[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 84 (Monday, May 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20472-20474]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10157]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket No. EERE-2007-BT-CRT-0009]
Proposed Agency Information Collection: Energy Conservation
Program: Compliance and Certification Information Collection for
Electric Motors
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, proposes to initiate through the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) the mandatory Compliance Certification
information collection request for certain 1 through 200 horsepower
electric motors covered under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act
(EPCA) as amended, Public Law 94-163, codified at, 42 U.S.C. 6291 et
seq. Under EPCA, a manufacturer or private labeler must certify its
compliance with energy efficiency standards for certain commercial and
industrial electric motors. 42 U.S.C. 6316(c) and 10 CFR 431.36.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
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July 6, 2009. 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 call Mr. James Raba at (202) 586-8654.
ADDRESSES: Comments 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, 950 L'Enfant
Plaza, Sixth Floor, Washington, DC 20024-2123. Please submit one signed
original paper copy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information or copies of the information collection instrument and
instructions to Mr. James Raba, U.S. Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Program (EE-2J), 950 L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20024-
2123, (202) 586-8654, [email protected]. In the Office of the General
Counsel, contact Ms. Francine Pinto or Mr. Michael Kido, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-72, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20085. Telephone: (202) 586-
9507. E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected].
Authority and Background: EPCA establishes energy efficiency
standards and test procedures for certain commercial and industrial
equipment, including electric motors, 42 U.S.C. 6291 et seq., and
states in relevant part 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)) To achieve this
end, EPCA authorizes the Secretary to issue 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.
In view of the above, the information to be collected is the same
as the Compliance Certification information, at appendix C to subpart B
of 10 CFR part 431, which provides a format for a manufacturer or
private labeler to report the energy efficiency of its basic models of
electric motors according to rated horsepower or kilowatts, number of
poles (speed in revolutions per minute), and open or enclosed
construction. Further, it provides a means for a manufacturer or
private labeler to certify compliance with the applicable energy
efficiency standards prescribed under section 342(b)(1) of EPCA,
codified at 42 U.S.C. 6313(b)(1), through an independent testing or
certification program nationally recognized in the United States
(section 345(c) of the EPCA, codified at 42 U.S.C. 6316(c)). The
information contained in the Compliance Certification is a basis for
the energy efficiency information marked on the permanent nameplate of
an electric motor and thereby enables purchasers to compare the energy
efficiencies of similar motors. 10 CFR 431.31 Compliance Certification
information 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: (1) OMB No.: 1910-NEW. (2) Collection Title:
Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 431--Energy Efficiency
Program for Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Subpart B--
Electric Motors: 10 CFR 431.36, Compliance Certification, and Appendix
C to Subpart B of Part 431--Compliance Certification, ``Certification
of Compliance with Energy Efficiency Standards for Electric Motors.''
(3) Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired. (4) Purpose: The
purpose of the collection is two-fold: (1) To require the manufacturer
or 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 10 CFR part 431, et seq.; and (2) to preclude
distribution in commerce of any basic model of commercial or industrial
electric motor that is subject to an energy efficiency standard set
forth under subpart B of part 431, unless the manufacturer or private
labeler of that motor has submitted a Compliance Certification to DOE
according to the provisions under 10 CFR 431.36, certifying that the
basic model meets the requirements of the applicable standard. This
information ensures compliance with the energy efficiency standards for
certain commercial and industrial electric motors. (5) Estimated Number
of Respondents: There are approximately 100 manufacturers and private
labelers that distribute in commerce in the United States electric
motors covered under 10 CFR part 431, et seq. (6) Estimated Total
Burden Hours: There are approximately 300 total recordkeeping and
reporting hours (3 hours per manufacturer or private labeler) at a
total annualized cost of approximately $20,000.00 ($200.00 per
manufacturer or private labeler). (7) Number of Collections: The
request contains one information and recordkeeping requirement for each
manufacturer or private labeler.
Comments are invited on (a) whether the information collections are
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOE, including
whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
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, such as
permitting the electronic submission of responses.
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.
Docket: For direct access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to the U.S. Department of Energy,
950 L'Enfant Plaza (Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program,
Sixth Floor), Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards-Jones
at (202) 586-2945 for additional information regarding the Resource
Room.
Statutory Authority: 10 CFR part 431.
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Issued in Washington, DC on April 21, 2009.
Steven G. Chalk,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
[FR Doc. E9-10157 Filed 5-1-09; 8:45 am]
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