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wage area. All other criteria are 

indeterminate. Since the distance 

criterion indicates that Ouray, San Juan, 

and San Miguel Counties are closer to 

the Northeastern Arizona survey area, 

we recommend that these three counties 

be redefined to the Northeastern 

Arizona wage area. 

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory 

Committee (FPRAC), the national labormanagement committee responsible for 

advising OPM on matters concerning 

the pay of FWS employees, 

recommended these changes by 

consensus. These changes would be 

effective on the first day of the first 

applicable pay period beginning on or 

after 30 days following publication of 

the final regulations. FPRAC 

recommended no other changes in the 

geographic definitions of the 

Northeastern Arizona and Southern 

Colorado wage areas. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

I certify that these regulations would 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small entities 

because they would affect only Federal 

agencies and employees. 

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 532 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Freedom of information, 

Government employees, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Wages. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

Accordingly, the U.S. Office of 

Personnel Management is proposing to 

amend 5 CFR part 532 as follows: 

PART 532—PREVAILING RATE 

SYSTEMS 

1. The authority citation for part 532 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5343, 5346; § 532.707 

also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552. 

2. Appendix C to subpart B is 

amended by revising the wage area 

listings for the Northeastern Arizona 

and Colorado wage areas to read as 

follows: 

Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 532— 

Appropriated Fund Wage and Survey 

Areas 

* * * * * 

ARIZONA 

Northeastern Arizona 

Survey Area 

Arizona: 

Apache 

Coconino 

Navajo 

New Mexico: 

McKinley 

San Juan 

Area of Application. Survey Area plus: 

Colorado: 

Dolores 

Gunnison (Only includes the Curecanti 

National Recreation Area portion) 

La Plata 

Montezuma 

Montrose 

Ouray 

San Juan 

San Miguel 

Utah: 

Kane 

San Juan (Does not include the 

Canyonlands National Park portion) 

* * * * * 

COLORADO 

* * * * * 

Southwestern Colorado 

Survey Area 

Colorado: 

El Paso 

Pueblo 

Teller 

Area of Application. Survey Area plus: 

Colorado: 

Alamosa 

Archuleta 

Baca 

Bent 

Chaffee 

Cheyenne 

Conejos 

Costilla 

Crowley 

Custer 

Delta 

Fremont 

Gunnison (Does not include the Curecanti 

National Recreation Area portion) 

Hinsdale 

Huerfano 

Kiowa 

Kit Carson 

Las Animas 

Lincoln 

Mineral 

Otero 

Pitkin 

Prowers 

Rio Grande 

Saguache 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

7 CFR Part 1214 

[Document No. AMS–FV–10–0008–PR–1A] 

RIN 0581–AD00 

Proposed Christmas Tree Promotion, 

Research, and Information Order; 

Extension of Comment Period on 

Proposed Establishment of a Program 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Reopening and extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the comment period on the proposed 

establishment of an industry-funded 

promotion, research, and information 

program for fresh cut Christmas trees is 

reopened and extended. The comment 

period is also reopen and extended for 

the new Christmas tree information 

collection requirements by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 

operation of the proposed program. The 

proposed Christmas Tree Promotion, 

Research, and Information Order 

(Proposed Order), was submitted to the 

Department of Agriculture (Department) 

by the Christmas Tree Checkoff Task 

Force, an industry wide group of 

producers and importers that support 

this proposed program. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

March 9, 2011. Pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 

comments on the information collection 

burden that would result from this 

proposal must be received by March 9, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or to the Research 

and Promotion Branch, Fruit and 

Vegetable Programs, AMS, USDA, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Stop 0244, 

Room 0632–S, Washington, DC 20250– 

0244; fax: (202) 205–2800. All 

comments should reference the docket 

number and the date and page number 

of this issue of the Federal Register and 

will be made available for public 

inspection in the above office during 

regular business hours or can be viewed 

at http://www.regulations.gov. All 

comments submitted in response to this 

proposed rule will be included in the 

record and will be made available to the 

public. Please be advised that the 

identity of the individuals or entities 

submitting comments will be made 

public on the Internet at the address 

provided above. 

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Pursuant to PRA, comments regarding 

the accuracy of the burden estimate, 

ways to minimize the burden, including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, should be sent 

to the above address. In addition, 

comments concerning the information 

collection should also be sent to the 

Desk Office for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Room 725, Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia A. Petrella, Marketing 

Specialist, Research and Promotion 

Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, 

AMS, USDA, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 0632, Stop 0244, 

Washington, DC 20250–0244; telephone: 

(301) 334–2891; or facsimile: (301) 334– 

2896; or e-mail: 

Patricia.Petrella@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

proposed rule was issued on November 

2, 2010, and published in the Federal 

Register on November 8, 2010, (75 FR 

68512). That rule proposed the 

establishment of an industry-funded 

promotion, research, and information 

program for fresh cut Christmas trees. 

USDA was contacted by a 

congressman and received several 

letters from North Carolina growers 

requesting the comment period be 

reopened and extended to allow 

additional time to submit their 

comments. The growers also expressed 

that the comment period was open 

during their busiest time of the year. 

USDA is reopening the comment 

period an additional 15 days to allow 

interested persons more time to review 

the proposed rule, perform a complete 

analysis, and submit written comments. 

This notice is issued pursuant to the 

Commodity Promotion, Research, and 

Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act) (7 

U.S.C. 7411–7425). 

Dated: February 16, 2011. 

Rayne Pegg, 

Administrator, Agricultural Marketing 

Service. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 430 and 431 

[Docket No. EE–2008–BT–STD–0012] 

Equipment Price Forecasting in Energy 

Conservation Standards Analysis 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of data availability; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) seeks information related 

to potential technical improvements its 

energy conservation standards 

rulemaking analysis, and requests 

comment on corresponding revisions to 

the analysis for energy conservation 

standards for refrigerators, refrigeratorfreezers and freezers. 

DATES: Written comments and 

information are requested on or before 

March 24, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit comments using 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Alternatively, interested persons may 

submit comments, identified by docket 

number EE–2008–BT–STD–0012, by any 

of the following methods: 

• E-mail: to ResRefFreez–2008–STD– 

0012@hq.doe.gov. Include EE–2008– 

BT–STD–0012 in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Equipment Price Forecasting in Energy 

Conservation Standards Analysis, EE– 

2008–BT–STD–0012, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone: 

(202) 586–2945. Please submit one 

signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, 6th 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 

586–2945. Please submit one signed 

paper original. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this rulemaking. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents, or 

comments received, go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information may 

be sent to Mr. John Cymbalsky, 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: 202–586–4617. E-mail: 

Lucas.Adin@ee.doe.gov. 

In the office of the General Counsel, 

contact Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of the 

General Counsel, GC–71,1000 

Independence Ave., SW., Room 6A–179, 

Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

202–586–7796; E-mail: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 18, 2011, the President issued 

Executive Order (the Order) 13563, 

meant to ensure that regulations seek 

more affordable, less intrusive means to 

achieve policy goals, and that agencies 

give careful consideration to the benefits 

and costs of those regulations. Among 

other things, the Order requires agencies 

propose or adopt a regulation only upon 

a reasoned determination that its 

benefits justify its costs, the regulation 

imposes the least burden on society 

consistent with obtaining the regulatory 

objectives, and that in choosing among 

alternative regulatory approaches, 

agencies choose those approaches that 

maximize net benefits. 

The Order also contains provisions 

that bear on the analysis of benefits and 

costs. It provides that agencies must 

‘‘use the best available techniques to 

quantify anticipated present and future 

benefits and costs as accurately as 

possible.’’ In subsequent guidance on 

February 2, 2011, the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

explained that such techniques include 

‘‘identifying changing future compliance 

costs that might result from 

technological innovation or anticipated 

behavioral changes.’’ 

In light of the Order, DOE has 

examined its processes for establishing 

energy efficiency standards for 

consumer products and commercial 

equipment. In examining its analytical 

approaches for developing these 

regulations, DOE has developed a 

supplemental approach to help quantify 

the impacts flowing from the setting of 

efficiency levels for a given product or 

equipment. This approach is intended 

to improve accuracy in the assessment 

of future compliance costs. As part of 

this notice, DOE is soliciting comment 

on the potential inclusion of this 

approach for its future rulemaking 

activities. Additionally, DOE is seeking 

comment on the merits of adopting this 

approach within the context of its 

ongoing rulemaking to set standards for 

refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and 

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