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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]

[Notices]

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2021-12618]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Information Collection Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to extend for three years, an

information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB).

DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be

received on or before August 16, 2021. If you anticipate any difficulty

in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Jennifer Kropke, Director of

Energy Jobs, Office of Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615, or by email at

[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Kropke, Director of Energy

Jobs, Office Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615, or by telephone at (240) 255-8283

and email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.

This information collection request contains:

(1) OMB No. 1910-5179;

(2) Information Collection Request Titled: Data Collection for the

U.S. Energy Employment Report;

(3) Type of Review: Reinstatement;

(4) Purpose: The rapidly changing nature of energy production,

distribution, and consumption throughout the U.S. economy is having a

dramatic impact on job creation and economic competitiveness, but is

inadequately understood and, in some sectors, incompletely measured by

traditional labor market sources. The U.S. Energy and Employment Report

Survey will collect data from businesses in in-scope industries,

quantifying and qualifying employment among energy activities,

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workforce demographics and the industry's perception on the difficulty

of recruiting qualified workers. The data will be used to generate an

annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report;

(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000;

(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 30,000;

(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 6,750;

(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Statutory Authority: Sec. 301 of the Department of Energy

Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151); sec. 5 of the Federal Energy

Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 764); and sec. 103 of the

Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5813).

Signing Authority

This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 10,

2021, by Carla Frisch, Director of the Office of Policy, pursuant to

delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with

the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For

administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of

the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal

Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the

document in electronic format for publication, as an official document

of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way

alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the

Federal Register.

Signed in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2021.

Treena V. Garrett,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.

[FR Doc. 2021-12618 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]

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