Notice2021-12021
Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
June 9, 2021
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30597-30598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12021]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information
collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before August 9, 2021. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should include DOCKET # EERE-2021-VT-00XX
in the subject line of the message and may be sent to: Mr. Mark Smith,
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585-0121, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#97daf6e5fcb9c4fafee3ffd7f2f2b9f3f8f2b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7934180b12572a14100d11391c1c571d161c571e160f">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Mr. Mark Smith, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy (EE-3V), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 287-5151,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cf82aebda4e19ca2a6bba78faaaae1aba0aae1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ac7ebf8e1a4d9e7e3fee2caefefa4eee5efa4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of DOE, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of DOE'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,
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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.: 1910-5101;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Annual Alternative Fuel
Vehicle Acquisition Report for State Government and Alternative Fuel
Provider Fleets;
(3) Type of Review: Extension;
(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 Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended,
(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. The information collection instrument is
completed online, via a password protected web page; for review
purposes, the same instrument is available online at <a href="https://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/docs/reporting_spreadsheet.xls">https://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/docs/reporting_spreadsheet.xls</a>.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 303;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 335;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,970;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$120,000.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13251 et seq.
Signing Authority: This document of the Department of Energy was
signed on June 3, 2021, by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy
Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from
the 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 June 3, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-12021 Filed 6-8-21; 8:45 am]
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