99-27733. Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 205 (Monday, October 25, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 57446]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-27733]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    
    Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
    
    
    Agency Information Collection Under Review by the Office of 
    Management and Budget
    
    AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
    Energy.
    
    ACTION: Notice of submission for the Office of Management and Budget's 
    review and request for comment.
    
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    SUMMARY: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
    Department of Energy (DOE), has submitted the information collection 
    entitled ``Study of Central Air Conditioner Life Cycle Costs'' to the 
    Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under provisions of 
    the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-13). The listing 
    does not include collections of information contained in new or revised 
    regulations which are to be submitted under section 3507(d)(1)(A) of 
    the Paperwork Reduction Act.
        The following information is provided: (1) Collection title; (2) 
    summary of the collection of information (includes sponsor (the DOE 
    component)), current OMB document number (if applicable), type of 
    request (new, revision, extension, or reinstatement); response 
    obligation (mandatory, voluntary, or required to obtain or retain 
    benefits); (3) a description of the need and proposed use of the 
    information; (4) a description of the likely respondents; and (5) an 
    estimate of the total annual reporting burden (estimated number of 
    respondents times the proposed frequency of response per year times the 
    estimated average hours per response.)
    
    DATES: Comments must be filed within 30 days of publication of this 
    notice. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
    it difficult to do so within the time allowed by this notice, you 
    should advise the OMB/DOE Desk Officer listed below of your intention 
    to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 
    (202) 395-3087. (Also, please notify the Office of Energy Efficiency 
    and Renewable Energy's point of contact, Michael E. McCabe, listed 
    below.)
    
    ADDRESSES: Address comments to the Department of Energy Desk Officer, 
    Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
    Budget, 726 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC 20503. (Comments should 
    also be addressed to Dr. Michael E. McCabe at the address in the FOR 
    FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.)
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed collection of 
    information and requests for additional information should be directed 
    to Dr. Michael E. McCabe, Mail Station EE-41, Room 1J-018, Forrestal 
    Building, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, 
    Washington, DC 20585-0121. Dr. McCabe may be telephoned at (202) 586-
    0854 or e-mail at michael.e.mccabe@ee.doe.gov
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection submitted to OMB 
    for review was:
        1. Collection title: Study of Central Air Conditioner Life Cycle 
    Costs
        2. The collection is a new request and is sponsored by the Office 
    of Building Research and Standards, Office of Building Technology, 
    State and Community Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
    Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. Response is voluntary.
        3. The Study of Central Air Conditioner Life Cycle Costs will 
    survey participants in central air conditioner and heat pump markets to 
    determine current retail unitary equipment prices and installation 
    costs by equipment efficiency level. The information collection will 
    include contractors participating in the residential unitary equipment 
    market. Consumers will not be surveyed. Questions will attempt to 
    gather data related to equipment costs, sales volumes, and other 
    information pertinent to the determination of retail prices.
        4. The respondents are likely to be businesses or other for-profit 
    organizations.
        5. The total reporting burden is estimated to be 375 hours (250 
    respondents reporting with an average estimated burden of 1.5 hours per 
    response).
    
        Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19, 1999.
    Dan W. Reicher,
    Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
    [FR Doc. 99-27733 Filed 10-22-99; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
10/25/1999
Department:
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Office
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of submission for the Office of Management and Budget's review and request for comment.
Document Number:
99-27733
Dates:
Comments must be filed within 30 days of publication of this notice. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the time allowed by this notice, you should advise the OMB/DOE Desk Officer listed below of your intention to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395-3087. (Also, please notify the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's point of contact, Michael E. McCabe, listed below.)
Pages:
57446-57446 (1 pages)
PDF File:
99-27733.pdf