83_FR_2985 83 FR 2971 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

83 FR 2971 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 14 (January 22, 2018)

Page Range2971-2972
FR Document2018-01027

The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice of a request for public comment, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on the continued collection of information entitled: Budget Justification, which DOE has developed for submission to and approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2971-2972]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01027]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Proposed Agency Information Collection

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today gives notice of a request 
for public comment, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on 
the continued collection of information entitled: Budget Justification, 
which DOE has developed for submission to and approval by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before March 23, 2018. 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 U.S. Department of Energy, 
Golden Field Office, 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden, CO 80401-3111, 
Attn: James Cash, 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 James Cash, U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field 
Office, 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden, CO 80401-3111, or by phone 
(240) 562-1456, or by email at [email protected]. The information 
collection instrument, titled ``Budget Justification'' may also be 
viewed at https://energy.gov/eere/funding/downloads/budget-justification-eere-335-and-3351.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) OMB No. 1910-5162, Budget Justification;
    (2) Information Collection Request Title: Budget Justification;
    (3) Type of Request: Renewal;
    (4) Purpose: This collection of information is necessary in order 
for DOE to identify allowable, allocable, and reasonable recipient 
project costs eligible for Grants and Cooperative Agreements under 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) programs;
    (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 400;
    (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 400;
    (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 24 hours, per 
response;
    (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 
$940.80 per one time response;
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed 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.
    Statutory Authority: Section 989(a) EPACT 2005 [Merit Review] { 42 
U.S.C. 16353(a){time} ; Section 646 DOE Organization Act [Contracts] 
{42 U.S.C. 7256(a){time} ; and 31 U.S.C. 503 (the Chief Financial 
Officers Act, Functions of the Deputy Director for Management), 31 
U.S.C. 1111 (Improving Economy and Efficiency of the United States 
Government), 41 U.S.C. 1101-1131 (the Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy Act), Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970, and Executive Order 
11541 (``Prescribing the Duties of the Office of Management and Budget 
and the Domestic Policy Council in the Executive Office of the 
President''), the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, (31 U.S.C. 7501-
7507), as well as The Federal Program Information Act (Pub. L. 95-220 
and Pub. L. 98-169, as amended, codified at 31 U.S.C. 6101-6106).

    Issued in Golden, CO, on January 8, 2018.
Derek Passarelli,
Director, Golden Field Office, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2018-01027 Filed 1-19-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2018 / Notices 2971 from the Federal Government exceeds publications, the number of newly Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is $10,000,000, the reporting requirements developed or modified interventions available free at this site. in 2 CFR part 200, Appendix XII, with evidence of promise for improving You may also access documents of the require you to report certain integrity student education outcomes, and the Department published in the Federal information to FAPIIS semiannually. number of Institute-supported Register by using the article search Please review the requirements in 2 CFR interventions with evidence of efficacy feature at: www.federalregister.gov. part 200, Appendix XII, if this grant in improving student outcomes Specifically, through the advanced plus all the other Federal funds you including student academic outcomes search feature at this site, you can limit receive exceed $10,000,000. and social and behavioral competencies your search to documents published by for school-age students. Student the Department. VI. Award Administration Information academic outcomes include learning Dated: January 16, 2018. 1. Award Notices: If your application and achievement in core academic is successful, we notify your U.S. Thomas Brock, content areas (reading, writing, math, Representative and U.S. Senators and and science), and outcomes that reflect Commissioner of the National Center for send you a Grant Award Notification Education Research, Delegated the Duties of students’ successful progression through the Director of the Institute of Education (GAN); or we may send you an email the education system (e.g., course and Sciences. containing a link to access an electronic grade completion; high school [FR Doc. 2018–00998 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] version of your GAN. We may notify graduation; postsecondary enrollment, BILLING CODE 4000–01–P you informally, also. progress, and completion). Social and If your application is not evaluated or behavioral competencies include social not selected for funding, we notify you. and emotional skills, attitudes, and 2. Administrative and National Policy behaviors that are important to student’s Requirements: We identify DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY academic and post-academic success. administrative and national policy 6. Continuation Awards: In making a Proposed Agency Information requirements in the application package continuation award under 34 CFR Collection and reference these and other 75.253, the Institute considers, among requirements in the Applicable other things: Whether a grantee has AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Regulations section of this notice. made substantial progress in meeting Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of We reference the regulations outlining the goals and objectives of the project; Energy. the terms and conditions of an award in whether the grantee has expended funds ACTION: Notice and request for the Applicable Regulations section of in a manner that is consistent with its comments. this notice and include these and other approved application and budget; and, specific conditions in the GAN. The if the Institute has established SUMMARY: The Department of Energy GAN also incorporates your approved performance measurement (DOE) today gives notice of a request for application as part of your binding requirements, whether the grantee has public comment, pursuant to the commitments under the grant. met the performance targets in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on 3. Grant Administration: Applicants grantee’s approved application. the continued collection of information should budget for an annual two-day In making a continuation award, the entitled: Budget Justification, which meeting for project directors to be held Institute also considers whether the DOE has developed for submission to in Washington, DC. grantee is operating in compliance with and approval by the Office of 4. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a the assurances in its approved Management and Budget (OMB). grant under this competition, you must application, including those applicable DATES: Comments regarding this ensure that you have in place the to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit proposed information collection must necessary processes and systems to discrimination in programs or activities be received on or before March 23, 2018. comply with the reporting requirements receiving Federal financial assistance If you anticipate difficulty in submitting in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, comments within that period, contact funding under the competition. This 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon does not apply if you have an exception as possible. under 2 CFR 170.110(b). VII. Other Information (b) At the end of your project period, Accessible Format: Individuals with ADDRESSES: Written comments may be you must submit a final performance disabilities can obtain this document sent to U.S. Department of Energy, report, including financial information, and a copy of the RFA in an accessible Golden Field Office, 15013 Denver West as directed by the Institute. If you format (e.g., braille, large print, Parkway Golden, CO 80401–3111, Attn: receive a multiyear award, you must audiotape, or compact disc) on request James Cash, or by email at james.cash@ submit an annual performance report to the appropriate program contact ee.doe.gov. that provides the most current person listed in the chart at the end of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: performance and financial expenditure this notice. Requests for additional information or information as directed by the Institute Electronic Access to This Document: copies of the information collection under 34 CFR 75.118. The Institute may The official version of this document is instrument and instructions should be also require more frequent performance the document published in the Federal directed to James Cash, U.S. Department reports under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For Register. Free internet access to the of Energy, Golden Field Office, 15013 specific requirements on reporting, official edition of the Federal Register Denver West Parkway Golden, CO ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES please go to www.ed.gov/fund/grant/ and the Code of Federal Regulations is 80401–3111, or by phone (240) 562– apply/appforms/appforms.html. available via the Federal Digital System 1456, or by email at james.cash@ 5. Performance Measures: To evaluate at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you ee.doe.gov. The information collection the overall success of its education can view this document, as well as all instrument, titled ‘‘Budget Justification’’ research grant programs, the Institute other documents of this Department may also be viewed at https:// annually assesses the percentage of published in the Federal Register, in energy.gov/eere/funding/downloads/ projects that result in peer-reviewed text or PDF. To use PDF you must have budget-justification-eere-335-and-3351. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Jan 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1

2972 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2018 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Issued in Golden, CO, on January 8, 2018. Docket No. ER16–204, Southwest Power information collection request contains: Derek Passarelli, Pool, Inc. (1) OMB No. 1910–5162, Budget Director, Golden Field Office, U.S. Docket No. ER16–2522, Southwest Justification; Department of Energy, Office of Energy Power Pool, Inc. Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Golden Docket No. ER16–2523, Southwest (2) Information Collection Request Field Office. Power Pool, Inc. Title: Budget Justification; [FR Doc. 2018–01027 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] Docket No. EL17–11, Alabama Power (3) Type of Request: Renewal; BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Co. v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (4) Purpose: This collection of Docket No. EL17–21, Kansas Electric Co. information is necessary in order for v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc. DOE to identify allowable, allocable, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Docket No. EL17–86, Nebraska Public and reasonable recipient project costs Power District v. Southwest Power Federal Energy Regulatory Pool, Inc. eligible for Grants and Cooperative Commission Docket No. EL17–69, Buffalo Dunes et Agreements under Energy Efficiency al. v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc. and Renewable Energy (EERE) Notice of Staff Attendance at the Docket No. ER17–426, Southwest Power programs; Southwest Power Pool Regional Entity Pool, Inc. (5) Annual Estimated Number of Trustee, Regional State Committee, Docket No. ER17–428, Southwest Power Respondents: 400; Members’ Committee and Board of Pool, Inc. Directors’ Meetings Docket No. ER17–469, Southwest Power (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 400; The Federal Energy Regulatory Pool, Inc. Commission (Commission) hereby gives Docket No. ER17–772, Southwest Power (7) Annual Estimated Number of notice that members of its staff may Pool, Inc. Burden Hours: 24 hours, per response; Docket No. ER17–889, Southwest Power attend the meetings of the Southwest (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Power Pool, Inc. Regional State Pool, Inc. Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $940.80 Committee (RSC), Regional Entity Docket No. ER17–953, South Central per one time response; Trustee (RET), Members’ Committee and MCN LLC Comments are invited on: (a) Whether Board of Directors as noted below. Their Docket No. ER17–1092, Southwest the proposed collection of information attendance is part of the Commission’s Power Pool, Inc. is necessary for the proper performance ongoing outreach efforts. Docket No. ER17–1046, South Central of the functions of the agency, including The meetings will be held at the MCN LLC whether the information shall have Skirvin Hotel, 1 Park Avenue, Docket No. ER17–1482, Southwest practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The phone Power Pool, Inc. agency’s estimate of the burden of the number is (405) 272–3040. All meetings Docket No. ER17–1568, Southwest proposed collection of information, are Central Time. Power Pool, Inc. including the validity of the Docket No. ER17–1575, Southwest SPP RET methodology and assumptions used; (c) January 29, 2018 (8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) Power Pool, Inc. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and SPP RSC Docket No. ER17–2027, Southwest clarity of the information to be January 29, 2018 (1:00 p.m.–5:00 Power Pool, Inc. collected; and (d) ways to minimize the p.m.) Docket No. ER17–2229, Southwest burden of the collection of information SPP Members/Board of Directors Power Pool, Inc. on respondents, including through the January 30, 2018 (8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.) Docket No. ER17–2256, Southwest use of automated collection techniques The discussions may address matters Power Pool, Inc. or other forms of information at issue in the following proceedings: Docket No. ER17–2257, Southwest technology. Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER12–1179, Southwest Docket No. ER17–2312, Southwest Statutory Authority: Section 989(a) Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER15–1809, ATX Southwest, Power Pool, Inc. EPACT 2005 [Merit Review] { 42 U.S.C. Docket No. ER17–2388, Southwest 16353(a)}; Section 646 DOE LLC Docket No. ER15–2028, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Organization Act [Contracts] {42 U.S.C. Docket No. ER17–2441, Southwest 7256(a)}; and 31 U.S.C. 503 (the Chief Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER15–2115, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Financial Officers Act, Functions of the Docket No. ER17–2442, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Deputy Director for Management), 31 Docket No. ER15–2236, Midwest Power Power Pool, Inc. U.S.C. 1111 (Improving Economy and Transmission Arkansas, LLC Docket No. ER17–2523, Southwest Efficiency of the United States Docket No. ER15–2237, Kanstar Power Pool, Inc. Government), 41 U.S.C. 1101–1131 (the Transmission, LLC Docket No. ER17–2537, Southwest Office of Federal Procurement Policy Docket No. ER15–2324, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Act), Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970, Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER17–2563, Southwest and Executive Order 11541 Docket No. ER15–2594, South Central Power Pool, Inc. (‘‘Prescribing the Duties of the Office of MCN LLC Docket No. ER17–2583, Southwest Management and Budget and the Docket No. EL16–91, Southwest Power Power Pool, Inc. Domestic Policy Council in the Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER18–171, Southwest Power ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Executive Office of the President’’), the Docket No. EL18–19, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996, Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER18–194, Southwest Power (31 U.S.C. 7501–7507), as well as The Docket No. EL16–108, Tilton Energy v. Pool, Inc. Federal Program Information Act (Pub. Midcontinent Independent System Docket No. ER18–195, Southwest Power L. 95–220 and Pub. L. 98–169, as Operator, Inc. Pool, Inc. amended, codified at 31 U.S.C. 6101– Docket No. EL16–110, Southwest Power Docket No. ER18–208, Southwest Power 6106). Pool, Inc. Pool, Inc. 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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 March 23, 2018. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to James Cash, U.S. Department of Energy, Golden Field Office, 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden, CO 80401-3111, or by phone (240) 562-1456, or by email at [email protected] The information collection instrument, titled ``Budget Justification'' may also be viewed at https://energy.gov/eere/funding/downloads/budget- justification-eere-335-and-3351.
FR Citation83 FR 2971 
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