[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19953-19954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8775]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. EERE-2010-BT-CRT-0006]


Agency Information Collection: Energy Conservation Program for 
Consumer Products: Survey of Field Energy Consumption of Residential 
Refrigerators, Refrigerator-Freezers, and Freezers

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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 of the proposed collection of 
information, 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 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before June 15, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments must identify the information collection for 
residential refrigerators or refrigerator-freezers and provide the 
docket number EERE-2010-BT-CRT-0006. Comments may be submitted to DOE 
using any of the following methods:
     Mr. Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of Energy, Building 
Technologies Program, Mailstop EE-2J, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-0121 (submit one signed copy) or by fax at (202) 
586-4617 or by e-mail at [email protected].
     E-mail: [email protected]. Include the 
docket number in the subject line of the message.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024-2123. Telephone: (202) 586-2945. Please 
submit one signed original paper copy.

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     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Ms. Brenda Edwards and Mr. Lucas Adin at the address 
listed above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. New; (2) Information Collection Request Title: 
Field Metering of Electrical Appliances; (3) Type of Request: New; (4) 
Purpose: Metered field data from electrical appliances is necessary to 
support characterization of energy consumption for current and future 
DOE energy conservation standard rulemakings. The use of tested energy 
consumption data is not sufficient due to the potentially wide range of 
conditions found in households and businesses using these appliances, 
referred to here as ``the field'', that are not encountered under test 
conditions. Moreover, field metering will allow DOE to determine energy 
consumption of appliances that have not yet been regulated. Prior field 
energy consumption survey data do exist, but are difficult to obtain, 
do not necessarily share a consistent methodology or sample target, or 
are generally not representative of the entire U.S.; (5) Annual 
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000,000; (6) Annual Estimated Number 
of Total Responses: 10,000; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden 
Hours: 10,000; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost 
Burden: None.

    Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)(i) and 42 U.S.C. 
6292(b)(1)(B).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-8775 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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