[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79878-79879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28230]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection request, 
State Energy Program (SEP), was previously approved on August 31, 2020, 
under OMB Control Number 1910-5126 and its current expiration date is 
August 31, 2023. This ICR will include SEP Annual Appropriations and 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This ICR makes updates 
to the SEP reporting metrics to ensure the requested information can be 
shared on an annual basis with Congress.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before January 27, 2023. 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) 881-8585.

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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 information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    Greg Davoren by email to the following address: 
[email protected] with the subject line ``State Energy Program 
(OMB NO. 1910-5126)'' included in the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Greg Davoren, EE-5W, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121 or by email or phone at 
[email protected], (202) 287-1706.

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.: 1910-5126;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: ``State Energy Program 
(SEP)'';
    (3) Type of Review: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection;
    (4) Purpose: To collect information on the status of grantee 
activities related to SEP Annual Appropriations and IIJA- total 
activities funded through with grant funds; expenditures; and results, 
to ensure that program funds are being used appropriately, effectively 
and expeditiously. SEP Annual Appropriations: On March 15, 2022, the 
President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which 
appropriated $56,500,000 to the SEP for formula grants allocation. As 
noted in SEPN 22-01, SEP Grantees will be required to report metrics 
related to the expenditure of these funds. Infrastructure Investments 
and Jobs Act (IIJA): In addition to the reporting documents for the 
SEP's annual appropriations, this collection also includes reporting 
for the $790 million delivered by IIJA. IIJA was passed by Congress on 
November 6, 2021 ``to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.'' The 
State Energy Program is listed as an IIJA recipient under Title 1: Grid 
Infrastructure and Resiliency within Division D--Energy;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 56;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1,288;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 25,088;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$1,187,164.16.
    Statutory Authority: Title 42, chapter 77, subchapter III, part B 
of the United States Code (U.S.C.), (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.). All grant 
awards made under this program shall comply with applicable laws 
including, but not limited to, the SEP statutory authority (42 U.S.C. 
6321 et seq.), 10 CFR part 420, and 2 CFR part 200 as amended by 2 CFR 
part 910.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on November 
22, 2022, by Francisco Alejandro Moreno, 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 December 22, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-28230 Filed 12-27-22; 8:45 am]
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