Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2013 / Notices 59661 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the currently approved 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 pertaining to the approved 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (c) ways to further 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information being collected; and 

(d) ways to further minimize the burden 

regarding the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

revision to an approved information 

collection must be received on or before 

October 28, 2013. 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 Christine Platt Patrick, EE–2K, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, Email: 

Christine.Platt@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: Lauren Hall, EE–2K, U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585–1290, Phone: (202) 287–1870, 

Fax: (202) 287–1745, Email: 

Lauren.Hall@ee.doe.gov. 

Additional information and reporting 

guidance concerning the Weatherization 

Assistance Program (WAP) is available 

for review at the following Web site: 

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/ 

wap.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1910–5127; (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: 

‘‘Weatherization Assistance Program 

(WAP)’’; (3) Type of Review: Extension 

of a Currently Approved Information 

Collection; (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 (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 58; (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

290; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 1,160; (8) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: $46,400. 

Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of 

the Energy Independence and Security Act 

(EISA), Pub. L. 110–140 as amended (42 

U.S.C. § 17151 et seq.). 

Issued in Washington, DC, September 19, 

2013. 

Robert Adams, 

WAP Program Manager, Office of 

Weatherization and Intergovernmental 

Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Revision of a Currently Approved 

Information Collection for the State 

Energy Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: A 60-day notice and request 

for comments was published in the 

Federal Register on July 29, 2013 (78 FR 

45517). No comments were received in 

response to this Notice. This subsequent 

30-day notice allows public comment 

on the final version of the information 

collection request. 

The Department of Energy (DOE) 

invites public comment on a revision of 

a currently approved 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. The 

information collection requests a 

revision and three-year extension of its 

State Energy Program, OMB Control 

Number 1910–5126. 

The proposed collection will 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 programs closing out 

during this information collection 

period). 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the revision of the currently approved 

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 

pertaining to the approved collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) ways to further enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

being collected; and (d) ways to further 

minimize the burden regarding the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

revision to an approved information 

collection must be received on or before 

October 28, 2013. 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 Christine Platt Patrick, EE–2K, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585, Email: 

Christine.Platt@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to: Pete Davis, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–1290, 

Phone: (720) 356–1606, Fax: (202) 287– 

1745, Email: Pete.Davis@go.doe.gov. 

Additional information and reporting 

guidance concerning the State Energy 

Program (SEP) is available for review at 

the following Web site: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/sep.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No.: 1910–5126; (2) 

Information Collection Request Title: 

State Energy Program; (3) Type of 

Review: Revision of a Currently 

Approved Information Collection; (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; (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 56; (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

228; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 7,740; (8) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: $309,600. 

Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of 

the Energy Independence and Security Act 

(EISA), Pub. L. 110–140 as amended (42 

U.S.C. 17151 et seq.). 

Issued in Washington, DC, September 20, 

2013. 

Gregory Davoren, 

SEP Program Manager, Office of 

Weatherization and Intergovernmental 

Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–23602 Filed 9–26–13; 8:45 am] 

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