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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 66909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26702]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has previously published its 
Agency Information Collection Extension request in the Federal Register 
on Thursday, August 29, 2013 (78 FR 53436) and submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Estimated Number of Respondents in 
the previously published information collection request, 41,340, is 
incorrect. The correct Estimated Number of Respondents for DOE's 
Financial Assistance Information Collection (OMB Number 1910-0400) is 
10,335. The information collection requests a three-year extension of 
its Financial Assistance Information Collection, OMB Control Number 
1910-0400. This information collection request covers information 
necessary to administer and manage DOE's financial assistance programs.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
December 9, 2013. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments 
within that period or if you want access to the collection of 
information, without charge, contact the person listed below as soon as 
possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the following: DOE Desk 
Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Bonnell by email at 
richard.bonnell@hq.doe.gov. Please put ``2013 DOE Agency Information 
Collection Extension'' in the subject line when sending an email.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-0400 (Renewal); (2) Information Collection 
Request Title: DOE Financial Assistance Information Clearance; (3) Type 
of Request: Renewal; (4) Purpose: This package contains information 
collections necessary to annually plan, solicit, negotiate, award, 
administer, and closeout grants and cooperative agreements under the 
Department's financial assistance programs; (5) Estimated Number of 
Respondents 10,335; (6) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 573,732; and (7) 
Number of Collections: The information collection request contains 16 
information and/or recordkeeping requirements; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Statutory Authority:  Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2013.
David Boyd,
Deputy Director, Office of Acquisition and Project Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-26702 Filed 11-6-13; 8:45 am]
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