82 FR 42805 - Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Financing Programs

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 175 (September 12, 2017)

Page Range		42805-42805
FR Document		2017-19281

The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a revision of a currently approved collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a revision and three-year extension of its Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, OMB Control Number 1910-5150. The proposed action will continue the collection of information on the status of financing program activities, expenditures, and results, to ensure that program funds are being used appropriately, effectively and expeditiously. No changes to the collection instrument are being proposed.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the 
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Financing Programs

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

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

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
revision of a currently approved collection of information that DOE is 
developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information 
collection requests a revision and three-year extension of its Energy 
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program, OMB Control Number 
1910-5150.
    The proposed action will continue the collection of information on 
the status of financing program activities, expenditures, and results, 
to ensure that program funds are being used appropriately, effectively 
and expeditiously. No changes to the collection instrument are being 
proposed.

DATES: Comments regarding this revision to an approved information 
collection must be received on or before November 13, 2017. If you 
anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, 
contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Sallie Glaize, EE-5W, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, 
Email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: James Carlisle, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: (202) 287-1724, 
Fax: (412) 386-5835, Email: [email protected].
    Additional information and reporting guidance concerning the Energy 
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG) is available 
for review at the following Web site: https://energy.gov/eere/wipo/articles/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-financing-programs-after-grant.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5150; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Financing 
Programs; (3) Type of Review: Revision of a Currently Approved 
Information Collection; (4) Purpose: To collect information on the 
status of Financing Program activities, expenditures, and results, to 
ensure that program funds are being used appropriately, effectively and 
expeditiously; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 108; (6) 
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 175; (7) Annual Estimated 
Number of Burden Hours: 525; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $21,000. Respondents, total responses, 
burden hours and the annual cost burden have all been significantly 
reduced because of the retirement of grants, fewer programs and a 
lessened burden on reporting and recordkeeping costs.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the revision of the currently 
approved 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 pertaining to the approved collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used; (c) ways to further enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information being collected; and (d) ways to further 
minimize the burden regarding the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

    Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy 
Independence and Security Act (EISA), Pub. L. 110-140 as amended (42 
U.S.C. 17151 et seq.).

    Issued in Washington, DC, June 1, 2017.
James Carlisle,
Supervisory Policy Advisor, Weatherization and Intergovernmental 
Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room Dated: September 7, 2017. Program (EECBG) is available for review
216–34, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Kate Mullan, at the following Web site: https://
Acting Director, Information Collection energy.gov/eere/wipo/articles/energy-
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-
specific questions related to collection Officer, Office of Management.
activities, please contact Joanne Bogart, financing-programs-after-grant.
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202–205–7855. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collection request contains:
Department of Education (ED), in (1) OMB No. 1910–5150; (2) Information
accordance with the Paperwork DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Collection Request Title: Energy
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general Revision of a Currently Approved Program Financing Programs; (3) Type
public and Federal agencies with an Information Collection for the Energy of Review: Revision of a Currently
opportunity to comment on proposed, Efficiency and Conservation Block Approved Information Collection; (4)
revised, and continuing collections of Grant Financing Programs Purpose: To collect information on the
information. This helps the Department status of Financing Program activities,
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
assess the impact of its information expenditures, and results, to ensure that
ACTION: Submission for Office of program funds are being used
collection requirements and minimize Management and Budget (OMB) review;
the public’s reporting burden. It also appropriately, effectively and
public comment request.
helps the public understand the expeditiously; (5) Annual Estimated
Department’s information collection SUMMARY: The Department of Energy Number of Respondents: 108; (6)
requirements and provide the requested (DOE) invites public comment on a Annual Estimated Number of Total
data in the desired format. ED is revision of a currently approved Responses: 175; (7) Annual Estimated
soliciting comments on the proposed collection of information that DOE is Number of Burden Hours: 525; (8)
information collection request (ICR) that developing for submission to the Office Annual Estimated Reporting and
is described below. The Department of of Management and Budget (OMB) Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $21,000.
Education is especially interested in pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Respondents, total responses, burden
public comment addressing the Act of 1995. The information collection hours and the annual cost burden have
following issues: (1) Is this collection requests a revision and three-year all been significantly reduced because of
necessary to the proper functions of the extension of its Energy Efficiency and the retirement of grants, fewer programs
Department; (2) will this information be Conservation Block Grant Program, and a lessened burden on reporting and
processed and used in a timely manner; OMB Control Number 1910–5150. recordkeeping costs.
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; The proposed action will continue the
collection of information on the status Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
(4) how might the Department enhance the revision of the currently approved
the quality, utility, and clarity of the of financing program activities,
expenditures, and results, to ensure that collection of information is necessary
information to be collected; and (5) how
program funds are being used for the proper performance of the
might the Department minimize the
appropriately, effectively and functions of the agency, including
burden of this collection on the
expeditiously. No changes to the whether the information shall have
respondents, including through the use
collection instrument are being practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
of information technology. Please note
proposed. agency’s estimate of the burden
that written comments received in
DATES: Comments regarding this pertaining to the approved collection of
response to this notice will be
considered public records. revision to an approved information information, including the validity of
collection must be received on or before the methodology and assumptions used;
Title of Collection: Evaluation of the (c) ways to further enhance the quality,
ESSA Title I, Part C, Migrant Education November 13, 2017. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments utility, and clarity of the information
Programs (Study Instruments). being collected; and (d) ways to further
within that period, contact the person
OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW. listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible. minimize the burden regarding the
Type of Review: A new information ADDRESSES: Written comments may be collection of information on
collection. sent to Sallie Glaize, EE–5W, U.S. respondents, including through the use
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Department of Energy, 1000 of automated collection techniques or
Local, and Tribal Governments. Independence Ave. SW., Washington, other forms of information technology.
DC 20585, Email: Sallie.Glaize@ Statutory Authority: Title V, Subtitle E of
Total Estimated Number of Annual ee.doe.gov.
Responses: 450. the Energy Independence and Security Act
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (EISA), Pub. L. 110–140 as amended (42
Total Estimated Number of Annual U.S.C. 17151 et seq.).
Requests for additional information or
Burden Hours: 236.
copies of the information collection Issued in Washington, DC, June 1, 2017.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is instrument and instructions should be James Carlisle,
to examine how state agencies, school directed to: James Carlisle, U.S.
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districts, local operating agencies, and Supervisory Policy Advisor, Weatherization
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and Intergovernmental Program, Office of
schools implement education and Independence Ave. SW., Washington, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
transition programs for children and DC 20585, Phone: (202) 287–1724, Fax:
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youth who are migratory students under (412) 386–5835, Email:
the Elementary and Secondary Gregory.Davoren@ee.doe.gov. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

Education Act (ESEA), as amended by Additional information and reporting
the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), guidance concerning the Energy
Title I, Part C. Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; public comment request.
Dates		Comments regarding this revision to an approved information collection must be received on or before November 13, 2017. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period,
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to: James Carlisle, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, Phone: (202) 287-1724, Fax: (412) 386-5835, Email: Gregor[email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 42805