[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56313-56314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24695]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the 
Weatherization Assistance Program

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), 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 
(OMB). The information collection request, Historic Preservation for 
Energy Efficiency Programs, was initially approved on December 1, 2010 
under OMB Control No. 1910-5155 and expired on September 30, 2015. The 
reinstatement will allow DOE to continue data collection on the status 
of the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), the State Energy 
Program (SEP), and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant 
(EECBG) program

DATES: Comments regarding this propose information collection must be 
received on or before January 14, 2019. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: Christine Askew, 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: Christine Askew, EE-5W, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585-1290, Phone: (202) 586-8224, 
Fax: (202) 287-1992, Email: [email protected].
    Additional information and reporting guidance concerning the 
Historic Preservation reporting requirement for the WAP, SEP, and EECBG 
programs are available for review at: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wipo/downloads/wpn-10-12-historic-preservation-implementation.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Program activities will ensure compliance 
the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Comments are invited on: 
(a) Whether the extended 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 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. This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 
1910-5155; (2) Information Collection Request Title: ``Historic 
Preservation for Energy Efficiency Programs''; (3) Type of Review: 
Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection; (4) Purpose: 
To collect information on the status of Weatherization Assistance 
Program, State Energy Program, and Energy Efficiency and Conservation

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Block Grant Program activities; (5) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 275; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 275; 
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 662; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
    Statutory Authority: Title V, National Historic Preservation Act of 
1966, Public Law 89-665 as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2018.
James R. Carlisle,
Operations Supervisor, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs, 
U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2018-24695 Filed 11-9-18; 8:45 am]
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