[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12736-12737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-5800]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Emergency Agency Information Collection

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, has submitted an emergency information 
collection request package with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) concerning the retrospective Weatherization Assistance Program 
Evaluation for Program Years 2007 and 2008. Comments submitted in 
response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the 
request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will 
become a matter of public record. Information about the operation of 
the program, energy used before and after weatherization, energy used 
by control group low-income homes, the effectiveness of specific energy 
efficiency measures, customer satisfaction with the program, and non-
energy benefits is needed for a comprehensive and rigorous evaluation 
of the program.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before March 31, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to:

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
Bruce Tonn, Environment Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, 
TN 37381-6038, Fax: (865) 576-8646, [email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to:

Bruce Tonn, Environment Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, 
TN 37381-6038, Fax: (865) 576-8646, [email protected].

    The plan for this evaluation can be found at http://weatherization.ornl.gov. The surveys and data forms that comprise this 
emergency information request can also be found at http://weatherization.ornl.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) 
Package Title: The Weatherization Assistance Program Evaluation; (3) 
Type of Review: Emergency; (4) Purpose: This collection of information 
is necessary for a complete evaluation of the program that weatherized 
approximately 100,000 low-income homes in Program Years 2007 and 2008; 
(5) Information will be collected from fifty states and Washington DC, 
nine hundred local weatherization agencies and approximately one 
thousand utilities; (6) The estimated burden is 69,136 hours; (7) There 
are no reporting or recordkeeping burdens associated with this request.
    Statutory Authority: Section 6861 of title 42 of the United States 
Code and 10 CFR 440.25 authorize the collection of this information.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-5800 Filed 3-16-10; 8:45 am]
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