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‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
by clicking on link number 4210. When
you access the information collection,
click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to
view. Written requests for information
should be addressed to U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to the Internet address
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–
401–0920. Please specify the complete
title of the information collection when
making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be directed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Department of Education.
SUMMARY: The Acting Director,
Information Collection Clearance
Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of
Management invites comments on the
submission for OMB review as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
AGENCY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 28,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be addressed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Education Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503, be faxed to (202) 395–5806 or
e-mailed to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov with a
cc: to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires
that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) provide interested
Federal agencies and the public an early
opportunity to comment on information
collection requests. OMB may amend or
waive the requirement for public
consultation to the extent that public
participation in the approval process
would defeat the purpose of the
information collection, violate State or
Federal law, or substantially interfere
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with any agency’s ability to perform its
statutory obligations. The Acting
Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory
Information Management Services,
Office of Management, publishes that
notice containing proposed information
collection requests prior to submission
of these requests to OMB. Each
proposed information collection,
grouped by office, contains the
following: (1) Type of review requested,
e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or
reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of
the collection; (4) Description of the
need for, and proposed use of, the
information; (5) Respondents and
frequency of collection; and (6)
Reporting and/or Recordkeeping
burden. OMB invites public comment.
Dated: March 24, 2010.
James Hyler,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Regulatory Information
Management Services, Office of Management.
Office of Postsecondary Education
Type of Review: New.
Title: Annual Performance Report for
the Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Master’s Degree Program.
Frequency: Annually.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour
Burden:
Responses: 18.
Burden Hours: 360.
Abstract: The Department is
requesting authorization to annually
collect performance report data for the
new HBCU Masters Degree Program.
This information is being collected to
comply with the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of
1993, Section 4 (1115), and the
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),
34 CFR 75.253. EDGAR states that
recipients of multi-year discretionary
grants must submit an APR
demonstrating that substantial progress
has been made towards meeting the
approved objectives of the project.
Further, the APR lends itself to the
collection of quantifiable data needed to
respond to the requirements of OMB’s
Program Assessment Rating Tool
process. In addition, grantees will be
required to report on their progress
towards meeting the performance
measures established for the HBCU
Master’s Degree Program.
Requests for copies of the information
collection submission for OMB review
may be accessed from https://
edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the
‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and
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by clicking on link number 4155. When
you access the information collection,
click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to
view. Written requests for information
should be addressed to U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,
SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to the Internet address
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–
401–0920. Please specify the complete
title of the information collection when
making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice and request for OMB
review and comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department
of Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on a proposed emergency collection of
information that DOE is developing to
collect data on the status of activities,
project progress, jobs created and
retained, spend rates and performance
metrics under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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.
Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
April 12, 2010. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments
within that period, contact the person
listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.
DATES:
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Written comments may be
sent to: Sarah Lynch, Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, or by e-mail at
sarah.lynch@ee.doe.gov and DOE Desk
Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10102,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
guidance and/or collection instrument
should be directed to Sarah Lynch at
sarah.lynch@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
emergency information collection
request contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
Biomass; (3) Type of Review:
Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect data
on the status of activities, project
progress, jobs created and retained,
spend rates and performance metrics
under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will
ensure adequate information is available
to support sound project management
and to meet the transparency and
accountability associated with the
Recovery Act by requesting approval for
monthly reporting.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 19.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 228.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 6,175.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $11,000.
(9) Type of Respondents: Recipients of
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act funding.
An agency head or the Senior Official,
or their designee, may request OMB to
authorize emergency processing of
submissions of collections of
information.
(a) Any such request shall be
accompanied by a written determination
that:
(1) The collection of information:
(i) Is needed prior to the expiration of
time periods established under this Part;
and
(ii) Is essential to the mission of the
agency; and
(2) The agency cannot reasonably
comply with the normal clearance
procedures under this Part because:
(i) Public harm is reasonably likely to
result if normal clearance procedures
are followed;
(ii) An unanticipated event has
occurred; or
(iii) The use of normal clearance
procedures is reasonably likely to
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prevent or disrupt the collection of
information or is reasonably likely to
cause a statutory or court ordered
deadline to be missed.
(b) The agency shall state the time
period within which OMB should
approve or disapprove the collection of
information.
Statutory Authority: Title IV, H.R. 1
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23,
2009.
John Ferrell,
Biomass Program Manager, Office of Energy
Efficiency and Renewable Energy-Biomass.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice and request for OMB
review and comment.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Department
of Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on a proposed emergency collection of
information that DOE is developing to
collect data on the status of activities,
project progress, jobs created and
retained, spend rates and performance
metrics under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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.
Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
April 12, 2010. 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 to:
Drew Ronneberg, Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Ave, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585.
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Or by e-mail at
drew.ronneberg@ee.doe.gov and
DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room
10102, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Drew Ronneberg at
drew.ronneberg@ee.doe.gov.
This
emergency information collection
request contains: (1) OMB No: New; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
Batteries; (3) Type of Review:
Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect data
on the status of activities, project
progress, jobs created and retained,
spend rates and performance metrics
under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will
ensure adequate information is available
to support sound project management
and to meet the transparency and
accountability associated with the
Recovery Act by requesting approval for
monthly reporting.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 30; (6) Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: 360; (7)
Annual Estimated Number of Burden
Hours: 3600; (8) Annual Estimated
Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost
Burden: $90,000–$129,000; (9) Type of
Respondents: Recipients of American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act
funding.
An agency head or the Senior Official,
or their designee, may request OMB to
authorize emergency processing of
submissions of collections of
information.
(a) Any such request shall be
accompanied by a written determination
that:
(1) The collection of information:
(i) Is needed prior to the expiration of
time periods established under this Part;
and
(ii) Is essential to the mission of the
agency; and
(2) The agency cannot reasonably
comply with the normal clearance
procedures under this Part because:
(i) Public harm is reasonably likely to
result if normal clearance procedures
are followed;
(ii) An unanticipated event has
occurred; or
(iii) The use of normal clearance
procedures is reasonably likely to
prevent or disrupt the collection of
information or is reasonably likely to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for OMB review and comment.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed
emergency collection of information that DOE is developing to collect
data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created and
retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. 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.
DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before
April 12, 2010. If you anticipate difficulty in submitting comments
within that period, contact the person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as
possible.
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ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: Sarah Lynch, Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585, or by e-mail
at sarah.lynch@ee.doe.gov and DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10102, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or copies of the information
collection guidance and/or collection instrument should be directed to
Sarah Lynch at sarah.lynch@ee.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This emergency information collection
request contains: (1) OMB No.: New; (2) Information Collection Request
Title: Biomass; (3) Type of Review: Emergency; (4) Purpose: To collect
data on the status of activities, project progress, jobs created and
retained, spend rates and performance metrics under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This will ensure adequate
information is available to support sound project management and to
meet the transparency and accountability associated with the Recovery
Act by requesting approval for monthly reporting.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 19.
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 228.
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 6,175.
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$11,000.
(9) Type of Respondents: Recipients of American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act funding.
An agency head or the Senior Official, or their designee, may
request OMB to authorize emergency processing of submissions of
collections of information.
(a) Any such request shall be accompanied by a written
determination that:
(1) The collection of information:
(i) Is needed prior to the expiration of time periods established
under this Part; and
(ii) Is essential to the mission of the agency; and
(2) The agency cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance
procedures under this Part because:
(i) Public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal clearance
procedures are followed;
(ii) An unanticipated event has occurred; or
(iii) The use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely
to prevent or disrupt the collection of information or is reasonably
likely to cause a statutory or court ordered deadline to be missed.
(b) The agency shall state the time period within which OMB should
approve or disapprove the collection of information.
Statutory Authority: Title IV, H.R. 1 American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23, 2009.
John Ferrell,
Biomass Program Manager, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy-Biomass.
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