[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 60094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24406]
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DEPARTMENT OF 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) has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, a proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. The proposed collection will support a retrospective
Weatherization Assistance Program Evaluation for Program Years 2007 and
2008. A 60-day notice and request for comments was published in the
Federal Register on June 9, 2010 (75 FR 32750-32751). No comments were
received.
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.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before October 29, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed below
as soon as possible. Comments should be directed to:
DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503; and
Bruce Tonn, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge,
TN 37831-6038, Fax : (865) 576-8646, [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to:
Bruce Tonn, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, MS-6038, Oak Ridge,
TN 37831-6038, Fax : (865) 576-8646, [email protected].
The plan for this evaluation can be found at http://weatherization.ornl.gov. The surveys and data forms that comprise this
emergency information request can also be found at http://weatherization.ornl.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This package contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5151; (2) Package Title: The Weatherization Assistance Program
Evaluation; (3) Type of Review: Regular; (4) Purpose: This collection
of information is necessary for a complete evaluation of the program
that weatherized approximately 100,000 low-income homes in Program
Years 2007 and 2008; (5) Information will be collected from fifty
states and Washington, DC, nine hundred local weatherization agencies,
approximately one thousand utilities, approximately two thousand three
hundred residents, approximately one thousand weatherization staff and
approximately 3,000 individuals who receive weatherization training;
(6) The estimated burden is 74,051 hours; (7) There are no reporting or
recordkeeping cost burdens associated with this request.
Statutory Authority: Section 6861 of title 42 of the United States
Code and 10 CFR 440.25 authorize the collection of this information.
Issued in Washington, DC on September 23, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2010-24406 Filed 9-28-10; 8:45 am]
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