[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 14436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6598]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed
emergency collection of information that DOE is developing to collect
data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created and
retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 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 collection must be received on or before
April 8, 2010. Written comments should be sent to the person listed in
ADDRESSES below. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments
within that period, contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Matthew Dunne, Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy,
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., AR-1/955 L'Enfant
Plaza, Washington, DC 20585. Or by fax at 202-287-5450, or by e-mail at
[email protected] and 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection guidance and/or collection
instrument should be directed to Matthew Dunne at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This emergency information collection
request contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy (ARPA-E); (3) Type of
Review: Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect data on the status of
activities, project progress, jobs created and retained, spend rates
and performance metrics under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009. This will ensure adequate information is available to
support sound project management and to meet the transparency and
accountability associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act by requesting approval for monthly reporting. (5) Annual Estimated
Number of Respondents: 100 (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 1200 (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 4,800 (8)
Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $523,200. (9)
Type of Respondents: Recipients of American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act funding.
An agency head or the Senior Official, or their designee, may
request OMB to authorize emergency processing of submissions of
collections of information.
(a) Any such request shall be accompanied by a written
determination that:
(1) The collection of information:
(i) Is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established
under this Part; and
(ii) Is essential to the mission of the agency; and
(2) The agency cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance
procedures under this Part because:
(i) Public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance
procedures are followed;
(ii) An unanticipated event has occurred; or
(iii) The use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely
to prevent or disrupt the collection of information or is reasonably
likely to cause a statutory or court ordered deadline to be missed.
(b) The agency shall state the time period within which OMB should
approve or disapprove the collection of information.
Statutory Authority: America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69)
establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy (ARPA-E)
under which DOE makes funds available to create transformational new
energy technologies and systems through funding and managing
research and development (R&D) efforts.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2010.
Arun Majumdar,
Director of ARPA-E, Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy (ARPA-E).
[FR Doc. 2010-6598 Filed 3-24-10; 8:45 am]
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