# 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 August 16, 2016. 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 Christine Askew, U.S. Department of Energy, EE-5W/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585 or by fax at 202-287-1992, or by email at *[email protected].*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Christine Askew at *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
This information collection request contains: (1) OMB No. “1910-5127”; (2) Information Collection Request Title: “Weatherization Assistant Program (WAP)”; (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; (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 59; (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 696; (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 2,088; (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: 0.
**Authority:**
Title V, Subtitle E of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), PL 110-140.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2016.
Erica Burrin,
Acting Program Manager, Weatherization Assistance Program, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program