83 FR 9302 - Agency Information Collection Extension

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 43 (March 5, 2018)

The Department of Energy has submitted an information collection package to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The package requests a three-year extension of its ``Annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition Report for State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets,'' OMB Control Number 1910-5101. This information collection package covers information necessary to ensure the compliance of regulated fleets with the alternative fueled vehicle acquisition requirements imposed by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended, (EPAct).

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9302-9303]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04403]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[EERE 2017-VT-00XX]


Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy has submitted an information 
collection package to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The package requests a three-year 
extension of its ``Annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle

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Acquisition Report for State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets,'' 
OMB Control Number 1910-5101. This information collection package 
covers information necessary to ensure the compliance of regulated 
fleets with the alternative fueled vehicle acquisition requirements 
imposed by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended, (EPAct).

DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before 
April 4, 2018. 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 OMB Desk Officer of your intention to 
make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be 
telephoned at 202-395-4650 or contacted by email at 
[email protected].

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the:

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. Dana O'Hara, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-
2G), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20585-0121, or by fax at 202-586-1600, or by email at 
dana.o'[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Mr. Dana O'Hara at the contact information listed above 
or phone at (202)586-8063. The information collection instrument itself 
is available online at http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/docs/reporting_spreadsheet.xls.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5101; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Annual Alternative Fuel 
Vehicle Acquisition Report for State Government and Alternative Fuel 
Provider Fleets; (3) Type of Review: renewal; (4) Purpose: The 
information is required so that DOE can determine whether alternative 
fuel provider and State government fleets are in compliance with the 
alternative fueled vehicle acquisition mandates of sections 501 and 
507(o) of the EPAct, whether such fleets should be allocated credits 
under section 508 of EPAct, and whether fleets that opted into the 
alternative compliance program under section 514 of EPAct are in 
compliance with the applicable requirements; (5) Annual Estimated 
Number of Respondents: approximately 303; (6) Annual Estimated Number 
of Responses: 335; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,970; 
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: Beyond 
costs associated with undertaking the work, there are no additional 
costs to respondents of either information collection other than the 
burden hours for reporting and recordkeeping. Costs to undertake the 
work for the collection are approximated at $47.74/hr of effort (http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#11-0000), for a total of 
$94,047.80 in labor to research, collect, and respond to the collection 
for all entities, or $310/respondent.

    Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13251 et seq.

    Issued in Washington, DC on: February 27, 2018.
David Howell,
Deputy Director, Vehicle Technologies Office, Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2018-04403 Filed 3-2-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P