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proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: April 3, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official Regulatory Information 

Management Services Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: An Investigation of the Impact 

of a Traits-Based Writing Model on 

Student Achievement. 

Frequency: Semi-Annually; three 

times per year. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Individuals or 

household. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 3,392. 

Burden Hours: 7,072. 

Abstract: This study is designed to 

test the effectiveness of an analytical 

trait-based model for teaching and 

assessing student writing, called 6+1 

Trait(r) Writing, by examining its impact 

on the writing achievement of 5th 

graders. The model is designed to 

improve student writing through an 

integrated approach to teaching and 

assessing writing skills, and it 

incorporates ten instructional strategies 

to develop the specific traits of writing. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3299. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20202–4700. Requests may also be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E7–6617 Filed 4–6–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The IC Clearance Official, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management invites 

comments on the submission for OMB 

review as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 9, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, 

Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are 

encouraged to submit responses 

electronically by e-mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or via fax 

to (202) 395–6974. Commenters should 

include the following subject line in 

their response ‘‘Comment: [insert OMB 

number], [insert abbreviated collection 

name, e.g., ‘‘Upward Bound 

Evaluation’’]. Persons submitting 

comments electronically should not 

submit paper copies. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The IC Clearance 

Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of 

Management, publishes that notice 

containing proposed information 

collection requests prior to submission 

of these requests to OMB. Each 

proposed information collection, 

grouped by office, contains the 

following: (1) Type of review requested, 

e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or 

reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of 

the collection; (4) Description of the 

need for, and proposed use of, the 

information; (5) Respondents and 

frequency of collection; and (6) 

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping 

burden. OMB invites public comment. 

Dated: April 3, 2007. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Office of the Chief Information Officer 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Education Resource 

Organizations Directory (EROD). 

Frequency: On Occasion; Annually. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs; Businesses or 

other for-profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 3,088. 

Burden Hours: 677. 

Abstract: The Education Resource 

Organizations Directory (EROD) is an 

electronic directory of educational 

resource organizations and services 

available at the State, regional, and 

national level. The goal of this directory 

is to help individuals and organizations 

identify and contact organizational 

sources of information and assistance on 

a broad range of education-related 

topics. Users of the directory include 

diverse groups such as teachers, 

librarians, students, researchers, and 

parents. 

Requests for copies of the information 

collection submission for OMB review 

may be accessed from http:// 

edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 3274. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ‘‘ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Potomac Center, 9th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20202–4700. Requests 

may also be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–

245–6623. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 


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should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E7–6618 Filed 4–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Docket No. EERE–2006–WAV–0147] 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Decision and 

Order Granting a Waiver From the 

Department of Energy (DOE) 

Residential and Commercial Package 

Air Conditioner and Heat Pump Test 

Procedures to Mitsubishi Electric, and 

Modification of a 2004 Waiver Granted 

to Mitsubishi Electric From the Same 

DOE Test Procedures (Case No. CAC–

012) 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Decision and Order. 

SUMMARY: Today’s notice publishes a 

Decision and Order (Case No. CAC–012) 

granting a Waiver to Mitsubishi Electric 

and Electronics USA, Inc. (‘‘MEUS’’) 

from the existing Department of Energy 

(DOE) residential and commercial 

package air conditioner and heat pump 

test procedures for specified R410A 

CITY MULTI products. MEUS shall be 

required to test and rate the R410A 

CITY MULTI VRFZ products according 

to the alternate test procedure set forth 

in this notice. DOE is also amending the 

waiver granted to MEUS for its R22 

CITY MULTI products in August 2004 

to explicitly prohibit MEUS from 

making energy efficiency 

representations regarding these products 

unless such representations are 

consistent with the alternate test 

procedure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mailstop EE–2J, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9611, E-mail: 

Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov; or 

Francine Pinto, Esq., U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel, Mail 

Stop GC–72, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103, (202) 586–

9507; E-mail: 

Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Title 10, Code of 

Federal Regulations Parts 430.27(l) and 

431.401(f)(4), notice is hereby given of 

the issuance of a Decision and Order 

granting MEUS a Waiver from the 

applicable Department of Energy 

residential and commercial package air 

conditioner and heat pump test 

procedures for its R410A CITY MULTI 

Variable Refrigerant Flow Zoning 

(‘‘VRFZ’’) products, subject to a 

condition requiring MEUS to test and 

rate its R410A CITY MULTI products 

pursuant to the alternate test procedure 

described in this notice. Today’s 

decision requires that any 

representations concerning the energy 

efficiency of these products are made 

consistent with the provisions and 

restrictions in the alternate test 

procedure. 

The waiver granted for MEUS’s R22 

CITY MULTI VRFZ products on August 

27, 2004, is hereby amended to prohibit 

MEUS from making energy efficiency 

representations regarding its R22 CITY 

MULTI products unless such 

representations are made consistent 

with the provisions set forth in the 

alternate test procedure described in 

this notice. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 2, 

2007. 

Alexander A. Karsner, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: Mitsubishi Electric 

and Electronics USA, Inc. (‘‘MEUS’’) 

(Case No. CAC–012). 

Background 

Title III of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (‘‘EPCA’’) sets forth a 

variety of provisions concerning energy 

efficiency. Part B of Title III (42 U.S.C. 

6291–6309) provides for the ‘‘Energy 

Conservation Program for Consumer 

Products other than Automobiles.’’ Part 

C of Title III (42 U.S.C. 6311–6317) 

provides for an energy efficiency 

program entitled ‘‘Certain Industrial 

Equipment,’’ which is similar to the 

program in Part B, and which includes 

commercial air conditioning equipment, 

packaged boilers, water heaters, and 

other types of commercial equipment. 

Today’s notice involves residential 

products under Part B, and commercial 

equipment under Part C. Both parts 

specifically provide for definitions, test 

procedures, labeling provisions, energy 

conservation standards, and the 

authority to require information and 

reports from manufacturers. With 

respect to test procedures, both parts 

generally authorize the Secretary of 

Energy to prescribe test procedures that 

are reasonably designed to produce 

results which reflect energy efficiency, 

energy use and estimated operating 

costs, and that are not unduly 

burdensome to conduct. (42 U.S.C. 

6293(b)(3), 6314(a)(2)) 

The test procedure for residential 

central air conditioning and heat pump 

products is contained in 10 CFR Part 

430, Subpart B, Appendix M. For 

commercial package air conditioning 

and heating equipment, EPCA provides 

that the test procedures shall be those 

generally accepted industry testing or 

rating procedures developed or 

recognized by the Air-Conditioning and 

Refrigeration Institute (‘‘ARI’’) or by the 

American Society of Heating, 

Refrigerating and Air Conditioning 

Engineers (‘‘ASHRAE’’), as referenced in 

ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 and in 

effect on June 30, 1992. (42 U.S.C. 

6314(a)(4)(A)) This section also provides 

for the Secretary of Energy to amend the 

test procedure for a product if the 

industry test procedure is amended, 

unless the Secretary determines that 

such a modified test procedure does not 

meet the statutory criteria. (42 U.S.C. 

6314(a)(4)(B)) 

On December 8, 2006, DOE published 

a final rule adopting test procedures for 

commercial package air conditioning 

and heating equipment, effective 

January 8, 2007. 71 FR 71340. DOE 

adopted ARI Standard 210/240–2003 for 

commercial package air conditioning 

and heating equipment with capacities 

<65,000 Btu/h and ARI Standard 340/ 

360–2004 for commercial package air 

conditioning and heating equipment 

with capacities ≥65,000 Btu/h and 

<240,000 Btu/h. Id. at 71371. The[MR1] 

capacities of MEUS’s CITY MULTI 

VRFZ products fall in the ranges 

covered by ARI Standard 340/360–2004 

and the DOE test procedure for 

residential products referred to above. 

DOE’s regulations contain provisions 

allowing a person to seek a waiver from 

the test procedure requirements for 

covered consumer products. These 

provisions are set forth in 10 CFR 

430.27. The waiver provisions for 

commercial equipment are substantively 

identical to those for covered consumer 

products and are found at 10 CFR 

431.401. 

The waiver provisions allow the 

Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy (‘‘Assistant 

Secretary’’) to temporarily waive test 

procedures for a particular basic model 

when a petitioner shows that the basic 

model contains one or more design 


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