[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56922-56923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28496]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed information collection that DOE is developing for submission 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This information 
collection would collect information from individual homeowners, solar 
energy system installers and other solar energy industry 
representatives concerning the details of newly installed solar energy 
systems (e.g., system size and technology).

DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted by December 
22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to: Department of Energy, 
Attn: Kimberley Kendall, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy 
Efficiency (EE-1), 6C-016/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave., 
SW, Washington, DC 20585. (202) 586-0927, E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Collection Title: U.S. Department of Energy/Million Solar Roofs 
Initiative Registry.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    OMB Number: None.
    Type of Respondents: Individuals, solar energy system installers, 
and other solar energy industry representatives.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 500.
    Frequency of Response: One time only.
    Abstract: DOE plans to publicize widely the existence of the 
registry through its Regional Support Offices, the Million Solar Roofs 
website, DOE's bi-weekly electronic Million Solar Roofs newsletter, 
meetings, conferences and the like, and through its relationship with 
renewable energy organizations. Due to the high level of interest in 
MSR in the solar energy community, DOE expects that many solar energy 
system installers, individuals, utilities, governments, and solar 
energy manufacturers will wish to ``register'' their solar energy 
systems. Registration would take place electronically (a paper form 
would also available upon request) by responding to a series of very 
brief questions. If a system met the established criteria, a Million 
Solar Roofs certificate would automatically be generated and mailed to 
the respondent. Registration would take place one time only. DOE plans 
to aggregate the data and generate reports detailing the

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geographic distribution of systems and, among other things, the sizes 
and types of systems. This data collection will assist DOE in its 
management of and planning for the continued success of the Million 
Solar Roofs Initiative.
    Request for Comments: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), DOE 
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information 
is necessary to measure the progress and success of the Million Solar 
Roofs Initiative; and (2) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who choose to respond. Additional information about DOE's 
proposed information collection may be obtained from the contact person 
named in this notice.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on October, 19, 1998.
Brian T. Castelli,
Chief of Staff, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-28496 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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