[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 26450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09445]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[OE Docket No. EA-409-A]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Regarding the Energy 
Priorities and Allocations System

AGENCY: Office of Electricity, 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 extension of a 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.

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection 
extension must be received on or before July 6, 2020. If you anticipate 
difficulty in submitting comments within that period, contact the 
person listed in ADDRESSES as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to Christopher A. Lawrence, 
Transmission Permitting and Technical Assistance, Office of 
Electricity, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Christopher A. Lawrence, U.S. Department of Energy, at 
[email protected] or 202-586-5260.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information collection request 
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910-5159; (2) Information Collection Request 
Title: Energy Priorities and Allocations System; (3) Type of Request: 
Extension; (4) Purpose: To meet requirements of the Defense Production 
Act (DPA) priorities and allocations authority necessary or appropriate 
to promote the national defense. Data supplied will be used to evaluate 
applicants requesting special priorities assistance to fill a rated 
order issued in accordance with the DPA and DOE's implementing 
regulations. 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 data will 
also be used to conduct audits and for enforcement purposes. This 
collection will only be used if the Secretary of Energy determines that 
his authority under the DPA is necessary to prevent or address an 
energy shortage or energy reliability concern. The last collection by 
DOE under this authority was in 2001; (5) Annual Estimated Number of 
Respondents: 10, as this collection is addressed to a substantial 
majority of the energy industry; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Burden 
Hours: 32 minutes per response; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

    Statutory Authority:  Defense Production Act of 1950 as amended 
(50 U.S.C. 4501, et seq.); Executive Order 13603.

Signing Authority

    This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 29, 
2020, by Bruce J. Walker, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, 
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 April 29, 2020.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
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