Notice2025-22665
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
December 12, 2025
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of its ARRA Financing Program Annual Report, OMB Control Number 1910-5150.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 237 (Friday, December 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 57756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22665]
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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) has submitted an information
collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a
three-year extension of its ARRA Financing Program Annual Report, OMB
Control Number 1910-5150.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before January 12, 2026. 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) 881-9493.
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: Adam Guzzo, Program Manager, Office of
State and Community Energy Programs; 1000 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20585; (202) 258-6766; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a4f4f49484d4a627b246e656f246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7b2b2b4b5b0b79f86d9939892d9909881">[email protected]</span></a>.
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.: 1910-5150;
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: ARRA Financing Program
Annual Report;
(3) Type of Review: Extension;
(4) Purpose: DOE requires the collection of information for the
revolving loan fund activities under grants awarded by the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program (funded by the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009). These annual reports
are necessary to ensure continued compliance with the terms and
conditions of the grant awards. The information collected is used by
DOE program staff to track the recipients' activities, monitor their
progress, and provide oversight for financing program expenditures and
the repurposing of funds. The collected information also enables
program staff to provide required or requested information on program
activities to OMB, Congress, and the public. The respondents are 60
remaining active financing program entities;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 60;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 60;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 180;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$10,829.
Statutory Authority: DOE requires the collection of information for
the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, as
set forth in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
(Pub. L. 110-140). This collection also meets OMB requirements for: (1)
administration of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA
or Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111-5) Financing programs created as part of
the EECBG formula and competitive grants; and (2) ARRA funds. The EECBG
is authorized under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as
amended (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq. and 17151 et seq.).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on December 9,
2025, by Eric Mahroum, Director, Office of State and Community Energy
Programs, pursuant to delegated authority from the Acting Under
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 10, 2025.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2025-22665 Filed 12-11-25; 8:45 am]
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