[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 31000]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12610]


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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 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 
filed by July 23, 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.: 1910-5164; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Customer Electricity Data Access and Control Questionnaire; (3) 
Type of Request: Renewal with changes; (4) Purpose: The U.S. Department 
of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) 
has developed and launched a new consumer-focused Web site (http://openei.org/utilityaccess) with the capability to map how and what 
electricity use data utilities provide to their customers. An online 
questionnaire device captures and publishes the necessary information 
as a series of web-based maps upon completion by electricity providers. 
Each electric utility has the opportunity to fill out a web-based 
questionnaire that will automatically generate the informational maps. 
Consumers can visit the maps and Web site to learn about data access 
offered by their utility and how to use energy more efficiently. 
Generation of such maps requires DOE to collect information from 
electricity providers about data access and sharing services offered to 
their customers. DOE is requesting a 3-year approval to continue to 
collect and report this information using an improved collection 
instrument; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 3,261; (6) 
Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 761; (7) 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 May 17, 2012.
Carla Frisch,
Acting Director of Analysis, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2012-12610 Filed 5-23-12; 8:45 am]
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