Notice2021-20755
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
September 24, 2021
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy has submitted an information collection package to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The package requests a three-year extension of its "Annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition Report for State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets," OMB Control Number 1910-5101. This information collection package covers information necessary to ensure the compliance of regulated fleets with the alternative fueled vehicle acquisition requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended, (EPAct).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 183 (Friday, September 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 53043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20755]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy has submitted an information
collection package to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The package requests a three-year
extension of its ``Annual Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition Report
for State and Alternative Fuel Provider Fleets,'' OMB Control Number
1910-5101. This information collection package covers information
necessary to ensure the compliance of regulated fleets with the
alternative fueled vehicle acquisition requirements of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992, as amended, (EPAct).
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
October 25, 2021. If you anticipate that you will be submitting
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time
allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your
intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer
may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
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#aee3cfdcc580fdc3c7dac6eecbcb80cac1cb80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="377a56455c19645a5e435f7752521953585219505841">[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, 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="http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/epact/docs/reporting_spreadsheet.xls">http://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: Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13251 et seq.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on September
9, 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 September 21, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-20755 Filed 9-23-21; 8:45 am]
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