Agency Information Collection Extension

• Citation: 86 FR 32030
• Record Number: 2021-12618
• Published date: 16 June 2021
• Section: Notices
• Court: Energy Department

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 32030]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-12618]
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                DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                Agency Information Collection Extension
                AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.
                ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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                SUMMARY: 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 August 16, 2021. If you anticipate any difficulty
                in submitting comments within that period, contact the person listed in
                the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section as soon as possible.
                ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to Jennifer Kropke, Director of
                Energy Jobs, Office of Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
                Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615, or by email at
                [email protected].
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Kropke, Director of Energy
                Jobs, Office Energy Jobs, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
                Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-1615, or by telephone at (240) 255-8283
                and email at [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the
                proposed 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. 1910-5179;
                 (2) Information Collection Request Titled: Data Collection for the
                U.S. Energy Employment Report;
                 (3) Type of Review: Reinstatement;
                 (4) Purpose: The rapidly changing nature of energy production,
                distribution, and consumption throughout the U.S. economy is having a
                dramatic impact on job creation and economic competitiveness, but is
                inadequately understood and, in some sectors, incompletely measured by
                traditional labor market sources. The U.S. Energy and Employment Report
                Survey will collect data from businesses in in-scope industries,
                quantifying and qualifying employment among energy activities,
                workforce demographics and the industry's perception on the difficulty
                of recruiting qualified workers. The data will be used to generate an
                annual U.S. Energy and Employment Report;
                 (5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: 30,000;
                 (6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: 30,000;
                 (7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 6,750;
                 (8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
                 Statutory Authority: Sec. 301 of the Department of Energy
                Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7151); sec. 5 of the Federal Energy
                Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 764); and sec. 103 of the
                Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5813).
                Signing Authority
                 This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 10,
                2021, by Carla Frisch, Director of the Office of Policy, 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 June 11, 2021.
                Treena V. Garrett,
                Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
                [FR Doc. 2021-12618 Filed 6-15-21; 8:45 am]
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