Notice2023-24457
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
November 6, 2023
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 88, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76196-76197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24457]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of 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 January 5, 2024. 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 may be sent to Aisha I. Miranda Rivera,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2e4f475d464f0043475c4f404a4f035c47584b5c4f6e465f004a414b00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b3bba1bab3fcbfbba0b3bcb6b3ffa0bba4b7a0b392baa3fcb6bdb7fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a>, or at Department of Energy, Grid
Deployment Office, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Suite 4H-065,
Washington, DC 20585, (240) 429-5213.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aisha Miranda Rivera, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4b5bda7bcb5fab9bda6b5bab0b5f9a6bda2b1a6b594bca5fab0bbb1fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="65040c160d044b080c17040b010448170c13001704250d144b010a004b020a13">[email protected]</span></a>, or at Department of Energy, Grid Deployment Office,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, Suite 4H-065, Washington, DC 20585, (240)
429-5213.
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.: 1910-5200;
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Puerto Rico Energy
Resiliency Fund (PR-ERF), Household Intake Form.
(3) Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved emergency
collection.
(4) Purpose: To authorize the use of the `Household Intake Form' to
collect homeowner data necessary to qualify households as eligible to
receive rooftop solar and battery storage installations as prescribed
under the DOE Grid Deployment Office's (GDO) PR-ERF. Eligibility is
limited to very low-income, single-family households that (1) reside in
a Last Mile Community \1\ or (2) include an individual with an energy-
dependent disability.
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\1\ <a href="https://clausa.app.carto.com/map/9d2a8e25-2f54-4f88-b95b-7151739bd3c7">https://clausa.app.carto.com/map/9d2a8e25-2f54-4f88-b95b-7151739bd3c7</a>.
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The PR-ERF, a $1 billion initiative authorized by Congress under
the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Public Law 117-328, will
incentivize the installation of rooftop solar and battery storage
technologies for eligible households.
GDO plans to initiate installations of solar PV and battery storage
systems before the 2024 hurricane season to address the harm and risk
represented by the fragility of the islands' power system. Failure to
collect the information necessary to verify eligibility in a timely
manner will cause delays in providing assistance necessary to
reestablish the reliability of electric service to these vulnerable
residents. This narrow scope in purpose necessitates the need for a
diligent verification process to demonstrate to Congress, Senior
Leadership, and the public that this specific demographic has been
served. GDO developed an in-person application process recognizing that
the demographic served will lack access to broadband and have limited
mobility but that it is essential to program operation to verify
beneficiary eligibility for participation in the program.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,200.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 80,000.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 56,800.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$845,520.
Statutory Authority: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023,
Public Law 117-328,\2\ directs the Department of Energy to improve the
resilience of the Puerto Rican electric grid, including grants for low-
and-moderate-income households and households that include individuals
with disabilities for the purchase and installation of renewable
energy, energy storage, and other grid technologies. This narrow scope
in purpose necessitates the need for a diligent verification process to
demonstrate to Congress, Senior Leadership, and the public that this
specific demographic has been served.
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\2\ FY23 Summary of Appropriations Provisions.pdf (<a href="http://house.gov">house.gov</a>).
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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 20,
2023, by Maria D. Robinson, 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.
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Signed in Washington, DC, on November 1, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-24457 Filed 11-3-23; 8:45 am]
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