[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85882-85883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27136]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Revision

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
revision of currently approved 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before February 9, 2024. If you anticipate any 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as 
possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Kathryn Clarke, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Jobs, 1000 Independence Avenue 
SW, Washington, DC 20585 or by [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Clarke, 
[email protected], (240) 429-3482.

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.: 1910-5179;

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    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: United States Energy and 
Employment Report;
    (3) Type of Review: Revision;
    (4) Purpose: The rapidly changing nature of energy production, 
distribution, and consumption throughout the U.S. economy is having a 
dramatic impact on job creation and economic competitiveness, but is 
inadequately understood and, in some cases, incompletely measured by 
traditional labor market tools. The U.S. Energy and Employment Report 
Survey collects data from in-scope industries and then quantifies and 
qualifies employment energy activities, workforce demographics and the 
industry's perception on the difficulty of recruiting qualified 
workers. The data is used to generate an annual U.S. Energy and 
Employment Report. This revision to the data collection will provide 
more targeted insight on the construction sector for energy 
manufacturing and infrastructure as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. 
Virgin Islands.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 37,500;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 37,500;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 8,736;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$358,438.00.
    Statutory Authority: Sec. 301 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151); sec. 5 of the Federal Energy 
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 764); and sec. 103 of the Energy 
Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5813).

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 5, 
2023, by Betony Jones, Director, Office of Energy Jobs, 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 6, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-27136 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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