Agency Information Collection Extension, 32030 [2021-12618]
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 114 / Wednesday, June 16, 2021 / Notices
Dated: June 11, 2021.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2021–12664 Filed 6–15–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
U.S. Department of Energy.
Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 August 16,
2021. If you anticipate any difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in the
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section as soon as possible.
Written comments may be
sent to Jennifer Kropke, Director of
Energy Jobs, Office of Energy Jobs, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585–1615, or by email at
Jennifer.Kropke@doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Kropke, Director of Energy Jobs,
Office Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Washington, DC 20585–1615, or by
telephone at (240) 255–8283 and email
at Jennifer.Kropke@doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
This information collection request
contains:
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(1) OMB No. 1910–5179;
(2) Information Collection Request
Titled: Data Collection for the U.S.
Energy Employment Report;
(3) Type of Review: Reinstatement;
(4) Purpose: The rapidly changing
nature of energy production,
distribution, and consumption
throughout the U.S. economy is having
a dramatic impact on job creation and
economic competitiveness, but is
inadequately understood and, in some
sectors, incompletely measured by
traditional labor market sources. The
U.S. Energy and Employment Report
Survey will collect data from businesses
in in-scope industries, quantifying and
qualifying employment among energy
activities, workforce demographics and
the industry’s perception on the
difficulty of recruiting qualified
workers. The data will be used to
generate an annual U.S. Energy and
Employment Report;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 30,000;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 30,000;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 6,750;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Sec. 301 of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7151); sec. 5 of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 764);
and sec. 103 of the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5813).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on June 10, 2021, by
Carla Frisch, Director of the Office of
Policy, 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 June 11,
2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
on Integrating Electric Vehicles Onto
the Electric Grid
Vehicle Technologies Office,
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for information (RFI).
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) invites public comment
on its Request for Information (RFI)
number DE–FOA–0002528 regarding the
Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable
Energy’s (EERE) and Office of
Electricity’s (OE) Request for
Information on Integrating Electric
Vehicles onto the Electric Grid. The
purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback
from industry, academia, research
laboratories, government agencies, and
other stakeholders on issues related to
integrating electric vehicles onto the
grid. EERE and OE are specifically
interested in information directed at the
report requirements as listed in Section
137 of the Energy Act of 2020.
DATES: Responses to the RFI must be
received by July 23, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are to
submit comments electronically to
VTO@ee.doe.gov. Include ‘‘Vehicle to
Grid RFI’’ in the subject line of the
email. Responses must be provided as
attachments to an email. Only electronic
responses will be accepted. The
complete RFI document is located at
https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions may be addressed to VTO@
ee.doe.gov or to Lee Slezak at 202–586–
2335. Further instruction can be found
in the RFI document posted on EERE
Exchange at https://eereexchange.energy.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this RFI is to solicit feedback
from industry, academia, research
laboratories, government agencies, and
other stakeholders on issues related to
integrating electric vehicles onto the
grid. DOE is specifically interested in
information directed at the report
requirements as listed in Section 137 of
the Energy Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–
260). Feedback is requested in the
following categories outlined in the RFI:
(1) Evaluation of the use of electric
vehicles to maintain the reliability of
the electric grid, (2) impact of grid
integration on electric vehicles, (3)
impacts to the electric grid of increased
penetration of electric vehicles, (4)
technology needed to achieve bidirectional power flow on the
SUMMARY:
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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 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 August 16, 2021. If you anticipate any difficulty
in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Jennifer Kropke, Director of
Energy Jobs, Office of Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615, or by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Kropke, Director of Energy
Jobs, Office Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615, or by telephone at (240) 255-8283
and email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
This information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No. 1910-5179;
(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Data Collection for the
U.S. Energy Employment Report;
(3) Type of Review: Reinstatement;
(4) Purpose: The rapidly changing nature of energy production,
distribution, and consumption throughout the U.S. economy is having a
dramatic impact on job creation and economic competitiveness, but is
inadequately understood and, in some sectors, incompletely measured by
traditional labor market sources. The U.S. Energy and Employment Report
Survey will collect data from businesses in in-scope industries,
quantifying and qualifying employment among energy activities,
workforce demographics and the industry's perception on the difficulty
of recruiting qualified workers. The data will be used to generate an
annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 30,000;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 6,750;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Sec. 301 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151); sec. 5 of the Federal Energy
Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 764); and sec. 103 of the
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5813).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 10,
2021, by Carla Frisch, Director of the Office of Policy, 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 June 11, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-12618 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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