[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46103-46104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11630]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an 
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before July 29, 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 Vanessa Grisko by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Vanessa Grisko by email at [email protected], 
(240) 388-5944.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13; 44 
U.S.C. 3501-3521), Federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for 
each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. This request 
for comment is being made pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 
With respect to the following collection of information, DOE invites 
comments 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;
    (2) Information Collection Request Titled: United States Energy and 
Employment Report Survey;
    (3) Type of Review: Revision of currently approved information 
collection;
    (4) Purpose: The rapidly changing nature of energy production, 
distribution, and consumption throughout the United States economy is 
having a dramatic impact on job creation and economic competitiveness, 
but is inadequately understood and, in some sectors, incompletely 
measured by traditional labor market sources. The U.S. Energy and 
Employment Report Survey will collect data from businesses in in-scope 
industries, quantifying and qualifying employment among energy 
activities, workforce demographics, wages, benefits, workforce needs, 
and the industry's perception on the difficulty of recruiting qualified 
workers. The data will be used to generate the annual U.S. Energy and 
Employment Report
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 42,000;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 42,000
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 4,154.22;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$572,570.21.
    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 May 22, 
2024, by Vanessa Grisko, Chief of Staff in the 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 May 22, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-11630 Filed 5-24-24; 8:45 am]
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