[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36679-36680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14592]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Agency information collection and request 
for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed information collection that DOE is developing for submission 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. This collection would gather information over a 
three-year period from participants in the Industrial Assessment Center 
(IAC) Program (specifically clients, alumni and web-site users), 
concerning details of energy, waste, production and cost savings 
generated through their participation in IAC assessments, or through 
their use of IAC-sponsored web-sites.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by August 14, 2000. If you 
anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, 
contact the person listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to M. Martin, Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, MS-6070, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6070; or 
by FAX at (865) 574-9338; or by e-mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d3beb2a1a7babdbeb293bca1bdbffdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1ccc0d3d5c8cfccc0e1ced3cfcd8fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to M. Martin 
using the contact information listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Collection Title: Impact Evaluation of IAC Program Participants: 
Clients, Alumni and Web-users.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Frequency of response: One time only.
    Respondents: IAC Program clients, alumni and web-users (businesses 
and individuals).
    Estimated number of annual respondents: 570.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 355 hours.

Background

    The Department of Energy, as part of its effort to comply with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), 
provides the general public and other Federal agencies with 
opportunities to comment on collections of information conducted by or 
in conjunction with DOE. Any comments received help the Department to 
prepare data requests that maximize the utility of the information 
collected, and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the 
public. Also, DOE will later seek approval by the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) of the collections under Section 3506(c) of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    Data will be collected from IAC participants concerning energy, 
waste, productivity and cost savings generated through their 
participation in IAC assessments or through their use of technical 
information provided by IAC-sponsored web-sites. Data will be collected 
from clients, program alumni, and IAC web-users using either 
electronic, web-based surveys or telephone interviews. The data will

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provide input for an impact evaluation of the IAC Program, to be used 
for reporting on program performance in compliance with the Government 
Performance and Results Act 1993 (GPRA). The evaluation approach and 
summarized results will be published.

Request for Comments

    DOE invites comments from prospective respondents and other 
interested parties on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of data is 
necessary to measure savings impacts generated by IAC participants; (2) 
enhancements to the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (3) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; (4) any means of minimizing the burden 
of the collection of information on those who choose to respond; (5) 
the availability and details of similar information collected by other 
Federal, State or local industrial assistance programs. Additional 
information about DOE's proposed information collection may be obtained 
from the contact person named in this notice.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form. They also 
will become a matter of public record.

    Statutory Authority: Section 3506(c) of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 5, 2000.
Peter J. Grahn,
Director, Office of Records and Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 00-14592 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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