[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36679-36680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14592]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of proposed Agency information collection and request
for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed information collection that DOE is developing for submission
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. This collection would gather information over a
three-year period from participants in the Industrial Assessment Center
(IAC) Program (specifically clients, alumni and web-site users),
concerning details of energy, waste, production and cost savings
generated through their participation in IAC assessments, or through
their use of IAC-sponsored web-sites.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by August 14, 2000. If you
anticipate difficulty in submitting comments within that period,
contact the person listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to M. Martin, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, PO Box 2008, MS-6070, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6070; or
by FAX at (865) 574-9338; or by e-mail at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to M. Martin
using the contact information listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Collection Title: Impact Evaluation of IAC Program Participants:
Clients, Alumni and Web-users.
OMB Control Number: None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Frequency of response: One time only.
Respondents: IAC Program clients, alumni and web-users (businesses
and individuals).
Estimated number of annual respondents: 570.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 355 hours.
Background
The Department of Energy, as part of its effort to comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35),
provides the general public and other Federal agencies with
opportunities to comment on collections of information conducted by or
in conjunction with DOE. Any comments received help the Department to
prepare data requests that maximize the utility of the information
collected, and to assess the impact of collection requirements on the
public. Also, DOE will later seek approval by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) of the collections under Section 3506(c) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Data will be collected from IAC participants concerning energy,
waste, productivity and cost savings generated through their
participation in IAC assessments or through their use of technical
information provided by IAC-sponsored web-sites. Data will be collected
from clients, program alumni, and IAC web-users using either
electronic, web-based surveys or telephone interviews. The data will
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provide input for an impact evaluation of the IAC Program, to be used
for reporting on program performance in compliance with the Government
Performance and Results Act 1993 (GPRA). The evaluation approach and
summarized results will be published.
Request for Comments
DOE invites comments from prospective respondents and other
interested parties on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of data is
necessary to measure savings impacts generated by IAC participants; (2)
enhancements to the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (3) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (4) any means of minimizing the burden
of the collection of information on those who choose to respond; (5)
the availability and details of similar information collected by other
Federal, State or local industrial assistance programs. Additional
information about DOE's proposed information collection may be obtained
from the contact person named in this notice.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the form. They also
will become a matter of public record.
Statutory Authority: Section 3506(c) of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Issued in Washington, DC on June 5, 2000.
Peter J. Grahn,
Director, Office of Records and Resource Management.
[FR Doc. 00-14592 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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