[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30597-30598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12021]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


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 (OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before August 9, 2021. 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-2021-VT-00XX 
in the subject line of the message and may be sent to: Mr. Mark Smith, 
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 [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mr. Mark Smith, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 287-5151, 
[email protected].

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,

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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.: 1910-5101;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Annual Alternative Fuel 
Vehicle Acquisition Report for State Government and Alternative Fuel 
Provider Fleets;
    (3) Type of Review: Extension;
    (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. The information collection instrument is 
completed online, via a password protected web page; for review 
purposes, the same instrument is available online at https://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/docs/reporting_spreadsheet.xls.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 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.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on June 3, 2021, by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from 
the Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and 
date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in 
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the 
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to 
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as 
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative 
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon 
publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-12021 Filed 6-8-21; 8:45 am]
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