# Proposed Agency Information Collection
**AGENCY:**
U.S. Department of Energy.
**ACTION:**
Notice and request for comments.
**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: (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 June 15, 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 Faith Lambert, U.S. Department of Energy, EE-K/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-586-1233, or by e-mail at *[email protected].*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Faith Lambert at *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5126; (2) *Information Collection Request Title:* State Energy Program; (3) *Type of Review:* New; (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:* 56; (6) *Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:* 672; (7) *Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:* 1,344; (8) *Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:* 0.
**Authority:**
Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), Pub. L. 110-140.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2010.
Johanna Zetterberg,
Energy Technology Program Specialist, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.