[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 110 (Friday, June 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32313-32314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12747]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-

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year extension of its State Energy Program (SEP), OMB Control Number 
1910-5126. This information collection request pertains to Department's 
State Energy Program, which provides grants to States that are intended 
to promote energy conservation and renewable energy in 55 areas 
specified in the collection instrument (e.g., agriculture, geothermal, 
biomass, traffic signals, home energy ratings, building codes). 
Requested information includes matters such as which one of the 
following six broad categories that the grant request pertains to 
(buildings, electric power and renewable energy, energy education, 
industry, policy planning and energy security, and transportation); the 
State; the program year; the area or areas of the 55 referred to above; 
estimated annual energy savings; a description of the requested grant's 
goals and objectives program year milestones; and program year funds by 
source.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
July 7, 2008. 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, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to 
make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the following officials:

DOE Desk Officer, 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

Elnora Long, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave SW., 
Washington, DC 20585-1290, Fax : (202) 586-1233, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elnora Long, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave SW. , Washington, DC 20585-1290, Fax 
: (202) 586-1233, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5126; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: State Energy; Program (3) Purpose: Promote the conservation of 
energy, reduce the rate of growth of energy demand, and reduce 
dependence on imported oil; (4) Estimated Number of Respondents: 56 
(Fifty Six) States and Territories; (5) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 
162; (6) Number of Collections: The information collection request 
contains one (1) information and/or recordkeeping requirement.

    Statutory Authority: 10 CFR 420. State Energy Program.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2008.
Alexander A. Karsner,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. E8-12747 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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