[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 79319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32029]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Revision of a Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The proposed collection will be used to report the progress of
participants in the DOE Better Buildings programs, including the Better
Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings, Better Plants program, and the
Better Buildings Alliance. These voluntary programs are intended to
drive greater energy efficiency in the commercial and industrial
marketplace to create cost savings and jobs. This will be accomplished
by highlighting the ways participants overcome market barriers and
persistent obstacles with replicable, marketplace solutions. These
programs will showcase real solutions and partner with industry leaders
to better understand policy and technical opportunities. Since the
published 60-Day Notice and request for comments on October 2, 2015, 80
FR 59758, there are noted changes to the following supplemental
information items: (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents is
increased from 480 to 740; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses is reduced from 972 to 933; (7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours is reduced from 2,720 to 2,709.25; and (8) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden is reduced from
$107,349 to $106,934.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
January 20, 2016. If you anticipate that you will be submitting
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time
allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of
your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk
Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
And to Andre de Fontaine, EE-5F/Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-5234
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 Andre de Fontaine, EE-5F/Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-5234
or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5141; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings Alliance and the
Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge Program; (3) Type of
Request: Amendment; (4) Purpose: This Information Collection Request
applies to three Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary leadership
initiatives that fall under the President's Better Buildings
Initiative: (A) The Better Buildings Challenge; (B) the Better
Buildings, Better Plants Program; and (C) the Better Buildings
Alliance. The information being collected is needed so as to include
participants in new sub-programs under the Better Buildings Challenge
concerning energy efficiency in the multifamily residential and data
center sectors, as well as a new water savings challenge. Additionally,
other pre-existing collection forms are being amended for clarity and
to reduce burden on respondents. Also, the total number of respondents
for individual program areas is being adjusted to align with practical
experience and to account for the fact that certain one-time reporting
requirements have already been satisfied by a majority of the
participants.; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 740;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 933; (7) Annual
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,709.25; (8) Annual Estimated
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $106,934.
Statutory Authority: Section 421 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081); Section 911 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16191).
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2015.
Maria Vargas,
Director, Better Buildings Challenge, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-32029 Filed 12-18-15; 8:45 am]
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