[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 49460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20334]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on DOE's
intent to request OMB to renew Information Collection Request Title: OE
Recovery Act Financial Assistance Grants, OMB Control No. 1910-5149 for
an additional four years 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 October 11, 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:
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, or http://www.oe.energy.gov/node/11695.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5149; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: OE Recovery Act Financial Assistance Grants; (3) Type of
Request: Renewal; (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: 138; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 1,656; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 13,248;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$1,035,000 for the first year, $552,000 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 August 4, 2011.
Terri T. Lee,
Chief Operating Officer, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.
[FR Doc. 2011-20334 Filed 8-9-11; 8:45 am]
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