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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77668-77669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30674]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Certification Reports, Compliance Statements, Application for a 
Test Procedure Waiver, and Recordkeeping for Consumer Products and 
Commercial/Industrial Equipment Subject to Federal Energy or Water 
Conservation Standards

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

ACTION: Proposed information collection; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on 
a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) 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; (b) 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; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) 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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 24, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Ms. Ashley Armstrong, 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. Email: certification_compliance_enforcement@ee.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Ashley Armstrong at Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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, and 
Recordkeeping for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment 
subject to Energy or Water Conservation Standards;
    (3) Type of Request: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: DOE is seeking approval to collect information from 
manufacturers and to require that manufacturers retain records of 
covered consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment 
pursuant to Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 
1975, as amended (``EPCA''), 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq. The EPCA sets forth 
a variety of provisions designed to improve energy efficiency. Part A 
of Title III (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309) of the EPCA provides for the Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles.
    The Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than 
Automobiles consists of four parts: (1) Testing, (2) labeling, (3) 
Federal energy conservation standards, and (4) certification and 
enforcement procedures. The testing requirements consist of test 
procedures that manufacturers of covered products must use (1) as the 
basis for certifying to DOE that their products comply with the 
applicable energy conservation standards adopted under the EPCA, and 
(2) for making representations about the efficiency of those products. 
DOE must use these test requirements to determine whether the products 
comply with any relevant standards promulgated under the EPCA.
    DOE is renewing its information collection on the energy and water 
efficiency of consumer products and commercial equipment manufactured 
for distribution in commerce in the United States. Under the Energy 
Conservation Program for Consumer Products Other Than Automobiles DOE 
requires that manufacturers: (1) Submit certification and compliance 
reports for each basic model distributed in commerce in the U.S.; (2) 
maintain records underlying the certified ratings for each basic model 
including test data and the associated calculations; and (3) submit an 
application for a test procedure waiver for which manufacturers may 
elect to submit if they manufacturer a basic model that cannot be 
tested pursuant to the DOE test procedure.
    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 only mechanism for submitting

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certification reports to DOE. CCMS currently has product specific 
templates which manufacturers are required to use when submitting 
certification data to DOE. See http://www.regulations.doe.gov/ccms. 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.
    Covered products and equipment are described in 10 CFR parts 429, 
430, and 431. They generally include: (1) Residential 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; and (52) television sets.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 2000;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 20,000;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 68,000 (3 hours for 
certification reports, compliance statements, and recordkeeping; 50 
hours for test procedure waiver preparation);
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$6,800,000.

Statutory Authority

    Part A of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as 
amended (42 U.S.C. 6291-6309); 10 CFR parts 429, 430, and 431.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2013.
Kathleen Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-30674 Filed 12-23-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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