Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 246 / Thursday, December 22, 2011 / Notices 79665 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(the Department), in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 

provides the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information. This helps 

the Department assess the impact of its 

information collection requirements and 

minimize the reporting burden on the 

public and helps the public understand 

the Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. The Acting 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden 

and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please 

note that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

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

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. 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: December 19, 2011. 

Darrin King, 

Director, Information Collection Clearance 

Division, Privacy, Information and Records 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Federal Student Aid 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title of Collection: Guaranty Agency 

Financial Report. 

OMB Control Number: 1845–0026. 

Agency Form Number(s): Form 2000. 

Frequency of Responses: Monthly. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 792. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 43,560. 

Abstract: The Guaranty Agency 

Financial Report (GAFR), ED Form 

2000, is used by the thirty-three (33) 

guaranty agencies under the Federal 

Family Education Loan program, 

authorized by Title IV, Part B of the 

Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended. Guaranty agencies use the 

GAFR to: (1) Request reinsurance from 

the U.S. Department of Education (ED); 

(2) request payment on death, disability, 

closed school, and false certification 

claim payments to lenders; (3) remit to 

ED refunds on rehabilitated loans and 

consolidation loans; (4) remit to ED 

default and wage garnishment 

collections. ED also uses report data to 

monitor the guaranty agency’s financial 

activities (agency federal fund and 

agency operating fund) and each 

agency’s federal receivable balance. 

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 4771. 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., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to (202) 401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

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. 2011–32820 Filed 12–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted an information 

collection request to the OMB for 

extension under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection package requests 

a three-year extension of ‘‘Industrial 

Relations,’’ OMB Control Number 1910– 

0600. This proposed collection covers 

major Department contractor Human 

Resource information necessary for 

contract management, administration, 

and cost control. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

January 23, 2012. If you anticipate that 

you will be submitting comments, but 

find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the OMB Desk Officer of 

your intention to make a submission as 

soon as possible. The Desk Officer may 

be telephoned at (202) 395–4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the 

DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 

10102, 735 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; and to 

Robert M. Myers, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–1615, 

202–287–1584, or by fax at (202) 287– 

1349, or by email at 

robert.myers@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Robert Myers at the address 

listed above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–0600; 

(2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Industrial Relations; 

(3) Type of Request: Renewal; 

(4) Purpose: This information is 

required for management oversight of 

the Department of Energy’s Facilities 

Management Contractors and to ensure 

that the programmatic and 

administrative management 

requirements of the contract are 

managed efficiently and effectively; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 303; 


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79666 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 246 / Thursday, December 22, 2011 / Notices 

1For editorial reasons, upon codification in the 

U.S. Code, Part B was re-designated Part A. 

(6) Annual Estimated Number of 

Total Responses: 303; 

(7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 6,437; 

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7256; 48 CFR 

970.0370–1. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

16, 2011. 

Patrick M. Ferraro, 

Acting Director, Office of Procurement and 

Assistance Management (OPAM). 

[FR Doc. 2011–32806 Filed 12–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

[Case No. CW–021] 

Decision and Order Granting a Waiver 

to LG from the Department of Energy 

Residential Clothes Washer Test 

Procedure 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Decision and Order. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) gives notice of the 

decision and order (Case No. CW–021) 

that grants to LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc. 

(LG) a waiver from the DOE clothes 

washer test procedure for determining 

the energy consumption of clothes 

washers for the basic models set forth in 

its petition for waiver. Under today’s 

decision and order, LG shall be required 

to test and rate these clothes washers 

using an alternate test procedure that 

takes their large capacities into account 

when measuring energy consumption. 

DATES: This Decision and Order is 

effective December 22, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Building Technologies 

Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–9611, Email: mail 

to: Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov. 

Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of the General Counsel, 

Mail Stop GC–71, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0103. Telephone: (202) 586–7796, 

Email: mail to: 

Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)), 

DOE gives notice of the issuance of its 

decision and order as set forth below. 

The decision and order grants LG a 

waiver from the applicable clothes 

washer test procedure in 10 CFR part 

430, subpart B, appendix J1 for certain 

basic models of clothes washers with 

capacities greater than 3.8 cubic feet, 

provided that LG tests and rates such 

products using the alternate test 

procedure described in this notice. 

Today’s decision prohibits LG from 

making representations concerning the 

energy efficiency of these products 

unless the product has been tested 

consistent with the provisions and 

restrictions in the alternate test 

procedure set forth in the decision and 

order below, and the representations 

fairly disclose the test results. 

Distributors, retailers, and private 

labelers are held to the same standard 

when making representations regarding 

the energy efficiency of these products. 

42 U.S.C. 6293(c). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

16, 2011. 

Kathleen B. Hogan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

Decision and Order 

In the Matter of: LG Electronics 

U.S.A., Inc. (Case No. CW–021). 

I. Background and Authority 

Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy 

and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), 

Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291– 

6309, as codified) established the 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products Other Than 

Automobiles, a program covering most 

major household appliances, which 

includes the residential clothes washers 

that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B 

includes definitions, test procedures, 

labeling provisions, energy conservation 

standards, and the authority to require 

information and reports from 

manufacturers. Further, Part B 

authorizes the Secretary of Energy to 

prescribe test procedures that are 

reasonably designed to produce results 

which measure energy efficiency, 

energy use, or estimated operating costs, 

and that are not unduly burdensome to 

conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)). The test 

procedure for automatic and semiautomatic clothes washers is set forth in 

10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1. 

DOE’s regulations for covered 

products contain provisions allowing a 

person to seek a waiver from the test 

procedure requirements for a particular 

basic model for covered consumer 

products when (1) the petitioner’s basic 

model for which the petition for waiver 

was submitted contains one or more 

design characteristics that prevent 

testing according to the prescribed test 

procedure, or (2) when prescribed test 

procedures may evaluate the basic 

model in a manner so unrepresentative 

of its true energy consumption 

characteristics as to provide materially 

inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR 

430.27(a)(1). Petitioners must include in 

their petition any alternate test 

procedures known to the petitioner to 

evaluate the basic model in a manner 

representative of its energy 

consumption characteristics. 10 CFR 

430.27(b)(1)(iii). 

The Assistant Secretary for Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the 

Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver 

subject to conditions, including 

adherence to alternate test procedures. 

10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in 

effect pursuant to the provisions of 10 

CFR 430.27(m). 

Any interested person who has 

submitted a petition for waiver may also 

file an application for interim waiver of 

the applicable test procedure 

requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The 

Assistant Secretary will grant an interim 

waiver request if it is determined that 

the applicant will experience economic 

hardship if the interim waiver is denied, 

if it appears likely that the petition for 

waiver will be granted, and/or the 

Assistant Secretary determines that it 

would be desirable for public policy 

reasons to grant immediate relief 

pending a determination on the petition 

for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g). 

On December 23, 2010, DOE issued 

enforcement guidance for large-capacity 

clothes washers. This guidance can be 

found on DOE’s Web site at http:// 

energy.gov/sites/prod/files/gcprod/

documents/LargeCapacityRCW_

guidance_122210.pdf. 

II. LG’s Petition for Waiver: Assertions 

and Determinations 

On October 3, 2011, LG submitted the 

instant petition for waiver and 

application for interim waiver (petition) 

from the test procedure applicable to 

automatic and semi-automatic clothes 

washers set forth in 10 CFR part 430, 

subpart B, appendix J1. LG requested a 

waiver to test specified basic models of 

its residential clothes washers with 

basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic 

feet on the basis of the test procedures 

contained in 10 CFR part 430, Subpart 

B, Appendix J1, with a revised Table 5.1 

which extends the range of container 

volumes beyond 3.8 cubic feet. LG’s 

instant petition and DOE’s grant of 

interim waiver were published in the 


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