Proposed Agency Information Collection, 7759-7760 [2020-02674]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 2020 / Notices under OMB Control No. 1910–5126 and its current expiration date is June 30, 2020. DATES: Comments regarding this collection must be received on or before March 12, 2020. 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 OMB Desk Officer of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 202–395–4650. comments should be sent to the DOE Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10102, 735 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503 and to Gregory Davoren, EE–5W, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, Email: Gregory.Davoren@ ee.doe.gov FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Amy Royden-Bloom, EE– 5W, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585 or by email at Amy.RoydenBloom@ee.doe.gov. 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) 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– 5126; (2) Information Collection Request Title: ‘‘State Energy Program (SEP)’’; (3) Type of Review: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; (4) Purpose: To collect information on the status of grantee activities, expenditures, and results, to ensure that program funds are being used appropriately, effectively and expeditiously; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 56; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Feb 10, 2020 Jkt 250001 224; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 7,456; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $315,232. Statutory Authority: Title 42, Chapter 81, Subchapter III, Part A of the United States Code (U.S.C.), (42 U.S.C. 6867(a)). Issued in Washington, DC, February 3, 2020. AnnaMaria Garcia, Director, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2020–02672 Filed 2–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on 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; 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; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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 proposed information collection must be received on or before April 10, 2020. 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 STEM_Data_Collection@ ee.doe.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7759 directed to Emily Stanton at (202) 287– 5641. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. ‘‘New’’; (2) Information Collection Request Title: STEM Data Collection (SDC); (3) Type of Request: New; (4) Purpose: This new module will be installed on existing platforms—the Funding Opportunity Exchange platform (Exchange) and NEUP.gov. These systems allow principal investigators and other external users to submit applications for competitive Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for research projects in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Exchange is used by the following DOE program offices: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) and the Advanced Research Projects AgencyEnergy (ARPA–E); NEUP.gov is used by the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). NE may also use manual data collections on other selected FOAs. All competitive FOAs get announced to the Grants.gov website, the U.S. Government’s single access point for most financial assistance programs offered by DOE. Under the proposed information collection request, an interface will be implemented in these systems to allow external users to voluntarily provide a minimal amount of demographic information to comply with a recommendation from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report ‘‘WOMEN IN STEM RESEARCH; Better Data and Information Sharing Could Improve Oversight of Federal Grantmaking and Title IX Compliance’’ (GAO–16–14, December 2015). In this report, GAO made the recommendation that DOE collect additional demographic data to ensure that it is in compliance with Title IX. The information collected will be used for this purpose; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: According to the most recent data available, in fiscal year 2015, EERE reviewed a total of 5,168 new funding actions or applications (898 lab funding actions; 4,270 financial assistance concept papers or applications); ARPA–E reviewed a total of 3,435 new funding actions or applications (51 lab funding actions; 3834 financial assistance concept papers or applications); and NE reviewed a total of 438 new funding actions or applications (266 lab funding actions; 172 financial assistance concept papers or applications). While many applications are submitted by existing users, assuming one submitter per application, the maximum number of unique new users expected per year is E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1 7760 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 2020 / Notices 9,041 (5,168 + 3,435 + 438); (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 9,041 (maximum of one response expected per user); (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: It is estimated that it will take no more than 10 minutes (0.167 hours) per new user to register on the Exchange or NEUP.gov systems and fill out the requested demographic data. The total estimated annual number of burden hours is 1,513 hours (9,041 users * 0.167 hours); (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $100,000 for changes to systems and approximately $10,000 per year thereafter for maintenance, reporting and record-keeping. Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251. Signed in Washington, DC on January 8, 2020. Emily Stanton, Director of the Office of Strategic Programs, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). [FR Doc. 2020–02674 Filed 2–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R10–OAR–2019–0702; FRL–10004– 50–Region 10] Completeness Determination; AK: Fairbanks North Star Borough 2006 24Hour Fine Particulate Matter Serious Attainment Plan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a determination that the State of Alaska has made a complete Serious Area State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission for the Fairbanks North Star Borough 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter nonattainment area. ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this notice under Docket ID No. EPA–R10–OAR–2019–0702. All documents in the docket are listed and publicly available at https:// www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Feb 10, 2020 Jkt 250001 materials are available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Jentgen at (206) 553–0340, or jentgen.matthew@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 13, 2019, EPA received the State of Alaska State Implementation Plan to meet the serious area nonattainment plan requirements for purposes of the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS in the Fairbanks North Star Borough nonattainment area (‘‘Fairbanks Serious Area Plan’’). The EPA has determined that the submittal of the Fairbanks Serious Area Plan is administratively and technically complete. The EPA made this finding in accordance with section 110(k)(1)(B) and part D of Title I of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Fairbanks Serious Area Plan submission and a detailed account of Alaska’s SIP submission compared to the completeness criteria in 40 CFR part 51, appendix V, is included in the docket. A completeness determination indicates that the SIP submission meets the minimum criteria that a plan must satisfy for the EPA to review the submittal to determine whether the SIP submission meets the applicable substantive requirements of the CAA and implementing regulations for the type of SIP submission at issue. A completeness determination does not constitute a finding on the merits of the SIP submission or whether it meets the relevant criteria for SIP approval. Consequently, this completeness determination does not constitute final agency action and is not reviewable pursuant to Section 307 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7607, nor section 702 of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 702. The EPA’s subsequent rulemaking action or actions on this complete SIP submission will be final agency action, capable of judicial review at the appropriate time. Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Dated: January 9, 2020. Krishna Viswanathan, Acting Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 10. (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The applications will also be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later than March 11, 2020. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (David L. Hubbard, Senior Manager) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166–2034. Comments can also be sent electronically to Comments.applications@stls.frb.org: 1. The McGehee Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan, McGehee, Arkansas; to acquire additional voting shares of Southeast Financial Bankstock Corporation, and thereby acquire shares of McGehee Bank, both of McGehee, Arkansas. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, February 5, 2020. Michele Taylor Fennell Assistant Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2020–02647 Filed 2–10–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [FR Doc. 2020–00982 Filed 2–10–20; 8:45 am] Notice of Closed Meeting BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given of the following meeting. The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended, and the Determination of the Chief Operating Officer, CDC, pursuant to Public Law 92–463. The FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7759-7760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02674]


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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: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a 
proposed collection of information that DOE is developing for 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on 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; 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; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and 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 proposed information collection must be 
received on or before April 10, 2020. 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 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Emily Stanton at (202) 287-5641.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No. ``New''; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: STEM Data Collection (SDC); (3) Type of Request: New; (4) 
Purpose: This new module will be installed on existing platforms--the 
Funding Opportunity Exchange platform (Exchange) and NEUP.gov. These 
systems allow principal investigators and other external users to 
submit applications for competitive Funding Opportunity Announcements 
(FOAs) for research projects in the fields of science, technology, 
engineering and math (STEM). Exchange is used by the following DOE 
program offices: The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
(EERE) and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E); 
NEUP.gov is used by the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE). NE may also use 
manual data collections on other selected FOAs. All competitive FOAs 
get announced to the Grants.gov website, the U.S. Government's single 
access point for most financial assistance programs offered by DOE. 
Under the proposed information collection request, an interface will be 
implemented in these systems to allow external users to voluntarily 
provide a minimal amount of demographic information to comply with a 
recommendation from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) report 
``WOMEN IN STEM RESEARCH; Better Data and Information Sharing Could 
Improve Oversight of Federal Grant-making and Title IX Compliance'' 
(GAO-16-14, December 2015). In this report, GAO made the recommendation 
that DOE collect additional demographic data to ensure that it is in 
compliance with Title IX. The information collected will be used for 
this purpose; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: According to 
the most recent data available, in fiscal year 2015, EERE reviewed a 
total of 5,168 new funding actions or applications (898 lab funding 
actions; 4,270 financial assistance concept papers or applications); 
ARPA-E reviewed a total of 3,435 new funding actions or applications 
(51 lab funding actions; 3834 financial assistance concept papers or 
applications); and NE reviewed a total of 438 new funding actions or 
applications (266 lab funding actions; 172 financial assistance concept 
papers or applications). While many applications are submitted by 
existing users, assuming one submitter per application, the maximum 
number of unique new users expected per year is

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9,041 (5,168 + 3,435 + 438); (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total 
Responses: 9,041 (maximum of one response expected per user); (7) 
Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: It is estimated that it will 
take no more than 10 minutes (0.167 hours) per new user to register on 
the Exchange or NEUP.gov systems and fill out the requested demographic 
data. The total estimated annual number of burden hours is 1,513 hours 
(9,041 users * 0.167 hours); (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $100,000 for changes to systems and 
approximately $10,000 per year thereafter for maintenance, reporting 
and record-keeping.

    Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy 
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251.

    Signed in Washington, DC on January 8, 2020.
Emily Stanton,
Director of the Office of Strategic Programs, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
[FR Doc. 2020-02674 Filed 2-10-20; 8:45 am]
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