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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-978]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 March 19, 2012. 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 Andre de Fontaine, EE-2F/
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 20585 or by fax at 
(202) 586-5234 or by email at andre.defontaine@EE.doe.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Andre de Fontaine, EE-2F/Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., 20585 or by fax at (202) 586-5234 or by email 
at andre.defontaine@EE.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5141;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Department of Energy 
Better Buildings, Better Plants Program Information Collection Request;
    (3) Type of Review: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: The information being collected is needed to evaluate 
the success of the voluntary agreements made through the Department of 
Energy's (DOE) Better Buildings, Better Plants (BBBP) Program. The BBBP 
Program is a voluntary initiative, created to support congress's Energy 
Policy Act of 2005, as amended, section 106, for any company interested 
in reducing their energy intensity by 25 percent or more in ten years. 
The program is specifically designed to encourage and recognize United 
States companies that are in the vanguard of energy efficiency and will 
lead all industrial facilities by establishing and achieving ambitious 
energy goals. All companies participating in the program will receive 
technical support from DOE, and companies achieving the program's 
energy goals will also receive national recognition for their 
accomplishments. The information to be collected from Partner plants 
includes: Background data, including contact information, information 
on primary energy consumption and energy saving, high level 
descriptions of implemented energy projects, and annual and cumulative 
energy intensity progress. The results of the Better Buildings, Better 
Plants Voluntary Pledge Report will only be published in program 
evaluation and metrics documentation. Results will be published in 
aggregate to report the impact of the DOE program in a report that must 
be submitted to Congress in 2012 and 2017.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 175;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 175;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,975;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Statutory Authority:  Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 15811.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 13, 2012.
Leo Christodoulou,
Program Manager, Office of Advanced Manufacturing Program, Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, United States Department of 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2012-978 Filed 1-18-12; 8:45 am]
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