[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 13313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-5382]


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DEPARTMENT OF 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 reinstate and extend for three years, 
an information collection request with the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). The information collection request, Historic Preservation 
for Energy Efficiency Programs, was initially approved on December 1, 
2010 under OMB Control No. 1910-5155 and expired on June 30, 2011. The 
reinstatement and extension will allow DOE to continue data collection 
on the status of Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), State Energy 
Program (SEP) and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 
(EECBG) Program activities to ensure that recipients are compliant with 
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). 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 May 7, 2012. 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 Christine Platt Patrick, EE-
2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 
DC 20585, Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Platt Patrick, EE-2K, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, 
Email: [email protected].
    Additional information and reporting guidance concerning the 
Historic Preservation reporting requirement for the Weatherization 
Assistance Program (WAP), State Energy Program (SEP) and Energy 
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program are available 
for review at the following Web site: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/historic_preservation.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5155; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Historic Preservation for Energy Efficiency Programs; (3) Type 
of Review: Reinstatement; (4) Purpose: To collect data on the status of 
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), State Energy Program (SEP), 
and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program 
activities to ensure compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA; (5) 
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,473; (6) Annual Estimated 
Number of Total Responses: 2,473; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden 
Hours: 5,264; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost 
Burden: 0.
    Statutory Authority: Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (Pub. L. 89-665 106) establishes that WAP, SEP and 
EECBG recipients must retain sufficient documentation to demonstrate 
that the recipient (or subrecipient) has received required approval(s) 
prior to the expenditure of project funds to alter any historic 
structure or site.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 27, 2012.
Henry Kelly,
Acting Assistance Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2012-5382 Filed 3-5-12; 8:45 am]
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