80 FR 79319 - Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)

Page Range		79319-79319
FR Document		2015-32029

The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection will be used to report the progress of participants in the DOE Better Buildings programs, including the Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings, Better Plants program, and the Better Buildings Alliance. These voluntary programs are intended to drive greater energy efficiency in the commercial and industrial marketplace to create cost savings and jobs. This will be accomplished by highlighting the ways participants overcome market barriers and persistent obstacles with replicable, marketplace solutions. These programs will showcase real solutions and partner with industry leaders to better understand policy and technical opportunities. Since the published 60-Day Notice and request for comments on October 2, 2015, 80 FR 59758, there are noted changes to the following supplemental information items: (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents is increased from 480 to 740; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses is reduced from 972 to 933; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours is reduced from 2,720 to 2,709.25; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden is reduced from $107,349 to $106,934.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

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

ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. The proposed collection will be used to report the progress of 
participants in the DOE Better Buildings programs, including the Better 
Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings, Better Plants program, and the 
Better Buildings Alliance. These voluntary programs are intended to 
drive greater energy efficiency in the commercial and industrial 
marketplace to create cost savings and jobs. This will be accomplished 
by highlighting the ways participants overcome market barriers and 
persistent obstacles with replicable, marketplace solutions. These 
programs will showcase real solutions and partner with industry leaders 
to better understand policy and technical opportunities. Since the 
published 60-Day Notice and request for comments on October 2, 2015, 80 
FR 59758, there are noted changes to the following supplemental 
information items: (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents is 
increased from 480 to 740; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total 
Responses is reduced from 972 to 933; (7) Annual Estimated Number of 
Burden Hours is reduced from 2,720 to 2,709.25; and (8) Annual 
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden is reduced from 
$107,349 to $106,934.

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
January 20, 2016. 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 should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, 
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 Andre de Fontaine, EE-5F/Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-5234 
or 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 Andre de Fontaine, EE-5F/Forrestal Building, 1000 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-5234 
or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5141; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings Alliance and the 
Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge Program; (3) Type of 
Request: Amendment; (4) Purpose: This Information Collection Request 
applies to three Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary leadership 
initiatives that fall under the President's Better Buildings 
Initiative: (A) The Better Buildings Challenge; (B) the Better 
Buildings, Better Plants Program; and (C) the Better Buildings 
Alliance. The information being collected is needed so as to include 
participants in new sub-programs under the Better Buildings Challenge 
concerning energy efficiency in the multifamily residential and data 
center sectors, as well as a new water savings challenge. Additionally, 
other pre-existing collection forms are being amended for clarity and 
to reduce burden on respondents. Also, the total number of respondents 
for individual program areas is being adjusted to align with practical 
experience and to account for the fact that certain one-time reporting 
requirements have already been satisfied by a majority of the 
participants.; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Total Respondents: 740; 
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 933; (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,709.25; (8) Annual Estimated 
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $106,934.
    Statutory Authority: Section 421 of the Energy Independence and 
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081); Section 911 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16191).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2015.
Maria Vargas,
Director, Better Buildings Challenge, Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
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should file a comment or protest to the SUMMARY: The Department of Energy Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or
application at the address provided (DOE) has submitted to the Office of by fax at 202–586–5234 or by email at
above. Protests should be filed in Management and Budget (OMB) for andre.defontaine@ee.doe.gov.
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal clearance, a proposal for collection of
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) information under the provisions of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection request contains:
CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to proposed collection will be used to (1) OMB No.: 1910–5141; (2)
become a party to these proceedings report the progress of participants in the Information Collection Request Title:
should file a motion to intervene at the DOE Better Buildings programs, Better Buildings Challenge, Better
above address in accordance with FERC including the Better Buildings Buildings Alliance and the Better
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies Challenge, Better Buildings, Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary
of such comments, protests, or motions Plants program, and the Better Buildings Pledge Program; (3) Type of Request:
to intervene should be sent to the Alliance. These voluntary programs are Amendment; (4) Purpose: This
address provided above on or before the intended to drive greater energy Information Collection Request applies
date listed above. efficiency in the commercial and to three Department of Energy (DOE)
Comments and other filings industrial marketplace to create cost voluntary leadership initiatives that fall
concerning CEE’s application to export savings and jobs. This will be under the President’s Better Buildings
electric energy to Canada should be accomplished by highlighting the ways Initiative: (A) The Better Buildings
clearly marked with OE Docket No. EA– participants overcome market barriers Challenge; (B) the Better Buildings,
416. An additional copy is to be and persistent obstacles with replicable, Better Plants Program; and (C) the Better
provided directly to both Thomas marketplace solutions. These programs Buildings Alliance. The information
DiCapua and James J. Dixon, will showcase real solutions and partner
being collected is needed so as to
Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc., 100 with industry leaders to better
include participants in new sub-
Summit Lake Drive, Suite 410, Valhalla, understand policy and technical
opportunities. Since the published 60- programs under the Better Buildings
NY 10595 and to both Peter P. Thieman Challenge concerning energy efficiency
and Stuart A. Caplan, Dentons US LLP, Day Notice and request for comments on
October 2, 2015, 80 FR 59758, there are in the multifamily residential and data
1301 K Street NW., Suite 600, East center sectors, as well as a new water
noted changes to the following
Tower, Washington, DC 20005. savings challenge. Additionally, other
supplemental information items: (5)
A final decision will be made on this Annual Estimated Number of pre-existing collection forms are being
application after the environmental Respondents is increased from 480 to amended for clarity and to reduce
impacts have been evaluated pursuant 740; (6) Annual Estimated Number of burden on respondents. Also, the total
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy Total Responses is reduced from 972 to number of respondents for individual
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 933; (7) Annual Estimated Number of program areas is being adjusted to align
part 1021) and after a determination is Burden Hours is reduced from 2,720 to with practical experience and to
made by DOE that the proposed action 2,709.25; and (8) Annual Estimated account for the fact that certain one-time
will not have an adverse impact on the Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost reporting requirements have already
sufficiency of supply or reliability of the Burden is reduced from $107,349 to been satisfied by a majority of the
U.S. electric power supply system. $106,934. participants.; (5) Annual Estimated
Copies of this application will be Number of Total Respondents: 740; (6)
DATES: Comments regarding this
made available, upon request, for public Annual Estimated Number of Total
collection must be received on or before
inspection and copying at the address
January 20, 2016. If you anticipate that Responses: 933; (7) Annual Estimated
provided above, by accessing the
you will be submitting comments, but Number of Burden Hours: 2,709.25; (8)
program Web site at http://energy.gov/
find it difficult to do so within the Annual Estimated Reporting and
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy
period of time allowed by this notice, Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $106,934.
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov.
please advise the DOE Desk Officer at Statutory Authority: Section 421 of
Issued in Washington, DC, on December OMB of your intention to make a
15, 2015. the Energy Independence and Security
submission as soon as possible. The
Christopher Lawrence, Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081); Section
Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202–
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity 395–4718. 911 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as
Delivery and Energy Reliability. amended (42 U.S.C. 16191).
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
[FR Doc. 2015–32028 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am] be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office Issued in Washington, DC, on December
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Office of Management and Budget, New Maria Vargas,
Executive Office Building, Room 10102, Director, Better Buildings Challenge, Office
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 735 17th Street NW., Washington, DC of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
20503. [FR Doc. 2015–32029 Filed 12–18–15; 8:45 am]
Office of Energy Efficiency and And to Andre de Fontaine, EE–5F/
Renewable Energy Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
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andre.defontaine@ee.doe.gov.
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instrument and instructions should be
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB
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Dates		Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before January 20, 2016. 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.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Andre de Fontaine, EE-5F/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-5234 or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 79319

80 FR 79319 - Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYOffice of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 244 (December 21, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy