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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Energy Department

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DOCUMENT ACTION: Submission for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review; comment request.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Agency Information Collection Extension

DATES: Comments regarding this request to extend the collection of information concerning annual applications from the owners of qualified renewable energy generation facilities must be received on or before January 28, 2008. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, please advise the OMB Desk Officer of your intention to make a submission as soon as possible. The Desk Officer may be telephoned at 2023954650.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) submitted an information collection request (ICR) to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (OMB Control Number 19100068).

DOE requests a threeyear extension of its collection activities for information from owners of qualified renewable energy generation facilities who apply annually for Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI) payments. This ICR seeks information necessary to determine whether an applicant's facility qualifies for these REPI payments by producing the requisite amount of net electricity. The information gathered by the ICR ensures that the government has sufficient information to determine whether public funds are being properly used for these incentive payments.

SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This package contains: (1) OMB No. 1910- 0068. (2) ICR Title: Renewable Energy Production Incentive. (3) Purpose: To provide required information to receive consideration for payment for qualified renewable energy electricity produced in the prior fiscal year. (4) Estimated Number of Respondents: 75. (5) Estimated Total Burden Hours: 450. (6) Number of Collections: The ICR contains 75 (one per grantee annually) information and/or recordkeeping requirements.

Statutory Authority: Energy Policy Act of 1992 (P. L. 102486) and as amended in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, (P. L. 109058)42 U.S.C. 13317.

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2007.
Mark Bailey,
Supervisor, Weatherization and Intergovernmental Program, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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