4614 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 1995 / Notices

occupancy, energy conservation

measures, energy-using equipment, and

both the types and uses of energy

consumed. Energy consumption data for

the building are obtained from the

suppliers of electricity, natural gas, fuel

oil and district heat to the building after

receiving permission from the building

owner, manager or tenant. The energy

suppliers survey is a mail interview.

The data obtained from this survey

are published primarily in EIA reports

titled Commercial Buildings

Characteristics (date of survey) and

Commercial Buildings Energy

Consumption and Expenditures (date of

survey). Selected data from the surveys

are also published in the Monthly

Energy Review and the Annual Energy

Review. Data are available electronically

through the EPUB and on diskettes for

use with personal computers.

II. Current Actions

Anticipated changes for the 1995

CBECS include: Ten Primary Sampling

Units that were dropped in 1989 will be

reinstated; the section ‘‘Construction

Improvements and Maintenance and

Repairs Supplement,’’ conducted for the

Bureau of Census will be deleted; (3)

two types of buildings (parking garages

and buildings on industrial sites) will

not be included in the sample; (4) the

Building Characteristics Questionnaire

(Form EIA–871A) will be substantially

reduced from the 1992 questionnaire so

that it is similar to the 1989

questionnaire; (5) the building

characteristics data will be collected

using Computer Assisted Personal

Interviewing techniques in order to

provide data in a more timely fashion;

and (6) the suppliers of district chilled

water will not be surveyed. No major

changes pertaining to the type of data

collected on the Energy Suppliers Forms

(EIA–871C–F) are anticipated. However,

the format of the Energy Supplier Forms

will be modified to provide data in a

more timely fashion.

III. Request for Comments

Prospective respondents and other

interested parties should comment on

the actions discussed in item II. The

following general guidelines are

provided to assist in the preparation of

responses. Please indicate to which

form(s) your comments apply.’’

As a potential respondent:

A. Are the instructions and

definitions clear and sufficient? If not,

which instructions require clarification?

B. Can the data be submitted using the

definitions included in the instructions?

C. Can data be submitted in

accordance with the response time

specified in the instructions?

D. Public reporting burden for this

collection is estimated to average 45

minutes per interview (Form EIA–871A)

and about 30 minutes per energy

supplier response (Forms EIA–871C–F).

Note: There is no Form EIA–871B. How

much time, including time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information,

do you estimate it will require you to

complete and submit the required form?

E. What is the estimated cost of

completing this form, including the

direct and indirect costs associated with

the data collection? Direct costs should

include all costs, such as administrative

costs, directly attributable to providing

this information.

F. How can the form be improved?

G. Do you know of any other Federal,

State, or local agency that collects

similar data? If you do, specify the

agency, the data element(s), and the

means of collection.

As a potential user:

A. Can you use data at the levels of

detail indicated on the form?

B. For what purpose would you use

the data? Be specific.

C. How could the form be improved

to better meet your specific needs?

D. Are there alternate sources of data

and do you use them? What are their

deficiencies and/or strengths?

E. For the most part, information is

published by EIA in U.S. customary

units, e.g., cubic feet of natural gas,

short tons of coal, and barrels of oil.

Would you prefer to see EIA publish

more information in metric units, e.g.,

cubic meters, metric tons, and

kilograms? If yes, please specify what

information (e.g., coal production,

natural gas consumption, and crude oil

imports), the metric unit(s) of

measurement preferred, and in which

EIA publication(s) you would like to see

such information.

EIA is also interested in receiving

comments from persons regarding their

views on the need for the information

contained in the CBECS.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of the form; they also will

become a matter of public record.

Authority: Section 2(a) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law No. 96–

511, which amended Chapter 35 of Title 44,

United States Code, (see 44 U.S.C. 3506(a)

and (c)(1)).

Issued in Washington, DC, January 17,

1995.

Yvonne M. Bishop,

Director, Office of Statistical Standards,

Energy Information Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–1752 Filed 1–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy

Appliance and Equipment Energy

Efficiency and Water Standards:

Recommendations for Establishing

State and Local Incentive Programs for

Voluntary Replacement of Plumbing

Products by Consumers

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of

Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Energy Policy Act of 1992

requires the Department of Energy (DOE

or Department) to issue

recommendations to the States for

establishing State and local incentive

programs designed to encourage the

acceleration of voluntary replacement,

by consumers, of existing showerheads,

faucets, water closets, and urinals with

those products that meet the standards

established in the legislation.

In order to consult with State and

local government and industry

representatives about the development

of such recommendations, the

Department will hold a public meeting

in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to discuss

programs that promote water

conservation. All persons are hereby

given notice of the opportunity to attend

the public meeting.

DATES: The public meeting will be held

on Friday, January 27, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will begin at

4:00 p.m. and will be held in the Santa

Fe Room at the La Fonda Hotel, 100 E.

Santa Fe Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico,

in conjunction with the mid-winter

meeting of the American Water Works

Association’s Water Conservation

Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Twigg,U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, Forrestal

Building, Mail Station EE–431, 1000

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

9127

Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel,

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC–

72, 1000 Independence Ave., SW,

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–

9507
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Authority

Part B of Title III of the Energy Policy

and Conservation Act, Public Law 94–

163, created the Energy Conservation

Program for Consumer Products other

than Automobiles (Program). The most

recent amendment, the Energy Policy

Act of 1992 (EPACT), Public Law 102–

486, identified several new categories of

products and equipment for inclusion in

various required and voluntary testing

and information programs to promote

energy efficiency and water

conservation. Section 123 of EPACT

established maximum water use

standards for showerheads, faucets,

water closets and urinals for equipment

manufactured after January 1, 1994. In

addition, Section 123 requires the

Secretary of Energy to issue

recommendations to the States for

establishing State and local incentive

programs designed to encourage the

acceleration of voluntary replacement,

by consumers, of existing showerheads,

faucets, water closets, and urinals with

those products that meet the new

statutory standards. In developing the

recommendations, the Secretary is

required to consult with the heads of

other Federal agencies, including the

Administrator of the Environmental

Protection Agency; State officials;

manufacturers, suppliers, and installers

of plumbing products; and other

interested parties.

2. Background

On June 20, 1994, the Department of

Energy held a meeting in New York City

as part of the American Water Works

Association’s annual conference to

receive suggestions on how it should

proceed to elicit broad participation in

the process for developing

recommendations, with input on all

pertinent issues regarding State and

local incentive programs.

Approximately 30 people attended, of

whom 6 submitted written proposals

suggesting various courses of action for

the Department. Discussions continued

at a meeting of the National Association

of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling

Contractors in Las Vegas on September

29, 1994. Ideas and suggestions have

been consolidated into an outline which

will form the basis for a resource guide

being developed by the Department and

its contractor, Lawrence Berkeley

Laboratory.

3. Public Meeting Procedure

The purpose of the meeting is to

discuss the outline and resource

document developed thus far by the

Department of Energy. Informal

discussion will follow an introductory

presentation by the Department.

Issued in Washington, DC, January 19,

1995.

Marvin E. Gunn, Jr.,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 95–1756 Filed 1–23–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Office of Energy Research

Energy Research Financial Assistance

Program Notice 95–13: National

Information Infrastructure

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy

(DOE).

ACTION: Notice inviting grant

applications.

SUMMARY: The Office of Scientific

Computing of the Office of Energy

Research (ER), U.S. Department of

Energy (DOE) hereby announces its

interest in receiving research grant

applications to support DOE’s program

in the President’s National Information

Infrastructure (NII) initiative. The DOE

program is integral to and supportive of

the multi-agency NII initiative through

the High Performance Computing and

Communications (HPCC) program

which has been in place since 1992.

DOE supports NII’s goals through the

Information Infrastructure Technology

and Applications (IITA) component of

the HPCC program by (1) supporting

research and development to solve

important scientific and technical

challenges; (2) reducing the

uncertainties in industrial research and

development through increased

cooperation between government,

industry, and universities and by

continued use of government and

government-funded facilities as a

prototype user of early commercial NII

products; and (3) supporting the

underlying research, network, and

computational infrastructures on which

NII applications are based.

DATES: To permit timely consideration

of awards in FY 1995, formal

applications submitted in response to

this notice must be received by March

15, 1995. Earlier submission is

encouraged.

ADDRESSES: Formal applications

referencing Program Notice 95–13

should be forwarded to: U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of Energy

Research, Acquisition and Assistance

Management Division, ER–64, (GTN),

Washington, DC 20585. Attn: Program

Notice 95–13. The following address

must be used when submitting

applications by U.S. Postal Service

Express Mail, any commercial mail

delivery service, or when hand-carried

by the applicant: U.S. Department of

Energy, Office of Energy Research,

Acquisition and Assistance

Management Division, ER–64, 19901

Germantown Road, Germantown, MD

20874.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Anne Scott, Program Manager,

Office of Scientific Computing, Office of

Energy Research, ER–30/GTN, U.S.

Department of Energy, Washington, DC

20585. (301) 903–9958. E-mail to

hpcc@er.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NII

program announced by Vice President

Gore in 1993 encapsulates the promise

of the Information Age to transform our

society. Historically, communication

and computing technology, i.e., leading

edge information technology, has been a

powerful instrument of change in our

society. The National Information

Infrastructure program seeks to enhance

national competitiveness and improve

the quality of life of the general

populace. The principles and goals of

the NII are: (1) Promote private sector

investment; (2) extend the ‘‘universal

service’’ concept to assure that

information resources are available to

all at affordable prices; (3) promote

technological innovation and new

applications; (4) promote seamless,

interactive, user-driven operation of the

NII; (5) ensure information security and

network reliability; (6) improve

management of the radio frequency

spectrum; (7) protect intellectual

property rights; (8) coordinate with

other levels of government and with

other nations; and (9) provide access to

government information and improve

government procurement.

The DOE program is to approach

these goals by supporting the NII

through the Information Infrastructure

Technology and Applications (IITA)

component of the HPCC program and

requests applications for grants to

support research in the following areas:

I. Wide Area and Distributed Network

Based Technologies To Support Energy

Demand and Supply Management

The management of energy demand is

a serious concern for two reasons: there

is the dependence on imported oil and

gas, which affects the balance of

payments, and there are environmental

concerns with respect to the burning of

fossil fuels. The utility companies use

telecommunications to support their

principal business of managing and

providing energy to their customers.

However, the evolving nature of the