[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 57446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27733]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of
Management and Budget
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of submission for the Office of Management and Budget's
review and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Department of Energy (DOE), has submitted the information collection
entitled ``Study of Central Air Conditioner Life Cycle Costs'' to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13). The listing
does not include collections of information contained in new or revised
regulations which are to be submitted under section 3507(d)(1)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The following information is provided: (1) Collection title; (2)
summary of the collection of information (includes sponsor (the DOE
component)), current OMB document number (if applicable), type of
request (new, revision, extension, or reinstatement); response
obligation (mandatory, voluntary, or required to obtain or retain
benefits); (3) a description of the need and proposed use of the
information; (4) a description of the likely respondents; and (5) an
estimate of the total annual reporting burden (estimated number of
respondents times the proposed frequency of response per year times the
estimated average hours per response.)
DATES: Comments must be filed within 30 days of publication of this
notice. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find
it difficult to do so within the time allowed by this notice, you
should advise the OMB/DOE Desk Officer listed below of your intention
to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at
(202) 395-3087. (Also, please notify the Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy's point of contact, Michael E. McCabe, listed
below.)
ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Department of Energy Desk Officer,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 726 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC 20503. (Comments should
also be addressed to Dr. Michael E. McCabe at the address in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed collection of
information and requests for additional information should be directed
to Dr. Michael E. McCabe, Mail Station EE-41, Room 1J-018, Forrestal
Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20585-0121. Dr. McCabe may be telephoned at (202) 586-
0854 or e-mail at [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection submitted to OMB
for review was:
1. Collection title: Study of Central Air Conditioner Life Cycle
Costs
2. The collection is a new request and is sponsored by the Office
of Building Research and Standards, Office of Building Technology,
State and Community Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. Response is voluntary.
3. The Study of Central Air Conditioner Life Cycle Costs will
survey participants in central air conditioner and heat pump markets to
determine current retail unitary equipment prices and installation
costs by equipment efficiency level. The information collection will
include contractors participating in the residential unitary equipment
market. Consumers will not be surveyed. Questions will attempt to
gather data related to equipment costs, sales volumes, and other
information pertinent to the determination of retail prices.
4. The respondents are likely to be businesses or other for-profit
organizations.
5. The total reporting burden is estimated to be 375 hours (250
respondents reporting with an average estimated burden of 1.5 hours per
response).
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19, 1999.
Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 99-27733 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am]
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