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[Federal Register: February 4, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 23)]
[Notices]               
[Page 5779]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Proposed Emergency Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 for 
management of financial assistance grants funded 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 proposed information collection must be 
received on or before February 18, 2010. 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: Matthew Grosso, U.S. 
Department of Energy, OE/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave., 
SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-5860, or by e-mail at 
matthew.grosso@hq.doe.gov and DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive 
Office Building, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Matthew Grosso at matthew.grosso@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This emergency information collection 
request contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Recovery Act Smart 
Grid Grant Program Status Report; (3) Type of Review: Emergency; (4) 
Purpose: To collect information on the status of grantee activities, 
expenditures, and results, to ensure that program funds are being used 
appropriately, effectively and expeditiously (especially important for 
Recovery Act funds); (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 132; 
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1,656; (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 3,312; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting 
and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $621,000 for the first year, $138,000 
each subsequent year.

    Authority:  Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (EISA; Pub. L. 110-140).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2010.
Terri T. Lee,
Chief Operating Officer, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2010-2422 Filed 2-3-10; 8:45 am]
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