[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34456]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted the proposed 
information collection request (ICR) described in this notice to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35). The OMB is particularly interested in comments 
which evaluate: (1) whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary to measure the progress and success of the Million Solar 
Roofs Initiative, (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.
    DOE received one public comment in response to an earlier notice 
inviting public comment on this proposed collection (63 FR 56922, 
October 23, 1998), and has replied to the comment in its submission to 
OMB.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection of information should be 
received on or before January 28, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: OMB 
Desk Officer for DOE, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 
17th Street, N.W., Washington DC 20503. A copy of the comments should 
also be sent to: Kimberly Kendall, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, Room 6C-016, 1000 Independence 
Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20585.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the ICR, with applicable 
supporting documentation, may be obtained from: Kimberly Kendall, 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, 
Room 6C-016, 1000 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 
586-0927; or e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following proposed collection of 
information has been sent to OMB for clearance:
    Title: U.S. Department of Energy/Million Solar Roofs Initiative 
Registry
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Type of request: New collection.
    Expiration date of current OMB clearance: N/A.
    Frequency of response: One time.
    Respondents: Individuals, solar energy system installers, other 
solar energy industry representatives federal agencies, state and local 
governments, and utilities.
    Estimated time per respondent: 30 minutes.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,000.
    Total annual burden hours: 500 hours
    Total annual cost to federal government: $20,000.
    Summary/description of need: DOE seeks to collect information from 
individual homeowners, solar energy system installers, other solar 
energy industry representatives, utilities, federal agencies, and state 
and local governments concerning the details of newly installed solar 
energy systems (eg. system size and technology). The collection of this 
data is critical to the management of the President's Million Solar 
Roofs Initiative. Because the Initiative seeks to install one million 
solar energy systems on American homes and businesses by 2010, the 
information collected will allow DOE to measure its success in this 
effort. Many thousands of commitments have been made to date and a 
mechanism must be in place to account for the activity generated under 
this Federal initiative.

    Issued in Washington, DC on December 23, 1998.
Brian T. Castelli,
Chief of Staff, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-34456 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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