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respondents, including through the use
of information technology.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests
Department of Education.
Comment request.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Education
(the Department), in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. The Acting
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, invites
comments on the proposed information
collection requests as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
21, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden
and/or the collection activity
requirements should be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or
mailed to U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please
note that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that Federal agencies provide interested
parties an early opportunity to comment
on information collection requests. The
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information
and Records Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes this
notice containing proposed information
collection requests at the beginning of
the Departmental review of the
information collection. The Department
of Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the

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Dated: December 19, 2011.
Darrin King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance
Division, Privacy, Information and Records
Management Services, Office of Management.

Federal Student Aid
Type of Review: Revision.
Title of Collection: Guaranty Agency
Financial Report.
OMB Control Number: 1845–0026.
Agency Form Number(s): Form 2000.
Frequency of Responses: Monthly.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 792.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 43,560.
Abstract: The Guaranty Agency
Financial Report (GAFR), ED Form
2000, is used by the thirty-three (33)
guaranty agencies under the Federal
Family Education Loan program,
authorized by Title IV, Part B of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended. Guaranty agencies use the
GAFR to: (1) Request reinsurance from
the U.S. Department of Education (ED);
(2) request payment on death, disability,
closed school, and false certification
claim payments to lenders; (3) remit to
ED refunds on rehabilitated loans and
consolidation loans; (4) remit to ED
default and wage garnishment
collections. ED also uses report data to
monitor the guaranty agency’s financial
activities (agency federal fund and
agency operating fund) and each
agency’s federal receivable balance.
Copies of the proposed information
collection request may be accessed from
http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
by clicking on link number 4771. When
you access the information collection,
click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to
view. Written requests for information
should be addressed to U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to (202) 401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection and OMB Control Number
when making your request.
Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1 (800) 877–
8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Department of Energy.
Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) has submitted an information
collection request to the OMB for
extension under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection package requests
a three-year extension of ‘‘Industrial
Relations,’’ OMB Control Number 1910–
0600. This proposed collection covers
major Department contractor Human
Resource information necessary for
contract management, administration,
and cost control.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
January 23, 2012. If you anticipate that
you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice,
please advise the OMB Desk Officer of
your intention to make a submission as
soon as possible. The Desk Officer may
be telephoned at (202) 395–4650.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to the
DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room
10102, 735 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; and to
Robert M. Myers, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585–1615,
202–287–1584, or by fax at (202) 287–
1349, or by email at
robert.myers@hq.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Robert Myers at the address
listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1910–0600;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Industrial Relations;
(3) Type of Request: Renewal;
(4) Purpose: This information is
required for management oversight of
the Department of Energy’s Facilities
Management Contractors and to ensure
that the programmatic and
administrative management
requirements of the contract are
managed efficiently and effectively;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 303;
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(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 303;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 6,437;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7256; 48 CFR
970.0370–1.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
16, 2011.
Patrick M. Ferraro,
Acting Director, Office of Procurement and
Assistance Management (OPAM).
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy
[Case No. CW–021]

Decision and Order Granting a Waiver
to LG from the Department of Energy
Residential Clothes Washer Test
Procedure
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Decision and Order.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) gives notice of the
decision and order (Case No. CW–021)
that grants to LG Electronics U.S.A., Inc.
(LG) a waiver from the DOE clothes
washer test procedure for determining
the energy consumption of clothes
washers for the basic models set forth in
its petition for waiver. Under today’s
decision and order, LG shall be required
to test and rate these clothes washers
using an alternate test procedure that
takes their large capacities into account
when measuring energy consumption.
DATES: This Decision and Order is
effective December 22, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Michael G. Raymond, U.S. Department
of Energy, Building Technologies
Program, Mailstop EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–9611, Email: mail
to: Michael.Raymond@ee.doe.gov.
Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Mail Stop GC–71, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–
0103. Telephone: (202) 586–7796,
Email: mail to:
Elizabeth.Kohl@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 430.27(l)),
DOE gives notice of the issuance of its

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decision and order as set forth below.
The decision and order grants LG a
waiver from the applicable clothes
washer test procedure in 10 CFR part
430, subpart B, appendix J1 for certain
basic models of clothes washers with
capacities greater than 3.8 cubic feet,
provided that LG tests and rates such
products using the alternate test
procedure described in this notice.
Today’s decision prohibits LG from
making representations concerning the
energy efficiency of these products
unless the product has been tested
consistent with the provisions and
restrictions in the alternate test
procedure set forth in the decision and
order below, and the representations
fairly disclose the test results.
Distributors, retailers, and private
labelers are held to the same standard
when making representations regarding
the energy efficiency of these products.
42 U.S.C. 6293(c).
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
16, 2011.
Kathleen B. Hogan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.

Decision and Order
In the Matter of: LG Electronics
U.S.A., Inc. (Case No. CW–021).
I. Background and Authority
Title III, Part B of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA),
Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–
6309, as codified) established the
Energy Conservation Program for
Consumer Products Other Than
Automobiles, a program covering most
major household appliances, which
includes the residential clothes washers
that are the focus of this notice.1 Part B
includes definitions, test procedures,
labeling provisions, energy conservation
standards, and the authority to require
information and reports from
manufacturers. Further, Part B
authorizes the Secretary of Energy to
prescribe test procedures that are
reasonably designed to produce results
which measure energy efficiency,
energy use, or estimated operating costs,
and that are not unduly burdensome to
conduct. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(3)). The test
procedure for automatic and semiautomatic clothes washers is set forth in
10 CFR part 430, subpart B, appendix J1.
DOE’s regulations for covered
products contain provisions allowing a
person to seek a waiver from the test
procedure requirements for a particular
basic model for covered consumer
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products when (1) the petitioner’s basic
model for which the petition for waiver
was submitted contains one or more
design characteristics that prevent
testing according to the prescribed test
procedure, or (2) when prescribed test
procedures may evaluate the basic
model in a manner so unrepresentative
of its true energy consumption
characteristics as to provide materially
inaccurate comparative data. 10 CFR
430.27(a)(1). Petitioners must include in
their petition any alternate test
procedures known to the petitioner to
evaluate the basic model in a manner
representative of its energy
consumption characteristics. 10 CFR
430.27(b)(1)(iii).
The Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (the
Assistant Secretary) may grant a waiver
subject to conditions, including
adherence to alternate test procedures.
10 CFR 430.27(l). Waivers remain in
effect pursuant to the provisions of 10
CFR 430.27(m).
Any interested person who has
submitted a petition for waiver may also
file an application for interim waiver of
the applicable test procedure
requirements. 10 CFR 430.27(a)(2). The
Assistant Secretary will grant an interim
waiver request if it is determined that
the applicant will experience economic
hardship if the interim waiver is denied,
if it appears likely that the petition for
waiver will be granted, and/or the
Assistant Secretary determines that it
would be desirable for public policy
reasons to grant immediate relief
pending a determination on the petition
for waiver. 10 CFR 430.27(g).
On December 23, 2010, DOE issued
enforcement guidance for large-capacity
clothes washers. This guidance can be
found on DOE’s Web site at http://
energy.gov/sites/prod/files/gcprod/
documents/LargeCapacityRCW_
guidance_122210.pdf.
II. LG’s Petition for Waiver: Assertions
and Determinations
On October 3, 2011, LG submitted the
instant petition for waiver and
application for interim waiver (petition)
from the test procedure applicable to
automatic and semi-automatic clothes
washers set forth in 10 CFR part 430,
subpart B, appendix J1. LG requested a
waiver to test specified basic models of
its residential clothes washers with
basket volumes greater than 3.8 cubic
feet on the basis of the test procedures
contained in 10 CFR part 430, Subpart
B, Appendix J1, with a revised Table 5.1
which extends the range of container
volumes beyond 3.8 cubic feet. LG’s
instant petition and DOE’s grant of
interim waiver were published in the

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