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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20211-20212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08643]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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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 require annual reports from power 
companies that voluntarily join the Department's new Partnership for 
Energy Sector Climate Resilience. The goal of this partnership is for 
the Department and power company participants to work cooperatively to 
enhance the energy security of the nation's electricity infrastructure. 
The annual reports required of partners will include summaries of 
activities undertaken during the proceeding year including, for 
example, vulnerability assessments, resilience strategies, information 
on costs and benefits of actions taken, and best practices. Comments 
are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
department; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility and clarity of the information being collected; and 
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the proposed collection on the 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
May 15, 2015. 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 202-395-4718.

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 Dr. Craig Zamuda, U.S. Department of Energy, EPSA-20, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by fax 202 586-5345, 
or by email at craig.zamuda@hq.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Craig Zamuda, U.S. Department of 
Energy, EPSA-20, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585, or 
by fax 202 586-5345, or by email at craig.zamuda@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No:. ``New''; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Partnership for Energy Sector Climate Resilience; (3) Type of 
Request: New collection; (4) Purpose: To enhance the resilience of the 
nation's power sector to extreme weather and climate change, the 
Department of Energy is establishing a partnership program with power 
sector companies. On an annual basis, participating companies are asked 
to report on activities they have undertaken to improve their 
resilience to extreme weather and climate change. This information will 
help facilitate improved resilience throughout the sector and better 
inform the Department's activities in support of these efforts. (5) 
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 25; (6) Annual Estimated Number 
of Total Responses: 50 (first year, 25 thereafter). (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 212 hours; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $8,959 total program-wide 
annual costs.
    Statutory Authority: Title XIII of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 calls for a variety of activities to support the 
modernization of the Nation's electricity transmission and distribution 
system to maintain a reliable and secure electricity infrastructure. In 
addition, Executive

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Orders, 13514 (Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy and Economic 
Performance) and 13653 (Preparing the United States for the Impacts of 
Climate Change) also set forth a number of activities that would be 
supported by the information collected under this request.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 8, 2015.
Judith M. Greenwald,
Deputy Director, Office of Climate, Environment and Efficiency, Office 
of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-08643 Filed 4-14-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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