Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 100 / Tuesday, May 24, 2011 / Notices 30143 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

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 July 25, 2011. 

If you anticipate difficulty in submitting 

comments within that period, contact 

the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to: Eva Auman, GC–63; Department 

of Energy;1000 Independence Ave, SW.; 

Washington, DC 20585; Fax: 202–586– 

7373; E-mail: eva.auman@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Eva Auman, GC–63; 

Department of Energy; 1000 

Independence Ave., SW.; Washington, 

DC 20585; Fax: 202–586–7373; E-mail: 

eva.auman@hq.doe.gov. The draft 

collection instrument is available for 

review at the following Web site: http:// 

www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/davisbacon_act.html#ICR_draft

collectioninstrument. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB Control Number 1910–New; 

(2) Information Collection Request Title: 

Davis-Bacon Semi-annual Labor 

Compliance Report; (3) Type of Request: 

Regular; (4) Purpose: All Federal 

agencies administering programs subject 

to Davis-Bacon wage provisions are 

required by 29 CFR part 5, Section 

5.7(b) to submit to the Department of 

Labor (DOL) a semi-annual compliance 

and enforcement report. In order for 

DOE to comply with this reporting 

requirement, it must collect information 

from Recipients of Recovery Act funded 

grants, including state and local 

agencies; Recovery Act funded Loan and 

Loan Guarantee Borrowers, DOE direct 

contractors, and other prime contractors 

that administer DOE programs subject to 

Davis-Bacon requirements. DOE will 

require that such entities complete and 

submit a Semi-annual Labor Standard 

Enforcement Report each six months; 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2,400; (6) Annual 

Estimated Number of Total Responses: 

4,800; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 

Burden Hours: 9,600; (8) Annual 

Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Cost Burden: $0. 

Statutory Authority: All Federal agencies 

administering programs subject to DavisBacon wage provisions are required by 29 

CFR part 5, Section 5.7(b) to submit to the 

Department of Labor (DOL) a semi-annual 

compliance and enforcement report. In order 

for DOE to comply with this reporting 

requirement, it must collect information from 

Recipients of Recovery Act funded grants, 

including state and local agencies; Recovery 

Act funded Loan and Loan Guarantee 

Borrowers, DOE direct contractors, and other 

prime contractors that administer DOE 

programs subject to Davis-Bacon 

requirements. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16, 

2011. 

LeAnn M. Oliver, 

Program Manager, Office of Weatherization 

and Intergovernmental Program, Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–12725 Filed 5–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995), intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the extended 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 July 25, 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 Benjamin Goldstein, Buy 

American Coordinator, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy 

(EERE), Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop 

EE–2K, Washington, DC 20585 or by email at BuyAmerican@ee.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Goldstein, Buy American 

Coordinator, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy (EERE), 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop 

EE–2K, Washington, DC 20585 or by email at BuyAmerican@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) OMB No. 1019–5152 (2) Information 

Collection Request Title: Request for 

Waiver of the Recovery Act Buy 

American provision: Domestic 

Nonavailability Exception; (3) Type of 

Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: This 

information collection request relates to 

the Recovery Act’s Buy American 

requirements. The request provides a 

standardized and streamlined way for 

EERE Recovery Act financial assistance 

recipients to submit domestic 

nonavailability waiver requests for 

manufactured goods they intend to 

purchase. The waiver template allows 

EERE to efficiently process the waiver 

requests and determine whether 

domestically manufactured alternatives 

exist. This request was originally 

approved on an emergency basis, which 

expired on December 31, 2010. EERE 

expects to continue receiving waiver 

requests beyond this date and therefore 

seeks an extension on this information 

collection request for three years. 

(5) Annual Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 200; (6) Annual Estimated 


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