[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13729]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extensions: Proposed Collection 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Extensions: proposed collection 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13). 
The package covers the collection of information concerning annual 
applications from the owners of qualified renewable energy generation 
facilities for the consideration of renewable energy production 
incentive payments. This information is used by the Department to 
determine if the applicant's facility qualifies for these payments and 
to determine the amount of net electricity produced for sale that 
qualifies for these payments. This information is critical to ensure 
that the Government has sufficient information to ensure the proper use 
of public funds for these incentive payments.

DATES: Comments regarding the information collection package should be 
submitted to the OMB Desk Officer at the following address no later 
than June 22, 1998. 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, you should advise the OMB Desk officer of your 
intention to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at (202) 395-3084. (Also, please notify the DOE contact 
listed in this notice.)

ADDRESSES: Address comments to DOE Desk Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Room 
10102, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert H. Brewer, Office of Utility 
Technologies (EE-10), Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 
586-2206.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The package contains the following 
information: (1) Title of the information collection package; (2) 
current OMB control number; (3) type of respondents; (4) estimated 
number of responses; (5) estimated total burden hours, including record 
keeping hours, required to provide the information; (6) purpose; and 
(7) number of collections.
    Package Title: Renewable Energy Production Incentives.
    Current OMB No.: 1910-0068.
    Type of Respondents: State, municipal, county, and non-profit 
electric cooperative owners of qualified renewable energy generation 
facilities that produce electricity for sale.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 205
    Purpose: To receive annual payment consideration for electricity 
produced in the prior fiscal year, an annual application has to be 
submitted by the owner/agent of the owner that provides information 
which establishes the qualification of the facility (ownership 
qualifications, type of renewable energy source used, time of first use 
for new or converted facilities, sale of electricity produced, and 
location in a State) and information on the metered/calculated amount 
of electricity produced. An owner of a qualified facility can submit an 
annual application for each of the first ten fiscal years of that 
facility's operation.

    Statutory Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507 (g) and (h).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 1998.
Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-13729 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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