[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 97 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22836-22837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10428]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

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

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information 
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a 
three-year extension of its Better Buildings Challenge; Better 
Buildings Alliance; Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge 
Program, OMB Control Number 1910-5141. The proposed collection will be 
used to report the progress of participants in the DOE Better Buildings 
programs, including the Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings, 
Better Plants program, and the Better Buildings Alliance. These 
voluntary programs are intended to drive greater energy efficiency in 
the commercial and industrial marketplace to create savings and jobs. 
This will be accomplished by highlighting the ways participants 
overcome market barriers and persistent obstacles with replicable, 
marketplace solutions. These programs will showcase real solutions and 
partner with industry leaders to better understand policy and technical 
opportunities.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
June 19, 2019. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, 
but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by 
this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to 
make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at (202) 395-4718.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the 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.
    And to Andre de Fontaine, EE-5A/Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at (202) 586-9234 
or by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Andre de Fontaine, EE-5A/Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at 202-586-9234 
or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5141; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Better Buildings Challenge; Better Buildings Alliance; Better 
Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge Program; (3) Type of Request: 
Renewal, with changes; (4) Purpose: This Information Collection Request 
applies to three Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary leadership 
initiatives that fall under the Better Buildings Initiative: (A) The 
Better Buildings Challenge; (B) the Better Buildings, Better Plants 
Program; and (C) the Better Buildings Alliance. New information is 
being collected to provide partners with two new recognition 
opportunities. Additionally, other pre-existing collection forms are 
being amended for clarity and to reduce burden on respondents. Finally, 
the total number of respondents for individual program areas is being 
adjusted to align with practical experience and to account for the fact 
that certain one-time reporting requirements have already been 
satisfied by a majority of the participants.; (5) Annual Estimated 
Number of Respondents: 830; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total 
Responses: 857; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2292.25.; 
(8)

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Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $99,552.

    Statutory Authority: Section 421 of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081); Section 911 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16191).

    Signed in Washington, DC, on May 13, 2019.
Maria Vargas,
Director, Better Buildings Challenge, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2019-10428 Filed 5-17-19; 8:45 am]
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