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[Federal Register: January 21, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 13)]
[Notices]               
[Page 3454-3455]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed emergency 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 be 
received on or before February 4, 2010. Comments should be specific in 
nature and indicate as precisely as possible the applicable guidance 
documents. If you anticipate difficulty

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in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed 
below as soon as possible.

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.
    Draft reporting guidance concerning the Energy Efficiency and 
Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, Weatherization Assistance 
Program (WAP), and State Energy Program (SEP) will be available for 
review at the following Web site: http://www.eere.energy.gov/wip/draft_recovery_act_reporting_guidance.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This emergency information collection 
request contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program 
Status Report; (3) Type of Request: Emergency; (4) Purpose: The 
information collected is used by program staff to track the recipients' 
activities, their progress in achieving scheduled milestones, and funds 
expended. The information is vital to identifying and addressing 
deficiencies in project execution within an appropriate timeframe. The 
information also enables program staff to provide required or requested 
information on program activities to OMB, Congress and the public; (5) 
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,357; (6) Annual Estimated 
Number of Total Responses: 28,284; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 
Burden Hours: 85,524; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $3,985.
    Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence 
and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; Pub. L. 110-140) establishes the EECBG 
Program under which DOE makes funds available to States, units of local 
government, and Indian tribes to develop and implement projects to 
improve energy efficiency and reduce energy use and fossil fuel 
emissions in their communities.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 15, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-1057 Filed 1-20-10; 8:45 am]
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