[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68262-68263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32864]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
RIN 1904-AA67


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13, the Office of Codes and Standards (OCS) in the Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) has submitted the following 
proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.


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DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted by January 11, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to: Office of Management 
and Budget, Attn: OMB Energy Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive 
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. A copy of the comments should 
also be submitted to: Department of Energy, Attn: Bryan Berringer, 
Office of Codes and Standards (EE-43), Room 1J-018/FORS, 1000 
Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Mail Station EE-431, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-0371, E-mail: 
[email protected]; Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of General Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-
72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507; 
or the OMB Energy Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
3087.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Collection title: Proposed Clothes Washer Consumer Impact Analysis.
    Form(s) submitted: OMB 83-I.
    OMB Number: None.
    Expiration date of current OMB clearance: N/A.
    Type of request: Approval of new collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 600.
    Estimated burden hours per respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of response: One time.
    Total annual reporting hours: 1,200.
    Estimate cost burden to respondents: No monetary burden.
    Collection description: OCS is collecting consumer data to 
determine the value consumers' place on clothes washer attributes, such 
as rinse and wash cycle temperature, annual electricity and water bill 
savings, price of clothes washer, top or front loading, etc. 
Legislation requires that ``the Secretary consider, among other 
factors, * * * if any lessening of the utility or performance of the 
products is likely to result from the imposition of the standard'' (42 
U.S.C. Sec. 6295(o)(2) (B)(I)(3)). OSC will analyze the data to 
determine if the new efficiency standard negatively impacts any of the 
attributes highly valued by consumers.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of the form and supporting documents can 
be obtained from: Bryan Berringer, Office of Codes and Standards (EE-
43), Room 1J-018/FORS, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 
20585-0121.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 7, 1998.
Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-32864 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]
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