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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8707]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

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 June 13, 2011. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to DOE Desk Officer, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; and Keith Dennis, EE-2K, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585, Fax #: (202) 
287-7145, Keith.Dennis@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5156; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Utility Billing; (3) Type of Request: Extension of Emergency 
ICR; (4) Purpose: The Authorization form will allow an evaluator 
specified by DOE to obtain grantee project site's energy usage and cost 
(electricity and natural gas). The purpose of the information 
collection is to estimate the direct impacts on energy and cost savings 
of energy efficiency programs; (5) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 60,629; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 
60,629; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 29,998; (8) Annual 
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $41,085.

    Statutory Authority:  Title IV of the Energy Conservation and 
Production Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), as amended, 
authorizes the DOE to administer the Weatherization Assistance 
Program (WAP). Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
of 1975, (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) as amended, authorizes DOE to 
administer the State Energy Program (SEP). Title V, Subtitle E of 
the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17151 et 
seq.) authorizes DOE to administer the Energy Efficiency and 
Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG).

    Issued in Washington, DC, March 31, 2011.
Henry Kelly,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-8707 Filed 4-11-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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