[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 45 (Monday, March 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10688-10689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5121]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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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 its Compliance Statement: Energy/Water Conservation 
Standards for Appliances, OMB Control Number 1910-1400. This 
information collection package covers information necessary to collect 
information from manufacturers to determine whether products covered 
under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA or the Act) and part 
430 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430) comply 
with required energy conservation and water conservation

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standards before these products can be distributed in commerce.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
April 7, 2004. 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 202-395-7345.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503. (Comments should also be addressed to Susan 
L. Frey, Director, Records Management Division IM-11/Germantown Bldg., 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 
1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290, and to Regina 
Washington, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan L. Frey, Director, Records 
Management Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
1290, (301) 903-3666, or e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-
1400; (2) Package Title: Compliance Statement: Energy/Water 
Conservation Standards for Appliances; (3) Purpose: DOE will collect 
information from manufacturers to verify that products covered under 
the Act comply with required energy conservation and water conservation 
standards prior to distributing these products in commerce. DOE will 
make a determination of compliance by examining manufacturer's 
compliance statements and certification reports that each basic model 
meets the applicable energy and water conservation standard as 
prescribed in section 325 of the Act. (4) Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 48; (5) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,347; (6) Number of 
Collections: The package contains 14 information and/or recordkeeping 
requirements.
    Statutory Authority: EPCA mandates the use of uniform energy and 
water conservation standards and testing procedures for covered 
products. DOE has previously established compliance reporting 
requirements in Sec.  430.62 of title 10 CFR 430. The authority for 
certification reporting under part 430 is section 326(d) of part B of 
title III of EPCA which states:

    ``For purposes of carrying out this part, the Secretary may 
require, under this part [42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq.] or other provision 
of law administered by the Secretary, each manufacturer of a covered 
product to submit information or reports to the Secretary with 
respect to energy efficiency, energy use, or, in the case of 
showerheads, faucets, water closets, and urinals, water use of such 
covered product . . . to ensure compliance with the requirements of 
this part.'' 42 U.S.C. 6296(d).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2004.
Susan L. Frey,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-5121 Filed 3-5-04; 8:45 am]
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