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1Excluded from the Challenge are the Federal 

government and employers that are integrally 

involved in the sale of EVSE products and services. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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. 

The proposed collection would 

involve information that will enable 

DOE to measure the impact and progress 

of DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge 

(Challenge). The Challenge is an 

initiative through which DOE provides 

employers with specialized resources, 

expertise, and support to incorporate 

workplace charging programs into their 

operations successfully.1 The initiative 

is a part of the EV Everywhere Grand 

Challenge, which focuses on enabling 

U.S. vehicle manufacturers to be the 

first in the world to produce plug-in 

electric vehicles (PEVs) that are as 

affordable and convenient for the 

average American family as today’s 

gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. As 

the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge is 

focused on both PEV research and 

development as well as deployment, it 

has been developed with input from 

sustainability professionals, industry 

representatives, and DOE’s Clean Cities 

program staff coordinators. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before January 21, 

2014. 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 Sarah Olexsak, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE– 

2G), U.S. Department of Energy 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, or by fax 

at 202–586–1600, or by email at 

WorkplaceCharging@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Sarah Olexsak, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy (EE–2G), U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 

287–5151, WorkplaceCharging@

ee.doe.govmailto:. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. New; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Workplace 

Charging Challenge; (3) Type of Request: 

New; (4) Purpose: DOE’s Vehicle 

Technologies Office (VTO) has 

developed a voluntary initiative, the EV 

Everywhere Workplace Charging 

Challenge. This initiative, launched in 

January 2013, aims to increase the 

number of U.S. employers offering 

workplace charging for PEVs to their 

employees. Participating employers may 

sign on as Partners to signal their 

commitment to workplace charging and 

otherwise promote workplace charging. 

As designed, the initiative is intended to 

benefit both employees and employers. 

The goal of the Workplace Charging 

Challenge is to increase to over 500 the 

number of employers offering workplace 

charging to their U.S. employees by 

2018, the scheduled end of the 

program.. Individual employers that 

make available at least one electric 

vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), or 

charger, to their employees at one major 

employer location will count towards 

this goal, regardless of whether or not 

the employer is a partner in the 

Workplace Charging Challenge. 

As part of this this program, DOE will 

be conducting outreach to deploy 

workplace charging, provide technical 

assistance to support employers’ 

workplace charging programs, and 

identify specific success stories, lessons 

learned, and best practices employers 

have deployed, thereby increasing the 

value and facilitating the deployment of 

additional workplace charging 

programs. The effort is part of the larger 

EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, and as 

the Grand Challenge by necessity 

incorporates a deployment component, 

DOE will be able to use its experience 

and expertise through the VTO Clean 

Cities Program to educate the public 

about PEVs, as well as help identify 

potential workplace charging barriers 

and the means to remove such barriers. 

The Challenge does not endeavor to 

engage an exhaustive number of 

employers, but rather will work with 

self-identified employers committed to 

leading the way in reducing petroleum 

consumption through the deployment of 

PEVs and associated charging 

infrastructure. 

In January 2013, relying on 

employers’ public records and 

communications, DOE began identifying 

employers that might be interested in 

becoming voluntary partners to the 

Workplace Challenge Program. To 

measure progress towards the 

Workplace Charging Challenge goal of 

more than 500 employers through 2018, 

DOE will be monitoring some employers 

directly, and others through data DOE 

can gather from available online 

resources, including the Alternative 

Fuels Data Center. For those employers 

DOE is monitoring directly, DOE will 

develop an annual progress update and 

will publish the generalized results 

gathered. To generate this annual 

update, DOE will collect annually from 

these Workplace Charging Challenge 

Partners, or employers, data and 

narratives associated with their PEV 

charging program and infrastructure. 

The principal objective of collecting 

the information DOE seeks to gather 

through the Challenge is to allow DOE 

to develop an objective assessment and 

estimate of the number of U.S. 

employers that have established a 

workplace charging program or 

otherwise installed EVSE, and to 

document specific information 

associated with the offering of such a 

program to employees. Information 

requested would be used to establish 

basic information for Partner employers, 

which will then be used for future 

comparisons and analysis of instituted 

programs and policies. A designated 

representative for each participating 

Partner will provide the requested 

information. The intended respondent is 

expected to be aware of relevant aspects 

of the company’s charging infrastructure 

and program if such exists, such that the 

gathering of information is not expected 

to be very resource consuming. DOE 

will compile and issue an annual 

progress update that would provide an 

update on the Workplace Charging 

Challenge program partners’ activities, 

as well as report on metrics DOE is 

evaluating related to energy 

consumption, costs, numbers of 

employers in the program, and best 

practices that can be identified for the 

purpose of helping others take steps to 

deploy charging infrastructure. 


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The Challenge effort will rely on data 

the Partners will provide via an online 

response tool. The data collection 

would address the following topic areas: 

(1) Charging infrastructure and use; (2) 

employee PEV ownership and PEV 

knowledge; and (3) feedback on the 

Challenge. 

The data will be compiled for the 

purpose of assessing and setting forth in 

the annual progress updates the 

Workplace Charging Challenge 

program’s impact in terms of increasing 

both the number of employers offering 

workplace charging and the deployment 

of EVSEs and PEVs. 

The data and subsequent analyses 

will allow DOE to compare historical 

records dynamically, and provide the 

opportunity for DOE to determine 

annual progress toward Workplace 

Charging Challenge goals. Calculation of 

progress and impacts will be undertaken 

on an annual basis. 

The Workplace Charging Challenge 

program is targeted at U.S. employers. 

Providing initial baseline information 

for each participating employer, which 

occurs only once, is expected to take 1.5 

hours. Follow-up questions and 

clarifications for the purpose of 

ensuring accurate analyses may take up 

to 3.5 hours; (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 400; (6) 

Annual Estimated Number of Total 

Responses: 400; (7) Annual Estimated 

Number of Burden Hours: 2,000; (8) 

Annual Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There is no 

cost associated with reporting and 

recordkeeping. 

Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. Sec 13233; 

42 U.S.C. Sec. 13252(a)–(b); 42 U.S.C. 13255. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

15, 2013. 

Patrick B. Davis, 

Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–28046 Filed 11–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Senior Executive Service; Performance 

Review Board 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: SES Performance Review Board 

Standing Register. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

Performance Review Board Standing 

Register for the Department of Energy. 

This listing supersedes all previously 

published lists of PRB members. 

DATES: These appointments are effective 

as of September 30, 2013. 

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ADCOCK, DONALD E. 

AIYAR, PRIYA R. 

ALEXANDER, KATHLEEN B. 

ALLEN, DAVID R. 

ALLISON, JEFFREY M. 

AMARAL, DAVID M. 

ANDERSON, CYNTHIA V. 

ANDERSON, ROBERT T. 

ANDREWS, CLAUDIA R. 

AOKI, STEVEN NMN 

ARANGO III, JOSEPH NMN 

ASCANIO, XAVIER NMN 

ATKINS, ARTHUR G. 

BAKER, KENNETH E. 

BARHYDT, LAURA L. 

BATTERSHELL, CAROL J. 

BEAMON, JOSEPH A. 

BEARD, JEANNE M. 

BEARD, SUSAN F. 

BEAUSOLEIL, GEOFFREY L. 

BEKKEDAHL, LARRY N. 

BELL, MELODY C. 

BESTANI, ROBERT M. 

BIENIAWSKI, ANDREW J. 

BIERBOWER, WILLIAM J. 

BINKLEY, JOHN S. 

BISHOP, CLARENCE T. 

BISHOP, TRACEY L. 

BLACK, STEVEN K. 

BOARDMAN, KAREN L. 

BODI, F. LORRAINE 

BOLTON JR. EDWARD L. 

BORGSTROM, CAROL M. 

BOSCO, PAUL NMN 

BOSTON, ROBERT D. 

BOUDREAU, ROBERT N. 

BOULDEN III, JOHN S. 

BOWHAN, BRETT R. 

BOWMAN, DAVID R. 

BOYD, DAVID O. 

BOYKO, THOMAS R. 

BOYLE, WILLIAM J. 

BRADY, MARK C. 

BREMER, JOHN D. 

BRESE, ROBERT F. 

BROTT, MATTHEW J. 

BROWN, DAVID S. 

BROWN, FRED L. 

BROWN, STEPHANIE H. 

BRYAN, WILLIAM N. 

BURROWS, CHARLES W. 

BUTTRESS, LARRY D. 

CADIEUX, GENA E. 

CALBOS, PHILIP T. 

CALLAHAN, SAMUEL N. 

CAMPAGNONE, MARI-JOSETTE N. 

CAMPBELL II, HUGH T. 

CANNON, SCOTT C. 

CAPONITI, ALICE K. 

CAROSINO, ROBERT M. 

CARR, MICHAEL S. 

CHABAY, JOHN E. 

CHALK, STEVEN G. 

CHARBONEAU, STACY L. 

CHEN, YU-HAN NMN 

CHOI, JOANNE Y. 

CHUNG, DAE Y. 

CLAPPER, DANIEL R. 

CLARK, DIANA D. 

CLARK, KERRY M. 

CLINTON, RITA M. 

COHEN, DANIEL NMN 

CONNERY, JOYCE L. 

CONTI, JOHN J. 

COOPER, JAMES R. 

COOPER, SUZANNE BENNETT 

CORBIN, ROBERT F. 

COREY, RAY J. 

CRAIG JR. JACKIE R. 

CRAWFORD, GLEN D. 

CRESCENZO, FRANK J. 

CROUTHER, DESI A. 

CROWELL, BRADLEY R. 

CUGINI, ANTHONY V. 

CUMMINS, KELLY NICOLE 

DAVENPORT, SHARI T. 

DAVIDSON, PETER W. 

DAVIS, PATRICK B. 

DE VOS, ERICA NMN 

DEAROLPH, DOUGLAS J. 

DECKER, ANITA J. 

DEHAVEN, DARREL S. 

DEHMER, PATRICIA M. 

DEHORATIIS JR. GUIDO NMN 

DELHOTAL, KATHERINE CASEY 

DELWICHE, GREGORY K. 

DETWILER, RALPH P. 

DEZIEL, DENNIS R. 

DIAMOND, BRUCE M. 

DICAPUA, MARCO S. 

DICKENSON, HOWARD E. 

DICKINSON, MARK H. 

DIFIGLIO, CARMEN NMN 

DIKEAKOS, MARIA V. 

DIXON, ROBERT K. 

DOONE, ALISON L. 

DOWELL, JONATHAN A. 

DRUMMOND, WILLIAM K. 

DUNNE, MATTHEW S. 

DURANT III, JAMES MELBOURN 

DURANT, CHARLES K. 

ECKROADE, WILLIAM A. 

EDWARDS III, ROBERT E. 

EHLI, CATHY L. 

ELKIND, JONATHAN H. 

ELY, LOWELL V. 

ERHART, STEVEN C. 

ESCHENBERG, JOHN R. 

FERRARO, PATRICK M. 

FLETCHER, THOMAS W. 

FLOHR, CONNIE M. 

FLYNN, KAREN L. 

FRANCO JR., JOSE R. 

FRANKLIN, RITA R. 

FRANTZ, DAVID G. 

FREMONT, DOUGLAS E. 

FRESCO, MARY ANN E. 

FURRER, ROBIN R. 

FURSTENAU, RAYMOND V. 

FYGI, ERIC J. 

GABRIEL, MARK A. 

GAFFNEY, BARRY A. 

GALLAGHER, CHRISTIANA NMN 

GAMAGE, SARAH L. 

GARCIA, ANNA M. 

GASPEROW, LESLEY A. 

GEERNAERT, GERALD L. 

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