Notice2025-14353
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
July 30, 2025
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comments 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 90, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 35854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14353]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comments 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 September 29, 2025. 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 Jeremy Simpson, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eca6899e898195c29f85819c9f8382ac8989c2888389c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="58123d2a3d3521762b3135282b3736183d3d763c373d763f372e">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Simpson, Office of Integrated
Strategies, (240) 446-0003, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a507f687f7763346973776a6975745a7f7f347e757f347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca6899e898195c29f85819c9f8382ac8989c2888389c28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.: 1910-NEW;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: EERE Small Businesses and
Startups Impact Evaluation Data Collection.
(3) Type of Request: New.
(4) Purpose: The information collected through this effort is
needed as an input to an evaluation study that will produce an analysis
of the impact EERE's funding has had on small businesses between 2008
and 2024. The results of this evaluation study will be used by DOE
leadership to understand the impact to date and opportunities for
improvement in financial awards provided to small businesses.
Respondents to this data collection effort will small businesses and
startup companies that have applied for financial assistance, SBIR/STTR
grants and prize funding from EERE between 2008 and 2024, and will
include both award recipients and applicants who did not receive
funding. This is planned to be a one-time data collection effort.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,000;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 9,000;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 13,500;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$751,275.
Statutory Authority: Foundations for Evidence-based Policymaking
Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-435; Jan. 14, 2019).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on July 25,
2025, by Lou Hrkman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office
of 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 July 25, 2025.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-14353 Filed 7-29-25; 8:45 am]
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