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strategies are designed to promote these 

outcomes. Describing these strategies 

can provide insights into ways that 

centers seek to address longer-term 

challenges, such as learning loss and 

trauma, stemming from the pandemic. 

The second component is an evaluation 

of a continuous quality improvement 

system implemented in the program’s 

afterschool centers. The evaluation will 

examine the implementation and 

effectiveness of a system focused on 

improving staff practices that promote 

students’ social and emotional skills. 

Promoting these skills may be 

particularly important to compensate for 

the effects of the pandemic, in light of 

evidence that remote learning has 

negatively affected students’ social and 

emotional well-being. 

This package only requests clearance 

for data collection activities that will 

occur before March 2022 and impose 

burden on respondents. These activities, 

all part of the evaluation of a continuous 

quality improvement system (the 

study’s second component), involve 

collecting parent/guardian 

questionnaires and permission forms, 

afterschool center coaching logs, and 

student afterschool attendance records. 

Dated: February 11, 2021. 

Stephanie Valentine, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03163 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[EERE–2020–BT–CRT–0018] 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted an information 

collection request to the OMB for 

extension under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection requests a threeyear extension of its Certification 

Reports, Compliance Statements, 

Application for a Test Procedure 

Waiver, and Recordkeeping for 

Consumer Products and Commercial/ 

Industrial Equipment subject to Energy 

or Water Conservation Standards. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

March 19, 2021. 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) 395–4718. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine Rivest, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586– 

7335. Email: 

ApplianceStandardsQuestions@

ee.doe.gov. 

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 EERE–2020–BT–CRT–0018, by 

any of the following methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

2. Email: to 

InfoCollection2020CRT0018@

ee.doe.gov. Include docket number 

EERE–2020–BT–CRT–0018 in the 

subject line of the message. 

3. Postal Mail: Appliance and 

Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 

1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, 

please submit all items on a compact 

disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is not 

necessary to include printed copies. 

4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance 

and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza 

SW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, 

please submit all items on a CD, in 

which case it is not necessary to include 

printed copies. 

No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be 

accepted. 

Docket: The docket for this activity, 

which includes Federal Register 

notices, comments, and other 

supporting documents/materials, is 

available for review at http://

www.regulations.gov. All documents in 

the docket are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index. However, 

some documents listed in the index, 

such as those containing information 

that is exempt from public disclosure, 

may not be publicly available. 

The docket web page can be found at 

http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2020-BT-CRT0018. The docket web page will contain 

simple instructions on how to access all 

documents, including public comments, 

in the docket. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as 

amended (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, 

and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR 

part 1320, require Federal agencies to 

issue two notices seeking public 

comment on information collection 

activities before OMB may approve 

paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 

3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), and 

1320.12. On November 23, 2020, DOE 

published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register soliciting comment on the 

information collection request for which 

it is now seeking OMB approval. See 85 

FR 74713. The proposed collection 

would cover all covered products and 

equipment subject to DOE’s regulatory 

requirements described in 10 CFR parts 

429, 430, and 431. DOE received three 

comments in response to this notice, 

which are discussed in section I of this 

document. 

I. Summary of Comments 

DOE requested comments as to 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility. 

In response, the Air-Conditioning, 

Heating, and Refrigeration Institute 

(AHRI) and Carrier stated that 

performance data reporting is necessary 

and proper to ensure that manufacturers 

are complying with energy conservation 

standards. (AHRI, No. 2 at p. 2; Carrier 

No. 4 at p. 1) 

AHRI stated that the scope of DOE’s 

reporting requirements are at times 

overbroad, which creates unnecessary 

burden. AHRI pointed to the Central Air 

Conditioners and Heat Pump reporting 

template as an example of 

overcollection and noted that it includes 

many more fields than DOE publishes 

on its public Compliance Certification 

Management System (CCMS) database. 

AHRI asked that DOE exercise greater 


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caution in developing its reporting 

requirements for covered products. 

AHRI noted that DOE should only 

collect information necessary to ensure 

compliance. (AHRI, No. 2 at p. 2) AHRI 

stated that most of the data DOE collects 

is considered confidential business 

information, and improper disclosure 

could significantly harm manufacturers. 

AHRI therefore requested that DOE 

restrict its data collection only to that 

which is necessary to demonstrate 

compliance. AHRI added that DOE 

should take appropriate measures to 

protect the confidential data in its 

possession and inform manufacturers of 

a breach immediately. (AHRI, No. 2 at 

p. 2) 

DOE appreciates the feedback from 

AHRI. DOE notes that it aims to limit 

the collection of information 

implemented in the regulatory language 

to include only information necessary to 

ensure compliance with energy 

conservation standards. In its regulatory 

process, DOE outlines the certification 

requirements in a proposal and requests 

comment and input from stakeholders 

prior to finalizing those requirements. 

DOE is not considering amending its 

certification regulations as part of this 

notice. However, it will consider these 

comments in any future rulemakings 

that address certification requirements. 

DOE notes that access to CCMS is 

currently secured by password 

protection. All users are required to 

register with CCMS and establish 

usernames and passwords to access 

CCMS. CCMS complies with the system 

security standards for Federal systems 

established by the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology and set forth 

in NIST 800–53. 

DOE requested comment on the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used. 

DOE received no comments regarding 

the accuracy of its burden of the 

information collection activities 

estimates. Therefore, DOE has not 

modified those estimates in this notice. 

DOE requested comment on ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected. DOE 

also requested comment on ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

In response, AHRI commented that 

DOE is frequently late in releasing 

reporting templates which creates 

outsized and unnecessary burden on 

manufacturers and third-party certifiers. 

AHRI argued that the last-minute release 

of a template is unjustified as the 

Department knows the data it intends to 

collect when it promulgates a rule. 

AHRI asked that OMB decline DOE’s 

data collection authorization unless 

DOE promulgates a regulation that 

requires the release of the reporting 

templates concurrent with the 

corresponding regulatory language in 

the Federal Register or at least 180 days 

before the template is effective if the 

change did not result from a rule 

change. AHRI added that the lack of 

adequate notice undermines due 

process and facially violates the 

principles of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. AHRI asserted that DOE must 

release the templates 

contemporaneously with the final rule. 

AHRI argued that, upon publication of 

the final rule, because DOE has already 

decided what data it intends to collect, 

it should also be required to provide 

adequate notice of the format that it 

intends to use to collect the data so that 

stakeholders can respond accordingly 

(AHRI, No. 2 at p. 3–6) 

AHRI commented that, although the 

reporting requirements for all new test 

procedures or energy conservation 

standards are presented in the Federal 

Register and Code of Federal 

Regulations, the format it is presented in 

is not useful to stakeholders. AHRI 

commented that the team of 

programmers they employ to manage 

their directory and to facilitate the 

regulatory reporting need a minimum of 

3 months to write the necessary data 

transfer programs. AHRI added that they 

cannot begin work on the programming 

until they have received the final 

certification template. AHRI noted that 

DOE continues to deliver late templates 

despite AHRI having issued multiple 

requests, held meetings, and filed 

comments requesting a predictable 

deadline of at least six months to a year 

prior to the effective date of a standard. 

AHRI expressed concern that the 

change of OMB control number rollout 

and other ‘‘effective immediately’’ 

templates are especially burdensome. 

AHRI noted that a template amendment 

as small as a change of an OMB control 

number requires re-coding and reprogramming data maps and testing 

those changes. AHRI listed several 

instances in which they felt that the 

timeframe between certification 

template release and the required 

certification date was insufficient. AHRI 

commented that stakeholders must have 

an ability to plan workflows and 

predictably allocate resources to 

reporting. AHRI added that stakeholders 

cannot make business plans for 

regulatory compliance unless DOE is 

transparent and consistent in 

predictably delivering final reporting 

templates. 

DOE appreciates the feedback from 

AHRI. DOE strives to make certification 

templates available in a timely manner 

and will work to post new or revised 

templates well in advance of 

certification deadlines. DOE notes that, 

in the past, AHRI generally has 

requested that DOE post certification 

templates six weeks prior to their 

required use. However, DOE notes that 

AHRI also requested six months in a 

comment on DOE’s Procedures, 

Interpretations, and Policies for 

Consideration of New or Revised Energy 

Conservation Standards for Consumer 

Products rulemaking (AHRI, EERE– 

2017–BT–STD–0062, No. 51 at pg. 32). 

Going forward, DOE will make its best 

effort to release new product 

certification templates at least 180 days 

prior to their required use. 

DOE explains that typically it does 

not require manufacturers to recertify on 

newly posted templates until the annual 

certification date unless manufacturers 

are required to do so in order to 

demonstrate compliance with amended 

standards. For example, DOE posted a 

template for automatic commercial ice 

makers on December 18, 2017. In the 

announcement DOE stated, 

‘‘Submissions made on previous 

versions of the template do not have to 

be resubmitted until the August 1, 2018 

annual certification date if they comply 

with the amended performance 

standards.’’ DOE notes that it explains 

the reason a new template is posted in 

its template announcement and email 

notification. DOE also notes the CCMS 

product-template download page 

maintains a newsfeed on the left side 

(See https://www.regulations.doe.gov/ 

ccms/templates). Regarding the renewal 

of an OMB control number, DOE notes 

that this change does not trigger any 

changes to data maps and should only 

require updating of a filename in any 

code. 

The American Lighting Association 

(ALA), Association of Home Appliance 

Manufacturers (AHAM), Hearth, Patio & 

Barbecue Association (HPBA), and the 

Information Technology Industry 

Council (ITI) (collectively, the Joint 

Commenters), AHRI, and Carrier all 

expressed strong support for the 

elimination of duplicative reporting 

requirements. (The Joint Commenters, 

No. 3 at p. 2; AHRI, No. 2 at p. 2; Carrier 

No. 4 at p. 1) 

The Joint Commenters and AHRI each 

expressed support for DOE’s proposal to 

add fields to CCMS that would allow 

the California Energy Commission (CEC) 

to accept CCMS reports in satisfaction of 

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1All references to EPCA in this document refer 

to the statute as amended through the Energy Act 

of 2020, Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020). 

2For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A. 

3For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part C was redesignated Part A–1. 

(The Joint Commenters, No. 3 at p. 2; 

AHRI, No. 2 at p. 5) The Joint 

Commenters and AHRI went further to 

say they encourage the streamlining of 

regulatory reporting that DOE can 

achieve via its CCMS system including 

those imposed by Energy Star and 

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). 

(The Joint Commenters, No. 3 at p. 2; 

AHRI, No. 2 at p. 2) The Joint 

Commenters noted that this action 

would be consistent with the Appliance 

Standards Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ASRAC) recommendation 

on reporting burden adopted by 

stakeholders from various points of 

view on December 5, 2019. (The Joint 

Commenters, No. 3 at pg. 2) AHRI went 

on to state that CCMS is a functional 

and well-maintained database and 

reporting system, which is better 

resourced and more reliable than staterun databases. AHRI noted that it has 

used available technology to facilitate 

mass uploads of data to CCMS, which 

has been able to accommodate this data 

transfer consistently and reliably. AHRI 

commented that streamlining and 

consolidating the CEC reporting 

requirements into CCMS in the same 

way that the Federal Trade Commission 

(FTC) reporting was previously 

addressed would be an unqualified 

benefit to stakeholders. (AHRI, No. 2 at 

p. 6) 

DOE will continue to consider 

revisions to CCMS that would facilitate 

a reduction in duplicative reporting 

under California’s Appliance Efficiency 

Regulations, as well as others. 

The Joint Commenters expressed 

interest in further reducing regulatory 

burden by working with the Department 

to reevaluate the annual certification 

reporting requirement which results in 

unnecessary paperwork costs for no 

reason. The Joint Commenters noted 

that the ASRAC recommendation 

adopted by vote of stakeholders from 

varying points of view on December 5, 

2019 also recommended that DOE 

harmonize its reporting scope with that 

of the FTC such that only basic models 

in current production be included in the 

reporting scope rather than DOE’s 

current scope which indicates models 

being sold or offered for sale must be 

reported. The recommendation also 

urged DOE to eliminate annual 

reporting such that reporting would be 

required only when a model is added, 

removed, or changed in a way that 

changes energy use. (The Joint 

Commenters, No. 3 at p. 2) 

DOE is not considering amending its 

regulations as part of this notice, 

however, it will consider these 

comments in any future rulemakings 

that address certification requirements. 

This information collection request 

contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–1400; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Certification Reports, Compliance 

Statements, Application for a Test 

Procedure Waiver, Application for 

Extension of Representation 

Requirements, Labeling, and 

Recordkeeping for Consumer Products 

and Commercial/Industrial Equipment 

subject to Federal Energy or Water 

Conservation Standards; 

(3) Type of Request: Revision with 

changes; 

(4) Purpose: Pursuant to the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act, as 

amended (‘‘EPCA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’),1

Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6317, as codified), DOE regulates the 

energy efficiency of a number of 

consumer products, and commercial 

and industrial equipment. Title III, Part 

B2 of EPCA established the Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products Other Than Automobiles, 

which sets forth a variety of provisions 

designed to improve energy efficiency of 

covered consumer products (‘‘covered 

products’’). Title III, Part C 3 of EPCA, 

added by Public Law 95–619, Title IV, 

§ 441(a), established the Energy 

Conservation Program for Certain 

Industrial Equipment, which sets forth a 

variety of provisions designed to 

improve energy efficiency of covered 

commercial and industrial equipment 

(collectively referred to as ‘‘covered 

equipment’’). 

Covered products and covered 

equipment are described in 10 CFR 

parts 429, 430, and 431. These covered 

products and covered equipment, 

including all product or equipment 

classes, include: (1) Consumer 

refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and 

freezers; (2) Room air conditioners; (3) 

Central air conditioners and central air 

conditioning heat pumps; (4) Consumer 

water heaters; (5) Consumer furnaces 

and boilers; (6) Dishwashers; (7) 

Residential clothes washers; (8) Clothes 

dryers; (9) Direct heating equipment; 

(10) Cooking products; (11) Pool heaters; 

(12) Television sets; (13) Fluorescent 

lamp ballasts; (14) General service 

fluorescent lamps, general service 

incandescent lamps, and incandescent 

reflector lamps; (15) Faucets; (16) 

Showerheads; (17) Water closets; (18) 

Urinals; (19) Ceiling fans; (20) Ceiling 

fan light kits; (21) Torchieres; (22) 

Compact fluorescent lamps; (23) 

Dehumidifiers; (24) External power 

supplies; (25) Battery chargers; (26) 

Candelabra base incandescent lamps 

and intermediate base incandescent 

lamps; (27) Commercial warm air 

furnaces; (28) Commercial refrigerators, 

freezers, and refrigerator-freezers; (29) 

Commercial heating and air 

conditioning equipment; (30) 

Commercial water heating equipment; 

(31) Automatic commercial ice makers; 

(32) Commercial clothes washers; (33) 

Distribution transformers; (34) 

Illuminated exit signs; (35) Traffic signal 

modules and pedestrian modules; (36) 

Commercial unit heaters; (37) 

Commercial pre-rinse spray valves; (38) 

Refrigerated bottled or canned beverage 

vending machines; (39) Walk-in coolers 

and walk-in freezers and certain 

components; (40) Metal halide lamp 

ballasts and fixtures (41) Integrated 

light-emitting diode lamps; (42) General 

service lamps; (43) Furnace fans; (44) 

Pumps; (45) Commercial packaged 

boilers; (46) Consumer miscellaneous 

refrigeration equipment; (47) Portable 

air conditioners; (48) Compressors; (49) 

Electric motors; (50) Small electric 

motors (51) Rough service lamps; and 

(52) Vibration service lamps. 

Under EPCA, DOE’s energy 

conservation program consists 

essentially of four parts: (1) Testing, (2) 

labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation 

standards, and (4) certification and 

enforcement procedures. For consumer 

products, relevant provisions of the Act 

specifically include definitions (42 

U.S.C. 6291), energy conservation 

standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), test 

procedures (42 U.S.C. 6293), labeling 

provisions (42 U.S.C. 6294), and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C. 

6296). For covered equipment, relevant 

provisions of the Act include definitions 

(42 U.S.C. 6311), energy conservation 

standards (42 U.S.C. 6313), test 

procedures (42 U.S.C. 6314), labeling 

provisions (42 U.S.C. 6315), and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C. 

6316). 

DOE is seeking to renew its 

information collection related to the 

following aspects of the appliance 

standards program: (1) Gathering data 

and submitting certification and 

compliance reports for each basic model 

distributed in commerce in the U.S. 

including supplemental testing 

instructions for certain commercial 

equipment; (2) maintaining records 

underlying the certified ratings for each 

basic model including test data and the 

associated calculations; (3) applications 

for a test procedure waiver, which 


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4With the exception of electric motors, and small 

electric motors. 

manufacturers may elect to submit if 

they manufacture a basic model that 

cannot be tested pursuant to the DOE 

test procedure; (4) applications 

requesting an extension of the date by 

which representations must be made in 

accordance with any new or amended 

DOE test procedure; and (5) labeling. 

DOE’s certification and compliance 

activities ensure accurate and 

comprehensive information about the 

energy and water use characteristics of 

covered products and covered 

equipment sold in the United States. 

Manufacturers of all covered products 

and covered equipment must submit a 

certification report before a basic model 

is distributed in commerce, annually 

thereafter,4 and if the basic model is 

redesigned in such a manner to increase 

the consumption or decrease the 

efficiency of the basic model such that 

the certified rating is no longer 

supported by the test data. Additionally, 

manufacturers must report when 

production of a basic model has ceased 

and is no longer offered for sale as part 

of the next annual certification report 

following such cessation. DOE requires 

the manufacturer of any covered 

product or covered equipment to 

establish, maintain, and retain the 

records of certification reports, of the 

underlying test data for all certification 

testing, and of any other testing 

conducted to satisfy the requirements of 

part 429, part 430, and/or part 431. 

Certification reports provide DOE and 

consumers with comprehensive, up-todate efficiency information and support 

effective enforcement. 

As the result of a negotiated 

rulemaking, DOE adopted additional 

certification requirements for 

commercial HVAC, water heater, and 

refrigeration equipment. Specifically, 

DOE requires manufacturers of 

commercial refrigeration equipment and 

some types of commercial HVAC 

equipment to submit a PDF with 

specific testing instructions to be used 

by the Department during verification 

and enforcement testing. Manufacturers 

of commercial water heating equipment 

and some types of commercial HVAC 

equipment have the option of 

submitting a PDF with additional testing 

instructions at the manufacturer’s 

discretion. For additional information 

on the negotiated rulemaking or 

supplemental testing instructions see 

docket number EERE–2013–BT–NOC– 

0023. 

On December 18, 2014, Congress 

enacted the EPS Service Parts Act of 

2014 (Pub. L. 113–263, ‘‘Service Parts 

Act’’). That law exempted 

manufacturers of certain external power 

supplies (‘‘EPSs’’) that were made 

available as service and spare parts for 

end-use products manufactured before 

February 10, 2016, from the energy 

conservation standards that DOE 

promulgated in its February 2014 rule. 

See 79 FR 7846 (Feb. 10, 2014). 

Additionally, the Service Parts Act 

permits DOE to require manufacturers of 

an EPS that is exempt from the 2016 

standards to report to DOE the total 

number of such EPS units that are 

shipped annually as service and spare 

parts and that do not meet those 

standards. (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(5)(A)(ii)) 

DOE may also limit the applicability of 

the exemption if the Secretary 

determines that the exemption is 

resulting in a significant reduction of 

the energy savings that would result in 

the absence of the exemption. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(u)(5)(A)(iii)) In a final rule 

published on May 16, 2016, DOE 

adopted reporting requirements for EPS 

manufacturers to provide the total 

number of exempt EPS units sold as 

service and spare parts for which the 

manufacturer is claiming exemption 

from the current standards. 81 FR 

30157. 

On April 30, 2015, Congress enacted 

the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act 

of 2015 (Pub. L. 114–11, ‘‘Energy 

Efficiency Improvement Act’’). That law 

established definitions and energy 

conservation standards for grid-enabled 

water heaters that DOE promulgated in 

its August 2015 Final Rule. See 80 FR 

48004 (Aug. 11, 2015). Additionally, the 

Energy Efficiency Improvement Act 

mandates DOE to require manufacturers 

of grid-enabled water heaters to report 

to DOE the total number of such units 

that are shipped annually. (42 U.S.C. 

6295(e)(6)(C)(i)). 

DOE currently requires manufacturers 

or their party representatives to prepare 

and submit certification reports and 

compliance statements using DOE’s 

electronic Web-based tool, the 

Compliance and Certification 

Management System (CCMS), which is 

the primary mechanism for submitting 

certification reports to DOE. CCMS 

currently has product and equipment 

specific templates which manufacturers 

are required to use when submitting 

certification data to DOE. DOE believes 

the availability of electronic filing 

through the CCMS system reduces 

reporting burdens, streamlines the 

process, and provides the Department 

with needed information in a 

standardized, more accessible form. 

This electronic filing system also 

ensures that records are recorded in a 

permanent, systematic way. 

Manufacturers also may rely on CCMS 

reporting to satisfy certain reporting 

requirements established by the FTC. 

EPCA directs the FTC generally to 

prescribe labeling rules for the 

consumer products subject to energy 

conservation standards under EPCA. (42 

U.S.C. 6296) The required labels 

generally must disclose the estimated 

annual operating cost of such product 

(determined in accordance with Federal 

test procedures); and information 

respecting the range of estimated annual 

operating costs for covered products to 

which the rule applies. (42 U.S.C 

6296(c)(1)) Pursuant to EPCA, the FTC 

prescribed the Energy Labeling Rule, 

which in part, requires manufacturers to 

attach yellow EnergyGuide labels to 

many of the covered consumer 

products. See 16 CFR part 305. 

EnergyGuide labels for most products 

subject to the FTC labeling requirement 

contain three key disclosures: Estimated 

annual energy cost (16 CFR 305.5); a 

product’s energy consumption or energy 

efficiency rating as determined from 

DOE test procedures (Id.); and a 

comparability range displaying the 

highest and lowest energy costs or 

efficiency ratings for all similar models 

(16 CFR 305.10). 

The Energy Labeling Rule also 

contains reporting requirements for 

most products, under which 

manufacturers must submit data to the 

FTC both when they begin 

manufacturing new models and on an 

annual basis thereafter. 16 CFR 305.8. 

These reports must contain, among 

other things, estimated annual energy 

consumption or energy efficiency 

ratings, similar to what is required 

under DOE’s reporting requirement. Id. 

Prior to 2013, FTC collected energy data 

on products subject to the Energy 

Labeling Rule separate from DOE 

through paper and email submissions to 

the FTC. This arrangement required 

manufacturers to submit nearly 

duplicative reports to DOE and FTC. 

However, in 2013 the FTC 

streamlined and harmonized its 

reporting requirements by giving 

manufacturers the option to report FTCrequired data through DOE’s CCMS, in 

lieu of the traditional practice of 

submitting directly to FTC. 78 FR 2200 

(Jan. 10, 2013); 16 CFR 305.8(a)(1). As 

such, the CCMS reduces duplicative 

reporting for manufacturers of covered 

consumer products that are also 

required to report under the FTC Energy 

Label Rule. 

DOE allows manufacturers of both 

consumer products and/or commercial 

equipment to apply for a test procedure 

waiver. Manufacturers may submit an 

application for a test procedure waiver 


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at his or her discretion if it is 

determined that the basic model for 

which the petition for waiver was 

submitted contains one or more design 

characteristics that prevents testing of 

the basic model according to the 

prescribed test procedures, or if the 

prescribed test procedures may evaluate 

the basic model in a manner so 

unrepresentative of its true energy 

consumption characteristics as to 

provide materially inaccurate 

comparative data. The Department 

currently uses and will continue to use 

the information submitted in the 

application for a waiver as the basis for 

granting or denying the petition. See 10 

CFR 430.27 for additional information 

on petitions for waivers and for 

consumer products. See 10 CFR 431.401 

for additional information on petitions 

for waivers for commercial equipment. 

DOE also allows manufacturers of 

both consumer products and/or 

commercial equipment to submit 

applications requesting an extension of 

the date by which representations must 

be made in accordance with any new or 

amended DOE test procedure. DOE may 

grant extensions of up to 180 days if it 

determines that making such 

representations would impose an undue 

hardship on the petitioner. The 

Department currently uses and will 

continue to use the information 

submitted in these applications as the 

basis for granting or denying the 

petition. 

In addition to the FTC labeling 

requirements for consumer products 

discussed, EPCA directs DOE to 

establish labeling requirements for 

covered industrial and commercial 

equipment when specified criteria is 

met. If the Department has prescribed 

test procedures for any class of covered 

equipment, a labeling rule applicable to 

such class of covered equipment must 

be prescribed. (42 U.S.C. 6315(a)) EPCA, 

however, requires that certain criteria 

must be met prior to DOE prescribing a 

given labeling rule. Specifically, DOE 

must determine that: (1) Labeling is 

technologically and economically 

feasible with respect to any particular 

equipment class; (2) significant energy 

savings will likely result from such 

labeling; and (3) labeling is likely to 

assist consumers in making purchasing 

decisions. (42 U.S.C. 6315(h)) DOE has 

established labeling requirements under 

the authority in 42 U.S.C. 6315 for 

electric motors (10 CFR 431.31), walk-in 

coolers and freezers (10 CFR 431.305), 

and pumps (10 CFR 431.466). 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2,000; 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 20,000; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 773,060 (35 hours per 

certification, including the time for 

reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and 

maintaining the data needed, and 

completing and reviewing the collection 

of information; 16 additional hours for 

creating supplement testing instructions 

for commercial HVAC, water heating, 

and refrigeration equipment 

manufacturers; 160 hours for test 

procedure waiver preparation; 160 

hours for representation extension 

request preparation; 1 hour for creating 

and applying a label for walk-in cooler 

and freezer, commercial and industrial 

pump, and electric motor 

manufacturers); 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 

$77,306,000. 

Statutory Authority 

Section 326(d) of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act, Public Law 94– 

163, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6296); 10 

CFR parts 429, 430, and 431. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on February 11, 

2021, by Kelly Speaks-Backman, Acting 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, pursuant to 

delegated authority from the Acting 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on February 11, 

2021. 

Treena V. Garrett, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03154 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

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: ER20–1148–001. 

Applicants: American Transmission 

Systems, Incorporated, PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

FirstEnergy submits on behalf of ATSI et 

al. OIA, SA No. 2853 Compliance Part 

1 to be effective 5/1/2020. 

Filed Date: 2/10/21. 

Accession Number: 20210210–5035. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER20–1148–002. 

Applicants: American Transmission 

Systems, Incorporated., PJM 

Interconnection, L.L.C. 

Description: Compliance filing: 

FirstEnergy submits on behalf of ATSI et 

al. OIA, SA No. 2853 Compliance Part 

2 to be effective 5/1/2020. 

Filed Date: 2/10/21. 

Accession Number: 20210210–5036. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–1076–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3206 

WAPA–UGP & Northern States Power 

Company Att AO Cancel to be effective 

12/31/2020. 

Filed Date: 2/10/21. 

Accession Number: 20210210–5016. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–1077–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3207 

WAPA–UGP & Montana-Dakota Utilities 

Att AO Cancellation to be effective 

12/31/2020. 

Filed Date: 2/10/21. 

Accession Number: 20210210–5023. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–1078–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3208 

WAPA–UGP & Otter Tail Power 

Company Att AO Cancellation to be 

effective 12/31/2020. 

Filed Date: 2/10/21. 

Accession Number: 20210210–5025. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–1079–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3239 

WAPA–UGP & Montana-Dakota Utilities 

Co. Att AO Cancel to be effective 

12/31/2020. 

Filed Date: 2/10/21. 

Accession Number: 20210210–5026. 

Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21. 

Docket Numbers: ER21–1080–000. 

Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, 

Inc. 

Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 

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