[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 157 (Monday, August 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41411-41412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19710]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, is amending a Federal Register Notice published 
in the March 13, 2009, at 74 FR 10902. That Notice informed the public 
of the Department's intention to extend, for three years, an 
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Comments were invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency'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

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on respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. The Department is 
amending this Notice to increase its estimate of the burden of the 
collection. The increase is the result of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (Act). DOE's original burden estimate was based on 
24,241 recipients with a burden of 239,458 hours. The Act will increase 
the Department's awards of financial assistance by approximately $24 
billion resulting in a revised estimate of 59,215 recipients with a 
burden of approximately 926,022 hours, an increase of 686,564 hours.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before August 31, 2009. 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 the following: Denise 
Clarke, Procurement Analyst, MA-612/L'Enfant Plaza Building, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 
20585-1615, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Clarke, at the above address, 
or by telephone at (202) 287-1748.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-0400 [Renewal]; (2) Information Collection 
Request Title: Financial Assistance Information Collection; (3) 
Purpose: This package contains information collections necessary for 
solicitation, award, and administration and closeout of grants and 
cooperative agreements; (4) Estimated Number of Respondents: 59,215; 
(6) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 926,022 hours.

    Statutory Authority: Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 10, 2009.
Edward R. Simpson,
Director, Office of Procurement and Assistance Management, Department 
of Energy.
[FR Doc. E9-19710 Filed 8-14-09; 8:45 am]
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