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maintain a list of firms qualified to
perform energy efficiency and
renewable energy projects specifically
using the energy savings performance
contracts (ESPCs) project financing
methodology. The forms subject to this
Paperwork Reduction Act submission
constitute the application and
recertification statement for inclusion
on the DOE Qualified List of Energy
Service Companies (ESCOs). The ESCOs
on the DOE Qualified List constitute the
group of firms that are eligible for
contract award under 10 CFR 436.32.
ESCOs that would like to bid on ESPC
contracts for the Federal government
must apply to the DOE Qualified List of
ESCOs and complete the annual
recertification statement;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 128;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 128;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 466;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $57,318.
Statutory Authority: The ESPC statute
(42 U.S.C. 8287(b)(2)(A)–(B)) requires
the Secretary of Energy to establish and
maintain a list of firms qualified to
perform energy efficiency and
renewable energy projects specifically
using the energy savings performance
contracts (ESPCs) project financing
methodology.

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Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on February 23,
2024, by Mary Sotos, Director, Federal
Energy Management Program, 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 February 27,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024–04374 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection
Extension
Department of Energy.
Notice of request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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 April 30, 2024.
If you anticipate any difficulty in
submitting comments within that
period, contact the person listed in the
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section as soon as possible.
Written comments may be
sent to Ken Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer,
U.S. Department of Energy, 19901
Germantown Road, Rm. G–302,
Germantown, MD 20874, or by fax at
(301) 903–7738, or by email at
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Hunt, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy, 19901
Germantown Road, Germantown, MD
20874 or by telephone at (301) 903–
3880, or by fax at (301) 903–7738, or by
email at [email protected],
https://www.energy.gov/cio/office-chiefinformation-officer/services/guidance/
privacy-program/submitting-privacy-act.
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.: 1910–1700;
(2) Information Collection Request
Titled: Privacy Act Administration;
(3) Type of Review: Extension;
(4) Purpose: The Privacy Act
Information Request form aids the
Department of Energy’s processing of
Privacy Act requests submitted by an
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individual or an authorized
representative, wherein he or she is
requesting records the government may
maintain on the individual. The
Department’s use of this form continues
to contribute to the implementation of
the Department’s Privacy Act processes,
including, but not limited to, providing
for faster processing of Privacy Act
information requests by asking
individuals or their authorized
representative for pertinent information
needed for records retrieval;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 390;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of
Total Responses: 390;
(7) Annual Estimated Number of
Burden Hours: 130;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $14,078.
Statutory Authority: The Privacy Act
of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a; Department of
Energy, Records Maintained on
Individuals (Privacy Act), 10 CFR 1008;
42 U.S.C. 7101 et. seq.; 50 U.S.C. 2401
et. seq.
Signing Authority
This document of the U.S.
Department of Energy was signed on
February 20, 2024, by Ann Dunkin,
Chief Information Officer, 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 February 27,
2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024–04373 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[Docket Number: DOE–HQ–2024–0007]

Notice of Request for Information (RFI)
Related to DOE’s Responsibilities on
Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy
Development and Use of Artificial
Intelligence
Office of Critical and Emerging
Technologies, Department of Energy.

AGENCY:

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