[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 237 (Thursday, December 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68262-68263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32864]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
RIN 1904-AA67
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of submission for review by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
Law 104-13, the Office of Codes and Standards (OCS) in the Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE) has submitted the following
proposal(s) for the collection of information to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
[[Page 68263]]
DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted by January 11,
1999.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to: Office of Management
and Budget, Attn: OMB Energy Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. A copy of the comments should
also be submitted to: Department of Energy, Attn: Bryan Berringer,
Office of Codes and Standards (EE-43), Room 1J-018/FORS, 1000
Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Berringer, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Forrestal
Building, Mail Station EE-431, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-0371, E-mail:
[email protected]; Eugene Margolis, Esq., U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of General Counsel, Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC-
72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-9507;
or the OMB Energy Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget, Room
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-
3087.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Collection title: Proposed Clothes Washer Consumer Impact Analysis.
Form(s) submitted: OMB 83-I.
OMB Number: None.
Expiration date of current OMB clearance: N/A.
Type of request: Approval of new collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 600.
Estimated burden hours per respondent: 2 hours.
Frequency of response: One time.
Total annual reporting hours: 1,200.
Estimate cost burden to respondents: No monetary burden.
Collection description: OCS is collecting consumer data to
determine the value consumers' place on clothes washer attributes, such
as rinse and wash cycle temperature, annual electricity and water bill
savings, price of clothes washer, top or front loading, etc.
Legislation requires that ``the Secretary consider, among other
factors, * * * if any lessening of the utility or performance of the
products is likely to result from the imposition of the standard'' (42
U.S.C. Sec. 6295(o)(2) (B)(I)(3)). OSC will analyze the data to
determine if the new efficiency standard negatively impacts any of the
attributes highly valued by consumers.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Copies of the form and supporting documents can
be obtained from: Bryan Berringer, Office of Codes and Standards (EE-
43), Room 1J-018/FORS, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 7, 1998.
Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-32864 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
