[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 207 (Friday, October 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23533]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: 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).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before December 28, 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: (1) By email to 
[email protected]; or (2) to Knight 
Elsberry, U.S. Department of Energy, LPO-70, Room 4B-122, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585 with a mandatory copy by 
email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Knight Elsberry, 
[email protected], (202) 287-6646.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    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). 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: 92; (6) 
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 92; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 12,190; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $2,490,900.
    Authority: Title XVII and TELGP authorize the collection of 
information.
    Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was 
signed on October 25, 2021, by Jigar Shah, Executive Director, Loan 
Programs 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 the legal effect of this document upon 
publication in the Federal Register.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 25, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-23533 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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