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[Federal Register: July 14, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 134)]
[Notices]               
[Page 40796-40797]
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.

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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 be 
received on or before September 13, 2010. 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: Frank Norcross, EE-2K, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, D.C. 
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, D.C. 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: 2,359; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number: 128,688; (7) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $377,000.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 8, 2010.
Tobias Russell,
Acting Program Manager, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental 
Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-17142 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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