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###### Department of Energy

###### Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

          - [Docket Number: EERE 2017-VT-00XX]

# AGENCY:

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comments.

# SUMMARY:

The Department of Energy 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.

# DATES:

                        Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before January 8, 2018. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in                         **ADDRESSES**                         as soon as possible.                    

# ADDRESSES:

                        Written comments should include DOCKET # EERE-2017-VT-00XX in the subject line of the message and may be sent to: Mr. Dana V. O'Hara, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by email at                         *Dana.O'Hara@ee.doe.gov.*

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Mr. Dana V. O'Hara, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-8063,                         *Dana.O'Hara@ee.doe.gov.*                         The information collection instrument is completed online, via a password protected Web page; for review purposes, the same instrument is available online at                         *http://www1.eere.energy.gov/​vehiclesandfuels/​epact/​docs/​reporting_​spreadsheet.xls.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOE, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE'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                           ( print page 51617)                        burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.                

This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5101; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition Report for State Government and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The information is required so that DOE can determine whether alternative fuel provider and State government fleets are in compliance with the alternative fueled vehicle acquisition mandates of sections 501 and 507(o) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended, (EPAct), whether such fleets should be allocated credits under section 508 of EPAct, and whether fleets that opted into the alternative compliance program under section 514 of EPAct are in compliance with the applicable requirements; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 303; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 335; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,970; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $120,000.

Statutory Authority:42 U.S.C. 13251*et seq.*

Issued in Washington, DC on: November 1, 2017.

Michael Berube,

Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

[FR Doc. 2017-24180 Filed 11-6-17; 8:45 am]

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