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[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Notices]               
[Page 60094-60095]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

 
Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of 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 October 29, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

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ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to:

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; and
Frank Norcross, EE-2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290, Fax: (202) 586-1233, 
frank.norcross@ee.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Frank Norcross, EE-2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290, Fax: (202) 
586-1233, frank.norcross@ee.doe.gov.
    Reporting guidance concerning the Energy Efficiency and 
Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is available for review at the 
following Web site: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/recovery_act_guidance.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5150; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: ``Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program 
Status Report'' ; (3) Type of Review: Regular; (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: 2,404; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number 12,504; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
154,687; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$5,525,140.

    Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act (EISA), PL 110-140.

    Issued in Washington, DC on September 23, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-24404 Filed 9-28-10; 8:45 am]
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