Notice2026-04143
Proposed Agency Information Collection
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Published
March 3, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (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.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 10379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04143]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review;
comment request.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (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.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before April 2, 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) 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 particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to John Cabaniss, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC
20585, 202-287-5531, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#befbfbecfbe1fcd7d1dbd0dbccd9c7fedbdb90dad1db90d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a1f1f081f051833353f343f283d231a3f3f743e353f743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>. Email
communication is preferred.
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: Section 45Z Emissions
Value Request;
(3) Type of Request: New;
(4) Purpose: DOE seeks to collect section 45Z Emissions Value
Requests (EVR) and required supporting documents from fuel producers to
provide an emissions value. Transportation fuel producers may use this
emissions value to petition the Secretary of the Treasury for a
Provisional Emissions Rate to claim the section 45Z tax credit. DOE
will share relevant information collected with one or more National
Laboratories as needed so those Laboratories can perform the required
emissions analysis. Likely respondents include owners of facilities
that produce transportation fuel as defined in 26 U.S.C. 45Z;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 30;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 30;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 1,200;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$127,440.
Statutory Authority: 26 U.S.C. 45Z.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on February
22, 2026, by Audrey Robertson, Assistant Secretary of Energy (EERE),
The Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, 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 25, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-04143 Filed 3-2-26; 8:45 am]
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