80 FR 53789 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 173 (September 8, 2015)

The Department of Energy 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. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOE, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE'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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53789-53790]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22538]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 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. Comments 
are invited on: (a) Whether the extended collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of DOE, including 
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of DOE'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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before November 9, 2015. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Desk Officer for the 
Department of Energy, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 
10102, 735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. And to Mr. Dennis 
Smith, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585-0121, or by fax at 202-586-1600, or by email at 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dennis Smith at the address listed 
above in ADDRESSES.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is proposing to extend an information 
collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
approved collection is being used for two Clean Cities programmatic 
efforts. The first is related to a scorecard that assists DOE's Clean 
Cities coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of readiness 
of their communities for plug-in electric vehicles (PEV). The second 
effort is intended to develop information that enables DOE to measure 
the impact and progress of DOE's National Clean Fleets Partnership 
(Partnership). DOE is not proposing to expand the scope of these 
information collection efforts.
    This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-
5171; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Clean Cities Vehicle 
Programs; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: DOE's Clean Cities 
initiative has developed two voluntary mechanisms by which communities 
and certain fleets can get a better understanding of their readiness to 
deploy alternative fuel vehicles and their progress in doing so. The 
voluntary PEV Scorecard is intended to assist its coalitions and 
stakeholders in assessing the level of readiness of their communities 
for plug-in electric vehicles. The principal objective of the scorecard 
is to provide respondents with an objective assessment and estimate of 
their respective community's readiness for PEV deployment as well as 
understand the respective community's commitment to deploying these 
vehicles successfully. DOE intends the scorecard to be completed by a 
city/county/regional sustainability or energy coordinator. As the 
intended respondent may not be aware of every aspect of

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local or regional PEV readiness, coordination among local stakeholders 
to gather appropriate information may be necessary.
    DOE expects a total respondent population of approximately 1,250 
respondents. Selecting the multiple choice answers in completing a 
scorecard questionnaire is expected to take under 30 minutes, although 
additional time of no more than 20 hours may be needed to assemble 
information necessary to be able to answer the questions, leading to a 
total burden of approximately 25,625 hours. Assembling information to 
update questionnaire answers in the future on a voluntary basis would 
be expected to take less time, on the order of 10 hours, as much of any 
necessary time and effort needed to research information would have 
been completed previously.
    For the Clean Fleets Partnership information collection, the 
Partnership is targeted at large, private-sector fleets that own or 
have contractual control over at least 50 percent of their vehicles and 
have vehicles operating in multiple States. DOE expects approximately 
50 fleets to participate in the Partnership and, as a result, DOE 
expects a total respondent population of approximately 50 respondents. 
Providing initial baseline information for each participating fleet, 
which occurs only once, is expected to take 60 minutes. Follow-up 
questions and clarifications for the purpose of ensuring accurate 
analyses are expected to take up to 90 minutes. The total burden is 
expected to be 125 hours.
    The combined burden for the two information collections is 25,750 
hours.
    (5) Type of Respondents: Public; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents for both information collections: 1,300; (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 1,300; (7) Annual Estimated Number 
of Burden Hours: 25,750 (25,625 for PEV Scorecard, and 125 for Clean 
Fleets Partnership); and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There is no cost associated with reporting 
and recordkeeping.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13233; 42 U.S.C. 13252 (a)-(b); 
42 U.S.C. 13255.

    Issued in Washington, DC on: September 1, 2015.
David Howell,
Acting Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2015-22538 Filed 9-4-15; 8:45 am]
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