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strategies are designed to promote these
outcomes. Describing these strategies
can provide insights into ways that
centers seek to address longer-term
challenges, such as learning loss and
trauma, stemming from the pandemic.
The second component is an evaluation
of a continuous quality improvement
system implemented in the program’s
afterschool centers. The evaluation will
examine the implementation and
effectiveness of a system focused on
improving staff practices that promote
students’ social and emotional skills.
Promoting these skills may be
particularly important to compensate for
the effects of the pandemic, in light of
evidence that remote learning has
negatively affected students’ social and
emotional well-being.
This package only requests clearance
for data collection activities that will
occur before March 2022 and impose
burden on respondents. These activities,
all part of the evaluation of a continuous
quality improvement system (the
study’s second component), involve
collecting parent/guardian
questionnaires and permission forms,
afterschool center coaching logs, and
student afterschool attendance records.
Dated: February 11, 2021.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2021–03163 Filed 2–16–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[EERE–2020–BT–CRT–0018]

Agency Information Collection
Extension
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Submission for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.
AGENCY:

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 requests a threeyear extension of its Certification
Reports, Compliance Statements,
Application for a Test Procedure
Waiver, and Recordkeeping for
Consumer Products and Commercial/
Industrial Equipment subject to Energy
or Water Conservation Standards.

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Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
March 19, 2021. 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) 395–4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Rivest, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–
7335. Email:
ApplianceStandardsQuestions@
ee.doe.gov.
Interested persons are encouraged to
submit comments using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Alternatively, interested persons may
submit comments, identified by docket
number EERE–2020–BT–CRT–0018, by
any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: to
InfoCollection2020CRT0018@
ee.doe.gov. Include docket number
EERE–2020–BT–CRT–0018 in the
subject line of the message.
3. Postal Mail: Appliance and
Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible,
please submit all items on a compact
disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is not
necessary to include printed copies.
4. Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance
and Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza
SW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024.
Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible,
please submit all items on a CD, in
which case it is not necessary to include
printed copies.
No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be
accepted.
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Docket: The docket for this activity,
which includes Federal Register
notices, comments, and other
supporting documents/materials, is
available for review at http://
www.regulations.gov. All documents in
the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index. However,
some documents listed in the index,
such as those containing information
that is exempt from public disclosure,
may not be publicly available.
The docket web page can be found at
http://www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=EERE-2020-BT-CRT0018. The docket web page will contain
simple instructions on how to access all
documents, including public comments,
in the docket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as
amended (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520,
and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR
part 1320, require Federal agencies to
issue two notices seeking public
comment on information collection
activities before OMB may approve
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506,
3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), and
1320.12. On November 23, 2020, DOE
published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register soliciting comment on the
information collection request for which
it is now seeking OMB approval. See 85
FR 74713. The proposed collection
would cover all covered products and
equipment subject to DOE’s regulatory
requirements described in 10 CFR parts
429, 430, and 431. DOE received three
comments in response to this notice,
which are discussed in section I of this
document.
I. Summary of Comments
DOE requested comments as to
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.
In response, the Air-Conditioning,
Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
(AHRI) and Carrier stated that
performance data reporting is necessary
and proper to ensure that manufacturers
are complying with energy conservation
standards. (AHRI, No. 2 at p. 2; Carrier
No. 4 at p. 1)
AHRI stated that the scope of DOE’s
reporting requirements are at times
overbroad, which creates unnecessary
burden. AHRI pointed to the Central Air
Conditioners and Heat Pump reporting
template as an example of
overcollection and noted that it includes
many more fields than DOE publishes
on its public Compliance Certification
Management System (CCMS) database.
AHRI asked that DOE exercise greater

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caution in developing its reporting
requirements for covered products.
AHRI noted that DOE should only
collect information necessary to ensure
compliance. (AHRI, No. 2 at p. 2) AHRI
stated that most of the data DOE collects
is considered confidential business
information, and improper disclosure
could significantly harm manufacturers.
AHRI therefore requested that DOE
restrict its data collection only to that
which is necessary to demonstrate
compliance. AHRI added that DOE
should take appropriate measures to
protect the confidential data in its
possession and inform manufacturers of
a breach immediately. (AHRI, No. 2 at
p. 2)
DOE appreciates the feedback from
AHRI. DOE notes that it aims to limit
the collection of information
implemented in the regulatory language
to include only information necessary to
ensure compliance with energy
conservation standards. In its regulatory
process, DOE outlines the certification
requirements in a proposal and requests
comment and input from stakeholders
prior to finalizing those requirements.
DOE is not considering amending its
certification regulations as part of this
notice. However, it will consider these
comments in any future rulemakings
that address certification requirements.
DOE notes that access to CCMS is
currently secured by password
protection. All users are required to
register with CCMS and establish
usernames and passwords to access
CCMS. CCMS complies with the system
security standards for Federal systems
established by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology and set forth
in NIST 800–53.
DOE requested comment on 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.
DOE received no comments regarding
the accuracy of its burden of the
information collection activities
estimates. Therefore, DOE has not
modified those estimates in this notice.
DOE requested comment on ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected. DOE
also requested comment on 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.
In response, AHRI commented that
DOE is frequently late in releasing
reporting templates which creates
outsized and unnecessary burden on
manufacturers and third-party certifiers.
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of a template is unjustified as the
Department knows the data it intends to
collect when it promulgates a rule.
AHRI asked that OMB decline DOE’s
data collection authorization unless
DOE promulgates a regulation that
requires the release of the reporting
templates concurrent with the
corresponding regulatory language in
the Federal Register or at least 180 days
before the template is effective if the
change did not result from a rule
change. AHRI added that the lack of
adequate notice undermines due
process and facially violates the
principles of the Paperwork Reduction
Act. AHRI asserted that DOE must
release the templates
contemporaneously with the final rule.
AHRI argued that, upon publication of
the final rule, because DOE has already
decided what data it intends to collect,
it should also be required to provide
adequate notice of the format that it
intends to use to collect the data so that
stakeholders can respond accordingly
(AHRI, No. 2 at p. 3–6)
AHRI commented that, although the
reporting requirements for all new test
procedures or energy conservation
standards are presented in the Federal
Register and Code of Federal
Regulations, the format it is presented in
is not useful to stakeholders. AHRI
commented that the team of
programmers they employ to manage
their directory and to facilitate the
regulatory reporting need a minimum of
3 months to write the necessary data
transfer programs. AHRI added that they
cannot begin work on the programming
until they have received the final
certification template. AHRI noted that
DOE continues to deliver late templates
despite AHRI having issued multiple
requests, held meetings, and filed
comments requesting a predictable
deadline of at least six months to a year
prior to the effective date of a standard.
AHRI expressed concern that the
change of OMB control number rollout
and other ‘‘effective immediately’’
templates are especially burdensome.
AHRI noted that a template amendment
as small as a change of an OMB control
number requires re-coding and reprogramming data maps and testing
those changes. AHRI listed several
instances in which they felt that the
timeframe between certification
template release and the required
certification date was insufficient. AHRI
commented that stakeholders must have
an ability to plan workflows and
predictably allocate resources to
reporting. AHRI added that stakeholders
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predictably delivering final reporting
templates.
DOE appreciates the feedback from
AHRI. DOE strives to make certification
templates available in a timely manner
and will work to post new or revised
templates well in advance of
certification deadlines. DOE notes that,
in the past, AHRI generally has
requested that DOE post certification
templates six weeks prior to their
required use. However, DOE notes that
AHRI also requested six months in a
comment on DOE’s Procedures,
Interpretations, and Policies for
Consideration of New or Revised Energy
Conservation Standards for Consumer
Products rulemaking (AHRI, EERE–
2017–BT–STD–0062, No. 51 at pg. 32).
Going forward, DOE will make its best
effort to release new product
certification templates at least 180 days
prior to their required use.
DOE explains that typically it does
not require manufacturers to recertify on
newly posted templates until the annual
certification date unless manufacturers
are required to do so in order to
demonstrate compliance with amended
standards. For example, DOE posted a
template for automatic commercial ice
makers on December 18, 2017. In the
announcement DOE stated,
‘‘Submissions made on previous
versions of the template do not have to
be resubmitted until the August 1, 2018
annual certification date if they comply
with the amended performance
standards.’’ DOE notes that it explains
the reason a new template is posted in
its template announcement and email
notification. DOE also notes the CCMS
product-template download page
maintains a newsfeed on the left side
(See https://www.regulations.doe.gov/
ccms/templates). Regarding the renewal
of an OMB control number, DOE notes
that this change does not trigger any
changes to data maps and should only
require updating of a filename in any
code.
The American Lighting Association
(ALA), Association of Home Appliance
Manufacturers (AHAM), Hearth, Patio &
Barbecue Association (HPBA), and the
Information Technology Industry
Council (ITI) (collectively, the Joint
Commenters), AHRI, and Carrier all
expressed strong support for the
elimination of duplicative reporting
requirements. (The Joint Commenters,
No. 3 at p. 2; AHRI, No. 2 at p. 2; Carrier
No. 4 at p. 1)
The Joint Commenters and AHRI each
expressed support for DOE’s proposal to
add fields to CCMS that would allow
the California Energy Commission (CEC)
to accept CCMS reports in satisfaction of
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(The Joint Commenters, No. 3 at p. 2;
AHRI, No. 2 at p. 5) The Joint
Commenters and AHRI went further to
say they encourage the streamlining of
regulatory reporting that DOE can
achieve via its CCMS system including
those imposed by Energy Star and
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
(The Joint Commenters, No. 3 at p. 2;
AHRI, No. 2 at p. 2) The Joint
Commenters noted that this action
would be consistent with the Appliance
Standards Rulemaking Advisory
Committee (ASRAC) recommendation
on reporting burden adopted by
stakeholders from various points of
view on December 5, 2019. (The Joint
Commenters, No. 3 at pg. 2) AHRI went
on to state that CCMS is a functional
and well-maintained database and
reporting system, which is better
resourced and more reliable than staterun databases. AHRI noted that it has
used available technology to facilitate
mass uploads of data to CCMS, which
has been able to accommodate this data
transfer consistently and reliably. AHRI
commented that streamlining and
consolidating the CEC reporting
requirements into CCMS in the same
way that the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) reporting was previously
addressed would be an unqualified
benefit to stakeholders. (AHRI, No. 2 at
p. 6)
DOE will continue to consider
revisions to CCMS that would facilitate
a reduction in duplicative reporting
under California’s Appliance Efficiency
Regulations, as well as others.
The Joint Commenters expressed
interest in further reducing regulatory
burden by working with the Department
to reevaluate the annual certification
reporting requirement which results in
unnecessary paperwork costs for no
reason. The Joint Commenters noted
that the ASRAC recommendation
adopted by vote of stakeholders from
varying points of view on December 5,
2019 also recommended that DOE
harmonize its reporting scope with that
of the FTC such that only basic models
in current production be included in the
reporting scope rather than DOE’s
current scope which indicates models
being sold or offered for sale must be
reported. The recommendation also
urged DOE to eliminate annual
reporting such that reporting would be
required only when a model is added,
removed, or changed in a way that
changes energy use. (The Joint
Commenters, No. 3 at p. 2)
DOE is not considering amending its
regulations as part of this notice,
however, it will consider these
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This information collection request
contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910–1400;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Certification Reports, Compliance
Statements, Application for a Test
Procedure Waiver, Application for
Extension of Representation
Requirements, Labeling, and
Recordkeeping for Consumer Products
and Commercial/Industrial Equipment
subject to Federal Energy or Water
Conservation Standards;
(3) Type of Request: Revision with
changes;
(4) Purpose: Pursuant to the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act, as
amended (‘‘EPCA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’),1
Public Law 94–163 (42 U.S.C. 6291–
6317, as codified), DOE regulates the
energy efficiency of a number of
consumer products, and commercial
and industrial equipment. Title III, Part
B 2 of EPCA established the Energy
Conservation Program for Consumer
Products Other Than Automobiles,
which sets forth a variety of provisions
designed to improve energy efficiency of
covered consumer products (‘‘covered
products’’). Title III, Part C 3 of EPCA,
added by Public Law 95–619, Title IV,
§ 441(a), established the Energy
Conservation Program for Certain
Industrial Equipment, which sets forth a
variety of provisions designed to
improve energy efficiency of covered
commercial and industrial equipment
(collectively referred to as ‘‘covered
equipment’’).
Covered products and covered
equipment are described in 10 CFR
parts 429, 430, and 431. These covered
products and covered equipment,
including all product or equipment
classes, include: (1) Consumer
refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers and
freezers; (2) Room air conditioners; (3)
Central air conditioners and central air
conditioning heat pumps; (4) Consumer
water heaters; (5) Consumer furnaces
and boilers; (6) Dishwashers; (7)
Residential clothes washers; (8) Clothes
dryers; (9) Direct heating equipment;
(10) Cooking products; (11) Pool heaters;
(12) Television sets; (13) Fluorescent
lamp ballasts; (14) General service
fluorescent lamps, general service
incandescent lamps, and incandescent
reflector lamps; (15) Faucets; (16)
Showerheads; (17) Water closets; (18)
Urinals; (19) Ceiling fans; (20) Ceiling
fan light kits; (21) Torchieres; (22)
1 All references to EPCA in this document refer
to the statute as amended through the Energy Act
of 2020, Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020).
2 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the
U.S. Code, Part B was redesignated Part A.
3 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the
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Compact fluorescent lamps; (23)
Dehumidifiers; (24) External power
supplies; (25) Battery chargers; (26)
Candelabra base incandescent lamps
and intermediate base incandescent
lamps; (27) Commercial warm air
furnaces; (28) Commercial refrigerators,
freezers, and refrigerator-freezers; (29)
Commercial heating and air
conditioning equipment; (30)
Commercial water heating equipment;
(31) Automatic commercial ice makers;
(32) Commercial clothes washers; (33)
Distribution transformers; (34)
Illuminated exit signs; (35) Traffic signal
modules and pedestrian modules; (36)
Commercial unit heaters; (37)
Commercial pre-rinse spray valves; (38)
Refrigerated bottled or canned beverage
vending machines; (39) Walk-in coolers
and walk-in freezers and certain
components; (40) Metal halide lamp
ballasts and fixtures (41) Integrated
light-emitting diode lamps; (42) General
service lamps; (43) Furnace fans; (44)
Pumps; (45) Commercial packaged
boilers; (46) Consumer miscellaneous
refrigeration equipment; (47) Portable
air conditioners; (48) Compressors; (49)
Electric motors; (50) Small electric
motors (51) Rough service lamps; and
(52) Vibration service lamps.
Under EPCA, DOE’s energy
conservation program consists
essentially of four parts: (1) Testing, (2)
labeling, (3) Federal energy conservation
standards, and (4) certification and
enforcement procedures. For consumer
products, relevant provisions of the Act
specifically include definitions (42
U.S.C. 6291), energy conservation
standards (42 U.S.C. 6295), test
procedures (42 U.S.C. 6293), labeling
provisions (42 U.S.C. 6294), and the
authority to require information and
reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C.
6296). For covered equipment, relevant
provisions of the Act include definitions
(42 U.S.C. 6311), energy conservation
standards (42 U.S.C. 6313), test
procedures (42 U.S.C. 6314), labeling
provisions (42 U.S.C. 6315), and the
authority to require information and
reports from manufacturers (42 U.S.C.
6316).
DOE is seeking to renew its
information collection related to the
following aspects of the appliance
standards program: (1) Gathering data
and submitting certification and
compliance reports for each basic model
distributed in commerce in the U.S.
including supplemental testing
instructions for certain commercial
equipment; (2) maintaining records
underlying the certified ratings for each
basic model including test data and the
associated calculations; (3) applications
for a test procedure waiver, which

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manufacturers may elect to submit if
they manufacture a basic model that
cannot be tested pursuant to the DOE
test procedure; (4) applications
requesting an extension of the date by
which representations must be made in
accordance with any new or amended
DOE test procedure; and (5) labeling.
DOE’s certification and compliance
activities ensure accurate and
comprehensive information about the
energy and water use characteristics of
covered products and covered
equipment sold in the United States.
Manufacturers of all covered products
and covered equipment must submit a
certification report before a basic model
is distributed in commerce, annually
thereafter,4 and if the basic model is
redesigned in such a manner to increase
the consumption or decrease the
efficiency of the basic model such that
the certified rating is no longer
supported by the test data. Additionally,
manufacturers must report when
production of a basic model has ceased
and is no longer offered for sale as part
of the next annual certification report
following such cessation. DOE requires
the manufacturer of any covered
product or covered equipment to
establish, maintain, and retain the
records of certification reports, of the
underlying test data for all certification
testing, and of any other testing
conducted to satisfy the requirements of
part 429, part 430, and/or part 431.
Certification reports provide DOE and
consumers with comprehensive, up-todate efficiency information and support
effective enforcement.
As the result of a negotiated
rulemaking, DOE adopted additional
certification requirements for
commercial HVAC, water heater, and
refrigeration equipment. Specifically,
DOE requires manufacturers of
commercial refrigeration equipment and
some types of commercial HVAC
equipment to submit a PDF with
specific testing instructions to be used
by the Department during verification
and enforcement testing. Manufacturers
of commercial water heating equipment
and some types of commercial HVAC
equipment have the option of
submitting a PDF with additional testing
instructions at the manufacturer’s
discretion. For additional information
on the negotiated rulemaking or
supplemental testing instructions see
docket number EERE–2013–BT–NOC–
0023.
On December 18, 2014, Congress
enacted the EPS Service Parts Act of
2014 (Pub. L. 113–263, ‘‘Service Parts
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Act’’). That law exempted
manufacturers of certain external power
supplies (‘‘EPSs’’) that were made
available as service and spare parts for
end-use products manufactured before
February 10, 2016, from the energy
conservation standards that DOE
promulgated in its February 2014 rule.
See 79 FR 7846 (Feb. 10, 2014).
Additionally, the Service Parts Act
permits DOE to require manufacturers of
an EPS that is exempt from the 2016
standards to report to DOE the total
number of such EPS units that are
shipped annually as service and spare
parts and that do not meet those
standards. (42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(5)(A)(ii))
DOE may also limit the applicability of
the exemption if the Secretary
determines that the exemption is
resulting in a significant reduction of
the energy savings that would result in
the absence of the exemption. (42 U.S.C.
6295(u)(5)(A)(iii)) In a final rule
published on May 16, 2016, DOE
adopted reporting requirements for EPS
manufacturers to provide the total
number of exempt EPS units sold as
service and spare parts for which the
manufacturer is claiming exemption
from the current standards. 81 FR
30157.
On April 30, 2015, Congress enacted
the Energy Efficiency Improvement Act
of 2015 (Pub. L. 114–11, ‘‘Energy
Efficiency Improvement Act’’). That law
established definitions and energy
conservation standards for grid-enabled
water heaters that DOE promulgated in
its August 2015 Final Rule. See 80 FR
48004 (Aug. 11, 2015). Additionally, the
Energy Efficiency Improvement Act
mandates DOE to require manufacturers
of grid-enabled water heaters to report
to DOE the total number of such units
that are shipped annually. (42 U.S.C.
6295(e)(6)(C)(i)).
DOE currently requires manufacturers
or their party representatives to prepare
and submit certification reports and
compliance statements using DOE’s
electronic Web-based tool, the
Compliance and Certification
Management System (CCMS), which is
the primary mechanism for submitting
certification reports to DOE. CCMS
currently has product and equipment
specific templates which manufacturers
are required to use when submitting
certification data to DOE. DOE believes
the availability of electronic filing
through the CCMS system reduces
reporting burdens, streamlines the
process, and provides the Department
with needed information in a
standardized, more accessible form.
This electronic filing system also
ensures that records are recorded in a
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Manufacturers also may rely on CCMS
reporting to satisfy certain reporting
requirements established by the FTC.
EPCA directs the FTC generally to
prescribe labeling rules for the
consumer products subject to energy
conservation standards under EPCA. (42
U.S.C. 6296) The required labels
generally must disclose the estimated
annual operating cost of such product
(determined in accordance with Federal
test procedures); and information
respecting the range of estimated annual
operating costs for covered products to
which the rule applies. (42 U.S.C
6296(c)(1)) Pursuant to EPCA, the FTC
prescribed the Energy Labeling Rule,
which in part, requires manufacturers to
attach yellow EnergyGuide labels to
many of the covered consumer
products. See 16 CFR part 305.
EnergyGuide labels for most products
subject to the FTC labeling requirement
contain three key disclosures: Estimated
annual energy cost (16 CFR 305.5); a
product’s energy consumption or energy
efficiency rating as determined from
DOE test procedures (Id.); and a
comparability range displaying the
highest and lowest energy costs or
efficiency ratings for all similar models
(16 CFR 305.10).
The Energy Labeling Rule also
contains reporting requirements for
most products, under which
manufacturers must submit data to the
FTC both when they begin
manufacturing new models and on an
annual basis thereafter. 16 CFR 305.8.
These reports must contain, among
other things, estimated annual energy
consumption or energy efficiency
ratings, similar to what is required
under DOE’s reporting requirement. Id.
Prior to 2013, FTC collected energy data
on products subject to the Energy
Labeling Rule separate from DOE
through paper and email submissions to
the FTC. This arrangement required
manufacturers to submit nearly
duplicative reports to DOE and FTC.
However, in 2013 the FTC
streamlined and harmonized its
reporting requirements by giving
manufacturers the option to report FTCrequired data through DOE’s CCMS, in
lieu of the traditional practice of
submitting directly to FTC. 78 FR 2200
(Jan. 10, 2013); 16 CFR 305.8(a)(1). As
such, the CCMS reduces duplicative
reporting for manufacturers of covered
consumer products that are also
required to report under the FTC Energy
Label Rule.
DOE allows manufacturers of both
consumer products and/or commercial
equipment to apply for a test procedure
waiver. Manufacturers may submit an
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at his or her discretion if it is
determined that the basic model for
which the petition for waiver was
submitted contains one or more design
characteristics that prevents testing of
the basic model according to the
prescribed test procedures, or if the
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. The Department
currently uses and will continue to use
the information submitted in the
application for a waiver as the basis for
granting or denying the petition. See 10
CFR 430.27 for additional information
on petitions for waivers and for
consumer products. See 10 CFR 431.401
for additional information on petitions
for waivers for commercial equipment.
DOE also allows manufacturers of
both consumer products and/or
commercial equipment to submit
applications requesting an extension of
the date by which representations must
be made in accordance with any new or
amended DOE test procedure. DOE may
grant extensions of up to 180 days if it
determines that making such
representations would impose an undue
hardship on the petitioner. The
Department currently uses and will
continue to use the information
submitted in these applications as the
basis for granting or denying the
petition.
In addition to the FTC labeling
requirements for consumer products
discussed, EPCA directs DOE to
establish labeling requirements for
covered industrial and commercial
equipment when specified criteria is
met. If the Department has prescribed
test procedures for any class of covered
equipment, a labeling rule applicable to
such class of covered equipment must
be prescribed. (42 U.S.C. 6315(a)) EPCA,
however, requires that certain criteria
must be met prior to DOE prescribing a
given labeling rule. Specifically, DOE
must determine that: (1) Labeling is
technologically and economically
feasible with respect to any particular
equipment class; (2) significant energy
savings will likely result from such
labeling; and (3) labeling is likely to
assist consumers in making purchasing
decisions. (42 U.S.C. 6315(h)) DOE has
established labeling requirements under
the authority in 42 U.S.C. 6315 for
electric motors (10 CFR 431.31), walk-in
coolers and freezers (10 CFR 431.305),
and pumps (10 CFR 431.466).
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,000;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 20,000;

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(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 773,060 (35 hours per
certification, including the time for
reviewing instructions, searching
existing data sources, gathering and
maintaining the data needed, and
completing and reviewing the collection
of information; 16 additional hours for
creating supplement testing instructions
for commercial HVAC, water heating,
and refrigeration equipment
manufacturers; 160 hours for test
procedure waiver preparation; 160
hours for representation extension
request preparation; 1 hour for creating
and applying a label for walk-in cooler
and freezer, commercial and industrial
pump, and electric motor
manufacturers);
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$77,306,000.
Statutory Authority
Section 326(d) of the Energy Policy
and Conservation Act, Public Law 94–
163, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6296); 10
CFR parts 429, 430, and 431.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on February 11,
2021, by Kelly Speaks-Backman, Acting
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Acting
Secretary of Energy. That document
with the original signature and date is
maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal
Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been
authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for
publication, as an official document of
the Department of Energy. This
administrative process in no way alters
the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on February 11,
2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric rate
filings:

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Docket Numbers: ER20–1148–001.
Applicants: American Transmission
Systems, Incorporated, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
FirstEnergy submits on behalf of ATSI et
al. OIA, SA No. 2853 Compliance Part
1 to be effective 5/1/2020.
Filed Date: 2/10/21.
Accession Number: 20210210–5035.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21.
Docket Numbers: ER20–1148–002.
Applicants: American Transmission
Systems, Incorporated., PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Description: Compliance filing:
FirstEnergy submits on behalf of ATSI et
al. OIA, SA No. 2853 Compliance Part
2 to be effective 5/1/2020.
Filed Date: 2/10/21.
Accession Number: 20210210–5036.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1076–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3206
WAPA–UGP & Northern States Power
Company Att AO Cancel to be effective
12/31/2020.
Filed Date: 2/10/21.
Accession Number: 20210210–5016.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1077–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3207
WAPA–UGP & Montana-Dakota Utilities
Att AO Cancellation to be effective
12/31/2020.
Filed Date: 2/10/21.
Accession Number: 20210210–5023.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1078–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3208
WAPA–UGP & Otter Tail Power
Company Att AO Cancellation to be
effective 12/31/2020.
Filed Date: 2/10/21.
Accession Number: 20210210–5025.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1079–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 3239
WAPA–UGP & Montana-Dakota Utilities
Co. Att AO Cancel to be effective
12/31/2020.
Filed Date: 2/10/21.
Accession Number: 20210210–5026.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/3/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–1080–000.
Applicants: Southwest Power Pool,
Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Revisions to Attachment J Schedule 2 to

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