[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32750-32751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13843]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed 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 obtained an emergency 180-day approval from 
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 for the next 3 years. They will also 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 August 9, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

Bruce Tonn, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National 
Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge, 
TN 37831-6038, Fax #: (865) 576-8646, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Bruce Tonn, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge 
National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, 
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6038, Fax #: (865) 576-8646, [email protected].

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    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.: 1910-
5151; (2) Package Title: The Weatherization Assistance Program 
Evaluation; (3) Type of Review: Regular; (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, 
approximately one thousand utilities, approximately fifteen hundred 
residents, and approximately eight hundred weatherization staff; (6) 
The estimated burden is 75142 hours; (7) There are no reporting or 
recordkeeping costs 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 June 1, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-13843 Filed 6-8-10; 8:45 am]
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