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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 

that title requires each agency that 

proposes a rule containing a significant 

Federal intergovernmental mandate to 

develop an effective process for 

obtaining meaningful and timely input 

from elected officers of State, local, and 

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, 

local or Tribal governments, and it 

would not result in the expenditure by 

State, local, and Tribal governments in 

the aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more in any one year. 

Accordingly, no assessment or analysis 

is required under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995. 

G. Review Under the Treasury and 

General Government Appropriations 

Act of 1999 

Section 654 of the Treasury and 

General Government Appropriations 

Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 105–277) requires 

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 

Act, 2001 (44 U.S.C. 3516, note) 

provides for agencies to review most 

disseminations of information to the 

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. 

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 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27050 Filed 10–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

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. 

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: http:// 

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] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. IC11–510–001] 

Commission Information Collection 

Activities (FERC–510); Comment 

Request; Submitted for OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: 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 

(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. 

ADDRESSES: 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 http:// 

www.ferc.gov/help/submissionguide.asp. To file the document 

electronically, access the Commission’s 

Web site and click on Documents & 

Filing, E-Filing (http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling.asp), and then follow 

the instructions for each screen. First 

time users will have to establish a user 

name and password. The Commission 

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 http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp. All comments may be 

viewed, printed or downloaded 

remotely via the Internet through 

FERC’s homepage using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. For user assistance, contact 

ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov or toll-free 

at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. 


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