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[Federal Register: June 25, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 122)]
[Notices]               
[Page 36375]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed 
emergency collection of information that DOE is developing to collect 
data on the status of activities, project progress, spend rates and 
performance metrics under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009. 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 collection must be received on or before 
July 9, 2010. Comments should be sent to the person listed in ADDRESSES 
below. All comments must be submitted electronically. If you anticipate 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Matthew Dunne, Matthew.Dunne@hq.doe.gov, Advanced Research 
Projects Agency--Energy.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection guidance and/or collection 
instrument should be directed to Matthew Dunne at ARPA-E-Counsel@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This emergency information collection 
request contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy (ARPA-E); (3) Type of 
Review: Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect data on the status of 
activities, project progress, jobs created and retained, spend rates 
and performance metrics under the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009. This will ensure adequate information is available to 
support sound project management and to meet the transparency and 
accountability associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1,200 (7) Annual Estimated Number 
of Burden Hours: 4,800. (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $523,200. (9) Type of Respondents: 
Recipients of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding.
    An agency head or the Senior Official, or their designee, may 
request OMB to authorize emergency processing of submissions of 
collections of information.
    (a) Any such request shall be accompanied by a written 
determination that:
    (1) The collection of information:
    (i) Is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established 
under this Part; and
    (ii) is essential to the mission of the agency; and
    (2) The agency cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance 
procedures under this Part because:
    (i) Public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance 
procedures are followed;
    (ii) an unanticipated event has occurred; or
    (iii) the use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely 
to prevent or disrupt the collection of information or is reasonably 
likely to cause a statutory or court ordered deadline to be missed.
    (b) The agency shall state the time period within which OMB should 
approve or disapprove the collection of information.

    Statutory Authority:  America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69) 
establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy (ARPA-E) 
under which DOE makes funds available to create transformational new 
energy technologies and systems through funding and managing 
research and development (R&D) efforts.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 18, 2010.
Arun Majumdar,
Director of ARPA-E, Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy (ARPA-E).
[FR Doc. 2010-15304 Filed 6-24-10; 8:45 am]
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