Notice2023-00967
Proposed Agency Information Collection
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Published
January 19, 2023
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
DOE invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to OMB pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection will be used to accept applications and required supporting materials from applicants as required to receive payments for hydroelectric incentive programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3399-3400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00967]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Grid Deployment Office (GDO).
ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.
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SUMMARY: DOE invites public comment on a proposed collection of
information that DOE is developing for submission to OMB pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection will be
used to accept applications and required supporting materials from
applicants as required to receive payments for hydroelectric incentive
programs.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on March 20, 2023. If you
anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period,
contact the person
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listed in FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85edfce1f7eae0e9e0e6f1f7ece6ecebe6e0ebf1ecf3e0f6c5edf4abe1eae0abe2eaf3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f39b8a97819c969f969087819a909a9d90969d879a859680b39b82dd979c96dd949c85">[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 Madden Sciubba, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82efe3e6e6e7ecacf1e1ebf7e0e0e3c2eaf3ace6ede7ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c111d18181912520f1f15091e1e1d3c140d52181319521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>, (240)
798-1195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) whether the
proposed 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.: ``New'';
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Hydroelectric Incentive
Programs; (3) Type of Request: New; (4) Purpose: GDO proposes to
collect, annually applications and required supporting documents from
applicants as required to receive payments for hydroelectric incentive
programs (``Section 242'' Hydroelectric Production Incentives, under 42
U.S.C. 15881; ``Section 243'' Hydroelectric Efficiency Improvement
Incentives, under 42 U.S.C. 15882; and ``Section 247'' Maintaining and
Enhancing Hydroelectricity Incentives, under 42 U.S.C. 15883); (5)
Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 200; (6) Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: 200; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden
Hours: 8 hours for each applicant, (1,600 total hours); (8) Annual
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $512 per applicant,
annually ($102,400 in total); (9) Respondents/affected entities:
businesses and other for-profits; not-for-profits; State, Local or
Tribal Governments; Federal Government.
Statutory Authority: 42 U.S.C. 15881-15883
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on January 12,
2023, by Maria Duaime Robinson, Director of the Grid Deployment Office.
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 January 13, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-00967 Filed 1-18-23; 8:45 am]
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