[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 57048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28453]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of 
Management and Budget

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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.) On December 13, 1999, DOE published a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking that calls for regulations to implement standards and test 
procedures for commercial heating and air-conditioning equipment (64 FR 
69598). The proposed rule contained collections of information required 
for manufacturers' certification to DOE that their products comply with 
the applicable energy efficiency standards. OMB is particularly 
interested in receiving public comments that 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
December 14, 2001. 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) 395-7318. In addition, please notify the DOE 
contact listed in this Notice.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the DOE Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503. (Comments should also be addressed to Susan L. 
Frey, Director, Records Management Division, Office the Deputy 
Associate CIO for Cyber Security, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, Germantown, MD 20874-1290, and to 
Cyrus Nasseri, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-
41), 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for copies of the 
Department's Paperwork Reduction Act Submission and other information 
should be directed to Cyrus Nasseri, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy (EE-41), 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 
20585; (202) 586-9138; or e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
New; (2) Package Title: 10 CFR Part 431-Test Procedures and 
Certification Requirements for Manufacturers of Commercial Heating and 
Air-conditioning Equipment; (3) Type of request: New Collection; (4) 
Purpose: This information will require manufacturers to maintain 
records to support their certification of the energy efficiency of 
commercial heating and air-conditioning equipment; (5) Respondents: 124 
manufacturers of commercial heating and air-conditioning equipment; (6) 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 31,000.

    Statutory Authority:  Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2001.
Susan L. Frey,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Records and Business 
Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-28453 Filed 11-13-01; 8:45 am]
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