[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36731-36732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14838]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice of a request for 
public comment, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on the 
continued collection of information entitled: Budget Justification, 
which DOE has developed for submission to and approval by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before September 13, 2021. If you anticipate difficulty 
in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in 
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to U.S. Department of Energy, 
Golden Field Office, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401-3111, 
Attn: James Cash, 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 James Cash, U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field 
Office, 15013 Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 80401-3111, or by phone 
(240) 562-1456, or by email at [email protected]. The information 
collection instrument, titled ``Budget Justification'' may also be 
viewed at: https://www.energy.gov/eere/funding/articles/eere-negotiation-forms.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No.: 1910-5162, Budget Justification;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Budget Justification;
    (3) Type of Request: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: This collection of information is necessary in order 
for DOE to identify allowable, allocable, and reasonable recipient 
project costs eligible for Grants and Cooperative Agreements under 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 400;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 400;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 24 hours, per 
response;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$1,010.52 per one time response;
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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.
    Statutory Authority: Section 989(a) EPACT 2005 [Merit Review]{42 
U.S.C. 16353(a){time} ; Section 646 DOE Organization Act [Contracts]{42 
U.S.C. 7256(a){time} ; and 31 U.S.C. 503 (the Chief Financial Officers 
Act, Functions of the Deputy Director for Management), 31 U.S.C. 1111 
(Improving Economy and Efficiency of the United States Government), 41 
U.S.C. 1101-1131 (the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act), 
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970, and Executive Order 11541 
(``Prescribing the Duties of the Office of Management and Budget and 
the Domestic Policy Council in the Executive Office of the 
President''), the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, (31 U.S.C. 7501-
7507), as well as The Federal Program Information Act (Pub. L. 95-220 
and Pub. L. 98-169, as amended, codified at 31 U.S.C. 6101-6106).
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on July 7, 2021, by Derek G. Passarelli, Head of Contracting 
Activity and Director, Golden Field Office, 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

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the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal 
Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-14838 Filed 7-12-21; 8:45 am]
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