[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 2054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-546]


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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 comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed emergency collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before February 9, 2012. 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 Jamie Vernon or by fax at 
(202) 586-9260, or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Jamie Vernon, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request Title: 
Customer Electricity Consumption Data Access and Control Questionnaire; 
(3) Type of Request: New; (4) Purpose: The U.S. Department of Energy 
(DOE) will generate a ``crowd-sourced map'' that discloses consumer 
access to personal electricity consumption data and the ability to 
share that data with third parties for the purpose of developing energy 
savings plans. Generation of such a map requires DOE to collect 
information from electricity providers about data access and sharing 
services offered to their customers. To meet this obligation, the DOE 
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has developed 
an online questionnaire device that captures and publishes the 
necessary information as a series of web-based maps upon completion by 
electricity providers. DOE is requesting a 6-month approval to collect 
this information; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,261; 
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 3,261; (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 435; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting 
and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Statutory Authority:  Section 13(b) of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974 (FEA Act), as amended, codified at 15 
U.S.C. 772(b) and Section 1301 of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (EISA), as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 
17381.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 9, 2012.
Carla Frisch,
Acting Director of Analysis, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2012-546 Filed 1-12-12; 8:45 am]
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