The proposed data collection will explore employment related to energy, including electric power generation, electric power transmission, distribution, and storage; energy efficiency, including heating, cooling and building envelope; fuels; and motor vehicles production. The purpose is to quantify that employment, and its distribution among different sources of energy and the technologies. This effort will collect data necessary to extrapolate this information by primary value chain activity. It will also collect information on demographics and hiring security.
The total number of responses is increased to adjust for increased sample size to allow for statutorily required reporting on territories and for new (unique) sample for infrastructure-related employers.
The total time burden increased by 354 hours due to changes in survey length, historical responses, and number of respondents. The total cost burden changed due to the most recent hourly data, updated occupational titles based on prior year responses, and adjusted burden hours.
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:
(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;
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.