In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2022
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2020
20
0
100
2,600
0
13,000
26,296
0
40,000,000
DOE has issued regulations governing
applications for loan guarantees from the United States Department
of Energy to finance projects and facilities located in the United
States that employ innovative and advanced energy technologies and
energy development activities by tribal borrowers. The information
applicants provide will be evaluated to determine which projects
are appropriate and qualify for the Department’s Loan Guarantees.
The collection of this information is critical to ensure that the
government has sufficient information to determine whether
applicants meet the eligibility requirements to qualify for a DOE
loan guarantee and to provide DOE with sufficient information to
evaluate an applicant’s project using the criteria specified in 10
CFR Part 609.
US Code:
42 USC 16511-16514 Name of Law: Title XVII Energy Policy Act of
2005
US Code: 42 USC 16511-16514 Name of Law:
Title XVII Energy Policy Act of 2005
As described in Item 13, due to
programmatic changes, DOE estimates fewer responses annually,
reducing from 100 responses to 20 responses; assuming an almost
identical hourly burden estimate per response (132.5 hours), the
total hourly burden estimate has decreased from 13,000 to 2,650
hours annually. This change arises specifically from the program’s
efforts to better educate prospective applicants upfront about
eligibility issues and related requirements of the application
process, through which efforts DOE expects fewer, but higher
quality applications each year in the future. In addition, as
described in item 14, as a result of an adjustment to the assumed
hourly rate for response to the information request, applied across
labor categories, the cost burden for each response has been
adjusted slightly, increasing from $25,000 to $26,296 per response.
However, as result of the programmatic change described above, the
total cost to respondents has significantly decreased from
$2,500,000 to $525,917.
$5,500,000
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Christina Rouleau 301 903-6227
Christina.Rouleau@hq.doe.gov
No
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.
2012.07 Title XVII (USC version as of 07.2012) - 16511-16514.pdf
1910-5134 Description of Changes.docx
U.S. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee for Projects that Employ Innovative Technologies