[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 171 (Friday, September 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 54747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22599]



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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, U.S. 
Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and Request for OMB Review and Comment.

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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 gather information on solar energy 
market indicators. The Solar Energy Technologies Program (SETP) seeks 
to reduce non-hardware costs of solar systems associated with processes 
such as project siting, permitting and interconnection, system 
installation, and project financing. In order to direct strategic 
investments toward reducing those costs, the Agency requires 
information on the current status of non-hardware costs and the 
underlying cost drivers. Questions for this collection are focused on 
permitting processes, interconnection processes, available financing 
options, and planning and zoning issues as they relate to rooftop solar 
PV installations.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
October 3, 2011. If you anticipate that you will be submitting 
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time 
allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of 
your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk 
Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the

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 to
Jennifer DeCesaro, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., 
SW., Washington, DC, 20585, Fax: 202-586-8148, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer DeCesaro, U.S. Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585. Fax: 202-
586-8148. [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. New; (2) Information Collection Request Title: 
Solar Market Indicators: Data collection from local jurisdictions and 
other relevant regional stakeholders (e.g. non-profit organizations, 
state energy offices) on policies and processes that contribute to 
solar system costs; (3) Type of Request: New collection; (4) Purpose: 
The DOE will use this information to establish a baseline for key solar 
market indicators and process contributions to the non-hardware costs 
for solar installations, an effort that has not been formally 
undertaken by the Federal government or industry to date. Likely 
respondents are local jurisdictions, state governments, and non-profit 
organizations; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 35; (6) 
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 35; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 210; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Statutory Authority: These activities are authorized under the 
Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Act of 1978, Pub. L. 95-590, codified at 42 U.S.C. 5581 et seq., and 
the Department of Energy Organization Act, Pub. L. 95-91, as 
amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 30, 2011.
Ramamoorthy Ramesh,
Program Manager, Solar Energy Technologies Program, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2011-22599 Filed 9-1-11; 8:45 am]
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