[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56922-56923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28496]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information Collection
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed information collection that DOE is developing for submission
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This information
collection would collect information from individual homeowners, solar
energy system installers and other solar energy industry
representatives concerning the details of newly installed solar energy
systems (e.g., system size and technology).
DATES: Consideration will be given to comments submitted by December
22, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to: Department of Energy,
Attn: Kimberley Kendall, Office of Renewable Energy and Energy
Efficiency (EE-1), 6C-016/Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Ave.,
SW, Washington, DC 20585. (202) 586-0927, E-mail:
kim.kendall@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Collection Title: U.S. Department of Energy/Million Solar Roofs
Initiative Registry.
Type of Review: New collection.
OMB Number: None.
Type of Respondents: Individuals, solar energy system installers,
and other solar energy industry representatives.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 500.
Frequency of Response: One time only.
Abstract: DOE plans to publicize widely the existence of the
registry through its Regional Support Offices, the Million Solar Roofs
website, DOE's bi-weekly electronic Million Solar Roofs newsletter,
meetings, conferences and the like, and through its relationship with
renewable energy organizations. Due to the high level of interest in
MSR in the solar energy community, DOE expects that many solar energy
system installers, individuals, utilities, governments, and solar
energy manufacturers will wish to ``register'' their solar energy
systems. Registration would take place electronically (a paper form
would also available upon request) by responding to a series of very
brief questions. If a system met the established criteria, a Million
Solar Roofs certificate would automatically be generated and mailed to
the respondent. Registration would take place one time only. DOE plans
to aggregate the data and generate reports detailing the
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geographic distribution of systems and, among other things, the sizes
and types of systems. This data collection will assist DOE in its
management of and planning for the continued success of the Million
Solar Roofs Initiative.
Request for Comments: Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), DOE
invites comments on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information
is necessary to measure the progress and success of the Million Solar
Roofs Initiative; and (2) the accuracy of DOE's estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who choose to respond. Additional information about DOE's
proposed information collection may be obtained from the contact person
named in this notice.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on October, 19, 1998.
Brian T. Castelli,
Chief of Staff, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-28496 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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