[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13729]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extensions: Proposed Collection
Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Agency Information Collection Extensions: proposed collection
comment request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information
collection package to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
extension under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13).
The package covers the collection of information concerning annual
applications from the owners of qualified renewable energy generation
facilities for the consideration of renewable energy production
incentive payments. This information is used by the Department to
determine if the applicant's facility qualifies for these payments and
to determine the amount of net electricity produced for sale that
qualifies for these payments. This information is critical to ensure
that the Government has sufficient information to ensure the proper use
of public funds for these incentive payments.
DATES: Comments regarding the information collection package should be
submitted to the OMB Desk Officer at the following address no later
than June 22, 1998. If you anticipate that you will be submitting
comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time
allowed by this notice, you should advise the OMB Desk officer of your
intention to do so as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be
telephoned at (202) 395-3084. (Also, please notify the DOE contact
listed in this notice.)
ADDRESSES: Address comments to DOE Desk Officer, Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Room
10102, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert H. Brewer, Office of Utility
Technologies (EE-10), Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20585, (202)
586-2206.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The package contains the following
information: (1) Title of the information collection package; (2)
current OMB control number; (3) type of respondents; (4) estimated
number of responses; (5) estimated total burden hours, including record
keeping hours, required to provide the information; (6) purpose; and
(7) number of collections.
Package Title: Renewable Energy Production Incentives.
Current OMB No.: 1910-0068.
Type of Respondents: State, municipal, county, and non-profit
electric cooperative owners of qualified renewable energy generation
facilities that produce electricity for sale.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 18
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 205
Purpose: To receive annual payment consideration for electricity
produced in the prior fiscal year, an annual application has to be
submitted by the owner/agent of the owner that provides information
which establishes the qualification of the facility (ownership
qualifications, type of renewable energy source used, time of first use
for new or converted facilities, sale of electricity produced, and
location in a State) and information on the metered/calculated amount
of electricity produced. An owner of a qualified facility can submit an
annual application for each of the first ten fiscal years of that
facility's operation.
Statutory Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. No
104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507 (g) and (h).
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 1998.
Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 98-13729 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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