[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 116 (Thursday, June 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35199-35200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14997]


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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) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed collection will support the Weatherization 
Assistance Program Evaluation for the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Period covering Program Years 2009, 2010, and 
2011. A 60-day notice and request for comments was published in the 
Federal Register on March 11, 2011, 76FR 13398. No comments were 
received. This subsequent 30-day notice allows public comment on the 
final version of this information collection request. Comments are 
invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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. Please note that in the final version the 
estimated burden has increased, primarily due to the collection of 
utility bill data on multiple instances instead of once as previously 
planned.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before July 18, 2011. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact

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the person listed in ADDRESSES 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, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; and 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/evaluation_period.shtml. The surveys and data 
forms that comprise this information request can also be found at that 
Web page.

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: 6,604. 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); thirty-four weatherization training centers; approximately 
1,000 local weatherization agencies; approximately 1,200 utilities; 
approximately 1,240 occupants/clients of weatherization; and 
approximately 3,056 individuals working in the weatherization field; 
(6) Estimated Number of Total Responses: 9,012; (7) Estimated Number of 
Total Burden Hours: The estimated burden is 83,527 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 June 9, 2011.
Henry Kelly,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-14997 Filed 6-15-11; 8:45 am]
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