Clean Energy Storytelling Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form Clean Energy Story Clean Energy Storytelling Program - Consent Form and Questions	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
1505-NEW Supporting Statement - Clean Energy Storytelling Program 2024-08-30.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-09-04	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
270640	Clean Energy Storytelling Program - Consent Form and Questions	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 202409-1505-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/DO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Clean Energy Storytelling Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/04/2024

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,000	0
Time Burden (Hours)	500	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Treasury’s Inflation Reduction Act Program Office proposes to establish a Clean Energy Storytelling Program that would engage the public and enable more effective communication of their IRA incentive and program-related stories. The goal would be to increase awareness of the IRA’s tax incentives and other impacts so that more Americans, companies, and non-profits are aware of and understand the benefits now available to them, thereby promoting uptake, and the IRA’s broader purpose. Located on the Treasury.gov/IRA website, the Clean Energy Storytelling Program would feature a participation consent form and a series of questions –designed to offer members of the public who opt into self-disclosing information about their IRA-related experience with claiming clean energy incentives or using IRS modernization programs and resources – and enable Treasury officials to communicate their stories to the broader American public. Currently, no such collection of stories at a consistent level of detail or qualitative depth exists either in publicly available outlets, or by other Federal agencies. For that reason, Treasury feels this program is necessary to drive a successful education campaign for the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 169 13101 Name of Law: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 52216	06/21/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 70692	08/30/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Clean Energy Storytelling Program - Consent Form and Questions	Clean Energy Storytelling Consent and Survey Form	N/A

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	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	1,000	0	0	1,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	500	0	0	500	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection of information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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.     Yes

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? No

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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: 09/04/2024

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