[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 15327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05961]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the 
Weatherization Assistance Program Sub-programs

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 an 
extension of a currently approved 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. The Department of 
Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB 
for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its 
Weatherization Assistance Program, OMB Control Number 1910-5157. The 
proposed collection will collect information on the status of grantee 
activities, expenditures, and results, to ensure that program funds are 
being used appropriately, effectively and expeditiously. A sixty day 
Notice and Request for Comments was published on January 6, 2014 at 79 
FR 649. No comments were received to that notice. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the currently approved 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 pertaining to the 
approved collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to further enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and 
(d) ways to further minimize the burden regarding the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Comments regarding this revision to an approved information 
collection must be received on or before April 18, 2014. 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 Christine Platt Patrick, EE-
2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 
DC 20585, Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Lauren Hall, EE-2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290, Phone: (202) 287-
1870, Fax: (202) 287-1745, Email: [email protected].
    Additional information and reporting guidance concerning the 
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is available for review at the 
following Web site: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/wap.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5157; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: ``Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Sub-Programs''; (3) 
Type of Review: Revision of a Currently Approved Information 
Collection; (4) Purpose: To collect information on the status of 
grantee activities, expenditures, and results, to ensure that program 
funds are being used appropriately, effectively and expeditiously (5) 
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 17; (6) Annual Estimated Number 
of Total Responses: 68; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
816; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$32,640.00.

    Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act (EISA), Pub. L. 110-140 as amended (42 
U.S.C. 17151 et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Robert Adams,
WAP Program Manager, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental 
Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-05961 Filed 3-18-14; 8:45 am]
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