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[Federal Register: February 2, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 21)]
[Notices]               
[Page 5304-5305]
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) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to 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

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be received on or before April 5, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact Mr. Dennis A. Smith as 
listed below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Mr. Dennis A. Smith, Office 
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 
EE-2G, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, by 
phone at 202-586-1791, or by fax at 202-586-2476, or by e-mail at 
dennis.a.smith@ee.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mr. Dennis Smith using the contact information listed 
above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Test of 
Potential Fuel Economy Benefits of In-Vehicle Driver Feedback Devices; 
(3) Type of Request: New Collection; (4) Purpose: The In-Vehicle Driver 
Feedback study will establish a rigorous scientific basis for informing 
consumers about the potential fuel economy benefits of in-vehicle fuel 
economy feedback devices. If the test confirms that fuel economy 
feedback devices can enable drivers to achieve measurable improvements 
in fuel economy, this information will be made available to the general 
public via the joint Department of Energy and Environmental Protection 
Web site, http://www.fueleconomy.gov; (5) Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 150 (not an annual collection); (6) Estimated Number of 
Total Responses: 150; (7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 300 hours; 
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: N/A--Not 
an annual collection.

    Statutory Authority:  42 U.S.C. 16191; 49 U.S.C. 32908 (c)-(3) 
and (g)-(2)-(A).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 21, 2010.
Dennis A. Smith,
National Clean Cities Director, Office of Vehicle Technologies, Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-2171 Filed 2-1-10; 8:45 am]
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