Notice2022-22222
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
October 13, 2022
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its collection, titled U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings Alliance and the Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge Program, OMB Control Number 1910-5141. The proposed collection will allow DOE to operate voluntary programs intended to drive energy efficiency and emissions reductions within the marketplace. Questions will allow DOE to recognize program partners for their success, build web pages that educate the public on successful energy efficiency strategies, and draft publicly available progress reports.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62087-62088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22222]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a
three-year extension of its collection, titled U.S. Department of
Energy Better Buildings Challenge, Better Buildings Alliance and the
Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge Program, OMB Control
Number 1910-5141. The proposed collection will allow DOE to operate
voluntary programs intended to drive energy efficiency and emissions
reductions within the marketplace. Questions will allow DOE to
recognize program partners for their success, build web pages that
educate the public on successful energy efficiency strategies, and
draft publicly available progress reports.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
November 14, 2022. If you anticipate that you will be submitting
comments but find it difficult to do so within the period 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) 881-8585.
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: Maria Vargas, EE-5A/Forrestal
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, by phone
at (202) 586-7899, by fax at (202) 586-8177, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87eae6f5eee6a9f1e6f5e0e6f4c7e2e2a9e3e8e2a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5d8d4c7dcd49bc3d4c7d2d4c6f5d0d09bd1dad09bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5141; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings Challenge, Better
Buildings Alliance and the Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary
Pledge Program; (3) Type of Request: 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.
Respondents will be representatives from organizations that have
voluntary joined one of these initiatives. The information will be used
to recognize program partners for their success, build web pages that
educate the public on successful energy efficiency strategies, and
draft publicly available progress reports; (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 \1\ of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
(EISA 2007) (42 U.S.C. 17081) authorizes DOE to establish a national
high-performance green building clearinghouse. Section 911 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 16191), instructs DOE
to conduct programs that include research, development, demonstration,
and commercial application of cost-effective technologies to improve
the energy efficiency and environmental performance of buildings.
Additionally, Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005,
Pub. L. 190-58) permits the U.S. Secretary of Energy to enter into
voluntary agreements with industry to reduce energy intensity by not
less than 2.5 percent per year.
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\1\ Section 421, Subtitle G of EISA 2007 requires the submission
of a biennial report detailing activities and accomplishments in
support of the High-Performance Green Building Initiatives and other
government initiatives that affect commercial buildings.
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 4,
2022,
[[Page 62088]]
by Carolyn Snyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency,
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 October 7, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-22222 Filed 10-12-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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