80 FR 65222 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

Page Range		65222-65223
FR Document		2015-27202

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 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 November 10, 2015. If you anticipate difficulty 
in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Mr. Chris Early, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mail Stop EE-5B, 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121 or by fax at 202-586-4617 or by email at Chris.Early@ee.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mr. Chris Early, U.S. Department of Energy, Building 
Technologies Office, Mail Stop EE-5B, Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. 
Chris.Early@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. New; (2) Information Collection Request Title: 
Programs for Improving Energy Efficiency in Residential Buildings (3) 
Type of Request: New; (4) Purpose: The proposed collection will enable 
DOE to understand the universe of organizations participating in four 
voluntary programs: Zero Energy Ready Home Program, the Better 
Buildings Residential Network, the Home Energy Score, and the Home 
Performance with ENERGY STAR Program (HPwES). The DOE published a 
notice and request for comments for 60 days related to this current 
request to collect information on May 15, 2014 (79 FR 27867) and 
received no comments. That notice asked for comments for four voluntary 
programs at DOE, three of which are the same as for this current 
request for clearance and one is different. The DOE decided not to 
collect information for one of the four programs that was part of that 
May 15, 2014 request for comments, the Building America Program. The 
DOE, however, is adding the HPwES program to this current request for 
comments. The purpose of this 15 day notice and request for comments is 
to again request public comments on the three programs that were in the 
earlier 60 day notice and request for comments and also request 
comments on the HPwES program which was not included in that earlier 60 
day FR notice. Through these four programs DOE encourages and assists 
the people and organizations that volunteer to participate in them to 
build and renovate new and existing houses to use less energy. The 
program partners who voluntarily participate in the programs consist of 
most of the actors in the home building industry including home owners, 
home builders, home builder tradesman and associations, home design 
professionals, students in architecture and related building 
construction industries, home energy raters, home energy auditors, home 
inspectors, building consultants, manufacturers of building products, 
professional trainers, utility companies, home building and 
manufacturing industry associations, consumer and home building 
industry advocacy organizations, financial institutions, non-profit 
organizations, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, 
energy program administrators and implementers, Home Performance with 
ENERGY STAR sponsors, state or local government energy offices or 
agencies, clean energy non-profits with existing residential energy 
programs and other organizations who believe peer sharing will help 
them improve their effectiveness in encouraging homeowners to complete 
energy upgrades. DOE proposes to collect information about the 
participants such as their names and addresses, their evaluations of 
training they received about the programs, descriptions of their 
qualifications to conduct training for the programs, their plans to get 
people to participate in the programs, their certifications describing 
how they can assess homes, estimates of how many homes they can get to 
participate in the programs, and information about the homes. The 
collected information will help DOE understand the participating 
partners' activities and progress toward achieving scheduled milestones 
enabling DOE to make decisions about the best way to run the programs 
and respond to partners' needs to improve their operations and actions 
to lower energy consumption. The portion of the HPwES Program for which 
DOE is requesting comments was run by EPA. The operation of part of the 
HPwES program is to be transferred to the DOE from the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA). The DOE intends to operate HPwES substantially 
similarly to the way EPA operates the program. The difference in 
estimates of numbers of responses, number of respondents, burden hours, 
and costs to respond between the HPwES that was approved by OMB for EPA 
and the one requested to be approved by DOE are minor. The OMB did give 
the EPA clearance for collection of information in the HPwES program on 
August 14, 2014. OMB gave it the ICR Control Number 2060-0586. EPA did 
not receive any comments in either the 30 or 60 day Federal Register 
Notices for that collection of information; (5) Annual Estimated Number 
of Respondents: 11,585. (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 
46,909. (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:

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22,926. (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
zero dollars. DOE estimates that there are no additional costs to 
respondents associated with the surveys other than the costs associated 
with the burden hours.

    Statutory Authority:  The U.S. Code, Title 42, Chapter 149, 
Subchapter IX, Part A, Section 16191--Energy Efficiency.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2015.
Roland J. Risser,
Director, Building Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy.
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22,926. (8) Annual Estimated Reporting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT and special condition 29 in O1669 are
and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: zero section to view copies of the final Order, improper; and (8) The proposed permits
dollars. DOE estimates that there are no petitions, and other supporting must clarify that credible evidence may
additional costs to respondents information. You may view the hard be used by citizens to enforce the terms
associated with the surveys other than copies Monday through Friday, from and conditions of the permits. The
the costs associated with the burden 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding claims are described in detail in Section
hours. Federal holidays. If you wish to IV of the Order.
Statutory Authority: The U.S. Code, Title examine these documents, you should Pursuant to sections 505(b) and 505(e)
42, Chapter 149, Subchapter IX, Part A, make an appointment at least 24 hours of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661d(b)
Section 16191—Energy Efficiency. before the visiting day. Additionally, the and (e)) and 40 CFR 70.7(g) and 70.8(d),
final September 24, 2015 Order is the Texas Commission on
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 2,
2015. available electronically at: http:// Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has 90
www2.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ days from the receipt of the
Roland J. Risser,
order-responding-2014-petition- Administrator’s order to resolve the
Director, Building Technologies Office,
requesting-administrator-object-deer- objections identified in Claims 2., 3.B.,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
park. 3.C., and 6. of the Order and submit a
[FR Doc. 2015–27202 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proposed determination or termination,
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Aimee Wilson at (214) 665–7596, email modification, or revocation and
address: wilson.aimee@epa.gov or the reissuance of the Shell Deer Park title V
above EPA, Region 6 address. permits in accordance with EPA’s
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION objections. The Order issued on
AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA
affords EPA a 45-day period to review, September 24, 2015 responds to the
[FRL–9936–18—Region 6] and object, as appropriate, to a title V Petitions and explains the basis for
operating permit proposed by a state EPA’s decisions.
Clean Air Act Operating Permit permitting authority. Section 505(b)(2) Dated: October 15, 2015.
Program; Petition for Objection to of the CAA authorizes any person to Samuel Coleman,
State Operating Permits for Shell petition the EPA Administrator, within
Chemical LP Deer Park Chemical Plant Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
60 days after the expiration of this [FR Doc. 2015–27161 Filed 10–23–15; 8:45 am]
and Shell Oil Company Deer Park review period, to object to a title V
Refinery in Texas operating permit if EPA has not done so.
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection Petitions must be based only on
Agency (EPA). objections to the permit that were raised ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ACTION: Notice of final action. with reasonable specificity during the AGENCY
public comment period provided by the
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act state, unless the petitioner demonstrates [FRL 9936–15–OA]
(CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR that it was impracticable to raise such
70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed objections during the comment period Notification of a Public Teleconference
an Order, dated September 24, 2015, or unless the grounds for the objection of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory
granting in part and denying in part two arose after this period. Committee Secondary National
petitions asking EPA to object to The Petitioners maintain that the Ambient Air Quality Standards Review
operating permits issued by the Texas Shell Deer Park title V operating permits Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Commission on Environmental Quality are inconsistent with the Act based on Sulfur
for Shell Chemical LP’s Deer Park the following contentions: (1) The
Chemical Plant and Shell Oil proposed permits’ incorporation by AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Company’s Deer Park Refinery (Title V reference of minor NSR authorizations Agency (EPA).
operating permit numbers O1668 and fails to assure compliance; (2) The ACTION: Notice.
O1669). The EPA’s September 24, 2015 proposed permits’ incorporation by
Order responds to the two petitions, reference of permits by rule fails to SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
dated May 19, 2014, submitted by the assure compliance; (3) The proposed Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), permits fail to require monitoring, (SAB) Staff Office announces a public
Sierra Club, and Air Alliance Houston. recordkeeping, and reporting sufficient teleconference of the Clean Air
Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the to assure compliance with applicable Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
CAA provide that a petitioner may ask requirements; (4) The proposed permit Secondary National Ambient Air
for judicial review by the United States for the Deer Park Refinery Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review
Court of Appeals for the appropriate impermissibly uses the permit shield Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur
circuit of those portions of the Order provisions; (5) The proposed permits to peer review EPA’s Integrated Review
that deny issues raised in the petition. fail to require Shell to obtain SIP- Plan (IRP) for the Secondary (welfare-
Any petition for review shall be filed approved authorizations for qualified based) National Ambient Air Quality
within 60 days from the date this notice facilities changes; (6) The proposed Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and
appears in the Federal Register, permit for the Chemical Plant fails to Oxides of Sulfur.
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

pursuant to section 307(b) of the CAA. address Shell’s non-compliance with 30 DATES: The CASAC Secondary NAAQS
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of Texas Administrative Code section Review Panel for Oxides of Nitrogen
the final Order, the petition, and other 116.116(d), which requires PBRs for and Sulfur will hold a teleconference on
supporting information at EPA Region 6, previously permitted facilities to be Tuesday December 1, 2015 from 1:00
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202– incorporated into existing permits on p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard
2733. renewal or amendment; (7) The Time).
EPA requests that if at all possible, Executive Director’s revision to draft Location: The public teleconference
you contact the individual listed in the permits’ special condition 28 in O1668 will take place by telephone only.

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before November 10, 2015. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Mr. Chris Early, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mail Stop EE-5B, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121. [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 65222

80 FR 65222 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYOffice of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 206 (October 26, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy