[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 54099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23457]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments on submission of information 
collection request for approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB).

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, has submitted an information collection request 
to the OMB for approval of a reinstatement and extension of the lapsed 
OMB approval for three years. Comments are invited on: Whether the 
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency; 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; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and 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 proposed information collection must be 
received on or before November 26, 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 be sent to the following address: 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Andrea Lachenmayr, 
[email protected], (202) 586-3399.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5137 (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Application for Loans under the Advanced Technology Vehicles 
Manufacturing Incentive Program; (3) Type of Request: Extension; (4) 
Purpose: This information collection package covers collection of 
information necessary to evaluate applications for loans submitted 
under Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, 
as amended (EISA) (42 U.S.C. 17013). Applications for loans submitted 
to DOE under Section 136 of EISA must contain certain information. This 
information will be used to analyze whether a project is eligible for a 
loan and to evaluate the application under criteria specified in the 
interim final regulations implementing Section 136 of EISA, located at 
10 CFR part 611. The collection of this information is critical to 
ensure that the government has sufficient information to determine 
whether applicants meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for a 
DOE loan and to provide DOE with sufficient information to evaluate an 
applicant's project using the criteria specified in 10 CFR part 611; 
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 7 Applications; (6) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: It is estimated that the total 
number of annual responses will not exceed 7; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 910 hours, most of which is likely to be time 
committed by firms that seek debt and/or equity financing for their 
projects, regardless of their intent to apply for a DOE loan; (8) 
Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: It is 
estimated that the annual estimated reporting and recordkeeping cost 
burden for applicants will not exceed $26,296 per annum, per applicant.
    Authority: Section 136 of the EISA authorizes the collection of 
information.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2018.
John Sneed,
Executive Director, Department of Energy Loan Programs Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-23457 Filed 10-25-18; 8:45 am]
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