Notice2022-28498
Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
January 3, 2023
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Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to modify and extend for three years an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68-69]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28498]
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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 modify and extend for three years an
information collection request with the Office of Management and
Budget.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before March 6, 2023. If you anticipate any 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 should include Docket # EERE-2019-VT-0XXX
in the subject line of the message and 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 fax at (202) 586-1600, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a476b7861245967637e624a6f6f246e656f246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4904283b22671a24203d21092c2c672d262c672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Smith, at telephone: (202)
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1fcd0c3da9fe2dcd8c5d9f1d4d49fd5ded49fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2865495a43067b45415c40684d4d064c474d064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Energy is proposing to
modify and extend an information collection pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The approved collection is presently being used
for Clean Cities programmatic efforts involving three Clean Cities
efforts: (1) community readiness for plug-in electric vehicles (PEV);
(2) DOE's National Clean Fleets Partnership; and (3) Clean Cities
coalition ``Ride and Drive Surveys''. DOE is proposing to continue
assessing levels of community readiness for PEVs and also to continue
assessing progress and acceptance of advanced technology vehicles via
``Ride and Drive Surveys''. DOE is proposing to include a new
information collection instrument that is an active and effective Clean
Cities Coalition self-assessment to ensure its coalitions can remain in
good standing for designation purposes. DOE will no longer be
collecting information regarding its National Clean Fleets Partnership.
The net result is that DOE is not proposing to expand the scope of the
existing ICR.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the modified and 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.
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This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-
5171; (2) Information Collection Request Title: Clean Cities Vehicle
Programs; (3) Type of Review: renewal and modification; (4) Purpose:
DOE's Clean Cities initiative has developed three voluntary mechanisms
by which communities, certain fleets, and the purchasing public can get
a better understanding of their readiness for plug-in electric vehicles
(PEVs), and to help DOE's Clean Cities coalitions prepare for the
successful adoption of these vehicles and assess their progress in
doing so. The voluntary PEV Scorecard is intended to assist its
coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of readiness of
their communities for PEVs. The principal objective of the scorecard is
to provide respondents with an objective assessment and estimate of
their respective community's readiness for PEV deployment as well as
understand the respective community's commitment to deploying these
vehicles successfully. DOE intends the scorecard to be completed by a
city/county/regional sustainability or energy coordinator. As the
intended respondent may not be aware of every aspect of local or
regional PEV readiness, coordination among local stakeholders to gather
appropriate information may be necessary.
DOE expects a total respondent population of approximately 1,250
respondents. Selecting the multiple-choice answers in completing a
scorecard questionnaire is expected to take under 30 minutes, although
additional time of no more than 20 hours may be needed to assemble
information necessary to be able to answer the questions, leading to a
total burden of approximately 25,625 hours. Assembling information to
update questionnaire answers in the future on a voluntary basis would
be expected to take less time, on the order of 10 hours, as much of any
necessary time and effort needed to research information would have
been completed previously.
For the Clean Cities Coalition active and effective self-
assessment, DOE seeks to gain information that allows DOE Clean Cities
leadership to determine whether its coalitions can remain in good
standing, and thereby retain designation as a Clean Cities coalition.
There are 80 Clean Cities coalitions across the United States, each of
which applies to DOE for designation. Achieving full designation
requires a comprehensive, strategic, four-year Program Plan that spells
out a much broader range of commitments from the coalition and
associated stakeholder outlining education plans, technical assistance,
and other strategies to overcome market barriers and adopt best
practices for organizational excellence that ensure the long-term
sustainability of the coalition itself. DOE expects approximately 80
coalitions to complete the self-assessment annually, and DOE expects a
total respondent population of 80 corresponding respondents. Completing
the self-assessment for each Clean Cities coalition, which occurs
annually, is expected to take 45 minutes. The total burden is expected
to be 80 coalition respondents x 45 minutes = 60 hours.
For the DOE Clean Cities initiative that involves the ride-and-
drive surveys, DOE has developed a three-part voluntary survey to
assist its coalitions and stakeholders in assessing the level of
interest, understanding, and acceptance of PEVs and alternative fuel
vehicles (AFV) by the purchasing public. DOE intends the surveys to be
completed by individuals who are participating in one of many ride-and-
drive events. There are three phases to the Survey: (1) pre Ride-and-
Drive; (2) post Ride-and-Drive; and (3) a few months/sometime later to
discern if the respondent followed through with acquisition of a PEV or
another AFV. Respondents provide answers in the first two phases
through a user-friendly paper survey and on-line survey, and in the
third phase they answer questions via an electronic interface, although
a paper survey may be used for those lacking access to an electronic
device or computer.
The Surveys' effort relies on responses to questions the respondent
chooses to answer. The multiple-choice questions address the following
topic areas: (1) Demographics; (2) Current vehicle background; (3) How
they learned about ride and drive event; (4) Perceptions of PEVs before
and after driving; (5) Post-drive vehicle experience; (6) Purchase
expectations; (7) Follow-up survey regarding subsequent behaviors; (8)
Purchase information; (9) Barriers; and (10) Future intentions. The
survey is expected to take 30 minutes, leading to a total burden of
approximately 28,250 hours (an increase 2,500 hours above the total
burden in hours for the two currently approved collections).
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,300; (6) Annual
Estimated Number of Total Responses: 16,300; (7) Annual Estimated
Number of Burden Hours: 28,250 hours (25,625 for PEV Scorecard, 60
hours for Clean Fleets coalition self-assessment, and 2,500 for the
Ride and Drive Surveys); and (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: There is no cost associated with reporting
and recordkeeping.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 13233; 42 U.S.C. 13252(a)-(b); 42
U.S.C. 13255.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December
23, 2022, by Sarah Ollila, Acting Director of the Vehicle Technologies
Office, Office 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 December 28, 2022
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-28498 Filed 12-30-22; 8:45 am]
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