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###### Department of Energy

# AGENCY:

U.S. Department of Energy.

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

# SUMMARY:

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed emergency collection of information that DOE is developing for management of financial assistance grants funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 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 February 18, 2010. 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: Matthew Grosso, U.S. Department of Energy, OE/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-5860, or by e-mail at                         *matthew.grosso@hq.doe.gov*                         and 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.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Matthew Grosso at                         *matthew.grosso@hq.doe.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    This emergency information collection request contains: (1)                     *OMB No.:*                     New; (2)                     *Information Collection Request Title:*                     Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Recovery Act Smart Grid Grant Program Status Report; (3)                     *Type of Review:*                     Emergency; (4)                    *Purpose:*                     To collect information on the status of grantee activities, expenditures, and results, to ensure that program funds are being used appropriately, effectively and expeditiously (especially important for Recovery Act funds); (5)                     *Annual Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     132; (6)                     *Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:*                     1,656; (7)                     *Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:*                     3,312; (8)                     *Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:*                     $621,000 for the first year, $138,000 each subsequent year.                

Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; Pub. L. 110-140).

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2010.

Terri T. Lee,

Chief Operating Officer, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.

[FR Doc. 2010-2422 Filed 2-3-10; 8:45 am]

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