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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 247 / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 / Notices

Dated: December 21, 2022.
Kun Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2022–28116 Filed 12–23–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Proposed Agency Information
Collection
U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of the Under Secretary for
Infrastructure.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of Energy
(DOE) invites public comment on a
proposed emergency collection of
information that DOE is developing for
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance,
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments regarding this
proposed information collection must
be received on or before January 20,
2023. 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, please
advise the DOE Desk Officer at OMB of
your intention to make a submission as
soon as possible, listed in the following
paragraph.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to:
DOE Desk Officer, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, 735 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
And to: U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Ave. SW,
Washington, DC 20585, Attn: Julius
Goldberg-Lewis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Julius Goldberg-Lewis, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20585 by 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

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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 proposed emergency information
collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: New;
(2) Information Collection Request
Title: Output and Outcome Metrics for
Financial Assistance and Rebates;
(3) Type of Request: Emergency;
(4) Purpose: Given the historic level of
investment represented by
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
programs, it is incumbent on DOE to
transparently track, report, and
communicate the outcomes of DOE’s
financial assistance and rebate
programs. Executive Order 14052
directs federal agencies to prioritize
‘‘investing public dollars efficiently and
equitably, working to avoid waste, and
focusing on measurable outcomes for
the American people.’’ This guidance
specifies the uniform collection,
measurement, and reporting
methodologies necessary for a set of key
metrics that DOE can use to
communicate the outcomes and outputs
of funds awarded, ensuring consistency,
transparency, and accountability to
support Administration and program
objectives. This Information Collection
addresses a set of key cross-cutting
metrics that will track across DOE
programs to assess and communicate
DOE’s progress toward meeting key
agency priorities, including creating
quality jobs, supporting domestic
manufacturing, increasing equity and
justice, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, and providing pathways to
private sector uptake. The metrics will
inform transparent and consistent
reporting of the key metrics across DOE
awards and will include project-level
location data covering outcomes and
outputs for specific communities,
allowing DOE to better understand who
is affected by DOE funded programs and
how. This approach will enable DOE to
report metrics at the agency, office,
portfolio, and program levels and will
provide data that can help evaluate the
efficiency and equity of the programs,
educate the design and implementation
of future programs, and identify and
address potential waste. DOE proposes
to collect information through
applications and supporting documents
information necessary to determine that
whether rebate applicants meet the

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specified statutory criteria to receive
payments under the equipment rebate
programs.
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 59,625;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 97,625;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 107,750;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $6,893,845;
(9) Statutory Authority: Section 646
DOE Organization Act {42 U.S.C. 7256};
Federal Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Act, 31 U.S.C. 6301–6308.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on December 20,
2022, by Kathleen Hogan, Principal
Deputy Under Secretary for
Infrastructure, 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 December
21, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022–28104 Filed 12–23–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 10853–030]

Otter Tail Power Company; Notice of
Application Accepted for Filing and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric application has been filed
with the Commission and is available
for public inspection:
a. Application Type: Non-Capacity
Amendment of Diversion Dam
Reservoir.
b. Project No: 10853–030.
c. Date Filed: December 2, 2022.
d. Applicant: Otter Tail Power
Company (licensee).

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