[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 63389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25238]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Agency Information Collection

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), 
Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice of a request 
for public comment, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on 
the continued collection of information entitled: Budget Justification, 
which DOE has developed for submission to and approval by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
continued collection of such budget justification 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 continued information collection must be 
received on or before December 27, 2014. If you anticipate difficulty 
in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 15013 Denver 
West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401-3111, Attn: James Cash.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be directed to James 
Cash at (720) 356-1456 or by email at [email protected]. The 
information collection instrument, entitled Budget Justification, may 
also be viewed at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/resources.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1910-5162, Budget Justification;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Budget Justification;
    (3) Type of Request: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: This collection of information is necessary in order 
for DOE to identify allowable, allocable, and reasonable recipient 
project costs eligible for Grants and Cooperative Agreements under EERE 
programs;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 400;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 400;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 24 hours, per 
response;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$899.04 per one time response.

     Authority: 10 CFR 600.112.

    Issued in Golden, CO on October 17, 2014.
James Cash,
Contracting Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-25238 Filed 10-22-14; 8:45 am]
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