[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53236-53237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-18275]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

[Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-CRT-0009]


Agency Information Collection Extension: Energy Conservation 
Program: Compliance and Certification Information Collection for 
Electric Motors

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, through the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the mandatory Compliance 
Certification information collection package for certain 1 through 200 
horsepower electric motors covered under the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act, Public Law 94-163, as amended (EPCA); whereby, a 
manufacturer or private labeler reports on and certifies its compliance 
with energy efficiency standards for commercial and industrial electric 
motors covered under Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 431 
(10 CFR Part 431)--Energy Efficiency Program for Certain Commercial and 
Industrial Equipment: Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 431: 
Certification of Compliance with Energy Efficiency Standards for 
Electric Motors.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
November 19, 2007. 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) 395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: 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.
    Also, comments should also be addressed to: Mr. James D. Raba, 
Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by fax at (202) 586-4617, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].
    Any comments submitted must identify the information collection for 
electric motors, and provide the docket number EERE-2007-BT-CRT-0009. 
Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: [email protected]. Include the docket number 
in the subject line of your message.
     Postal Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Building Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Telephone: (202) 
586-2945. Please submit one signed paper original.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Program, Room 1J-018, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. Please submit one 
signed original paper copy.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to the U.S. Department of Energy, Forrestal 
Building, Room 1J-018 (Resource Room of the Building Technologies 
Program), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, (202) 586-
2945, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones at the above telephone 
number for additional information regarding visiting the Resource Room. 
Please note: DOE's Freedom of Information Reading Room (Room 1E-190 at 
the Forrestal Building) no longer houses rulemaking materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to James Raba , U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 
1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, telephone 
(202) 586-8654. E-mail: [email protected].

Authority and Background

    Part C of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq., (EPCA) establishes energy efficiency 
standards and test procedures for certain industrial equipment, 
including electric motors. Further, EPCA states that, ``the Secretary 
[of Energy] shall require manufacturers to certify'' that each electric 
motor meets the applicable efficiency standards. 42 U.S.C. 6316(c). 
EPCA authorizes the Secretary to carry out this requirement, in part, 
by issuing the necessary rules requiring each manufacturer or private 
labeler of covered electric motors to submit information and reports to 
ensure compliance. 42 U.S.C. 6316(a). This directive is carried out 
under 10 CFR 431.36, Compliance Certification, which requires a 
manufacturer or private labeler to submit a compliance statement, as 
well as a certification report that provides energy efficiency 
information for each basic model of electric motor that it distributes 
in commerce in the United States.
    The compliance certification information collection request, at 
appendix C to subpart B of 10 CFR Part 431, provides a format for a 
manufacturer or private labeler to certify compliance with the 
applicable energy efficiency standards prescribed under section 
342(b)(1) of EPCA, 42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(1), through an independent testing 
or certification program nationally recognized in the United States 
(EPCA 345(c), 42 U.S.C. 6316(c)). Compliance Certification information 
is used by DOE and United States Customs Service officials and 
facilitates voluntary compliance with and enforcement of the energy 
efficiency standards established for electric motors under EPCA 
342(b)(1), 42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(1).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Today's notice and information collection 
request pertains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5104. (2) Collection Title: Title 
10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 431--Energy Efficiency Program for 
Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Subpart B--Electric 
Motors: Appendix C to Subpart B of Part 431--Compliance Certification. 
(3) Type of Review: Renewal. (4) Purpose: Regulations that, in part, 
(1) Require the manufacturer of private labeler of certain commercial 
or industrial electric motors subject to energy efficiency standards 
prescribed under section 342(b) of EPCA 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 commercial 
or industrial electric motor which is subject to an energy efficiency 
standard set forth under subpart B of

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Part 431, unless it has submitted a Compliance Certification to DOE 
according to the provisions under 10 CFR 431.36, that the basic model 
meets the requirements of the applicable standard. This collection of 
information ensures compliance with the energy efficiency for certain 
commercial and industrial electric motors. (5) Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 84. (6) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 25,200 total hours 
requested (approximately 300 hours per manufacturer or private 
labeler). (7) Number of Collections: The package contains one 
information and recordkeeping requirement.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the information collections 
are necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the DOE, 
including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the DOE's estimate of the burden of the information 
collections, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
information collections on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and included in the request for OMB review and approval of these 
information collections. The comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Statutory Authority: Section 3507(h)(1) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

     Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 2007.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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