Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency Fund

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form GDO-038.1 Solar Ambassador Form and Instruction	Modified
Form GDO-038.1 Homeowner Form and Instruction	Modified
Attach D - Beneficiary Criteria Input.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-28
Attach C - Beneficiary Criteria Reconsideration Request_Final.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-28
Supporting Statement A_PR-ERF.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-10-28
PR-ERF Emergency DOE PRA Memo to OMB-RRevesz_10.25.24.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
261672	Solar Ambassador Form and Instruction	Modified
261671	Homeowner Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1910-5200	ICR Reference No: 202410-1910-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202402-1910-003
Agency/Subagency: DOE/DOEOA	Agency Tracking No: Aisha Miranda Rivera
Title: Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency Fund
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 11/08/2024
Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/28/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	6 Months From Approved	05/31/2027
Responses	80,000	80,000
Time Burden (Hours)	56,800	56,800
Cost Burden (Dollars)	845,520	845,520

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Abstract: The purpose of this ICR is to authorize the ‘Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form’ as the means to collect homeowner information necessary to qualify households as eligible to participate in the deployment phase of the PR-ERF. Eligibility is limited to very low-income single-family households residing in Puerto Rico that (1) include an individual with an energy-dependent disability or (2) are located in a Last Mile Community.

Emergency Justfication: DOE requires emergency approval for this collection of information to comply with its legal obligations under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Public Law 117- 328. The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Public Law 117-328,1 directs the Department of Energy to improve the resilience of the Puerto Rican electric grid, including grants for low-and-moderate-income households and households that include individuals with disabilities for the purchase and installation of renewable energy, energy storage, and other grid technologies. Specifically, DOE requires emergency approval for this collection to address the urgent need to accelerate the provision of solar PV and 2 battery storage systems to ensure reliable electric service is available to vulnerable residents of Puerto Rico. Collection of this information is essential to the mission of DOE. DOE plans to continue installations of solar PV and battery storage systems to address the harm and risk represented by the fragility of the island’s power system. However, DOE has received significant public input from program awardees and potential beneficiaries2 to expand the types of information that may be submitted to verify eligibility under the program. Many awardees and potential beneficiaries of this program have requested DOE expand the definition “very low-income single-family household” to consider additional income qualifying programs and allow potential beneficiaries to submit this information as verification of eligibility to the program. As a result, it is necessary for DOE to modify the program information collection practices in response to this public feedback. Failure to collect the information necessary to verify eligibility in a timely manner will cause unacceptable delays in providing assistance necessary to reestablish the reliability of electric service to these vulnerable residents. As such, public harm is reasonably likely to result in the absence of emergency approval of this request.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 117 - 328 3 Name of Law: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 117 - 328 3 Name of Law: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023

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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

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Homeowner	GDO-038.1, GDO-038.1	Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form ,   Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form- Spanish
Solar Ambassador	GDO-038.1, GDO-038.1	Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form ,   Solar Ambassador Household Intake Form - Spanish

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	80,000	80,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	56,800	56,800	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	845,520	845,520	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $420,450

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.     Yes

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: 10/28/2024

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