# 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 September 13, 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: Frank Norcross, EE-2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, D.C. 20585-1290, *Fax#:* (202) 586-1233, *[email protected].*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to: Frank Norcross, EE-2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, D.C. 20585-1290, *Fax#:* (202) 586-1233, *[email protected].*
Reporting guidance concerning the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is available for review at the following Web site: *http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/recovery_act_guidance.html.*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. 1910-5150; (2) Information Collection Request Title: “Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program Status Report”; (3) Type of Review: Regular; (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:* 2,359; (6) Annual Estimated Number: 128,688; (7) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $377,000.
**Authority:**
Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), Pub. L. 110-140.
Issued in Washington, DC on July 8, 2010.
Tobias Russell,
Acting Program Manager, Office of Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.