# Proposed Emergency Agency Information Collection
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Department of Energy.
**ACTION:**
Notice and request for comments.
**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 for management of financial assistance grants funded 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 proposed information collection must be received on or before February 18, 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: Matthew Grosso, U.S. Department of Energy, OE/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-5860, or by e-mail at *[email protected]* 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 Matthew Grosso at *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
This emergency information collection request contains: (1) *OMB No.:* New; (2) *Information Collection Request Title:* Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Recovery Act Smart Grid Grant Program Status Report; (3) *Type of Review:* Emergency; (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 (especially important for Recovery Act funds); (5) *Annual Estimated Number of Respondents:* 132; (6) *Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:* 1,656; (7) *Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:* 3,312; (8) *Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:* $621,000 for the first year, $138,000 each subsequent year.
**Authority:**
Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA; Pub. L. 110-140).
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2010.
Terri T. Lee,
Chief Operating Officer, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability.