[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 16579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06478]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the 
State Energy Program

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

ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
public comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
revision 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 information 
collection requests a revision and three-year extension of its State 
Energy Program.

DATES:  Comments regarding this revision to an approved information 
collection must be received on or before May 5, 2017. 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: Sallie Glaize, EE-5W, 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: Gregory Davoren, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (202) 287-1706; 
Fax: (412) 386-5835; Email: [email protected].
    Additional information and reporting guidance concerning the State 
Energy Program (SEP) is available for review at the following Web site: 
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/sep.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action will continue the 
collection of information on the status of grantee activities, 
expenditures, and results, to ensure that program funds are being used 
appropriately, effectively and expeditiously.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the revision of 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.
    This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-
5126; (2) Information Collection Request Title: State Energy Program; 
(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: 56; (6) Annual Estimated Number 
of Total Responses: 224; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 
7,600; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$304,000.
    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, February 28, 2017.
Gregory Davoren,
Lead Energy Project Specialist, Weatherization and Intergovernmental 
Program Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2017-06478 Filed 4-4-17; 8:45 am]
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