[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15195-15196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04374]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

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 
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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before April 1, 2024. 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 DOE Desk Officer at OMB 
of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk 
Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ira Birnbaum, [email protected], 
202-304-4940.

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-NEW;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: DOE Qualified List of 
Energy Service Companies;
    (3) Type of Request: New;
    (4) Purpose: The ESPC statute (42 U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)(A)-(B)) 
requires the Secretary of Energy to establish and

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maintain a list of firms qualified to perform energy efficiency and 
renewable energy projects specifically using the energy savings 
performance contracts (ESPCs) project financing methodology. The forms 
subject to this Paperwork Reduction Act submission constitute the 
application and recertification statement for inclusion on the DOE 
Qualified List of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs). The ESCOs on the 
DOE Qualified List constitute the group of firms that are eligible for 
contract award under 10 CFR 436.32. ESCOs that would like to bid on 
ESPC contracts for the Federal government must apply to the DOE 
Qualified List of ESCOs and complete the annual recertification 
statement;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 128;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 128;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 466;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$57,318.
    Statutory Authority: The ESPC statute (42 U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)(A)-(B)) 
requires the Secretary of Energy to establish and maintain a list of 
firms qualified to perform energy efficiency and renewable energy 
projects specifically using the energy savings performance contracts 
(ESPCs) project financing methodology.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 
23, 2024, by Mary Sotos, Director, Federal Energy Management Program, 
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 February 27, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-04374 Filed 2-29-24; 8:45 am]
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