[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62087-62088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22222]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: 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 collection, titled U.S. Department of 
Energy Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings Alliance and the 
Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge Program, OMB Control 
Number 1910-5141. The proposed collection will allow DOE to operate 
voluntary programs intended to drive energy efficiency and emissions 
reductions within the marketplace. Questions will allow DOE to 
recognize program partners for their success, build web pages that 
educate the public on successful energy efficiency strategies, and 
draft publicly available progress reports.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
November 14, 2022. If you anticipate that you will be submitting 
comments but find it difficult to do so within the period 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) 881-8585.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Vargas, EE-5A/Forrestal 
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, by phone 
at (202) 586-7899, by fax at (202) 586-8177, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5141; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge, Better 
Buildings Alliance and the Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary 
Pledge Program; (3) Type of Request: Extension with Revision of a 
Currently Approved Collection; (4) Purpose: This Information Collection 
Request applies to four Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary leadership 
initiatives that fall under DOE's Better Buildings Initiative. 
Respondents will be representatives from organizations that have 
voluntary joined one of these initiatives. The information will be used 
to recognize program partners for their success, build web pages that 
educate the public on successful energy efficiency strategies, and 
draft publicly available progress reports; (5) Annual Estimated Number 
of Respondents: 841; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 
841; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,854.25; (8) Annual 
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $84,869.

Statutory Authority

    Section 421 \1\ of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(EISA 2007) (42 U.S.C. 17081) authorizes DOE to establish a national 
high-performance green building clearinghouse. Section 911 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16191), instructs DOE 
to conduct programs that include research, development, demonstration, 
and commercial application of cost-effective technologies to improve 
the energy efficiency and environmental performance of buildings. 
Additionally, Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005, 
Pub. L. 190-58) permits the U.S. Secretary of Energy to enter into 
voluntary agreements with industry to reduce energy intensity by not 
less than 2.5 percent per year.
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    \1\ Section 421, Subtitle G of EISA 2007 requires the submission 
of a biennial report detailing activities and accomplishments in 
support of the High-Performance Green Building Initiatives and other 
government initiatives that affect commercial buildings.
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Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 4, 
2022,

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by Carolyn Snyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency, 
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 7, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-22222 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
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