[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 220 (Thursday, November 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67148-67149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27011]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Proposed Agency Information Collection

AGENCY:  U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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

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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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be 
received on or before January 12, 2009. If you anticipate difficulty in 
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Patrick Shipp, Office of 
Information and Business Management Systems (EE-3C), Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, 
DC 20585, (202) 586-7769; Jody Barringer, Office of Information and 
Business Management Systems (EE-3C), Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585, 
(202) 586-5404; or by e-mail at [email protected]. The proposed National 
Priority Project Designation application form is available on-line at 
the following internet address: http://www.eere.energy.gov/office_eere/docs/npp_application.doc.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains:
    (1) Information Collection Request Title: National Priority Project 
Designation.
    (2) Type of Review: New collection.
    (3) Purpose: This collection of information is a form that DOE will 
make available electronically on the internet and which persons or 
organizations seeking National Priority Project Designation under 
Section 1405 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) must use 
in applying for such designation. The draft application is available at 
http://www.eere.energy.gov/office_eere/docs/npp_application.doc. 
Published also in today's Federal Register, DOE published a notice of 
the guidelines for requesting National Priority Project Designation. 
The purpose of Presidential designation is to recognize energy projects 
that have advanced the field of renewable energy technology and 
contributed to North American energy security.
    (4) Respondents: 20 each year.
    (5) Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 400 hours annually.

    Statutory Authority: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-
58.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 31, 2008.
John Mizroch,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
 [FR Doc. E8-27011 Filed 11-12-08; 8:45 am]
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