Notice2022-23240
Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the Weatherization Assistance Program
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Published
October 26, 2022
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Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years a currently approved collection of information with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The information collection request, Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), was previously approved on May 31, 2020, under OMB Control No. 1910-5127 and its current expiration date is May 31, 2023. This ICR will include WAP Annual Appropriations and Weatherization Readiness Funds, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and Multi-Family Buildings. This ICR makes updates to the WAP reporting metrics to ensure the requested information can be shared on an annual basis with Congress.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64782-64783]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23240]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for the
Weatherization Assistance Program
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
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 a currently
approved collection of information with the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The information collection request, Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP), was previously approved on May 31, 2020,
under OMB Control No. 1910-5127 and its current expiration date is May
31, 2023. This ICR will include WAP Annual Appropriations and
Weatherization Readiness Funds, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(IIJA), and Multi-Family Buildings. This ICR makes updates to the WAP
reporting metrics to ensure the requested information can be shared on
an annual basis with Congress.
DATES: Comments regarding this propose information collection must be
received on or before November 25, 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: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Brittany Price, EE-5W, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121 or by email or phone at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81e3f3e8f5f5e0eff8aff1f3e8e2e4c1e4e4afe5eee4afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f795859e838396998ed987859e9492b79292d9939892d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>, (240) 306-7252.
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-
5127; (2) Information Collection Request Title: ``Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP)''; (3) Type of Review: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection; (4) Purpose: To collect information on
the status of grantee activities related to WAP Annual Appropriations/
Weatherization Readiness Fund, IIJA, and the multifamily buildings
expansion--including but not limited to weatherized units, total people
assisted with grant funds; expenditures; and results, to ensure that
program funds are being used appropriately, effectively and
expeditiously. WAP Annual Appropriations and Weatherization Readiness
Fund: On March 15, 2022, the President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2021, which appropriated $334,000,000 to the WAP,
and included $15,000,000 to be made available to establish a
Weatherization Readiness Fund. As noted in WPN 22-6, WAP Grantees will
be required to report metrics related to the expenditure of these
funds. Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA): In addition to
the reporting documents for the WAP's annual appropriations, this
collection also includes reporting for the $3.168 billion delivered by
IIJA. IIJA was passed by Congress on November 6, 2021 ``to authorize
funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit
programs, and for other purposes.'' The Weatherization Assistance
Program is listed as an IIJA recipient under the Subtitle E--
Miscellaneous section within Title V: Energy Efficiency and Building
Infrastructure. Multifamily Buildings: The Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021 amended Section 421 of the Energy Conservation and Production
Act by inserting: ``the number of multifamily buildings in which
individual dwelling units were weatherized during the previous year,
the number of individual dwelling units in multifamily buildings
weatherized during the previous year,'' after ``the
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average size of the dwellings being weatherized.'' (5) Annual Estimated
Number of Respondents: 57; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 798; (8) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 7,752; (8)
Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $366,824.64.
Statutory Authority: Title 42, Chapter 81, Subchapter III, Part A
of the United States Code (U.S.C.), (42 U.S.C. 6867(a)).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 14,
2022, by Francisco Alejandro Moreno, 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 October 20, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-23240 Filed 10-25-22; 8:45 am]
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