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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 19, 2022 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for the State
Energy Program
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Department of Energy
(DOE or the Department), pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
intends to extend for three years a
currently approved collection of
information with the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
information collection request, State
Energy Program (SEP), was previously
approved on August 31, 2020, under
OMB Control No. 1910–5126 and its
current expiration date is August 31,
2023. This ICR will include SEP Annual
Appropriations and Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This ICR
makes updates to the SEP reporting
metrics to ensure the requested
information can be shared on an annual
basis with Congress.
DATES: Comments regarding this
collection must be received on or before
December 19, 2022. If you anticipate
difficulty in submitting comments
within that period, contact the person
listed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
sent to Greg Davoren by email to the
following address: Greg.davoren@
ee.doe.gov with the subject line ‘‘State
Energy Program (OMB No. 1910–5126)’’
included in the message. Submit
electronic comments in WordPerfect,
Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file
format, and avoid the use of special
characters or any form of encryption. No
telefacsimiles (faxes) will be accepted.
Although DOE has routinely accepted
public comment submissions through a
variety of mechanisms, including postal
mail and hand delivery/courier, the
Department has found it necessary to
make temporary modifications to the
comment submission process
considering the ongoing Covid–19
pandemic. DOE is only accepting
electronic submissions at this time. If a
commenter finds that this change poses
an undue hardship, please contact the
DOE staff person listed in this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Greg Davoren, EE–5W, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,

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DC 20585–0121 or by email or phone at
[email protected], (202) 287–
1706.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the extended
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.: 1910–5126; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
‘‘State Energy Program (SEP)’’; (3) Type
of Review: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection; (4) Purpose: To
collect information on the status of
grantee activities related to SEP Annual
Appropriations and IIJA—total activities
funded through with grant funds;
expenditures; and results, to ensure that
program funds are being used
appropriately, effectively and
expeditiously. SEP Annual
Appropriations: On March 15, 2022, the
President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2021, which
appropriated $56,500,000 to the SEP for
formula grants allocation. As noted in
SEPN 22–01, SEP Grantees will be
required to report metrics related to the
expenditure of these funds.
Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act
(IIJA): In addition to the reporting
documents for the SEP’s annual
appropriations, this collection also
includes reporting for the $790 million
delivered by IIJA. IIJA was passed by
Congress on November 6, 2021 ‘‘to
authorize funds for Federal-aid
highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs, and for other
purposes.’’ The State Energy Program is
listed as an IIJA recipient under Title 1:
Grid Infrastructure and Resiliency
within Division D–Energy. (5) Annual
Estimated Number of Respondents: 56;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total
Responses: 1,288; (8) Annual Estimated
Number of Burden Hours: 25,088; (8)
Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden:
$1,187,164.16.
Statutory Authority: Title 42, chapter
77, subchapter III, part B of the United
States Code (U.S.C.), (42 U.S.C. 6321 et

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seq.). All grant awards made under this
program shall comply with applicable
laws including, but not limited to, the
SEP statutory authority (42 U.S.C. 6321
et seq.), 10 CFR part 420, and 2 CFR part
200 as amended by 2 CFR part 910.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on October 14, 2022,
by Francisco Alejandro Moreno, Acting
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, 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 October 14,
2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022–22696 Filed 10–18–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Sunshine Act Meetings
The following notice of meeting is
published pursuant to section 3(a) of the
government in the Sunshine Act (Pub.
L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b:
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission.
TIME AND DATE: October 20, 2022, 10 a.m.
PLACE: Room 2C, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Agenda.
* Note—Items listed on the agenda
may be deleted without further notice.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone
(202) 502–8400.
For a recorded message listing items
struck from or added to the meeting, call
(202) 502–8627.
This is a list of matters to be
considered by the Commission. It does
not include a listing of all documents
relevant to the items on the agenda. All
public documents, however, may be

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