[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 13398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5614]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy.

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information to support the Weatherization 
Assistance Program ARRA-Period Evaluation that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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 operated during the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
2009 (ARRA), which includes Program Years 2009, 2010, and 2011.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before May 10, 2011. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent 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].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
NEW; (2) Package Title: The Weatherization Assistance Program ARRA-
Period Evaluation; (3) Type of Review: Regular; (4) Purpose: This 
collection of information is necessary for a complete evaluation of the 
program that will weatherize approximately 600,000 low-income homes in 
Program Years 2009, 2010 and 2011; (5) Estimated Number of Total 
Respondents: 6,996. Information will be collected from seventy-four 
grantees (fifty states, five U.S. territories, Washington DC, two 
Native American tribes, and sixteen Weatherization Innovation 
grantees); one-thousand and nine local weatherization agencies; 
approximately one thousand utilities; approximately two thousand 
residents; and approximately 2,913 individuals working in the 
weatherization field; (6) Estimated Number of Total Responses: 8,196; 
(7) Estimated Number of Total Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 
67,000 hours; (8) Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
There is no reporting or recordkeeping cost burden associated with this 
request.

    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 3, 2011.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-5614 Filed 3-10-11; 8:45 am]
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