[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3837]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EERE-2008-BT-TP-0017]
RIN 1904-AB87


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Certification, 
Compliance, and Enforcement Requirements for Consumer Products and 
Certain Commercial and Industrial Equipment

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the proposed information collection described in this notice, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 10, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Ever Crutchfield or Christina 
Rouleau, Information Management (IM-23), U.S. Department of Energy, 
Room 4002/4003, 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20874 (or via the 
Internet at [email protected] or 
[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Linda Graves, (202) 586-1851 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA) establishes energy 
and water conservation standards and test procedures for consumer 
products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including 
metal halide ballasts. DOE is publishing regulations to amend the test 
procedure for metal halide ballasts and establish requirements for the 
submission of compliance statements and certification reports for these 
ballasts. These regulations appear elsewhere in today's Federal 
Register.
    The information that would be required by these regulations, if 
finalized, and that is the subject of this proposed collection of 
information, would be submitted by manufacturers to certify compliance 
with energy efficiency standards established by DOE for metal halide 
lamp ballasts. DOE would also use the information to determine whether 
an enforcement action is warranted.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include e-mail of electronic forms, and mail and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: To be determined.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers of metal halide lamp ballasts.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 148.
    Estimated Time per Response: Certification reports and compliance 
statements, 160 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 23,680.00.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,776,000.00 in 
recordkeeping/reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information 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/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 19, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-3837 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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