[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5809-5810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02118]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Reinstatement of a Previously 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 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to reinstate a previously approved 
collection, with change, for three years with the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB). The information collection request, Weatherization 
Assistance Program Sub-Programs, was previously approved on May 31, 
2014, under OMB Control No. 1910-5157 and expired on May 31, 2017.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
March 4, 2022. 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) 395-4650.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function; or you can 
send comments to Brittany Price by email to the following address: 
[email protected] with the subject line '' Weatherization 
Assistance Program Sub-Programs (OMB No. 1910-5157)'' included in the 
message. Submit electronic comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, 
PDF, or ASCII file format, and avoid the use of special characters or 
any form of encryption. No telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted. For 
detailed instructions on submitting comments, see section III 
(Submission of Comments) of this document. Although DOE has routinely 
accepted public comment submissions through a variety of mechanisms, 
including postal mail and hand delivery/courier, the Department has 
found it necessary to make temporary modifications to the comment 
submission process in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. DOE is 
currently accepting only electronic submissions at this time. If a 
commenter finds that this change poses an undue hardship, please 
contact the DOE staff person listed in this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Brittany Price, EE-5W, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by email or phone 
at [email protected], 240-306-7252.

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, 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-
5157;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: ``Weatherization 
Enhancement and Innovation (E&I), Sustainable Energy Resources for 
Consumers (SERC), and Community Scale Weatherization Pilot Grants'';
    (3) Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired;
    (4) Purpose: To collect information on the status of grantee 
activities, including

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but not limited to weatherized units, total people assisted with grant 
funds, expenditures, and results, to ensure that program funds are 
being used appropriately, effectively and expeditiously. All 
information collection proposed under these programs is necessary for 
their implementation, and thus necessary for the function of the Agency 
as a whole. The information collected will be used by program staff to 
track the recipients of E&I, SERC, and Community Scale activities, 
their progress in achieving scheduled milestones, and funds expended 
(including expenditure rates). The information also enables program 
staff to provide required or requested information on program 
activities to OMB, Congress and the public.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 50;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 406;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2336 hours;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$147,932.85.
    Statutory Authority: Statutes 42 U.S.C. 6864d and 42 U.S.C. 6872, 
H.R. 133, Estimate for Division N--Additional Coronavirus Response and 
Relief Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 Public Law 116-260.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 27, 
2022, by Kelly J. Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy 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 January 28, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-02118 Filed 2-1-22; 8:45 am]
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