676 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 2 / Tuesday, January 5, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[Docket Nos. EE–RM/TP–99–450 and EE– 

RM/TP–05–500] 

RINs 1904–AA96 and 1904–AB53 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Certification, 

Compliance, and Enforcement 

Requirements for Consumer Products 

and Certain Commercial and Industrial 

Equipment 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

proposed information collection 

described in this notice, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before March 8, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Ever Crutchfield or Christina 

Rouleau, Information Management (IM– 

23), U.S. Department of Energy, Room 

4002/4003, 19901 Germantown Rd., 

Germantown, MD 20874 (or via the 

Internet at Ever.Crutchfield@hq.doe.gov 

or Christina.Rouleau@hq.doe.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Michael McCabe, (202) 586– 

9155 or Michael.McCabe@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Energy Policy and Conservation 

Act (EPCA) establishes energy and water 

conservation standards and test 

procedures for consumer products and 

certain commercial and industrial 

equipment. The Energy Policy Act of 

1992 (EPACT 1992) and the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005) 

amended EPCA and included new 

standards and test procedures for 

additional consumer products and 

commercial and industrial equipment. 

DOE is developing regulations to 

implement reporting requirements for 

energy conservation standards and 

energy use reporting, and to address 

other matters including compliance 

certification, prohibited actions, and 

enforcement procedures for the 

commercial and industrial equipment 

covered by EPACT 2005, as well as the 

commercial heating, air-conditioning, 

and water heating equipment covered 

under EPACT 1992. DOE is also 

developing provisions for manufacturer 

certification for distribution 

transformers. See 64 FR 69598 

(December 13, 1999); 71 FR 25103 

(April 28, 2006); and 71 FR 42178 (July 

25, 2006). 

The information that would be 

required by these regulations, if 

finalized, and that is the subject of this 

proposed collection of information, 

would be submitted by manufacturers to 

certify compliance with energy and 

water efficiency standards established 

by DOE. DOE would also use the 

information to determine whether an 

enforcement action is warranted. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include e-mail of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: To be 

determined. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Manufacturers of 

consumer products and commercial and 

industrial equipment covered by the 

rulemakings discussed above. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

204. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Certification reports and compliance 

statements, 16 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,264.00. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $244,800.00 in recordkeeping/ 

reporting costs. 

IV. Request for Comments 

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 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (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. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3, 

2009. 

Cathy Zoi, 

Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. E9–30886 Filed 1–4–10; 8:45 am] 

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