81_FR_50113 81 FR 49967 - Agency Information Collection Renewal

81 FR 49967 - Agency Information Collection Renewal

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 146 (July 29, 2016)

Page Range49967-49968
FR Document2016-17983

The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to renew, for three years, an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the renewed 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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49967-49968]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17983]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Agency Information Collection Renewal

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to renew, for three years, an 
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the renewed 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before September 27, 2016. If you anticipate difficulty 
in submitting comments within that period or if you want access to the 
collection of information, without charge, contact the person listed 
below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the following: Richard 
Bonnell, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Acquisition Management, 
1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121 or by email at 
[email protected]. Please put ``2016 DOE Agency Information 
Collection Renewal'' in the subject line when sending an email.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Bonnell by email at 
[email protected]. Please put ``2016 DOE Agency Information 
Collection Renewal'' in the subject line when sending an email.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-0400 (Renewal); (2) Information Collection 
Request Title: DOE Financial Assistance Information Clearance; (3) Type 
of Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: This information collection package 
covers mandatory collections of information necessary to annually plan, 
solicit, negotiate, award and administer grants and cooperative 
agreements under the Department's financial assistance programs. The 
information is used by Departmental management to exercise management 
oversight with respect to implementation of applicable statutory and 
regulatory requirements and obligations. The collection of this 
information is critical to ensure that the Government has sufficient 
information to judge the degree to which awardees meet the terms of 
their agreements; that public funds are spent in the manner intended; 
and that fraud, waste, and abuse are immediately detected and 
eliminated; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,134; (6) 
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 39,378; (7) Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 532,067; and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0

    Statutory Authorities: Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement 
Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301-6308.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2016.
John Bashista,
Director, Office of Acquisition Management, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-17983 Filed 7-28-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 146 / Friday, July 29, 2016 / Notices 49967 Title of Collection: Impact Aid collection listed in this notice, please Type of Review: Extension without Program Application for Section 7002 use http://www.regulations.gov by change of an existing collection of Assistance searching the Docket ID number ED– information. OMB Control Number: 1810–0036 2016–ICCD–0059. Comments submitted Respondents/Affected Public: State, Type of Review: An extension of an in response to this notice should be Local, and Tribal Governments. existing information collection submitted electronically through the Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents/Affected Public: State, Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// Responses: 52. Local, and Tribal Governments www.regulations.gov by selecting the Total Estimated Number of Annual Total Estimated Number of Annual Docket ID number or via postal mail, Burden Hours: 260. Responses: 250 commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Abstract: The reauthorized Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 375 Please note that comments submitted by Elementary and Secondary Education Abstract: The U.S. Department of fax or email and those submitted after Act (ESEA) places a major emphasis on Education is requesting an extension for the comment period will not be teacher quality as a significant factor in the Application for Assistance under accepted. Written requests for improving student achievement. Under Section 7002 of Title VII of the information or comments submitted by ESEA, Title II, Part A provides funds to Elementary and Secondary Education postal mail or delivery should be states (SEAs) and school districts (LEAs) Act (ESEA). This application is for a addressed to the Director of the to conduct a variety of teacher-related grant program otherwise known as Information Collection Clearance reform activities. ESEA funds can be Impact Aid Payments for Federal Division, U.S. Department of Education, used for a variety of teacher quality Property. Local Educational Agencies 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room activities in any subject area. Although (LEAs) that have lost taxable property 2E–349, Washington, DC 20202–4537. the majority of funds are provided to due to Federal activities request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For LEAs, allowable SEA uses of funds financial assistance by completing an specific questions related to collection include: Reforming teacher and annual application. Please note that this activities, please contact Elizabeth Witt, principal certification (including formula grant program was previously 202–260–5585. recertification) and licensure to ensure authorized under Title VIII of the ESEA that teachers have the necessary subject- (as amended), but will move to Title VII SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The matter knowledge and teaching skills in under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Department of Education (ED), in the subjects they teach; and providing which reauthorized the ESEA, effective accordance with the Paperwork support to teachers and principals for FY 2017. Regulations for Section Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. through programs such as teacher 7002 of the Impact Aid Program are 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general mentoring, team teaching, reduced class found at 34 CFR 222, Subpart B. public and Federal agencies with an schedules, intensive professional Dated: July 25, 2016. opportunity to comment on proposed, development, and using standards or Tomakie Washington, revised, and continuing collections of assessments to guide beginning Acting Director, Information Collection information. This helps the Department teachers; and carrying out programs to Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy assess the impact of its information establish, expand, or improve Officer, Office of Management. collection requirements and minimize alternative routes for state certification [FR Doc. 2016–17894 Filed 7–28–16; 8:45 am] the public’s reporting burden. It also for teachers and principals (especially BILLING CODE 4000–01–P helps the public understand the in mathematics and science) that will Department’s information collection encourage highly qualified individuals requirements and provide the requested with at least a baccalaureate degree; and DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION data in the desired format. ED is developing and implementing effective soliciting comments on the proposed mechanisms that help LEAs and schools [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0059] information collection request (ICR) that recruit and retain highly qualified Agency Information Collection is described below. The Department of teachers, principals, and pupil services Activities; Submission to the Office of Education is especially interested in personnel; and reforming tenure Management and Budget for Review public comment addressing the systems, implementing teacher testing and Approval; Comment Request; following issues: (1) Is this collection for subject-matter knowledge, and Survey on the Use of Funds Under necessary to the proper functions of the implementing teacher testing for state Title II, Part A: Improving Teacher Department; (2) will this information be certification or licensure, consistent Quality State Grants—State-Level processed and used in a timely manner; with Title II of the Higher Education Activity Funds (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Act. (4) how might the Department enhance Dated: July 25, 2016. AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), the quality, utility, and clarity of the Tomakie Washington, Office of Elementary and Secondary information to be collected; and (5) how Education (OESE). Acting Director, Information Collection might the Department minimize the Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy ACTION: Notice. burden of this collection on the Officer, Office of Management. SUMMARY: In accordance with the respondents, including through the use [FR Doc. 2016–17895 Filed 7–28–16; 8:45 am] Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 of information technology. Please note BILLING CODE 4000–01–P U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is that written comments received in ebenthall on DSK5MVXVN1PROD with NOTICES proposing a revision of an existing response to this notice will be information collection. considered public records. DATES: Interested persons are invited to Title of Collection: Survey on the Use DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY submit comments on or before August of Funds Under Title II, Part A: Improving Teacher Quality State Agency Information Collection 29, 2016. Renewal ADDRESSES: To access and review all the Grants—State-Level Activity Funds. documents related to the information OMB Control Number: 1810–0711. AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:05 Jul 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1

49968 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 146 / Friday, July 29, 2016 / Notices Notice and request for ACTION: statutory and regulatory requirements the Pacific Northwest National comments. and obligations. The collection of this Laboratory and ESCO Committee of information is critical to ensure that the China Energy Conservation Association SUMMARY: The Department of Energy Government has sufficient information at the email addresses provided below. (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork to judge the degree to which awardees ‘‘The Pilot Project Criteria 2016’’ and Reduction Act of 1995, intends to meet the terms of their agreements; that ‘‘Appendix: Project Submission renew, for three years, an information public funds are spent in the manner Template’’ can be found on: http:// collection request with the Office of intended; and that fraud, waste, and www.globalchange.umd.edu/archived- Management and Budget (OMB). abuse are immediately detected and research-areas/energy-efficiency-and- Comments are invited on: (a) Whether eliminated; (5) Annual Estimated mitigation/epc/. the renewed collection of information is Number of Respondents: 11,134; (6) Applicants must complete the necessary for the proper performance of Annual Estimated Number of Total Chinese and English project submission the functions of the agency, including Responses: 39,378; (7) Estimated template and draft a proposed MOU. whether the information shall have Number of Burden Hours: 532,067; and The proposed MOU should memorialize practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and the cooperation of U.S. and Chinese agency’s estimate of the burden of the Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0 entities applying as a team, set out their proposed collection of information, Statutory Authorities: Federal Grant and intention to do an EPC project(s); and including the validity of the Cooperative Agreement Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301– include all minimum U.S.-China EPC methodology and assumptions used; (c) 6308. Pilot Project Program requirements. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Issued in Washington, DC, on July 21, Submit one email with project clarity of the information to be 2016. submission and proposed MOU as collected; and (d) ways to minimize the John Bashista, attachments to the following email burden of the collection of information Director, Office of Acquisition Management, addresses: m.evans@pnnl.gov, on respondents, including through the Department of Energy. qing.tan@pnnl.gov and use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information [FR Doc. 2016–17983 Filed 7–28–16; 8:45 am] international@emca.cn. Failure to technology. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P submit complete, bilingual project information may result in ineligibility. DATES: Comments regarding this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: proposed information collection must DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Questions about the U.S.-China be received on or before September 27, Energy Performance Contracting 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in Office of Energy Efficiency and Initiative—Ms. Arlene Fetizanan, U.S. submitting comments within that period Renewable Energy Department of Energy, or if you want access to the collection Arlene.Fetizanan@ee.doe.gov or (202) of information, without charge, contact Call for U.S.-China Energy 586–3124. the person listed below as soon as Performance Contracting Pilot Projects Questions about the energy possible. To Be Recognized at the 7th Annual performance contracting pilot project ADDRESSES: Written comments should U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum criteria and submission—Ms. Sha Yu, be sent to the following: Richard AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Bonnell, U.S. Department of Energy, Renewable Energy, Department of sha.yu@pnnl.gov or (301) 314–6736. Office of Acquisition Management, 1000 Energy (DOE). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Independence Avenue SW., ACTION: Notice of request for project Background: This call for EPC pilot Washington, DC 20585–0121 or by submissions. projects is part of the Energy Efficiency email at richard.bonnell@hq.doe.gov. in Buildings and Industry Initiative Please put ‘‘2016 DOE Agency SUMMARY: The Department of Energy under the U.S.-China Climate Change Information Collection Renewal’’ in the (DOE) gives notice of a request for Working Group (CCWG). The CCWG subject line when sending an email. submission of innovative U.S.-China was launched in 2013, and now FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: energy performance contracting (EPC) includes nine action initiatives for Richard Bonnell by email at projects. EPC projects at public, understanding and addressing climate richard.bonnell@hq.doe.gov. Please put commercial, and industrial facilities change in the United States and China. ‘‘2016 DOE Agency Information located in the U.S. or China with project Under the CCWG Energy Efficiency in Collection Renewal’’ in the subject line participation from at least one U.S. Buildings and Industry Initiative, DOE when sending an email. entity and at least one Chinese entity are and China’s National Development and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This eligible. Eligible entities include energy Reform Commission (NDRC) launched a information collection request contains: service companies (ESCOs), technology program to promote EPC. The program (1) OMB No. 1910–0400 (Renewal); (2) providers, facility owners or operators, aims to improve energy efficiency and Information Collection Request Title: and financiers. EPC projects that meet reduce emissions in the U.S. and China DOE Financial Assistance Information the 2016 Pilot Project Criteria and through deep energy retrofits, using Clearance; (3) Type of Review: Renewal; demonstrate replicability will receive innovative financing where appropriate. (4) Purpose: This information collection special recognition at the 7th Annual The combined $20 billion U.S. and package covers mandatory collections of U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Forum in China EPC markets have the potential to information necessary to annually plan, October 2016 in Beijing. Some grow dramatically, delivering significant ebenthall on DSK5MVXVN1PROD with NOTICES solicit, negotiate, award and administer recognition recipients will be invited to environmental and economic benefits. grants and cooperative agreements speak at a special breakout session. For more information on U.S.-China under the Department’s financial DATES: Project submissions for EPC market trends and resources to assistance programs. The information is consideration must be received by assist clients, practitioners, and used by Departmental management to August 22, 2016. financial institutions in selecting, exercise management oversight with ADDRESSES: Project submissions should developing, and executing EPC projects, respect to implementation of applicable be emailed in English and Chinese to please visit: http:// VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:05 Jul 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM 29JYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before September 27, 2016. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period or if you want access to the collection of information, without charge, contact the person listed below as soon as possible.
ContactRichard Bonnell by email at [email protected] Please put ``2016 DOE Agency Information Collection Renewal'' in the subject line when sending an email.
FR Citation81 FR 49967 
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