[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51616-51617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24180]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

[Docket Number: EERE 2017-VT-00XX]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information 
collection request with the Office of Management and Budget.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before January 8, 2018. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should include DOCKET # EERE-2017-VT-00XX 
in the subject line of the message and may be sent to: Mr. Dana V. 
O'Hara, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121, or by email at Dana.O'[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mr. Dana V. O'Hara, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-8063, 
Dana.O'[email protected]. The information collection instrument is 
completed online, via a password protected Web page; for review 
purposes, the same instrument is available online at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/docs/reporting_spreadsheet.xls.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of DOE, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE'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

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burden of 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-
5101; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Annual Alternative Fuel 
Vehicle Acquisition Report for State Government and Alternative Fuel 
Provider Fleets; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: The 
information is required so that DOE can determine whether alternative 
fuel provider and State government fleets are in compliance with the 
alternative fueled vehicle acquisition mandates of sections 501 and 
507(o) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended, (EPAct), whether 
such fleets should be allocated credits under section 508 of EPAct, and 
whether fleets that opted into the alternative compliance program under 
section 514 of EPAct are in compliance with the applicable 
requirements; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: Approximately 
303; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 335; (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,970; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting 
and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $120,000.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13251 et seq.

    Issued in Washington, DC on: November 1, 2017.
Michael Berube,
Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2017-24180 Filed 11-6-17; 8:45 am]
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