[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 19071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07164]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 25, 2013.
    The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, on or after the date of 
publication of this notice.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before April 29, 2013 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestion for reducing 
the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email 
at [email protected] and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 
1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 20220, or email 
at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission(s) may be 
obtained by calling (202) 927-5331, email at [email protected], or the 
entire information collection request maybe found at www.reginfo.gov.

Office of Fiscal Assistant Secretary

    OMB Number: 1505-0221.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Annual Performance Report and Certification for Section 
1603: Payments for Specified Renewable Energy Property in Lieu of Tax 
Credits.
    Abstract: Authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act (ARRA), of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-5), the Department of the Treasury is 
implementing several provisions of the Act, more specifically Division 
B--Tax, Unemployment, Health, State Fiscal Relief, and Other 
Provisions. Among these components is a program which requires 
Treasury, in lieu of a tax credit, to reimburse persons who place in 
service certain specified energy properties. The collection of 
information is necessary to properly monitor compliance with program 
requirements. Applicants for Section 1603 payments commit in the Terms 
and Conditions that are part of the application to submitting an annual 
report for five years from the date the energy property is placed in 
service. The information will be used to (1) Determine whether payment 
recipients remain eligible, (2) determine that the amount of the 1603 
payment remains allowable under applicable laws, (3) assess compliance 
with applicable laws, and (4) report on the effectiveness of the 
program.
    Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 37,500.

Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07164 Filed 3-27-13; 8:45 am]
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