[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54099-54100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23458]
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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 an extension of the existing OMB approval
for three years. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency; (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 proposed information collection must
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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.: 1910-5134; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: DOE Loan Guarantees for Energy Projects; (3) Type of Request:
Extension (4) Purpose: This information collection package covers
collection of information necessary to evaluate applications for loan
guarantees submitted under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
as amended, 16516 (Title XVII), 42 U.S.C. 16511, and under Section
2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended (TELGP), 25 U.S.C.
3502(c). Because the information collection package pertains to
applications for loan guarantees under both Title XVII and TELGP (the
latter of which does not require innovative technology), the
Information Collection Request Title is being changed from its original
title, ``10 CFR part 609--Loan Guarantees for Projects that Employ
Innovative Technologies'' to its new title, ``DOE Loan Guarantees for
Energy Projects.'' This title is more descriptive of the purpose of the
Information Collection Request. Applications for loan guarantees
submitted to DOE in response to a solicitation under Title XVII or
TELGP must contain certain information. This information will be used
to analyze whether a project is eligible for a loan guarantee and to
evaluate the application under criteria specified in the final
regulations implementing Title XVII, located at 10 CFR part 609, and
adopted by DOE for purposes of TELGP, with certain immaterial
modifications and omissions. 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 guarantee under Title XVII or TELGP, as the case
may be, and to provide DOE with sufficient information to evaluate an
applicant's project using the criteria specified in 10 CFR part 609
(for Title XVII applications) or the applicable solicitation (for TELGP
applications); (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 20
Applications; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: It is
estimated that the total number of annual responses will not exceed 20;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,650 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 guarantee; (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: Title XVII and TELGP authorize the collection of
information.
Signed in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2018.
John Sneed,
Executive Director, Department of Energy Loan Programs Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-23458 Filed 10-25-18; 8:45 am]
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