CFR parts 429, 430, and 431. The annual estimated number of burden hours under this extension is 30 hours per company. Covered products and equipment generally include: (1) Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers; (2) Room air conditioners; (3) Central air conditioners and heat pumps, including SDHV and Space-Constrained; (4) Residential water heaters; (5) Residential furnaces, including boilers; (6) Dishwashers; (7) Residential clothes washers; (8) Residential clothes dryers; (9) Direct heating equipment; (10) Conventional cooking tops, conventional ovens, microwave ovens; (11) Pool heaters; (12) Fluorescent lamp ballasts; (13) General service fluorescent lamps, general service incandescent lamps, and incandescent reflector lamps; (14) Faucets; (15) Showerheads; (16) Water closets; (17) Urinals; (18) Ceiling fans; (19) Ceiling fan light kits; (20) Torchieres; (21) Compact fluorescent lamps; (22) Dehumidifiers; (23) Class A external power supplies; (24) Non-class A external power supplies; (25) Battery chargers; (26) Candelabra base incandescent lamps and intermediate base incandescent lamps; (27) Electric motors; (28) Small electric motors; (29) Commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigeratorfreezers; (30) Commercial air conditioners and heat pumps (aircooled, water-cooled, and watersourced); (31) Packaged terminal air conditioners and heat pumps; (32) Single package vertical units; (33) Variable refrigerant flow systems; (34) Computer room air conditioners; (35) Commercial water heating equipment; VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Jan 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 (36) Commercial warm air furnaces; (37) Commercial packaged boilers; (38) Automatic commercial ice makers; (39) Commercial clothes washers; (40) Distribution transformers; (41) Illuminated exit signs; (42) Traffic signal modules and pedestrian modules; (43) Commercial unit heaters; (44) Commercial pre-rinse spray valves; (45) Refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines; (46) Walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, including each of the components (doors/panels/ refrigeration system); (47) Metal halide lamp ballasts and fixtures; (48) Furnace fans; (49) General service lamps; (50) Unfired hot water storage tanks; (51) Hot water supply boilers; (52) Television sets; (53) Pumps; (54) Fans; and (55) Compressors. DOE extended the information collection to cover similar data elements for three new product types, in the event that DOE ultimately issues a coverage determination: Miscellaneous refrigeration products (proposed); Portable air conditioners (proposed); and (58) Computing equipment (proposed). DOE also extended the information collection to allow DOE to collect additional data elements historically collected by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in furtherance of a single submission of energy data for both DOE and FTC through DOE’s Compliance Certification Management System (CCMS). DOE requested and received OMB approval to extend the information collection for three years. DOE published two notices in the Federal Register announcing that DOE had begun the information collection under control number 1910–1400 and seeking comment on the information collection. 78 FR 77668 (December 24, 2013) and 79 FR 11426 (February 28, 2014). In response to DOE’s request, OMB approved DOE’s information collection requirements covered under OMB control number 1910–1400 through November 30, 2017. Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2015. Kathleen B. Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2015–01781 Filed 1–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Combined Notice of Filings #1 Take notice that the Commission received the following electric rate filings: Docket Numbers: ER10–3184–004; ER10–2805–004; ER10–2564–005; ER10–2600–005; ER10–2289–005. Applicants: FortisUS Energy Corporation, Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Tucson Electric Power Company, UNS Electric, Inc., UniSource Energy Development Company. Description: Notification of Changes in Status of the Fortis, Inc. subsidiaries. Filed Date: 1/23/15. Accession Number: 20150123–5165. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/13/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–892–000. Applicants: Future Power PA LLC. Description: Request for Limited Waiver, Shortened Answer Period, and Expedited Action of Future Power PA LLC. Filed Date: 1/22/15. Accession Number: 20150122–5131. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 1/30/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–893–000. Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation. Description: Tariff Withdrawal per 35.15: 2015–01–22_ GraniteWindTermination to be effective 3/16/2015. Filed Date: 1/22/15. Accession Number: 20150122–5181. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/12/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–894–000. Applicants: Kentucky Utilities Company. Description: § 205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Re-Collation to be effective 1/24/2015. Filed Date: 1/23/15. Accession Number: 20150123–5054. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/13/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–895–000. Applicants: Kentucky Utilities Company. Description: § 205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Re-Collation to be effective 1/24/2015. Filed Date: 1/23/15. Accession Number: 20150123–5055. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 2/13/15. Docket Numbers: ER15–896–000. Applicants: LG&E Energy Marketing Inc. Description: § 205(d) rate filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii): Re-Collation to be effective 1/24/2015. Filed Date: 1/23/15. E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5099-5100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01781]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Energy Efficiency Program for Consumer Products and Commercial 
and Industrial Equipment: Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announces receipt of the 
approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to extend until 
November 30, 2017, DOE's information collection under control number 
1910-1400 pursuant to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995.

DATES: Information Collection under OMB control number 1910-1400 has 
been extended until November 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building 
Technologies, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 586-6590. Email: 
Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act of 1975 (``EPCA'' or ``the Act''), Public Law 94-163 
(42 U.S.C. 6291-6309, as codified) sets forth a variety of provisions 
designed to improve energy efficiency and established the Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles. The 
National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA), Public Law 95-619, 
amended EPCA to add Part C of Title III, which established an energy 
conservation program for certain industrial equipment. (42 U.S.C. 6311-
6317) \1\
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    \1\ For editorial reasons, Parts B (consumer products) and C 
(commercial equipment) of Title III of EPCA were re-designated as 
parts A and A-1, respectively, in the United States Code.
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    Under EPCA, energy conservation programs generally consist of four 
parts: (1) Testing; (2) labeling; (3) establishing Federal energy 
conservation standards; and (4) certification and enforcement 
procedures. The testing requirements consist of test procedures that 
manufacturers of covered products and equipment must use as the basis 
for certifying to DOE that their products and equipment comply with the 
applicable energy conservation standards adopted pursuant to EPCA and 
for making other representations about the efficiency of those 
products. (42 U.S.C. 6293(c); 42 U.S.C. 6295(s); 42 U.S.C. 6314) 
Similarly, DOE must use these test requirements to determine whether 
the products comply with any relevant standards promulgated under EPCA. 
(42 U.S.C. 6295(s))
    DOE satisfied its requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 with respect to its information collection attendant to effective 
implementation of its Energy Conservation Program under control number 
1910-1400. The information collection under control number 1910-1400 
includes reports and data created in support of DOE's Appliance 
Standards Program. Specifically, the extension of information 
collection

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applies to the following aspects of the appliance standards program: 
(1) Manufacturer submission of certification and compliance reports for 
covered basic models subject to an applicable energy conservation 
standard; (2) records relating to the certification requirements set 
forth in 10 CFR 429 and 431, including test data and associated 
calculations underlying certified ratings of covered products and 
equipment submitted on the certification and compliance reports for 
each covered basic model distributed in commerce in the US; and (3) 
records related to applications for a test procedure waiver submitted 
by a manufacturer pursuant to 10 CFR 430.27 and 431.401 and related to 
one or more basic models that manufacturer believes cannot be tested 
pursuant to the applicable DOE test procedure. This collection includes 
all covered products and equipment subject to DOE's regulatory 
requirements described in 10 CFR parts 429, 430, and 431. The annual 
estimated number of burden hours under this extension is 30 hours per 
company.
    Covered products and equipment generally include: (1) 
Refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and freezers; (2) Room air 
conditioners; (3) Central air conditioners and heat pumps, including 
SDHV and Space-Constrained; (4) Residential water heaters; (5) 
Residential furnaces, including boilers; (6) Dishwashers; (7) 
Residential clothes washers; (8) Residential clothes dryers; (9) Direct 
heating equipment; (10) Conventional cooking tops, conventional ovens, 
microwave ovens; (11) Pool heaters; (12) Fluorescent lamp ballasts; 
(13) General service fluorescent lamps, general service incandescent 
lamps, and incandescent reflector lamps; (14) Faucets; (15) 
Showerheads; (16) Water closets; (17) Urinals; (18) Ceiling fans; (19) 
Ceiling fan light kits; (20) Torchieres; (21) Compact fluorescent 
lamps; (22) Dehumidifiers; (23) Class A external power supplies; (24) 
Non-class A external power supplies; (25) Battery chargers; (26) 
Candelabra base incandescent lamps and intermediate base incandescent 
lamps; (27) Electric motors; (28) Small electric motors; (29) 
Commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers; (30) 
Commercial air conditioners and heat pumps (air-cooled, water-cooled, 
and water-sourced); (31) Packaged terminal air conditioners and heat 
pumps; (32) Single package vertical units; (33) Variable refrigerant 
flow systems; (34) Computer room air conditioners; (35) Commercial 
water heating equipment; (36) Commercial warm air furnaces; (37) 
Commercial packaged boilers; (38) Automatic commercial ice makers; (39) 
Commercial clothes washers; (40) Distribution transformers; (41) 
Illuminated exit signs; (42) Traffic signal modules and pedestrian 
modules; (43) Commercial unit heaters; (44) Commercial pre-rinse spray 
valves; (45) Refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines; 
(46) Walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers, including each of the 
components (doors/panels/refrigeration system); (47) Metal halide lamp 
ballasts and fixtures; (48) Furnace fans; (49) General service lamps; 
(50) Unfired hot water storage tanks; (51) Hot water supply boilers; 
(52) Television sets; (53) Pumps; (54) Fans; and (55) Compressors. DOE 
extended the information collection to cover similar data elements for 
three new product types, in the event that DOE ultimately issues a 
coverage determination: Miscellaneous refrigeration products 
(proposed); Portable air conditioners (proposed); and (58) Computing 
equipment (proposed). DOE also extended the information collection to 
allow DOE to collect additional data elements historically collected by 
the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in furtherance of a single 
submission of energy data for both DOE and FTC through DOE's Compliance 
Certification Management System (CCMS).
    DOE requested and received OMB approval to extend the information 
collection for three years. DOE published two notices in the Federal 
Register announcing that DOE had begun the information collection under 
control number 1910-1400 and seeking comment on the information 
collection. 78 FR 77668 (December 24, 2013) and 79 FR 11426 (February 
28, 2014). In response to DOE's request, OMB approved DOE's information 
collection requirements covered under OMB control number 1910-1400 
through November 30, 2017.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16, 2015.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-01781 Filed 1-29-15; 8:45 am]
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