[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52669-52670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18849]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, is proposing to amend an information collection request
with the Office of Management and Budget by adding an additional
collection to an ICR that already includes two previously approved
collections. The two previously approved collections address DOE's
Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) Scorecard, and the National Clean Fleets
Partnership. The proposed new collection is entitled ``Ride and Drive
Surveys for PEV Showcases''. DOE's Clean Cities initiative has
developed a three-part voluntary ride-and-drive survey to assist its
coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of interest,
understanding, and acceptance of PEVs and alternative fuel vehicles
(AFV) by the purchasing public. The principal objective of the Survey
is to provide DOE and stakeholders with an objective assessment and
estimate of how ready the purchasing public is for PEVs, and to help
DOE's Clean Cities coalitions prepare for the successful deployment of
these vehicles. DOE intends the surveys to be completed by individuals
who are participating in one of many ride-and-drive events.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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 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, 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below
as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Desk Officer for the
Department of Energy, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room
10102, 735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
And to Mr. Dennis Smith, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy (EE-3V), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by fax at 202-586-1600, or by email
at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dennis Smith at the address listed
above in ADDRESSES.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The amended information collection request
contains (1) OMB No. 1910-5171; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: Clean Cities Vehicle Programs; (3) Type of Review: Amended
collection; (4) Purpose: As part of DOE's Office of Vehicle
Technologies 2016 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) awards, DOE is
awarding entities funding to run PEV showcases where drivers can
experience driving a variety of PEVs and learn about charging electric
vehicles. These awards are 50 percent cost share awards, meaning that
recipients of an award under this FOA must supply 50 percent of the
funds to complete each awarded project. Projects undertaken pursuant to
this FOA are expected to include a survey component related to
potential vehicle driver behavior. Thus, the DOE Clean Cities program
has developed an initiative, the Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV
Showcases, that includes a three-part voluntary ride-and-drive survey
to assist its coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of
interest, understanding, and acceptance of AFVs by the purchasing
public. The principal objective of the Surveys is to provide DOE and
stakeholders with an objective assessment and estimate of how ready the
purchasing public is for PEVs, and to help DOE's Clean Cities
coalitions prepare for the successful deployment of these vehicles.
For the Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV Showcases collection, the
effort will target public citizens who are participating in one of many
Ride-and-Drive events. There are three phases to the Survey: (1) Pre
Ride-and-Drive; (2) post Ride-and-Drive; and (3) a few months/some time
later to discern if the respondent followed through with acquisition of
a PEV or another AFV. Respondents would provide answers in the first
two phases through a user-friendly paper survey and on-line survey, and
in the third phase they would answer questions via an electronic
interface, although a paper survey may be used for those lacking access
to an electronic device or computer.
The Surveys' effort will rely on responses to questions the
respondent chooses to answer. The multiple-choice will questions
address the following topic areas: (1) Demographics; (2) Current
vehicle background; (3) How they learned about ride and drive event;
(3) Perceptions of PEVs before and after driving; (4) Post-drive
vehicle experience; (5) Purchase expectations; (6) Follow-up survey
subsequent behaviors; (7) Purchase information; (8) Barriers; and (9)
Future intentions.
DOE expects a total respondent population for the amended
collection (which would include the three collections) of approximately
16,250 respondents (an increase of 15,000 over the number of
respondents for the two currently approved collections). Selecting the
multiple choice answers in
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completing the three components of the Survey is expected to take 30
minutes, leading to a total burden of approximately 28,250 hours (an
increase 2,500 hours above the total burden in hours for the two
currently approved collections).
(5) Type of Respondents: Public; (6) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents for all three information collections: 16,250; (7) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 16,300; (7) Annual Estimated
Number of Burden Hours: 28,250 (25,625 for PEV Scorecard, 125 for Clean
Fleets Partnership, and 2,500 for the Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV
Showcases); and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost
Burden: There is no cost associated with reporting and recordkeeping.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13233; 42 U.S.C. 13252 (a)-(b);
42 U.S.C. 13255.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 3, 2016.
Kathryn C. Cooper,
Acting Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-18849 Filed 8-8-16; 8:45 am]
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