Notices. Notice and request for comments
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BILLING CODE 6450-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection Extension AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before December 28, 2021. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent:
(1)By email to *LPO.PaperworkReductionAct.Comments@hq.doe.gov;* or
(2)to Knight Elsberry, U.S. Department of Energy, LPO-70, Room 4B-122, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585 with a mandatory copy by email to *LPO.PaperworkReductionAct.Comments@hq.doe.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Knight Elsberry, *LPO.PaperworkReductionAct.Comments@hq.doe.gov,*
(202)287-6646. 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;
(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.:* 1910-5137;
(2)*Information Collection Request Title:* Application for Loans under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program;
(3)*Type of Request:* Extension;
(4)*Purpose:* This information collection package covers collection of information necessary to evaluate applications for loans submitted under Section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, as amended (“EISA”) (42 U.S.C. 17013). Applications for loans submitted to DOE under Section 136 of EISA must contain certain information. This information will be used to analyze whether a project is eligible for a loan and to evaluate the application under criteria specified in the interim final regulations implementing Section 136 of EISA, located at 10 CFR part 611. The collection of this information is critical to ensure that the government has sufficient information to determine whether applicants meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for a DOE loan and to provide DOE with sufficient information to evaluate an applicant's project using the criteria specified in 10 CFR part 611;
(5)* Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: * 40;
(6)*Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:* 40;
(7)*Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:* 5,300;
(8)*Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:* $1,083,000. *Authority:* Section 136 of the EISA authorizes the collection of information. *Signing Authority:* This document of the Department of Energy was signed on October 25, 2021, by Jigar Shah, Executive Director, Loan Programs Office, 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 October 25, 2021. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2021-23534 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]
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