Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 171 / Friday, September 2, 2011 / Notices 54747 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB 

Review and Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance, a proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

proposed collection will gather 

information on solar energy market 

indicators. The Solar Energy 

Technologies Program (SETP) seeks to 

reduce non-hardware costs of solar 

systems associated with processes such 

as project siting, permitting and 

interconnection, system installation, 

and project financing. In order to direct 

strategic investments toward reducing 

those costs, the Agency requires 

information on the current status of 

non-hardware costs and the underlying 

cost drivers. Questions for this 

collection are focused on permitting 

processes, interconnection processes, 

available financing options, and 

planning and zoning issues as they 

relate to rooftop solar PV installations. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

collection must be received on or before 

October 3, 2011. If you anticipate that 

you will be submitting comments, but 

find it difficult to do so within the 

period of time allowed by this notice, 

please advise the DOE Desk Officer at 

OMB of your intention to make a 

submission as soon as possible. The 

Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202– 

395–4650. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the 

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. 

And to 

Jennifer DeCesaro, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 

SW., Washington, DC, 20585, Fax: 

202–586–8148, Jennifer.DeCesaro@ee.

doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer DeCesaro, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Fax: 202–586– 

8148. Jennifer.DeCesaro@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

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

Collection Request Title: Solar Market 

Indicators: Data collection from local 

jurisdictions and other relevant regional 

stakeholders (e.g. non-profit 

organizations, state energy offices) on 

policies and processes that contribute to 

solar system costs; (3) Type of Request: 

New collection; (4) Purpose: The DOE 

will use this information to establish a 

baseline for key solar market indicators 

and process contributions to the nonhardware costs for solar installations, an 

effort that has not been formally 

undertaken by the Federal government 

or industry to date. Likely respondents 

are local jurisdictions, state 

governments, and non-profit 

organizations; (5) Annual Estimated 

Number of Respondents: 35; (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

35; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 210; (8) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: $0. 

Statutory Authority: These activities are 

authorized under the Solar Photovoltaic 

Energy Research, Development, and 

Demonstration Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95–590, 

codified at 42 U.S.C. 5581 et seq., and the 

Department of Energy Organization Act, Pub. 

L. 95–91, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 

7101 et seq. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 30, 

2011. 

Ramamoorthy Ramesh, 

Program Manager, Solar Energy Technologies 

Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy 

State Energy Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the State Energy 

Advisory Board (STEAB). The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463; 86 Stat. 770) requires that public 

notice of these meetings be announced 

in the Federal Register. 

DATES: November 15–16, 2011 9 a.m.–5 

p.m. November 17, 2011 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Knoxville, 501 West 

Church Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 

37902. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil 

Sperling, STEAB’s Designated Federal 

Officer; U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, 1000 Independence 

Ave., SW., Washington DC 20585; 

phone: (202) 586–1644. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: To make recommendations to 

the Assistant Secretary for the Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy regarding goals and objectives, 

programmatic and administrative 

policies, and to otherwise carry out the 

Board’s responsibilities as designated in 

the State Energy Efficiency Programs 

Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 

440). 

Tentative Agenda: Receive updates 

and review accomplishments of 

STEAB’s Sub-committee and 

Taskforces, meet with key members of 

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) 

to discuss new initiatives and 

technologies and explore possible 

technology transfer programs, meet with 

Laboratory staff to gain a better 

understanding of deployment efforts, 

discuss ways to make sure states are 

successful with implementing ARRA in 

light of the March 2012 deadline, and 

update to the Board on routine business 

matters and other topics of interest. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Members of 

the public who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Gil Sperling at the 

address or telephone number listed 

above. Requests to make oral comments 

must be received five days prior to the 

meeting; reasonable provision will be 

made to include requested topic(s) on 

the agenda. The Chair of the Board is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 60 days on the STEAB 

Web site at http://www.steab.org. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 29, 

2011. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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