Notice2024-04374
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
March 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 42 (Friday, March 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15195-15196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04374]
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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) invites public comment on a
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before April 1, 2024. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments but find it difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, please advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB
of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk
Officer may be telephoned at 202-395-4718.
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 information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ira Birnbaum, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e576c7f305c776c707c7f6b735e766f307a717b30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2ebd0c38ce0cbd0ccc0c3d7cfe2cad38cc6cdc78cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>,
202-304-4940.
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-NEW;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: DOE Qualified List of
Energy Service Companies;
(3) Type of Request: New;
(4) Purpose: The ESPC statute (42 U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)(A)-(B))
requires the Secretary of Energy to establish and
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maintain a list of firms qualified to perform energy efficiency and
renewable energy projects specifically using the energy savings
performance contracts (ESPCs) project financing methodology. The forms
subject to this Paperwork Reduction Act submission constitute the
application and recertification statement for inclusion on the DOE
Qualified List of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs). The ESCOs on the
DOE Qualified List constitute the group of firms that are eligible for
contract award under 10 CFR 436.32. ESCOs that would like to bid on
ESPC contracts for the Federal government must apply to the DOE
Qualified List of ESCOs and complete the annual recertification
statement;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 128;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 128;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 466;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$57,318.
Statutory Authority: The ESPC statute (42 U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)(A)-(B))
requires the Secretary of Energy to establish and maintain a list of
firms qualified to perform energy efficiency and renewable energy
projects specifically using the energy savings performance contracts
(ESPCs) project financing methodology.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February
23, 2024, by Mary Sotos, Director, Federal Energy Management Program,
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 February 27, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-04374 Filed 2-29-24; 8:45 am]
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