Antonio Bouza

10/16/2006 10:06 AM

To: Antonio Bouza/EE/DOE@DOE

cc: Brenda Edwards-Jones /EE/DOE@DOE

Subject: Distribution Transformer: Paperwork Reduction Act Submission

0 Federal Record 40 Not a Federal Record

User Filed as: Not Categorized in ERMS

To all Distribution Transformer stakeholders:

The Department of Energy is writing to inform you that the Federal Register published on Friday, October 13, 2006 a

Paperwork Reduction Act Submission for Distribution Transformers. Please find the file attached below.

The Department will be updating its website and posting this file on its website early this week:

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/distribution_transformers. html

Best Wishes,

Antonio Bouza

Building Technologies Program

U.S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington DC 20585-0121

phone: 202.586.4563

antonio.bouza@ee.doe.gov

71FR60483.pdf

EE-TP-98-550 COMMENT 69

Antonio Bouza To: Antonio Bouza/EE/DOE@DOE 

10/16/200610:06 AM cc: Brenda Edwards-Jones/EE/DOE@DOE 

Subject: Distribution Transformer: Paperwork Reduction Act Submission 

o Federal Record • Not a Federal Record 

User Filed as: Not Categorized in ERMS 

To all Distribution Transformer stakeholders: 

The Department of Energy is writing to inform you that the Federal Register published on Friday, October 13, 2006 a 

Paperwork Reduction Act Submission for Distribution Transformers. Please find the file attached below. 

The Department will be updating its website and posting this file on its website early this week: 

http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/distribution_transformers.html 

Best Wishes, 

Antonio Bouza 

Building Technologies Program 

U.S. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW 

Washington DC 20585-0121 

phone: 202.586.4563 

antonio.bouza@ee.doe.gov 

71FR60483.pdf 
Federal Register /Vol. 71, No. 198 /Friday, October 13, 2006 /Notices

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Logistics Agency

ACTION: Submission for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review;

comment request.

Membership of the Defense Logistics SUMMARY : The Department of Energy

Agency (DLA) Senior Executive (DOE) has submitted the proposed

Service (SES) Performance Review collection of information described in

Board (PRB) this notice to the Office of Management

AGENCY : DLogistics Agency, and Budget (OMB) for review and A

AGENCY: Defense e Defense. approval in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

ACTION : Notice of membership-2006 L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The

DLA PRB. proposed collection of information is in

SUMMARY : This notice announces the

appointment of members to the Defense

Logistics Agency Senior Executive

Service (SES) Performance Review

Board (PRB). The publication of PRB

composition is required by 5 U.S.C.

4314(c)(4). The PRB provides fair and

impartial review of Senior Executive

Service performance appraisals and

makes recommendations to the Director,

Defense Logistics Agency, with respect

to pay level adjustments and

performance awards, and other actions

related to management of the SES cadre.

DATES : Effective Date: September 26,

2006.

ADDRESSES : Defense Logistics Agency,

8725 John J. Kingman Road, STE 2533,

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6221.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Laurie Hall, SES Program Manager,

Human Resources (J-1), Defense

Logistics Agency, Department of

Defense, (703) 767-6404.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the

following are the names and titles of

DLA career executives appointed to

serve as members of the SES PRB.

Members will serve a 1-year term,

which beings on September 26, 2006.

PRB Chair: Major General Loren M.

Reno, USAF.

Members: Mr. Jeffrey Neal, Director,

Human Resources, Ms. Mae De

Vincentis, Director, Information

Operations/CFO, Mr. Richard Connelly,

Director, Defense Energy Support

Center.

Robert T. Dail,

Lieutenant General, USA, Director, Defense

Logistics Agency.

[FR Doc. 06-8661 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3620-01-M

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection

Request

AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, Department of

Energy.

a final rule pertaining to test procedures

for distribution transformers, which

DOE published at 71 FR 24971 (April

27, 2006). DOE received no comments

in response to an earlier notice inviting

public comment on this proposed

collection (71 FR 24844, April 27, 2006).

DATES : Comments regarding this

collection must be received on or before

November 13, 2006. 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: Comments should be sent to

the Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: OMB Desk Officer for

DOE, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503. A copy of the

comments should also be sent to:

Antonio Bouza, U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, EE-2J, 1000

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to Antonio Bouza at the

address listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following proposed collection of

information has been sent to OMB for

clearance:

(1) OMB No.. Pending Approval. (2)

Package Title: Test Procedures for

Distribution Transformers. (3) Type of

Review: New collection. (4) Purpose:

This information collection is necessary

for assessing the efficiency of DOE

distribution transformers. (5)

Respondents: 57. (6) Type of

Respondents: Manufacturers of lowvoltage dry-type distribution

transformers. (7) Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping: Maintenance of (1) data

and (2) calibration procedures and

actions. (8) Estimated Number of

Burden Hours: 5,472. Abstract: On April

60483

27, 2006, DOE published a final rule

that established test procedures for

measuring the energy efficiency of

distribution transformers (71 FR 24971).

When energy conservation standards go

into effect for low-voltage dry-type

distribution transformers on January 1,

2007, the rule will become applicable to

manufacturers of these transformers.

The rule would require the

manufacturers to meet the following

recordkeeping requirements: (1) Have

records as to alternative efficiency

determination methods available for

DOE inspection; (2) maintain calibration

records; and (3) document calibration

procedures. A Paperwork Reduction Act

Submission has been submitted to OMB

for clearance, and DOE invites the

public to submit comments to OMB on

these requirements. OMB is particularly

interested in receiving public comments

which evaluate: (1) Whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary, (2) the accuracy of DOE's

estimate of the burden of the proposed

information collection, (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected, and

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

choose to respond.

Statutory Authority: Department of Energy

Organization Act, Public Law 95-91.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6,

2006.

Sharon A. Evelin,

Director, Records Management Division,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. E6-16999 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection

Extension

AGENCY : 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 package to the OMB for

extension under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

package requests a three-year extension

of the information collection entitled,

"Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements for Safety Management

System." Comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the extended information

collections are necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information has practical utility; (b) the

accuracy of the agency's estimate of the

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Federal Register/Vol. 71, No. 19B/Friday, October 13, 2006/Notices 60483 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense logistics Agency 

Membership of the Defense logistics 

Agency (DlA) Senior Executive 

Service (SES) Performance Review 

Board (PRB) 

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, 

Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of membership-2006 

DLAPRB. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

appointment of members to the Defense 

Logistics Agency Senior Executive 

Service (SES) Performance Review 

Board (PRE). The publication of PRB 

composition is required by 5 U.S.c. 

4314(c)(4). The PRB provides fair and 

impartial review of Senior Executive 

Service performance appraisals and 

makes recommendations to the Director, 

Defense Logistics Agency, with respect 

to pay level adjustments and 

performance awards, and other actions 

related to management of the SES cadre. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 26, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Defense Logistics Agency, 

8725 John J. Kingman Road, STE 2533, 

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 22060-6221. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Laurie Hall, SES Program Manager, 

Human Resources (J-l), Defense 

Logistics Agency, Department of 

Defense, (703) 767-6404. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 

following are the names and titles of 

DLA career executives appointed to 

serve as members ofthe SES PRB. 

Members will serve a i-year term, 

which beings on September 26, 2006. 

PRB Chair: Major General Loren M. 

Reno, USAF. 

Members: Mr. Jeffrey Neal, Director, 

Human Resources, Ms. Mae De 

Vincentis, Director, Information 

Operations/CFO, Mr. Richard Connelly, 

Director, Defense Energy Support 

Center. 

Robert T. Dail, 

Lieutenant General, USA, Director, Defense 

Logistics Agency. 

[FR Doc. 06-8661 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 362G-01-M 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Submission for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) review; 

comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted the proposed 

collection of information described in 

this notice to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104-13,44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The 

proposed collection of information is in 

a final rule pertaining to test procedures 

for distribution transformers, which 

DOE published at 71 FR 24971 (April 

27,2006). DOE received no comments 

in response to an earlier notice inviting 

public comment on this proposed 

collection (71 FR 24844, April 27, 2006). 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received o'n or before 

November 13, 2006. 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: Comments should be sent to 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attention: OMB Desk Officer for 

DOE, Room 10202, New Executive 

Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. A copy ofthe 

comments should also be sent to: 

Antonio Bouza, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, EE-2J, 1000 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Antonio Bouza at the 

address listed above in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following proposed collection of 

information has been sent to OMB for 

clearance: 

(1) OMB No.: Pending Approval. (2) 

Package Title: Test Procedures for 

Distribution Transformers. (3) Type of 

Review: New collection. (4) Purpose: 

This information collection is necessary 

for assessing the efficiency of DOE 

distribution transformers. (5) 

Respondents: 57. (6) Type of 

Respondents: Manufacturers of lowvoltage dry-type distribution 

transformers. (7) Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping: Maintenance of (1) data 

and (2) calibration procedures and 

actions. (8) Estimated Number of 

Burden Hams: 5,472. Abstract: On April 

27,2006, DOE published a final rule 

that established test procedures for 

measuring the energy efficiency of 

distribution transformers (71 FR 24971). 

When energy conservation standards go 

into effect for low-voltage dry-type 

distribution transformers on January 1, 

2007, the rule will become applicable to 

manufacturers of these transformers. 

The rule would require the 

manufacturers to meet the following 

recordkeeping requirements: (1) Have 

records as to alternative efficiency 

determination methods available for 

DOE inspection; (2) maintain calibration 

records; and (3) document calibration 

procedures. A Paperwork Reduction Act 

Submission has been submitted to OMB 

for clearance, and DOE invites the 

public to submit comments to OMB on 

these requirements. OMB is particularly 

interested in receiving public comments 

which evaluate: (1) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary, (2) the accuracy of DOE's 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

information collection, (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected, and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

choose to respond. 

Statutory Authority: Department of Energy 

Organization Act, Public Law 95-91. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 

2006. 

Sharon A. Evelin, 

Director, Records Management Division, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6-16999 Filed 10-12-06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 645G-01-P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: 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 package to the OMB for 

extension under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

package requests a three-year extension 

of the information collection entitled, 

"Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements for Safety Management 

System." Comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether the extended information 

collections are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy ofthe agency's estimate of the