[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 64 (Monday, April 5, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17079-17080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7605]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket No. EERE-2009-BT-CRT-0029]
Agency Information Collection: Energy Conservation Program:
Compliance and Certification Information Collection for Distribution
Transformers
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, has initiated through the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a three-year extension of its compliance certification
information collection: Certification Report for Distribution
Transformers, OMB Control Number 1910-5130. The information collection
is used by manufacturers or private labelers to report on and certify
compliance with energy efficiency standards for distribution
transformers. The collection covers information necessary for the DOE
and United States Customs Service officials to facilitate compliance
with and enforcement of the energy conservation standards established
for certain low-voltage dry-type, medium-voltage type, and liquid
immersed distribution transformers.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
June 4, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments must identify the information collection for
distribution transformers and provide the docket number EERE-2009-BT-
CRT-0029. Comments may be submitted to DOE using any of the following
methods:
Mr. James Raba, 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.
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. James Raba at the address
listed above in ADDRESSES.
In the Office of the General Counsel, contact Ms. Francine Pinto,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC-762, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (202) 586-
9507. E-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Section 325(y) of the Energy Policy and Conservation
Act (EPCA), 42 U.S.C. 6295(y), establishes energy conservation
standards for certain distribution transformers. On July 25, 2006, DOE
published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (71 FR 42216) to set forth
Compliance Certification requirements under 10 CFR 431.371(a)(6)(ii),
(b)(1), and appendix C to subpart T. These requirements were finalized
on January 5, 2010 (75 FR 652) and became effective February 4, 2010.
The Compliance Certification reports on and certifies compliance with
the
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requirements for distribution transformers. It has two elements: a
compliance statement that certifies compliance with the requirements
contained in 10 CFR part 431 (Energy Conservation Program for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment), and a certification report that
provides energy efficiency information for each basic model of
distribution transformer that a manufacturer or private labeler
distributes in commerce in the United States. It is the basis for the
energy efficiency information marked on the permanent nameplate of a
distribution transformer which enables purchasers to compare the energy
efficiencies of similar distribution transformers. The information
contained in the compliance statements and certification reports
facilitates compliance with and enforcement of the energy efficiency
standards established for distribution transformers under 325(y) of
EPCA, 42 U.S.C. 6295(y).
(1) OMB No.: 1910-5130. (2) Collection Title: Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 431--Energy Efficiency Program for Certain
Commercial and Industrial Equipment: Subpart K--Distribution
Transformers: 10 CFR 431.197, Manufacturer's determination of
efficiency for distribution transformers; Subpart T--Certification and
Enforcement: 10 CFR 431.371(a)(6)(ii), (b)(1), Certification, and
appendix C to subpart T--Certification Report for Distribution
Transformers. (3) Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved
collection. (4) Purpose: The purpose of the collection is two-fold.
First, it requires the manufacturer or private labeler of certain
commercial or industrial distribution transformers subject to energy
efficiency standards prescribed under 10 CFR 431.196 to establish,
maintain, and retain records of its test data and subsequent
verification of any alternative efficiency determination method used
under part 431, et seq. Second, it allows DOE to determine whether, for
any basic model of commercial or industrial distribution transformer
that is subject to an energy efficiency standard set forth under
subpart K of part 431, the manufacturer or private labeler of that
distribution transformer has submitted a Compliance Certification to
DOE according to the provisions under 10 CFR 431.371(a)(6)(ii) and
(b)(1). By its submission, the manufacturer or private labeler is
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
distribution transformers. (5) Estimated Number of Respondents: There
are approximately 100 manufacturers and private labelers that
distribute in commerce in the United States distribution transformers
covered under 10 CFR part 431, et seq. (6) Estimated Total Burden
Hours: There are approximately 96 total recordkeeping and reporting
hours per company per year at a total annualized cost of approximately
$1,300 dollars per respondent. (7) Number of Collections: The request
contains one information and recordkeeping requirement for all
manufacturers or private labelers.
Statutory Authority: Paragraphs A and A-1, subchapter III of
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 U.S.C. 6291-6317.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 29, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-7605 Filed 4-2-10; 8:45 am]
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