[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 98 (Friday, May 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31891-31892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12635]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed information collection that DOE is developing for submission 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This information 
collection would collect information from Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 
facilities concerning the details of newly installed CHP power systems.

DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted by July 18, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Industrial Technologies, Attn: Thomas J. King, Room 
5F-064, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. King, (202) 586-2387.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

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    Collection Title: U.S. Department of Energy/Combined Heat and Power 
Registry
    Type of Review: New collection.
    OMB Number: None.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, Businesses, State and Local 
Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 500.
    Frequency of Response: One time only.
    Abstract: DOE plans to publicize widely the existence of the 
registry through it Regional Offices, the CHP website, meetings, 
conferences and the like, and through its relationship with CHP 
organizations. Due to the recent high level of interest in CHP, DOE 
expects that many CHP installers, individuals, utilities, governments, 
and businesses will wish to register their CHP systems in order to gain 
recognition on the CHP webpage and also be potentially eligible for an 
award. Registration would take place electronically (a paper form would 
be available upon request) by responding to a series of very brief 
questions. If a system met the established criteria, a CHP certificate 
would be sent to the facility. Registration would take place one time 
only. DOE plans to aggregate the data and generate reports detailing 
the geographic distribution of systems and among other things, the 
sizes and types of systems. This data collection will assist DOE in its 
management of and planning for the continued success of the CHP 
initiative.
    Request for Comments: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), DOE 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary to measure the progress and success of the CHP registry; 
(2) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on those who choose to 
respond. Additional information about DOE's proposed information 
collection may be obtained from the contact person named in this 
notice.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 9, 2000.
Dan Reicher,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 00-12635 Filed 5-18-00; 8:45 am]
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