# Proposed Agency Information Collection
**AGENCY:**
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 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 January 26, 2011. 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:
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; and
Tyler Huebner, EE-2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585. 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: Tyler Huebner, EE-2K, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20585. Fax # (202) 586-1233. *[email protected].*
Reporting requirements concerning these Weatherization Assistance Program Sub-programs are 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-”; (2) Information Collection Request Title:* “Weatherization Assistance Program Sub-programs”; (2) *Type of Review:* New; (3) *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); (4) *Annual Estimated Number of Respondents:* 77; (5) *Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses:* 308; (6) *Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours:* 3,696; (7) *Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden:* $147,840.
**Authority:**
Title IV, Section 411(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), Public Law 110-140; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); Energy Policy Act of 2005; Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
Issued in Washington, DC on December 20, 2010.
Cathy Zoi,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.