[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-260]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment 
Requested

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Agency Information Collection Extension.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (Department or DOE) has submitted an 
information collection package to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The package covers the collection of 
information from state and alternative fuel provider fleets that are 
subject to the DOE's Alternative Fuel Transportation Program (10 CFR 
Part 490). The regulations contained in DOE's Alternative Fuel 
Transportation Program have been promulgated in accordance with 
sections 501 and 507(o) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, Pubic Law 
102-486, 106 STAT. 2776; 42 U.S.C. 13251, 13257(o). This information is 
used by the Department to determine the compliance statuses of covered 
fleets regulated under the Alternative Fuel Transportation Program. The 
information is critical to ensure the Government has sufficient 
information to ensure compliance of fleets with reporting and 
alternative fuel vehicle acquisition requirements.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 6, 2003. If you 
anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult 
to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should 
advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to do so as soon as 
possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 395-3087. (Also, 
please notify the DOE contact listed in this notice.)

ADDRESSES: Address comments to DOE Desk Officer, Office of Management 
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Room 
10102, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503. (Comments should also be addressed to the Records Management 
Division, Office of the Chief Information Officer, at the address 
listed below.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Susan L. Frey, Director, Records Management 
Division, Office of Records and Business Management, IM-11/GTN Bldg. , 
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave SW., Washington, DC 
20585-1290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The package contains the following 
information:
    (1) Current OMB control number: 1910-5101.
    (2) Package Title: Annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition 
Report for State Government and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets. 
(Formerly entitled, ``Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements of the 
Alternative Fuel Transportation Program DOE/OTT/101.)
    (3) Summary: A three-year extension is requested because the 
information is critical to ensure that the Government has sufficient 
information to ensure that covered fleets are complying with annual 
reporting and acquisition requirements under the Alternative Fuel 
Transportation Program.
    (4) Purpose: To collect fleet compliance reports to determine 
compliance status under the Program.
    (5) Type of Respondents: Covered state government and alternative 
fuel provider fleets as defined in 10 CFR part 490.
    (6) Estimated number of responses: 310 annually.
    (7) Estimated total burden hours, including recordkeeping hours, 
required to provide the information is 5 hours.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13251, 13257(o).

    Dated: Issued in Washington, DC on December 30, 2002.
Susan L. Frey,
Director, Records Management Division, Office of Records and Business 
Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-260 Filed 1-6-03; 8:45 am]
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