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collections for particular program, 

except where required by statute. 

III. Questions for Comment 

The list below includes the questions 

about these reform ideas that address 

issues which are of greatest interest to 

OMB at this stage of the process. 

Comments addressing any other 

concerns, and other types of feedback, 

are also welcome. 

In addition, as was explained at the 

beginning of this notice, the public 

comments received by OMB will be 

posted on OMB’s Web site and at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Accordingly, 

please do not include in your comments 

any confidential business information or 

information of a personal-privacy 

nature. 

A. Overarching Questions 

1. Which of these reform ideas would 

result in reduced or increased 

administrative burden to you or your 

organization? 

2. Which of these reform ideas would 

be the most or least valuable to you or 

your organization? 

3. Are there any of these reform ideas 

that you would prefer that OMB not 

implement? 

4. Are there any reform ideas, beyond 

those included in this notice, that OMB 

should consider as a way to relieve 

administrative burden? 

B. Single Audits 

1. In general terms, how important are 

Single Audits to your entity or to 

entities you audit for subrecipient 

monitoring? 

2. In general terms, what impacts 

would the following changes to the 

Single Audit framework have on your 

organization in administrative burden 

and in ability to provide oversight to 

subrecipients? 

a. Increasing the Single Audit 

threshold to $1 million? 

b. Requiring a more focused Single 

Audit (with only two compliance 

requirements) for any entity expending 

between $1 million and $3 million? 

c. Requiring full Single Audits for any 

entity expending more than $3 million? 

3. Should the Single Audit 

threshold(s) be increased, and if so, to 

what extent? 

4. Which types of currently universal 

Single Audit compliance requirements 

do you think are most essential to 

identifying and mitigating waste, fraud, 

and abuse? 

5. What processes or tools should the 

Federal Government implement in order 

to ensure better coordination in the 

Single Audit oversight by Federal 

agencies and pass-through agencies, 

including in the resolution of audit 

findings that cut across multiple 

agencies’ programs? 

C. Cost Principles 

1. On indirect cost rates: 

a. Would administrative burden be 

reduced by having an indirect cost rate 

in place for 4 years? 

b. Are there any existing Federal or 

state level statutory/regulatory/agency 

requirements that would prohibit 

recipients from using a ‘‘flat’’ indirect 

cost rate if it were proposed? 

2. What are your views on the 

following types of indirect cost rates? 

a. A flat rate 

b. Longer term for negotiated rates to 

be in effect 

c. A flat rate that would be a fixed 

percentage of the organization’s already 

existing negotiated rate 

3. In general terms, what would be the 

cost implications of implementing each 

of the following reforms, and/or of all of 

them together? 

a. The proposed clarifications to 

allowable charges of directly allocable 

administrative support as a direct cost. 

As currently envisioned, reforms would 

clarify that project-specific activities 

such as managing substances/chemicals, 

data and image management, and 

security are allowable. 

b. Allowing costs associated with 

recovery of improper payments. 

c. Allowing excess capacity for 

telecommunications and public safety 

projects? 

4. Would you be potentially interested 

in participating in a piloted alternative 

for time-and-effort reporting? Is there a 

permanent change to time-and-effort 

requirements that you recommend OMB 

consider? 

5. If your organization is an 

educational institution that does not 

currently receive the Utility Cost 

Adjustment (UCA), what are the general 

factors that your organization would 

likely consider in deciding whether to 

conduct a cost study, and complete a 

plan to reduce utility costs, in order to 

justify receiving the UCA? 

6. For organizations with CAScovered contracts, are there differences 

between what is envisioned here and 

the standards for CAS-covered contracts 

in the FAR that you believe could be 

challenging to address? 

D. Administrative Requirements 

1. What areas of past performance 

should be considered as part of a 

Federal agency assessment of recipient 

risk (e.g., fulfillment of statutory 

matching requirements, record of sound 

financial management practices with no 

significant or material findings or 

weaknesses, ability to meet established 

deadlines)? 

2. What specific standards should be 

considered in Federal agencies’ 

evaluation of merit prior to making 

Federal awards? 

a. How should these be applied? 

b. What elements and what source 

materials should be looked at? 

3. With respect to the existing 

government-wide standard information 

collection requests (ICRs) for grant 

applications and grant reporting— 

a. Do these ICRs provide necessary 

information to enable Federal agencies 

to review grant applications or to 

monitor the progress of grant awardees? 

b. Are these ICRs unnecessarily 

burdensome and, if so, in what way(s)? 

4. Should there be sets of standard 

data elements based on the type of 

assistance being provided (e.g. research, 

construction, social services, 

scholarships or aid program awards, 

etc.)? 

5. Are there any system issues and 

associated costs that may arise as a 

result of implementing the new preaward and post award requirements? In 

general, what is the rough order of 

relative magnitude of these costs? 

Daniel I. Werfel, 

Controller. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 431 

[Docket No. EERE–2010–BT–STD–0043] 

RIN 1904–AC36 

Energy Conservation Program: Public 

Meeting and Availability of the 

Framework Document for HighIntensity Discharge Lamps 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and 

availability of the Framework 

Document. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) is initiating the 

rulemaking and data collection process 

to consider establishing energy 

conservation standards for highintensity discharge (HID) lamps. 

Accordingly, DOE will hold a public 

meeting to discuss and receive 

comments on its planned analytical 

approach and the issues it will address 

in this rulemaking proceeding. DOE 

welcomes written comments from the 

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1For editorial reasons, Parts B and C were redesignated as Parts A and A–1 on codification in 

the U.S. Code. 

public on this rulemaking. To inform 

stakeholders and to facilitate this 

process, DOE has prepared a framework 

document which details the analytical 

approach and identifies several issues 

on which DOE is particularly interested 

in receiving comment. The framework 

document is posted at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

high_intensity_discharge_lamps.html. 

DATES: The Department will hold a 

public meeting on March 29, 2012, from 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. 

Additionally, DOE plans to allow for 

participation in the public meeting via 

webinar. Any person requesting to 

speak at the public meeting should 

submit such request along with a signed 

original and an electronic copy of the 

statement to be given at the public 

meeting before 4 p.m., March 16, 2012. 

Written comments on the framework 

document are welcome, especially 

following the public meeting, and 

should be submitted by April 5, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 8E–089, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20585–0121. Please note that foreign 

nationals participating in the public 

meeting are subject to advance security 

screening procedures. If a foreign 

national wishes to participate in the 

public meeting, please inform DOE of 

this fact as soon as possible by 

contacting Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 

586–2945, so that the necessary 

procedures can be completed. Please 

also note that those wishing to bring 

laptops to the meeting will be required 

to obtain a property pass. Visitors 

should avoid bringing laptops, or allow 

an extra 45 minutes. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments, identified by docket number 

EERE–2010–BT–STD–0043 and/or 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 

1904–AC36, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: HIDLamps–2010–STD– 

0043@ee.doe.gov. Include EERE–2010– 

BT–STD–0043 and/or RIN 1904–AC36 

in the subject line of the message. 

• Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Building 

Technologies Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 

Framework Document for High-Intensity 

Discharge Lamps, EERE–2010–BT–STD– 

0043 and/or RIN 1904–AC36, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed paper original. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda 

Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Building Technologies Program, Sixth 

Floor, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Please submit 

one signed paper original. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number or RIN for this 

rulemaking. 

Docket: The docket for this 

rulemaking is available for review at 

www.regulations.gov, and will include 

Federal Register notices, framework 

documents, public meeting attendee 

lists and transcripts, comments, and 

other supporting documents/materials. 

All documents in the docket are listed 

in the www.regulations.gov index. Not 

all documents listed in the index may 

be publicly available, however, such as 

information that is exempt from public 

disclosure. 

A link to the docket Web page for this 

notice can be found at: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

high_intensity_discharge_lamps.html. 

The regulations.gov Web page contains 

instructions on how to access all 

documents, including public comments, 

in the docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies, EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1604. Email: 

lucy.debutts@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

GC–71, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–7796. Email: 

elizabeth.kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

For information on how to submit or 

review public comments and on how to 

participate in the public meeting, 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards, 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. 

Telephone (202) 586–2945. Email: 

brenda.edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 

Energy Policy and Conservation Act 

(EPCA) (42 U.S.C. 6291, et seq.; EPCA 

or ‘‘the Act’’) sets forth a variety of 

provisions designed to improve energy 

efficiency. (All references to EPCA refer 

to the statute as amended through the 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

of 2007 (EISA 2007), Public Law 110– 

140 (Dec. 19, 2007).) Under EPCA, this 

program consists essentially of four 

parts: (1) Testing; (2) labeling; (3) 

Federal energy conservation standards; 

and (4) certification, compliance, and 

enforcement. Part B of Title III (42 

U.S.C. 6291–6309) established the 

‘‘Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles.’’ Part C of title III (42 

U.S.C. 6311–6317), establishes an 

energy conservation program for certain 

industrial and commercial equipment.1

Although HID lamps are defined in 42 

U.S.C. 6291(46), DOE is required to set 

standards for HID lamps in 42 U.S.C. 

6317(a)(1). Therefore, DOE has 

determined that the provisions of Part C 

are applicable to HID lamps. 

DOE published a positive final 

determination for specified HID lamps 

on July 1, 2010. 75 FR 37975. Pursuant 

to the positive final determination, DOE 

must establish testing requirements for 

the HID lamps specified in the 

determination. (42 U.S.C. 6317(a)(1)) As 

directed by EPCA, DOE must complete 

the HID lamps test procedure final rule 

within 30 months of the completion of 

the final determination (by January 1, 

2013). DOE recently published a notice 

of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) for the 

HID lamp test procedures. 76 FR 77914 

(December 15, 2011). 

DOE must also complete the HID 

lamps energy conservation standards 

rulemaking within 18 months of the 

publication of the HID lamps test 

procedure final rule (by July 1, 2014). 

(42 U.S.C. 6317(b)) During the standards 

rulemaking, DOE will decide whether 

and at what level(s) to promulgate 

energy conservation standards. The 

decision, which will incorporate public 

participation, will be based on 

consideration of the technological 

feasibility, economic justification, and 

energy savings of specific potential 

standard levels as required by EPCA. 

(See, e.g., 42 U.S.C. 6295(o)–(p)) 

DOE has prepared a framework 

document to explain the issues, 

analyses, and processes it anticipates 

using for the development of potential 

energy conservation standards for HID 

lamps. Interested parties may obtain the 

framework document from DOE’s Web 

site (http://www1.eere.energy.gov/ 

buildings/appliance_standards/ 

commercial/ 

high_intensity_discharge_lamps.html). 

DOE will hold a public meeting in 

Washington, DC on the date specified in 

the DATES section to discuss the 

analyses presented and issues identified 

in the framework document prepared 

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for the development of potential HID 

lamp energy conservation standards. At 

the public meeting, the Department will 

make a presentation, invite discussion 

on the rulemaking process as it applies 

to the covered products, and solicit 

comments, data, and information from 

participants and other interested parties. 

Participants can also attend the public 

meeting via webinar. Registration 

information, participant instructions, 

and information about the capabilities 

available to webinar participants will be 

published on the following Web site: 

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/ 

221154352. Participants are responsible 

for ensuring their computer systems are 

compatible with the webinar software. 

The Department encourages those who 

wish to participate in the public 

meeting to obtain the framework 

document and to be prepared to discuss 

its contents. 

Public meeting participants need not 

limit their comments to the issues 

identified in the framework document. 

The Department is also interested in 

receiving views concerning other 

relevant issues that participants believe 

would affect energy conservation 

standards for this equipment or that 

DOE should address in the NOPR. 

Furthermore, the Department welcomes 

all interested parties, regardless of 

whether they participate in the public 

meeting, to submit in writing by the 

date specified in the DATES section, 

comments and information on matters 

addressed in the framework document 

and on other matters relevant to 

consideration of standards for HID 

lamps. At this time, DOE is tentatively 

considering setting standards based on 

the information included in the 

framework document. DOE will 

consider modifications to its approach 

based on the data and comments 

received in response to the framework 

document and public meeting. 

The public meeting will be conducted 

in an informal, facilitated, conference 

style. There shall be no discussion of 

proprietary information, costs or prices, 

company market shares, or other 

commercial matters regulated by U.S. 

antitrust laws. A court reporter will 

record the proceedings of the public 

meeting, after which a transcript will be 

made available on DOE’s Web site at 

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/ 

appliance_standards/commercial/ 

high_intensity_discharge_lamps.html. 

After the public meeting and the close 

of the comment period on the 

framework document, DOE will collect 

data, conduct the analyses as discussed 

in the framework document and at the 

public meeting, and review the 

comments received. 

DOE considers public participation to 

be a very important part of the process 

for setting energy conservation 

standards. DOE actively encourages the 

participation and interaction of the 

public during the comment period in 

each stage of the rulemaking process. 

Beginning with the framework 

document, and during each subsequent 

public meeting and comment period, 

interactions with and between members 

of the public provide a balanced 

discussion of the issues to assist DOE in 

the standards rulemaking process. 

Accordingly, anyone who would like to 

participate in the public meeting, 

receive meeting materials, or be added 

to the DOE mailing list to receive future 

notices and information regarding this 

rulemaking on HID lamps should 

contact Ms. Brenda Edwards at (202) 

586–2945, or via email at: 

Brenda.Edwards@ee.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 21, 

2012. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4639 Filed 2–27–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–0177; Directorate 

Identifier 2009–SW–59–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Eurocopter 

France Helicopters 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for 

Eurocopter France Model EC155B and 

EC155B1 helicopters with a VIP 4-seat 

bench. This proposed AD is prompted 

by the determination that the load 

strength of the seat attachment hardware 

of the seat installation does not meet 

certification specifications. The 

proposed actions are intended to 

prevent overloading of the seat structure 

at the attachment point during a hard 

landing or emergency landing, which 

could result in the VIP 4-seat bench 

detaching from the floor and subsequent 

injury to the seat occupants. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by April 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Send comments to the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to the 

‘‘Mail’’ address between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Examining the AD Docket: You may 

examine the AD docket on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov or in 

person at the Docket Operations Office 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this proposed 

AD, the economic evaluation, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for the 

Docket Operations Office (telephone 

800–647–5527) is in the ADDRESSES

section. Comments will be available in 

the AD docket shortly after receipt. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact American 

Eurocopter Corporation, 2701 N. Forum 

Drive, Grand Prairie, TX 75052, 

telephone (972) 641–0000 or (800) 232– 

0323, fax (972) 641–3775, or at http:// 

www.eurocopter.com/techpub. You may 

review a copy of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Office of the 

Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 

2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Roach, Aerospace Engineer, FAA, 

Regulations and Policy Group, 2601 

Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 

76137; telephone: (817) 222–5130; fax: 

(817) 222–5961, email 

gary.b.roach@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to participate in this 

rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. We also 

invite comments relating to the 

economic, environmental, energy, or 

federalism impacts that might result 

from adopting the proposals in this 

document. The most helpful comments 

reference a specific portion of the 

proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

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