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OMB Control No: 1910-5134	ICR Reference No: 202305-1910-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-1910-001
Agency/Subagency: DOE/DOEOA	Agency Tracking No: Rebecca Limmer
Title: DOE Loan Guarantees for Energy Projects
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 05/31/2023
Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/30/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2026
Responses	92	92
Time Burden (Hours)	13,478	12,190
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,630,188	2,490,900

Abstract: This information collection consists of the solicitations that DOE issues inviting applications for loan guarantees under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended, 16516 (Title XVII), 42 U.S.C. 16511, and under Section 2602(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, as amended (TELGP), 25 U.S.C. 3502(c). DOE uses the information applicants submit to determine their eligibility under these programs and to evaluate the projects they propose for DOE loan guarantees. The collection of this information, which is done in accordance with 10 CFR part 609 (Title XVII) and the applicable TELGP solicitation, is necessary to ensure loan guarantees are issued only to qualified projects and in accordance with the law.

Emergency Justfication:

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 16511-16514 Name of Law: Title XVII Energy Policy Act of 2005

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 42 USC 16511-16514 Name of Law: Title XVII Energy Policy Act of 2005

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1901-AB59	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 34419	05/30/2023

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	92	92	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,478	12,190	1,288
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,630,188	2,490,900	139,288

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: The upward estimate from 2022 (from $27,075) results from the inclusion of information regarding an applicant’s Community Benefits Plan in the ICR. All Title 17 project applicants are required to submit a Community Benefits Plan with Part II of their application. To support the goal of building a clean and equitable energy economy, LPO projects are expected to (1) support meaningful community and labor engagement; (2) invest in America’s workforce; (3) advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility; and (4) contribute to the President’s goal that 40% of the overall project benefits flow to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs) (the Justice40 Initiative). TELGP Projects will also be asked to provide information regarding a Community Benefits Plan. A Community Benefits Plan for an LPO application does not need to entail extraordinary additional requirements beyond the normal course of project development activities. The Community Benefits Plan should be approximately 3-8 pages in length and written in an executive summary format to identify project benefits described elsewhere in the application. Applicants should specifically communicate ways in which the Community Benefits Plan de-risks the project and mitigates community harm. The Community Benefits Plan organizes information on specific activities (such as Operation and Maintenance Plan, obtaining skilled labor, training, site selection, community and environmental engagement, GHG analysis) that are included elsewhere in the application and provides guidance on already prepared suggested items to include and attach that are already prepared. The estimate for the number of hours for each section is based on the guidance and relationship to other requirements of the application: • Estimated Hours Community and Labor Engagement – 3 hours • Estimated Hours Quality Jobs and Workforce Continuity – 4 hours • Estimated Hours Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility – 3 hours • Estimated Hours Justice40 – 4 hours Total Estimated Hours for preparing the Community Benefits Plan is 14 hours. These hours are expected to be allocated among collecting information, compiling information, and management review. LPO developed this estimate based on experience the DOE has gained in assessing Community Benefit Plans since the passage of the IIJA. LPO continues to estimate that it will receive 92 applications annually from 92 Applicants

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $66,700,000

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. No

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. No

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

Agency Contact: Yohanna Freeman 301 903-1151 yohanna.freeman@hq.doe.gov

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