81 FR 83234 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)

The Department of Energy has submitted to the OMB for clearance, a proposal to amend an information collection request by adding an additional collection to an ICR that already includes two previously approved collections. The two previously approved collections address DOE's Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) Scorecard, and the National Clean Fleets Partnership. DOE is not proposing to expand the scope of these information collection efforts. The proposed new collection is entitled ``Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV Showcases''. DOE's Clean Cities initiative has developed a three-part voluntary ride-and-drive survey to assist its coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of interest, understanding, and acceptance of PEVs and alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) by the purchasing public. The principal objective of the Survey is to provide DOE and stakeholders with an objective assessment and estimate of how ready the purchasing public is for PEVs, and to help DOE's Clean Cities coalitions prepare for the successful deployment of these vehicles. DOE intends the surveys to be completed by individuals who are participating in one of many ride-and-drive events.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83234-83235]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27939]


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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: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; 
comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy has submitted to the OMB for 
clearance, a proposal to amend an information collection request by 
adding an additional collection to an ICR that already includes two 
previously approved collections. The two previously approved 
collections address DOE's Plug-in Electric Vehicle (PEV) Scorecard, and 
the National Clean Fleets Partnership. DOE is not proposing to expand 
the scope of these information collection efforts. The proposed new 
collection is entitled ``Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV Showcases''. 
DOE's Clean Cities initiative has developed a three-part voluntary 
ride-and-drive survey to assist its coalitions and stakeholders in 
assessing the level of interest, understanding, and acceptance of PEVs 
and alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) by the purchasing public. The 
principal objective of the Survey is to provide DOE and stakeholders 
with an objective assessment and estimate of how ready the purchasing 
public is for PEVs, and to help DOE's Clean Cities coalitions prepare 
for the successful deployment of these vehicles. DOE intends the 
surveys to be completed by individuals who are participating in one of 
many ride-and-drive events.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before December 21, 2016. 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: The amended information collection request 
contains (1) OMB No. 1910-5171; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Clean Cities Vehicle Programs; (3) Type of Review: Amended 
collection; (4) Purpose: As part of DOE's Office of Vehicle 
Technologies 2016 Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) awards, DOE is 
awarding entities funding to run PEV showcases where drivers can 
experience driving a variety of PEVs and learn about charging electric 
vehicles. These awards are 50 percent cost share awards, meaning that 
recipients of an award under this FOA must supply 50 percent of the 
funds to complete each awarded project. Projects undertaken pursuant to 
this FOA are expected to include a survey component related to 
potential vehicle driver behavior. Thus, the DOE Clean Cities program 
has developed an initiative, the Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV 
Showcases, that includes a three-part voluntary ride-and-drive survey 
to assist its coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of 
interest, understanding, and acceptance of AFVs by the purchasing 
public. The principal objective of the Surveys is to provide DOE and 
stakeholders with an objective assessment and estimate of how ready the 
purchasing public is for PEVs, and to help DOE's Clean Cities 
coalitions prepare for the successful deployment of these vehicles.
    For the Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV Showcases collection, the 
effort will target public citizens who are participating in one of many 
Ride-and-Drive events. There are three phases to the Survey: (1) Pre 
Ride-and-Drive; (2) post Ride-and-Drive; and (3) a few months/some time 
later to discern if the respondent followed through with acquisition of 
a PEV or another AFV. Respondents would provide answers in the first 
two phases through a user-friendly paper survey and on-line survey, and 
in the third phase they would answer questions via an electronic 
interface, although a paper survey may be used for those lacking access 
to an electronic device or computer.
    The Surveys' effort will rely on responses to questions the 
respondent chooses to answer. The multiple-choice questions will 
address the following topic areas: (1) Demographics; (2) Current 
vehicle background; (3) How they learned about ride and drive event; 
(3) Perceptions of PEVs before and after driving; (4) Post-drive 
vehicle experience; (5) Purchase expectations; (6) Follow-up survey on 
purchases; (7) Purchase information; (8) Barriers; and (9) Future 
intentions.
    DOE expects a total respondent population for the amended 
collection (which would include the three collections) of approximately 
16,250 respondents (an increase of 15,000 over the number of 
respondents for the two currently approved collections). Selecting the 
multiple choice answers in completing the three components of the 
Survey is expected to take 30 minutes, leading to a total burden of 
approximately 28,250 hours (an increase 2,500 hours above the total 
burden in hours for the two currently approved collections).
    (5) Type of Respondents: Public; (6) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents for all three information collections: 16,250; (7) Annual 
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 16,300; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 28,250 (25,625 for PEV Scorecard, 125 for Clean 
Fleets Partnership, and 2,500 for the Ride and Drive Surveys for PEV 
Showcases); 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.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 15, 2016.
Michael Berube,
Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-27939 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P