Notice2022-11950
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
June 3, 2022
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE), 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 87, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33769-33770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11950]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), 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 2, 2022. If you anticipate difficulty in
submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Maria Vargas, EE-5A/
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585,
by fax at (202) 586-8177, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1b767a69727a356d7a697c7a685b7e7e357f747e357c746d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f323e2d363e71293e2d383e2c1f3a3a713b303a71383029">[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 Maria Vargas, EE-5A/Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, by fax at (202) 586-8177,
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3954584b5058174f584b5e584a795c5c175d565c175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbd6dac9d2da95cddac9dcdac8fbdede95dfd4de95dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone (202) 586-7899.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
extended 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.
This information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910-5141;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Department of Energy
Better Buildings Initiative Voluntary Pledge Program;
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(3) Type of Review: Extension with Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection;
(4) Purpose: This Information Collection Request applies to four
Department of Energy (DOE) voluntary leadership initiatives that fall
under DOE's Better Buildings Initiative: (1) The Better Buildings
Challenge; (2) the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program (Better
Plants); (3) the Better Buildings Alliance; and (4) the Better Climate
Challenge. Five new information collection instruments are proposed so
that Better Climate Challenge partners can share details about their
projects and submit annual portfolio-wide emissions reductions data,
and additionally so that the program may collect updates regarding
partner's waste reduction progress. Other pre-existing collection forms
are being amended for clarity and to reduce burden on respondents.
Also, the total number of respondents and response time for individual
program areas is being adjusted to align with practical experience and
to account for changes to the program growth over time. For example,
because many Better Buildings and Better Plants partners have joined
the Better Climate Challenge, we anticipate a reduction in the amount
time spent on Better Buildings and Better Plants documents as these
organizations focus their efforts on the Better Climate Challenge.
The leadership initiatives in the Better Buildings Initiative
covered under this Information Collection Request are intended to drive
greater energy, water efficiency, and emissions reduction in the
commercial, public, residential, data center, and industrial
marketplace to reduce pollution, cut costs, and create jobs. This is
accomplished by highlighting the ways participants overcome market
barriers to greater efficiency and decarbonization with replicable
solutions. The program showcases real solutions and partners with
industry leaders to better understand policy and technical
opportunities. There are three types of information to be collected
from primary participants, also referred to as ``Partners:'' (1)
Background data, including contact information, a partnership agreement
form, logo(s), information needed to support public announcements,
updates on participants' showcase projects, and an energy savings/
emissions reductions goals; (2) Portfolio-wide energy performance
information; and (3) Information on market innovations participants are
including in their energy efficiency and decarbonization processes.
Background data is primarily used to develop website content that is
publically available. Portfolio-wide facility-level energy performance
and emissions reduction information is used by DOE to measure the
participants' progress in meeting the goals of the program, as well as
to aggregate the change in energy and decarbonization performance and
related metrics for the entire program. Information on market
innovation is used to highlight successful strategies participants use
to overcome challenges, and is made publicly available. Additional
background information is being collected from ``Allies,'' which are
financial organizations that make a public commitment to support energy
efficiency and decarbonization. Background information including name,
dollars committed to the market, and a company logo is also used to
develop publically available website content. Responses to the DOE's
Information Collection Request are voluntary.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 841.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 841.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,854.25.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$84,869.
Statutory Authority: Section 421 of the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081); Section 911 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16191).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 12,
2022, by Maria Vargas, Director of Better Buildings, Office of Energy
Efficiency & 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 May 31, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-11950 Filed 6-2-22; 8:45 am]
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