Loan Guarantee for Projects that Employ Innovative Technologies

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2012.07 Title XVII (USC version as of 07.2012) - 16511-16514.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-11-14
25 USC 3502(c).pdf Supplementary Document	2018-11-14
1910-5134 Description of Changes.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-07-13
Supporting Statement - DOE Loan Guarantees - Final.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-11-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
180285	U.S. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee for Projects that Employ Innovative Technologies Other-Survey	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1910-5134	ICR Reference No: 201811-1910-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201807-1910-001
Agency/Subagency: DOE/DOEOA	Agency Tracking No: Andrea Lachenmayr
Title: Loan Guarantee for Projects that Employ Innovative Technologies
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/11/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/20/2018
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2020
Responses	20	0	100
Time Burden (Hours)	2,600	0	13,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	26,296	0	40,000,000

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Abstract: DOE has issued regulations governing applications for loan guarantees from the United States Department of Energy to finance projects and facilities located in the United States that employ innovative and advanced energy technologies and energy development activities by tribal borrowers. The information applicants provide will be evaluated to determine which projects are appropriate and qualify for the Department’s Loan Guarantees. The collection of this information is critical to ensure that the government has sufficient information to determine whether applicants meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for a DOE loan guarantee and to provide DOE with sufficient information to evaluate an applicant’s project using the criteria specified in 10 CFR Part 609.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 16511-16514 Name of Law: Title XVII Energy Policy Act of 2005
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 42 USC 16511-16514 Name of Law: Title XVII Energy Policy Act of 2005

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1901-AB38	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 90699	12/15/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 40503	08/15/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 54099	10/26/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
U.S. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee for Projects that Employ Innovative Technologies

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	20	100	0	0	-80	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,600	13,000	0	0	-10,400	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	26,296	40,000,000	0	0	-39,973,704	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: As described in Item 13, due to programmatic changes, DOE estimates fewer responses annually, reducing from 100 responses to 20 responses; assuming an almost identical hourly burden estimate per response (132.5 hours), the total hourly burden estimate has decreased from 13,000 to 2,650 hours annually. This change arises specifically from the program’s efforts to better educate prospective applicants upfront about eligibility issues and related requirements of the application process, through which efforts DOE expects fewer, but higher quality applications each year in the future. In addition, as described in item 14, as a result of an adjustment to the assumed hourly rate for response to the information request, applied across labor categories, the cost burden for each response has been adjusted slightly, increasing from $25,000 to $26,296 per response. However, as result of the programmatic change described above, the total cost to respondents has significantly decreased from $2,500,000 to $525,917.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,500,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 11/20/2018

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