Notice2026-09868
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
May 18, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to reinstate a previously approved information collection, OMB Control Number 1910-5134, titled DOE Loan Guarantees for Energy Projects. DOE is requesting a three-year approval of its collection from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DOE invites the public to comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28583-28584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09868]
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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), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to reinstate a previously approved
information collection, OMB Control Number 1910-5134, titled DOE Loan
Guarantees for Energy Projects. DOE is requesting a three-year approval
of its collection from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DOE
invites the public to comment.
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before June 17, 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. The docket web page
for this notice can be found at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/docket/DOE-HQ-2026-0463">www.regulations.gov/docket/DOE-HQ-2026-0463</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Uchechukwu ``Emeka'' Eze, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Ste 4B-122, Washington, DC 20585-0121,
telephone: (202) 586-1092, or by email at: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d498849bfa9d928694bca5fab0bbb1fab3bba2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="460a1609680f0014062e376822292368212930">[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)
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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.: 1910-5134;
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: DOE Title 17 Energy
Financing Program (formerly titled, Loan Guarantees for Projects that
Employ Innovative Technologies);
(3) Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
(4) Purpose: DOE's Title 17 Energy Financing Program is implemented
pursuant to Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended
(Title 17). 42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq. Under the program, DOE may make
guarantees for projects meeting the eligibility requirements set forth
at 42 U.S.C. 16513 (also referred to the Section 1703 Program) or 42
U.S.C. 16517 (also referred to the Section 1706 Program, or the Energy
Dominance Financing Program). DOE has set forth regulations at 10 CFR
part 609 to establish application requirements and otherwise implement
the Title 17 programs. This information collection request covers the
information necessary to evaluate those applications. The information
collected will be used to analyze whether an applicant and its project
is eligible under Title 17. The collection of this information is
critical to ensure the government has sufficient information to
determine whether applicants meet program requirements and the criteria
specified in 10 CFR part 609.
On February 18, 2026, DOE published in the Federal Register an
initial notice and request for comment on this proposed information
collection (91 FR 7469). That public comment period concluded on April
20, 2026. One comment was received. DOE has considered the comment.
Among other things, the comment requested DOE publish the basis of its
proposed certification to OMB: specifically, DOE's estimates of
respondent burdens.
As explained in the Supporting Statement, DOE anticipates
approximately the same number of respondents to the program. Where DOE
once estimated 98 applicants, it now assumes 100 applicants. DOE also
anticipates approximately the same number of burden hours to produce an
application. DOE notes that applicants provide much of the same
financial and technical information in the private sector when seeking
financing for a project of similar complexity, size, and risk. For this
reason, DOE reverted to a prior estimate of 132.5 hours per
application, minus 14 hours attributable to a change in law (the
elimination of the statutory requirement for an applicant to submit
``an analysis of how the proposed project will engage with and affect
associated communities'' implemented in the form of a required
``Community Benefits Plan''). See Public Law 119-21, Sec. 50403, 139
Stat. 153 (Jul. 4, 2025). Finally, DOE applied 2025 hourly wage rates
(published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics) by functional
categories to estimate the cost burden to an applicant ($33,711). The
docket web page for this notice contains DOE's Supporting Statement
which can be accessed at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/docket/DOE-HQ-2026-0463">www.regulations.gov/docket/DOE-HQ-2026-0463</a>.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 100 respondents;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 100 respondents;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 13,250 Burden Hours;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$3,371,100 (or $33,711 per Respondent).
Statutory Authority: Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 16511 et seq.).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 13,
2026, by Gregory A. Beard, Director, Office of Energy Dominance
Financing, 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 May 14, 2026.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-09868 Filed 5-15-26; 8:45 am]
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