[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 15986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04769]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Grid Deployment Office (GDO), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

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 proposed collection will be used 
to accept applications and required supporting materials from 
applicants as required to receive payments for hydroelectric incentive 
programs.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received before on or before April 5, 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: Questions may be addressed to Madden 
Sciubba, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20585, (240) 798-1195 or by email at 
[email protected].

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: Hydroelectric Incentive 
Programs.
    (3) Type of Request: New.
    (4) Purpose: Grid Deployment Office (GDO) proposes to collect 
applications and required supporting documents from applicants as 
required to receive payments for hydroelectric incentive programs 
(``Section 242'' Hydroelectric Production Incentives, under 42 U.S.C. 
15881; ``Section 243'' Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement Incentives, 
under 42 U.S.C. 15882; and ``Section 247'' Maintaining and Enhancing 
Hydroelectricity Incentives, under 42 U.S.C. 15883), to include ongoing 
reporting requirements to ensure that incentive payments are used for 
proper purposes.
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 200.
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 8,000 hours.
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$2,670.
    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 15881-15883.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February 
29, 2024, by Maria D. Robinson, Director, Grid Deployment Office. 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 March 1, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-04769 Filed 3-5-24; 8:45 am]
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