[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 42430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16064]


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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 Certification of Compliance whereby a manufacturer or 
private labeler reports on and certifies its compliance with energy 
efficiency standards for certain 1 through 200 horsepower electric 
motors under Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 431--Energy 
Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: 
Appendix A to Subpart G of Part 431: Certification of Compliance with 
Energy Efficiency Standards for Electric Motors, OMB Control Number 
1910-5104. This information collection package provides a format for a 
manufacturer or private labeler to certify compliance with the energy 
efficiency standards prescribed at section 342(b)(1) of EPCA, 42 U.S.C. 
6313(b)(1), and covers information necessary for the Department of 
Energy and United States Customs Service officials to facilitate 
voluntary compliance with and enforcement of the energy efficiency 
standards established for electric motors under EPCA sections 
342(b)(1), 42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(1).

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
August 16, 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: 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
Mr. James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies 
Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121 or by fax at (202) 586-4617 or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Susan L. Frey and Jim Raba as listed in ADDRESSES above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5104; (2) Package Title: Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 
431--Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial 
Equipment: Appendix A to Subpart G of Part 431: Certification of 
Compliance with Energy Efficiency Standards for Electric Motors (3) 
Purpose: Regulations that, in part, (1) require the manufacturer or 
private labeler of any electric motor subject to energy efficiency 
standards prescribed under section 342 of EPCA, as amended, to 
establish, maintain and retain records of its test data and subsequent 
verification of any alternative efficiency determination method used 
under Part 431, and (2) preclude distribution in commerce of any basic 
model of an electric motor which is subject to an energy efficiency 
standard set forth under subpart G of Part 431, unless it has submitted 
a Compliance Certification to the Department according to the 
provisions under section 431.123 of Part 431, that the basic model 
meets the requirements of the applicable standard. This collection of 
information ensures compliance with the energy efficiency requirements 
for motors. (4) Estimated Number of Respondents: 56 (5) Estimated Total 
Burden Hours: 16,800 (6) Number of Collections: The package contains 1 
information and/or recordkeeping requirement.

    Statutory Authority: Part C of Title III of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, Pub. L. 94-163, as amended.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 9, 2004.
Susan L. Frey,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-16064 Filed 7-14-04; 8:45 am]
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