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[Federal Register: April 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 82)]
[Notices]               
[Page 22578]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 In-Vehicle Driver Feedback study will enable the Department 
of Energy to establish a rigorous scientific basis for informing 
consumers about the potential fuel economy benefits of in-vehicle fuel 
economy feedback devices. The target population consists of 150 
volunteer households who are AAA insurance policy holders who carry 
minimum automobile insurance coverage and hold a valid driver's 
license. If this testing confirms that fuel economy feedback devices 
can enable drivers to achieve measurable improvements in fuel economy, 
the information will be made available to the general public via the 
Joint Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency Web 
site, http://www.fueleconomy.gov.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
June 1, 2010. 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 Mr. Dennis A. Smith, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, EE-2G, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, Phone: 202-586-
1791, Fax: 202-586-2476, E-mail: dennis.a.smith@ee.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dennis A. Smith, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, EE-2G, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, Phone: 202-586-
1791, Fax: 202-586-2476, E-mail: dennis.a.smith@ee.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1)  OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request Title: 
U.S. Department of Energy Test of Potential Fuel Economy Benefits of 
In-Vehicle Driver Feedback Devices; (3) Type of Request: New 
collection; (4) Purpose: The In-Vehicle Driver Feedback Study will 
evaluate driving behaviors and the effect fuel economy feedback devices 
will have in changing those behaviors. The data derived from this study 
will be used to provide the public with information that will enable 
them to achieve better fuel economy and thereby enable them to save 
money on fuel consumption which will therefore enable us to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions and thereby reduce petroleum consumption. The 
information obtained via this collection will be made available to the 
general public via the DOE Sponsored Fuel Economy Guide and associated 
Web site, http://www.fueleconomy.gov. AAA of Northern California will 
ask for volunteers for this study. These volunteers will be chosen 
based on demographics, geography, and ownership of vehicles which 
currently do not display fuel-economy data; (5) Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 150 (not an annual collection); (6) Estimated Number of 
Total Responses: 150; (7) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 300; (8) 
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $350,000.00.

    Statutory Authority:  U.S.C. 16191; 49 U.S.C. 32908(c)-(3) and 
(g)(2)(A).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 20, 2010.
Dennis A. Smith,
National Clean Cities Director, Office of Vehicle Technologies, Energy 
Efficiency and Renewble Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-9959 Filed 4-28-10; 8:45 am]
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