The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed revision to an approved information collection that DOE is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget ...
The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed revision to an approved information collection that DOE is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a revision of the approval for OMB Control Number 1910-5179, titled Energy and Jobs Survey.
DATES:
Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before October 5, 2026. If you anticipate that you will be
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submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at (202) 881-9493.
ADDRESSES:
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the extended 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.
This information collection request contains:
(1)
OMB No.:
1910-5179;
(2)
Information Collection Request Titled:
Energy and Jobs Survey;
(3)
Type of Review:
Revision;
(4)
Purpose:
The nature of energy production, distribution, and consumption throughout the U.S. economy has dramatic impacts on job creation and economic competitiveness, but it is inadequately understood and incompletely measured by traditional labor market tools. The U.S. Energy and Employment Report collects data from relevant industries and quantifies employment in energy activities with data on workforce demographics and employer perceptions by geography. This data is used to generate an annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report as instructed by Congress in 42 U.S.C. 18841. This revision to data collection will streamline questions to reduce respondent burden, collect data on priority topics such as the usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the energy sector, and will promote technology neutrality throughout the survey.
(5)
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents:
45,406;
(6)
Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:
45,406;
(7)
Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:
8,742;
(8)
Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$456,070.
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September 1, 2026, by Dr. Ashley Nunes, pursuant to delegated authority from the Acting Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register
.
Signed in Washington, DC on September 2, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
42 U.S.C. 18841