[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30143-30144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12718]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 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), intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Comments are 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 on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before July 25, 2011. 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 Benjamin Goldstein, Buy 
American Coordinator, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
(EERE), Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop 
EE-2K, Washington, DC 20585 or by e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Goldstein, Buy American 
Coordinator, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Mailstop EE-2K, 
Washington, DC 20585 or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1019-5152 (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Request for Waiver of the Recovery Act Buy American provision: 
Domestic Nonavailability Exception; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) 
Purpose: This information collection request relates to the Recovery 
Act's Buy American requirements. The request provides a standardized 
and streamlined way for EERE Recovery Act financial assistance 
recipients to submit domestic nonavailability waiver requests for 
manufactured goods they intend to purchase. The waiver template allows 
EERE to efficiently process the waiver requests and determine whether 
domestically manufactured alternatives exist. This request was 
originally approved on an emergency basis, which expired on December 
31, 2010. EERE expects to continue receiving waiver requests beyond 
this date and therefore seeks an extension on this information 
collection request for three years. (5) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 200; (6) Annual Estimated

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Number of Total Responses: 200; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden 
Hours: 200; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost 
Burden: 0.

    Statutory Authority: Section 1605 of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act; Pub. L. 111-5).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2011.
Henry Kelly,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-12718 Filed 5-23-11; 8:45 am]
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